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  "id": 5731474,
  "title": "Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over ‘grave threats’ against Marcos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-duterte-posts-bail-over-grave-threats-against-marcos-5731474",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-duterte-posts-bail-over-grave-threats-against-marcos"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manila, Philippines - Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte posted bail at a local courthouse on Saturday, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for her alleged death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife, and a congressman cousin. Duterte initially claimed that the comments were misconstrued, but her legal team maintains she had no intention of evading the law. Her arrest warrant stems from a charge of \"grave threats,\" which carries a potential six-month prison sentence under Philippine law. The charge is also central to her ongoing impeachment trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict would result in her removal from office and a lifetime ban from politics. Duterte voluntarily appeared before the court, avoiding arrest, and her lawyer stated she feared for her life during her entry.",
  "summary": "The alleged assassination threat is central to her impeachment trial, with a guilty verdict potentially barring her from politics ahead of her 2028 presidential bid.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over ‘grave threats’ against Marcos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-duterte-posts-bail-over-grave-threats-against-marcos-5732925",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:43:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over 'grave threats' against Marcos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-duterte-posts-bail-over-grave-threats-against-marcos",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:56:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Philippines VP Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest warrant over Marcos death plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippines-vp-sara-duterte-posts-bail-after-arrest-warrant-over",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:46:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Philippine VP Sara Duterte posts bail over death threat against Ferdinand Marcos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-sara-duterte-posts-bail-over-death-threat-against",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:19:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippines-vice-president-sara-duterte-posts-bail-after-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:21:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Philippine Vice-President Duterte-Carpio posts bail over alleged Marcos death threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vice-president-duterte-carpio-posts-bail-over-alleged",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:46:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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