{
  "id": 5741109,
  "title": "Philippines vice president posts bail in threats case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippines-vice-president-posts-bail-in-threats-case-5741109",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260905/philippines-vice-president-posts-bail-in-threats-case"
  },
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  "account": "MANILA, Philippines — On Saturday, Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail after an arrest warrant was issued the day before on charges of publicly threatening to arrange the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. Arriving at Quezon City Regional Trial Court in Metro Manila, Duterte donned a black outfit and consoled her supporters, including a woman who was seen sobbing, as her supporters chanted her name. The vice president, who denies the allegations, displayed the court order that lifted the arrest warrant issued by the court on Friday. She emphasized that her lawyers advised her to retain a copy of the order. Duterte urged journalists to accompany her in her car, stating she did not feel safe due to harassment from the police at her residence since 2023. \"What does this administration really want to do with me?\" she questioned. Attorney Paul Lawrence Lim revealed that court staff collected Duterte's fingerprints, and she posted 360,000 pesos bail, equivalent to $5,740.",
  "summary": "MANILA, Philippines — Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail Saturday after an order was issued for her arrest the previous day on charges that she publicly threatened to arrange the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two other people. Emerging in a black outfit from Quezon City Regional Trial Court in Metro Manila, Duterte consoled her supporters, hugging a woman…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/vice-president-opoku-agyemang-calls-for-more-concrete-action-towards",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:51:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Philippines Vice President Duterte posts bail after arrest order for alleged threats against Marcos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippines-vice-president-duterte-posts-bail-after-arrest-order-for",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Philippines vice president posts bail in threats case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippines-vice-president-posts-bail-in-threats-case",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:47:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}