{
  "id": 5741394,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:46:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366469/philippine-vice-president-duterte-carpio-posts-bail-over-alleged-marcos-death-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio posted bail on Saturday, following the issuance of an arrest warrant for allegedly making a death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte-Carpio was charged with \"grave threats\" after claiming she had hired a hitman to kill the president, his wife, and a congressman cousin if she were to be killed first. She later claimed the comments were misconstrued. Her alleged assassination threat is also a key point in her ongoing Senate impeachment trial, where a guilty verdict would result in her removal from office and a ban from politics. Duterte-Carpio voluntarily appeared before the court that issued the warrant, avoiding arrest. Her lawyer stated that she feared for her life and expressed concern about being thrown into jail, only to die in her sleep. Under Philippine law, a conviction on the \"grave threats\" charge could result in up to six months in prison. Her legal team maintains she has no intention of evading the law and will pursue all legal remedies. Duterte was impeached in May by the House of Representatives for corruption, and a guilty verdict in the Senate would prevent her from running for president in 2028.",
  "summary": "Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday, a day after an arrest warrant was issued over her alleged death threat against the country’s president. Duterte-Carpio was charged last month with “grave threats” stemming from a late-night news briefing in which she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and a…",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over ‘grave threats’ against Marcos",
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        "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": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over 'grave threats' against president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/philippine-vp-duterte-posts-bail-over-grave-threats-against-president",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:56:04.000Z"
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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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