Justice Department Evaluates NBI Case Over Vice President Duterte’s Death Threat Against Marcos

Attorney General of the Department of Justice, Richard Anthony Fadullon (Photo from the Department of Justice Facebook page)

MANILA, Philippines – The outcome of the investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez is now subject to evaluation by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

In a briefing at the Palace on Monday, Justice Department Attorney General Richard Anthony Fadullon said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has now completed its investigation.

“We have already been informed that the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) has completed its investigation. But it needs to be evaluated further and we will send prosecutors to examine the evidence,” he said.

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Fadullon said prosecutors will evaluate evidence in NBI custody to determine whether a case can now be presented to the Department of Justice or whether it needs further development.

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“The NBI and the Department of Justice are working closely to determine the evidence we have at hand,” he said.

In an open letter dated November 25, Duterte stated that his assassination threats were “maliciously taken out of logical context.”

He said this after the National Security Council indicated that it considers all threats against the president as “serious and a matter of national security.”

All of these statements came after the vice president, in a press conference, stated that she had ordered someone to kill Marcos, his wife, and Romualdez if she were ever murdered.