Philippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends a legislative inquiry into her office's use of public funds at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Philippines, November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed.

Duterte accused the administration of twisting her words to create a false narrative that Marcos' life was under active threat, saying in a statement on Tuesday that her remarks were a "conditional act of revenge."