Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has urged for a de-escalation in the ongoing political tensions between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. Duterte's previous comments about assassination have been clarified as not being threats but rather a reflection of her security concerns.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has called for a cooling of tensions between President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte . Enrile expressed concern over their ongoing political debate, stating that the less they spoke about it, the better.
In a virtual press conference, Duterte threatened to have Marcos, his wife, and Speaker Martin Romualdez killed if she were assassinated, a claim she later clarified was not a threat but rather an emphasis on her security concerns. Marcos vowed to fight back against these criminal attempts, emphasizing that such actions are unacceptable and must not be tolerated
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