The Philippine vice-president says she hired an assassin to kill the president, his family and the house speaker if she is killed.
An emergency landing at YVR Sunday morning has left hundreds of passengers in the lurch. A Boeing 777-300 belonging to Phillippine Airlines, en route to Manila, left an hour late but eventually turned back over northern Vancouver Island.
The Presidential Security Command said it had heightened and strengthened security protocols. “We are also closely coordinating with law enforcement agencies to detect, deter, and defend against any and all threats to the president and the first family,” it said in a statement.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
The Vice President’s strong comments probably will not dent her political support, University of the Philippines political scientist Jean Encinas-Franco said. “If anything, this type of rhetoric brings her even closer to what her father’s supporters liked about him.” In the Philippines, the vice president is elected separately from the president and has no official duties. Many vice presidents have pursued social development activities, while some have been appointed to cabinet posts.
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