The usually soft-spoken President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Nov 25 declared he would face Vice-President Sara Duterte head-on, after his erstwhile ally said in a midnight rant on Nov 23 that she has hired an assassin to kill him, his wife and his cousin, the House Speaker, should she end up dead as their rivalry heats up.

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.

Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if sh