betinm VP Duterte on NBI’s filing of cases of sedition, grave threat: ‘As expected’

Vice President Sara Duterte (File photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta | Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is seemingly not surprised by the criminal cases recommended for filing against her by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

Duterte made the pronouncement shortly after the NBI bared that it has recommended the charging Vice President Sara Duterte with inciting to sedition and grave threat.

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“As expected,” Duterte said in a short statement.

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The recommendation came after Duterte’s failure to appear before the NBI last year during an investigation on the “kill” remarks she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

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It was during an online press conference when she said that she instructed someone to kill the three personalities if she herself would be assassinated.

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Apart from the recommended cases against her, Duterte is also currently facing complaints for grave coercion, direct assault, and disobedience — all of which were filed by the Philippine National Police.

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She is also facing disbarment complaints at the Supreme Court.

Furthermore, the vice president was also impeached by the House of Representatives exactly a week ago on February 5.

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