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Philippine vice president is ordered arrested for threats against the president

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A Philippine court issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Vice President Sara Duterte following allegations that she publicly threatened the lives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and two of his relatives. The charges stem from statements in which Duterte allegedly threatened to have the president and the other individuals assassinated.

The warrant marks a significant escalation in the political tensions between the country's two highest-ranking officials. The legal action follows the reported public threats, placing the vice president at the center of a criminal investigation regarding the safety of the president and his associates.

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