Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action.”

THE Presidential Security Command (PSC) on Saturday said it had 'heightened and strengthened its security protocols' for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the first family following an 'active threat' made by Vice President Sara Duterte.

Sara Duterte accused Bongbong Marcos of incompetence and said she has contracted an assassin to kill him if she herself is killed.

The president’s security has been boosted after his deputy’s ‘active threat’ that were ‘made so brazenly in public’.

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine security agencies stepped up safety protocols on Saturday after Vice President Sara Duterte said she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed.

The ‘active threat’ has been referred to the Presidential Security Command for ‘immediate proper action’ following her warning.

Threats made by Sara Duterte against President Marcos has been referred to the Presidential Security Command for immediate proper action.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself was killed, amid a growing rift between the two most powerful political families in the country.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos' security detail has been put on alert over what his office is calling an "active threat" against his life by Vice President Sara Duterte, the palace