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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) issued on Tuesday a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte after she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she were to be assassinated.
The subpoena was delivered to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in Mandaluyong City and was received at 12:52 p.m. by Lucky April Ebrole, officer in charge of the Central Record Unit of the OVP.
According to the document, Duterte was ordered to appear at the office of NBI director Jaime Santiago in Pasay City this coming Friday at 9 a.m., as part of the investigation being conducted by the NBI.
In particular, the subpoena was meant “to shed light on the investigation for alleged grave threats under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 10175,” also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act, and “for possible violation of RA 11479,” or the Anti-Terrorism Act.
The subpoena was signed by Glenn Ricarte, assistant director for investigation service at the NBI.
The Vice President declined to respond to questions about the subpoena, saying she has yet to read it.
“We will talk about the NBI (subpoena) tomorrow… so give me time to read and think about it,” she told reporters on Tuesday.
Duterte again insisted that her disclosure of contacting a hitman to kill Marcos was not an active threat, saying it was a “conditional act of revenge.
