Under the Philippine penal code, such public remarks may constitute a crime and can be punishable by a jail term and fine.

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

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".

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

The assassination threat came after the House of Representatives decided to detain VP Sara Duterte’s Chief of Staff Zuleika Lopez.