Vice President Sara Duterte skipped the scheduled hearing of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in relation to her alleged order to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Duterte’s lawyer Atty Paul Lim appeared before the NBI office in Pasay City to hand over the letter requesting to reschedule the hearing to a later date.
The vice president is being summoned to explain her alleged death threat against President Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
In a letter addressed to NBI Director Retired Judge Jaime Santiago, Duterte’s lawyers said their client “could not appear in the hearing as she was attending to office matters requiring immediate attention as a consequence of the congressional probe on her confidential funds”.
Duterte also requested the NBI for a copy of the complaint filed against her and the questions that need her answer.
The NBI has set the next hearing on December 11, 2024.
NBI Director Santiago said if the vice president fails to appear, they will waive her right to be heard.
Abner is an award-winning journalist. He received the prestigious 2015 Titus Brandsma Award for Community Communication in the Philippines and participated in the 2016 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the United States of America, sponsored by the US Embassy in the Philippines. Founder of WATCH NORTH COTABATO, a media-citizens’ transparency group. He worked as a correspondent for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and CNN Philippines. His experience in broadcasting includes anchoring for Brigada News FM in Kidapawan and General Santos City and Brigada News TV. He anchors Tira Brigada via 105.1 Brigada News FM Manila, Mondays-Saturdays.