ABC National Breakfast: Philippines VP investigated over threat to assassinate president

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The Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte is under investigation — and some are questioning whether she could be impeached. It comes after she publicly threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Junior, his wife and the parliamentary speaker assassinated — if she herself is killed. The bizarre threat has exposed a deepening rift between the Philippines' two most powerful families.

 

Guest: Dr Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth in the UK Producer: Anne Barker

Period29 Nov 2024

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  • TitleABC National Breakfast: Philippines VP investigated over threat to assassinate president
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletABC
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/11/24
    DescriptionThe Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte is under investigation — and some are questioning whether she could be impeached.

    It comes after she publicly threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Junior, his wife and the parliamentary speaker assassinated — if she herself is killed. The bizarre threat has exposed a deepening rift between the Philippines' two most powerful families.

    Guest: Dr Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth in the UK
    Producer: Anne Barker
    URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/philippines-vp-investigated-after-president-assassination-plot/104662158
    PersonsTom Smith
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Keywords

  • Philippines
  • Duterte
  • Marcos
  • Violence
  • Assassination
  • Politics
  • Political Violence

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