MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that she previously warned Sen. Imee Marcos that if political attacks from the current administration continued, she would personally dig up former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.鈥檚 body and throw it into the West Philippine Sea.
Duterte made the remark when asked if she thinks President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration had already forgotten that it was her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who allowed Marcos Sr. to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
鈥淗indi ko alam. Pero isang beses, sinabihan ko talaga si Sen. Imee. Sabi ko sa kanya, kung hindi kayo tumigil, huhukayin ko 鈥榶ang tatay ninyo, itatapon ko siya sa West Philippines Sea,鈥� said Duterte in a press conference.
(I don鈥檛 know. But once, I actually told Sen. Imee. I told her, if you don鈥檛 stop, I will dig up your father, I will throw him into the West Philippines Sea.)
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鈥淥ne of these days, pupunta ako doon, kukunin ko 鈥榶ung katawan ng tatay ninyo, tapon ko 鈥榶an dun sa West Philippine Sea,鈥� she added.
(One of these days, I will go there, I will take your father鈥檚 body, I will throw it in the West Philippine Sea.)
The vice president said Sen. Marcos did not respond, adding that the message was still in a group chat between them.
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Duterte met with reporters in a rare press conference on Friday to address President Marcos鈥� previous claim that he was 鈥渄eceived鈥� by her after she denied ever being friends with him.
The two have been embroiled in a worsening relationship after being running mates in the 2022 elections.