THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday recommended the filing of inciting to sedition and grave threat charges against Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with her saying during an online press briefing last year that she had hired a hitman to kill President Marcos First Liza Araneta-Marcos

MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints of inciting to sedition and grave threat against Vice President Sara Duterte over her statement that she had arranged to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez if she were killed first.

Director Jaime Santiago denied allegations made by former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo that the agency is harassing Vice President Sara Duterte with baseless criminal complaints instead of focusing on apprehending criminals.

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday filed grave threats and inciting to sedition charges against Vice President Sara Duterte before the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a press briefing,

Senate President Chiz Escudero says the National Bureau of Investigation's filing of criminal cases against Vice President Sara Duterte will not affect the impeachment proceedings to be done by the Senate.

Vice President Sara Duterte, in a statement sent to reporters yesterday, said she expected the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)’s recommendation for criminal charges, which set into motion the legal storm she would be facing this year on top of the impeachment trial.