Sara Duterte’s camp to post bail over grave threats case, says Remulla

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team plans to post bail on Friday in connection with the arrest warrant for the grave threats charge she is facing, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said.

In a text message, Remulla told the Inquirer that Duterte’s lawyers “confirmed that they received the warrant.”

“They intend to post bail ASAP (as soon as possible),” he noted.

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In a statement earlier on Friday, Duterte’s legal counsel Paul Lawrence Lim said the Quezon City Regional Trial Court had issued a warrant to arrest Duterte for grave threats.

Duterte’s camp has yet to answer reporters’ queries on whether they would post bail.

The warrant sets bail at P120,000 each for three counts of grave threats in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act, for a total of P360,000.

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Duterte was charged with grave threats by the National Bureau of Investigation last August.

The case stemmed from her statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez during a virtual press conference in November 2024./coa