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Philippine VP Duterte denies assassination plot against President Marcos Jr

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, the Philippines, on November 25, 2024 [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has insisted that she has not schemed to kill the president, as investigators summoned her to testify.

Duterte told reporters on Tuesday that her instruction to have her estranged ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr killed was a “plan without flesh”. The statement came shortly after investigators said they had summoned the official to appear before them.

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