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Philippine VP's Bodyguards Swapped Out Amid Investigation

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is facing a probe into her alleged death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos (Credit: AFP)

Philippine security forces said Wednesday they had replaced Vice President Sara Duterte's bodyguards, days after the justice department launched a probe into her alleged death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos.

But the decision to swap out Duterte's security detail, a mix of soldiers and police officers, was related to a separate investigation, a police spokeswoman and the country's military chief told reporters.

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