President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a recorded statement on Monday, November 25, called on his erstwhile ally Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the House’s questions on how her offices spent public funds instead of resorting to “distractions” and “force” in trying to “change the story.”

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday broke his silence and fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat,” noting that the issue just blew out of proportion due to the latter’s refusal to answer legitimate questions about her office’s alleged misuse of funds.