PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday broke his silence on Vice President Sara Duterte's statement over the weekend that she had contacted an assassin to kill him, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez if something bad happened to her.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday that he would fight back against the assassination threat made by Vice President Sara Duterte against him and his family. Marcos said this in response to Duterte,

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday vowed to fight back against what he called reckless and troubling threats against him, speaking out after his estranged vice president said he would be assassinated if she herself were killed.