Vice President Sara Duterte clarified on Saturday that her statement that she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos assassinated if she were killed was not a threat.

The party of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), has expressed concern regarding the statement made by Vice President Sara Duterte that she has ordered the President and the First Lady to be assassinated if something bad happens to her.

The statement of Vice President Sara Duterte that she hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is an “active threat,” Malacañang said Friday. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a statement Saturday that Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has referred the matter to the Presidential Security Command “for immediate proper action.