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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was given a brief tour by Meralco Chairman and CEO Manny Pangilinan during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Terra Solar Project at a property in Nueva Ecija on November 21, 2024.
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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:949px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173250778976320241121-marcos-terra-solar-nueva-ecija-JC-PCO-6.jpg" style="width:949px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was given a brief tour by Meralco Chairman and CEO Manny Pangilinan during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Terra Solar Project at a property in Nueva Ecija on November 21, 2024.Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Presidential Security Command on Monday said it has doubled the security of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. following the recent statement of Vice President Sara Duterte that she has contracted an assassin to kill the Philippine leader, the First Lady, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she were to be killed.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/vp-sara-duterte-says-remark-vs-marcos-maliciously-taken-out-of-logical-context-0922">• VP Sara Duterte says remark vs Marcos &#x27;maliciously taken out of logical context&#x27;</a></div><p>Major Nestor Endozo, PSC Civil Military Operations Officer, confirmed to Malacañang reporters in a phone interview that the PSC has started to heighten its security beginning Saturday.</p><p>“Makikita n&#x27;yo na lang po siya during sa mga incoming engagement ni President… Ido-double yung security ni President lalo sa mga upcoming activities niya, mas pinaigting natin yung security,” Endozo said.</p><p>“Kung sa personnel, hindi natin masabi kung ilan pa yung...ire-revise pa namin yung security pero yung coordination at sa lahat ng deployment mas mataas ngayon.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/-baka-figure-of-speech-na-naman-cidg-probes-sara-duterte-s-kill-threat-1152">• ‘Baka figure of speech na naman’: CIDG probes Sara Duterte’s alleged death threat vs Marcos</a></div><p>Endozo said he does not know yet if the engagements of Marcos will be lessened amid the Vice President’s &quot;threat.&quot;</p><p>“Wala pang instruction sa amin kasi manggaling din dito sa PCO at PMS yung schedule. Pero kami trabaho pa rin namin, i-tighten yung security pero with regards sa schedule wala pang binibigay na advice sa amin,” he said.</p><p>The official also said that there has been no instructions to equip the President with a bulletproof vest or use a bulletproof podium during his public engagements.</p><p>“Hindi pa napag-usapan yung paglagay ng bulletproof sa podium niya pero hintay kami ng advice kay commander kung ano yung bagong implementation ng security,” Endozo said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/24/vp-duterte-s-alleged-plot-against-marcos-a-serious-crime-house-leaders-1606">• VP Sara Duterte&#x27;s alleged plot against Marcos a &#x27;serious crime&#x27; — House leaders</a></div><p>On Monday, PSC personnel were seen implementing tighter security checks on vehicles and individuals entering the Malacañang compound.</p><p>The PSC in an earlier statement said that it is treating with the utmost seriousness “any threat to the life of the President and the First Family, regardless of its origin, especially one made so brazenly in public.”</p><p>“We consider this a matter of national security and shall take all necessary measures to ensure the President&#x27;s safety,” the PSC said. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oesA0sB18Io?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A Presidential Security Command officer said he does not know yet if the engagements of Marcos will be lessened amid the Vice President’s "threat."</p>

A Presidential Security Command officer said he does not know yet if the engagements of Marcos will be lessened amid the Vice President’s "threat."

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Security for Marcos' upcoming activities doubled after VP Sara Duterte 'threat'

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published November 25, 2024 12:48 PM PHT

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