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Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Duterte stood firm that she would not present herself before the NBI saying that its inquiry was “unfair.” Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173683219722720250113-iglesia-ni-cristo-rally-for-peace-JC1664.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the Iglesia ni Cristo Church gather at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the National Rally for Peace on January 13, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/13/police-around-1-5-million-members-of-inc-attended-peace-rally-2051">massive rally </a>of the Iglesia Ni Cristo this week would have no effect on the National Bureau of Investigation’s probe into Vice President Sara Duterte’s supposed threat against the life of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.</p><p>Asked if Monday’s INC rally that showed support for the President’s opposition to impeachment efforts against Duterte would cause any pressure on the NBI investigating panel, Remulla said the probe was immune to any political pressure.</p><p>“I don’t think so, kasi we just have to look at the law as something that equalizes everything between all of us, that’s why we cannot give special favors to people because of standing,” Remulla said.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABTBPUuTAQmyEOyN&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/13/nbi-concludes-probe-into-sara-duterte-s-slay-threat-vs-marcos-1617">NBI concludes probe into Sara Duterte&#x27;s slay threat vs Marcos</a></div><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-X2vlCsi_FI" title="What Sara, De Lima, Bato, Go, said about INC rally" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Vice President’s announcement made in Japan about her plans for 2028 is also a separate matter, according to Remulla.</p><p>“It’s not an issue eh, the issue is whether or not a criminal act was committed, syempre we have to look at it from the merits stand, merits of the case, or cases,” Remulla said.</p><p>Remulla said the INC rally was an exercise of constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the group.</p><p>“I’m not concerned about that because it’s their freedom, they have the freedom to express themselves and we respect that freedom, we guard that freedom zealously,” Remulla said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/13/vp-sara-duterte-thanks-inc-for-organizing-national-peace-rally-1755">VP Sara Duterte thanks INC for organizing national peace rally</a></div><p>Asked about the investigation on the extrajudicial killings during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Remulla said the probe was ongoing.</p><p>“Tuloy-tuloy lang, everything is a work in progress eh, may process lahat iyan,” Remulla said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/14/palace-marcos-stand-on-sara-duterte-impeachment-unchanged-1229">Palace: Marcos&#x27; stand on Sara Duterte impeachment unchanged</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/14/-politicos-thinking-twice-about-backing-impeachment-vs-vp-duterte-0943">&#x27;Politicos thinking twice about backing impeachment vs VP Duterte&#x27;</a></div><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iv868Piw3iY" title="INC nanawagang itigil ang bangayan sa pamahalaan; ilang politiko nakilahok sa pagtitipon | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said the massive rally of the Iglesia Ni Cristo this week would have no effect on the National Bureau of Investigation’s probe into Vice President Sara Duterte’s supposed threat against the life of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.</p>

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said the massive rally of the Iglesia Ni Cristo this week would have no effect on the National Bureau of Investigation’s probe into Vice President Sara Duterte’s supposed threat against the life of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

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Remulla: Iglesia rally has no effect on NBI probe on Sara Duterte’s slay threat

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published January 14, 2025 01:27 PM PHT

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Updated January 14, 2025 03:33 PM PHT

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