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Former President Rodrigo Duterte together with PDP Laban President Sen. Robin Padilla leads the proclamation rally of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino at Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan City, on February 13, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Victoria Tulad

Adrian Ayalin

ABS-CBN News

<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/1739857744109Screen Shot 2025-02-18 at 1.48.09 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former President Rodrigo Duterte together with PDP Laban President Sen. Robin Padilla leads the proclamation rally of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino at Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan City, on February 13, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Imee Marcos on Tuesday said she was not threatened by former President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s remark about &quot;killing senators,&quot; saying she is now used to his &quot;Davao trash talk.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/17/rodrigo-duterte-faces-sedition-unlawful-utterances-complaint-over-kill-senators-remark-1711">Rodrigo Duterte faces sedition, unlawful utterances complaint over ‘kill’ senators remark</a></div><p>&quot;Baka sila balakid, alam mo yun. Balakid, di-ka-lab, ako kasi di ako natatakot kasi ako lab. Balakid siguro sila kaya kinakabahan,&quot; Sen. Marcos said.</p><p>Duterte during the proclamation rally of Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) Senatorial candidates last week talked about killing all incumbent senators so that candidates he endorsed could have seats in the chamber.</p><p>The remark prompted Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIG) director Maj. Gen. Nicholas Torre to file inciting to sedition and unlawful utterances complaints against Duterte before the Department of Justice last Monday.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/17/-non-issue-dela-rosa-dismisses-complaint-vs-duterte-over-kill-senators-remark-2345">‘Non-issue’: Dela Rosa dismisses complaint vs Duterte over &#x27;kill senators&#x27; remark</a></div><p>“Sanay na rin tayo sa Davao trash talk, di ba?” Sen. Marcos said.</p><p>Another ally of Duterte also insisted that he was just being his normal self, calling his &quot;kill&quot; remark a &quot;joke.&quot;</p><p>“Ano yung reaksyon ng tao nung narinig nila ang remarks ng forer President? Tumawa lahat, does that encourage disobedience to the authorities? That’s just plain joke,” former Land Transpportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Martin Delgra III said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/17/nbi-chief-says-duterte-s-kill-senators-remark-just-part-of-political-propaganda-1257">NBI chief says Duterte&#x27;s &#x27;kill senators&#x27; remark just &#x27;part of political propaganda&#x27;</a></div><p>Delgra also downplayed Torre&#x27;s complaint against Duterte.</p><p>“No serious guy would ever file a case against him because obviously that was just a joke,” Delgra countered.</p><div><strong><em>For more news and features on Philippine elections, visit the ABS-CBN News&#x27; </em></strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/halalan-2025"><strong><em>Halalan 2025 page.</em></strong></a><strong><em><br/></em></strong></div><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/Gu545ajW6Z0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Another ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte also insisted that he was just being his normal self, calling his "kill" remark a "joke."</p>

Another ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte also insisted that he was just being his normal self, calling his "kill" remark a "joke."

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Imee downplays Duterte's 'kill senators' remark: 'Di ako afraid'

Victoria Tulad,

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 18, 2025 02:55 PM PHT

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