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Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to her legal counsel, as she refuses to enter the Quezon City Regional Trial Court,  citing safety concerns,  before posting bail for her grave threats case on Saturday, September 5, 2026.    A Quezon City RTC issued an arrest warrant Friday against Duterte on three counts of grave threats after she claimed during a November 2024 press briefing that she had hired an assassin to kill President Marcos, the First Lady, and Speaker Romualdez.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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VP SARA DUTERTE POSTS BAIL

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178877529395220260905-vp-sara-duterte-bail-qc-rtc-MT-17.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align: left;">Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to her legal counsel, as she refuses to enter the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, citing safety concerns, before posting bail for her grave threats case on Saturday, September 5, 2026. A Quezon City RTC issued an arrest warrant Friday against Duterte on three counts of grave threats after she claimed during a November 2024 press briefing that she had hired an assassin to kill President Marcos, the First Lady, and Speaker Romualdez. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News&nbsp;</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA &mdash; The National Bureau of Investigation is ready to provide 24/7 security assistance for Vice President Sara Duterte, who said she is facing threats to her life, Director Melvin Matibag said Monday.&nbsp;</p><p>Matibag said the NBI can volunteer to provide round-the-clock security.</p><p>&quot;As the director and in behalf of the NBI, kung may untoward incident na mangyari sa kanya (if there is an untoward incident while she is), under our care, I&#39;m willing to be answerable personally,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>He added that should the vice president receive information about the supposed threats against her, she can submit it to the NBI so the bureau can act on it.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Magbigay ng sulat man lang o magpadala ng tao,&rdquo; Matibag said. &nbsp;</p><p>(She can write us a letter or send a representative.)</p><p>The director clarified that the NBI has not yet monitored an actual threat against the vice president but that if she has information &ldquo;,we will be happy to receive it if she will share it to us.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Matibag also reacted to Duterte saying <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/5/vp-duterte-posts-bail-at-qc-court-over-grave-threats-case-1252">she does not trust the court.</a></p><p>&ldquo;As a lawyer, I&#39;m speaking not as a director, that is something na pwede mo makontempt and if you are part of the Bar, pwede ito maging reason for disciplinary, either suspension of your license or disbarment.&rdquo;</p><p>(It can get you cited for contempt, or if you are part of the Bar, it could be a reason for disciplinary action.)</p><p>Duterte made the statement when she visited the Quezon City Regional Trial Court last Saturday to post bail for the &ldquo;grave threats&rdquo; complaint filed against her over her alleged assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>She also repeatedly said she &quot;does not feel safe,&rdquo; alleging harassment against her family.<strong>&nbsp;&mdash; Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/6/duterte-says-pnp-knowing-her-location-supports-allegation-of-surveillance-harassment-0753">Duterte says PNP knowing her location supports allegation of surveillance, harassment</a></div><div><br></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KsT4vuQpoAM?si=VG7_v53idxghSN-U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br></div>

<p>The National Bureau of Investigation is ready to provide 24/7 security assistance for Vice President Sara Duterte, who said she is facing threats to her life, Director Melvin Matibag said Monday.</p>

The National Bureau of Investigation is ready to provide 24/7 security assistance for Vice President Sara Duterte, who said she is facing threats to her life, Director Melvin Matibag said Monday.

No threat monitored, but NBI says ready to provide security for VP Duterte

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No threat monitored, but NBI says ready to provide security for VP Duterte

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Published September 07, 2026 06:11 PM PHT

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