Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has been locked in a feud with Vice President Sara Duterte, disavowed an effort to impeach his deputy despite her apparent threat to have him killed.

The dustup between the Philippines' top political families — the Marcos and Duterte clans — has entered the realm of major threat to the nation’s economy.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action.”

An impeachment complaint has been filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects,

Philippine civil groups filed an impeachment complaint on Monday against Vice President Sara Duterte, a move that may struggle to find lawmaker support ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

An alliance of civil society groups in the Philippines will on Monday file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte at the lower house, according to parliamentary group Akbayan partylist,

The complaint accuses Vice President Sara Duterte of violating the country’s Constitution, betrayal of public trust and other “high crimes.”

Impeachment complaint is filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she threatened president with death

An alliance of civil society groups in the Philippines filed an impeachment complaint on Monday against Vice President Sara Duterte, on grounds of grave misconduct and constitutional violations. The d