VP Duterte claims President Marcos allegedly plotted actions vs. her and her father

Vice President Sara Duterte claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had allegedly planned targeted actions against her and former President Rodrigo Duterte as early as 2024, including facilitating an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for her father.

In a statement dated September 7, Duterte said she received information in 2024 regarding alleged plots by Marcos against her family.

“Taong 2024 pa lamang ay umabot na sa akin ang impormasyon ng mga planong gawin ni Marcos,” Duterte said.

Duterte noted that because her security as Vice President is linked to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the constitutional line of succession, she raised these concerns directly with then-AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.

Her primary request, she said, was for Brawner to guarantee the safety of her mother and children and ensure they were not threatened or dragged into any operations directed at her.

“Higit sa lahat, hiniling ko na igalang at protektahan ang aking ina at mga anak, at huwag silang idamay o takutin sa kahit anumang gagawin sa akin,” she said.

Duterte accused authorities of monitoring locations where her mother and children were stayng, despite the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and police allegedly knowing her exact whereabouts through surveillance.

She described the alleged intimidation involving minors as a serious matter.

“Ang mga bata ay hindi dapat ginagamit, tinatakot, o idinadamay sa panggigipit. Ito ay child abuse,” Duterte said, adding that a government that fails to protect children shows a lack of concern for the nation's future.

To support her claims, Duterte released a screenshot of an alleged text exchange with Brawner.

In the purported exchange, Brawner introduced himself as "Omet Brawner" and sought to reassure the Vice President: “Ma'am I don't think you have to worry. The President will not allow anything to happen to you or to FPRRD [former President Rodrigo Duterte].”

The sender identified as Brawner also offered to notify her of any potential arrest orders and assured her that any official actions would be conducted outside her residence.

“To inform you if there is an arrest order that I will come to know of. If any action will be taken, it should be done outside your residence,” the message read.

Duterte allegedly replied that she was not worried, but needed to clear three items on her task list, emphasizing: “Yung important No. 2, huwag lang kung nasaan mga anak ko at nanay ko. Sabihan lng lahat hanapin ako sa labas.”

The contact listed as Brawner allegedly replied, “Yes Ma'am.”

The statement and attached screenshots did not independently establish the authenticity or full context of the text message exchange.

-Paraluman News