Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after an arrest warrant was issued against her on charges of making public threats to arrange the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two other individuals. The warrant was issued on Friday, and Duterte paid the required bail on Saturday. She left the Quezon City Regional Trial Court in Metro Manila wearing a black outfit and was seen comforting supporters, including a woman who was visibly upset. Supporters chanted her name as she left the court. Duterte has denied the allegations and showed a court order confirming the arrest warrant had been lifted. She also said her lawyers had advised her to keep a copy of the document. On her way to her car, she asked journalists to accompany her, saying she did not feel safe due to what she described as harassment by police since 2023. "What does this administration really want to do with me?" she asked. Paul Lawrence Lim, one of Duterte's lawyers, said she posted a bail of 360,000 pesos (about $5,740) for three counts of grave threats. He emphasized that Duterte has no intention of evading the law and will continue to fight the charges through legal means. The case stems from comments Duterte made during a 2024 online news conference, where she allegedly said she would have Marcos, his wife, and then-House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez killed if she herself was killed. She later claimed the remarks were about her own safety, not a direct threat to Marcos, but the comments led to a criminal investigation and raised national security concerns. The House of Representatives, which is largely controlled by Marcos’s allies, voted to impeach Duterte in May on charges of unexplained wealth, misuse of state funds, and the online threats. The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, began her televised trial in July. Duterte and Marcos were once political allies, running together in the 2022 elections as part of a powerful political alliance. However, their relationship has soured, with Duterte criticizing the Marcos administration for surrendering her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in 2025 and is scheduled to face trial in late November over alleged crimes against humanity linked to a brutal anti-drugs campaign that resulted in thousands of deaths. Marcos has aligned the Philippines more closely with the United States, particularly in defense matters, as the country has taken a stronger stance against China’s actions in the South China Sea. Duterte, however, has faced criticism for not condemning China’s aggressive tactics in the region, including the use of water cannons against Filipino forces and fishermen. A potential conviction in this case could disqualify Duterte from holding public office and prevent her from running for president in 2028, when Marcos’s term ends.