The National Bureau of Investigation calls for an investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte's comments about having President Ferdinand Marcos Jr killed.

The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte, who threatened to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos JR.

"We finally recommend proposing a serious threat to the vice president," NBI Director Jaime Santiago said in a broadcast interview with DZBB on Wednesday.

He added: "We have submitted it to (the Ministry of Justice) and they will weigh the evidence and whether a preliminary investigation into the matter will be conducted."

Duterte spoke to reporters through media officials and simply put, the NBI's decision was "expected".

Duterte is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, a split figure who exaggerated and fatal in his six-year reign from 2016 to 2022 The drug war is well known - with her former ally Marcos, who has been in a long rank.

The two teamed up while working together as running mates and won a landslide victory in the country's 2022 national election. But their powerful families clashed over the years, blaming each other and providing no evidence of drug abuse.

In June, Duterte also resigned from her post as Education Minister — a position she held with the vice president — saying she felt she was “used” by Marcos.

As vice president, she remains Marcos' constitutional successor if he cannot complete his term.

The case against Duterte stems from her comments in November that she ordered someone to kill Marcos with his wife and cousin - a council spokesman - if there is a potential plot to assassinate her should succeed.

Marcos, the son of former Filipino strongman Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the country from 1965 to 1986, promised to be "disturbing" to his vice president. Public threat.

Duterte later described her instructions as "a plan without a body" and stressed to reporters that the main condition of her plan was that she was killed first.

"Common knowledge should be enough for us to understand and accept what is called conditional revenge does not constitute an active threat," Duterte said.

"My question now to the government: Is the grave avenge for crimes?" she said.

Duterte also conducted another investigation into what she calls millions of dollars in government funding when she served as vice president and education minister.

The Philippine House of Commons was attacked by Duterte last week on threats of assassination and allegations of unconstitutional and corruption.

Al Jazeera correspondent Barnaby Lo said any evidence collected by Duterte against Duterte, if they continue to conduct criminal cases, can and will be used during the improvisation trial in the Senate. Lo added that the date of the hearing has not been determined but is expected to take place in June or July.

Despite the growing case against her, Duterte said she is considering running for president during the May general election.