Government Corruption

VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial: NBI testifies on hitman allegations

NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc testified as the second prosecution witness in VP Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on July 13, 2026, stating his agency found no validated information about an alleged hitman supposedly hired by Duterte to assassinate President Marcos Jr. Lotoc maintained that the threat remains credible and actionable for grave threats charges regardless of whether an assassin was actually contracted, citing Duterte's statements made during a November 2024 virtual press conference where she claimed hiring someone to kill the President and other officials.