In the Philippines, Vice President Sara Duterte threatened to have Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife and the Filipino House speaker assassinated if she is killed, amid an escalating public falling-out between the countries’ rulers. Sara Duterte made the shocking comments during an official briefing that was live-streamed on Facebook, in response to a viewer comment about her own safety.

Vice President Sara Duterte: “I have talked to a person. I said, 'If I get killed, go kill Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta and Speaker Martin Romualdez.' No joke. No joke. I said, 'Do not stop until you kill them.' And then he said, 'Yes.'”

President Marcos Jr.'s security has been increased as he vowed to take action following the threats. Sara Duterte is the daughter of President Marcos Jr.'s predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who last month admitted he led a “death squad” while he was the mayor of Davao, and who is being investigated by the International Criminal Court over his “war on drugs,” which killed thousands of people. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the son of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1965 until 1986, when he was overthrown in a popular uprising.