The Iglesia ni Cristo, known for its disciplined bloc voting, plans to protest against moves to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte failed to appear on Wednesday for questioning over an alleged threat to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and said she was expecting more legal cases against her and her possible removal from office.

The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation will proceed with probing Vice President Sara Duterte’s apparent assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr after she failed to appear for questioning for a second time on Wednesday (Dec 11).

The Philippine vice-president insisted her remarks were taken out of context and said she did not trust authorities.

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has been locked in a feud with Vice President Sara Duterte, disavowed an effort to impeach his deputy despite her apparent threat to have him killed.Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage,

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said she’s preparing her defense against the impeachment complaints filed against her, as she expressed doubts over getting enough support among legislators to fight it.

Director Jaime Santiago has admitted that they will be starting from scratch when it comes to investigating the threat to the life of Vice President Sara Duterte. Santiago made the statement to reporters after only the Vice President’s lawyer appeared during the rescheduled probe into death threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation will continue probing Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., even after Duterte skipped questioning on Wednesday.