Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday if she is killed, she has contracted an assassin to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte sparked outrage by claiming she ordered an assassin to target President Marcos Jr. and key allies if she is killed, later insisting the remarks were exaggerated.

The Philippine Justice Department said on Sunday it was investigating a threat by Vice President Sara Duterte to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself was killed. "The matter is now subject to an ongoing investigation,