Sara Duterte held an early press conference to announce she had directed someone to kill Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and the speaker of the House.

In short:

The vice-president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has told a press conference that she directed an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr if she herself was killed.

The comment mark a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Philippines over issues like foreign policy.

What’s next?

The Presidential Security Command has heightened security protocols for the president and a police investigation has been launched.