Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers defended her declaration that she had arranged the killing of the Marcoses by referring to "Operation Romanov," a supposed plot to kill her and her family.

Malacañang argued Thursday that the supposed “Operation Romanov” that Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment defense team described as a plot to eliminate her entire family cannot be used as justification for her alleged “kill” remark against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte maintained on Wednesday, July 8, that the prosecution miserably failed to prove she hired or paid an assassin, marking the third day of her Senate impeachment trial.

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang and the House prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte challenged her defense lawyers to prove the existence of “Operation Romanov ...

The defense said there was “Operation Romanov” which was an alleged threat against Duterte and her family. The threats against Zuleika Lopez, Duterte’s chief-of-staff, also triggered Duterte ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said the alleged “Operation Romanov” plot to eliminate the Duterte family has not been substantiated by Vice President Sara Duterte to justify her threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family.

Lawyer Michael Poa, spokesperson for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment defense team, said her camp aired clips from her online interview where she was asked about an alleged “Project Romanov” to show where she was coming from when she made statements against the President, the First Lady, and the former Speaker.

Hindi maaaring gamiting katwiran ang umano’y Operation Romanov para bigyang katuwiran ang pagbabanta sa Pangulo, ayon sa Malacañang. Kasunod ito ng pahayag ng defense team ni Vice President Sara Duterte na ang kanyang mga naging pahayag ay hindi bilang Bise Presidente kundi bilang isang asawa ...

Vinluan further explained that Duterte’s kill plot pronouncement was actually a response to a question involving ‘Operation Romanov’, which is an alleged plot to eliminate the Duterte family.

Naniniwala si Castro na ginagamit lamang ang Oplan Romanov bilang justification sa pagbabanta ni VP Duterte laban sa Pangulo. Ang reaksyon ng Malacañang ay tugon sa pagbanggit ng defense team ni ...