Philippine vice president Sara Duterte on Wednesday played down the criminal complaints, allegations and potential lawsuits that had been made against her.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte faces legal complaints from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and claims a conspiracy to oust her. The fallout arises from strained ties between the Marcos and Duterte families.

The intensifying feud between the Marcos and Duterte camps begins to reshape Philippine politics ahead of the next presidential election.

The complaints are for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress.

A simmering monthslong feud between the president and vice-president of Philippines, each part of separate political dynasties, erupted over the weekend with an apparent public death threat.For good measure on Monday,

Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday that she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said it has filed a formal complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and several other people. The complaints allege direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion during an incident at the lower chamber of congress and a government hospital,

The Philippines' embattled vice president on Wednesday accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of seeking to remove her from office, after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.