MANILA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), an agency under the Department of Justice (DOJ) handling major high-profile cases, Wednesday recommended the filing of criminal charges against Vice President Sara Duterte.

"We have finally recommended the filing of inciting to sedition and grave threat against (Duterte)," NBI Director Jaime Santiago told a radio interview, adding that the complaint was submitted to the DOJ.

"As expected," Duterte said in a short statement shortly after the NBI announced its decision.

The complaint stemmed from Duterte's remarks made in an online press conference last year, where she said she ordered someone to "kill" Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez should harm come to her.

Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, has since claimed her remarks were "maliciously taken out of logical context."

On Feb. 5, the House of Representatives impeached Duterte, paving the way for an impeachment trial in the Senate. Enditem

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