By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine security agencies stepped up safety protocols on Saturday after Vice President Sara Duterte said she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed.

The president’s security has been boosted after his deputy’s ‘active threat’ that were ‘made so brazenly in public’.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos' security detail has been put on alert over what his office is calling an "active threat" against his life by Vice President Sara Duterte, the palace said Saturday.

The ‘active threat’ has been referred to the Presidential Security Command for ‘immediate proper action’ following her warning.

Threats made by Sara Duterte against President Marcos has been referred to the Presidential Security Command for immediate proper action.