Overview

• Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been summoned by a prosecutor over allegations of threatening lawmaker France Castro with death.
• Castro alleges that Duterte suggested on a TV show that intelligence funds should be used to target communists, mentioning her by first name and expressing a desire for their death.
• This is the first known subpoena for a criminal complaint issued to Duterte since his presidential term ended in June last year.
• Vice President Sara Duterte, Duterte's daughter, has withdrawn her request for 500 million pesos in intelligence funds amid growing criticism.
• Duterte's presidency was marked by a violent crackdown on illegal drugs, resulting in the deaths of over 6,000 mostly petty drug dealers.