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They tried to slash me, VP says

VICE President Sara Duterte said a noticeable scar on her neck was the result of a failed attack, but she offered no other information.

'Sinubukan nila akong i-gurgur, pero hindi sila nagtagumpay (They tried to slash me, but they failed),' Duterte said in a video that has been circulating online.

A neck wound was evident when Sara Duterte announced her resignation as education secretary. SCREENGRAB FROM FACEBOOK PAGE OF DEPED