Malacanang on Monday criticized Vice President Sara Duterte for allegedly claiming that the government is threatening the life of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, if he returns from the Netherlands.

"So where are they getting this [information]? We need materials and pieces of evidence before they can make such statements," Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said during a press briefing.

The Vice President said during a speech in the Netherlands that her father might suffer the same fate as former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. if he comes home from the Netherlands.

Aquino was assassinated when he returned in 1983 after years of exile in the United States.

Duterte is detained in the Netherlands, where he is facing alleged crime against humanity case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war on drugs which killed at least 6,000 people.

His family is hopeful he will sbe able to return home despite the ongoing case against him. DMS