THE Presidential Security Command (PSC) is now on red alert amid threats to the safety and security of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

PSC Civil Relations officer Major Nestor Endozo said Monday that the order to heighten alert was issued last November 23 by commander Major General Jesus Nelson Morales following Vice President Sara Duterte's statement that she asked someone to assassinate Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if something bad happened to her.

Part of the heightened security protocols include the ramped up number of personnel tapped to protect the President and the inspection of vehicles and visitors entering the Malacañang Complex.

"We cannot disclose the other adjustments. These will just be noticeable in the President's future engagements," Endozo told Palace reporters in Filipino.

He said that there had been no word from the Presidential Management Staff or the Presidential Communications Office regarding the cutting down of the chief executive's public engagements.

"But the deployment (of personnel) and coordination is definitely heightened," Endozo said.