Philippine vice president impeached by lawmakers over suspected wealth and threats
Lawmakers voted 255-26 to send the case to the Senate, where a conviction could remove Duterte from office and bar her from politics.
- On Monday, the Philippine House voted 255-26 to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte for the second time, citing alleged misuse of public funds and threats against President Ferdinand Marcos.
- Allies of Marcos, led by Martin Romualdez, investigated allegations of fund misuse in Duterte's office after their political alliance unraveled this year.
- Refusing to appear in committee hearings she called politically motivated, Duterte described the case as "nothing more than a scrap of paper" in a formal written response.
- Conviction in the Senate trial would disqualify Duterte from holding public office, threatening her plan to run for president in 2028.
- Unlike The House, the Senate outcome is difficult to predict, as the 24 members are elected nationally and operate under the country's shifting multi-party alliances.
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Philippine House of Representatives Passes Impeachment Motion Against Vice President Duterte; Second Time Following Last Year. The motion to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, a leading contender for the next Philippine presidential election, has passed the House of Representatives. This marks the second time, following last year. According to foreign media reports on the 11th (local time), the Philippine House of Representatives voted in favo…
Judgment threatens policy hopes in contesting the country's presidency in 2028
Sara Duterte faces fresh impeachment try in Philippines
MANILA – The Philippine House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte Monday for large-scale corruption and threats to assassinate the country’s leader. But as the House was voting, Duterte’s allies in the Senate launched a coup and took control of the body, virtually assuring that an impeachment trial there would likely be […] The post Sara Duterte faces fresh impeachment try in Philippines appeared first on Asia Times.
With 255 votes in favour passed the quorum of the previous initiative for putting in charge of the vice-president, blocked by the Constitutional Court for a vice of form. Just today, however, the Duterte clan elected its most faithful to the leadership of the Senate that will have to examine the accusations. Bishops' invitation to a judgment above the political maneuvers.
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