
Philippine Senate Urged to Begin VP Duterte Impeachment Trial
The Philippine Senate is facing increasing pressure from various groups, including lawmakers, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), and law deans, to promptly begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Amidst calls for fairness and constitutional duty, the Palace has stated it will not interfere in the process.
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Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached for a second time
If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.
Read full article →Sara Duterte, Philippine Vice President, Is Impeached, Again
But the prosecution of Ms. Duterte, who has become the archrival to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., is likely to fail again in the Senate.
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Read full article →Philippine presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached for second time
Vice-president is accused of misusing public funds and threatening the lives of President Marcos Jr and his wife The Philippine vice-president, Sara Duterte, has been impeached over allegations she misused public funds, amassed unexplained wealth and threatened the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife, in a case that could complicate her presidential ambitions. Duterte, the daughter of the detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, was impeached by an overwhelming majority of l...
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The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for a prominent Philippines senator linked to the deadly war on drugs overseen by ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, which allegedly involved the extrajudicial killings of suspects.
Read full article →Philippine lawmakers move to impeach VP Sara Duterte
Lawmakers in the Philippines have voted for proceedings to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. A Senate trial could remove her from office and block any 2028 presidential run.
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Read full article →Solons cite constitutional duty to hold impeach trial amid Senate coup
MANILA, Philippines – As the House of Representatives readies its prosecution team, lawmakers voiced caution over the new Senate majority’s intentions. The House members say that the impeachment charges against Vice President Sara Duterte must still be taken up regardless of who leads the upper chamber. “We cannot avoid… suspecting that this has something to
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Read full article →Law school deans warn Senate over impeach trial delay
The law deans and professors said refusing to sit as an impeachment court is "not a constitutional option."
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