Philippine Vice President Duterte asks Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block Senate trial
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office. The House of Representatives, which is dominated by the allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Philippine V-P Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
In a petition to the Supreme Court, Ms Duterte accused the lower house of “grave abuse of discretion”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Impeachment Trial
The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines, and elections in the country can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy.
Budget for Sara’s impeachment trial set under P1M – Escudero
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the upper chamber is poised to spend less than a million for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. At a press conference on Wednesday, Escudero said the estimated cost does not include lawyer fees,
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In the Philippines, Marcos Hasn’t Ended Duterte’s Brutal Drug War
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised to end his predecessor’s brutal drug war. That promise, like many others, ...
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Philippines’ Marcos puts China at centre of election campaign
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr put China centre stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, saying his predecessor was all too ...
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Philippines kicks off election campaigning amid VP impeachment drama
MANILA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Campaigning for the Philippines' midterm elections ... removed from her post and banned for life ...
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Philippine ex-president Duterte faces criminal complaint over 'kill senators' comment
MANILA, Philippines -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing ... under his anti-drugs crackdowns while he was in office, but he has openly and repeatedly threatened to kill ...
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May pasok: UP president declares EDSA anniversary ‘Alternative Learning Day’
Like other universities…UP could have had a more progressive stand, and could have been declared more promptly,’ says the ...
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Philippine Police General Files Complaint Against Ex-President for Threatening ‘Joke’
At a political rally last week, Rodrigo Duterte joked about killing 15 senators with a bomb in order to free up positions for ...
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Philippine Vice President Duterte impeached
[Photo: Basilio Sepe/WSWS] This is the first time in Philippine history that a Vice President has been impeached. The office of Vice President in the Philippines is, in the performance of ...
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House leaders slam VP Duterte’s petition to stop impeachment process as 'evasion'
House leaders slammed as an attempt to “evade accountability” Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition before the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the impeachment complaint elevated to the Senate and ...