Manila, Philippines—Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the
Philippine lawmakers react after they voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila on February 5, 2025. Manila, Philippines—Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country’s leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that could see her removed from office.
Wednesday’s filing comes days before campaigning officially begins for mid-term elections, widely expected to set the table for the 2028 presidential race. But should the administration stay hands-off, the chances of Duterte being impeached are closer to 50-50, Coronacion said, pointing to the sitting senators’ need for votes from Duterte stronghold Mindanao in the coming election.The relationship between Duterte and President Marcos is at a nadir, their former alliance giving way to a months-long public battle that has seen the trading of wild accusations, including an alleged death threat that remains under investigation.
A public relations official told AFP the Senate was expecting the articles of impeachment to arrive at its security office around 7:00 pm. But that rally was dwarfed by one a conservative sect organised that drew hundreds of thousands to the street on January 13 opposing the vice president’s impeachment.
She later denied that her comments constituted a death threat, saying she had only been expressing “consternation” with the administration’s failures.
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