At least 91 lawmakers do not sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte
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HEARING. Vice President Sara Duterte attends the Congress quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings during the war on drugs campaign of his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, at the House of Representatives on November 13, 2024.She was impeached on the grounds of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, bribery, graft and corruption, and other high crimes.
This decision follows months of intense scrutiny in the lower chamber over her alleged misuse of public funds during her stint as education secretary and as the head of theEdvic Yap Although Mindanao is considered Duterte’s stronghold, more than half of the region’s lawmakers — 41 out of 60 — backed the effort to remove Sara, the Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismPatrick Cruz is a researcher and writer for Rappler’s governance cluster. Before transferring to Rappler's Research team, he covered local governments focusing on Metro Manila.Dwight de Leon is a multimedia reporter who covers President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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