Conversely, if officials can resign to escape accountability, it sets a dangerous precedent for future corruption cases. If the Senate proceeds, Duterte must be given a fair opportunity to defend ...

(1st UPDATE) Will Vice President Sara Duterte survive the Senate impeachment trial? Bookmark this page for updates. Duterte, once a strong ally of Marcos, ran alongside him in the 2022 election as ...

Campaigning began Tuesday in the Philippines for midterm elections that could set the table for the next presidential race ...

(1st UPDATE) The ball is now in the court of the Senate, which has to conduct a trial that may either result in Vice President Sara Duterte's conviction or acquittal MANILA, Philippines – The ...

The Philippine lower house on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former ...

And so the die is cast — the House of Representatives has crossed the Rubicon by moving to evict Vice President Sara ... against Duterte, sending the case directly to the Senate for trial and burning ...

MANILA, Philippines — Although Vice President Sara Duterte said on Friday, February 7, that she has not discussed resignation plans with her lawyers, what would happen to the impeachment trial ...

s rule; Joseph Estrada’s impeachment (2001) reshaped Philippine politics. Now, in 2025, the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte (Feb. 5) signals another crossroads. If President Marcos wants a ...

A conviction would hamper the political ambitions of Sara Duterte, who has said that she would like to succeed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. By Camille Elemia and Sui-Lee Wee Camille Elemia ...

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the first time that the second highest official of the Philippines was formally charged ...

MANILA, Philippines — One of the staunchest allies of Vice President Sara Duterte described her impeachment on Wednesday as a process “railroaded” by the House of Representatives ...

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the lower ... In the Philippines, top officials may be impeached for culpable violation of the constitution, treason, bribery ...