Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives for threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and for allegedly misusing public funds.

The petition filed before the Supreme Court to stop the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is a mere “desperate” attempt to evade accountability, according to Makabayan bloc lawmakers at the House of Representatives.

The vice mayor here and 20 city councilors, as well as other supporters of the Dutertes, have filed a petition before the

MANILA: Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares on Sunday (Feb 9) urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to call for a special session of Congress in February to allow the Senate to begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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.

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.

There is no standard of evidence required for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, as the weight of the pieces of evidence that would be shown during the trial would depend on each senator’s appreciation,