MANILA, Feb 5 — Philippine lawmakers today voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country’s leader, paving the way for a Senate...
Philippine lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president Sara Duterte after alleged Marcos’ assassination bid
The fate of Duterte, daughter of the former president, now lies in the hands of the Philippines’ 24 senators, two-thirds of whom must vote for her impeachment to remove her from office and disqualify her from future public positions. A trial date has yet to be set. 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.
A public relations official told AFP the Senate was expecting the articles of impeachment to arrive at its security office around 7:00 pm. Duterte was widely tipped to succeed her father Rodrigo as president in 2022 elections but stepped aside to back Marcos and later ran for vice president on his ticket.
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