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Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte impeached again as country’s top 2 families clash
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Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte impeached again as country’s top 2 families clash

The Indian Express·Express Global Desk·21 days ago
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Philippine lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte , triggering a Senate trial that could derail her widely expected bid for the presidency in 2028.  She was previously impeached on similar grounds last year but avoided a trial after getting the Philippine supreme court to declare the move unconstitutional on a technicality. The impeachment complaint this time accuses Duterte of misusing public funds, accumulating unexplained wealth, and threatening the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. , First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and a former House speaker. Duterte has denied all allegations. A total of 255 lawmakers backed the complaint, comfortably surpassing the one-third threshold required in the House of Representatives. Twenty-six lawmakers voted against it, while nine abstained. The Senate will now convene as an impeachment court, with senators serving as jurors.…

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