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.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office.

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court (SC) asking the High Court to block her impeachment trial.

Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the validity and constitutionality of the 4th impeachment complaint against her.

How did the House get to 215, more than twice the number of signatures needed to impeach the Vice President? And why now, despite the legal risks?

The long Christmas season cross-wires the Filipino psyche. The revelry, intertwined with the traditional financial burden of social obligations, creates a duality of blessedness and frustration.

Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of her impeachment.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Thursday he will ask Senate President Francis Escudero to call for a caucus or a meeting among senators to discuss the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have called out Vice President Sara Duterte again for filing a petition seeking to stop the impeachment trial against her, as it runs