Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after more than the required number of legislators signed a petition to remove her from office.
The House’s secretary general Reginald Velasco told a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of congress that at least 215 legislators have signed a petition to impeach Ms Duterte.
With enough endorsements by House legislators, the impeachment complaint was ordered to be transmitted to the Senate, which will serve as an impeachment tribunal that would try the Vice President.
Ms Duterte is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
The Vice President and her father have been politically at odds with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his camp, including a majority of House legislators.
Ms Duterte, who is regarded as a possible presidential candidate after Mr Marcos’s term ends in 2028, has faced at least four impeachment complaints by several groups over a range of issues.
These include a death threat she made against the President last year, irregularities in the use of her office’s intelligence funds, and her failure to stand up to Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
