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PHILIPPINES: House Of Representatives Moves To Impeach Vice President Duterte

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The Philippines' House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, referring her case to the Senate for trial, after 215 MPs endorsed the complaint. Duterte is expected to stay in office until the Senate delivers its verdict.

  • The latest petition against Duterte was already the fourth one, as three earlier complaints have been stuck in the Speaker's office for around two months. The fourth complaint was filed by Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, privately the son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
  • Under normal circumstances, only one-third of all House members (102) need to support an impeachment motion to advance it to the Senate. However, support from two-thirds of sitting MPs expedites the process, automatically triggering a trial.
  • The Senate can now unseat Duterte if two-thirds (16 out of 24) of its members vote in favour. However, a failure to convict her would make her immune to repeated impeachment attempts for a year.
  • Duterte has been accused of a misuse of public funds and other high crimes but has denied all allegations, claiming that they represent a political attack.
  • Repeated attempts to oust Duterte have been seen as part of a wider clash between two of the Philippines' most powerful political clans, which decided to share a ticket in the 2022 presidential election.
  • The motion was passed just ahead of the February 11 start of official campaigning ahead of the May general elections, a key test of public support for President Marcos.
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The Philippines' House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, referring her case to the Senate for trial, after 215 MPs endorsed the complaint. Duterte is expected to stay in office until the Senate delivers its verdict.

  • The latest petition against Duterte was already the fourth one, as three earlier complaints have been stuck in the Speaker's office for around two months. The fourth complaint was filed by Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, privately the son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
  • Under normal circumstances, only one-third of all House members (102) need to support an impeachment motion to advance it to the Senate. However, support from two-thirds of sitting MPs expedites the process, automatically triggering a trial.
  • The Senate can now unseat Duterte if two-thirds (16 out of 24) of its members vote in favour. However, a failure to convict her would make her immune to repeated impeachment attempts for a year.
  • Duterte has been accused of a misuse of public funds and other high crimes but has denied all allegations, claiming that they represent a political attack.
  • Repeated attempts to oust Duterte have been seen as part of a wider clash between two of the Philippines' most powerful political clans, which decided to share a ticket in the 2022 presidential election.
  • The motion was passed just ahead of the February 11 start of official campaigning ahead of the May general elections, a key test of public support for President Marcos.