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.

Philippine lawmakers voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte following mass street protests in January 2025, but a video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts does not show Congressman Bonifacio Bosita at one of the demonstrations.

She says her lawyers are preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming impeachment trial but refused to say if resignation is an option.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Friday she had been preparing since last year for impeachment and would welcome on her defence team her firebrand father, former President Rodrigo Duterte,

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.

It is the conflict between the United States and China that is being fought out in the upcoming election, and the impeachment is the opening salvo.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment complaint against her, as the embattled politician challenges efforts to oust her.

There is no standard of evidence required for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, as the weight of the pieces of evidence that would be shown during the trial would depend on each senator’s appreciation,

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the upper chamber is poised to spend less than a million for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. At a press conference on Wednesday, Escudero said the estimated cost does not include lawyer fees,