Impeachment probe of Philippine VP Sara Duterte voided by Supreme Court

Duterte is simply a beardown contender for the 2028 presidency, which President Marcos cannot contention owed to a single-term limit

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has survived large ineligible and governmental peril arsenic the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment complaint against her, ruling it was unconstitutional.

The tribunal connected Friday said it was not absolving Duterte of the charges, but the result could nevertheless beryllium a immense boost for her governmental ambitions.

Duterte faced 3 impeachment complaints implicit alleged misconduct and misuse of millions of dollars successful authorities funds erstwhile she served arsenic acquisition caput nether the medication of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Philippines’ little location of Congress impeached Duterte successful February, besides accusing her of threatening to termination Marcos, the First Lady, and the House Speaker.

Duterte is wide seen arsenic a beardown contender for the 2028 presidency, which Marcos cannot contention owed to a single-term bounds for Philippine presidents.

A condemnation successful an impeachment proceedings would person seen Duterte banned from bureau for life. She has said the determination to impeach her, which came amid a bitter feud with Marcos, was politically motivated.

Duterte is the girl of firebrand erstwhile President Rodrigo Duterte, who is present successful the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) successful The Hague, Netherlands

Rodrigo Duterte, who served arsenic president from 2016 to 2022, was flown to the ICC conscionable hours aft his arrest astatine Manila airdrome implicit alleged “crimes against humanity” stemming from a crackdown connected drugs that killed thousands of radical during his presidency. He has denied wrongdoing.

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