The Philippine lower house on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former leader, setting the stage for a rare, high-profile trial in the Senate. The impeachment stemmed from allegations Duterte misused public funds while vice president and education minister,

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was facing an impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate after the required two-thirds majority of lawmakers voted Wednesday for her to be removed from office am

Vice President Sara Duterte's fate now lies in the hands of the Senate, but the timing of the House's transmission to the Senate of the articles of impeachment complicates the start of the trial

Lawmakers from the Philippines’ House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday. Duterte will face trial before the Senate after the impeachment complaint against her garnered the support of over half of the more than 300 House members.

A petition seeking the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's former president, received the required support on Wednesday of more than a third of lower-house lawmakers,

While specifics of the impeachment were not divulged, the vote follows the filing of a trio of complaints in December accusing Duterte of crimes ranging from the 'brazen misuse' of millions of dollars in public funds to plotting President Ferdinand Marcos's assassination.

The current Congress will be remembered fondly if it does the “heroic act” of impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said yesterday as it called for a vigil by members and supporters today outside the Batasan Pambansa complex to convince lawmakers to act fast.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, citing a series of grave allegations, including conspiracy to assassinate

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after over 200 lawmakers signed a petition.

The House of Representatives made the historic move of impeaching Vice President Sara Duterte, but the move comes at a precarious time, with the Senate, which will act as the impeachment court, set to take a break for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections.

The impeachment complaint, the latest of at least four the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte has faced, was transmitted to the Senate for trial.