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| Philippines feud escalates as lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president | |
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| Sara Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has been accused of misusing millions of dollars in public funds | |
| The Philippines' parliament has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption. | The Philippines' parliament has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption. |
| Duterte has been accused of misusing millions of dollars in public funds and threatening to have President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr assassinated. | |
| She has denied the charges and alleged she is the victim of a political vendetta. | She has denied the charges and alleged she is the victim of a political vendetta. |
| The shock move is widely seen as an escalation of Duterte's bitter feud with Marcos, which has kept the nation on edge for months. | The shock move is widely seen as an escalation of Duterte's bitter feud with Marcos, which has kept the nation on edge for months. |
| A total of 215 out of 306 members of the House of Representatives voted for impeachment, well above the one-third threshold needed for the bill to pass. | A total of 215 out of 306 members of the House of Representatives voted for impeachment, well above the one-third threshold needed for the bill to pass. |
| The bill will now be heard by the 24-member Senate, which will convene as an impeachment court. | The bill will now be heard by the 24-member Senate, which will convene as an impeachment court. |
| If found guilty, Duterte faces removal from her post and would be the first vice-president in Philippine history to be impeached. She would also be permanently barred from holding public office. | |
| She is expected to stay in office until the Senate delivers its judgement. A trial date has not been set yet. | |
| While she has not revealed her future plans, Duterte - who is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte - is widely perceived as a potential successor to Marcos, who is ineligible to run for a second term in 2028. | |
| The scions of two Philippine political dynasties, Duterte and Marcos had initially competed for the presidency in the lead-up to the 2022 elections. | |
| She was slightly ahead of Marcos in opinion polls but decided to become his running mate instead. Analysts said this ensured the pair's landslide win. | |
| However, the alliance started to unravel as they pursued their separate political agendas. They also differed on crucial fronts, such as diplomacy. | |
| Marcos has pivoted the Philippines back to the US, reversing the pro-China stance of Duterte's father. | |
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