Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine V-P Sara Duterte posts bail over ‘grave threats’ against Marcos

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte leaving the Quezon City Regional Trial Court after posting bail on Sept 5.

Philippine court issues warrant for V-P Sara Duterte's arrest for threats against Marcos

Sara Duterte remarked in November 2024 that she had spoken with an assassin and instructed him to kill Marcos and two others.

What’s behind the school violence haunting the Philippines – and what can be done?

Philippine police gather at a school following a shooting in Zamboanga, the Philippines, on Aug 18. A student was shot dead before the alleged killer took his own life.

Philippines’ Marcos approves release of V-P Duterte’s tax records for impeachment trial

A conviction in her impeachment case could derail Vice-President Sara Duterte’s planned 2028 presidential bid.

Philippines’ Marcos puts anti-graft campaign at centre of address to Congress

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was “not the president of my family” or his friends.

Philippine church group continues protests, disrupting Manila

A protest rally in front of the Philippine Senate building in Pasay City, the Philippines, on July 6, on the opening day of Vice-President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

Duterte ally arrested over plunder charge ahead of impeachment trial

If convicted by a two-thirds majority in the 24-member Senate, Duterte could be barred from running in the 2028 elections.

Impeachment trial of Philippine V-P Sara Duterte to open in divided Senate

Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, denies wrongdoing and insists the impeachment is politically motivated.

Graft charges for pro-Duterte senator in the Philippines ahead of V-P impeachment trial

Rodante Marcoleta (second from right) is the second Duterte-aligned senator to be charged in just over a month.

Philippine Senate removes Duterte ally as head, elects new leader ahead of V-P impeachment trial

Alan Peter Cayetano was formally removed as Senate president on June 17.

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