Philippine Vice President Duterte impeached over Marcos assassination remark and other allegations
Source: Associated Press
Philippine Vice President Duterte impeached over Marcos assassination remark and other allegations
JIM GOMEZ
Updated Wed, February 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM EST 4 min read
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached Wednesday on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the president, large-scale corruption and failing to strongly denounce China's aggressive actions against Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea.
The move by legislators in the House of Representatives, many of them allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., deepens a bitter political rift between the two highest leaders of one of Asia’s most rambunctious democracies.
Marcos has boosted defense ties with his country’s treaty ally, the United States, while the vice president’s father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, nurtured cozy relations with China and Russia during his stormy term that ended in 2022.
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