Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment complaint against her, as the embattled politician challenges efforts to oust her.

Lawyers supporting Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte filed the first legal challenge against her impeachment at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying it had been unconstitutionally rushed through without proper oversight.

Duterte’s alliance with running mate Marcos quickly frayed after they won the presidential race together in 2022. While campaigning for senatorial candidates running in the upco

The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines, and elections in the country can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy.

The Supreme Court has directed the House of Representatives, its Secretary General Reginald Velasco, and the Senate to respond to Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition to stop the impeachment case pending against her in the upper chamber.

The TikTok video misrepresents a news report about a petition asking the Supreme Court to block Duterte's impeachment

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is not expected to take more than three months, Senate President Francis Escudero said on Tuesday, adding that the verdict on the articles of impeachment filed against the country’s second top official is more likely to be announced by October 2025.

The Palace says the Senate majority may proceed with sending a letter requesting President Bongbong Marcos to order the convening of a special session for Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.

The petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte seeking to halt her impending impeachment trial at the Senate, which she said was based on an unconstitutional complaint may be taken up by the Supreme Court during its en banc session on Feb.

The Marcos and Duterte families dominate politics in the Philippines, and elections in the country can be as much a battle of personalities and factional interests as of policy.