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Impeachment probe of Philippine VP Sara Duterte voided by Supreme Court

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Philippines [File: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has survived major legal and political peril as the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment complaint against her, ruling it was unconstitutional.

The court on Friday said it was not absolving Duterte of the charges, but the outcome could nevertheless be a huge boost for her political ambitions.

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