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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Philippine presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached for second time

Sara Duterte at a podium places her hand over her heart with a Philippine flag behind her.
Sara Duterte faces trial in the Senate, where if found guilty she would be banned from public office, derailing her plan to run for president in 2028. Photograph: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

The Philippine vice-president, Sara Duterte, has been impeached over allegations she misused public funds, amassed unexplained wealth and threatened the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife, in a case that could complicate her presidential ambitions.

Duterte, the daughter of the detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, was impeached by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, which is dominated by allies of Marcos.

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