VP Philipines Sara Duterte Impeached for a Second Time

The House of Representatives in Philippines has voted for impeachment Vice-President Sara Duterte for a second time, threatening her plan to run for president in 2028.

Vote moves the impeachment process to the Senate for trial on Monday, where if convicted, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte will be disqualified from holding public office. The legacy of her Father is disturbing the opponents and Duterte is being put to trial in the same charge as past in which She was already found not guilty.

The 47-year-old is leading early surveys to replace her ally-turned-bitter foe, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The case against the Vice-President rooted from her alleged misuse of public funds and public threats against Marcos, his wife and his cousin, the former House speaker. But the local media and public opinion is with Duterte calling it a fabricated case.

Duterte describes the case as “nothing more than a scrap of paper” in a formal written response. She refused to appear in the committee hearings which she said had been politically motivated by the Opponents.

After the impeachment vote on Monday, Duterte’s defense counsel said in a statement that “the burden now rests on the accusers to substantiate their claims” according to the law, because Duterte was trialed for the same reason and found not guilty, these are tactics to keep them engage in cases and gain time in next Elections.

Duterte is gaining public popularity and public sentiments in Philippines.

The opponents, Marcos, is trying to use media and government institutions against Duterte.