Impeachment trial vs VP Duterte can start by March, says Pimentel Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III believes the Senate can start acting on the impeachment proceeding against Vice President Sara Duterte as early as March.

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court (SC) asking the High Court to block her impeachment trial.

It is the conflict between the United States and China that is being fought out in the upcoming election, and the impeachment is the opening salvo.

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.

Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives for threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and for allegedly misusing public funds.

Opposition coalition 1Sambayan urged Senate President Escudero to make important preparations for the impeachment process of VP Duterte.

The Senate will leave it to the Office of the Solicitor General to comment on the petition seeking to compel the upper chamber to begin the trial on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte immediately.

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 has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment complaint against her, as the embattled politician challenges efforts to oust her.

There is no standard of evidence required for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, as the weight of the pieces of evidence that would be shown during the trial would depend on each senator’s appreciation,