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

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.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office.

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.

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.

The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will commence after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address, according

Vice President Sara Duterte has filed the second legal challenge against her impeachment at the Supreme Court.

The Philippines' lower house has impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former president, setting the stage for a rare, high-profile trial in the Senate.

Is Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial an election issue? Some argue it shouldn’t be, but a House prosecutor said it is, citing it tackles the issue of holding public officials accountable.