Philippines Lower House Passes Petition To Impeach Vice President Duterte

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The lower house of the Philippines' Congress has endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The Senate will hold a trial which could lead to the removal and disqualification from office of the former president's daughter.

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00:00The lower house of the Philippines Congress has endorsed a petition to impeach the country's

00:04vice president, Sarah Duterte. The 23 members of the Senate will now hold a trial that could see

00:11Duterte removed or disqualified from holding office. The reasons for the petition were not

00:16immediately clear, but the vice president has previously been accused of misusing public funds.

00:22Duterte, the daughter of controversial former president Rodrigo Duterte, says

00:26she has done nothing wrong and that efforts throughout her are only politically motivated.

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