Philippine, impeachment and midterm election

Philippine investigators file criminal complaints against vice president over assassination threats
Philippine government investigators have filed criminal complaints including sedition against Vice President Sara Duterte over her public threat to have the president assassinated if she herself was killed in an escalating political storm.
Campaigning Begins in Philippine Mid-term Election Amid Vice-Presidential Impeachment Drama
Last week’s impeachment of Sara Duterte has added an extra weight of political significance to the 12 Senate seats up for election.
Philippines kicks off election campaigning amid VP impeachment drama
Campaigning for the Philippines' midterm elections kicked off on Tuesday against a fractured political backdrop, heightened by a high-profile row among warring elites that culminated in last week's impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Philippine Vice President Duterte impeached over alleged Marcos assassination plot and other allegations
The lower house in the Philippines impeached Vice President Sara Duterte Wednesday, accusing her of a wide range of crimes that included plotting to assassinate the president, large-scale corruption and failing to strongly denounce China’s aggressive actions against Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea.
Duterte's future in balance as Philippine election season kicks off
Campaigning began Tuesday in the Philippines for mid-term elections that could set the table for the next presidential race and determine the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
Philippines: Philippines launches midterm election campaign amid political divisions
The campaign for the mid-term elections on May 12 officially began on Tuesday, with the aim of determining the renewal of half of the Senate, the entire House of Representatives and thousands of local positions.
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Political power struggle intensifies in the Philippines amid midterm elections
Up for grabs in the May elections are 317 congressional seats and thousands of local posts. But the biggest battle will be ...
Can Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte stage Trump-style presidential comeback?
Former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says the country’s constitution allows Duterte to run in a presidential election again.
Philippines’ Vice President Is Impeached, Deepening Political Turmoil
A conviction would hamper the political ambitions of Sara Duterte, who has said that she would like to succeed President ...
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US flies joint patrol with the Philippines near shoal region guarded by China
The U.S. and Philippines flew a joint patrol over the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea guarded by Beijing's ...
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Manila’s hype about ‘Chinese spies’ is political manipulation that harms its own interests
The Philippine government's portrayal of China as a "threat" has expanded beyond maritime issues to encompass economic and political areas, attempting to build a comprehensive narrative of ...