20 hours ago · As mid-term elections loom, the Vice President's impeachment trial will have to wait

- These Rules shall apply to all proceedings for impeachment in the House of Representatives against the President, Vice-President, the Members of the Supreme Court, the Members of the Constitutional Commissions and the Ombudsman for culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes or betrayal of ...

1 day ago · MANILA, Philippines – A total of 215 out of 306 lawmakers agreed to be named as complainants in the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte that was transmitted by the House ...

22 hours ago · In its verified complaint for impeachment, the House outlined seven articles of impeachment against the sitting vice president. ... in violation of Section 17 Article XI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The complaint noted that Duterte has been in public office since 2007, with only a three-year hiatus between 2013 and 2016. ...

1 What is impeachment? 2 Who are subject to impeachment? 3 What are the grounds for impeachment? 4 Who wields the power to impeach? 5 Who can file an impeachment complaint? 6 What are the procedures for impeachment? 7 How many votes are needed to affirm or override the articles of the committee? 8 Can the process be fast-tracked?

Sep 23, 2024 · The power of impeachment is explicitly provided in Article XI, Section 2 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which outlines the grounds and procedure for impeachment. The same article and subsequent sections provide the specific roles of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the process.

Dec 2, 2024 · “A vote of at least one-third of all the Members of the House shall be necessary either to affirm a favorable resolution with the Articles of Impeachment of the Committee, or override its contrary resolution. The vote of each Member shall be recorded,” according to …

Dec 3, 2024 · An impeachment complaint has been filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects, corruption and failure to stand up to Chinese aggression in the dis

1 day ago · On Wednesday afternoon, 215 out of the 306 members of the House voted for the impeachment of Ms. Duterte. Applause broke out in the plenary hall after the official announcement of the results.

Dec 2, 2024 · The complaint details 24 articles of impeachment, including the misuse of billions of pesos in confidential funds during her tenure as Davao City mayor and Vice President, failure to account for substantial government budgets, and refusal to attend congressional hearings.