The impeachment trial of the Philippines' popular vice-president, Sara Duterte, has started, in a case that will determine whether she can run for the top job in 2028. She is accused of misusing public funds and threatening to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated. If convicted, she will be removed as vice-president and barred from running in any upcoming elections.
She has dismissed the case as political harassment, with some analysts suggesting that the trial is a bid to block her presidential ambitions. The 48-year-old is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, w
ho is himself being detained at The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.
