Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify an impeachment complaint against her, making her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.

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.

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

Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of her impeachment.

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 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.

Vice President Sara Duterte has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the validity and constitutionality of the 4th impeachment complaint against her.

Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have called out Vice President Sara Duterte again for filing a petition seeking to stop the impeachment trial against her, as it runs contrary to initial statements that the proceedings are a welcome development for her.