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Updated · Bloomberg · May 11Sara Duterte faces second impeachment vote
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 11
- The vote could come as soon as Monday in the 318-member House, where support from one-third of lawmakers would send the case to the Senate.
- Conviction would require two-thirds of the 24 senators, in a test of strength between Duterte and ally-turned-rival President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- The impeachment fight is expected to intensify political tensions in the Philippines and add to uncertainty over the country's economic outlook.
If Sara Duterte survives impeachment, could the political backlash guarantee her the 2028 presidency? Can this impeachment deliver justice, or will it just replace one powerful dynasty with another? As political dynasties battle, who is steering the Philippines through its worsening economic crisis?