The impeachment trial of Vice-President Sara Duterte has ignited a firestorm of controversy in the Philippines, with far-reaching implications for the country's

MANILA: Amid controversies surrounding Vice President Sara Duterte’s behaviour at recent budget hearings, where she was criticised for acting like a “spoiled brat,” she now faces another challenge as a progressive group prepares to push her impeachment.

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.

A petition has been filed by Vice President Sara Duterte before the Supreme Court (SC) to block the impeachment complaint filed against her in Congress. The petition for certiorari and prohibition, with urgent application for temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction,

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday filed the second legal challenge against her impeachment at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.