JAKARTA - The Philippine Senate acting as impeachment court has issued an official summons to Vice President Sara Duterte, the Philippine government news agency, PNA reported.
In the letter, Duterte was given a time limit that could not be extended for 10 days to answer the accusations brought against him.
Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Wednesday, June 11, the Senate President and chairman of the session, Francis Chiz Escudero, announced the issuance of the summons after 18 of the 23 Senate members chose to return the impeachment file to the House of Representatives to clarify the legality of the impeachment process of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Sara Duterte, who is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, was impeached on February 5 after more than two-thirds of the lower house members of parliament (DPR) signed a impeachment petition.
He was accused of misusing public funds while serving as Minister of Education of the Philippines.
The impeachment petition comes amid heated political conflict, in which Sara Duterte accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of wanting to get rid of her physically aka wanting her death.
He claims Marcos sees himself as the "biggest threat" to his chances of running again in the 2028 elections.
Marcos and Duterte previously ran together as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2022 election and won a six-year term.
However, their political alliance has now cracked. Duterte resigned from Marcos' Cabinet in June last year, after previously serving as Minister of Education.
Not only that, on February 12, Duterte was also charged by the state on charges of inciting treason.
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