Philippine lawmakers voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte following mass street protests in January 2025, but a video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts does not show Congressman Bonifacio Bosita at one of the demonstrations.

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 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.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office. The House of Representatives, which is dominated by the allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

It is the conflict between the United States and China that is being fought out in the upcoming election, and the impeachment is the opening salvo.

Lawyers supporting Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte filed the first legal challenge against her impeachment at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying it had been unconstitutionally rushed through without proper oversight.