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

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

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.

An impeachment prosecutor on Wednesday expressed belief that the Supreme Court should not order a halt to the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.

A group of lawyers from Mindanao, officials of Davao City and other supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday to stop the Senate

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.

The lawyers, Isaraelito Torreon, the lawyer of detained doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy, former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chief Martin Delgra and 27 other petitioners, filed the petition before the high court on Tuesday,

A group of lawyers and private citizens on Tuesday asked the Philippine Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying it didn’t follow the process under the constitution.