Overview

• The Philippine Senate voted 18-5 to remand Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment complaint to the House of Representatives for constitutional and procedural certification
• Duterte was impeached in February on charges including graft, corruption and an alleged assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
• A conviction would require the support of two-thirds of senators and would result in her removal and a permanent ban from public office
• Duterte denies all allegations and her legal team says it is prepared to confront the charges as politically motivated
• House prosecutors assert that jurisdiction has been acquired and pledge to continue the trial once the required certification is secured