A Philippine official says Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after more than the required number of legislators signed a petition to remove her from office.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday after more than the required number of legislators, many of them allies of the president with whom she has had a bitter political feud,

The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will likely take place after mid-term elections in May and could