A petition seeking the impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's former president, received the required support on Wednesday of more than a third of lower-house lawmakers,

More than 200 members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday signed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte after more than a month of seeming inaction on complaints filed against her by members of civil society.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was facing an impeachment trial in the Philippine Senate after the required two-thirds majority of lawmakers voted Wednesday for her to be removed from office am