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.

The Supreme Court may take up during its en banc session on Feb. 25 the petition filed by Vice President Sara Duterte seeking to halt her impending impeachment trial at the Senate, which she said was based on an unconstitutional complaint.

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

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.

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

A group of lawyers on Tuesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to stop the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the impeachment complaint against her, as the embattled politician challenges efforts to oust 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,

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.

(AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) (Basilio Sepe, Basilio Sepe) MANILA – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that ...

The lawyers argue that the articles of impeachment used against Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly suffer from several constitutional infirmities, and are therefore invalid