The lower house in the Philippines impeached Vice President Sara Duterte Wednesday, accusing her of a wide range of crimes that included plotting to assassinate the president, large-scale corruption and failing to strongly denounce China’s aggressive actions against Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea.

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,

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with her then-ally and fellow political scion Ferdinand Marcos Jr.