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A political bloc led by Alan Peter Cayetano ousted Sotto from the presidency and initiated impeachment proceedings against Sara Duterte.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Jun 7
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What happened
A political bloc led by Alan Peter Cayetano ousted Sotto from the presidency and initiated impeachment proceedings against Sara Duterte.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Sotto presided over the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.Sub-event
- Terry Ridon led the impeachment charge against VP Sara Duterte, with the trial scheduled to begin on July 6.Sub-event
Cayetano's bloc ousted Sotto and started impeachment against Duterte.1 source
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The entities involved
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Sotto
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Sara Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines since 2022
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Alan Peter Cayetano
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2019 to 2020
- Robin Padilla is under preliminary investigation regarding an ICC matter, and he helped elect Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president.
- Cayetano led the minority bloc, while the Villar family faced an investigation into water services. Separately, Tulfo's appeal successfully reversed Escudero's ruling.