The Philippine lower house of parliament on Monday voted to advance impeachment proceedings against the vice president. Under the constitution, the case now proceeds to a Senate trial. A guilty verdict would remove Duterte from office and bar her from holding elected positions for life — an early setback for her plan to run for the presidency in 2028 . The articles of the impeachment focus on misappropriation of public funds, unexplained assets, bribery of public officials. They also cover an