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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the country's presidency in 2028 during a news conference in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, on Feb.18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 18, 2026
Sara Duterte trial to open next phase of Philippine political turmoil
The political drama is rattling a country with a weak economy and may limit the ability of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to stem the bleeding.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the country's presidency in 2028 during a press conference in Manila on Feb. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Philippine lawmakers advance impeachment of Vice President Duterte
Seen as a frontrunner for the 2028 presidential elections, she survived a similar impeachment bid last year.
A Philippine House of Representatives panel votes on impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., deciding that they lack substance, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2026
Philippine House panel finds bid to impeach Marcos lacks substance
Marcos was accused of corruption, violating the constitution ?and betraying public trust.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the 27th ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, Laos, in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Philippine lawmakers weigh impeachment for Marcos
The Philippine president is accused of betraying the public¡¯s trust, corruption and violating the country¡¯s constitution.
A photo of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is seen as members of civil society groups file an impeachment complaint against her at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Impeachment complaints filed against Philippine VP Sara Duterte
The accusations emerge as hearings into impeachment complaints against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begin.
Sara Duterte, vice president of the Philippines, speaks during a campaign event in Manila on May 8. The Philippine Senate on Wednesday voted to shelve an impeachment complaint against her after the country's top court ruled it as unconstitutional.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2025
Philippine Senate shelves VP Duterte¡¯s impeachment case
The vote follows a ruling by the country¡¯s top court that the complaint was unconstitutional.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a statement following her impeachment by the lower house of the Congress, in her office at Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, in February.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2025
Philippine court says Sara Duterte impeachment unlawful
The ruling was a stunning victory for the embattled vice president and rival of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Anti-Yoon protesters react after the Constitutional Court's verdict on the impeachment of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2025
South Korea upholds Yoon impeachment, prompting snap election within 60 days
The move, while deepening a divide in South Korea between conservative and progressive voters, could also have broad implications for relations with neighboring Japan.
A woman holds a poster of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a street rally in Seoul on Saturday, ahead of the impeachment verdict for the president.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2025
South Korea to rule on President Yoon¡¯s impeachment on Friday
If the impeachment is upheld, then Yoon will immediately lose power and an election to replace him will be held within 60 days.
Supporters of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, protesting in Seoul on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2025
South Korea¡¯s political drama is far from over
The potential for violence in the days ahead is still great. Still, that shouldn¡¯t take away from the urgent and necessary reform of the political system.
South Korean evangelical preacher Jun Kwang-hoon speaks during a rally to support impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on March 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2025
South Korean pastor vows revolt against Yoon¡¯s impeachment
Experts say the pastor has tapped into a far-right constituency that expanded in the wake of Yoon¡¯s martial law declaration.
A supporter of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol waves a flag showing a picture of Yoon during a rally near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Tuesday, as Yoon attended his final impeachment hearing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2025
Yoon accused in final impeachment hearing of seeking ¡®dictatorship¡¯
In his own closing statement before the Constitutional Court, the South Korean president defended his decisions as lawful and necessary to protect the country.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 25, 2025
What happens next in South Korea as Yoon¡¯s impeachment trial wraps up?
Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol¡¯s impeachment trial is set to wrap up Tuesday.
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2025
South Korea¡¯s Yoon back in court for impeachment hearing
Yoon was detained last month on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be arrested.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
South Korea¡¯s Yoon attends impeachment trial over martial law bid
His decision to attend the impeachment hearing contrasts with his resistance to criminal proceedings against him.
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 14, 2025
South Korea to begin impeachment trial to decide Yoon¡¯s fate
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.
Anti-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters rally in Seoul on Saturday. South Korea's Constitutional Court has scheduled five trial dates spanning from Tuesday to Feb. 4, which will proceed in his absence if the suspended president does not attend his impeachment trial.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2025
South Korea¡¯s Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence since being suspended and impeached last month, following a short-lived declaration of martial law.
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2025
Impeached South Korean president¡¯s party sees signs of revival
Anti-corruption officers¡¯ botched attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol is reinvigorating conservatives to rally behind the People Power Party.
Supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol hold up placards reading "Opposition to impeachment, Arrest Lee Jae-myung," leader of the opposition Democratic Party, as they gather near the presidential residence in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 2, 2025
Right-wing YouTubers back impeached South Korean president¡¯s last stand
A small band of supporters spurred on by the YouTubers have refused to leave impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol¡¯s side as he attempts to fend off arrest.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a public address from his official residence in Seoul on Dec. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2024
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
The warrant makes Yoon the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest, following his short-lived bid to impose martial law in the country.

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