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Philippine Senate leadership shift leaves Sara Duterte exposed ahead of impeachment trial

A leadership stand-off in the Philippine Senate ended Wednesday with the removal of an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte as leader of the chamber, which will soon start the impeachment trial of his daughter, incumbent Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. With 13 of 24 senators backing him, Sh...

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Left / center-leftPhilippine Senate president allied with Duterte removed ahead of his daughter’s impeachment trial

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South China Morning PostNews report · Jun 17, 11:39 AM

Philippine Senate leadership shift leaves Sara Duterte exposed ahead of impeachment trial

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A leadership stand-off in the Philippine Senate ended Wednesday with the removal of an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte as leader of the chamber, which will soon start the impeachme...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 17, 9:39 AM

Philippine Senate president allied with Duterte removed ahead of his daughter’s impeachment trial

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A leadership standoff in the Philippine Senate has ended with the removal of an ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte as Senate leader.

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