MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday the executive branch of government cannot have a hand in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Marcos made the remark a day after the lower house, led by his cousin House Speaker Martin Romualdez, impeached Duterte. The vice president, who has been embroiled in a long-running row with Marcos, has previously dismissed moves against her as politically motivated.
—Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema; Editing by Martin Petty
