Impeachment by Proxy: The Unsettling Blurring of Lines in Philippine Politics The recent charge filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio for allegedly threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
's life has sent shockwaves through the country's already volatile political landscape.
What's truly unsettling, however, is not the charge itself but the manner in which it was presented – as a parallel track to her ongoing Senate impeachment trial.