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MANILA, Nov 27 – The Philippines’ embattled vice president on Wednesday accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of seeking to remove her from office, after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the latest turn in a dramatic fallout between two influential political families, police said Vice President Sara Duterte was involved in recent incidents in the lower house of Congress and at a hospital in which she was responsible for direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duterte, the daughter of firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte, has been the subject of a heated congressional enquiry into her spending as vice president and education minister, during which she has evaded questions and clashed repeatedly with lawmakers. She denies wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tempers flared when one of her aides was detained at the complex of the lower house and transferred to a government hospital for medical attention, with Duterte’s security team accused by police of pushing a police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The PNP remains steadfast in its commitment to uphold justice and ensure that all individuals are held accountable under the law, regardless of their position,” Philippine National Police chief Rommel Francisco Marbil said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duterte told a press conference the complaints “do not hold water”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I believe we reached the point of no return,” she said of her relationship with Marcos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is clear that they are really going after me. They want to remove me from power.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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