Chaos in Manila Shows Sara Duterte Chipping Away at Marcos Power

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte just became the first official there to be impeached twice but the messy process has arguably only solidified her clout, complicating the political landscape in a country already grappling with a myriad of economic challenges.

The drama-filled vote in Congress this week, which included bizarre scenes of one senator with an outstanding arrest warrant dashing through halls and up and down stairwells to evade authorities (he’s still holed up in the building somewhere), is a pointer to months of turmoil to come.