The 48-year-old faces charges of corruption, bribery, and an alleged plot to assassinate her rival, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Vice President Sara Duterte, the country’s second-highest official, is set to face trial before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court.

The Philippine Senate is starting the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter feud with…