An impeachment complaint has been filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president and her alleged role in extra-judicial killings of drug suspects,

An impeachment complaint was filed against Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives on Monday, according to a statement from the party list Akbayan.

Impeachment complaint filed against VP Sara Duterte for death threats, corruption, and misuse of government funds.

An alliance of civil society groups in the Philippines will on Monday file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte at the lower house, according to parliamentary group Akbayan partylist,

The dustup between the Philippines' top political families — the Marcos and Duterte clans — has entered the realm of major threat to the nation’s economy.

The complaints are for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress.

Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed.

Impeachment complaint is filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she threatened president with death

The complaint accuses Vice President Sara Duterte of violating the country’s Constitution, betrayal of public trust and other “high crimes.”

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday that any impeachment complaint against his estranged vice president Sara Duterte would only distract Congress and not help people, in remarks that drew criticism from some lawmakers.