By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine senators were preparing to be sworn in as jurors in Wednesday's impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, who faces a lifetime political ban if convicted of high crimes and betraying the public trust.

Philippine senators have set themselves as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over corruption and other criminal allegations but they voted to send the raft of complaints back to the House of Representatives due to legal

MANILA: The Philippines's oldest and most authoritative voice on constitutional law has urged the Senate to proceed with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, reminding senators that the accountability of public officials should not be thwarted by procedural inventions or partisan manoeuvring.