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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s impeachment sought by politician

Click to play video: 'Philippine activists protest President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs'
Philippine activists protest President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs
About 100 activists protested outside the Philippine National Police headquarters in Manila on Jan. 27, to demand justice for a South Korean businessman allegedly murdered by police and those killed in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs – Jan 27, 2017

A Philippine lawmaker has filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte because of the thousands of deaths that have happened during his anti-drug crackdown and for alleged corruption.

The bid, however, faces an uphill battle because Duterte’s allies hold an overwhelming majority in Congress.

Rep. Gary Alejano says the complaint he filed at the House of Representatives on Thursday alleges that the president violated the constitution and betrayed the public trust with his actions, including the crackdown that has sparked extrajudicial killings of drug suspects and because of a failure to declare huge bank deposits as required by law.

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House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, a vocal Duterte ally, called the impeachment bid “stupid,” saying it is based on fabricated allegations.

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