MANILA, Feb. 7 -- Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with her then-ally and fellow political scion Ferdinand Marcos.
Less than three years later, the alliance between their powerful families lies in ruins and she is facing a battle for her political life in a Senate impeachment trial, accused of fraud, corruption and plotting to assassinate her former running mate.
AFP looks at how Duterte rose to prominence and what precipitated her spectacular fall.
Where did she come from?
The 46-year-old lawyer and mother of three, tattooed and fond of motorcycles, is the eldest daughter of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and goes by the nickname Inday Sara...