Philippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress.

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said it has filed a formal complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and several other people. The complaints allege direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion during an incident at the lower chamber of congress and a government hospital,

The Philippines' embattled vice president on Wednesday accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of seeking to remove her from office, after the national police filed a formal complaint accusing her of assault and coercion.