11 votes needed to overturn 16-vote threshold - impeach court spox
The court will hear constitutional experts as it weighs whether 16 votes or a smaller number is needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Senate: 11 votes, not 10, needed on threshold
The Senate impeachment court will need 11 votes from the active roster of 20 senator-judges to overturn the ruling setting the conviction threshold at 16 votes in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a court official clarified yesterday.
10 senators can overturn 16-vote threshold to convict Sara Duterte
At least 10 senators can overturn the ruling of Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero that 16 votes are needed to remove Vice President Sara Duterte from office, court spokesperson Regie Tongol said Friday.
11 votes needed to overturn 16-vote threshold - impeach court spox
MANILA, Philippines — Eleven votes, if 20 senator-judges are present, are needed to overturn the 16-vote threshold and convict Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Reginald Tongol clarified on Saturday. His clarificatory remarks followed his earlier statement on Friday that a majority of 10 votes would be needed to change the threshold amid the absence of some senator-judges due to legal issues. The impeachmen…
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