Palace Leaves Impeachment Vote Threshold to Senate

Palace leaves impeachment vote threshold to Senate

The Palace backed the former Supreme Court justices' view that the decision on the voting threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte lies solely with Senate impeachment court. 

Fewer than 16 votes can convict VP Sara

THREE of the four retired justices of the Supreme Court who were invited to share their thoughts with the Senate impeachment court trying Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday agreed that the Constitution’s two-thirds vote requirement for convicting an impeached official should not automatically mean 16 votes.Speaking as amici curiae, or friends of the Senate impeachment court, retired Chief Justices Hilario Davide Jr., Artemio Panganiban and…

Sara Duterte impeachment trial Day 26: 3 ex-SC chief justices say 16-vote threshold can be changed

The amici curiae, or “friends of the court,” took center stage on the 26th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, with three of the four legal experts saying the Senate impeachment court can change the 16-vote threshold for conviction, citing the Senate’s authority to try and decide impeachment cases.

3 ex-Chief Justices: Vote base in Sara impeachment trial flexible

MANILA — Three former Supreme Court chief justices offered similar interpretations Wednesday on how many senator-judges should be counted in determining the two-thirds vote needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, putting the Senate impeachment court’s 16-vote threshold under closer constitutional scrutiny. Former chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Hilario Davide Jr. and Reynato Puno argued that […]

Mga friends of the court, hati sa kanilang opinyon tungkol sa isyu ng voting threshold sa impeachment trial ni VPSD

Hati ang mga amici curiae pagdating sa kanilang ibinigay na legal opinion tungkol sa voting threshold para sa conviction o acquittal sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Binasa ni Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr., ang written legal memorandum na isinumite ni retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., na hindi makadalo physically dahil sa […]