Impeachment Vote Petition Junked - BusinessWorld Online
The court said the petitions were premature and filed without standing, while the impeachment trial continues and the vote threshold remains under dispute.
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SC dismisses petitions vs vote threshold in Sara Duterte impeachment trial
The Supreme Court has dismissed separate petitions challenging the Senate Impeachment Court’s interpretation of the two-thirds vote requirement needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
SC dismisses challenges to Senate’s impeachment vote-counting rule
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed three separate petitions challenging the Senate Impeachment Court’s interpretation of the constitutional requirement for a two-thirds vote to convict in an impeachment case.The petitions were filed by Victor D. Rodriguez, Berteni Cataluña Causing and lawyer Ernesto B. Francisco Jr., who separately questioned the Senate tribunal’s Sept. 23, 2026 ruling on how the required two-thi…
SC junks petitions challenging Sara Duterte impeachment voting threshold
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed separate petitions challenging the Senate impeachment court"s ruling to base the voting threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte"s conviction on the number of senators who are participating in the proceedings.
Supreme Court junks pleas vs Senate Impeachment Court’s vote threshold
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