SC asked to void lowered vote threshold in Sara Duterte impeachment

Senate impeachment court did not commit grave abuse — law expert

The Senate impeachment court did not commit grave abuse of discretion when it ruled to base the voting threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte"s conviction on the number of senator-judges participating in the trial, constitutional law expert Domingo Cayosa said on Sunday.

SC asked to void lowered vote threshold in Sara Duterte impeachment

Two petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the lowered voting threshold approved by the Senate impeachment court to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.

Second petition vs Senate impeachment vote threshold filed at SC

MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer has filed a second petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Senate sitting as an impeachment court over its new ruling on the number of...

SC asked to restore 16-vote threshold in impeachment trial

MANILA — The Supreme Court has been asked to restore the fixed 16-vote requirement to convict Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, bringing before the high tribunal a constitutional challenge to the Senate impeachment court’s decision to exclude senators deemed unable to participate when computing the two-thirds threshold. Former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez filed a 24-page petition […]