Litmus test
The two-thirds vote requirement is not just a procedural technicality; it is a constitutional principle meant to ensure that any conviction reflects…
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The two-thirds vote requirement is not just a procedural technicality; it is a constitutional principle meant to ensure that any conviction reflects…
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If the Senate ultimately rejects the fixed 16-vote rule, a trip to the Supreme Court seems almost inevitable.
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The oral arguments will center on the disputed 16-vote threshold for conviction in Duterte’s impeachment trial.
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Escudero will commit a grave error if he subjects the question to a vote since the impeachment court cannot decide on whether it would follow the Constitution.
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Comelec will test and seal vote-counting machines in all 5,212 BARMM polling precincts on 12 September ahead of the parliamentary elections.
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Senate impeachment court sets 23 September to resolve whether the 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte should be lowered amid absent…
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Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team stays silent on whether it will challenge the 16-vote conviction threshold before the Supreme Court, as the Senate…
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Impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol warns that lowering the 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte would be dangerous and violate…
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The 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte is expected to remain unchanged as the Senate impeachment court rejects calls to amend its rules…
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The lead prosecutor in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte has argued that the constitutional two-thirds vote required for conviction…
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'Switzerland is a small country that cannot be expanded.'
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed a Supreme Court ruling dismissing a petition that sought to require manual vote counting alongside automated…
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