Philippine Senate impeachment court rules two-thirds conviction threshold not fixed at 16 votes in Sara Duterte trial

The Senate impeachment court ruled on September 23 that the two-thirds threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte is not fixed at 16 votes, granting Sen. Erwin Tulfo's appeal of its July 6 ruling. Under the new ruling, the threshold shifts when senator-judges are detained, sought by law or suffering medical issues.

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