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Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Dispute Over Lowered Conviction Threshold
House prosecutors Luistro and Zamora support reducing the votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte from 16 to 15 or 14, citing absent senators.
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House prosecutors Luistro and Zamora have embraced the legal view that the conviction threshold in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should be lowered due to the absence of sitting senators. An emerging legal view holds that the threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte could fall from 16 votes to 15 or even 14.
The possible reduction in the conviction threshold is attributed to the absence of two senators and the possibility that more could soon be arrested.
The article discussing the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte was published on June 16, 2026.
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