
MANILA, Philippines – Changing the vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial may have consequences in Constitutional provisions, defense counsel Michael Poa warned on Wednesday. This, as Poa asserted, means that the vote requirement to convict Duterte must remain at 16. “If we were to lower the threshold here, we will not be lowering the threshold in a vacuum. May consequences po yan. Marami pong constitutional provisions ang maaapektuhan… Are we going to als
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