Senate lowers threshold for conviction in VP Duterte’s impeachment trial
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- MANILA (Updated 2:20 p.m.) — The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, reducing the threshold prosecutors must clear to secure a guilty verdict. The court rul...S1
- MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday decided to reduce the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. This came after the majority of the senator-judges voted to reduce the conviction threshold after both the defe...S2
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Senate lowers threshold for conviction in VP Duterte’s impeachment trial
MANILA (Updated 2:20 p.m.) — The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, reducin…
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Senate impeachment court reduces conviction threshold
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday decided to reduce the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. This came after the majority of…
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Published Sep 23, 2026
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- MANILA (Updated 2:20 p.m.) — The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, reducing the threshold prosecutors must clear to secure a guilty verdict. The court rul...S1
- MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday decided to reduce the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. This came after the majority of the senator-judges voted to reduce the conviction threshold after both the defe...S2
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