Barbers, Abante: Lower conviction threshold can’t be ‘weaponized’

Inquirer.net - Sep 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — House impeachment team adviser and spokesperson Ace Barbers and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. on Friday rejected a warning from Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp that lowering the conviction threshold in her impeachment trial could allow the government to target senator-judges and influence the outcome. Duterte spokesperson Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. had

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