Chiz Escudero explains how to compute for two-thirds vote in Sara Duterte impeachment trial

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Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Wednesday said that two-thirds of all members of the Senate qualified to vote will be the voting threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.

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MANILA, Philippines – On Day 29 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court will hear the oral arguments from the prosecution and defense on the number of votes needed to convict Duterte. The issue centers on whether the two-thirds vote requirement should be based on the full 24-member Senate or only on senators

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