Senate Impeachment Court Claims Impartiality in Amici Curiae Picks
Reginald Tongol said the justices were chosen for their constitutional expertise and impartiality as the court weighs whether to change the 16-vote rule.
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Escudero will no longer vote on conviction rule —impeachment court spox
Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero will no longer cast his vote on September 23, when senator-judges decide on whether or not to sustain the 16-vote threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, court spokesperson Regie Tongol said Friday.
Senate impeachment court claims impartiality in amici curiae picks
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has maintained that it was impartial in picking the four retired Supreme Court (SC) justices that would serve as legal advisers on the issue of whether the voting threshold needed to convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte should be changed. In an online press conference on Friday, impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol stressed that retired Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban, Reyna…
Former SC justices to share advice on threshold impeachment vote
THE Senate impeachment court on Thursday named retired chief and associate justices of the Supreme Court as amici curiae, or “friends of the court,” to help the court resolve the disputed voting threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte.Impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol said former Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, and retired Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna will appear before the court on Sept. 16 to give …
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