Lawyer petitions SC to void Senate impeachment court ruling on threshold

GMA Network - Sep 25, 2026

Another lawyer has filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC), asking it to void the Senate impeachment court"s recent ruling that excluded non-participant senator-judges in computing the threshold needed for Vice President Sara Duterte"s conviction. This is the second petition challenging the voting threshold decided on September 23, 2026.

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