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Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution argues senators unable to participate should not vote
Public prosecutor Chel Diokno says that by lowering the denominator in calculating the conviction threshold, both the prosecution and the defense will be impacted
#ChelDiokno #HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines
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If Sara Duterte co-owns Gencorp, why is her name not in SEC docs?
Could Duterte have made an ‘honest mistake’ in her sworn SALN? The prosecution team refuses to believe that’s what happened.
https://justpaste.in/news/why-sara-duterte-name-absent-sec-records-gencorp/
#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SecuritiesandExchangeCommissionSEC #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick
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Baste Duterte ‘confession’ on Gencorp deals could be ‘smoking gun’ – prosecution
Prosecutor Lorna Kapunan says the Davao City mayor’s confirmation of his local government’s deals with Gencorp ‘was not only an admission,’ but a ‘confession’
#BasteDuterte #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #NationalNews
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Why Sara Duterte skips questions related to her impeachment
‘Masyado nang maraming problema ang mga abogado ko ayaw ko nang dagdagan ‘yong kanilang problema with the contempt,’ the Vice President says
https://justpaste.in/news/why-sara-duterte-skips-questions-impeachment-trial/
#HouseofRepresentatives #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #InsideTrack
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[OPINION] A reset the Senate impeachment court needed
The ex-justices’ insights on the voting threshold re-centers the conversation on constitutional purpose and design, rather than procedural games
https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-reset-senate-impeachment-court-needed/
#SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick #ThoughtLeaders
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16 votes or lower? Senators to hold caucus on Duterte impeachment voting threshold
With 20 active senators, 11 votes — a simple majority — are needed to overturn the 16-vote threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte
https://justpaste.in/news/senator-judges-caucus-sara-duterte-impeachment-voting-threshold/
#impeachment #SaraDuterte #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick
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[Just Saying] Phantom judges in the impeachment court
Constitutional provisions must never be fragmented and parsed into isolated words and phrases, each assigned a standalone meaning detached from the whole
https://justpaste.in/news/opinion-phantom-judges-impeachment-court/
#CongressofthePhilippines #impeachment #PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines
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Why the SC is telling Congress to do its job on political dynasties
‘Because the Constitution explicitly mandates the prohibition of political dynasties, judicial inaction in the face of legislative paralysis would amount to constitutional abdication,’ says the High Court in its 86-page decision
https://justpaste.in/news/why-supreme-court-decision-congress-pass-anti-dynasty-law/
#HouseofRepresentatives #Philippinejudiciary #politicaldynasties #SenateofthePhilippines #Su…
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16 or lower? Ex-SC justices guide impeachment court on conviction threshold issue
The amici curiae give solicited advice to the impeachment court on the crucial issue
#PhilippineConstitution #SaraDuterteimpeachment #SenateofthePhilippines #EditorsPick #NationalNews