Philippine VP Duterte impeachment: Supreme Court junks challenge to Senate voting threshold

The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) dismissed on Wednesday petitions challenging the Senate Impeachment Court’s interpretation of the two-thirds vote required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte and remove her from office. In an en banc session, the SC said the phrase “all the Members of the Senate” under the Philippine Constitution refers only to senators who are legally and actually able to participate in the impeachment proceedings at the time of the vote. The Senate Impeac