Sara Duterte trial: Who voted to adjust the conviction threshold?

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court on Wednesday ruled that the voting threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte will depend on how many senator-judges are present during the trial.

But how did the senator-judges vote?

READ: Senate impeachment court lowers vote threshold to convict Sara Duterte

Article continues after this advertisement

Six senator-judges boycotted the voting proper after earlier asserting that the impeachment court should not decide how many votes are required to convict Duterte.

FEATURED STORIES

NEWSINFO

NEWSINFO

NEWSINFO

These are Senator-judges Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Christopher “Bong” Go, Camille Villar, and Robin Padilla.

The six also lobbied for three of their absent colleagues, who are facing legal battles, to be given the opportunity to vote.

Only presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero voted against changing the threshold after he initially ruled that 16 votes were needed to convict Duterte.

The remaining 13 senator-judges voted in favor of making the voting baseline flexible depending on the number of senator-judges present during the trial.

These are Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian; Senator-judges Bam Aquino, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Vicente Sotto III, JV Ejercito, Risa Hontiveros, Lito Lapid, Panfilo Lacson, Kiko Pangilinan, Erwin and Raffy Tulfo, Joel Villanueva, and Mark Villar. /mcm