Members of the House prosecution panel (from left to right) Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima, Manila Rep. Joel Chua, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, and Bicol Saro Rep Terry Ridon inspect the Senate Session Hall on Thursday, June 25, 2026, in preparation for the resumption of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on July 6. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines – The House prosecution team may seek to lower the threshold needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial “at the appropriate time,” its adviser Robert Ace Barbers said on Wednesday.
At least two-thirds of the Senate must find Duterte guilty of alleged wrongdoing for her to be convicted, and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro may raise the threshold question “at some point” to settle the topic, according to Barbers, a former lawmaker who is now advising the prosecution panel.
Calling it an “important issue” in the upcoming trial, he said the Senate impeachment court must settle the vote requirement, adding that the matter could also be elevated to the Supreme Court for resolution. He did not elaborate, describing it as a “legal issue.”
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