00:00Impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol says the court may defer the voting on the conviction threshold of the impeachment trial
00:07of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:09Some senator judges say this will allow more time for deliberations.
00:13The initial schedule was set on Wednesday, September 23.
00:16After hearing from the Amici Curie, or friends of the court, the prosecution and defense will present their arguments over
00:22the disputed 16-vote threshold for Duterte's conviction.
00:26Senator judges will then ask questions and vote on whether the threshold should be based on all 24 senators.
00:32The voting threshold has become a key issue in Duterte's impeachment trial.
00:36With four senator judges absent for an extended period, Senator Judge Erwin Tulfo asked the court to review how the
00:42voting threshold should be determined.
00:44Tongol says a simple majority is needed to move the threshold.
00:48This means that with 20 active senator judges, 11 votes are needed to amend the voting threshold.
00:53Tapos na po yung portion dito ni Presiding Officer Escudero.
00:59Inappela na po yung kanyang ruling.
01:02So, ngayon po, magkakaroon na po ng botohan ng mga senator judges ng simple majority po, constituting a quorum.
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