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Amici curiae or "friends of the court" share their legal opinions during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sept. 16. —PHOTOS FROM SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Amici curiae or "friends of the court" share their legal opinions during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sept. 16. —PHOTOS FROM SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Opinion

The most consequential number in Philippine politics

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Sometimes history turns on wars, elections and revolutions. Sometimes it turns on a denominator. The Senate impeachment court is confronting what initially appears to be a question of arithmetic: How many votes are required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte? Sixteen? Or can the number change if some senators are legally or practically unable to...

Only Supreme Court can resolve ‘Achilles’ heel’ of Charter change resolutions, legal luminaries say
The speakers, (from left) former elections commissioner Rene Sarmiento, risk analyst Emmanuel Leyco, and former chief justice Reynato Puno, field questions from students and journalists at the forum held at the UP College of Law. —PHOTO BY TJ BURGONIO
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March 16, 2024February 19, 2026News

Only Supreme Court can resolve ‘Achilles’ heel’ of Charter change resolutions, legal luminaries say

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Only the Supreme Court can resolve the issue of whether Congress should meet jointly and vote separately in the current contentious effort to amend the Constitution, legal luminaries said at a forum held at the University of the Philippines on March 14.  “We can save much time and effort if this is resolved once and...