Questions raised on impeachment trial: Can absent senators vote?

MANILA, Philippines — With the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte set to begin on July 6, and some senators facing arrest, questions emerge over whether all 24 senator-judges will be able to participate in person and vote in the upcoming impeachment trial. More importantly: should the two-thirds threshold be based on all 24 senators or only those who are physically present and participating in the proceedings? Article XI, Section 6 of the 1987 Constitution states that “The Senate shall have the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment… No person shall be convicted without the […]... Keep on reading: Questions raised on impeachment trial: Can absent senators vote?