SC Orders Senate, House to Comment on Impeachment Voting Threshold Petition
The Philippine Supreme Court has ordered the Senate impeachment court and the House of Representatives to comment on a petition by Senators Robin Padilla and Bong Go seeking to nullify the ruling on the voting threshold for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The two chambers have five days to respond.
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