Philippine Vice President impeachment proceedings

Overview

The Philippine House of Representatives voted by more than the required one-third of its membership to impeach the Vice President, finding probable cause and forwarding the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial.

Following the move to convene the Senate as an impeachment court, legal debate has emerged regarding the constitutional requirements for conviction. Experts are contesting whether the necessary two-thirds vote must be a fixed number or a proportional measure based on participating senators. Former law dean Mel Sta. Maria argued that interpreting the requirement to include absent or recused members would create a “legal absurdity,” suggesting that only senators “sitting for that purpose” should be counted toward the threshold.

Entities

House of Representatives of the Philippines · Senate of the Philippines · Mel Sta. Maria · Philippine Senate

Timeline

1 day ago

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Philippine Senate impeachment trial sparks debate over conviction threshold
Legal experts debate whether the two-thirds Senate vote required for impeachment conviction should be based on total membership or only on senators actively participating in the trial.
7 days ago

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Philippines House of Representatives votes to impeach Vice President
The Philippine House of Representatives has voted to impeach the Vice President, forwarding Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial.

Sources

abogado.com.ph · bicolmail.net · cbcp.ph · cbcponline.net