Sen. Rodante Marcoleta says he will not ask for temporary release so he can vote on whether the Senate impeachment court retains or revises the 16-vote conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.
Marcoleta’s statement comes as four senators, including him, are absent from the ongoing impeachment proceedings, prompting the Senate to address the voting requirement for senator-judges. He made the remarks after his bail hearing for plunder at the Sandiganbayan Third Division, where an interview was allowed inside the courtroom. The outlet reporting focuses on Marcoleta’s decision not to pursue a “furlough” solely to participate in the threshold vote, despite the absence that has raised the issue of whether and how the requirement should be adjusted.
Other details on the broader deliberations or the positions of other senators are not included in the provided reports.
