4 retired SC justices listed as ‘amici curiae’ for Duterte trial
The Senate impeachment court says four retired SC justices will serve as ‘amici curiae’ and share views on the voting threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial
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[Newspoint] Sitting for what purpose?
As of this writing, four of the 24 senators are not actually ‘sitting for the purpose’ intended by the Constitution, as judges in an impeachment trial
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[Newsstand] The strongest argument for determining two-thirds impeachment vote
Dean Mel Sta.Maria’s reasoning makes eminent sense—and does not need 16 votes in the Senate to become the rule
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[Puso at Diwa] Foreign currency deposit secrecy: Time for a constitutional rethink
The uncertainty surrounding the interaction between constitutional impeachment powers and statutory bank secrecy is itself a weakness in the country’s accountability framework
