Senate’s new impeachment voting threshold challenged at Supreme Court

MANILA, Philippines — Former Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify a recent Senate Impeachment Tribunal ruling modifying the threshold required to convict an impeached official. Rodriguez, in his 23-page Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition filed Sept. 24 said the chamber’s ruling has unlawfully rewritten the 1987 Constitution. While the case