LIST: How senator-judges voted on threshold to convict Sara Duterte
The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday voted to base the two-thirds vote to convict the impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on the number of senators who are capable of "legally and factually participating in the impeachment proceedings."
Of the 13, only Villar came from the minority bloc.
On the other hand, Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis Escudero was the lone senator-judge to vote โno.โ
Meanwhile, six senator-judges from the minority bloc did not participate in the voting. They were:
The five other minority senator-judges earlier sided in favor of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano's motion to defer the voting threshold issue to the Supreme Court.
The latest ruling by the Senate impeachment court would mean that the four absent senators will not be allowed to participate in the voting even via teleconferencing.
Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta are detained on plunder and other related charges due to their alleged involvement in flood control and undeclared campaign donations, respectively.
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, meanwhile, remains at large amid a warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court in connection to the previous administration's bloody drug war.
Senator Loren Legarda recently extended her medical leave abroad due to a lung condition. โAOL, GMA News

