00:00Senate President Wynn Gachalian clarifies,
00:03Senator Jinggoy Estrada is also suspended as Senator Judge
00:06in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.
00:08Estrada's 90-day suspension extends to his role as Senator Judge.
00:12So, the suspension is to the Senator
00:16and it carries with it all the responsibilities as a Senator,
00:19including becoming a Senator Judge.
00:21Itong 90-day suspension, hindi bago ito.
00:24Nangyari na ito in the past with other Senators.
00:27So, kung ano yung naging practice in the past
00:30and ano ang legal practice in the past yung nang susundan natin.
00:35The anti-graft court Sandigan Bayan suspended Estrada on June 16
00:39due to his graft case pending with the Sandigan Bayan 2nd Division.
00:42Gachalian was also asked about the conviction threshold
00:45due to Estrada and Senator Bato de la Rosa's absence.
00:48He says the Senate will follow what is written in the Constitution.
00:51The Constitution's Article 11, Section 6 also requires
00:55the two-thirds of all the members of the Senate to secure a conviction.
00:58Due to the wording all members,
01:00this could mean Estrada and de la Rosa may still be counted
01:03in computing the required threshold.
01:05Two-thirds of 24 is still 16.
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