00:00The Senate Impeachment Court votes to lower the voting threshold for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte in her
00:07impeachment trial.
00:08With 13 affirmative votes and 1 negative vote, Senator Judges approve Senator Judge Irwin Tulfo's appeal.
00:14Senator Judge Mark Villar votes in favor of lowering the threshold.
00:18Presiding Officer Cheese Escudero himself votes no to Tulfo's appeal, which sought to overturn his own July 6 ruling.
00:25All those in favor of the appeal of Senator Judge Irwin Tulfo, say aye.
00:33Aye.
00:34Those again say nay.
00:36Nay.
00:37The court rules the voting baseline should include only Senator Judges who are legally and factually capable of participating in
00:43the trial.
00:44This excludes those who are detained, suspended, or otherwise restrained from legally exercising their functions,
00:50those being sought by authorities whose whereabouts are unknown, those suffering from physical or medical incapacity,
00:57those beyond the coercive processes of the Senate, and others similarly situated.
01:02Meantime, the six members of the Senate Minority Block did not vote.
01:05They are Senator Judges Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Robin Padilla, Camille Villar, Aimee Marcos, and Bongo.
01:12Marcos reiterates their position that the impeachment court's interpretation of the voting threshold is unconstitutional.
01:18Tulad ng sinabi ko, kailanman di ko inakala na ako, bilang isang Marcos,
01:24ay ipaglalaban yung saligang batas na sabi ay laban sa tatay ko.
01:32Pero yan ang talagang kataas-daas sa mga batas ng ating bansa.
