Ex-SC justices: Changing voting base mid-trial is not due process violation

MANILA, Philippines – Reversing Senate impeachment court presiding officer Francis “Chiz Escudero’s previous ruling that required 16 votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte will not violate her right to due process. This view was expressed by three retired Supreme Court (SC) justices on Wednesday at the impeachment trial. As the impeachment court considers whether