Marcoleta asserts capacity to vote as judge in letter to impeach court

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta has asserted his ability to vote as a senator-judge in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial despite his detention in a July 20, 2026, letter to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Marcoleta’s office released the letter Wednesday after senator-judges raised the possibility of revisiting