Panganiban: 16 votes needed to convict, but realities also matter

MANILA, Philippines — While mathematics will always be about exact computations — like how one-third of 24 senator-judges will always be 16 — former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said that realities must also be considered in navigating proposals to lower the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. In his