PDP party bet: No two-thirds Senate vote to convict VP Sara Duterte if slate wins


Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during a press conference at her office in Manila on December 11, 2024. Philippine lawmakers on February 5 voted to send articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate, a day before the current congressional session was set to end. - Photo: AFP

MANILA: The two-thirds vote needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial will not be attainable if all candidates under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) slate enter the next Senate.

This is what PDP-Laban candidate Jayvee Hinlo promised supporters at the party’s proclamation rally at Club Filipino in San Juan City on Thursday (Feb 13).

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