Escudero maintains: 16 votes needed to convict Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — Sen.

Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who was elected to serve as the presiding officer of the impeachment court in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial, maintained that conviction will still require at least 16 votes from senator-judges.

Escudero made the pronouncement during his opening statement on the first day of Duterte’s impeachment trial where ...