{
  "id": 9304780,
  "title": "Sara Duterte impeachment: Why the Senate is fighting over the 16-vote threshold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sara-duterte-impeachment-why-the-senate-is-fighting-over-the-16-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:09:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/sara-duterte-impeachment-why-the-senate-is-fighting-over-the-16-vote-threshold-1.500684698"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Manila: A key legal and procedural question in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has shifted the Philippine Senate’s attention from the evidence to a basic question: How many senators must vote to convict? The 1987 Constitution clearly states an impeached official cannot be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of \"all members\" of the Senate. With 24 senators, the Senate…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Marcos’ ‘existential battle’ with Sara Duterte intensifies in Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/marcos-existential-battle-with-sara-duterte-intensifies-in-philippines",
        "published": "2026-09-23T06:22:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Philippine Senate lowers conviction threshold in Sara Duterte trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/philippine-senate-lowers-conviction-threshold-in-sara-duterte-trial",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:12:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Philippine Senate’s lowering of voting threshold raises stakes for Sara Duterte",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/philippine-senates-lowering-of-voting-threshold-raises-stakes-for",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}