President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivers his 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA) during the joint Senate and House session of Congress at the Plenary Hall, House of Representatives Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City Monday July 25, 2011. In the photo are Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Photo by: Robert Vinas/ Malacanang Photo Bureau).

Legal expert Atty. Arturo Ubaub of ART and Partners stated that while evidentiary merits are vital, political numbers in Congress will ultimate decide Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

Ubaub explained that the complaint requires a one-third vote in the House of Representatives to advance to the Senate, followed by a two-thirds vote among senators to secure a conviction.

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