Evidence presented in the Senate impeachment trial remains insufficient to secure the 16 votes required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Ateneo de Davao University Professor Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc.
Dr. Maboloc noted that defense efforts to challenge prosecution witnesses are standard trial procedure to highlight evidentiary gaps.
He cautioned that impeachment allegations risks being viewed as political maneuvers unless substantiated by clear prima facie evidence.
Ultimately, securing a two-thirds Senate majority (16 votes) for conviction remains a high threshold under current trial disclosures.
