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Under Article XI, Section 3(6) of the 1987 Constitution, an impeachment conviction in the Senate requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.
Explanation
- Determine the total number of Senators: 24, because the Constitution says the Senate “shall be composed of twenty-four Senators.” (1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 2)
- Apply the conviction rule: the Constitution says “No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.” (1987 Constitution, Article XI, Section 3)
- Compute two-thirds of 24: two-thirds of 24 is 16, so 16 Senators must concur to convict. (1987 Constitution, Article XI, Section 3; 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 2)
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"The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law."
"No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate."
This means conviction is possible only if at least two-thirds of the Senate seats are in agreement; the Constitution uses “all the Members,” so you base it on the total number of Senators.
"The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law."
With 24 Senators in total, two-thirds is 16 (because two-thirds of 24 equals 16), so 16 Senators are needed to convict.
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