MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s newly-appointed spokesperson Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. on Wednesday warned that lowering the 16-vote threshold for conviction could allow the sitting government to manipulate the outcome of her impeachment trial. In an ambush interview on Wednesday, Panelo said, “Maaaring kapag ang denominator, itong 16, ay pwedeng babaan, iniimbitahan mo yung nasa poder, yung gobyerno natin, na targetin itong mga senador na aasahan nilang hindi boboto nang pabor sa gusto nila.” (It is possible that if the denominator, this 16, will be lowered, you’re inviting those in power, the government, to target senators who they expect […]...

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