Practice question
The President of the Philippines is being tried in a valid Senate impeachment case. Who must preside under the Constitution, and may that presiding officer vote?
- The Speaker must preside and cast two votes.
- The Chief Justice must preside but shall not vote.
- The President must preside over the President's own trial.
- The Ombudsman must preside and vote in every tie.
- The Chief Justice presides only after a criminal conviction.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI Section 3(6): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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