Manila, Sept. 16 -- Malacanang on Wednesday declined to weigh in on the voting threshold for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying it will leave the matter to the Senate.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Marcos administration would not issue an opinion or judgment on whether the threshold should be based on all 24 senators or only those qualified to participate in the proceedings.

"Sa parte po ng administrasyon, sa parte po ng Pangulo, hindi po kami magbibigay ng anumang opinyon, ng anumang judgment patungkol po diyan (On the part of the administration, on the part of the President, we will not give any opinion or judgment on that)," Castro said in a Palace briefing.

"Hahayaan po natin ang Senado na si...