The Senate sitting as an impeachment court on Wednesday voted to lower the voting threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, overturning its earlier ruling that set 16 votes as the threshold.

The impeachment court voted 13-1, with six senator-judges not participating, to exclude certain senators from the computation of the two-thirds requirement.

Under the new ruling, the two-thirds requirement will be based on members who are legally and actually able to participate in the proceedings.

Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero said his earlier ruling that required 16 votes out of the 24-member Senate was reversed.

Escudero said senators who are detained or suspended, legally restrained from performing their functions, whose whereabouts are unknown, or who have physical or medical incapacity will not be counted in determining the voting threshold.

The senator-judges who did not participate in the vote were Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Robin Padilla, Camille Villar, Bong Go and Imee Marcos.

Senator Mark Villar, who was present during Wednesday afternoon’s voting, made his participation a vote in favor of lowering the denominator used to determine the two-thirds conviction threshold.

As of writing, Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa is on hiding following an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity linked to the war on drugs during the Duterte administration.

Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada are currently detained at a Quezon City jail under the custody of the Sandiganbayan over separate, non-bailable plunder charges

Meanwhile, Sen. Loren Legarda remains on medical leave marking her sixth consecutive extension amid an ongoing absence from the country.