Romualdez formally denied the plunder allegation through a not guilty plea as proceedings against the former House Speaker continue before the Sandiganbayan.
Marcoleta will not request a Sandiganbayan furlough even as senator-judges prepare to consider whether the 16-vote conviction requirement should be revised.
The former justices offered differing constitutional interpretations as senator-judges prepare to decide whether the existing 16-vote conviction requirement should remain.
Amici curiae raised participation and oath questions as senator-judges examine how the constitutional voting base should be calculated in the impeachment trial.
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro questioned the seriousness of claims that Vice President Sara Duterte was ready to immediately succeed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.