MANILA— Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged fellow senator-judge Robinhood Padilla to clarify whether his warning about a “disregard for law” in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio referred to the entire impeachment court or specific members.

Lacson said Padilla’s statement could undermine the integrity of the Senate impeachment court if it was directed at the entire body, of which Padilla is also a member.

“I don’t know what Sen. Padilla meant by ‘disregard for law’ or if he was referring to the entire impeachment court na member din naman siya. If so, hindi kaya maituturing na direct assault sa integridad ng korte ang mga bibitiwan niyang pananalita (I don’t know what Sen. Padilla meant by ‘disregard for law’ or if he was referring to the entire impeachment court where he is a member. If so, won’t his remark be taken as a direct assault on the integrity of the impeachment court)?” he said.

Lacson added that if Padilla was referring only to certain senator-judges, he should identify them.

“Marapat lamang na liwanagin niya kung buong impeachment court ba ang tinutukoy niya sa ‘disregard for law’ or ilang myembro lang. Kung ang huli, sana pangalanan niya (It is only fair that he clarify if his ‘disregard for law’ referred to the impeachment court or to individual senator-judges. If it is the latter, I hope he names them),” he added.

In a radio interview on Sunday, Padilla warned that he and his allies might stop attending the impeachment trial if what he described as a disregard for the law persisted.

He cited several developments in the proceedings that he found surprising and cautioned against what he characterized as the continued twisting of the law.

“Baka dumating na punto na hindi na kami umattend (there may come a point when we won’t attend),” Padilla said.

Earlier, Padilla, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and their party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), petitioned the Supreme Court to nullify the Senate impeachment court’s ruling on the voting threshold.