House Justice Panel to Vote on Marcos Impeachment Sufficiency

The House of Representatives Committee on Justice will vote on Wednesday on whether two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are sufficient in substance, following extended discussions during a hearing on Tuesday. The panel, chaired by Batangas Representative Gerville Luistro, deferred the vote by one day to allow members time to review arguments presented on the petitions' merits. The complaints, filed in late January, allege constitutional violations, graft, corruption, and betrayal of public trust related to budget allocations, infrastructure projects, and other actions.

The first complaint, submitted on January 19 by lawyer Andre de Jesus and endorsed by Pusong Pinoy Representative Jernie Jett Nisay, spans 14 pages and outlines six grounds. These include accusations that Marcos ordered the arrest and transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in March 2025, in connection with deaths during Duterte's drug war. It also claims the president enabled Duterte's kidnapping, suffers from drug addiction, and mishandled flood control and public works projects. The second complaint, filed on January 26 by...