House Panel Junks Impeachment Raps vs. Pres Bongbong Marcos over ‘Insufficiency in Substance’
BONGBONG MARCOS – The President was asked about his reaction to the House of Representatives junking the impeachment raps against him.
Previously, a lawyer, Andre de Jesus, filed the first impeachment complaint against Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.. He accused the President of alleged betrayal of public trust over several grounds. The impeachment rap was filed before the Office of the Secretary General of the House of Representatives.
In the impeachment complaint against Marcos Jr., the President was accused of alleged betrayal of public trust over the following grounds:
- Respondent ordered and enabled the kidnapping and surrender of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- Respondent is unfit to serve as President due to drug addiction.
- Respondent committed betrayal of public trust when he failed to veto unprogrammed appropriations (UA) and other unconstitutional provisions in the General Appropriations Bill (GAB).
- Respondent engaged in graft and corruption through kickbacks and ghost projects.
- Respondent created the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to shield corrupt allies.
- Respondent violated the Constitution and betrayed public trust by surrendering former President Duterte to the ICC.
Just shortly after the filing of the first impeachment complaint against the President which was endorsed by Deputy Minority Leader at Pusong Pinoy Party-list Rep. Jett Nisay, another impeachment rap was filed against him. He is also accused of alleged betrayal of public trust in the second impeachment rap filed against him.
According to Malacañang, the President is ready to face any impeachment complaint that may be filed against him. Palace press officer undersecretary Claire Castro also said that Marcos Jr. is not worried over the impeachment complaints against him but for the country’s economy.
Amid the impeachment moves against his father, presidential son and Ilocos Norte Congressman Sandro Marcos who is also the House Majority Leader assured that the House of Representatives will not block any impeachment. A lawmaker claimed that he allegedly has no choice but to process the impeachment even if it is against his dad.
Cong. Sandro Marcos stepped back from the House process on the impeachment complaint against PBBM. The impeachment raps were transmitted to the House Committee on Justice.
Recently, after ruling that the two impeachment raps were sufficient in form, the House Justice panel junked the two impeachment complaints against Marcos Jr. for the ‘insufficiency in substance’. The President himself was recently asked about his reaction to the decision of the House.
“Of course, I’m glad that the impeachment complaints against me have been finished and as the statement that we made earlier, we can get on with our work because these things are distractions from what we are doings,” Marcos Jr. said.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also claimed that he is not very worried over the impeachment raps against him. According to News5, the Chief Executive called the filing of impeachment complaints against him as allegedly a “political move”.
“I wasn’t very worried because I saw the impeachment complaint I knew that I will be alright in terms of the impeachment kasi wala naman, there were no real ground. It was a political move as usual,” the President said based on the post.
Previously, Marcos Jr. claimed that his son, Cong. Sandro Marcos, allegedly did not inform him that he will not participate in the House process of the impeachment complaint against him.