US EditionHouse Junks Impeachment Complaints vs Marcos
The House justice committee found the impeachment complaints against President Marcos insufficient, with 284 lawmakers voting to dismiss the cases, granting him one-year immunity.
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House dismisses impeachment complaints against Marcos
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. avoided impeachment on Tuesday, a largely expected outcome after allies in the lower house of Congress voted overwhelmingly to dismiss the complaints against him. The vote came a week after the House of Representatives’ justice committee dismissed two impeachment complaints against Marcos, saying they lacked substance. Marcos was accused of betraying the public’s trust, committing graft […] The …
Marcos officially secures 1-year protection from impeachment
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. officially earned one-year immunity from impeachment proceedings following the failure of the first major effort to remove him from office. The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday, February 10, the House justice committee report that junked the two impeachment complaints against him. “These complaints fail to establish a factual nexus between the President and any impeachable offense.…
Malacañang welcomed the final dismissal of the two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after they were ratified in the plenary of the House of Representatives. According to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro, the President was satisfied with the process in the House and the decision of the majority of lawmakers to dismiss the complaints filed against him. The Palace stressed that the vote of 284 congressm…
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