US EditionPhilippine lawmakers find bid to impeach Marcos to be ‘insufficient in substance’
The House Committee on Justice found both complaints lacked sufficient evidence and constitutional grounds, with 39 lawmakers voting to dismiss one complaint, officials said.
- On Wednesday, February 4, the House Committee on Justice dismissed two impeachment cases against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as insufficient in substance; the petitions were endorsed by Pusong Pinoy Representative Jett Nisay and the Makabayan bloc.
- Committee members said the petitions relied on unauthenticated attachments, noting the De Jesus complaint included hearsay and unproven accusations with many news articles and uncertified documents.
- Procedural votes and a lone dissenter shaped the outcome, with House committee members voting 24-21 to require `personal knowledge` and `authentic records`, and final tallies showed the second complaint was junked 9-7 while the first was dismissed after 42 votes, with Abante dissenting.
- Unless reversed by the plenary, the committee must file its report within 60 days, with deliberations potentially extending until Friday, impacting Marcos's immunity timeline.
- The De Jesus complaint alleged the President authorized the `kidnapping and surrendering` of former President Duterte to the ICC on March 11 last year, but lawmakers said the allegations did not meet impeachment standards.
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House panel junks impeachment complaints vs President Marcos - BusinessWorld Online
THE House Justice Committee on Wednesday concluded talks on impeachment complaints accusing President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. of corruption, betrayal of public trust and violation of the Constitution after finding the allegations insufficient in substance. On its third day of hearing, the committee voted to dismiss the ouster raps as 42 panel members agreed that the first complaint was insufficient in substance, and only seven voted in favor of…
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Philippine lawmakers find bid to impeach Marcos to be 'insufficient in substance'
Philippine legislators have dismissed two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that accused him of crimes, including involvement in largescale corruption, that were all declared “insufficient in substance.”
House panel junks Marcos impeachment complaints, cites insufficiency in substance
MANILA, Philippines – The House justice committee declared on Wednesday, February 4, that the two impeachment cases against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were insufficient in substance, resulting in their dismissal. Unless the plenary reverses the committee decision by a one-third vote, the junking of the complaints earns President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a one-year immunity from impeachment, as the Constitution says an impeachable official can on…
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