MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will not block and will act properly on any impeachment complaint filed against his father, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., or any other impeachable official, says.
In a statement on Saturday, Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos said the House was duty bound under the 1987 Constitution to act on any impeachment complaint once filed with the Office of the House Secretary General and transmitted to the Office of the Speaker.
The Office of the Speaker, in turn, will refer the matter to the Committee on Rules for inclusion in the Order of Business and referral to the Committee on Justice.
“May constitutional duty ang Congress to refer to the impeachment complaint sa House Committee on Justice sa sandaling ito ay mailagay sa Order of Business at mabasa sa plenaryo, (Congress has a constitutional duty to refer the impeachment complaint to the House Committee on Justice once it is scheduled in the Order of Business and read at the plenary),” Marcos said.
He added that the House must hear and consider any impeachment complaint even if it involved his own father.
On Thursday, two impeachment complaints were submitted to the Office of Secretary General's office but were not received as its head, Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, was on official business in Taiwan.
A first complaint was filed by lawyer Andre de Jesus and was endorsed by Pusong Pinoy Partylist Rep. Jernie Jett Nisay. That complaint is now at the Office of the Speaker.