Camille Naredo

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang on Monday, January 5, 2026. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang on Monday, January 5, 2026. The national budget, enacted as Republic Act No. 12314, amounts to Php6.793 trillion. 

In his speech, President Marcos vowed to ensure that every peso of the Php6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 would directly benefit the Filipino people.
Marcos emphasized that all programs and projects will undergo strict scrutiny to deliver concrete results, especially for the most vulnerable sectors. He said the 2026 budget reflects the government’s commitment to more prudent, careful, and responsible public spending.
The President noted that the national budget is designed to sustain progress in education, health, food security, social protection, and job creation. He also called on the public to actively participate in safeguarding the budget, stressing that vigilance, transparency, and citizen involvement are vital to a functioning democracy.
Yummie Dingding / PPA POOL

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Alleged impeachment complaint vs. Marcos Jr. 'very vague,' 'shapeless' – Adiong

Harlene Delgado

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176863381669920260105-marcos-gaa-signing-PPA45.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang on Monday, January 5, 2026. Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang on Monday, January 5, 2026. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Lanao Del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong called the allegedly looming impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. &quot;very vague,&quot; &quot;shapeless&quot; and &quot;formless.&quot;</p><p>This, as the lawmaker emphasized that there is no complaint filed yet and the identities of alleged filers remain unknown. </p><p>&quot;Unang-una, hindi natin alam kung sino yung talagang gustong mag-file. Kaya nga very vague, shapeless, formless, &#x27;yung mga ganitong klaseng pag-uusap,&quot; Adiong said in a forum Saturday, January 17. </p><p>He also pointed out a colleague who disclosed to the media the alleged attempt to endorse an impeachment complaint against the president. </p><p>Adiong did not name the fellow lawmaker, but it was House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Caloocan City 2nd District Edgar Erice who had said that he was told the complaint is currently being &quot;finalized&quot; and that it is a &quot;collective action of a pro-VP Sara group.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/11/marcos-jr-may-face-impeachment-complaint-over-betrayal-of-public-trust-erice-1534">READ: Marcos Jr. may face impeachment complaint over &#x27;betrayal of public trust&#x27; – Erice</a></div><p>&quot;He did not even go into the details of what among the specified offenses, impeachable offenses, will be used by this, will be used as one of the complaints by the complainant. So, it&#x27;s really hard,&quot; Adiong said. </p><p>&quot;We do not even know what actually prompted these possible groups or individuals to even file. We cannot even know kung ano yung pupwede nilang i-attribute directly to the President that amounts to an impeachable offense,&quot; he added. </p><p>While emphasizing that it would be difficult for them to comment on a non-existent impeachment complaint, Tingog Partylist Representative Jude Acidre noted that as a &quot;third person observer,&quot; he believes there is no reason nor basis to file an impeachment complaint against Marcos Jr. </p><p>&quot;Unlike the previous impeachment of the Vice President, it was preceded by a series of investigations. That at a certain point, it became clear to us that it was the logical and principled consequence of all the investigations that we&#x27;ve done,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Right now, there is no incident. There is no basis, to say the least, for the impeachment of the President,&quot; the lawmaker added. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/-we-re-not-going-for-it-nup-s-puno-says-impeachment-effort-vs-marcos-won-t-prosper-1609">READ: NUP&#x27;s Puno says impeachment effort vs Marcos won&#x27;t prosper</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>&#x27;A CHALLENGE&#x27;</strong></div><p>When asked if there would be enough numbers to support the alleged impeachment complaint against Marcos Jr. in the lower chamber, Acidre believes it will be a challenge.</p><p>&quot;Well, with the President&#x27;s -- the number of the administration allies, it would be a challenge. I&#x27;ll have to be honest with you. Considering that the majority of the members are strongly behind the President, sa tingin ko, any impeachment in the end, sabi mo nga, it&#x27;s a question of mathematics, would have its own challenges,&quot; he said. </p><p>Acidre emphasized that it is &#x27;premature&#x27; at the very least to say on who will vote in favor or not on the alleged impeachment complaints of either Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>&quot;Kasi sa tingin ko, personally, ang desisyon ng bawat isang kongresista, hindi lang depende kung ilan kami napipirma, kundi mas mabigat po kung ano ang nasasaad doon sa impeachment complaint,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Filing is one thing, pero securing the support is another thing,&quot; Adiong added, noting that it would be difficult to gather a sizable number for any impeachment case to move forward to the Senate.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/12/erice-usual-suspects-to-endorse-impeachment-complaint-vs-marcos-jr-1632">READ: &#x27;Usual suspects&#x27; behind impeachment complaint vs Marcos Jr. -- Erice</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>WAITING FOR SC</strong></div><p>For now, Acidre said they are waiting for the Supreme Court&#x27;s action on the filed motion for reconsideration on its decision striking down the February 2025 impeachment of Duterte.</p><p>&quot;Part of that motion for reconsideration is really to seek better guidance on how we are able to comply with what the Supreme Court wishes Congress or the House at the very least to observe in terms of the procedure for impeachment,&quot; he said.</p><p>The lawmaker added the new rules to be adopted under the 20th Congress would be &#x27;more or less cognizant of the direction set already by the Supreme Court&#x27;.</p><p>&quot;What I&#x27;m pretty certain is that we don&#x27;t want to repeat what happened last year and that goes without saying that we will have to consider whether we agree with it or not and without conceding to the pending motion for reconsideration, we will have to come up with rules that are Supreme Court proof and in a way cognizant with what the indications presented in the latest ruling on the third mode,&quot; Acidre stated. </p><p>Adiong meanwhile noted they have not discussed how the 20th Congress would proceed should there be any future impeachment complaint. </p><p>&quot;If the MR is not granted, so the basic, and essentially, what would be the effect is that we would have no choice but to go through the modes. Even if you have more than one-third of the votes, you have to really pass through the Committee on Justice,&quot; Adiong added. </p><p>&quot;What we can assure you is should there be any adoption of new rules covering impeachment process and procedure this would be in compliance, kung halimbawa, presumably, hindi maga-grant MR na finile ng House of Representatives. So it would be compliant to the ruling of the Supreme Court,&quot; the lawmaker stated. </p>

<p>"Filing is one thing, pero securing the support is another thing," Adiong added.</p>

"Filing is one thing, pero securing the support is another thing," Adiong added.