Jamaine Punzalan

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RG Cruz

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<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/1769674803538Screenshot 2026-01-29 at 4.19.46 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo courtesy of Sen. JV Ejercito&#x27;s office</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Senate Ethics Committee will hold an organizational meeting next week, after which, it may start to tackle pending complaints against some lawmakers. </p><p>Sen. JV Ejercito, panel chair, said the committee will have to adopt its rules of procedure befor it can hold hearings.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, we&#x27;re still reviewing yung mga rules. Drafting para pa-approve yung sa previous congress kung ano yung pwede natin i-adapt,&quot; he said.</p><p>Ejercito previously said the complaints would be tackled by order of filing, but said Wednesday that may be one of the things that he and the members will decide on.</p><p>&quot;Everybody will decide on, siguro, i-vivet muna kung ano yung merong grounds on which will prosper, no? Kasi kaya nga ayaw na natin i-announce yung mga names of those who have a ethics complaint kasi baka mamaya yung iba wala namang grounds, no?&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/23/-committee-still-incomplete-ejercito-denies-sitting-on-ethics-complaints-1657">&#x27;Committee still incomplete&#x27;: Ejercito denies sitting on ethics complaints</a></div><p>Ejercito himself is facing an ethics complaint on allegations he has been sitting on the cases, an allegation he has denied, stressing the panel had yet to be formed.</p><p>He said he would inhibit from discussion on the complaint against him</p><p>&quot;Of course, definitely.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MINORITY DELEGATION</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The Senate minority bloc had initially named Sens. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa and Joel Villanueva to the ethics committee, but has replaced them with Sens. Imee Marcos and Rodante Marcoleta.</p><div> <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/22/ejercito-senate-ethics-panel-to-tackle-complaints-once-fully-constituted-1902">Ejercito: Senate ethics panel to tackle complaints once fully constituted</a></div><p>&quot;Decision ng minority yan. I do not know the reason. Pero it was their decision,&quot; he said.</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri has meanwhile apologized to Villanueva and dela Rosa and made clear that the two senators have no pending complaints before the ethics panel. </p><p>&quot;I had misspoke, and I said that it&#x27;s possible, because of a conflict of interest, that they might have cases. I want to put on record, the two gentlemen have no cases in the ethics committee whatsoever and I apologize and I&#x27;m sorry,&quot; Zubiri said in a manifestation during the plenary session.</p>

<p>The Senate Ethics Committee will hold an organizational meeting next week, after which, it may start to tackle pending complaints against some lawmakers.</p>

The Senate Ethics Committee will hold an organizational meeting next week, after which, it may start to tackle pending complaints against some lawmakers.

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Senate ethics committee moves forward, sets first meeting next week

RG Cruz,

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Published January 28, 2026 05:16 PM PHT

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Updated January 29, 2026 04:20 PM PHT

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