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President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. during a flag-raising ceremony at the Rizal Park Monument in the City of Manila on Monday, June 12, 2023. Alfred Frias, PNA/File

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Rowegie Abanto

Vivienne Gulla

Harlene Delgado

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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/17699971495701769997148001.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. during a flag-raising ceremony at the Rizal Park Monument in the City of Manila on Monday, June 12, 2023. <em>Alfred Frias, PNA/File</em></span></span></span>MANILA (<strong>5th </strong><strong>UPDATE</strong>) — A House panel on Monday found the impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. &quot;sufficient in form.&quot;</div><p>The House Committee on Justice declared the two impeachment complaints — filed by <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/19/marcos-impeachment-complaint-1004">lawyer Andre de Jesus</a> and another from <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/26/makabayan-refiles-marcos-impeachment-complaint-1052">progressive group leaders and congressmen from the Makabayan bloc</a> — against Marcos sufficient in form.</p><p>The first complaint filed by de Jesus received 46 affirmative votes, one negative vote, and one abstention; the second complaint was also found &quot;sufficient in form&quot; with 35 affirmative votes, 9 negative votes and one abstention.</p><p>The committee will determine whether the two complaints are sufficient in substance in a separate hearing Tuesday.</p><p>De Jesus accused Marcos of graft and corruption, culpable violation of the Constitution, and betrayal of public trust while the Makabayan bloc alleged the President betrayed the public trust by packing the national budget with projects aimed at redirecting funds to allies.</p><p>Batangas Second District Rep. Gerville Luistro, chair of the panel, said that the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/29/supreme-court-affirms-sara-duterte-impeachment-unconstitutional-1427">Supreme Court resolution</a> on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte would not affect the separate impeachment proceedings on Marcos.</p><p>Luistro explained that the high court&#x27;s resolution dealt with the second mode of impeachment, which is the direct resolution of at least a third of the members of the House of Representatives.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>‘WE HAVE TO RESPECT THAT’</strong><strong> </strong></div><p>Malacanang said it respected the finding of the House panel. </p><p>“That’s the process, we have to respect that,” Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro. </p><p>When asked if the Palace was confident that the raps would not be “sufficient in substance”, Castro maintained that the President believed he did not commit any impeachable offense.</p><p>“Even before sinabi na po ng pangulo na alam niya na wala siyang ginawang mali, wala siyang ginawang paglabag sa batas, at wala siyang ginawang impeachable offense,” she said in a Palace press briefing Monday.  </p><p>“Kaya kumpiyansa siya sa sarili niya,” the official added. </p><p>Sen. JV Ejercito earlier warned that the two simultaneous impeachment raps against Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte could signal political instability to the international community.</p><p>When asked for comment, Castro said: “Nababahala po ang Pangulo sa impeachment complaint na isinampa sa kanya hindi para sa sarili niya, dahil alam niya na wala siyang ginawang mali at walang impeachable offenses siyang nagawa. Pero nag-aalala siya sa epekto nito sa ekonomiya.”    </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BASIS OF COMPLAINTS </strong> </div><p>Among the grounds that the De Jesus complaint cited were the surrender of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court, Marcos&#x27; alleged “drug addiction,” his failure to veto unprogrammed appropriations, claims that he benefitted from alleged kickbacks from budget insertions and ghost flood control projects, and his creation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to supposedly protect his allies.</p><p>The complaint filed by Liza Maza and other members of progressive groups meanwhile cited three articles of impeachment.</p><p>First, they alleged that the so-called &quot;Baselined-Balanced-Managed,&quot; or the BBM Parametric Formula for the allocation of infrastructure budget, resulted in the alleged &quot;massive misallocation of funds&quot; and became the basis for alleged kickbacks and &quot;commitments&quot; for favored officials. </p><p>The second article accused the President of abusing discretionary power over unprogrammed appropriations, and the third article alleged that he has &quot;direct personal involvement in budgetary insertions and kickback schemes.&quot;</p><p>The complaint cited previous claims by former House Appropriations Committee chairperson Zaldy Co in a video posted on social media that Marcos supposedly &quot;personally directed&quot; the insertion of P100 billion in the 2025 budget for alleged anomalous projects. </p><p>Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez raised questions on the 2nd complaint’s verification, which was explained by one of its endorsers, Kabataan Party List Representative Renee Co.</p><p>&quot;If you will read here verification signature, there&#x27;s no notarization. No notarization of the verification itself... If it is insufficient informed it cannot go. The verification has no signature of a notary public, so there is no sufficiency in form,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;This verified complaint, which we have endorsed, complies in sufficiency in form. The matter of fact of the notarial seal being on a separate page is due to the volume of signatures of the complainants. There are 36 and they cannot fit in just one page… Notice can be taken on the fact of the complainant swearing to the notary of items the in the verification that was heavily covered by the media on that day,&quot; Co replied.</p><p>After the voting, Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante Jr., who voted against declaring the impeachment complaints against the President sufficient in form, walked out.</p><p>&quot;It is very clear that there is insufficiency in form. Very clear po ‘yan. And I&#x27;m so glad for the rest of my colleagues that supported my objection. Therefore, realizing that this is actually an exercise of futility and a waste of the people&#x27;s money, I therefore would like to walk out of this hearing right now,&quot; he told the panel before leaving.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>HOUSE PANEL TO DELIBERATE ON SUFFICIENCY IN SUBSTANCE</strong> </div><p>The House Committee on Justice is expected to discuss in its meeting on Tuesday whether the two impeachment complaints against the President complaints are “sufficient in substance,” or whether the allegations in the complaint constitute impeachable offenses.</p><p>&quot;Hindi po sapat na nakasaad doon ‘yung mga pagkakamali. Ang tanong, ito bang pagkakamaling ito, ito ho ba ay impeachable offense? Kagaya po nang nangyari kanina, bukas, pagkatapos pong talakayin ang sufficiency in substance… Boboto pong muli ang mga myembro ng Justice Committee,&quot; House panel Chairperson Rep. Gerville Luistro said.</p><p>Malacañang earlier said Marcos had not committed any impeachable offenses. </p><p>“Ang sabi niya hindi po siya nababahala dahil alam niyang wala siyang ginawa na impeachable offense na maaaring masabi na siya ay managot,” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro told Palace reporters.</p><p>“Alam niya, muli, siya naman ay nagtratrabaho nang naaayon sa Konstitusyon at naaayon sa batas,” she said. “Kumpiyansa siya na wala siyang ginawang mali.”</p><p>Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, a member of the House panel, previously said that some portions of the impeachment complaints against Marcos <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/1/ridon-allegations-vs-marcos-jr-may-fall-short-of-being-impeachable-offenses-1414">fall short</a> of the constitutional grounds required for impeachment.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/27/malacanang-sees-impeachment-complaints-vs-marcos-as-attack-vs-administration-1236">Malacañang sees impeachment complaints vs Marcos as ‘attack’ vs administration</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/1/palace-on-marcos-jr-s-health-after-diverticulitis-diagnosis-wala-namang-problema-1504">Palace: Marcos Jr. on the mend, will focus on health instead of impeachment threat</a><br/><br/><strong></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gJMBbivJIZI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFFnNhFgDWg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A House panel on Monday found the impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "sufficient in form."</p>

A House panel on Monday found the impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "sufficient in form."

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House panel finds Marcos impeachment complaints 'sufficient in form'

Rowegie Abanto,

Vivienne Gulla,

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 02, 2026 10:19 AM PHT

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Updated February 02, 2026 05:53 PM PHT

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