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Harlene Delgado

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. maintained his &#x27;hands-off&#x27; stance on impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying only that he is certain the House of Representatives will handle it properly.The Palace had earlier said Marcos Jr. would not try to influence proceedings on the since-junked complaints against him or on any impeachment complaints.“I have no reaction. Hindi ko trabaho ‘yan. Trabaho [‘yan] ng House. Pabayaan mo silang magtrabaho,” he told reporters in a chance interview after leading the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila-College of Allied Health Sciences building and visit to the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center on Friday, February 6.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/2/-today-is-the-day-makabayan-to-refile-impeach-complaint-vs-sara-duterte-0752">&#x27;Today is the day&#x27;: 2 new impeachment complaints filed vs Sara Duterte </a></div>(I have no reaction. That is not a task for me. That is for the House. Let&#x27;s let them work)The complaints filed against Duterte — Makabayan lawmakers and Akbayan party-list have endorsed separate complaints — are an attempt to impeach Duterte over the alleged misuse of confidential funds.Marcos Jr., in 2024, had argued against impeaching Duterte at all, saying it would distract Congress and would not be good for the country.The Supreme Court last July ruled that the Articles of Impeachment against Duterte were unconstitutional and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/1/relief-from-house-abuse-or-court-overreach-sc-closes-case-on-2025-vp-sara-impeachment-2230">affirmed that decision last week</a>.“I’m sure they will handle it properly. So, let’s let them do their jobs,” he said of the House on Friday.On Monday, two groups filed the complaints, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/6/impeach-complaints-vs-vp-sara-duterte-transmitted-to-office-of-house-speaker-0700)">citing alleged betrayal of public trust among grounds.</a>&quot;Upon receipt and verification of the complaints and their accompanying endorsements, the Office of the Secretary General forwarded the documents to the Office of the Speaker for appropriate action,” House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil earlier said.Dy has 10 days to include the complaints in the Order of Business.

“I’m sure they will handle it properly. So, let’s let them do their jobs,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of the House of Representatives on Friday.

“I’m sure they will handle it properly. So, let’s let them do their jobs,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of the House of Representatives on Friday.

‘Pabayaan mo silang magtrabaho’: Marcos Jr. ‘sure’ House will handle Sara Duterte impeach raps properly

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‘Pabayaan mo silang magtrabaho’: Marcos Jr. ‘sure’ House will handle Sara Duterte impeach raps properly

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 06, 2026 11:43 AM PHT

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Updated Feb 06, 2026 12:11 PM PHT

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