President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he was the one who told his son, Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos, to support the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte.
In an interview, Marcos said he only reminded his son about his duty as a lawmaker in the impeachment process that 215 members of Congress signed on February 5.
However, Marcos was not aware that his son was the first one among lawmakers who signed the impeachment.
“Sabi ko sa kanya (Sandro), “the process has already begun. So it’s your duty to support the process. Do your duty. You are constitutionally mandated to carry out that process.” I did not know that he was the first to sign,” said Marcos.
It can be recalled that there were reports that instead of supporting the previous impeachment complaint filed against Duterte, Rep. Marcos reportedly filed a new one.
It’s not yet known if the President was aware of the move made by his son.
Meanwhile, many experts believed that Congress was required to gather signatures again to proceed with the impeachment after the Senate adjourned until June 2, 2025.
Former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio believed the current senators have no time to launch an impeachment trial as they were supposed to reset on June 30.
However, Congress was only limited to filing one impeachment complaint yearly against an official, which raised questions about the move made by the lawmakers being futile.