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HOUSE WATCH | When an Impeachment Becomes Official — and the Optics Do the Talking

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January 27, 2026•1 min read

It’s now on paper.

A complaint endorsed by the Makabayan bloc has officially become the second impeachment rap against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., following its formal filing at the House of Representatives.

According to Manila Bulletin, the complaint was received by House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil, marking the procedural moment that elevates the document from political intent to an official congressional record.

Supporters framed the move as a necessary assertion of accountability. Critics, however, were quick to note the contrast: while impeachment paperwork advances smoothly, unresolved questions on flood control funds, unprogrammed insertions, and budget accountability remain politically sensitive and largely untouched.

Discreetly, the episode highlights a familiar pattern in Philippine politics. Filing is swift. Numbers are known. Outcomes, less so. Impeachment may be constitutional—but its success has always depended not on symbolism, but arithmetic inside the chamber.

For now, the complaint exists.
Whether it advances—or stalls quietly—will depend on forces far beyond the filing room.

Because in Congress, what gets received is not always what gets resolved.

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