Malacañang said it is up to President Marcos’ legal team to decide whether he will attend the House justice committee hearings on the impeachment complaints filed against him.
The panel, chaired by Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, will begin deliberations on Feb. 2 to determine the sufficiency in form and substance of two referred complaints.
One complaint accuses Marcos of involvement in the surrender of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC and alleged unconstitutional actions in past budgets, while the other cites betrayal of public trust over infrastructure policies.
Luistro said the President would only be invited if the complaints are deemed sufficient, and even then, attendance would remain his prerogative.
Legal experts noted the committee may consolidate the two complaints and that their referral has triggered the one-year ban on filing another impeachment case against the President.
Source: PhilNews24 | January 29, 2026
