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Philippines: Impeachment complaint filed against Marcos for ‘betrayal of public trust’
Khaleej Times
|January 23, 2026
Several cause-oriented groups filed an impeachment complaint against Philippine President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. on Thursday, accusing him of “culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, and betrayal of public trust.”
Protesters support impeachment complaint filed against Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Thursday, accusing him of “culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, and betrayal of public trust.”
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The complaint - endorsed by three lawmakers who are members of the Makabayan (Patriotic) bloc in Congress - alleges three acts of betrayal of public trust, including Marcos’ institutionalisation of systemic corruption through a formula called ‘baselined-balanced-managed’ (or BBM, which are the initials of the president) to have “discretionary power over unprogrammed appropriations, and direct personal involvement in budgetary insertions and kickback schemes.”
According to the 37-page impeachment complaint seen by Khaleej Times, “betrayal of public trust is the most egregious violation of the sacred covenant between a public servant and the Filipino people.
This story is from the January 23, 2026 edition of Khaleej Times.
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