President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did a class act by sending a signal to his allies to focus on legislative work instead of supporting the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the President conveyed his stance that impeachment would be a distraction, diverting attention away from the more urgent issues facing the country.

“We are not going to encourage that,” Bersamin said.

“What the House (of Representatives) is saying is: We let the process flow. On our part what do we need to say? The President already made a clear and unambiguous statement that he will not support an effort to impeach because it is distracting. We need to concentrate on efforts that are important to the nation,” according to Bersamin.

Level-headed officials such as Sen. JV Ejercito indicated that the impeachment process is “very divisive.”

Ejercito said he was saddened by the “political bickerings” that “derail” the country’s economic progress.

“For me, personally, it’s very divisive because we know that impeachment is more political than legal,” he said.

The senator was spot on when he said it would be hard “to move forward if the top two officials are bickering because it does not give a good signal, especially to the international community, making it appear that there’s political instability in the country.”

“We are already having a hard time inviting investors, and then there’s this political instability,” he said.

Such sober assessments are not deterring the agitators. After the yellow mob filed the impeachment complaint last Monday, it is now the turn of the terror front in Congress called the Makabayan bloc to file its version of the disruptive move.

One of the ringleaders of the left-wingers even announced that she was “excited” about the prospect of ousting Duterte.

In the country’s history, only the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona was concluded.

The process tore the political fabric and scarred the nation’s psyche as it was a partisan effort spearheaded by the late President Noynoy Aquino.

In May 2012, the Senate sitting as an impeachment court voted 20-3 in favor of the conviction of Corona for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution over his non-declaration of several assets, including real estate properties, in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), which resulted in his removal.

Corona maintained he was a victim of a political vendetta by the Aquino administration as he had ruled in favor of the distribution of the Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita to farmers.

President Marcos and the late senators Miriam Defensor Santiago and Joker Arroyo voted to acquit Corona.

The conviction of Corona remained wrapped in a cloud of doubt as allegations of bribery of the senator-judges hounded the process.

The President, as one of those who gave the Chief Justice the benefit of the doubt, knows first-hand the implications of another impeachment that, as he said, brings nothing to improve the welfare of Filipinos.

So do the rabble-rousers in the yellow mob and the communist fronts who want to generate a public uproar not only against Duterte but also the Marcos administration and instigate possible mass actions.

Past impeachment proceedings are a reminder that only those who espouse extra-constitutional changes in government are benefited.

The excitement of the anarchists is palpable in placing the nation in a polarizing situation that they can exploit to push their sinister agenda of undermining government.

The grand scheme of the provocateurs remains the takeover of the government and frustrating the people’s choice through the ballot.