Marcos backs Enrile, calls impeachment complaints against Sara ‘poor timing'

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. agreed with his Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile that there would be consequences should an opinion of a majority influence the rule of law.

Earlier, Enrile aired his views on the National Rally for Peace organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). 

The Chief Presidential Legal Counsel appeared to be opposed on the religious gathering. 

The INC held the rally in support of Marcos' opposition to impeacment raps against Vice President Sara Duterte. 

Despite his opposing views, Marcos said Enrile is "one of the best legal thinkers in the country."

"He is right, there is a consequence to — there will be a precedent, and it will be very problematic," he said referring to the views expressed by Enrile. 

Marcos added that Congress doesn't have a choice if lawmakers backtracks from pursuing impeachment complaints against the Vice President.

"Even if Congress is mandated to process these… Congress doesn’t have… The House doesn’t have a choice, and the Senate doesn’t have a choice once these impeachment complaints are filed," he noted. 

Marcos was a former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The President said that maybe now is not the time to tackle this topic especially that the election period is approaching. 

"Well, I don't think that now is the time to go through that. So, I'm leaving this to… After all, as a practical matter, we are entering the campaign period. There are no congressmen, no senators because they are already campaigning. We will not be able to form a quorum," he said. 

"And so, as a practical matter, the timing is very poor," he added. 

There are three impeachment complaints filed against Duterte in the House of Representatives.