Bayan to file second impeachment complaint vs Marcos

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) is set to file on Thursday, 22 January, a second impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for betrayal of public trust in connection with the national budget and alleged floodgate anomalies.

Bayan president Renato Reyes said in an advisory that the complaint—endorsed by the three-member Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives—is anchored on what he described as the systematic and large-scale plunder of public funds through presidential and congressional “allocations” for pet projects in the national budget.

The complaint is also expected to raise what Bayan described as the “unprecedented abuse of unprogrammed appropriations,” an issue repeatedly flagged by Antonio Tinio, as well as an alleged kickback scheme linked to the misuse of public funds.

“The system of ‘allocables’ and unprogrammed appropriations remains to this day. The SOPs and kickbacks involving top officials of the administration have not been investigated,” Reyes said.

“These only demonstrate the President’s complicity in corruption. Everyone involved must be held accountable, starting from the top,” he added.

Reyes said the list of complainants includes not only members of allied organizations but also taxpayers, workers, farmers, students, teachers, the urban poor, professionals, and anti-corruption advocates.

Earlier, House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil confirmed that the first impeachment complaint, filed last week by lawyer Andre de Jesus, had already been transmitted to the Office of the Speaker as of Wednesday.