Marcos faces impeachment over ‘Duterte kidnapping,’ flood control mess

MANILA, Philippines — Allegations that he allowed the “kidnapping” of former President Rodrigo Duterte and claims that he received kickbacks from a flood control corruption scheme were among the grounds cited in the first impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In his 14-page complaint filed before the House of Representatives on Monday, lawyer Andre De Jesus cited six grounds, which he said amounted to culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust: According to De Jesus, one of Marcos’ impeachable offenses was allowing Duterte’s arrest, even though he ran in 2022 alongside Duterte’s daughter, […]... Keep on reading: Marcos faces impeachment over ‘Duterte kidnapping,’ flood control mess