MANILA—Progressive group Bayan filed a second impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, January 22, 2026 which Malacañang immediately dismissed as lacking solid evidence.

The complaint was endorsed by Makabayan bloc lawmakers and is expected to be mentioned on the House floor when Congress resumes session on Monday, January 26, 2026.

This accuses the President of large-scale plunder through alleged presidential and congressional allocations for pet projects in the national budget and abuse of unprogrammed appropriations to fund anomalous infrastructure projects.

This marks the second impeachment complaint against the President.

Palace rejects allegations

The Palace strongly maintained that President Marcos did not commit any impeachable offense and has not violated any laws.

"If these are going to be their accusations again, the President is confident that he has not violated any law and did not commit any impeachable offense," Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said.

["So, ganito lamang po ang kanilang mga magiging akusasyon, muli, malakas po ang loob ng ating Pangulo na wala po siyang nalabag na anumang batas at hindi po siya gumawa nang anumang impeachable offense."]

Castro challenged those filing the complaint to prove their allegations, particularly the so-called "BBM parametric formula" and claims of pork barrel.

"First of all, where is this BBM parametric formula they're talking about? They have to prove that. Second, regarding what you call pork barrel, we can prove through the President's actions that he took care of, we repeat, the President took care of the budget," Castro said.

She emphasized that accusations of abuse must be backed by concrete evidence.

"First of all, when they say abusive, they really need to prove it. If they cannot present any evidence in their complaint, they are simply making up stories, weaving narratives," Castro added.

["Unang-una po kasi kapag sinabi nilang abusive kailangan talagang i-prove ito. Kung wala naman po silang mailalagay na anumang pruweba sa kanilang complaint ay nagagawa lamang po sila ng kuwento, naghahabi ng istorya. “]

House proceedings

House Secretary General Atty. Cheloy Garafil confirmed that the first impeachment complaint has been transmitted to the office of House Speaker and Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino "Bojie" Dy III, signaling the start of the impeachment process under House rules.

House Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur 1st District Representative Zia Alonto Adiong said the impeachment complaint may be mentioned in the plenary once Congress resumes.

"I think the procedure would be that it would be calendared, meaning it will be mentioned in the open session once Congress resumes on the 26th," Adiong said.

Aside from Bayan, groups reportedly aligned with the Dutertes are also expected to file their own impeachment complaint.

The development comes as President Marcos faces mounting political pressure over the flood control corruption scandal and other governance issues.

With reports of Nel Maribojoc and Rosalie Coz

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