MANILA, Philippines — Congressmen on Tuesday formally turned in the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to the House Committee on Justice. The committee had approved the impeachment articles, but she was ousted by the Supreme Court via quo warranto petition before it even progressed. Said Romualdez in a statement: "The ball is now in the hands of the House Committee on Justice, ably chaired by Rep. Vicente Veloso III (Leyte), who had served as justice of the Court of Appeals." The said lawmaker is the cousin of ex-senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., whose electoral protest Leonen handled that the Supreme Court unanimously junked. "We believe that the chairman and the members of the House of Committee on Justice will act judiciously on the impeachment complaint based on constitutional grounds and in accordance with established rules and practices," Romualdez added.

Source: Philippine Star May 18, 2021 11:22 UTC