MANILA, Philippines — House Majority Leader and Rep. Martin Romualdez (Leyte 1st District) vowed Sunday to include the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marivic Leonen in the order of business for referral to the House Committee on Justice. "We will act on it and include it in the order of business," he also said. To recall, the complaint against Leonen accuses him of failing to file Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth when he was a professor at the University of the Philippines. The complaint, which was filed when the High Court was still hearing Marcos' electoral protest, also claimed that Leonen sat on some 37 cases in his capacity as chairperson of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal. Romualdez said that the lower chamber would first prioritize the passage of the P405.6-billion Bayanihan 3 law upon the resumption of its session Monday.

Source: Philippine Star May 16, 2021 06:56 UTC