Rumors are growing of potential impeachment proceedings against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. or Vice President Sara Duterte, but such complaints face significant hurdles due to legal constraints and political realities. Officials say there are no grounds for impeaching Marcos, and the Supreme Court's recent ruling has altered the process.
Amid growing rumors of potential impeachment proceedings against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. or Vice President Sara Duterte in the coming months, the National Unity Party (NUP) has dismissed any such move against Marcos as baseless. In a press conference on January 17, 2026, NUP chairman and House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno stated that the party sees no constitutional or factual grounds to support a complaint. “Actually, I don’t see any grounds for filing an impeachment case against the President,” Puno said.
House deputy majority leader Zia Alonto Adiong labeled the impeachment talk as “political noise” intended to hinder efforts to hold officials accountable for the flood control issues. According to Rappler reports, the process has become more difficult due to the Supreme Court's updated guidelines, which diminish the political nature of impeachment and emphasize a judicial approach. Previously, complaints could advance quickly with sufficient signatures, but the new framework imposes stricter conditions to prevent fast-tracking to the Senate as a mere numbers game.
For any potential complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, Congress will adhere to the Supreme Court's rulings. “So I think what the Supreme Court decision did was it reduced the political character of impeachment and made it more of a judicial process,” Puno explained. These changes make future impeachment efforts an uphill battle in the Philippines' political landscape.
