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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Toby Tiangco makes shocking claim about Sandro Marcos' signing of impeachment complaint

Toby Tiangco makes shocking claim about Sandro Marcos' signing of impeachment complaint

Published May 17, 2025 11:33 pm

At A Glance

  • Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco insinuated on Saturday, May 17 that presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos was forced to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte a few months ago.
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (left), Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook, PPAB)
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (left), Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook, PPAB)
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco insinuated on Saturday, May 17 that presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos was forced to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte a few months ago.
Tiangco, who served as campaign manager of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate, made the remark in a television interview wherein he doubled down on his claim that the House's impeachment of the lady official doomed the administration ticket's chances in Mindanao.
"Yun talagang nagsimula yung problema namin noong nag-file ng impeachment case ang House of Representatives against kay VP Sara (Our problem began when the House of Representatives filed an impeachment case against VP Sara)," he said.
A total of 215 House members signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Duterte last Feb. 5, just six days before the campaign period.
One of the program hosts then reminded Tiangco that the President's own son, Rep. Marcos, was the first signatory to the complaint. The Navotas solon was asked to reconcile his assertion of Alyansa's handicap and the impression (caused by Rep. Marcos' immediate signing) that the Chief Executive himself gave his blessing to the House members to pursue the impeachment.
After all, President Marcos was the main endorser of the Alyansa candidates. 
"OK. I had a private conversation with Congressman Marcos. But ah, let's leave him out of this kasi hindi naman siya talagang pasimuno nito eh (because he's not the true initiator of this)," answered Tiangco.
"Ang tingin ko naipit rin siya dito eh (I think he got caught up in this too)," he added, to the visible shock of the hosts.
Depending on the context, the Filipino word "naipit" could suggest that the person involved was forced or coerced, or was left with no recourse.
When asked to clarify his statement, Tiangco said: "I had a private conversation with him (Rep. Marcos), regarding this, let's leave him out of this kasi hindi naman siya yung nagpasimuno ng impeachment (because he wasn't the initiator of the impeachment)."
The Alyansa campaign chief was asked another question before he could finish.
'Of course I'll be the first one to sign'
In an interview last Feb. 7 or two days after the impeachment complaint was endorsed and submitted to the Senate, Rep. Marcos, the senior deputy majority leader in the current 19th Congress, sounded anything but a coerced signatory.

"Now, as to why I was the first one to sign, alangan naman kung sasabihin ang tao na gusto lang huhukayin yung lolo mo at itapon yung katawan sa West Philippine Sea (WPS), sasabihin niya gusto niyang patayin ang Pangulo at ang First Lady na ang aking magulang, at gusto niyang patayin ng Speaker, eh, bat naman nagugulat ang tao na papirma ako dyan?" Rep. Marcos said.
(Now, as to why I was the first one to sign, why wouldn't I, if the person said she wants to exhume my grandfather's body and throw it in the WPS, she said she wants to kill the President and the First Lady who are my parents, and wants to kill the Speaker as well, then why were the people surprised that I signed there?)
"You know, these are statements that can't be taken lightly especially from someone with such a high position," said the 31-year-old solon, whose grandfather is the late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
"Of course I'll be the first one to sign. That should come as no surprise. And so that's why I was the first one to sign," he reiterated. 
At any rate, Rep. Marcos clarified in the same interview that he didn't actively ask or convince any of his fellow House members to sign the impeachment complaint.
"I was given the opportunity to sign and I did sign but I did not spearhead any movement or I did not try to convince anyone to sign. I think they did that on their own volition," he added.
Vice President Duterte is facing trial before the Senate acting as an impeachment court on charges of misuse of confidential funds, falsification of documents, and culpable violation of the Constitution. Specific allegations include the misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds and threatening to kill President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
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