​Camarines Sur 3rd district Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr. on Monday, June 2 questioned Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero, his fellow Bicolano, over the latter's decision to postpone the start of the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Bordado, who was among the 215 signatories of the impeachment complaint, said he did not sign the document as part of a political vendetta but out of "a principled stand for transparency, integrity, and the rule of law".

The House lawmaker challenged Escudero's decision to defer the reading of the articles of impeachment from June 2 to 11, supposedly to give way to the Senate's legislative priorities.

"Are we to tell the Filipino people that impeachable offenses committed by the second highest official of the land are less urgent than our legislative targets?" he asked.

"Is this delay not, in effect, a compromise of our solemn duty as public servants sworn to uphold the Constitution?" he asked.

Bordado also chided Escudero for saying that the Senate must first act on 12 priority bills and the confirmation of over 200 pending presidential appointments.

Emphasizing the gravity of the allegations against Duterte—including the misuse of over ₱600 million in confidential funds, defiance of congressional oversight, and unparliamentary conduct—Bordado insists that the case is not about politics.

He urged his fellow legislators not to allow political expediency to overshadow their constitutional duty.

"We cannot allow political expediency to blunt the sword of accountability. We must not forget that our allegiance is not to any political party or personality—it is to the people, to the Constitution, and to the truth," he said.

"As legislators, we are often measured not by what we pass, but by what we permit. If we permit delay in the face of alleged abuses of power, then we too become complicit in the erosion of our democracy," he added.