Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook)

For Presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, it should come as no surprise to Filipinos that he beat all the other congressmen in signing the Senate-referred impeachment complaint against Vice President Duterte.

Why? It's because of the outrageous threats that the Vice President has made to his loved ones.

"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 in an interview. 

(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 senior deputy majority leader, 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. 

Rep. Marcos' name and signature appeared first on the list of 215 congressmen-signatories on the duly endorsed and verified impeachmemt rap against Vice President Duterte. 

The document--which represented the fouth impeachment rap against Duterte--was filed in the House and transmitted to the Senate last Wednesday, Feb. 5.

'I did not spearhead signing'

At any rate, Rep. Marcos clarified that he didn't actively ask or convince any of his fellow House members to sign the particular complaint with him.

"As to the allegations that I was the one who spearheaded the movement for the fourth complaint, katulad sa sinabi ng Pangulo (like what the President said), I think people give me too much credit," he said.

"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.