Philippine lawmakers set to vote on Marcos impeachment

MANILA: Philippine lawmakers were set to vote on Tuesday ​on whether to impeach President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is accused of violating the constitution, graft and corruption, and betraying the ‌public’s trust.
Impeaching ‌Marcos ⁠would ​need ‌a one-third vote in favour among the lower house of parliament’s more than 300 members.
The House justice committee ⁠last week found two impeachment complaints ‌as lacking in ‍substance.
Complaints ‍against Marcos included ‍his decision to allow his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte to be arrested and taken to ​The Hague.
Marcos was also accused of abusing ⁠his power in spending public funds that led to a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects.
His alleged drug use, which he has denied, also made him unfit to run the country, ‌according to one of the complaints.