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Jernie Jett Nisay, as several lawmakers said the charges were based on speculation.<br \/>Only one lawmaker \u2014 Nisay \u2014 found the complaint sufficient in substance. The three Makabayan bloc members abstained from voting.<br \/>Voting on the sufficiency of the first impeachment complaint was scheduled for Tuesday, but committee chairperson and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro gave members an extra day to reflect on the discussions before deliberation.<br \/>On Tuesday morning, several lawmakers assailed the first complaint against Marcos, citing \u201cdefects\u201d in the document, as de Jesus seeks to remove the President over alleged drug use and corruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first impeachment complaint against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been declared insufficient in substance by the House justice committee.During the panel\u2019s Wednesday hearing, 42 members voted to dismiss the complaint filed by lawyer Andre de Jesus and endorsed by Pusong Pinoy party-list Rep. 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