Impeachment complaints filed against President Arroyo in 2006

Published November 5, 2007 7:19pm

Eight impeachment complaints were filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2006. When the House committee on justice opened the impeachment proceedings, it junked seven of the eight complaints and recognized only the eight complaint. On August 24, 2006, the congressmen voted 173-32 with one abstention after an overnight marathon debate to dismiss the impeachment complaint.

	Date filed	Lead/ Prominent complainantes	Endorsers
1	June 26, 2006	National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera Former National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary General Imelda Nicolas UP Prof. Randy David Former DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman Bro. Eddie Villanueva; around 200 citizen complainants	Sorsogon Rep. Francis Escudero San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora
2	June 27, 2006	Lead complainant: Former Vice President Teofisto Guingona (Same content as the June 26 complaint)	Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto Guingona III
3	June 28, 2006	Lead complainant: Bishop Deogracias IÃ±iguez Co-complainants Alliance of Progressive Labor Pakisama Makalaya Akbayan!	Akbayan Rep. Etta Rosales
4	June 29, 2006	Lead complainant: Atty Abigail Binay Co-complainants: Paolo Alfonso, UP student council chairperson Henry Enaje, PUP student council chairperson Mong Palatino, YOUTH DARE spokesperson and Kabataan Partylist president Marco delos Reyes, National Union of Students of the Philippines president Jose Cosido, College Editors Guild of the Philippines president Lengua de Guzman, Anakbayan chairperson Vencer Crisostomo, League of Filipino Students chairperson Dion Cerrafon, Student Christian Movement of the Philippines chairperson (same content as the June 26 complaint)	Davao City Rep. Ruy Elias Lopez
5	July 24, 2006	relatives of human rights victims (14 signatories) Union of the Masses for Democracy and Justice (35) various private and people's organizations (17) Gabriela (about 100) representatives of religious groups (13) public school teachers and farmers (48) and retired generals and colonels (13).	South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio
6	July 25, 2006	1,092 complainants from the Citizensâ€™ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)	CIBAC Rep. Joel Villanueva
7	July 26, 2006	200 citizen complainants Gat Inciong, Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties Concepcion Empeno, mother of abducted UP student Karen Empeno Erlinda Cadapan, mother of abducted UP student Sherlyn Cadapan	Bayan Muna Rep. Saturnino Ocampo Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro CasiÃ±o Bayan Muna Rep. Joel Virador Gabriela Rep. Lisa Masa Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano
8	July 27, 2006	11 complainants from Black and White Movement 48 other signatures gathered in Cagayan by Rep. Escudero With the filing of the eight complaint, all dates are already covered to ensure that the impeachment will not be junked on technicality.	Tarlac Rep. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad Cagayan Rep. Manuel Mamba