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RG Cruz

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MANILA — Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Ethics Committee Chair JV Ejercito assured the public that the panel will tackle pending complaints and any more that will be filed but only after the panel has been constituted.Ejercito said that the panel cannot hold meetings or conduct hearings yet because it still lacks members.&quot;In addition, the Senate has been in the midst of budget deliberations and the Bicameral Conference Committee over the past months, which left no opportunity for the matter to be read at plenary,&quot; he said.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/5/why-senate-ethics-panel-can-t-act-yet-on-complaints-1304">Why Senate ethics panel can’t act yet on complaints </a></div>Ejercito said he also had to deal with health issues in December that took precedence but promised the panel will tackle the complaints once fully constituted and when session resumes.&quot;The said cases will be heard in order of filing,&quot; Ejercito said.Ejercito acknowledged that he is named in one of the complaints and said &quot;we are a government of laws, and we will proceed in accordance with Senate rules and due process.&quot;Sens. <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/2/escudero-faces-ethics-complaint-at-senate-2025">Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero</a> and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/28/hontiveros-faces-ethics-complaint-denies-witness-tampering-1645">Risa Hontiveros</a> are also subjects of separate ethics complaints.Sotto meanwhile said that any citizen can file any complaint against any senator, and the Senate &quot;shall process the complaint in accordance with our Senate Rules.&quot;He said Ejercito, as panel chair, will update the public once the complaints are &quot;properly referred.&quot;

Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Ethics Committee Chair JV Ejercito both give assurances they will tackle pending and incoming complaints against Senators, but only after the panel has been constituted.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senate Ethics Committee Chair JV Ejercito both give assurances they will tackle pending and incoming complaints against Senators, but only after the panel has been constituted.

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Ejercito: Senate ethics panel to tackle complaints once fully constituted

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 22, 2026 07:02 PM PHT

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