Manila, Jan. 26 -- House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos on Monday announced that he will be recusing himself from all impeachment proceedings against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

"In view of the impeachment complaints filed against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who is my father, I have decided to formally recuse myself from all discussions, deliberations, and proceedings of the House Committee on Rules insofar as these complaints are concerned," the younger Marcos said in a statement.

"This decision is guided not by legal compulsion, but by a higher obligation -to preserve the integrity of the House of Representatives, to protect the credibility of its processes, and to uphold the public's trust in our con...