Senator and presidential sister Imee Marcos claimed that congressmen are being offered a massive “incentive package” of P5 million to secure a “yes” vote days before the House of Representatives votes on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Marcos said the alleged offer aside from the P5 million in cash, includes P3 million in additional Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) per month, and P150 million worth of projects.

On the other hand, those who vote “no” would reportedly face zero budget and possible legal charges.

“Congs lang [ang may offer]. [Sa] senators, no offer—just under [the] gun haha,” Marcos said. “It is the carrot and the stick.”

(Only congressmen [got the offer]. [For] senators, no offer — just under [the] gun haha.)

Marcos has yet to respond to questions regarding who is funding these alleged offers or where the money would come from.

House Committee on Justice chairperson Representative Gerville Luistro who led the conduct of the impeachment hearings, on Saturday denied Marcos’ allegation of a P5M offer for a “yes” vote on Duterte’s impeachment.

“I can speak for myself only and I deny that pronouncement of Sen. Imee with all due respect to her. Wala po akong na-encounter na ganyan (I have not encountered anything like that),” Luistro said.

Regarding Marcos’ allegation of a “no” vote to be met by zero budget and possible legal charges, Luistro said: “I deny that as well. As far I am concerned, wala po tayong naririnig, nae-encounter na ganyan. As a matter of fact, wala pong kumausap sa akin re: this impeachment process since Day 1 of our proceeding of our justice committee.”

(As far as I am concerned, we have not heard of this or encountered such an offer. As a matter of fact, no one talked to me re: this impeachment process since Day 1 of our proceeding of our justice committee.)

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as well as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Atty. Michael Poa, spokesperson of Duterte’s defense team, have yet to issue the respective statements as of press time.

The senator also noted that the minority bloc in the Senate has yet to meet regarding the impeachment.

“Wala pang meeting [ang] minority kasi wala pa [ang] HOR [impeachment] complaint,” she added.

Asked what the minority bloc’s action would be should the complaint reach the Senate, Marcos stated: “The role of every senator, and not just the minority, is to see to it that the Constitution and the Senate rules are complied with, that procedural and substantive due process are observed, and that whatever outcome is legally sound.”

Luistro is scheduled to sponsor the committee report and the resolution setting forth the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte during the House plenary session on Monday, May 11.

“Well, basically, the sponsorship is anchored on the committee report. So I will be speaking on everything that happened before the Justice Committee,” Luistro said in an online interview.

“That would include the determination of form, substance, ground, and ultimately probable cause, the evidence that was presented by the complainants, and of course, the fact that this evidence remains unrebutted even to the date of the plenary vote because the respondent vice president never answered the allegation of offenses in the impeachment complaint,” she added.