What are the grounds for filing the complaint for the impeachment of President Estrada?
Under the 1987 Constitution, any of the following grounds may be alleged in order to file a complaint for impeachment against, among others, the President of the Republic: culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust (Sec. 2, Art. XI). Among these, four (4) were alleged as grounds for the filing of the impeachment complaint against President Estrada: (1) Bribery for allegedly receiving protection money from jueteng lords; (2) Graft and Corrupt Practices for allegedly misappropriating for personal use P130 million from the P200 million in revenues from the implementation of R.A. 7171 or the Virginia Tobacco Industry Development Act . (3) Betrayal of Public Trust for allegedly violating his self-imposed policy of walang kamag-anak, walang kumpadre, walang kaibigan in his administration. (4) Culpable violation of the Constitution for allegedly violating the constitutional prohibition of appointing Cabinet of
