Joseph Victor Ejercito, chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, faces an ethics complaint alleging inaction on a pending case against Francis Escudero.
MANILA — An ethics complaint has been filed against Joseph Victor Ejercito, accusing him of gross neglect of duty for alleged inaction on a separate ethics case pending before the Senate.
The complaint, filed by lawyer Marvin Aceron, claims that more than 100 days elapsed without formal action on an ethics complaint he earlier lodged against Francis Escudero, despite Ejercito serving as chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
Ejercito confirmed receipt of the complaint and said the committee has been unable to act because it is not yet fully constituted, noting that proceedings can only move forward once membership and quorum requirements are completed under Senate rules.
The earlier complaint against Escudero stemmed from questions over a ₱30 million campaign donation during the 2022 elections. In November 2025, the Commission on Elections’ Political Finance and Affairs Department said it found no evidence of an election-law violation and recommended the termination of its investigation.
No formal Senate action has yet been announced on the complaint against Ejercito.
