Can the Law Really Be Bent? Senate Blocks Marcoleta’s Move to Question Ombudsman Remulla
The Senate on Friday rejected the motion of neophyte lawmaker Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, who sought to confront Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla over his previous controversial remark implying that “the law can be bent.”
During the plenary deliberations on the 2026 Ombudsman budget, Marcoleta requested the suspension of Senate rules to allow Remulla to personally explain or issue a public apology for the comment.
The response?
A firm but polite no.
Senators argued that the chamber almost never suspends rules during budget debates and that Remulla’s clarification, delivered through Sen. Gatchalian, should be enough.
Gatchalian said that Remulla’s statement was merely “a figure of speech,” and that in practice, the Ombudsman intends to uphold and implement the rule of law.
Marcoleta wasn’t convinced.
“If you say you obey the law strictly, why publicly say it can be bent? The people might be confused. This deserves clarification,” he insisted.
The discussion was ultimately shut down, leaving the original question unanswered.
In a nation where the rule of law is already a fragile construct, the idea that it can be “bent” strikes at the very foundation of institutional integrity.
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