Manila, Feb. 12 -- Even as the House of Representatives carried out its constitutional mandate to act on impeachment complaints, the chamber remained fully functional and productive, Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V of La Union said Thursday.

Ortega credited the leadership of Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III and Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos for shepherding the passage of priority measures as the House continued to approve key national and local bills, advance reforms, and adopt significant resolutions.

"The impeachment process is a constitutional duty that we take seriously, but it is only one of many responsibilities of the House. We remained focused on our work - passing priority measures, protecting public welfare,...