FACT CHECK: Senate media did NOT applaud Cayetano for ‘unifier’ remark
A video of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is being amplified on Facebook claiming that members of the Senate media clapped for him during a press briefing on June 4. This is false.
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FACT CHECK: Cayetano did NOT resign as Senate president; NO new successor after June 3 shakeup
Some netizens on Facebook allege that Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano resigned as the chamber's president, while others said Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian succeeded him. Both claims are false.
FACT CHECK: Trillanes did NOT call for SP Cayetano’s replacement
Viral posts falsely claim that Antonio Trillanes IV demanded the removal of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and the return of Sen. Tito Sotto. No verified source supports the quote.
FACT CHECK: Cayetano, NOT Marcoleta, is new chair of Senate blue ribbon committee
Three Facebook posts claim Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano has chosen Sen. Rodante Marcoleta as the new chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee. This is false.
The terrorism of Alan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Cayetano is a social risk. Give him public office, power and political influence. He will not see these as instruments for public administration. He will see public service only as a front to shift to the gratification of ego. In time he will silence dissent and consolidate absolute power.
FACT CHECK: Sotto NOT calling on BBM, Sara to resign
Facebook users have been circulating a quote card attributed to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III where he supposedly advocated for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. This needs context.
On the road to perdition
The public is getting swamped with false, misleading, or completely fabricated information that creates confusion, anxiety, fear and distrust, aggravating the anger and stress over the rising cost of living and our daily struggles with congested traffic and inefficient government services.
FACT CHECK: NO Senate coup vs Sotto
An online report claiming that Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has secured votes for another leadership change in the Senate made the rounds on Facebook over the weekend. This is false.
FACT CHECK: NO ICC order to arrest Cayetano
A YouTube video claims that the ICC has arraigned and ordered the imprisonment of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Not true.
Cayetano’s corrupted view of compassion
Cayetano said Duterte deserves an interim release and house arrest, citing an accused individual’s right to good health, dignity and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But what about those killed, including young children who were once labeled as collateral damage by Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, in the course of the drug war?
