FACT CHECK: Escudero did NOT cite Trillanes for contempt
A YouTube channel claims that Senate impeachment court Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero cited former senator Antonio Trillanes IV for contempt. This is false.
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How to destroy Antonio Trillanes – without succeeding
COMMENTARY: The attempts were all an onslaught to destroy Trillanes. All to no avail.First, there was the presidential attempt of Rodrigo, said to have been implemented by his Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, for a Trillanes assassination.
Trillanes bares P319-M China funds to Sara’s husband, drug-linked payouts to Dutertes
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday alleged that a company owned by Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, received more than P319 million from China-linked sources, while members of the Duterte family received millions of pesos in manager’s checks from a man he identified as a Davao drug lord.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 13: Baste grilled on GenCorp deals; Sara’s undeclared assets scrutinized
The week’s most prominent witness was Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, who was subjected to searching questions by prosecution counsel Theodore “Ted” Te over 19 city government contracts worth about P33.2 million awarded to GenCorp Industries Inc., a company his sister had declared as a business interest in her SALNs.
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: CCTV footage of Trillanes ‘briefing’ Madriaga in detention AI-GENERATED
Videos from a supposed closed-circuit television footage showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV talking to Ramil Madriaga inside a detention cell are circulating online. The clips were made using artificial intelligence.
Confirmation hearings to proceed even without Duterte in court, ICC experts say
Update Feb. 20, 2026: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber 1 allows Duterte to skip confirmation hearings next week.“The Chamber, while acknowledging the objections of the Prosecution and the CLRV, considers that, in the present circumstances of the case, it is appropriate to proceed with the hearing on the confirmation of charges in the absence of Mr Duterte.”
FACT CHECK: Trillanes threat of SC justices impeachment NEEDS CONTEXT
A quote attributed to former senator Antonio Trillanes is circulating on Facebook where he allegedly warned Supreme Court justices that they may be impeached if they do not reverse their ruling declaring VP Sara Duterte's impeachment "unconstitutional." This needs context.
Trillanes and Silent Majority group complaint before Ombudsman vs Sara Duterte cites Madriaga affidavit
Madriaga, in a notarized affidavit dated Nov. 29, 2025 claimed that Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, security chief at the OVP, made him deliver large sums of money taken from Duterte’s confidential funds at the OVP and the DepEd to several persons “thus confirming how Respondent Duterte and her co-respondents converted the subject confidential funds to their own personal use, contrary to the actual purposes for which the same was earmarked and/or purportedly disbursed.”
FACT CHECK: Claim that Trillanes is endorsing Torre for senator is FAKE
Facebook posts claim that former senator Antonio Trillanes IV is endorsing ex-PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III if he runs for senator in 2028. This is fake.
