FACT CHECK: Photo of Trillanes with ‘wet pants’ in 2007 arrest EDITED
A photo showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV supposedly wetting his pants when arrested during the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege is circulating online. This is fake.
A photo showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV supposedly wetting his pants when arrested during the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege is circulating online. This is fake.
The message was clear – Duterte is deathly afraid of getting his dozens of bank accounts exposed more than his fear of the International Criminal Court.
Remember the P6.5B shabu shipment from China released through the Bureau of Customs in 2017? Customs broker Mark Taguba testified in the senate that the shipment belonged to the “Davao Group.”
It was a plan that was hatched just when the then police hitman of the Davao Death Squad Arturo Lascañas was on the verge of confessing his sins to the Filipino people.
The looming issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former president Rodrigo Duterte and his accomplices in his deadly war on drugs is expected to impact tremendously in the 2025 midterm and the 2028 presidential elections.
Mahigit 11 buwan na lang midterm elections na, pero nasaan na ang oposisyon? Sino ba ang maituturing na oposisyon? At paano sila matatawag na oposisyon? Makisali sa kwentuhan nina Tress at former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV.
Two Facebook pages erroneously claimed former senators Antonio Trillanes and Leila De Lima have been meted prison sentences.
Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto. Kasama sa part 2 ng serye ang dalawang dating senador – sina Antonio Trillanes IV at Antique Rep. Loren Legarda – at tatlong incumbents – sina Joel Villanueva, Migz Zubiri at Risa Hontiveros – na nagsisikap na mabawi o mapanatili ang mga puwesto sa kamara.
Part 2 of the series covers two former senators – Antonio Trillanes IV and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda – and three incumbents – Joel Villanueva, Migz Zubiri and Risa Hontiveros – who are trying to regain or retain seats in the chamber.
For those who took the path of the International Criminal Court, the judicial authorisation request of the Office of the Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation is a “monumental step towards justice,” and a “ray of hope” for the families of victims of extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs.