FACT CHECK: Escudero NOT impeached from Senate
A YouTube video falsely claims that newly-elected Senate President Chiz Escudero has been impeached.
A YouTube video falsely claims that newly-elected Senate President Chiz Escudero has been impeached.
Will he last long enough in his new position as Senate president to show his brand of good governance and eventually rise to the presidency?
President Bongbong Marcos did not file charges against Sen. Chiz Escudero.
Outgoing Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero, who is returning to the Senate for a third term, wrongly claimed that the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is one of the two poorest regions in the Philippines.
Mali ang sinabi ni outgoing Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero, na babalik sa Senado para sa ikatlong termino, na ang Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) ay isa sa dalawang pinakamahirap na rehiyon sa Pilipinas.
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. Sa panghuling bahagi ng seryeng ito kasama si dating vice president Jejomar Binay, dating Ifugao representative Teddy Baguilat, dating Eastern Samar governor Lutgardo Barbo, dating Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista, at dating Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson Greco Belgica. Kung mahalal si Binay, makakasama niya sa Senado ang kanyang anak na si Nancy Binay.
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 6 ng serye sina dating senador JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero at Alan Peter Cayetano, at incumbent Sen. Leila De Lima, na nakakulong mula pa noong Marso 2017 dahil sa mga kasong may kinalaman umano sa droga. Si Cayetano, kung mahalal, ay makakasama ang kanyang kapatid na si Pia Cayetano sa Senado.
Part 6 of the series covers former senators JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano, and incumbent Sen. Leila De Lima, who has been detained since March 2017 on alleged drug-related charges. Cayetano, if elected, will join his sister, Pia Cayetano, in the Senate.
There are no fresh reports about Bautista being arrested and jailed. The last report about the former COMELEC chair said he was in the United States.
STATEMENT: In an interview in Mati, Davao Oriental on March 2, vice presidential candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Philippines is one of the remaining five countries in the world without a K to12 Education System. Asked about educational reforms the country needs, he said, “Isa na lamang sa limang bansa sa mundo ang Pilipinas na