Muslim senatorial bet: Top-level political infighting drowning Moro voice and issues
The loud Marcos-Duterte feud is pushing the plight of the marginalized out of public discussion, senatorial candidate Amirah Lidasan said.
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FACT CHECK: Kiko Pangilinan ‘vote’ for VP Sara’s impeachment FAKE
Netizens circulated a fake quote card showing senatorial candidate Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan supposedly vowing to vote, if elected on May 12, for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
FACT CHECK: VP Sara claim that Imee Marcos will bring back Duterte from The Hague misleads
As the former president is in the middle of a legal process, particularly the pre-trial stage, of the ICC, he cannot walk free unless the court approves his temporary release. A senator has no power to bring him back from detention in The Hague.
Imee’s pamamangka and the many times she went against Bongbong’s tides
Amid the acrimonious battle between the Marcos and Duterte camps, reelectionist Sen. Imee Marcos has finally chosen whose side to take.
FACT CHECK: Crowd did NOT chant ‘Marcos! Marcos!’ while VP Sara was speaking in Quiapo rally
Netizens are circulating a clip from a campaign rally in Manila showing Vice President Sara Duterte before a crowd that supposedly chanted "Marcos! Marcos!" while she was speaking. The posts are misleading.
Tiktok and Surveys: The Dutertelenovela and political content
These narrative shifts are only possible because the Dutertes are doing Tiktok content like it’s nobody’s business… Now there is barely any pro-Marcos content, and even Imee rarely appears unless she’s with VP Sara…Now, it is all the Dutertes. The For You Page shows it, and the surveys, too.
VP Sara brings down campaigning tactics to the gutter
Gutter talk, name-calling and other forms of abusive behavior are resorted to only when one runs out of substantive arguments to shift focus from the issues.
FACT CHECK: Old OCTA Research interview on fake survey revived, NEEDS CONTEXT
The Facebook users who spread the video needing context stitched together OCTA Research's statement disowning a survey with the real survey published by Pulse Asia.
FACT CHECK: FB reels MISLEAD in claiming SC nullified VP Sara’s impeachment
Misleading posts claiming that the Supreme Court has sided with Vice President Sara Duterte, thereby nullifying her impeachment, have been circulating on Facebook.
Friends of convenience
Perhaps Imee and Sara deserve each other. Both failed to be amply rewarded for their contributions to Bongbong's election victory in 2022. In the midterms, the president and his allies have become their adversaries.
