FACT CHECK: NO Senate contempt order against Vice Ganda
A YouTube video suggests that the Senate cited Vice Ganda in contempt after she poked fun at Sen. Rodante Marcoleta at a concert. Not true.
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FACT CHECK: Senate did NOT ‘junk’ VP Sara impeachment
Social media posts are claiming that the Senate has "junked" the Articles of Impeachment against VP Sara Duterte. Not true.
FACT CHECK: Hontiveros errs on reversal of ‘unanimous’ SC rulings
The decision in the League of Cities case saw four different reversals by the Supreme Court from the first ruling in 2008 until the final decision in 2011. None of the decisions were decided on unanimously.
FACT CHECK: Sotto flipflops on status of VP Sara’s impeachment
After saying on Aug. 6 that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is dead once it is archived, Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III now admits the impeachment is "technically" still alive after the Senate archived the case.
19 senators vote to save Sara
Many are devastated by what they witnessed in the Senate on Wednesday. But in the same way that Escudero and Marcoleta showed the disdainful images of the Senate of the 20th Congress, the valiant stand of Hontiveros, Sotto, Lacson, Pangilinan and Aquino is a source of inspiration and hope for those who want to have a working and meaningful democracy in the country. Photos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
FACT CHECK: Sotto NOT elected Senate president
A YouTube video claims that Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III was elected Senate president. Not true
Secret in the Senate: The ghastly budget insertions of Chiz Escudero
The sole political context: Chiz Escudero wants to be the next Senate president of the 20th Senate. But his ambition does not cost a free lunch. He must win his way by means of projects not only to his fellow senator allies, but for himself as well. In addition, nothing can stop him as well from using these insertions to buy their acquittal votes for Sara Duterte. Get the equation?
FACT CHECK: Escudero NOT ‘ousted’ as Senate president
A YouTube video claims that incumbent Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero has been ousted and will be replaced by returning Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III. This is false.
FACT CHECK: VP Sara, Chiz Escudero NOT ‘stripped of power’
Several Facebook pages and a YouTube channel claimed that the Supreme Court has removed Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero from office. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Video of Hontiveros vowing to ‘defy the Constitution’ MISLEADS
At least three Facebook posts used a video clip of Sen. Risa Hontiveros saying she will "defy the Constitution." The video was edited to mislead. The clip was extracted from her June 9 media conference where she emphasized that she would not allow the Senate to defy the Constitution in connection with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
