FACT CHECK: Clips of Sara, Baste Duterte on impeachment trial dismissal are AI-generated
The Senate impeachment court has not dismissed the case against Vice President Sara Duterte and will resume the trial on November 9
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FACT CHECK: Chinese embassy did not confirm Duterte’s ‘orchestrated’ ICC arrest
The Chinese embassy in Manila has not made any statement confirming Marcos and Pangilinan’s collusion for Duterte’s arrest; the ICC repeatedly asserted that the court is a judicial institution, operating independently and impartially
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Who will be VP if Sara Duterte is convicted?
A political science professor says the choice of a successor will involve more than simply filling a vacancy
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FACT CHECK: Marcos did not call for SC shutdown over budget ruling
A 2025 video resurfaces out of context, falsely presented as a recent pronouncement by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. against the SC
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FACT CHECK: No official statement implies Marcos’ intent to declare war, martial law
The President cannot declare a state of war on his own, but he can impose martial law for a limited time and needs congressional approval for an extension
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Who is Retrina Fuentes, the judge behind arrest orders vs Duterte critics?
Fuentes once served as executive judge of the Davao City Regional Trial Court
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FACT CHECK: No report of Trump courtesy call on Sara; Marcos remains president
Trump is coming for the ASEAN Summit hosted by Marcos, and Duterte remains Vice President on trial in the Senate
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Goodbye, SPNEC: MVP rebrands Leviste’s solar firm, lines up P5-B deal
A new name, five more solar businesses, and a possible “re-IPO,” but Meralco’s makeover can’t quite banish Leviste’s past or the P10.34-billion headache that comes with it
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FACT CHECK: Castro spoke about Rodrigo Duterte, not Marcos, in spliced drug-use clip
The original clip is from a September 11 briefing in which Castro cited former president Duterte’s admissions of drug use. The viral clip was edited to replace Duterte’s name with Marcos’.
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MAP: Power plants in the Visayas grid
One in three power plants in the Visayas is fueled by coal, based on the Department of Energy’s list of existing power plants, as of July 2026
