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The claim

The Sept. 30 impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte was canceled because some senator-judges had a “traumatic experience” while questioning her brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. This is false.

Rating

False

Reviewed by VERA Files ↗ ·

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] VERA Files original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026