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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764145647053composites 2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Claire Castro and Robin Padilla. <em>Castro photo by Revoli Cortez, PPA pool; Padilla photo by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Wednesday denied that she was the person talking to an unidentified individual supposedly linked to troll farms in an unverified audio clip.</p><p>Sen. Robin Padilla played the clip Tuesday during the Senate&#x27;s plenary deliberations on the 2026 proposed budget of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).</p><p>&quot;For the satisfaction of Sen. Robin Padilla, hindi po ako ang nasa video clip. Itong video na ito lumabas na noon pa at ibang mukha ang pinapakita,&quot; the PCO official told Palace reporters.</p><p>&quot;I deny that I am the person or kung sino man sa dalawa doon... that I was talking to a certain vlogger.&quot;</p><p>Castro said Padilla now has the obligation to divulge the source of the alleged recording.</p><p>&quot;Mas maganda po tanong muna kay Sen. Robin, saan niya nakuha ito? Anong source ito galing? Obligasyon niyang magsabi kung saan ang source,&quot; Castro said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/25/sotto-advises-padilla-against-naming-individuals-if-uncertain-on-information-1943">Sotto advises Padilla against naming individuals if uncertain on information</a></div><p>Castro noted that Padilla authored a measure against the establishment of troll farms in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Maganda ang kaniyang pinapanukala na batas. Sana maging modelo din po si Sen. Robin na hindi nagpapakalat o nabibiktima ng mga troll farm na nagpapakalat ng fake news,&quot; she said.</p><p>Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier told Padilla to submit the recording to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for a voice print.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XOTxm1fRmcc?&amp;pp=ygUaY2xhaXJlIGNhc3RybyBhYnMgY2JuIG5ld3M%3D&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Wednesday denied that she was the person talking to an unidentified <i>individual </i>supposedly linked to troll farms in an unverified audio clip.</p>

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Wednesday denied that she was the person talking to an unidentified individual supposedly linked to troll farms in an unverified audio clip.

'Saan niya nakuha ito?' Castro denies talking to troll, tells Padilla to reveal audio clip source

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'Saan niya nakuha ito?' Castro denies talking to troll, tells Padilla to reveal audio clip source

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Nov 26, 2025 03:16 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 26, 2025 04:27 PM PHT

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