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FACT CHECK: Spliced video ni Chel Diokno, kumalat nang ibahagi ni Sen. Pia Cayetano

Noong nakaraang linggo, kumalat ang spliced, o pinutol-putol, na video kung saan nagmukhang sinabi ni Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno na “nagbabakasakali” lamang at walang sapat na ebidensiya ang prosekusyon sa kanilang impeachment complaint laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17852383208552.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div>Noong nakaraang linggo, kumalat ang spliced, o pinutol-putol, na video kung saan nagmukhang sinabi ni Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno na “nagbabakasakali” lamang at walang sapat na ebidensiya ang prosekusyon sa kanilang impeachment complaint laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte.Makikita sa video ang tekstong “NAGBABASAKALI LNG? WALANG MGA EBIDENSYA PERO NAG AAKUSA NA!”Napukaw ang atensyon ng publiko sa video noong July 24, 2026, lalo nang ibahagi ito ni Sen. Pia Cayetano sa kanyang official Facebook page. As of 6PM ng July 28, nakapagtala na ito ng 4.3 million views, 117,000 reactions, at 17,500 shares.Sa pagsusuri ng ABS-CBN Fact Check, naunang ini-upload ang naturang video sa Facebook page na “Bisaya na Pud” noong July 23, kung saan sinabi nitong kinuha ang video sa isa pang ini-upload noong July 21.Sa kabuoan, as of 6PM ng July 28, nakapagtala ang dalawang naunang video ng mahigit 668,000 views, 13,300 reactions, at 2,437 shares—malayong mas mababa kaysa sa lawak ng narating ng ibinahagi ni Cayetano.Sinusubukan ng ABS-CBN Fact Check na hingan ng pahayag ang opisina ni Cayetano ngunit wala pa itong tugon.<div> </div><div>POST NI CAYETANO: ‘BANTA SA DEMOKRASYA’ </div>Ayon kay UP Journalism Professor Rachel Khan, nagdudulot ng banta sa demokrasya ang pagbabahaging ito ni Cayetano ng spliced video, lalo na sa gitna ng impeachment trial habang siya ay umuupo bilang senator-judge.“As a member of the jury, she has the duty to uphold the law, maintain fairness and objectivity, not be the purveyor of false information,” paliwanag ni Khan.Ayon pa sa propesor, higit pa sa simpleng pagpapakalat ng maling impormasyon ay nakaaapekto rin ito sa integridad ng Senado bilang impeachment court.“If a jury member spreads a fake video to make one side look bad, the whole trial becomes a joke. It proves that she is not interested in the facts nor in the rule of law,” saad pa ni Khan.Ayon pa sa kanya, isang masamang ehemplo kapag ang isang halal na opisyal mismo ang nagpapakalat ng mapanlinlang na impormasyon.“When you have a public official acting like an internet troll, it tells everyone else that spreading false information is okay. It lowers the bar for how leaders should behave, making disinformation a normal tool for politicians to protect their friends and stay in power,” ani Khan. <div> </div><div>KONTEKSTO NG VIDEO </div>Nagmula ang naturang video sa isinagawang <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/15/diokno-duterte-bank-tax-records-impeachment-trial-1516" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oral arguments</a> ng impeachment court noong July 20, hinggil sa hiling ng prosekusyon na ipa-subpoena ang bank at tax records ni Duterte at ng kanyang asawang si Mans Carpio.Sa nasabing oral arguments, tinanong ng kapatid ni Cayetano na si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano si Diokno kung hindi ba “fishing expedition” ang hiling ng prosekusyon.Sa spliced video, itinira lamang ang unang pahayag ni Diokno at tinanggal ang kanyang paliwanag tungkol sa pagkakaiba ng “fishing expedition” sa kanilang hiling.Ito ang <a href="https://youtu.be/w2ukcVuDOYQ?t=22648" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buong pahayag</a> ni Diokno ay: “’Yung tinutukoy po ninyong fishing expedition, ‘yun ay maaaring sabihin natin nangyari kung only if the party requesting the evidence or documents ay nagbabakasakali lang baka may makuha tayo dito. In our case, I have to disagree that there was any sort of fishing expedition because based on what the Committee on Justice and later the plenary of the House found was sufficient, there was enough cause to proceed with the case.”Sa huling bahagi ng spliced video, itinira rin ang unang walong salita ni Diokno at tinanggal ang kabuoan niyang paliwanag kaya tila sumasang-ayon siyang wala silang sapat na dahilan para i-subpoena ang bank records ni Duterte.Ito ang buong <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2ukcVuDOYQ&amp;t=22790s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paliwanag ni Diokno</a>: “Precisely, Your Honor, that is why we want the bank records to be produced because as you mentioned the only reports submitted by the Anti-Money Laundering Council pertain to covered and suspicious transaction reports. They do not show us the exact balances that were contained in those bank accounts and it is only the bank records that will provide that information.”Bilang tugon sa post ni Cayetano, ipinaliwanag ni Diokno ang konteksto ng kumakalat na video sa isang <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cheldiokno/posts/pfbid02QENMbnArmRfPAaxGr8YMYBTGoM4To4VvJVAtb9fJLr1PDzPmrNNqcYSqmBEe1nYKl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook post</a> noong July 25.Samantala, pinag-aaralan ng prosekusyon na <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/26/prosecutors-weigh-options-on-diokno-video-posted-on-pia-cayetano-s-fb-page-1347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">magsumite ng letter o manifestation</a> sa impeachment court upang tutulan ito. <div style="text-align:center">Kung kayo’y may alam na kahina-hinalang social media page, group, account, o website, artikulo, larawan, o impormasyong ipinapakalat sa mga messaging app, maaring makipag-ugnayan sa aming email <a href="mailto:factcheck@abs-cbn.com">factcheck@abs-cbn.com</a> o X (dating Twitter) account <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnfactcheck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@abscbnfactcheck</a>. </div>

Noong nakaraang linggo, kumalat ang spliced, o pinutol-putol, na video kung saan nagmukhang sinabi ni Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno na “nagbabakasakali” lamang at walang sapat na ebidensiya ang prosekusyon sa kanilang impeachment complaint laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte.