Jonathan Frederic De Santos

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Pia Cayetano

RG Cruz

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MANILA (UPDATED) — Women’s rights advocates, academics, and feminists affiliated with Tindig Pilipinas filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Pia Cayetano over an edited video posted on her Facebook page that implied prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are engaged in a &quot;fishing expedition&quot;.They filed their letter before the Senate ethics committee, chaired by Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III. The complainants are seeking an inquiry over the &quot;spliced and misleading video&quot; that they said &quot;undermines the integrity of the impeachment proceedings and raises serious questions regarding her compliance with her ethical, professional and constitutional obligations.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/26/diokno-provides-context-for-fishing-expedition-clip-on-pia-cayetano-s-fb-page-1215">Diokno provides context for &#x27;fishing expedition&#x27; clip on Pia Cayetano&#x27;s FB page </a></div>They said the video left out Akbayan Party-List Rep. Chel Diokno&#x27;s explanation on why the request to subpoena Duterte&#x27;s financial records could not be considered a fishing expedition.They also said Cayetano&#x27;s actions on social media &quot;constitute grave violations of her professional, ethical and constitutional duties&quot; since she is both a senator and a lawyer.&quot;Deliberately omitting Rep. Diokno&#x27;s legal explanation to invert the meaning of his statement constitutes active, calculated deceit,&quot; it also said.The group warned that the Senate letting Cayetano&#x27;s post pass &quot;risks eroding public confidence in the neutrality expected of senator-judges and may create the impression that constitutional obligations of impartiality may be disregarded without consequences.&quot;Among the signatories of the complaint are representatives of Everywoman, Parents Initiative and Social Awareness Mainstreaming Advocacy, Pandayan Para sa Sosyalistang Pilipinas, and Student Council Alliance of the Philippines.“The deliberate editing of official impeachment proceedings to mislead the public is not merely a political act, it is a serious ethical issue that strikes at the integrity of the Senate as an impeachment court,&quot; they said.Cayetano&#x27;s office has yet to respond to a request for comment.

The group Tindig Pilipinas has filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Pia Cayetano over an edited video posted on her verified Facebook page that implied prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are engaged in a "fishing expedition".

The group Tindig Pilipinas has filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Pia Cayetano over an edited video posted on her verified Facebook page that implied prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are engaged in a "fishing expedition".

Tindig Pilipinas calls for ethics inquiry over spliced video on Pia Cayetano’s FB page

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Tindig Pilipinas calls for ethics inquiry over spliced video on Pia Cayetano’s FB page

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 29, 2026 04:56 PM PHT

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Updated July 29, 2026 05:06 PM PHT

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