PRE-TRIAL. The House of Representatives Prosecution Team holds a press conference at the Padilla Room, Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Monday (June 22, 2026). Present during the briefing are (left to right) Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Reyes-Luistro, Batangas, 2nd District; Rep. Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, Akbayan Party-list; Rep. Leila M. de Lima, Mamamayang Liberal Party-list; Rep. Joel R. Chua, Manila, 3rd District; Rep. Ramon Rodrigo “Rodge” Gutierrez, 1-Rider Party-list. Also present are Rep. Lordan Suan, Cagayan de Oro City, 1st District; Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora, Lone District of San Juan City; and Atty. Benjamin Tolosa Jr., legal spokesperson. (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB)
MANILA – Members of the House prosecution panel issued a stern warning on Monday regarding an influx of disinformation surrounding Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case, predicting that narrative-spinning will only intensify as the trial draws closer.
House prosecutor Rep. Leila de Lima noted that as the case moves from pretrial logistics to the official presentation of evidence, the public will likely see a surge in “factual distortions” and spins.
“I think as these proceedings progress, we can expect more of that, more of disinformation, more of fake news, more of factual distortion, spins of the real stories of the things that happened. So we just have to be very circumspect and careful,” De Lima told reporters after the latest pretrial conference.
