FACT CHECK: NBI agent Calilung not arrested after VP Sara trial testimony

There is no warrant or report of an arrest made after NBI agent John Mark Calilung testified as the first witness in the Vice President's impeachment trial

Claim: Senior National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent John Mark Calilung, the first witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, has been arrested.

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “PHILIPPINES TRENDING NEWS” uploaded a video containing the claim on July 12.

The video is titled “Kinarma na! Kakapasok lang, matinding utos, Senado, pirmado na? Wala [nang] takas; huli, NBI witness kulong?”

FACT CHECK: NBI agent Calilung not arrested after VP Sara trial testimony

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