Day 23 of the impeachment trial
Sept 8, 2026 · The prosecution dropped its remaining 15 confidential-funds witnesses, saying it will call the VP herself; Senator Erwin Tulfo reopened how many votes a conviction needs.
73% of chat messages that took a side were against the VP
The GMA, ANC, UNTV and Bilyonaryo live chats had 6,833 messages. Setting copy-pastes aside, 5,548 were different, and 1,277 of those clearly took a side. This is not a survey: it shows only what people chose to type in the chat, not what all Filipinos think. How it's measured
The prosecution dropped its remaining 15 confidential-funds witnesses, saying it will call the VP herself; Senator Erwin Tulfo reopened how many votes a conviction needs.
The Vice President · what chat said about her
Sara DuterteMostly criticized
Criticism · 928
“Nasanay kasi sa Davao na walang nag au-audit sa kanya kaya nasanay. Akala nila walang makakapansin pag naging national setting na. Si Sara ang tunay na corrupt”
“DUTERTE FAMILY MOST CORRUPT IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY”
“Sarah scammer and a thief”
Praise · 349
“💚💚💚💚💚💚💚👊👊👊👊👊👊👊💯 solid Duterte kmi forever”
“NKAKALIMUTAN NINYO KAMI THE 32 MILLION MORE WHO VOTED FOR VP SARA. PROSECUTORS YOU ARE NOT THE 32 MILLION! KAMI KAMI THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE!”
“mga bastos yong ibang comment dito huwag nyo bahurain si vp sara dahil wala pa napapatunayan”
674 took no side
The senator-judges · what chat said about them
Padilla got the most comments: 58 critical, 4 praising
Critical and praising comments about each senator. Tap a senator to read them.
Robin PadillaMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 58
“ang nakakabwisit at masakit sa mata yung makita mo si padilla na nakasuot ng robe pero walang silbi”
“here you go again, Robin mg artista n lng”
“ETO NA NAMAN SI BOY SILI NA PURO SATSAT NA WALA NAMAN SUBSTANCE”
Praise · 4
“Go go Sen Padilla”
“go sen robin padilla💚👊👊👊”
“SENATOR ROBIN PADILLA TALKS MORE SENSE THAN BAM AQUINO AND TO SOME MAJORITY SENATORS”
2 neutral
Erwin TulfoSplitSee what chat said 
Criticism · 31
“Erwin Tulfo senador na walang alam sa batas kaya lahat bend the law ang gawa”
“Ang kapal mo Erwin Tulfo 😡😡😡”
“kapag binago yan ni Erwin et al, magteknikal na naman at dadalhin sa SC. Pinapalaki lang ni Erwin ang problema😭😊😊😩”
Praise · 24
“Good Job! Sen E Tulfo”
“i'm with you senador Erwin gogogo”
“GOOD JOB ,SEN ERWIN FOR BRINGING UP THAT ISSUE OF VOTNG”
1 neutral
Pia CayetanoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 45
“condescending talaga ang mukha mo senator pia, pls shut your face”
“SI PIA NAG BABASA NG CHATGPT”
“pia out of order ka. ang decision ng po ay puede ichallenge on the floor🤣🤣🤣”
Praise · 3
“good job Sen Pia 💚💚💚💚”
“BRAVO SENATOR PIA CAYETANO INTELLIGENT WISE AND BRAVE”
“pia on the rescue”
Chiz EscuderoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 30
“IT IS ESCUDERO WHO TRYING TO MAKE IT COMPLICATED”
“Si CHIZ NAGSASAYANG NG PERA NG BAYAN!!!”
“DON'T LET ESCUDERO DECIDE”
Praise · 9
“ganda ng vision ni sen chiz for this trial, maximum efficiency habang nirerespeto ang due process. he is proving why legal experience matters, ginagabayan ang buong trial with total precision”
“Nakikita ko yung effort ni Chiz na panatilihing maayos ang proceedings. Hindi simple ang responsibility na hawak niya.”
“Napakagaling ni Chiz mag moderate ng mga mosyon. Sinisigurado niyang nakalapat sa kapangyarihan at limitasyon ng Senado ang bawat aksyon sa korte.”
2 neutral
Also mentioned, but too few comments to tell · tap a face
Bato dela Rosa
14 criticism · 0 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“aray mo nagtatago si bato”
“Si Bato surprise witness🤣”
Praise
No quotable message.
Alan Peter Cayetano
9 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Nasaan si Alan "Under Attack" Cayetano? Laging late o nagtatago na?”
“hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 sen cayetano. Bias, Hinihingal ka nman.”
Praise
No quotable message.
Joel Villanueva
8 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“tingin ko ka Villianueva ay may sungay na parang demonyo.”
“IKAW SEN JOEL VILLANUEVA AH AY TRAIDOR KA NA AT BALIMBING KA HUNYANGO KA☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️”
Praise
“Safe naka Sen. Joel”
Raffy Tulfo
2 criticism · 5 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“NO TULFO AGAIN NG UNFOLLOW NA KO SA MGA YN NG SISIDIN AKO NG BINUTO KO SI RAFFY”
Praise
“Go go go Senator Raffy Tulfo!!!”
“Excellent point senator judge Raffy tulfo”
Kiko Pangilinan
4 criticism · 2 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“inaabuso kasi ni kapunan na most senior sya jan at may special privilege sa mga antics nya... daming pa cute eh”
“KIKO MATSING NAPAPA KAMOT ULO E”
Praise
“ANG GWAPO NI KIKOY”
Migz Zubiri
6 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“PAUWIIN NA SI ZUBIRI BAKA MAG TANTRUMS NA NAMAN DYAN HAHAHAJAHA”
“NAGUGUTOM NA YAN SI ZUBIRI PAUWIIN NA YAN ‼‼‼”
Praise
No quotable message.
Bam Aquino
3 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“DAPAT HUWAG NA BUMOTO MGA PLUNDERERS AT YONG HINDI NAIINTINDIHAN ANG BATAS GAYA NI BINOY”
“andiyan na naman si bam aquino....loslos nimo....”
Praise
No quotable message.
Sherwin Gatchalian
3 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“BUTI PA SI WIN NAGLALARO LANG NG SNAKE SA CELLPHONE”
“keep silent n lng mr. gatchalian, nang matuto.”
Praise
No quotable message.
Ping Lacson
2 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“NAKO DAMING SINABI EHHH PAKANA NANAMAN YAN NI LACSON AHAHAHA”
Praise
“magalong lacson lang ang totoong may puso sa bayan”
Loren Legarda
3 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“nautakan kayo ni Sen. Legarda...lumabas na ng bansa..tago niyo na lang ang warrant of arrest niya..”
“babalik na ata si Loren so baka babaligtad yun kc may kaso e hehe”
Praise
No quotable message.
Tito Sotto
3 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ITO NA UNG TUTA SOTTO WALANG KWENTA KAYA UNG EAT BULAGA HINDI KO NA PNANOOD”
“PEPSI SOTTO TUTA SEN 😭😭😭😭”
Praise
No quotable message.
Lito Lapid
2 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“SEN LITO LAPID AH SAYANG ANG PA SWELDO NAMIN SA U EH BUMALIK NQ SA ???”
Praise
No quotable message.
JV Ejercito
1 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
No quotable message.
Praise
No quotable message.
Padilla took the most heat: 43 critical comments in 10 minutes
Padilla 11:30 AM“here you go again, Robin mg artista n lng”
E. Tulfo 11:00 AM“GOOD JOB ,SEN ERWIN FOR BRINGING UP THAT ISSUE OF VOTNG”
P. Cayetano 11:50 AM“SI PIA NAG BABASA NG CHATGPT”
Escudero 11:40 AM“IT IS ESCUDERO WHO TRYING TO MAKE IT COMPLICATED”
Highlights
Critical moments
What happened in the hearing, and what the chat said as it spiked.
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Chat spikes
“TAMA NAMAN ,PINA PA IKOT IKOT LANG NG DEFENCE”
“ang linaw sobrang hina ng ebidensya!!! Pati ba naman alias hanapan ng certificate mula PSA!!! Halos 600 million pesos na ginastos sa walang silbe na impeachment na to!!!”
“KITANG KITA NAMAN AMG EVIDENCE ..MAGNANAKAW NG BAYAN ..???🎮🎮🎮”
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Chat: “PARA SA MGA BANGAG NA DILAWAN AT PINK KASAMA NG MGA REBEL N…” pasted 33 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: “si Inday lang ang makaka tapos ng usapin na yan kaya kelang…” pasted 27 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: “KAPAG NAUPO NANAMAN MGA DUTERTE SA 2028, BABAHA NANAMAN NG …” pasted 26 times in 15 minutes
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Chat spikes
“NO PROOF AT ALL. JUST WASTE TIME”
“SANA MAWALA NA SIYA HA HA HA”
“WHAT HAPPENS TO US. VOTERS 32MILLION WE DESERVE OUR VP SARA.”
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Chat spikes
“KUNG SINO ANG PRESENT NA SENADOR SYA LANG ANG MAY KARAPATANG BUMUTO GANYAN LANG KA SIMPLE!😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜”
“Sara ang confidential funds ay hindi para sa sarili mong bulsa”
“wala na si Pia, No ang boto nito!”
Across the trial
Against the VP on all 12 days recorded: 73% to 89%
Against the VP, day by day
Who chat talked about, day by day
| Senator | Day 20Sept 1 | Day 21Sept 2 | Day 22Sept 7 | Day 23Sept 8 | Day 24Sept 14 | Day 25Sept 15 | Day 26Sept 16 | Day 27Sept 21 | Day 28Sept 22 | Day 29Sept 23 | Day 30Sept 28 | Day 31Sept 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padilla | 26 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 64 | 16 | 305 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 6 | 35 |
| Escudero | 22 | 142 | 36 | 39 | 77 | 36 | 65 | 20 | 72 | 108 | 25 | 92 |
| A. Cayetano | 17 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 17 | · | 509 | 4 | 60 |
| P. Cayetano | 7 | · | · | 48 | 24 | 1 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 74 | · | · |
 C. Villar | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 260 | 3 | · |
 Go | · | · | 3 | · | 4 | 13 | · | 1 | · | 155 | 1 | 64 |
| E. Tulfo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 3 |
| dela Rosa | · | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 4 | · | 73 | 7 | 7 |
 Imee Marcos | 2 | 13 | · | · | 71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | · | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| Sotto | 1 | 1 | · | 3 | 43 | 6 | 9 | · | · | 72 | · | · |
 M. Villar | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 110 | 2 | · |
| Villanueva | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 1 | · | 33 | 1 | 10 |
 Hontiveros | 5 | 18 | 2 | · | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Lacson | 5 | 4 | · | 3 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 2 | · | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| Pangilinan | · | 27 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 5 | · | 4 |
| R. Tulfo | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | · | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
| Gatchalian | 1 | 9 | · | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Aquino | · | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | · | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | · | · |
| Zubiri | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | · | 5 | 9 | · |
| Lapid | · | · | 1 | 2 | · | 23 | 3 | · | 3 | 4 | · | 1 |
| Legarda | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | 15 | · | · |
 Marcoleta | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | 1 | 4 | · | · | 9 | · | · |
| Ejercito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | 5 |
 Estrada | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 4 | · | · |
More detail
20% of the chat was copy-paste: the same message posted 3 or more times
6,833 messages (−32% vs Day 22) · busiest minute 203 at 11:32 AM
Top words
- sara: 600 messages, mostly against the VP
- dds: 282 messages, mostly against the VP
- impeachment: 282 messages, used by both sides
- law: 276 messages, mostly against the VP
- duterte: 231 messages, mostly against the VP
- inday: 224 messages, mostly against the VP
- bend: 219 messages, used by both sides
- tulfo: 218 messages, used by both sides
- defense: 205 messages, mostly against the VP
- pia: 198 messages, used by both sides
- walang: 193 messages, used by both sides
- robin: 184 messages, mostly neither side
- bayan: 179 messages, mostly against the VP
- senator: 169 messages, mostly neither side
- constitution: 150 messages, used by both sides
- tama: 147 messages, used by both sides
- sen: 145 messages, mostly neither side
- atty: 144 messages, used by both sides
- kahit: 141 messages, mostly against the VP
- present: 136 messages, mostly neither side
- trial: 136 messages, mostly neither side
- lng: 128 messages, used by both sides
- ayaw: 127 messages, mostly against the VP
- prosecution: 126 messages, mostly for the VP
- bangag: 125 messages, mostly against the VP
- gusto: 123 messages, used by both sides
- court: 117 messages, used by both sides
- pera: 115 messages, mostly against the VP
- senador: 112 messages, used by both sides
- taong: 112 messages, mostly against the VP
- ung: 112 messages, mostly against the VP
- chiz: 111 messages, used by both sides
- takot: 110 messages, mostly against the VP
- witness: 107 messages, used by both sides
- batas: 104 messages, used by both sides
- senators: 103 messages, used by both sides
- vote: 101 messages, mostly neither side
- erwin: 100 messages, mostly neither side
- lustay: 99 messages, mostly against the VP
- senate: 98 messages, used by both sides
Bigger bubble: more messages used the word. Colour: the side that used it most (grey when both did). Dashed ring: used far more than on the other hearing days.
Most copy-pasted messages
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“PARA SA MGA BANGAG NA DILAWAN AT PINK KASAMA NG MGA REBEL NA MAKAKALIWA ALAM NYO ANG TATANGA NYO 😂 NAG MANA KAYO KAY LAMAS”
Posted 35 times · 10:35 AM–10:48 AM · GMA
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“si Inday lang ang makaka tapos ng usapin na yan kaya kelangan humarap na sya kung wala syang kasalanan I pag laban dapat nya”
Posted 28 times · 10:47 AM–10:53 AM · UNTV
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“KAPAG NAUPO NANAMAN MGA DUTERTE SA 2028, BABAHA NANAMAN NG DUGO 😭😭 KAYA DAPAT IKULONG YAN, PARA MALAYA KAMING MGA ILLEGALISTA.. IKULONG SI INDAY SAYAD!! MABUHAY ANG MGA DRUG ADIK AT DRUG DEALER !!!”
Posted 26 times · 10:58 AM–11:03 AM · GMA
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“Para matapos ang laban, ilabas ang Psychiatric Evaluation ni SARA DUTAE. Hindi na sya competent sa Position nya!!!”
Posted 26 times · 11:00 AM–11:29 AM · ANC
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“basta wag kang magbend the law 😂😂😂😜”
Posted 24 times · 11:01 AM–11:15 AM · GMA
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“ROBIN ABNO ❤❤”
Posted 23 times · 11:31 AM–12:00 PM · GMA
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“MgA DDS si inday sara nyo yang poon nyo prAning na prAning na laLo napaka sinungALing pa”
Posted 22 times · 11:07 AM–11:21 AM · UNTV
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“Gamitin ang #VPonTrial para makisali sa diskusyon tungkol sa impeachment trial”
Posted 20 times · 10:08 AM–11:35 AM · GMA
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“ROBIN ABNO ❤❤”
Posted 23 times · 11:31 AM–12:00 PM · GMA
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“basta wag kang magbend the law 😂😂😂😜”
Posted 22 times · 11:02 AM–11:15 AM · GMA
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“MgA DDS si inday sara nyo yang poon nyo prAning na prAning na laLo napaka sinungALing pa”
Posted 22 times · 11:07 AM–11:21 AM · UNTV
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“Para matapos ang laban, ilabas ang Psychiatric Evaluation ni SARA DUTAE. Hindi na sya competent sa Position nya!!!”
Posted 21 times · 11:03 AM–11:29 AM · ANC
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“Summa”
Posted 17 times · 11:34 AM–11:36 AM · GMA
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“LAGING ABSENT SII ALAN CAWATANO. TAKOT DHIL S RECLAMATION NYA S TAGUIG. SAYANG LNG PASWELDO S BUWAYA. TAPOS GUSTO NYO P PABOTOHIN”
Posted 16 times · 11:30 AM–11:39 AM · ANC
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“pag na impeach si Inday siguradong makukulong na sya sa dami nyang ka demonyohan na ginawa”
Posted 15 times · 11:27 AM–11:29 AM · UNTV
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“SOOOOBRANG HINA NG MALIIT NA UTAK NITONG BOPOLS NA TO”
Posted 15 times · 11:32 AM–11:33 AM · GMA