Day 26 of the impeachment trial
Sept 16, 2026 · No trial: four retired justices advised the senators on whether a conviction needs two-thirds of all 24 senators or only of those able to vote.
77% of chat messages that took a side were against the VP
The GMA, ANC, UNTV and Bilyonaryo live chats had 33,336 messages. Setting copy-pastes aside, 17,381 were different, and 2,135 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
No trial: four retired justices advised the senators on whether a conviction needs two-thirds of all 24 senators or only of those able to vote.
The Vice President · what chat said about her
Sara DuterteMostly criticized
Criticism · 1,641
“kailangan talaga maalis sa Pwesto si Sara duterte dahil delikado ang bansa natin kung hahayaan natin na maghari ang Kandidato ng China kawawa ang mga Pilipino”
“Guilty na si vp sara”
“IMPEACH ANG MAGNANAKAW NA TAGA DAVAO”
Praise · 494
“lahat ng diniclare ni VP ay lahat tama. walang ill gotten wealth. yes!!!”
“gusto ko maging preSidente c SARA. wala syang anomalyang ginawa”
“dami ng nag iiyakan dito,wag kayong mag-alala...walang matibay na ebedinsiya at sunog lahat ang witness ng prosecution.,meaning AQUITTAL na..”
3,298 took no side
The senator-judges · what chat said about them
Padilla got the most comments: 282 critical, 23 praising
Critical and praising comments about each senator. Tap a senator to read them.
Robin PadillaMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 282
“So Therefore Robin already made up his mind for judgement even thou its not over yet..”
“blatant liar sen. robin padilla!”
“kumusta kaya braincells ni Robinhood right now? 😅”
Praise · 23
“Senate will decide on the threshold na. Kaya tama na Senator Padilla”
“Sen Padilla is very smart and sensible”
“hahaha, pinagtatawanan ng iba si robin, pero sya lang yta nag challenged kay puno. 💪”
12 neutral
Pia CayetanoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 126
“Supalpal si Drama queen Pia🤣🤣🤣🤣”
“Let see how iikot ang mata ni Drama Queen PIA pag nagtanong.”
“This senator Pia is clearly another biased senator na alam na ang decision”
Praise · 5
“go go idol pia you have a a good heart ❤”
“Go Senator Pia!!Stand Up for right!”
“Very nice question Sen phia”
2 neutral
Chiz EscuderoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 41
“chiz you are abusing your descrition.”
“SEN. ESCUDERO SHOULD STOP CONFUSING HIMSELF”
“CHIZ NAGKAKALAT KA NA NG MATH MO! PANG GRADE1 LANG YUN!”
Praise · 24
“ayan ang gusto ng taong bayan tama si senator chiz, dapat ang masunod hindi ang tulfos gang”
“kahit hindi ka lawyer, may mga bagay kang mas maiintindihan kapag ganito ka-detailed yung discussion, tama lang ang naging perspective ni Chiz dito”
“Hindi lang basta pagpapasya ang ginagawa ni Chiz, pinoprotektahan din niya ang kredibilidad ng ating legal system. Respect!”
6 neutral
Bato dela RosaMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 63
“paano si bato 🤣🤣🤣 nagtatago dapat papuntahin Jan. walang kwentang impinchment trial 😂🤣”
“Bato can do another pasok-takas-tago”
“walang modo magsalita si bendalo. puro angas ang alam.”
Praise · 0
No quotable message.
4 neutral
Erwin TulfoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 34
“Bakit enentertain pa yong motion ni Erwin,, IGNORANTE Yan sa Batas!!!! ano,, maki level sya sa mga ex chief justice?!?!?”
“WHAT CAN YOU SAY ERWIN TULFO "THE BEND THE LAW SENATOR"”
“#ErwinTulfo bend the law suplak na suplak hahaha ano na nasaan na po tapang nyo #TulfoBrothers”
Praise · 4
“ON POINT mga tanong ni Sen Erwin Tulfo! Sana wag na magtanong si Robin kc nakakahiya nman!”
“GOOD QUESTIONS FROM ERWIN. PARA MALIWANAGAN ANG LAHAT. 👍👍👍”
“Good questions Erwin. Para maliwanag.”
1 neutral
Ping LacsonSplitSee what chat said 
Criticism · 13
“ANOTHER LAW BENDER LACSON”
“isaka kapa lacson masyado kang violator of law??????”
“tianawan ka lacson dahil alam ng mga justice nayan ikaw ang violator of law”
Praise · 20
“NICE ONE SEN LACSON👏👏👏”
“👏👏👏👏MAHALIN ANG PILIPINAS HINDI ANG SINDIKATO SA PILIPINAS GOOD JOB SEN PING”
“THANK YOU LACSON FOR EXPOSING HOW ABSURD ASCUNA'S REASONING IS!”
1 neutral
Joel VillanuevaMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 28
“BAHA BUONG BULACAN. IKULONG N YANG SI JOEL IS LYING”
“Hipokrito yang si Villanueva.”
“ka hudas ug nawong aning animal nga villanueva”
Praise · 3
“maganda mga tanong ni Sen Villanueva yung mga tanong niya mga tanong rin ng taumbayan”
“very good question sen Joel👏👏👏pr sa balance voting”
“Good question sen. Villanueva”
3 neutral
Also mentioned, but too few comments to tell · tap a face
Alan Peter Cayetano
20 criticism · 2 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“PATI SI CAYETANO DAPAT OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE KASI SIYA NA NAGSABI NA DI TATAKAS SI BATO PERO PINATAKAS PARIN SA GUN SHOOTING SA SENADO ISANG DIVERSION”
“si cayetano ang mastermind nyan pagpunta at pagtakas kay bato kaya dapata kasuhan siya. disbarred na dapat yan si cayetano”
Praise
“Sen Cayetano you are the voice of the Filipinos .. we are pressured too and intimidated”
Risa Hontiveros
14 criticism · 4 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“lagas ang ambisyon ni riza na mgng pangulo. hahahha ambisyosa”
“rizza HONTIVEROS AKA ah d ka ns dalaga Kung d gamit na gamit ka na hane☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️”
Praise
“ganda kasi naman talaga ni Sen Risa”
“PINAKA MAGANDANG SENADORA KASI SI RISA”
Kiko Pangilinan
6 criticism · 6 praise · 2 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ANG TAGAL MAGTANONG NI PANGILINAN. HOW BORING”
“KIKO KUMAIN KA NALNG NG SAGING WALA RIN SILBI YANG TANONG MO”
Praise
“kahit ano pang paninira kay Sen Kiko He is STILL ONE OF THE BEST SENATORS WE HAVE 👍👏”
“you cannot deny that Sen Pangilinan is an excellent lawyer”
Sherwin Gatchalian
11 criticism · 0 praise · 2 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“HAHAHA NAPAKA SHADY NG QUESTION NI SHERWIN. HALATANG MAY AGENDA”
“wala man lang galang tong si win sa mga justices😬😬😬😬😬”
Praise
No quotable message.
Imee Marcos
9 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Parang hilaw na mangga si Imee eh WHAHAHAHAHA”
“Ayan c Imee at Robin Hindi impartial dapat mg maginhibit”
Praise
No quotable message.
Tito Sotto
7 criticism · 2 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“sotto to read as pro for what he wants for sure hahaa”
“sutouto walang tanung kasi masisilip ung lolo nya. hahaha. aside s may Vote s sya. close. minded $2paid tito sutouto”
Praise
“mas magaling pala si sen tito n ahindi abogado kaysa sa mga ilang abogafo ng senate, mahiya nams aila, sino agsabi noon na walang alam sa batas dahil hindi abogado?”
Migz Zubiri
9 criticism · 0 praise · 3 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“grand standing lajg etong c Zubiri, dami sabsab pati mga pangalan inisa isa pa imbes numero nalang!!!!”
“ZUBIRI KUNG HINDI KA SIGURADO SA TRABAHO MO. MAG RESIGN KA NALANG”
Praise
No quotable message.
Rodante Marcoleta
3 criticism · 1 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Amicus Curiae ay kailangan dahil wala dyan si Rodent Marcoleta. 😆”
“Pagpinalabas mo si Marcoleta mag-disappear sya kagaya ni Bato!!”
Praise
“GOOD POINT. KAYA DAPAT PAYAGAN PA DIN SI MARCOLETA MAKA VOTE”
Raffy Tulfo
4 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ang aabangan ko lang dyan ang interjection ng #Tulfo Brothers baka bigla sabihin uli ni Raffy Tulfo na stupid ang mga former justices natin hahaha”
“Buangzon narinig mo sinabi ni Justice Panganiban? Binabalahura mo si Sen Raffy dahil hindi abogado di ba?”
Praise
No quotable message.
Bam Aquino
2 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“walang naintindihan si binoy”
“Pakibatukan nga sa koo yang si Buamgzon. Hondo nakikinig eh. Nambabalahura na naman sa Spocial Media. hahaha 😊”
Praise
“nakakaiyak kababawan ng tanung ni Binoe”
Lito Lapid
2 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Minsan na lang mag salita si lito lapid nka lubog pampanga hehe mga saln daw kse d totoo kaya nga lubog sa baha pampanga na”
Praise
“Ay hindi po maikukumpara si Lito Lapid kay Robin. Lapid is a silent worker. That much is already established.”
Loren Legarda
2 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“I bet that Legarda, “solar mom” will head back to the Philippines 🇵🇭 tomorrow”
Praise
No quotable message.
Jinggoy Estrada
1 criticism · 0 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“HINDI BA'T SANGKOT SI JINGGOY SA FLOOD CONTROL, PIA?”
Praise
No quotable message.
Mark Villar
1 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“SI MARK HINDI PA NAG AASK NG QUESTION YAN”
Praise
No quotable message.
P. Cayetano took the most heat: 66 critical comments in 10 minutes
Padilla 3:16 PM“Apakawalang kwenta ng mga tanong ni Robinhood kasuka”
P. Cayetano 3:46 PM“So wrong ka Pia , its not all about you 😤”
Escudero 3:46 PM“ESCUDERO SHOULD KNOW WHEN TO STOP THIS KIND OF QUESTIONING”
dela Rosa 11:26 AM“Wow.. Azcuna.. Si Bato papayagan bumoto? Nagtatago nga at alam mong hindin independent.”
E. Tulfo 1:46 PM“si Erwin lang pala maraming tanong bakit hindi nalnag sya ang pumunta at nakipag usap sa mga judges na iyan...hahaha”
Lacson 2:26 PM“THANK YOU LACSON FOR EXPOSING HOW ABSURD ASCUNA'S REASONING IS!”
Villanueva 1:06 PM“ka hudas ug nawong aning animal nga villanueva”
Highlights
Critical moments
What happened in the hearing, and what the chat said as it spiked.
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Chat: “CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!! CONVICT!!!! CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!!…” pasted 94 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: “3-1 olats mga DDS 😄 convict talaga c Sara Duterte Ka-Wa-Tan…” pasted 86 times in 15 minutes
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Chat spikes
“Grabe namang entitlement yan!!!”
“eh wala ngang batas.”
“As an ordinary citizen napaka understandable mag explain c CJ Panganiban”
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Chat: “BASHURA PALA MAG ISIP YUNG PANGANIBAN😂 BUTI NA LANG RETIRED…” pasted 79 times in 15 minutes
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Chat spikes
“Ang grabe abuse is kitang kita na Ang kasalanan ni Sara and yet na acquit? is that it?”
“LOGIC NI PANGANIBAN WALA SA BATAS”
“It should what is the fact it’s the fact .. impeach if you have enough evidence”
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Chat spikes
“ganda ng pasok sa tanong ni sen padilla”
“feeling victim si pia”
“KAILANGANG MAGTAGO??? IS SHE FRRR????”
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
51% of the chat was copy-paste: the same message posted 3 or more times
33,336 messages (+335% vs Day 25) · busiest minute 408 at 3:43 PM
Top words
- dds: 2,981 messages, mostly against the VP
- panganiban: 2,758 messages, mostly neither side
- azcuna: 1,978 messages, mostly neither side
- robin: 1,631 messages, mostly neither side
- sara: 1,607 messages, mostly against the VP
- justice: 1,591 messages, mostly neither side
- now: 1,237 messages, mostly against the VP
- law: 1,137 messages, used by both sides
- walang: 1,093 messages, mostly against the VP
- senate: 1,057 messages, mostly neither side
- puno: 886 messages, mostly neither side
- senators: 858 messages, used by both sides
- altogether: 795 messages, mostly against the VP
- bend: 781 messages, mostly against the VP
- convict: 727 messages, mostly against the VP
- senator: 718 messages, mostly neither side
- tama: 713 messages, used by both sides
- constitution: 687 messages, used by both sides
- chief: 656 messages, mostly neither side
- lustay: 648 messages, mostly against the VP
- bayan: 629 messages, mostly against the VP
- impeachment: 626 messages, used by both sides
- sing: 622 messages, mostly against the VP
- duterte: 619 messages, mostly against the VP
- pia: 593 messages, used by both sides
- inday: 579 messages, used by both sides
- magnanakaw: 579 messages, mostly against the VP
- iyak: 547 messages, mostly against the VP
- gusto: 531 messages, mostly against the VP
- opinion: 527 messages, used by both sides
- court: 517 messages, mostly neither side
- senador: 516 messages, used by both sides
- trial: 508 messages, used by both sides
- mas: 498 messages, used by both sides
- judge: 492 messages, mostly neither side
- votes: 492 messages, mostly against the VP
- ddshits: 488 messages, mostly against the VP
- fair: 482 messages, used by both sides
- pala: 478 messages, used by both sides
- tanong: 453 messages, mostly neither side
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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“😗🎶DDS WALANG UTAK, DDS WALANG UTAK, DDS WALANG UTAK, MGA ZOMBING DDS ALTOGETHER NOW SING 🎤🎵🎶”
Posted 173 times · 9:55 AM–1:39 PM · GMA
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“CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!! CONVICT!!!! CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!! CONVICT!!!! CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!! CONVICT!!!! CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!! CONVICT!!!!CONVICT!!!!! CONVICT!!!”
Posted 128 times · 10:33 AM–11:29 AM · GMA
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“AALISIN MO ANG INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE!!!! no more no less Prohibited by law once SUSPENDED!!!!!!!!!!”
Posted 111 times · 1:05 PM–2:09 PM · GMA
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“LEGAL OPINION NI RET. CHIEF JUSTICE REYNATO PUNO”
Posted 102 times · 10:56 AM–3:58 PM · GMA
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“😗🎶DDS UMAASA, DDS UMAASA, DDS UMAASA, PINAASANG DDS 🤕 ALTOGETHER NOW SING 🎤🎶🎵”
Posted 95 times · 9:51 AM–1:51 PM · GMA
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“NASAYANG ATA PANGIGIPIT AT PAGPAPAKULONG NG VANGAG ADMIN 🤣😂🤣 BEND THE LAW ANG LEGACY NI VANGAG 😂😂😂”
Posted 95 times · 11:47 AM–12:07 PM · GMA
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“3-1 olats mga DDS 😄 convict talaga c Sara Duterte Ka-Wa-Tan 👍”
Posted 90 times · 11:47 AM–12:07 PM · GMA
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“🎶😗DDS PINAASA, DDS PINAASA, DDS PINAASA, PINAASANG DDS 🤧 ALTOGETHER NOW SING 🎤🎵🎶😗”
Posted 86 times · 10:36 AM–1:51 PM · GMA
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“diesel 100 na next week”
Posted 70 times · 3:43 PM–3:52 PM · GMA
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“UMALIS NA SI PANGANIBAN.... HANGANG 3PM LANG DAW KASI BAYAD SA KANYA😂”
Posted 65 times · 3:30 PM–4:05 PM · GMA
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“ANUNG TANONG YAN ROBIN?! Inamo talaga boy sili!”
Posted 57 times · 3:14 PM–3:17 PM · GMA
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“13 Votes nalang! Letz Go!”
Posted 43 times · 3:22 PM–3:25 PM · GMA
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“SHE FEARS HER RIGHT AS A KRIMINAL 😊”
Posted 39 times · 3:45 PM–3:50 PM · ANC, GMA
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“HALATADONG DDS ROBINHOOD HAHAHHAHA NON PARTISAN KA DAPAT HUY!!!”
Posted 36 times · 3:29 PM–3:30 PM · GMA
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“A subpoena has arrived.”
Posted 31 times · 3:13 PM–3:15 PM · GMA
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“TAMA SI AZCUNA✅ GALING GALING”
Posted 30 times · 3:27 PM–3:30 PM · GMA