Day 28 of the impeachment trial
Sept 22, 2026 · The defense cross-examined SEC lawyer Gerardo del Rosario; a procurement official then said GenCorp won ₱35.8 million in government contracts, mostly from Davao City.
85% of chat messages that took a side were against the VP
The GMA, ANC and UNTV live chats had 11,208 messages. Setting copy-pastes aside, 6,208 were different, and 1,771 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 defense cross-examined SEC lawyer Gerardo del Rosario; a procurement official then said GenCorp won ₱35.8 million in government contracts, mostly from Davao City.
The Vice President · what chat said about her
Sara DuterteMostly criticized
Criticism · 1,512
“si sara ay guilty”
“Evidence not opinions! VP is obviously guilty.”
“kahit na po vice president siya..dapat nag divest siya...VP ka tapos may negosyo ka. comflick of interest ito”
Praise · 259
“VP SARAH IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT IN 2028 PARA SA PAG UNLAD NG BANSA AT LABAN SA KURAPSYON”
“DUTERTE ALL THE WAY”
“Wala matibay ang prosecutor ebedensya laban Kay vp sara”
738 took no side
The senator-judges · what chat said about them
Escudero got the most comments: 55 critical, 17 praising
Critical and praising comments about each senator. Tap a senator to read them.
Chiz EscuderoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 55
“traitor ka talaga escudero”
“ESCUDERO SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PRESIDING OFFICER”
“THE SENATOR JUDGES KNOW THAT ESCUDERO IS BIASED IN FAVOR OF SARA DUTERTE”
Praise · 17
“maayos talaga ang flow kapag may sapat na time para sa questions at answers, good handling from Chiz today”
“Hindi naman kailangang sumabay sa pressure. Mas okay yung kalmado at objective na approach ni Chiz.”
“galing ng mga tanong ni chiz. marami naliwanagan”
3 neutral
Bam AquinoToo few to tell (under 30)See what chat said 
Criticism · 3
“aquino is engage in g ishing expedition. do your job aquino”
“Baka kaltokan ni tito Ninoy tong si Bam. wag mo ipahiya ang Aquino 🤣”
“LAGOT SILA KAY BAM AYAN NA 😅😅😅”
Praise · 20
“wow AMAZING SENATOR BAM AQUINO 👏👏👏👏👏🔥”
“THANK YOU BAM FOR PUTTING COMMON SENSE IN THIS PROCEEDING”
“Galing magtanong ni Sen Bam. 👏👏👏”
Kiko PangilinanToo few to tell (under 30)See what chat said 
Criticism · 10
“Yan sige sen Kiko. Baka Intsik from Maonland China yan na nabigyan ng Philippine Passport.”
“dami mo pa dada pangilinan hahahaha”
“LAGOT KAYO KAY PANGILINAN BINIGYAN NYO NANG MALETE SI SHARON GISAHIN MO NA 😅😅😅”
Praise · 5
“GOOD POINTS SEN. KIKO”
“GOOD SEN. KIKO. Thank you. 🙏”
“Thanks Sen Kiko for the follow up interjection after Chiz’s talk”
1 neutral
Also mentioned, but too few comments to tell · tap a face
Risa Hontiveros
7 criticism · 3 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Sen hontiverusnagsasayang kayo ng oras. your staff should have done their job, so your questions will provided with thr necessary predicates”
“KAWAWA kanaman virus nag hanap ka tlga na I kaso ni Laban Kay Sarah Hindi kb nahiya sa ginagawa MO virus Risa”
Praise
“Sen. Hontiveros almost always brings out the best questions. 👍”
“Galing magtanong ni Hontiveros”
Raffy Tulfo
5 criticism · 1 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Eto nanaman si RAFFY insert dugyot mentality”
“iyak na sen raffy malapit na maubos followers mo. masakit ba mabansagan mg Bend the Law Bros? 😂”
Praise
“ayon bullseyed Tnx sen Raffy”
Robin Padilla
5 criticism · 0 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“si Robin, di magtataning? di kaya ng utak?”
“YUP OUTSIDE SA SCOPE NG OFFICE ✅ NAMBABARA LANG TONG OJT DEFENSE ✅ PARANG SI ROBIN NAKAPUNTA KANA SA BUNDOK ANG 67 TANUNGAN 😆”
Praise
No quotable message.
JV Ejercito
3 criticism · 0 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“JV Ejercito know nothing. He should do some research to enhance his know how😄”
“Eto na naman si JV sa mga playsafe na tanungan.”
Praise
No quotable message.
Sherwin Gatchalian
2 criticism · 1 praise · 2 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ayaw nyo kay gatchalian maging presiding? hehe”
Praise
“nice one Sen Win.”
Lito Lapid
2 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“SI LITO LAPIT DECADES NA NAKAUPO DOON. HAHA”
“PASSIVE INCOME LANG NI LITO LAPID ANG SENADO”
Praise
“Vote lito lapid for presdient 2028 He's smart and caring 👋😊”
Erwin Tulfo
3 criticism · 0 praise · 1 neutral · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Parang intaik yata yan sen Erwin. From Mainland China na nabigyan ng Philippine Pasport. Remember maraming Chinese na nabigyan ng Philippine Passport Sa Davao. 🤭”
“ANG BINASA NI TULFO ARTICLE 7 SECTION 13... PERO KUNG BINASA NIYA ANG ARTICLE 6 SECTION 13 LAHAT SILA BAWAL”
Praise
No quotable message.
Pia Cayetano
1 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“wala na bang iba puro na lang si Pia ngongo”
Praise
No quotable message.
Aquino got the loudest cheers: 14 praising comments in 10 minutes
On air, 11:54 AMBam Aquino: what is the VP's role in GenCorp?“Gusto ho nating malaman ano ba ang role ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa GenCorp.” — Bam Aquino
Escudero 12:20 PM“THE SENATOR JUDGES KNOW THAT ESCUDERO IS BIASED IN FAVOR OF SARA DUTERTE”
On air, 12:18 PMCourt presses the SEC witness: who is liable for nominee shares?
Aquino 11:50 AM“wow AMAZING SENATOR BAM AQUINO 👏👏👏👏👏🔥”
On air, 11:54 AMBam Aquino: what is the VP's role in GenCorp?
Pangilinan 12:20 PM“GOOD POINTS SEN. KIKO”
On air, 12:21 PMKiko Pangilinan: billions in GenCorp sales, yet no dividends declared
Highlights
Critical moments
What happened in the hearing, and what the chat said as it spiked.
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Chat: “Lost cause na to Tornee Justin, napatunayan na may negosyo …” pasted 91 times in 15 minutes
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Chat spikes
“Low bat na ang Prosecution!”
“Low bat na ang Prosecution!”
“GOOD POINT BY PROSECUTION”
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Chat: “BASTA DDS MATIK BANGAG YAN. KAYA NGA BINOTO NILA SI BANGAG …” pasted 96 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: “IKAMUSTA MO NAMAN KAMI SA AMO MONG SI RUMUALDEZ NA IDOL NG …” pasted 81 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: A line calling for violence against the VP pasted 75 times in 15 minutes
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Chat: “Sana si win gatchalian nmn ang magpreside. Masyadong no-ove…” pasted 76 times in 15 minutes
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Chat spikes
“BAKIT PATI PAG ALAM KUNG ALING JOLLIBEE TINUTUTULAN NG DEFENSE? AYAW NILANG MALAMAN ANG TOTOO?”
“Supalpal nanaman ang Prosec HAHAHA”
“Ang mahalaga ngayon ay malinaw na sagot sa bawat dokumento.”
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Chat spikes
“lgu davao city grabe paldo kayo kakain ng jollibee”
“outclassed na naman ang defense😂😂😂😂”
“SARAP PERA NG TAONG BAYAN - SARA”
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 |
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| 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
47% of the chat was copy-paste: the same message posted 3 or more times
11,208 messages (+18% vs Day 27) · busiest minute 113 at 2:40 PM
Top words
- sara: 1,569 messages, mostly against the VP
- defense: 939 messages, mostly against the VP
- dds: 873 messages, mostly against the VP
- saln: 663 messages, mostly against the VP
- negosyo: 626 messages, mostly against the VP
- walang: 600 messages, mostly against the VP
- lustay: 569 messages, mostly against the VP
- witness: 531 messages, used by both sides
- duterte: 511 messages, mostly against the VP
- inday: 494 messages, mostly against the VP
- bawal: 447 messages, mostly against the VP
- sarah: 361 messages, mostly against the VP
- atty: 326 messages, used by both sides
- prosecution: 322 messages, used by both sides
- business: 319 messages, mostly against the VP
- chiz: 302 messages, mostly neither side
- bangag: 300 messages, used by both sides
- pala: 294 messages, mostly against the VP
- batas: 290 messages, mostly against the VP
- luistro: 258 messages, used by both sides
- troll: 253 messages, used by both sides
- kahit: 249 messages, mostly against the VP
- bbm: 234 messages, mostly against the VP
- sec: 229 messages, used by both sides
- president: 225 messages, mostly against the VP
- hirap: 224 messages, mostly against the VP
- incompetent: 223 messages, mostly against the VP
- impeachment: 215 messages, used by both sides
- davao: 203 messages, used by both sides
- pera: 201 messages, mostly against the VP
- magnanakaw: 193 messages, mostly against the VP
- hearing: 190 messages, used by both sides
- sayad: 189 messages, mostly against the VP
- company: 188 messages, mostly against the VP
- nasa: 187 messages, mostly against the VP
- nmn: 182 messages, mostly against the VP
- kumpanya: 181 messages, mostly against the VP
- bwahaha: 180 messages, used by both sides
- magkaroon: 180 messages, mostly against the VP
- law: 177 messages, mostly against the VP
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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“Ahahah.. Ang WITNESS UMAMIN na INCOMPETENT WITNESS SYA. bwahaha✅👋😂”
Posted 102 times · 10:44 AM–1:29 PM · ANC, GMA, UNTV
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“BASTA DDS MATIK BANGAG YAN. KAYA NGA BINOTO NILA SI BANGAG TSAKA SI LUSTAY EH #UNITHIEVES”
Posted 96 times · 1:24 PM–1:32 PM · GMA
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“Lost cause na to Tornee Justin, napatunayan na may negosyo si Sara, dapat mag-divest dahil bawal nganiii magkaroon ng negosyo ang mga nasa position”
Posted 92 times · 10:40 AM–10:53 AM · GMA
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“IKAMUSTA MO NAMAN KAMI SA AMO MONG SI RUMUALDEZ NA IDOL NG MGA KAKAMPWET”
Posted 81 times · 1:53 PM–2:02 PM · GMA
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“Sana si win gatchalian nmn ang magpreside. Masyadong no-over judicialize ni chiz ang proceeding. I believe pag c win na yn it would be more like a quadcom hearing. Mabilis ang paghugot sa katotohanan.”
Posted 76 times · 2:14 PM–2:21 PM · ANC
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“Sara di sumusunod sa batas. tsk tsk tsk BAWAL MAG NEGOSYO ANG VP. PINIRMAHAN NYA ANG SALN NYA AT NILISTA NYA MGA KUMPANYA.”
Posted 75 times · 10:43 AM–10:56 AM · ANC
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“WRONG DECLARATION OF SALN = PATAY; OWNING A BUSINESS = PATAY ANG HIRAP DEPENSAHAN NIYAN MGA TROLL”
Posted 73 times · 11:08 AM–11:13 AM · GMA
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“NILISTA NI SARA SA SALN NYA MGA KUMPANYA NYA. BAWAL SA BATAS ANG VP MAG NEGOSYO. HULI SA SARILING SALN. PIRMADO NI SARA YAN. TSK TSK TSK.”
Posted 67 times · 11:05 AM–12:04 PM · ANC
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“Sana si win gatchalian nmn ang magpreside. Masyadong no-over judicialize ni chiz ang proceeding. I believe pag c win na yn it would be more like a quadcom hearing. Mabilis ang paghugot sa katotohanan.”
Posted 76 times · 2:14 PM–2:21 PM · ANC
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“Hirap na hirap ang Presiding officer sa Prosec hahahaha”
Posted 64 times · 2:15 PM–2:37 PM · GMA
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“DDS, DEFENSE, DUTERTARDS, DODO BIRD….LAHAT WALANG UTAK WHAAHAHAHAHAHA😊😊😊😊😊”
Posted 64 times · 2:31 PM–2:37 PM · GMA
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“SA JOLLIBEE, BIDA ANG SAYAD BWAHAHAHAHAHA”
Posted 63 times · 2:19 PM–2:29 PM · GMA
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“AKALA YATA NG DILAWAN MAKAKABALIK PA SA SILA SA MAKACANAN”
Posted 63 times · 2:38 PM–2:45 PM · GMA
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“BOYCOT JOLIBEE SI INDAY PALA MAY ARI NYAB EWWW”
Posted 62 times · 2:19 PM–2:41 PM · GMA
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“DAVAO CITY?????OH YAN NA, HARAP-HARAPAN NILOLOKO NA KAYO?????BILIB NA BILIB PA KAYO!!!”
Posted 53 times · 2:34 PM–2:41 PM · ANC
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“Nagsinungaling si sara sa omnibus sworn statement niya na walang conflict of interest sa hope sa bidding docs nila. This alone is culpable violation of the consti na. - prosecution push nyo to pls”
Posted 47 times · 2:23 PM–2:27 PM · ANC