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Claim: Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Representative France Castro has been expelled from the House of Representatives.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, the video bearing the claim has garnered 777,814 views, 23,000 likes, and 4,376 comments. It was uploaded on November 26 by a channel with 1.06 million subscribers.
The video’s title reads, “Heto good news! Pinatalsik na sa Kongreso si Castro? Sumugod si Robin at VP Sara sa Kamara, lahat naduwag?”
(Good news! Castro expelled from Congress? Everyone cowered as Senator Robin and Vice President Sara rushed to the House?)
The thumbnail reiterates the claim: “Sibak si Castro? Nacorner ni Sen. Robin at VP Sara hearing? Pinalayas sa Kamara?” (Castro sacked? Cornered by Senator Robin and VP Sara during the hearing? Ousted from Congress?)
The facts: Castro has not been ousted from office. The House of Representatives website shows that Castro remains one of its members.
The video does not provide evidence for its claim. It merely narrates Senator Robinhood Padilla’s Facebook posts regarding Castro. In a post dated November 24, Padilla called for Castro’s removal from Congress as she was convicted of child abuse over a 2018 incident concerning Lumads in Mindanao.
Padilla made a similar post a few hours earlier on the same date to defend Vice President Sara Duterte amid congressional probes into her alleged misuse of public funds in the Office of the Vice President and Department of Education, when Duterte was education chief.
Padilla’s posts came after Castro’s motion to extend the detention of Duterte’s chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, from five to ten days. Lopez was cited in contempt and detained in the House for refusing to answer questions during the House hearing into Duterte’s use of funds.
Castro and Duterte: Castro is among those pushing for Duterte’s impeachment, citing betrayal of public trust. On December 4, left-leaning groups filed a second impeachment complaint against the Vice President. The complaint was endorsed by the Makabayan bloc which includes Castro. (READ: How fast…or slow, can Sara Duterte’s potential impeachment take?)
Talks about the possible impeachment of Duterte previously surfaced in November 2023 after Castro mentioned “informal” discussions within Congress. The impeachment complaints were filed following Duterte’s media briefing last November 23, where she stated that she would have the President, the First Lady, and the House Speaker killed should she be killed as well.
Debunked: Rappler has previously debunked false posts involving Castro:
- FACT CHECK: Castro not suspended from House of Representatives
- FACT CHECK: Makabayan bloc leaders not affiliated with CPP-NPA
- FALSE: France Castro, Satur Ocampo sentenced to death for child abuse
– Ramon Franco Verano/Rappler.com
Ramon Franco Verano is a graduate of Rappler’s volunteer program. He is a fourth year History student at the University of Santo Tomas. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program here.
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