“A Facebook post claims Benjamin Magalong criticized Joel Villanueva for joining the majority bloc in the Senate led by Sherwin Gatchalian.”
What Vera Files found
No official statement, interview, or report from credible media outlets indicates that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong criticized Sen. Joel Villanueva for joining the majority bloc in the Senate. In a June 14 interview on ANC, the mayor merely questioned the senators’ intentions behind the leadership squabble in the Senate. He did not mention anything specific about Villanueva.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 June 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2026, 8 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/sen.alanpetercayetanosupporters/posts/1674453283779205/?m…
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.