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“Joel Chua said the congressmen are open to drying up the country's funds as long as they can convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the impeachment trial.”
Social media posts Claim dated 12 Sep 2026.
Vera Files rated thisFake

What Vera Files found

No official records or reports show House prosecutor Joel Chua claiming that congressmen do not care if the country's funds run dry to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 12 September 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 25 September 2026, 13 days later. Its rating was “Fake”.

Where the claim appeared

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