“The government spends P70 million per day in holding Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.”
Lawyer Yvette Contacto
Claim dated 8 Jul 2026.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
No official documents or statements from the Senate impeachment court support online claims that the cost of Duterte's impeachment trial ranges from P25 million to P70 million a day. Gatchalian has confirmed that the Senate incurred no additional expenses in conducting the trial.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Lawyer Yvette Contacto made this claim around 8 July 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 July 2026, 19 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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