“The League of Cities v. Comelec case was decided unanimously by the Supreme Court then overturned later on.”
Risa Hontiveros
Claim dated 6 Aug 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
None of the decisions in the League of Cities v. Comelec case was unanimous. The case saw three different reversals by the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2011.
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In short
Risa Hontiveros made this claim around 6 August 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 15 August 2025, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Vdtt3lT-0
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