FACT-CHECK: No motion filed to reinstate Marcoleta as Blue Ribbon chairman

CLAIM: Senators filed a motion to reinstate Sen. Rodante Marcoleta as Blue Ribbon Committee chairman.

RATING: FALSE

A YouTube video with over 122,000 views falsely claimed that senators had filed a motion to bring back Sen. Rodante Marcoleta as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

Flagged content: A YouTube account, “PINAS NEWS INSIDER,” posted a video claiming Marcoleta’s comeback as Blue Ribbon chairman because of a motion filed by senators.

The video is titled, “GOODNEWS! NAG MOTION mga SENADOR BALlK si MARCOLETA sa BLUE RIBBON? NATAMEME si SOTTO LACSON PAHIYA?”

(GOOD NEWS! SENATORS’ MOTIONED FOR MARCOLETA AS BLUE RIBBON? SOTTO LACSON HUMILIATED?)

The thumbnail is composed of spliced images of Marcoleta, Sotto, and Lacson with an overlay text that reads, “SENADO BUMALEKTAD BALIK BLUE RIBBON SI MARCOLETA GOODNEWS!” (SENATE BACKED MARCOLETA FOR BLUE RIBBON GOOD NEWS!)

Our debunk: No official statement or documents from the Senate or senators show a motion to reinstate Marcoleta as Blue Ribbon chair.

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III confirmed Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s comeback as chairman of the Blue Ribbon in an interview.
In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said he would honor Lacson’s return as Blue Ribbon chair.
In a statement, Lacson discussed his further actions regarding the anomalous flood control projects if reappointed as Blue Ribbon chairman.
There are no records regarding a motion to reinstate Marcoleta as Blue Ribbon chairman.
There is also no proof that a senator had filed a motion to reinstate Marcoleta.

Rewind: After replacing Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero as Senate President, Sotto announced that Lacson would replace Marcoleta as Blue Ribbon Committee chair on Sept 8.

On Oct. 6, Lacson officially resigned as the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee.
Sotto announced Sen. Erwin Tulfo as the acting chair of the Blue Ribbon on Oct. 8.

Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube account “PINAS NEWS INSIDER” spread false claims regarding the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee without presenting credible evidence.

The video drew 122,000 views, 11,000 likes, and 960 comments.
As of writing, the YouTube account has 1,200,000 subscribers.

Spot the fake: Verify the statements and claims of any video by sourcing back to the politicians’ social media accounts.

Verify if there is a formal press release from the government office on their official websites.
Find out if there is an official statement or a social media post by the politicians addressing the matter on their official accounts. Rhei Gian Hernandez

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