Day 31 of the impeachment trial
Sept 29, 2026 · The VP's brother, Mayor Baste Duterte, testified as a hostile witness about Davao City's 19 contracts with GenCorp.
85% of chat messages that took a side were against the VP
The GMA, ANC, UNTV, Rappler and Bilyonaryo live chats had 25,231 messages. Setting copy-pastes aside, 14,544 were different, and 3,300 of those clearly took a side. This is not a survey: it shows only what people chose to type in the chat, not what all Filipinos think. How it's measured
The VP's brother, Mayor Baste Duterte, testified as a hostile witness about Davao City's 19 contracts with GenCorp.
The Vice President · what chat said about her
Sara DuterteMostly criticized
Criticism · 2,808
“hoy lustay bakit ka ba takot na takot Makita financial record mo bka nakaw talaga yaman mo😡😡😡”
“sakto manaig ang katarungan kaya impeach sara magnanakaw”
“Dapat mga Duterte ikulong na lahat pr wala ng magna sa bayan”
Praise · 492
“God bless you Duterte family”
“VP SARA DUTERTE 'S DEFENSE TEAM RULES 🙏🇵🇭👊💚💯 PROSECUTION IS STILL FISHING 😁 NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE SO FAR”
“32MILLION L💚VED SARA DUTERTE💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚”
1,621 took no side
The senator-judges · what chat said about them
Escudero got the most comments: 64 critical, 28 praising
Critical and praising comments about each senator. Tap a senator to read them.
Chiz EscuderoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 64
“chiz is obviously buying time for the duterte family.”
“Chiz is a hack. Threshold is 13!”
“The Bill of Rights is for the protection of civilian against government, not for officials against government. Misapplication na naman ng batas ang ginagawa ni Chiz Escudero.”
Praise · 28
“Good point chiz escudero for mentioning RA 12009..”
“eto ang gusto ko eh pag si Chiz na yung ngatanong for clarification, talagang malinaw kasi sya magsalita”
“mahusay ang ginawang ruling ni sen chiz sa usapin ng bank records dahil pinangalagaan niya ang tamang proseso ng pagpaloob ng ebidensya”
1 neutral
Bong GoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 62
“Anong nakakatawa SEN. BONG GO?? haha”
“kalokohan mo...itanong natin kay Mayor Leni at kay Mayor Vico kung totoo yan..sipsip pa more Bong Go”
“Malaki man o maliit BONG GO dapat alam padin niya - hindi yung “hindi nlang niya alam” .. ginusto niya yan”
Praise · 2
“thank you Bong Go”
“uy ang galing ng Senator Judge Bong Go HINDI BIAS !!!!”
2 neutral
Alan Peter CayetanoMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 60
“GUMAGAWA KA NA NAMAN NG EXCUSE FOR BASTE - CAYETANO???😊😊😊”
“Cayetano is making a fool of himself again. What a POS”
“Demonyo plastic traitor sa bansa magnanakaw ang cayetano.”
Praise · 0
No quotable message.
1 neutral
Robin PadillaMostly criticizedSee what chat said 
Criticism · 31
“Maraming mababait na Muslim. Pero etong si Robin ginagamit lang ang mga Muslim. Tumigil ka na.”
“Sinasabi mo sana sa sarili mo yan , habang sinasabi mo yan lalo ka lang nag kakasala , shungaling ka robin!”
“HAHAHAHA magtatanong pa ba si boy sili dyan??? HAHAHAHA”
Praise · 4
“mas admire ko ang Panalangin Ni Senator Robin////////”
“atleast totoong tao si robin at di corrupt”
“TAMA NA SEN. ROBIN NASASAKTAN ANG MGA BBM TROLLS SA DASAL MO😂”
2 neutral
Also mentioned, but too few comments to tell · tap a face
Risa Hontiveros
12 criticism · 4 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ayos ayosin mo rissa baka tatawag ka naman sa davao manghingi ng tulog para iboto ka hahaha kung walang davao di ka manalo”
“ayaw ko talga dito kay hontivirus..kala mo ang linis ..balatkayong philhealth queen yan...buwaya nmn”
Praise
“SI SEN. RISA HONTIVEROS LANG ANG MALAKAS AT DIRECT TO THE POINT ANG TANONG. HULI ANG KASINUNGALINGAN NI BASTE DUTERTE.”
“good job, sen risa”
Joel Villanueva
9 criticism · 1 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“BAKIT NAWALA ANG KASO SAYO JOEL????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”
“talaga be joel hindi ka interested of having him as a witness🤣so bakit dika umangal nong wala p siya ja n ngaun hugas kamay ka 🤣”
Praise
“Tama naman si Villanueva, hindi na dapat dinala dyan si Baste, dahil itatanggi naman lahat”
Ping Lacson
6 criticism · 3 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“ANO UN LACSON? HAHAH NAMBALYA AY HAHHAHAH”
“sagutin mo yong patutsada sen Ping hahaha”
Praise
“GO GO GO SEN LACSON”
Bato dela Rosa
7 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“pinakahighlight na sagot ni BATE cgurado yan "WALA AKONG ALAM YOUR HONOR" 🤣🤣”
“Ano ba yan mayora o si Matobato? Si Matobato nga me alam sa DDS,remember? Ano alam niya bembangan sa Ibiza yun lang?”
Praise
No quotable message.
Sherwin Gatchalian
4 criticism · 2 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Sen win caterer nyo po ba valenzuela si philip. Yung nag delegate ng mga projects ng mga gatchalian sa mga contractor”
“YAN LANG ROLE mo GATCHALIAN haha”
Praise
“NICE QUESTION SEN WIN”
“Good interjections, Sen Gatchalian”
JV Ejercito
5 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“yan si jjv adik yan sigurado kaya gustong-gusto nyan mga duterte para maka batak sya ng madami”
“hoi JV nakinig ka ba na lately nga lang nya nalaman onga”
Praise
No quotable message.
Raffy Tulfo
3 criticism · 2 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“YABANG NI RAFFY TULFO PAHIYA TULOY BWAHAHAHA”
“raffy biglang naging judges wala nmn natapos yan”
Praise
“Ang bait ni Sir Raffy”
Kiko Pangilinan
4 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Eto na naman si kenkoy pangilinan na nag zozonrox ng buhok, mga kenkoy ang mga tanong,”
“c Kiko matsing na.. hahahahaha”
Praise
No quotable message.
Erwin Tulfo
3 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Parang takot si Sen Tulfo mag tanò g”
“YARE C BASTE DAHAN DSHAN LNG SEN ERWIN HEHEHEHE”
Praise
No quotable message.
Lito Lapid
1 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“Lito lapid niyo sasahod na walang bitaw haahha”
Praise
No quotable message.
Imee Marcos
1 criticism · 0 praise · fewer than 30, too few to tell
Criticism
“WALANG TANONG SI IMEE? 😂”
Praise
No quotable message.
Go took the most heat: 35 critical comments in 10 minutes
On air, 1:51 PMBong Go comes to Baste's defense“Hindi po on trial si Mayor Baste dito.” — Bong Go
Escudero 2:04 PM“HAHAHAHAH HINDI MAKAPAGDECIDE SI CHIZ 😆😆”
On air, 2:01 PMTrillanes will testify tomorrow
Go 1:44 PM“Anong nakakatawa SEN. BONG GO?? haha”
On air, 1:51 PMBong Go comes to Baste's defense
A. Cayetano 1:14 PM“Demonyo plastic traitor sa bansa magnanakaw ang cayetano.”
On air, 1:10 PMCayetano backs Baste: no mayor can check every paper
Padilla 10:04 AM“Maraming mababait na Muslim. Pero etong si Robin ginagamit lang ang mga Muslim. Tumigil ka na.”
On air, 10:01 AMRobin Padilla opens with a Muslim prayer
Highlights
Critical moments
What happened in the hearing, and what the chat said as it spiked.
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The VP's brother, Mayor Baste Duterte, is declared a hostile witness
“The court therefore declares that the adverse interest of the witness has been established and declares him hostile witness.”
Chat: “IYAKAN NA NAMAN MGA MAHILIG SA POLVORON AT LUGAW 🤪🤪🤣🤣” pasted 71 times in 15 minutes
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Ruling: the VP can't be forced to testify against herself
“The prosecution cannot shift its burden of proof to respondent through the simple expedient of a request for admission.”
Chat spikes
“Watching from Colorado USA. Put ALL the Dutertes in JAIL. Sila ang SALUT ng Pilipinas”
“Robin tanong ka if naka akyat ng bundok si mayor”
“dapat Kasi lang kampihan Kong may pagkakamali panagutin magkapatid man o mag ama Kasalanan nmn nila Yan Kasi nagnanakaw kurakot”
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Lunch break. No hearing on air
Chat: “DUTERTE PA DIN SA 2028 💚💚💚💚 32 MILLION AND STILL COUNTING, …” pasted 118 times in 15 minutes
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Cayetano backs Baste: no mayor can check every paper
“We will not excuse any governor, any mayor, any senator from anomalies. The one accusing has to prove.”
Chat spikes
“"kawalang alam" ay may anomalya o pagtatago sa mga transakyong ito”
“anomalous transaction indeed. cayetanos point is baste is not responsible at all.”
“Defense lawyer si Cayetano, he is not for the people, only for the Dutertes”
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The VP's lawyers cross-examine Baste
“You never interfered with the bids and awards committee. Tama po ba, mayor? — Correct.”
Chat: “WLA KAYO MAPIGA KAY BASTE TAMANG BINTANG LNG MGA ASO 😍🤩😁😄😃” pasted 82 times in 15 minutes
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Erwin Tulfo presses Baste on what he signs
“As long as my sister's name, the vice president's name, was not on the contract, then there's nothing.”
Chat: “PINK SUMISIGAW NG ACCOUNTABILITY , BINIGYAN NI BBM SI MAMA …” pasted 79 times in 15 minutes
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Bong Go comes to Baste's defense
“Hindi po on trial si Mayor Baste dito.”
Chat spikes
“SABI NI KOKEY RIDON MAY MABIGAT DAW SILANG EBIDENSYA LABAN KY VP SARA BAKIT NGAYON WALA SILA NAIPAKITA NA MABIGAT NA EBIDENSYA, STILL FISHING EXPEDITION ANG GINAGAWA NANG MGA BUWAYA”
“Eto nanaman atty Bongo”
“ang mga tanong ng tulfo.. i dont see see the point kasi ang issue kung may law violation. anong pont nya..”
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Chat: “DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINES…” pasted 124 times in 15 minutes
Across the trial
Against the VP on all 12 days recorded: 73% to 89%
Against the VP, day by day
Who chat talked about, day by day
| Senator | Day 20Sept 1 | Day 21Sept 2 | Day 22Sept 7 | Day 23Sept 8 | Day 24Sept 14 | Day 25Sept 15 | Day 26Sept 16 | Day 27Sept 21 | Day 28Sept 22 | Day 29Sept 23 | Day 30Sept 28 | Day 31Sept 29 |
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| Padilla | 26 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 64 | 16 | 305 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 6 | 35 |
| Escudero | 22 | 142 | 36 | 39 | 77 | 36 | 65 | 20 | 72 | 108 | 25 | 92 |
| A. Cayetano | 17 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 17 | · | 509 | 4 | 60 |
 P. Cayetano | 7 | · | · | 48 | 24 | 1 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 74 | · | · |
 C. Villar | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 260 | 3 | · |
| Go | · | · | 3 | · | 4 | 13 | · | 1 | · | 155 | 1 | 64 |
| E. Tulfo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 3 |
| dela Rosa | · | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 4 | · | 73 | 7 | 7 |
| Imee Marcos | 2 | 13 | · | · | 71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | · | 38 | 19 | 1 |
 Sotto | 1 | 1 | · | 3 | 43 | 6 | 9 | · | · | 72 | · | · |
 M. Villar | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 110 | 2 | · |
| Villanueva | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 1 | · | 33 | 1 | 10 |
| Hontiveros | 5 | 18 | 2 | · | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Lacson | 5 | 4 | · | 3 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 2 | · | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| Pangilinan | · | 27 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 5 | · | 4 |
| R. Tulfo | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | · | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
| Gatchalian | 1 | 9 | · | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
 Aquino | · | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | · | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | · | · |
 Zubiri | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | · | 5 | 9 | · |
| Lapid | · | · | 1 | 2 | · | 23 | 3 | · | 3 | 4 | · | 1 |
 Legarda | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | 15 | · | · |
 Marcoleta | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | 1 | 4 | · | · | 9 | · | · |
| Ejercito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | 5 |
 Estrada | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 4 | · | · |
More detail
45% of the chat was copy-paste: the same message posted 3 or more times
25,231 messages (+119% vs Day 30) · busiest minute 281 at 1:52 PM
Supporters of the VP copy-pasted more: each pro-VP message was posted 3.1 times on average, each anti-VP message 1.9 times.
Top words
- baste: 2,712 messages, mostly against the VP
- duterte: 2,202 messages, used by both sides
- dds: 1,663 messages, mostly against the VP
- mayor: 1,365 messages, used by both sides
- sara: 1,347 messages, mostly against the VP
- barbie: 1,195 messages, mostly against the VP
- walang: 1,179 messages, mostly against the VP
- davao: 868 messages, mostly against the VP
- bangag: 835 messages, mostly against the VP
- adik: 743 messages, mostly against the VP
- trillanes: 697 messages, mostly against the VP
- defense: 615 messages, mostly against the VP
- bbm: 580 messages, mostly against the VP
- china: 553 messages, mostly against the VP
- atty: 514 messages, mostly neither side
- prosecution: 496 messages, mostly for the VP
- takot: 462 messages, mostly against the VP
- pala: 443 messages, mostly against the VP
- lng: 407 messages, mostly against the VP
- chiz: 394 messages, used by both sides
- president: 392 messages, mostly for the VP
- mas: 381 messages, mostly against the VP
- witness: 369 messages, mostly against the VP
- evidence: 368 messages, used by both sides
- magnanakaw: 366 messages, mostly against the VP
- parang: 351 messages, mostly against the VP
- inday: 343 messages, mostly for the VP
- million: 336 messages, used by both sides
- sentri: 330 messages, mostly against the VP
- love: 327 messages, mostly for the VP
- kahit: 325 messages, mostly against the VP
- nang: 323 messages, mostly against the VP
- mukhang: 304 messages, mostly against the VP
- trolls: 304 messages, used by both sides
- robin: 284 messages, used by both sides
- sen: 271 messages, mostly against the VP
- business: 270 messages, mostly against the VP
- ung: 270 messages, mostly against the VP
- muna: 268 messages, mostly against the VP
- leni: 254 messages, mostly against the VP
Bigger bubble: more messages used the word. Colour: the side that used it most (grey when both did). Dashed ring: used far more than on the other hearing days.
Most copy-pasted messages
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“DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS 🐊🐊🐊🐊DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS 🐊🐊”
Posted 124 times · 1:54 PM–2:07 PM · GMA
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“DUTERTE PA DIN SA 2028 💚💚💚💚 32 MILLION AND STILL COUNTING, TUNAY NA MAY MALASAKIT!”
Posted 120 times · 11:12 AM–11:26 AM · GMA
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“SARA SARA MAGNANAKAW, MAMBUBUDOL SI SARA. UNITHIEVES KASI BINOTO NYO MGA DDS, NGAYON IIYAK KAYO?”
Posted 84 times · 10:54 AM–3:29 PM · ANC, Rappler
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“WLA KAYO MAPIGA KAY BASTE TAMANG BINTANG LNG MGA ASO 😍🤩😁😄😃”
Posted 82 times · 1:19 PM–1:24 PM · ANC
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“DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚”
Posted 81 times · 12:36 PM–2:03 PM · GMA
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“PINK SUMISIGAW NG ACCOUNTABILITY , BINIGYAN NI BBM SI MAMA LENI NG 500M PARA ITURO NG MGA PINK NA SI VP ANG NAGLULUSTAY HAHAHAHA, ARAY MO PAKAK!!”
Posted 79 times · 1:48 PM–1:52 PM · GMA
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“kakampwet and loyalistanga: "andami ng evidence" ---- tapus ung evidence KETCHUP 😂🤣🤪”
Posted 73 times · 11:55 AM–12:39 PM · GMA
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“IYAKAN NA NAMAN MGA MAHILIG SA POLVORON AT LUGAW 🤪🤪🤣🤣”
Posted 71 times · 10:24 AM–10:37 AM · UNTV
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“DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS 🐊🐊🐊🐊DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊 DAVAO MAFIA FAMILY BUSINESS 🐊🐊”
Posted 124 times · 1:54 PM–2:07 PM · GMA
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“PINK SUMISIGAW NG ACCOUNTABILITY , BINIGYAN NI BBM SI MAMA LENI NG 500M PARA ITURO NG MGA PINK NA SI VP ANG NAGLULUSTAY HAHAHAHA, ARAY MO PAKAK!!”
Posted 79 times · 1:48 PM–1:52 PM · GMA
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“WE LOVE YOU MAYOR BASTE ❤️🥰😍😘🙏😇 PRESIDENT INDAY SARA DUTERTE 2028 ❤️😇🙏😘😍🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭”
Posted 69 times · 1:49 PM–2:02 PM · GMA
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“DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚 DUTERTE 2028 💚💚💚”
Posted 63 times · 1:59 PM–2:03 PM · GMA
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“NO PRO-CHINA PUPPETS NO MORE!! NO MORE DUTERTE IN PUBLIC OFFICE NO MORE!!! NO TO MAKAPILI”
Posted 60 times · 1:22 PM–1:39 PM · GMA
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“SUNDOT KNa BASTE. KULNG KNA SA FOLLOW UP at HINAHANAP KNA NG MGA BNGAG MUNG MGA KSAMA..😭😭😭😭😭😭BaTAK Pa BASTE😩😩😩”
Posted 54 times · 1:57 PM–2:05 PM · GMA
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“DIDILIS ... BINIGYAN DaW SINLENI NG 500 million. ANO YAN BINULSA.? pondo un para Sa PROBINSYA PANG CONSTRUCTION DI TULAD NI SARAH BULSA LANG NG BULSA😊😊😊😊😊”
Posted 53 times · 1:50 PM–1:54 PM · GMA
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“WALANG KINAKATAKUTAN ANG MGA DEFENCE LAWYERS 😇❤️😘😍🥰”
Posted 51 times · 2:12 PM–2:18 PM · GMA