Senator Robinhood Padilla remains a member of the 19th Congress, contrary to a video’s claim that he was kicked out of office after questioning US presence in the West Philippine Sea
Senator Robinhood Padilla was kicked out of office after questioning US presence in the West Philippine Sea.The false claim was made in the thumbnail of a YouTube video posted by a channel with 74,900 subscribers. As of writing, the video has accumulated 3,671 views, 286 likes, and 54 comments.into issues in the West Philippine Sea, or parts of the South China Sea within Philippine territory.
” , implying that the senator was removed from office over his comments during the Senate hearing.Padilla was not removed from office. He is still a sitting senator, as seen in the Senate website’sThe video did not contain proof Padilla is no longer in office, and there are no official sources corroborating the claim.
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