FACT CHECK: Video of Baste Duterte calling out Benny Abante dozing off is AI-generated

Rappler - Oct 7, 2026

Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte did not make the remark; it was impeachment court presiding officer Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero who noticed that Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante was dozing off

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