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The misleading videos claim, without proof, that Trillanes has been jailed; there is no such order from the Supreme Court
Claim: The Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Rating: LIE
Why we looked at these facts: The YouTube videos containing the claim have amassed a total of 37,000 views, 958 likes and 98 comments as of writing. The videos were published by “PINAS BALITA TV,” a YouTube channel that claims to be a media outlet with 170,000 subscribers and “Rey Cab Vlog Thru Christ,” which bills itself as a charity channel with 22,600 followers.
The title on the video says: “Trillanes is imprisoned (also) that’s what I’m sure of/PBBM Romualdez will kill.”
(Trillanes, you will be jailed too – that’s what I’m sure of. PBBM and Romualdez are falling apart.)
His thumbnail shows the text, “jail? Trillanes is guilty! (Prison? Trillanes is guilty!)”
Another video further claims that Trillanes can no longer evade responsibility after the Supreme Court signed and issued an order against him.
A claim arose in the middle Cases to remove Vice President Sara Dutertewhere Trillanes testified before the House justice committee on allegations involving the Duterte family’s unexplained wealth, undeclared transactions, and possible violations of the Constitution.
Fact: Nothing is confirmed Supreme Court decisionresolution, or official order to imprison Trillanes.
Trillanes has previously been ordered to be arrested. In 2018, the Makati court provided arrest warrant after then president Rodrigo Duterte to be revoked Trillanes’ pardon for the 2003 Oakwood rebellion and the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege. The move attempted to revive the rebellion charges that had already been dismissed in 2011.
However, the legal basis for the arrest was later revoked. In April 2024, the Supreme Court it prevailed that Trillanes’ pardon was valid and that his unilateral revocation was unconstitutional, thus invalidating the revived cases related to the 2018 document.
Duterte’s wealth claims: Trillanes, a staunch critic of Duterte, he testified during the session of April 22, 2026, the justice committee of the Council of Ministers hearing about the removal of the Vice President. He presented records from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) that, he said, show financial flows involving members of the Duterte family — reviving allegations first raised in 2016 about large unexplained bank transactions. (READ: The men who had the correct bank records on the Dutertes all along)
AMLC officials later said a total of 6.77 billion in suspicious transactions flowed through the bank accounts of Duterte and her husband from 2006 to 2025, which were said to be inconsistent with their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and declaration of Net Worth.
Duterte’s camp denied the allegations, calling them untrue and political, while AMLC officials faced renewed scrutiny. investigation in the initial handling of flagged transactions. (READ: BY THE NUMBERS: What impeachment cases were revealed about Sara Duterte’s wealth)
House of Representatives charged Duterte for the second time on Monday, May 11, with 257 votes in favor of his impeachment, 25 against him, and 9 abstentions, making him the first official of the Philippines to be impeached twice. – Marjuice Destinado/Rappler.com
Marjuice Destinado is a political science major at Cebu Normal University (CNU). Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship of Rappler for 2025.
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