Senate to look into impeachment prosecutors’ ‘wacky’ shots at session hall
The defense and House prosecution panels cross-examine Atty. Jeremy Lotoc, Regional Director of the National Bureau of Investigation–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NBI-BARMM) and former chief of the NBI Cybercrime Division, as he takes the stand during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate in Pasay City on Monday, July 13, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News MANILA — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian is investigating alleged “wacky” photos that prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte apparently took inside the Senate Session Hall.
The photos have spread online, prompting Gatchalian to have security videos checked to see if the members of the prosecution panel really posed for them.
“Ang session hall at ang Senado ay sagrado,” Gatchalian said, stressing it is the venue for lawmaking and where important matters are discussed.
(The session hall and the Senate are sacred.)
He said people should show the institution proper respect.
“Hindi naman tama na may ginagawa kang katawa-tawa sa loob ng ating institution,” he said.
(It is not right to be engaging in such antics inside the institution.)
He said he is having CCTV videos checked since the photos may have been edited or could have been generated through AI.
He said that if the photos as well as a separate incident of a TikTok video being recorded on Senate premises are verified to have happened, the chamber will take action on it.
“Gagawa tayo ng statement. Susulatan sila, bibigyan ng warning.”
(We will issue a statement. We will write to them and give a warning.)