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Several Facebook (FB) users published a quote card showing senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan supposedly promising to vote, if elected, for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. This is fake.

Posted on May 6, the quote card bore the social media handles of the organization iMPACT Leadership and quoted Pangilinan as supposedly saying:

“When I win, I will vote to impeach Sara Duterte.”

This is fake. iMPACT Leadership has refuted the authenticity of the quote card. There has been no public record of Pangilinan saying he will vote to impeach the vice president.

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