FACT CHECK: Villanueva quote card on Senate quorum is fake (opens original article in a new tab)

A quote card attributed to Senator Joel Villanueva criticizing Senator Alan Peter Cayetano about a Senate quorum was declared fake news by his staff and fact-checked by Rappler.

• A staff member of Senator Joel Villanueva called a quote card attributing a statement to him as 'fake news'
• The quote card claimed Villanueva said the Senate quorum of 12 was legal and criticized Senator Alan Peter Cayetano
• Rappler fact-checked and debunked the quote card, noting no credible sources reported the statement and Villanueva denied it