Trillanes hasn’t conceded Caloocan mayoral race

An old news card showing former senator Antonio Trillanes IV conceding in the 2022 national elections has resurfaced online and is being misrepresented as a recent development in this year’s elections where he is running as mayor of Caloocan city. 

Facebook group Banat Pilipinas posted the false claim at 3:39 p.m. on election day with the caption:

Magpastol ka na lang muna sa bukid (Just herd in the fields for now) 

Voting was still ongoing when the claim was posted.

The rehashed “breaking news” card was originally posted by the Inquirer.net on May 11, 2022, when then senatorial candidate Trillanes conceded two days after the national elections. 

After his unsuccessful senatorial bid, Trillanes is running against incumbent Caloocan Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan, who has been in office since 2022. 

As of press time, Trillanes has not issued any statement regarding his concession in the mayoral race.

The old news card was reposted by Banat Pilipinas and another netizen in a pro-Sara Duterte Facebook group. 

Banat Pilipinas, previously known as Banat News, was created on May 30, 2022. It has over 9,000 followers on Facebook. (JAG)