FACT CHECK: Drilon wasn’t asleep in 2020 CNN Philippines interview

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FACT CHECK: Drilon wasn’t asleep in 2020 CNN Philippines interview
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FactCheck: The interviewer, Pinky Webb, has previously debunked the claim, which has recently circulated again after Drilon remarked about the 'lack of decorum' in the Senate. FactsFirstPH

The claim can be found in a video uploaded by the YouTube channel “Showbiz Fanaticz” last June 21. The video’s title reads: “. At the 2:19 and 5:37 mark, the video featured the

of the CNN Philippines interview that showed Drilon supposedly asleep. Text superimposed on the video reads: “Clarification by Pinky Webb: Drilon’s interviewer, host Pinky Webb, had previously set the record straight back in 2020 when the false claim first surfaced., Webb wrote: “Here’s what happened. As I was laying the premise for my question, I saw Sen Drilon look down at the documents he had on the table. I did not see him fall asleep.”

Here’s what happened. As I was laying the premise for my question, I saw Sen Drilon look down at the documents he had on the table. I did not see him fall asleep.

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