SC orders Lambino to explain false TRO claim, Sia to explain sexist remarks

The Supreme Court has ordered lawyer Raul Lambino, a senatorial candidate in the May 2025 elections, to explain within 10 days why he should not face administrative sanctions for spreading false information about a temporary restraining order (TRO) related to former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest.

During a Facebook Live broadcast on March 11, 2025, Lambino falsely claimed that the SC had issued a TRO against Duterte’s arrest, causing public confusion and delaying his flight by at least 12 hours before the arrest proceeded as planned.

Duterte was detained on March 11 and transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, to face charges tied to his drug war, which claimed thousands of lives.

Additionally, the SC ordered lawyer Christian 'Ian' G. Sia, a congressional candidate in Pasig City, to explain within 10 days for alleged sexist remarks against single mothers during a campaign event on April 3.

GABRIELA, a national alliance of Filipino women, sent a letter to Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and all the SC justices asking to sanction Sia for his derogatory comments towards single mothers.