False2026-02
What is circulating
“Senator Loren Legarda became the new Senate President and the first woman to lead the Philippine Senate.”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
VERA Files found Vicente Sotto III remained Senate President. Legarda only presided over a session after a break of more than an hour and clarified she was acting as presiding officer; reports of 13 or 17 senators backing her were never tested in a vote.