PADILLA ON CHINESE ENVOY: ‘EDUKADO, GENTLEMAN, AT DIRETSONG KAUSAP’ LOOK: Senator Robin Padilla meets Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan at the 2026 ASEAN Chinese Business Leaders Summit. Padilla describes Jing as educated, a gentleman and straightforward. He also stresses the importance of face-to-face dialogue to prevent misunderstandings and tensions. “Mainam na maging personal at harapan ang pakikipag-usap sa kanya upang maiwasan ang hidwaan dulot ng mga palitan ng salita,” Padilla says.

'I ASSUME IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE ON HIS PART' Senator-Judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged Vice President Sara Duterte’s spokesperson, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., to correct his claim that the Senate wasted ₱500 million during 20 days of impeachment trial proceedings, saying the estimate misrepresented the chamber’s regular operating expenses. Lacson explained that the cited ₱25-million daily cost covers the Senate’s legislative operations, including personnel services and maintenance expenses, while the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) allocated ₱27.5 million specifically for the impeachment proceedings, of which only about ₱2 million had been disbursed. Panelo had called for public outrage over the alleged spending on two impeachment articles later withdrawn by the prosecution, but Lacson said the claim may have stemmed from an honest mistake and urged the vice president’s spokesperson to rectify the misleading figure.

By way of diplomatic language, you can please easily leave Manila and go back to China. We do not need foreign guests in the form of arrogant, condescending diplomats.

ᴋᴜʟᴛᴏ.

"Sagrado ang Senado." Pinaiimbestigahan ni Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian kung totoo o AI ang wacky shot ng prosecution panel sa Senate session hall at ang pagsasayaw sa Senate hallway ng isang abogado at vlogger. Kung totoo ito, mag-iisyu ang Senado ng warning. @dzbb

Atty. Lorna Kapunan: Lead defense counsel Atty. Shiela Sison bullying prosecution @gmanews @24orasgma

NBI, isusumite na sa Office of the Ombudsman ang kahun-kahong findings kaugnay sa umano’y misdeclaration sa mga pag-aari ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang SALN @dzbb