“I SHOULD HAVE ARRESTED HIM IN THE SENATE.” Inamin ni DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla na pinagsisisihan niyang hindi nila inaresto si Sen. Bato Dela Rosa habang nasa Senado pa ito, dahil sa naging kasunduan nila noon ni Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. | via @_KarenDeGuzman

3 WOMEN AMBASSADORS VISIT ROBREDO IN NAGA Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo welcomed Ukraine Ambassador Yuliia Oleksandrivna Fediv, Sweden Ambassador Anna Pernilla Ferry and Finland Ambassador Saija Sinikka Nurminen to her office on Monday, October 19. Robredo shared photos of the meeting with the caption “Women Power.” 📸 Robredo via Facebook

‘’WAG NATING LINLANGIN ANG PUBLIKO’ Idiniin ni House Prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon ang may ownership si Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, sa branches ng isang fast food chain. Itinanggi ng bise na isa siyang franchise owner matapos ipunto ng Prosecutors ang kaniyang business interest sa GenCorp na na-link sa limang fast food outlets sa Davao City. | via #MOJO Aime Atienza

CAYETANO SIBLINGS GRILL LLDA: BAKIT PINAPALABAS NINYONG MAY MASASAMANG NANGYAYARI SA TAGUIG? WATCH: Sens. Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano questioned the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) over what they described as repeated social media posts highlighting alleged problems in Taguig City, including reclamation activities. Sen. Pia questioned why the agency appeared to be portraying Taguig negatively in public while allegedly giving less attention to developments in other areas, such as Angono, Rizal. “Hindi po ako personal na nagsasabi ng against ng Taguig. If may nagpo-post man niyan, baka hindi po kami,” LLDA Acting General Manager Leopoldo Parumog said. | via Hannah Ty, bnc.ph

Vice President Sara Duterte denied claims that she owns a Jollibee franchise, accusing online news platform Rappler of publishing misleading reports about her business interests. GMA News has reached out to Rappler for comment and will update this story once a response is received. Read more: gmanetwork.com/news/topstori…

DUTERTE: ‘I DO NOT OWN ANY FAST-FOOD FRANCHISE’ UPDATE: Vice President Sara Duterte denies owning a Jollibee franchise or any other fast-food franchise. In a statement, Duterte acknowledged previously investing in a company but stressed that being an investor does not automatically mean owning or operating its businesses or franchises. Duterte’s business interests have come under scrutiny during her Senate impeachment trial, where Securities and Exchange Commission records presented by prosecutors showed her involvement in Metro City Chowfoods, a company linked to the GenCorp group. Duterte criticized a news report calling it damaging to her reputation and that of legitimate businesses.

DUTERTE TO MATIBAG: ‘HINDI AKO INTERESADO SA KANYA. HE’S A NOBODY’ WATCH: Vice President Sara Duterte dismisses NBI Director Melvin Matibag’s allegations of discrepancies in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), calling him a “nobody.” In an ambush interview in Zamboanga City on Thursday, Oct. 15, Duterte said questions about the declared value of her properties were already part of her impeachment trial and had been submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman. “Hindi ako interesado sa kanya. Walang interested kay Attorney Matibag. He’s a nobody,” Duterte said when asked about Matibag’s challenge to file a case against him. | @TristanNodalo 🎥 OVP

'WE OFFER OUR SINCEREST APOLOGIES' The podcast “Machong Chismisan” issued a public apology on Facebook on Thursday to Kris Aquino and the entire Aquino family over the hosts’ discriminatory remarks about Josh Aquino. In their statement, the podcast hosts acknowledged that their behavior during the episode was “inexcusable, deeply insensitive, and hurtful,” taking full responsibility for the harm caused to the Aquino family and the broader community of persons with disabilities (PWDs). They also said they had taken down all content related to the episode and expressed willingness to work with organizations and advocates to promote the rights and dignity of children with special needs and PWDs. “Kami po ay lubos na nagsisisi at taos-pusong humihingi ng kapatawaran sa aming mga pagkukulang at pagkakamali,” the statement read.

INASAHAN NA NI VP SARA? Hindi na ikinagulat ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte ang pagbawi ng prosekusyon sa tatlo sa apat na articles of impeachment sa paglilitis laban sa kaniya, ayon kay defense deputy spokesperson Atty. Justin Gular. Minsan na raw kasi itong napag-usapan nina Atty. Michael Poa at VP Sara bago pa man ang pormal na anunsyo ng prosekusyon. #VPSaraOnTrial

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A majority of Filipinos want Vice President Sara Duterte to testify in the impeachment trial against her, according to a new survey conducted by Pulse Asia. tinyurl.com/ssthz4ms | via @onenewsph