LOREN LEGARDA. Senator-judge Loren Legarda questions National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 22, 2026.
Senate Social Media Unit
The impeachment court last week saw one additional empty seat aside from three already vacated by others — proof of the utter misfortune of Filipino voters who elected these senators
Metro Manila and 23 other provinces have been under depressing skies the past days, as rain dropped like there was no tomorrow, triggered by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Typhoon Dolphin that battered Japan and China over the weekend. Expect more rainfall in the coming days.
Two people died and eight others were hurt in the Cordillera, with heavy rain cutting off at least 20 road sections, uprooting crops, and forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes. Images of flooded communities spilled into our social feeds, a grim reminder of humanity’s self-inflicted wounds: the climate crisis and a flood control corruption scandal in our part of the world.
