LOOK: Former Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. shared photos of himself with his family after he was temporarily released following his P1-million cash bail in a malversation case.
"God is good! ❤️🙏 Salamat po Panginoon🙏❤️," he wrote. | 📸: Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. / Facebook
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JUST IN: Ombudsman Boying Remulla says his office will file plunder and graft complaints for preliminary investigation against Senator Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Leviste, over the solar energy companies tied to the younger lawmaker.
"Ginamit niya ang kanyang position para makakuha ng prangkisa ang anak niya," said Remulla, in reference to Legarda. | @bylancemejico
‘JUST BECAUSE IT’S UNUSUAL DOESN’T MEAN IT’S ILLEGAL’
Ipinunto ni Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano na hindi dahil “unusual” ang transaksiyon ay nangangahulugang illegal na ito.
Ito ay kasunod ng pagbanggit ni dating Land Bank manager na si Violeta Constantino na “unusual” ang malaking halaga ng cash withdrawal ng OVP, na umabot umano sa kalahating bilyon. #VPonTrial
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@gmanews O sya ok na submit mo na yan. Next naman Ping kung talagang hindi ka tuta ni BBMagnanakaw at di ka nakatanggap ng maleta. Si Martin Looter naman ang imbistigahan mo.
Sen. Ping Lacson said he and his staff have turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman documentary and testimonial evidence they gathered on alleged anomalies in flood control for further evaluation and a motu proprio investigation.
Lacson said they are looking at cases of plunder, malversation, violations of the Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019), among others.
In a post on X, the senator also flagged alleged irregularities in infrastructure projects in Taguig, including supposed illegal reclamation presented as slope protection structures, ghost projects, double appropriations, and the use of recycled photos from completed projects to bill for new contracts.
Lacson further alleged that all these are being controlled by one person.
“We hope the excellent research and investigative work that my staff did in this regard won’t be wasted and will contribute to the Ombudsman’s efforts to expedite their investigation,” he said.
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WATCH: Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon praises the “clear and honest” #SONA2026, particularly the president's assurance that family ties will not influence the flood control investigation.
Dizon says reforms in his agency will prevent a repeat of such anomalies. | @eimorpsantos
@newswatchplusph Halatang halata naman na inunggoy lang nya yung mga supporters nya. Pareho pa sila ng script “masakit man sa amimg pamilya”. Sino ang gumawa ng script?
SEN. IMEE ON ROMUALDEZ MENTION: ‘PAWANG PAMBUBUDOL’
READ: Senator Imee Marcos downplayed the remarks of her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, in the #SONA2026 that the ombudsman is poised to file flood control corruption cases against their cousin, Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez.
“Nakakapagtaka lang na kung gaano kabilis maghain ng kaso laban sa mga senador na tutol sa administrasyon ay siya namang kay kupad ng hustisyang mag-apruba at magrekomenda ng hatol para sa mga kilalang kaalyado ng pamahalaan,” she said. | @eimorpsantos
‘NANININDIGAN AKONG WALA AKONG GINAWANG ANUMANG LABAG SA BATAS’
READ: Former Speaker Martin Romualdez said he is ready to prove his innocence after his cousin, President Bongbong Marcos, mentioned his name in relation to the flood control scandal in #SONA2026.
“Masakit man ito sa aming pamilya, iginagalang ko ang naging pahayag ng Pangulo,” the Leyte lawmaker said. | @bylancemejico
STANDING OVATION PARA KAY PBBM
TINGNAN: Nagbigay ng standing ovation ang ilang mambabatas at opisyal matapos manawagan si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na alisin ang system loss charge sa singil sa kuryente. #SONA2026
Courtesy: RTVM
PANOORIN ANG LIVESTREAM bit.ly/PBBMSONA2026
LOOK: Present in the VIP gallery of the Session hall are Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Sen. Chiz Escudero, House Secretary General Cheloy Garafil, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña and House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Lorenz Defensor.
Presidential Son and House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos is also spotted greeting members of the House of Representatives and guests. #SONA2026 | via @tinapperez
PANOORIN ANG LIVESTREAM: bit.ly/PBBMSONA2026
Pangulong Bongbong Marcos: "Hindi ako Pangulo ng aking pamilya. Hindi ako Pangulo ng aking kaibigan. Ako ay Pangulo ng Pilipinas at ang tungkulin ko ay sa inyo, mga kapuwa ko Pilipino." #SONA2026
‘MAY FAMILY AFFAIR KAMI E’
EARLIER: Senator Robin Padilla said he will skip #SONA2026 due to a family affair, but will listen to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s speech on the radio.
Asked if his absence was a form of protest, Padilla said: “Hindi naman kasi mas ma-o-offend ko ang kaibigan ko na Pangulo ng Pilipinas kung pumapalakpak ang lahat tapos ako, hindi. Mas ma-o-offend siya kapag tatayo ang lahat, magbibigay ng standing ovation, sabay ako, hindi. Ayaw kong gawin sa kaniya. Kaibigan ko 'yon e” | @eimorpsantos
MARCOS ARRIVES AT BATASAN
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived at the Batasang Pambansa on Monday for his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). #SONA2026
LIVE: youtube.com/watch?v=xWy2cD…
LOOK: Sen. Risa Hontiveros wears a Jo Rubio-designed blue-gray terno that features freshwater pearls and handcrafted sampaguita on the Senate opening of the second regular session on Monday, July 27. #SONA2026 | 📷: Hontiveros
Follow our live updates here: inqnews.net/Sona2026updates
Watch our Sona 2026 special coverage here: inqnews.net/MarcosSona2026
NO RED CARPET AGAIN
LOOK: For the second straight year, no red carpet has been laid out at the Batasang Pambansa for President Bongbong Marcos' fifth State of the Nation Address today, July 27. | via @CarbyGMANews
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'THE MORE POLITICAL GULO, THERE IS LESS TIME TO WORK'
WATCH: House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos says the Senate chaos had contributed to fewer priority measures that was enacted ahead of #SONA2026.
Only one out of the 52 LEDAC measures was enacted in the first session of the 20th Congress. | @bylancemejico
‘CONGRESS OPENING & SONA BOUND’
LOOK: Sen. Raffy Tulfo and ACT-CIS Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo arrive together for the opening of the Senate's 2nd Regular Session ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address at Batasang Pambansa. #SONA2026 | 📷: Senator Raffy Tulfo/Facebook
Follow our live updates here: inqnews.net/Sona2026updates
Watch our Sona 2026 special coverage here: inqnews.net/MarcosSona2026
REP. MARCOS, TUTOL SA HOUSE FLOOD CONTROL PROBE
Hindi sang-ayon si House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos na ipagpatuloy ng Kamara ang imbestigasyon kaugnay sa flood control scandal dahil may mga kongresista raw na sangkot dito.
"Kahit anong magiging resulta ng pag-iimbestiga kung ire-resume sa Lower House, ang sasabihin ng tao, eh sangkot naman 'yung tao diyan wala kaming tiwala sa report," saad ni Rep. Marcos.
Aniya, mas mabuting hayaan na lang ang Office of the Ombudsman at iba pang kaukulang ahensya na mag-imbestiga kaugnay rito. | via Marianne Enriquez
PINAAARESTO NA
Nag-isyu na ang Sandiganbayan 3rd Division ng arrest warrant at hold departure order laban kay Uswag Ilonggo Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr.
Kaugnay ito ng inihaing kasong graft ng Ombudsman dahil sa umano’y financial interest niya sa isang construction firm na naka-secure ng mga kontrata mula sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) habang nagsisilbi siyang kongresista.
Wala pang pahayag si Rep. Ang kaugnay dito.
Umaasa si Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong na makakasama sa babanggitin ni Pang. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa kanyang #SONA2026 ang malalaking proyekto sa Mindanao. | via @JohnsonManabat