Once strong allies, former Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Congresswoman Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda are now locked in a fierce political feud, trading accusations over botched projects and failed governance.

After Martin Romualdez stepped down as House Speaker, Quezon City Representative Ralph Tulfo nominated Congressman Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as his successor. With 253 lawmakers voting in his favor and 28 abstentions, Dy was officially proclaimed the new Speaker of the 20th Congress.

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez, Sr., who won the post unopposed during the 20th Congress, is set to step down following his alleged links to the flood control scheme.

Acclaimed Chief of Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), Dr. Joseph Dean Nicolo, is reassigned to Labuan General Hospital in Zamboanga City despite his exceptional track record for allegedly refusing to be part of a corruption scheme of a public official.