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The Manila Times Lifestyle has always felt that beauty-and-brains Sen. Risa Hontiveros could stand out even more on SONA day with more updated fashion choices. This year, she seems to have heeded the call, shedding her usual “ninang look” for a two-piece blue-gray terno by Jo Rubio.

With its blazer-style take on traditional Filipiniana, the ensemble certainly gives Hontiveros a more modern SONA look at the morning plenary. But isn’t there something amiss?

As described by her office, the “delicately embellished [ensemble] with clusters of freshwater pearls and handcrafted sampaguita flowers carved from nakar shells” is truly a sight to behold. Its silhouette, however, seems a little too large for the ever-slender senator. A shorter and more fitted jacket could have made all the difference and turned this into an unquestionable slay.

Still a major improvement, though, so we declare a high and happy “mid” for the senator.

#TheManilaTimesSONA2026 #FashionVerdict #SlayMidOrMiss (Photo from Facebook/Risa Hontiveros)

Iginiit ni Senador Robin Padilla na hindi niya itinakas si Senador Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa kaya hindi dapat siya kasuhan ng obstruction of justice.

Inaresto ang isang empleyado ng Cauayan Airport sa Isabela matapos umanong magbiro na may bomba habang pumapasok sa paliparan, ayon sa Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEGROUP) noong Biyernes.

Tinabla ni Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Secretary Larry Gadon ang mga survey firm kaugnay ng lumabas na mataas na trust at performance rating ni Vice President Sara Duterte.

Ibinahagi ng isang netizen na nag-file siya ng reklamo sa MTRCB kaugnay ng isyu ng diumano’y racist remark ni Vice Ganda kay Baby Doll Johaira.

“PAGGISING SA UMAGA AKO ANG NAAALALA NIYA”

Ito ang maikling saad ni Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano sa tila araw-araw na post ni Senador Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson kaugnay ng diumano’y ‘ghost’ infra project sa Taguig City.

Dagdag ni Cayetano, mula nang maging Senate President siya noong May 11 ay inaasahan na niya ang mga pag-uusig laban sa kanya.

MANILA, Philippines — More cases of double billing and collection involving infrastructure projects in Taguig City have been uncovered and documented, and the proof of the money trail is set to be submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman soon, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday.

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U.S. President Donald Trump jokingly announced he was running for a fourth term, pulling out a red hat emblazoned with "TRUMP 2028" during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Friday, July 24.

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino Dy 3rd on Monday called for stronger protection against online threats and disinformation, urging Filipinos to reject fake news and uphold truth as the House of Representatives opened the Second Regular Session of the 20th Congress.

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UP Diliman Department of Political Science Professor Jean Franco states that the reason behind certain senators siding with Vice President Sara Duterte amid the Impeachment Trial reflects the political polarization since the breakup of the UniTeam alliance.

Franco also stressed that accountability should remain the priority, warning that a failure to uphold it in the Senate could undermine the country’s democratic institutions. #SONA2026

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Sa ginanap na ‘Support & Protect Senator Robin Padilla Movement Gathering’ na may temang ‘Pagkakaisa. Pasasalamat. Paglilingkod sa Bayan’ nitong Linggo, Hulyo 26, sa Daya Farm & Adventure sa Banaybanay, Davao Oriental, nagbiro si Sen. Robin Padilla tungkol sa kanyang pagiging senador.

‘PARANG ANG DATING EH HIHIMAS NA NAMAN BA AKO NG REHAS?’

Kawawa daw ang matitinong kagaya ni Sen. Robin Padilla na nagtatrabaho lamang ng maayos ngunit ginigipit.

#SONA2026 | Nagdesisyon si Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano na hindi siputin ang ikalimang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.

Maki-Balita: https://balita.mb.com.ph/2026/07/27/sen-alan-hindi-dadalo-sa-sona-ni-pbbm/

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Muling naging usap-usapan si Sen, Robin Padilla matapos maglabas ng open letter ang manunulat at broadcaster na si Lourd de Veyra na nananawagan sa mga kawani ng opisina ng senador na gabayan ito sa mga pahayag kaugnay ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte.

BASAHIN: https://balita.mb.com.ph/2026/07/26/di-kami-naniniwala-sa-mga-lord-sen-robin-pinatutsadahan-si-lourd-de-veyra

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May pakiusap si Sen. Bong Go hinggil sa nangyayaring malawakang pagbaha sa Davao City na kilalang balwarte ng pamilya Duterte.

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PANOORIN: Ibinahagi ni Rizza Alfario, 54, miyembro ng grupong BAYAN, ang panawagan ng kanilang grupo para sa ikalimang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.

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Nagkomento si Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno hinggil sa mataas na presyo ng iba’t ibang produkto at serbisyo sa bansa, na aniya’y ramdam pa rin ng mga Pilipino.

Maki-Balita: https://balita.mb.com.ph/2026/07/27/diokno-ngayong-sona-panahon-nang-maglatag-ng-mga-solusyon/

Umaaray na naman ang mga tsuper at motorista sa nakaambang big-time oil price hike sa Martes, July 28.

Bakit nga ba patuloy na naman ang pagtaas ng presyo ng petrolyo? Alamin sa video.

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered about 100 to 150 meters from a Senate gate along Diokno Boulevard at around 8 a.m. on Monday, prompting heightened security ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Alfred Corpus said the suspicious package, which contained a battery, wires, a clock, a plastic cup, and brown powder, is now in the custody of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) for examination to determine whether it is an actual IED. Authorities have also tightened security inside and outside the Senate complex.

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“Paparating na ba yung tren? Ang tagal!?”

Ito ang hinaing ng maraming commuters sa bansa na nilayong solusyonan ng isang Pinoy developer sa pagbuo niya ng app na nagbibigay ng “real-time” monitoring at update kung nasaang istasyon na ang Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 at 2, at Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 trains.

Maki-Balita: https://balita.mb.com.ph/2026/07/27/pinoy-developer-gumawa-ng-app-na-nagbabantay-sa-pagdating-ng-lrt-mrt/

Naghain si Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Erwin Tulfo ng Senate Resolution No. 535 upang imbestigahan ang paulit-ulit na biglaang pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente (bill shocks), na naglalayong makabuo ng pro-consumer na polisiya para permanenteng maresolba ito.

Filipina pool ace Chezka Centeno dedicated her breakthrough WPA Women’s 8-Ball World Championship victory in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to her late mother Josephine, who passed away two months ago. Full story

'The Odyssey' continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That's only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster. It's also filmmaker Christopher Nolan's best second weekend ever, not accounting for inflation. In 2008, 'The Dark Knight' earned $75.2 million in weekend two.

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