Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday alleged that former president Rodrigo Duterte is taking fentanyl.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 the fentanyl. Fentanyl is the strongest painkiller you can buy. It is highly addictive and it has very serious side effects and PRRD has been taking the drug for a very long time now,鈥� said Marcos in an ambush interview in Pasay before he left for Vietnam.
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said that her brother, Davao Mayor Sebastian Duterte, was coming from a place of 鈥渂rotherly love鈥� when he asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resign.
In a prayer rally in Davao, Mayor Duterte asked Marcos to resign if he couldn鈥檛 show love and aspiration for the Philippines.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it will halt all proceedings related to the signature drive for amending the 1987 Constitution via people鈥檚 initiative (PI).
This includes the Comelec鈥檚 acceptance of signatures in their local offices.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will appeal to the House of Representatives and other people鈥檚 initiative initiators to stop the 鈥渄readed鈥� scheme, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri disclosed in Monday鈥檚 plenary session.
Zubiri, in his speech, said Marcos believes the move is now 鈥済etting out of hand.鈥�
CNN Philippines has formally announced that it would shut down operations, expressing gratitude to its staff, partners and viewers for their support over the past nine years.
In an advisory on Monday, the broadcaster said it would 鈥渄iscontinue operations on all media platforms effective Wednesday, Jan. 31.鈥�
Willie Revillame聽declared that he鈥檚 ready to run for senator in the 2025 midterm elections, as he hopes to be a public servant who鈥檚 dedicated to serving his countrymen.
Revillame expressed his intention to run for senator during a prayer rally in Davao City on Sunday, Jan. 28, where he recalled that he had previously been offered by then President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher 鈥淏ong鈥� Go a spot in their party鈥檚 senatorial lineup. He said that he had to turn it down due to聽聽with the show 鈥淲owowin.鈥�