For Gen. Rommel Marbil, it was the day when the bottom fell out.

He deserves that lengthy rebuke from Vice President Sara Duterte for making a mountain of what she dismissed as a molehill that was the relief of her security detail.

“Subalit tila nakatatlong interview ka na patungkol sa akin (But it seems you already had three interviews about me),” she pointed out in the second paragraph of the four-page open letter. Compared to her crisp comment about the unceremonious recall, he indeed overplayed it.

What she said next set the tone for the rest of her letter.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brushed aside media questions about the government's flood control efforts after Typhoon Carina's destructive path in Luzon.

The President's reaction came days after he touted his administration's flood prevention measures in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 22.

During a media interview following the situation briefing on the effects of Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon last July 24, a reporter asked the President about the status of flood control projects.

Shocking claims of nepotism and cronyism at the highest ranks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were recently unveiled, including favoritism that is allegedly tainting the military’s promotion system.

The pervasive favoritism is said to benefit those from the Comptroller family or close associates of the AFP’s Chief of Staff. Top officials are accused of compromising meritocracy for personal gains, and close associates are reportedly appointed to key positions. 

The most recent hunger survey data released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) has dealt a significant blow to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s claims of success in combating malnutrition, challenging the credibility of his touted achievements in hunger alleviation efforts.

Marcos Jr. cited his administration's initiatives to address hunger and malnutrition in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, which coincided with Nutrition Month.