Pinabulaanan ng aktres na si Nadia Montenegro ang paratang na paghithit ng marijuana sa loob ng ladies' room ng Senado.
Pero inamin niyang may vape siya sa loob ng kanyang bag.
Maaaring ito raw ang pinagmulan ng kakaibang amoy na iniulat ng staff ni Senator Panfilo Lacson.
Naglilingkod ang aktres at navy reservist na si Nadia sa tanggapan ni Senator Robin Padilla bilang political affairs officer mula nang tumulong siya sa kampanya ng senatorial bid ng action star noong 2022.
Sa incident report na isinumite ni Victor Patelo ng Legislative Service Office kay Senate Sergeant-at-Arms PMGEN Ma. O R Aplasca, sa pamamagitan ni Dir. Manuel Parlade, ang Service Chief, Security Enforcement Service, nakasaad ang pagtanggi ni Nadia.
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THE INCIDENT REPORT
Sa incident report, inilahad ni Patelo na dalawang beses nalanghap mula sa ladies' comfort room na malapit sa Senators extension offices ang “unusual scent.”
Lahad ni Patelo: “The first incident, as far I can recall occured at 1700H approximately around the second week of July 2025.
"While manning my post on the 5th level, I received a call on the local trunk line of my post from a male staff member, reporting a strong odor in their area.
"I proceeded to their office, where most of the staff confirmed the unusual scent. I then inspected the surrounding areas but did not observe anyone smoking.
“The second incident occured at around 1700H on 12 August 2025 [Tuesday] while I was on active duty in the 2nd shift [1300H-2300H] at the 5th level.
"A male Senate employee approached me, after introducing himself as a staff member of Senator Lacson and reported noticing an unusual odor coming from the ladies’ comfort room near the Senators extension offices.
"He claimed the odor resembled that of 'marijuana' and stated that the only person in the area at the time was allegedly Ms. Nadia Montenegro.
“The male staff member asked me to discreetly approach Ms. Montenegro, which I did when she walked past my post. I was unable to leave my station being the only one on duty at the time.
“Ms. Montenegro denied smoking inside the ladies’ comfort room or using marijuana for that matter, but acknowledged possessing a vape in her bag, which she said could have produced the unusual scent reported earlier by Senator Lacson’s staff.”
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Ilang oras bago pinangalanan si Nadia sa kinasasangkutan nitong isyu, inanunsiyo ng opisina ni Padilla na binigyan nila ng limang araw para magpaliwanag ang female staff na nahuli umanong gumagamit ng marijuana sa lugar na nasasakupan ng Senado.
Limang araw rin ang ibinigay ng Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) sa suspek para magpaliwanag dahil sa incident report na inihain ni Patelo.
Ipinag-utos na rin ni Senate President Francis Escudero na imbestigahan ang kaso ng diumano’y paggamit ng marijuana ng staff member ni Padilla sa pamamagitan ng pahayag ni Senate Secretary Atty. Renato Bantug Jr.
Ayon kay Bantug, binigyan na nila ng kopya ng incident report ang opisina ni Padilla.
“As instructed by Senate President Escudero, we have provided a copy of this report to the Office of Senator Robinhood C. Padilla for their information and appropriate action,” ani Bantug.
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