Hindi nag-resign kundi nag-leave of absence lamang si Nadia Montenegro matapos masangkot ang kanyang pangalan sa diumano'y paghithit ng marijuana sa loob ng ladies' room ng Senado.
Si Nadia ay kabilang sa staff ni Senator Robin Padilla bilang political affairs officer.
Ayon sa ulat ng GMA News Online ngayong hapon ng Biyernes, August 15, 2025, ang tanggapan mismo ni Padilla ang nagsabi kay Nadia na mag-leave muna sa trabaho habang ongoing ang investigation ng alleged marijuana use nito sa loob ng Senado.
Ito ang kinumpirma ng chief of staff ni Senator Padilla na si Atty. Rudolf Philip Jurado.
Nagsimula raw ang leave ni Nadia noong August 13, 2025.
Paglilinaw ni Jurado, "Nadia Montenegro did not resign from our office. She is only on leave."
Binigyan din daw ng limang araw si Nadia para magsumite ng written explanation.
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THE SENATE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY INVOLVING NADIA
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 ng Security Enforcement Service, nakasaad ang pagtanggi ni Nadia sa alegasyong humithit siya ng marijuana.
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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