Nagbitiw na sa kanyang tungkulin si Nadia Montenegro bilang political affairs officer ni Senator Robin Padilla.
"Today, we received the written explanation and letter of resignation of Ms. Nadia Montenegro. Her resignation has been accepted," maiksing pahayag na inilabas ni Atty. Rudolf Philip Jurado, chief of staff ni Senator Padilla.
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NADIA MONTENEGRO DENIES MARIJUANA USE
Kasunod ng leave of absence ni Nadia noong August 13, 2025, binigyan din siya ng limang araw para makapagbigay ng written explanation tungkol sa akusasyon sa diumano'y paghithit ng marijuana sa loob ng ladies' room ng Senado.
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Sa kanyang written explanation, mariing itinanggi ni Nadia ang dalawang insidenteng diumano'y natuklasan siyang gumagamit ng marijuana.
Pero dahil sa mga naglabasang ulat, malaki raw ang naging epekto nito sa kanyang pamilya.
Bahagi ng paliwanag ni Nadia: "I was unfairly subjected to publicity trial, misjudgments, bashings and grave humiliation.
"My children were unjustly became the subject of ridicule, calling them the children of a 'drug addict'.
"One comment even said maybe my children are drug addicts as well.
"These claims have caused great pain and distress to me and my family.
"It is deeply hurtful to see my name and reputation tarnished and destroyed by a story that is simply not true.
"Me and my children do not deserve this! No one deserves this!"
Umaasa raw siyang malilinis ang kanyang pangalan kapag naimbestigahan nang maayos ang insidente at makita ang laman ng CCTV.
Gayunpaman, nabahiran na raw ang kanyang pangalan dahil sa premature na paglalabas ng incident report.
Pahayag ni Nadia: "I fervently believe that this may have been prevented if said incident report was not prematurely and pre-emptively released to the media/social media.
"At any rate, the veracity of this matter can easily be put at rest by simply looking at the CCTV footages on the alleged second week of July and August 12, 2025 mentioned in said incident report.
"Now, even if after investigation I will be adjudged as innocent, the damage has been done. It can never erase the stigma that me and my children have experienced.
"Hence, I hope that more than anything else, the Senate shall look into how incident reports like this unauthorizedly went to the hands of the media."
Ang pagre-resign daw niya sa tungkulin ay hindi nangangahulugang pag-amin na siya ay guilty sa ibinibintang sa kanya.
Ito ay pagpapakita raw niya ng respeto sa opisina ni Padilla at ng Senado mismo.
Saad ni Nadia: "My decision to resign should not be misconstrued as an admission of guilt—it is not.
"Rather, it is a demonstration of my deep respect for the Senate and Senator Padilla’s office, so that this issue does not cause further distraction or harm.
"To prevent this baseless issue from growing any further, I would rather remove myself from the spotlight and allow the Senate to focus on its important work."
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