Senator Risa Hontiveros and candidates Chel Diokno and Bam Aquino faced heckling from the supporters of the Duterte family during their visit to the Sinulog Festival in Cebu.

During an event at the Cebu City Sports Center, the host introduced Hontiveros, Diokno, and Bam when suddenly, a crowd shouted ‘Duterte.’

Hontiveros, Diokno, and Aquino were critics of the Dutertes.

While Aquino attempted his senate return, Diokno ran under the Akbayan party list.

“Daghang salamat sa napakainit na welcome sa amin,” said Hontiveros.

Cebu, one of the largest provinces in the Philippines, was considered one of the strongholds of the Duterte family.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. called former President Rodrigo Duterte a ‘liar’ for claiming his administration signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2025 with blank lines.

In an interview during his visit to a car dealership, Marcos said that Duterte was fully aware that it would be impossible for him to sign the GAA with missing sections.

He even asked the public to check the GAA document on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) website so they could see that there were no blank lines on the budget.

“He’s lying. He’s the [former] President, he knows that you cannot pass the GAA with a blank. He knows perfectly well that cannot happen. Hanapin niyo yung sinasabi nila na blank check. Tignan nyo kung meron kahit isa. Para mapatunayan na tama ang sinasabi kong kasinungalingan yan,” said Marcos.

It can be recalled that Duterte pointed out that the Bicameral Committee Report on the GAA 2025 was invalid as they approved it with blanks on the budget.

According to him, it would be impossible for the administration to come up with a budget if some parts of the bicam report were left blank.

“Para kang binigyan ng blangkong tseke diyan, o sige bahala na kayo ilagay ninyo,” said Duterte.

The mother of the viral Sampaguita vendor shared how her children decided to sell Sampaguita so they could help with their family’s finances.

During an interview with DZXL News, the vendor’s mother said that her children would earn P1,000 to P1,500 a day by selling Sampaguita along Ortigas.

In a separate interview, they claim they earn between P1,500 and P2,000 daily.

She said that her children were also working so they could support their education.

“Simula pa noong maliliit sila, ‘yan na ang hanapbuhay namin. Ang mga anak ko, kumikita ng mula P1,000 hanggang P1,500 sa isang araw sa pagtitinda,” she said.

Meanwhile, she admitted that Sampaguita Girl was wearing her old high school uniform.

But she clarified that her daughter didn’t intend to mislead people, saying that wearing a uniform would only make them look more presentable.

“Ginagawa niya ‘yan para kumita nang mas malaki at makatulong sa pag-aaral niya,” she said.

When asked why Sampaguita Girl was wearing her old uniform instead of wearing college wear, the mother only said that her daughter only had one uniform for her current school.

Sampaguita girl claimed to be a 1st year medical technology student.

A man who claimed to be the mall security guard who confronted a Sampaguita vendor finally ended his silence.

In a video, the man could be seen still wearing his uniform and cap, explaining his side, saying that the vendor was already uncooperative with them even before the video started recording.

He also insisted that he was only doing his job.

“Sinusunod ko lang po ‘yung trabaho ko bilang isang security guard,” he said.

The security guard also addressed the family of the vendor, saying that they would not let their children sell on the streets and pretend to be a high school student if they were good parents.

“Kung magulang po kayo sana ay nagpaka-magulang po kayo, hindi niyo sana pinapayagan ‘yung anak niyo na nagtitinda kung saan saan,” he said.

He also said that it was not his intention to harm the vendor.

“Nakulitan na po ako sa kanya, bilang pagsunod ko sa trabaho ko, bilang pagsunod ko sa nakakataas sakin sinaway ko ‘yung bata pero ayaw pong magpasaway. Hindi ko po talaga ginusto ‘yung nangyari,” he said.

“Doon po sa mga nagsabi na wala daw po akong awa, inuulit ko lang po, sumusunod lang din po ako sa utos,” he added.

He also tried to defend his actions towards the vendor.

“Ilang beses ko ng sinabi na umalis, pero ayaw niyang umalis. Tapos nong paghugot ko ng Sampaguita, nasira, tapos pinaghahampas na ako sa mukha sino pong matutuwa sa ganon,” he explained.

“Kami bilang security, sumusunod lang po kami sa utos kasi ‘yun po ang trabaho namin, doon po kami sumusweldo,” he added.