WATCH: Mindanao politician linked to Laos drug flight tops INQToday newscast

MANILA, Philippines — Here are INQToday’s top stories this evening: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency says a politician from Mindanao financed the chartered flight linked to the seizure of 521 kilograms of suspected shabu in Laos. A witness also told a court that a “maleta” was allegedly sent to Senators Vicente Sotto III, Stella Quimbo and Antonio Trillanes IV. Meanwhile, senators deny that the 2027 national budget is being used to pressure them to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, while the National Bureau of Investigation is also set to examine the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth of Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, according to NBI official Matibag.

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