Senate 'Joint Session'

In February last year, the wife of Sen. Robinhood Padilla turned his Senate office into a backdrop for endorsing glutathione drip for skin whitening.

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Mariel Padilla seemed confused by the flak that the incident drew, but later issued a public apology and clarified that what was dripped was not glutathione but Vitamin C. This came amid warnings from the Department of Health about the dangers of using glutathione, whether for skin whitening or other supposed health benefits.

This time, a member of Senator Padilla's staff has again drawn controversy over suspicions that she might have been smoking marijuana in the women's restroom of the Senate.

A probe by the Senate is still ongoing, but the staff has been identified as Nadia Montenegro, an entertainer like Robinhood Padilla who has crossed over into government service.