Isabela vice mayor clears drug test after Remulla challenge

Inquirer.net - Oct 8, 2026

REINA MERCEDES, ISABELA, Philippines — Vice Mayor Jeryll Harold Respicio of this town on Wednesday passed a P28,000 drug test at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City, then joked that Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla should reimburse him for the expense. “Jonvic, i-refund mo ko. Ang mahal ng drug test (Jonvic, refund me. The drug

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SC: Concealment may void insurance policy

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Shocking moment police car collides with teenage e-bike rider, sending him tumbling across bitumen

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