Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward

This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (L) listening to Speaker of the House Martin Romualdez (R) in the upper rostrum during the State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Manila. The speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives tendered his resignation on September 17, 2025 after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal, less than two weeks after the country's Senate president suffered the same fate. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)