Actress Nadia Montenegro has stepped down as political officer at the office of Sen. Robin Padilla after allegations she smoked marijuana inside the Senate building.
In her resignation letter, Montenegro denied being the staff member caught allegedly using marijuana on Senate premises.
“[My resignation] is a demonstration of my deep respect for the Senate and Senator Padilla’s office, so that this issue does not cause further distraction or harm,” she said.
“To prevent this baseless issue from escalating further, I would rather step out of the spotlight and allow the Senate to focus on its important work,” Montenegro added.
“Today, we received the written explanation and resignation letter of Ms. Nadia Montenegro. Her resignation has been accepted,” the office said in an official statement released yesterday, August 18, by Atty. Rudolf Philip Jurado, chief of staff.
