Top political stories of 2025: Leadership shake-ups in the Philippine government WATCH: When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his State of the Nation Address in July, standing behind him were then-Senate president Chiz Escudero and then-House speaker Martin Romualdez. By year’s end, neither remained in the line of succession. Rappler's Dwight de Leon recaps the leadership shake-ups in the Philippine government, including some key executive officials who lost their Cabinet portfolio. | Ra