Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Six areas in Luzon remain under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 1 as Typhoon Aghon moves away from the Philippine landmass.
Baby boy, 2 others die in Quezon due to Aghon
A 7-month-old baby boy drowned and two others died Sunday after they were hit by falling trees in Quezon province at the height of Severe Tropical Storm聽Aghon聽(international name: Ewiniar).
The Quezon police reported Monday that four fishermen spotted around 11 a.m. the floating body of the baby in the waters off Barangay Ilayang Polo in Pagbilao town.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday protested China鈥檚 unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea which encroaches on the West Philippine Sea.
DFA said the unilateral fishing ban started on May 1, 2024 and is expected to last until September 16, 2024.
Oil companies are raising local pump prices by up to 40 centavos per liter effective Tuesday, May 28.
In separate advisories, the oil firms announced a 40-centavo increase in the prices of diesel and gasoline per liter while kerosene would go up by 30 centavos.
Quarantine bureau told to screen travelers from COVID-hit countries
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa has instructed the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to hold thorough screenings at entry points for travelers coming from countries where the new COVID-19 鈥淔LiRT鈥� variants have been detected.
The 鈥淔liRT鈥� variants refer to KP.2 and KP.3, which have been tagged by the World Health Organization (WHO) as variants under monitoring.
Escudero: 鈥楿nfair鈥� to tag me as Palace lackey for replacing Zubiri
Senate President Francis 鈥淐hiz鈥� Escudero on Monday protested insinuations he was picked to head the upper chamber for being a Palace lackey.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 unfair because nobody ever accused Senator Zubiri [of] being a Palace lackey, that he was chosen by the Palace to be our Senate president. We鈥檝e always stood up and said that we chose him as our Senate president,鈥� Escudero said in an interview over ANC鈥檚 鈥淗eadstart.鈥�
The organizers of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences () apologized to聽聽after her removal as one of the presenters of the ceremony on Sunday, May 26, claiming she had to be 鈥渞eplaced鈥� as she couldn鈥檛 be 鈥渓ocated by the production team鈥� at the ceremony.
Hours after Darren鈥檚 son Fernando de la Pe帽a called out FAMAS on Facebook, the awards-giving ceremony publicly apologized to Darren, saying her sudden replacement as a presenter was a 鈥渕isjudgment鈥� and not 鈥渋ntentional.鈥�