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Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Sara Duterte cries ‘political harassment’ over removal of PNP security
Vice President Sara Duterte called the removal of her 75 police security as a “clear case of political harassment.”
In a four-page open letter posted on her official Facebook page, Duterte slammed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rommel Marbil for his alleged lies concerning the withdrawal of her police protection detail.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday filed a petition for quo warranto against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo before the Manila Regional Trial Court.
Article continues after this advertisementA quo warranto, which literally means “by what authority,” is a special civil action to determine if an individual has the right to exercise or hold a public office.
Article continues after this advertisementFormer presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was the latest addition to the growing list of resource persons invited to the Senate’s probe into the proliferation of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country.
Roque personally appeared before the Senate committee on women’s public inquiry on Monday to explain his side of the story.
Another fuel tanker sinks in Manila Bay
Another fuel tanker, identified as the “MTKR Jason Bradley,” sank in shallow waters off Mariveles, Bataan, on Saturday afternoon as salvage operations on the sunken Terra Nova, which is still carrying its cargo of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel, was postponed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday.
According to the PCG, the Jason Bradley was reported to have no cargo on board, but PCG divers found fuel leaks on the vessel and an undetermined amount of diesel.
