Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Alice Guo is still in Indonesia, but this time in Jakarta.
This information was revealed by Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco during the Senate subcommittee on justice and human rights鈥� Tuesday hearing on Guo鈥檚 escape from Philippine jurisdiction.
Where did dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo go?
Even her sister, Shiela Guo, said she doesn鈥檛 know where Alice is after they parted ways in Indonesia.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. now has a 鈥渧ery good idea鈥� about people to fire in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for the escape of Alice Guo and her party.
On the sidelines of an oath-taking ceremony for new officers of various media groups on Tuesday, Marcos was asked about whose heads should roll concerning the secret departure of Guo and others, to which he replied:
鈥淰ery very good idea, I have a very good idea.鈥�
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday maintained that there were no human rights violations during the police raid on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) compound in Davao City, adding that such claims are 鈥減olitical鈥� and 鈥渦ntrue.鈥�
鈥淚 think what they鈥檙e talking about, political na 鈥榶an (that鈥檚 political). Hindi na totoo 鈥榶an (those are untrue). [You can] go to human rights advocates, nothing that we did [was a violation],鈥� he said.
Vice President Sara Duterte is faulting the 鈥減olitical climate surrounding the [Office of the Vice President]鈥� for the possible discontinuation or non-fulfillment of some projects of the institution.
During the continuation of the House committee on appropriations hearing on the proposed P2.037-billion 2025 budget of the OVP on Tuesday, Duterte mentioned in her opening speech that:
鈥淗istorically, the medical and burial assistance programs have always been continuing projects of the institution. The legacy projects that we envisioned, however, [include] a permanent office, for future vice presidents, a Vice President Museum, and for the OVP to have its own charter.鈥�
Tensions at the House of Representatives committee on appropriations hearing on the Office of the Vice President (OVP) proposed 2025 budget flared after Vice President Sara Duterte refused to answer several questions, especially regarding confidential funds (CF).
After Duterte finished her opening speech during the panel鈥檚 hearing on Tuesday, appropriations senior vice chair and Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo opened the floor for interpellations, starting with ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday said聽聽the unity of Southeast Asian nations as the region continues to grapple with overlapping claims of several countries in the South China Sea.
Teodoro, however, expressed confidence that China will not succeed.
The implementation of the revised toll expressway guidelines, including penalties for motorists without valid radio frequency identification (RFID), has been suspended.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the revised toll expressway guidelines will no longer be enforced starting August 31 as its implementation was moved to October 1.