Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo will face perjury and disobedience to summons charges, which the Senate plans to file before a local court within the week, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
At a Kapihan sa Senado forum on Thursday, Gatchalian said he had spoken to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug , who informed him that the cases would be filed 鈥渁nytime soon.鈥�
President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr. said that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is an 鈥渋mportant part鈥� of the Philippines鈥� foreign policy amid the 鈥渃hallenges鈥� the country is currently facing.
Marcos made the pronouncement during PCA Secretary General Marcin Czepelak鈥檚 courtesy call on him at the Malaca帽an Palace on Thursday.
Washington鈥檚 offer of assistance for the rotation and resupply mission of Manila in the West Philippine Sea is welcome, but the latter should rely on itself first.
This is according to General Romeo Brawner, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
SC voids marriage due to husband鈥檚 unjustified absence from marital home
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that 鈥渄ecades-long unjustified absence from the marital home may be considered evidence of psychological incapacity to comply with marital obligations.鈥�
In a statement on Thursday, the SC cited the case of Leonora Dela Cruz-Lanuza against her husband Alfredo Lanuza, Jr.
MMDA to pursue raps vs driver who had enforcer cling to car hood
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is determined to file complaints against a driver, who, in a now-viral video, had a traffic agent clinging onto the hood as he allegedly tried to escape after hitting a motorcycle in Taguig City.
MMDA Chairman Don Artes said Thursday that they will pursue administrative and criminal charges against the driver, who requested anonymity, despite his apology.