Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Duterte at Senate drug war probe: I offer no apologies, no excuses
Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday offered no apologies or excuses for his actions as he faced a Senate investigation into his widely criticized bloody war on drugs for the first time.
Before reading his prepared statement during the hearing of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee, Duterte requested the panel to treat him as a witness, not as a president or a friend.
Duterte takes full responsibility for war on drugs: 鈥楳araming mali鈥�
Former President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would take 鈥渇ull legal, moral responsibility鈥� for聽his administration鈥檚聽bloody war on drugs聽which resulted in the deaths of thousands of drug suspects.
Duterte made this admission when he faced for the first time聽on Monday the聽Senate blue ribbon subcommittee鈥檚 probe聽into his war on drugs.
Hontiveros to Rody Duterte: 鈥業t鈥檚 not an honor to be called 鈥楾he Punisher鈥�
Face to face with former President Rodrigo Duterte, opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday made a fiery remark, emphasizing that there is no honor in punishment like 鈥渢okhang.鈥�
Tokhang is a made-up word, formed by joining common Visayan terms together: 鈥淭oktok鈥� or knock, 鈥渉angyo鈥� or request or plead.聽 It was the term used to describe Duterte鈥檚 brutal anti-drug campaign.
Palace refutes Duterte鈥檚 claims that crime remains rampant in PH
The Palace refuted former President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 claim during a Senate hearing on Monday that crime remains rampant in the Philippines.
鈥淲ith due respect to former President Rodrigo Duterte, there is no truth to his statement that crime remains rampant in the country,鈥� Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement.
Resource person tells Senate: We sold drugs from cops
A resource person of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee probing the drug war on Monday聽told senators that she sold illegal drugs, but their supply came from police officers.
During the panel鈥檚 hearing,聽Cristina Gonzales admitted that she and her husband, Joselito, felt emboldened to sell illegal drugs because policemen assured them that they would not be arrested.
The motoring public will have to pay up to 50 centavos more for petroleum products starting Tuesday.
In separate advisories, Seaoil, Shell Pilipinas, and Cleanfuel said the per-liter prices of diesel and kerosene would increase by 50 centavos.