Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Marcos pardons Mabilog who was linked to illegal drugs by Duterte
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pardoned former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was linked to the drug trade by the Duterte administration.
In a Viber message to reporters Monday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed reports that Marcos granted executive clemency 鈥� presidential pardon, to be exact 鈥� to Mabilog.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has successfully kept a Chinese vessel illegally operating off Zambales from nearing the province鈥檚 coastline, as it spotted the 鈥渕onster ship鈥� a few nautical miles away.
In a statement released late Sunday night, the PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said that despite BRP Cabra鈥檚 smaller size, it has prevented the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 3103 from advancing closer to Zambales.
US President Donald Trump鈥檚 mass deportation policy is now taking effect, with 24 Filipinos deported for alleged involvement in illegal activities in the United States, according to Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez.
鈥淲e have monitored around 24 Filipinos who have been deported from the United States due to their involvement in certain criminal activities, although these were not classified as very serious offenses,鈥� Romualdez said in an interview with dzBB on Sunday.