Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
‘Jay Kamote, Miggy Mango’: More names found on OVP’s confidential fund receipt, says lawmaker
More names seemingly derived from food were found as “non-existent” recipients of confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, according to a lawmaker.
The list of questionable names includes “Jay Kamote” and “Miggy Mango,” according to House Deputy Majority Leader and La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega V.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, now detained in The Hague, Netherlands, did not deserve the treatment that he was put through, his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña said, as she lamented that the “abuse is too much.”
Avanceña tearfully broke her silence after Duterte’s pretrial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), which had cited “reasonable grounds” in issuing an arrest order against him for alleged crimes against humanity he committed during his administration’s war on illegal drugs.
Sen. Imee Marcos, a presidential sister, is calling for an urgent Senate investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Days after Duterte’s arrest, Marcos issued a statement saying that it is vital to establish whether due process was followed during the former president’s arrest, given the involvement of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Motorists will be greeted with another round of petroleum price rollbacks beginning March 18, marking the third consecutive week of price drops.
In separate advisories on Monday, Seaoil and Shell Pilipinas said the per-liter prices of diesel and kerosene would dip by 20 centavos and 40 centavos, respectively.