Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
鈥楯ay Kamote, Miggy Mango鈥�: More names found on OVP鈥檚 confidential fund receipt, says lawmaker
More names seemingly derived from food were found as 鈥渘on-existent鈥� recipients of confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte鈥檚 office, according to a lawmaker.
The list of questionable names includes 鈥淛ay Kamote鈥� and 鈥淢iggy Mango,鈥� 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 Avance帽a said, as she lamented that the 鈥渁buse is too much.鈥�
Avance帽a tearfully broke her silence after Duterte鈥檚 pretrial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), which had cited 鈥渞easonable grounds鈥� in issuing an arrest order against him for alleged crimes against humanity he committed during his administration鈥檚 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鈥檚 arrest, Marcos issued a statement saying that it is vital to establish whether due process was followed during the former president鈥檚 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.