Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a recorded statement on Monday, November 25, called on his erstwhile ally Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the House’s questions on how her offices spent public funds instead of resorting to “distractions” and “force” in trying to “change the story.”
The House committee on good government on Monday, November 25, moved to extend the contempt citation against Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, effectively keeping her in detention for five more days.
Vice President Sara Duterte will have to answer before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and possibly face a gamut of “consequences” from disbarment to “legal liabilities,” after she said she had coordinated a plot to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, as well as House Speaker Martin Romualdez, should she die herself.
A massive fire engulfed a residential area in Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila on Sunday, November 24. Response teams from multiple government agencies assisted in putting the fire out.
Fans who wanted to get a glimpse of Dwight Ramos in action failed to get their wish. Always the crowd favorite, Ramos rode the bench as Gilas Pilipinas coasted to a 93-54 home rout of Hong Kong to wrap up the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, November 24. – Rappler.com
