Windows26: Ex-president Duterte shows up at House quad comm drug war hearing

November 13, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering ex-President Duterte's appearance at the House quad committee's drug war hearing, plus storm surge warnings as Typhoon Ofel approaches Northern Luzon.

Ex-president Duterte shows up at House quad comm drug war hearing

After many rumors and barbs between him and the House of Representatives lawmakers, former president Rodrigo Duterte showed up at the quad committee's drug war hearing on Wednesday — a meeting that was initially cancelled, but eventually pushed through.

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Typhoon Ofel may trigger storm surge in areas in Northern Luzon

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is predicted to generate a storm surge in low-lying areas of Northern Luzon, prompting the state weather bureau to raise a warning Wednesday morning.

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Gibo cites 'increasing demand' from China for PH to give up WPS claims

There is an "increasing demand by Beijing" for Manila to give up its claims in the heavily disputed South China Sea despite the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated its sweeping claims in the strategic waterway, Defense Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday.

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'Drug war' witness Garma, daughter detained in US

Retired police colonel Royina Garma, who had made arguably the most damning allegation yet in the ongoing congressional inquiry into former President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, was arrested in the United States last week after her visa was canceled, according to the Department of Justice.

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Filipinos top targets of online love scams

A study by global information and insights company TransUnion showed that 18 percent of suspected digital fraud attempts in the communities industry, which includes online forums and dating websites, originated from the Philippines for the first half of the year.

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EDITORIAL: Removing gray areas in Pogo ban

With the executive and both houses of Congress united in the effort to totally rid the country of Pogos and ensure that they do not resurrect in another shape or form, there is obvious merit in passing a law that will do precisely that.

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