Windows26: Timor-Leste court rejects PH bid to extradite Teves

Hi, ! Today's top stories include Sen. Imee Marcos criticizing Duterte's ICC arrest as administration officials push back, PhilHealth lifting its 45-day hospitalization limit, and Timor-Leste's court rejecting the Philippines' extradition bid for Arnolfo Teves Jr.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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March 21, 2025

Hi, reader! Today's top stories include Sen. Imee Marcos criticizing Duterte's ICC arrest as administration officials push back, PhilHealth lifting its 45-day hospitalization limit, and Timor-Leste's court rejecting the Philippines' extradition bid for Arnolfo Teves Jr.

Timor-Leste court rejects PH bid to extradite Teves

A Timorese court has rejected the Philippine government's bid to extradite expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr. — a ruling that the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday described as "peculiar and legally improbable."

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