INQToday: Imee Marcos calls for Senate probe into Ayungin incident

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Imee Marcos calls for Senate probe into Ayungin incident

Senator Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking to conduct an investigation into China’s recent aggressive actions at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

According to Marcos in filing Senate Resolution No. 155 on Thursday, the ramming incident between Chinese and Philippine vessels on June 17 must be examined further.

MV Tutor sinks; search for Filipino sailor on hold

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday that the merchant ship MV Tutor has sunk, complicating the search operations for a missing Filipino seafarer.

Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said that the bulk cargo carrier, which sustained damage to its engine room after being attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on June 12, reportedly drifted to the eastern African coast and was last sighted near Eritrea on June 17.

Actor Donald Sutherland dead at age 88 – son

Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic Canadian actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, his son said Thursday. He was 88.

“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” actor Kiefer Sutherland wrote on X.