Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Duterte turns over DepEd chief post to Angara
Outgoing Department of Education (DepEd) chief and Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday formally handed over her Cabinet post to Sen. Sonny Angara.
In a turnover ceremony at the DepEd main office in Pasig City, the Vice President passed the agency’s seal and flag to Angara.
Roque called to Senate, House hearings on Pogos
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is now being sought by the Senate and the House of Representatives to inquire into his alleged links with illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), after a House joint committee moved to invite him and four others to face an inquiry on the proliferation of illegal Pogos in the country.
On Wednesday, the House joint committee on public order and safety and games and amusement led by Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez moved to invite Roque, former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Chair Andrea Domingo, convicted pork barrel scam player and alleged Pogo company lawyer Dennis Cunanan and a certain Cassandra Lee Ong for the next hearing on illegal Pogos.
Biden tests positive for Covid, fueling health worries
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition.
The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said “I feel good” as he cut short a campaign trip to Las Vegas and flew to his beach home in Delaware to go into isolation.