Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Rains to persist in Luzon, Visayas due to habagat
A cloudy, rainy Friday due to the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” is forecast in Luzon, while fair weather is expected in the Visayas and Mindanao, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
“Sa buong Luzon makakaranas pa din tayo ng maulap na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat,” Pagasa weather specialist Daniel Villamil said in an early morning update.
ICC prosecutor tags Bato dela Rosa, 4 PNP execs as ‘suspects’
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has tagged as “suspects” former national police chief and now Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and four other retired and current police officers for alleged involvement in the deaths of thousands of people in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war.
In a July 3 ICC document shared by former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, the prosecutor of The Hague-based tribunal found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the five former and current Philippine National Police officials had “concrete involvement” in Duterte’s ruthless anti-drug campaign’s systematic killings.
‘Gil Tulog’ road signs removed as Makati execs behind it ‘reprimanded’
The viral “Gil Tulog” road signs that altered the original “Gil Puyat” markings were immediately taken down, Makati Mayor Abby Binay said Friday.
Binay explained that the permit request to change the road sign for an advertising campaign did not reach her office, adding that she would have denied it if it did.