Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Duterte flips ICC off in profanity-laden attack: I don’t recognize them
Former President Rodrigo Duterte unleashed a barrage of attacks against the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating him over allegations of crimes against humanity in his bloody war on drugs.
Duterte made the profanity-laden remarks Monday in a podcast hosted by former presidential spokespersons Harry Roque and Trixie Cruz-Angeles, who served under the administrations of Duterte and incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., respectively.
PCG: China’s monster ship leaves Escoda, replaced by smaller vessel
After more than a month, China Coast Guard’s (CCG) so-called “monster ship” left the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, but it was replaced by a smaller vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday.
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the CCG vessel with hull number 5901 left the shoal’s vicinity on August 10.
Abalos bares raps vs him, PNP over June 10 raid of Quiboloy lair
Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. revealed that complaints were filed against him and ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) over the June 10 raid of Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) compound in Davao City.
The raid was conducted as government authorities secured warrants for the arrest of Quiboloy, who, along with several of his subordinates, has been charged with human trafficking and child and sexual abuse. Quiboloy is now deemed a wanted fugitive by law.
Family of slain beauty pageant bet files murder raps vs 5 individuals
The family of slain Mutya ng Pilipinas Pampanga candidate Geneva Lopez filed murder complaints against five individuals at the Department of Justice on Thursday.
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Legal Department chief Thomas Valmonte said the names of the respondents cannot be disclosed at this time, but two of them are former police officers.
Newborn twins killed in Gaza strike while father registered birth
Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan had just collected the birth certificates of his three-day-old twins when he received the news: his Gaza apartment had been bombed, killing the babies and their mother.
Footage of a distraught Abu al-Qumsan, weeping and falling as he still holds the birth certificates, has been widely circulated on social media, becoming the latest emblem of the devastating toll of the war in the Palestinian territory.