Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Alice Guo has left the Philippines – Hontiveros
Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, otherwise known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, left the Philippines in July, according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
In a manifestation delivered during the Senate plenary session on Monday, Hontiveros revealed information that Guo is already out of the country and was, in fact, already in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 18.
1st mpox case in the Philippines for 2024 detected – DOH
The country’s first mpox (formerly monkeypox) patient this year is a resident of Metro Manila, Department of Health (DOH) chief Teodoro Herbosa revealed.
Herbosa was asked during a press conference on Monday about the details of the new mpox case, which the DOH earlier announced in a statement.
VP Duterte told: Nothing personal with House probe into drug links
Deputy Speaker David Suarez on Monday asked Vice President Sara Duterte if the House of Representatives quad-committee should stop its probe into drug smuggling just because her husband and brother were mentioned during the hearing.
Suarez said if that is the case, then lawmakers do not deserve the people’s votes.
Dela Rosa urged to attend House probe into drug war
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa should attend the House of Representatives quad-committee’s hearing on the drug war instead of saying things to the media, Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. said on Monday.
In an online interview, Abante said it appears Dela Rosa has a lot to say about the alleged human rights violations during the drug war of the Duterte administration, but he did not accept invitations from the House committee on human rights and the quad-panel.
Padilla: Remarks on consent were hypothetical, not personal views
After receiving flak over his remarks, Senator Robin Padilla on Monday said his questions pertaining to consent between spouses are only hypothetical and not based on his actions and beliefs.
During a Senate hearing last week, Padilla asked lawyer Lorna Kapunan what would be the lawful recourse for a husband whose wife turns down his “sudden sexual urge.”
One of independent contractors in Sandro Muhlach’s case ordered detained
One of the TV network independent contractors tagged in the alleged sexual abuse of actor Sandro Muhlach was ordered detained by the Senate on Monday.
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada cited for contempt Jojo Nones, an independent contractor of GMA, for denying that he offered to donate money to Sandro’s father, former child actor Niño Muhlach‘s charity of choice allegedly as settlement.