Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Quiboloy sexual abuse victims as young as 12 yrs old in new testimony
Minors as young as 12 years old allegedly experienced sexual abuse in the hands of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday as it released additional details on latest victims who just came out to report their ordeal.
PNP chief General Rommel Marbil said these additional victims were referred to as Quiboloy’s “pastorals” or his personal assistants.
Quiboloy to face Senate probe soon – Hontiveros
Self-proclaimed “appointed son of God” Apollo Quiboloy will have no choice but to face the Senate probe soon, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday.
In a video message, Senate panel on women head Hontiveros said her committee is still finalizing the schedule on when their public hearing will be scheduled.
Alice Guo allegedly offered Lacson’s pal P1B to help her
For P1 billion, dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo was allegedly willing to pay to make all her troubles go away.
This was revealed by former Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, citing information from a Filipino-Chinese friend, who was allegedly offered the money by the former mayor before she fled the country in July.
VP Duterte: Secret funds issue part of orchestrated attack vs me
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday claimed that the issues surrounding her office’s use of confidential funds (CFs) are part of an orchestrated attack against her.
In a video released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte claimed that the Makabayan Bloc asked Speaker Martin Romualdez to remove the OVP’s CF in 2023, which the latter allegedly agreed to.
Phivolcs warns of possible magmatic eruption in Kanlaon Volcano; first since 1902
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday said the Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island could potentially experience its first magmatic eruption since 1902.
Phivolcs volcano monitoring and eruption prediction division chief Mariton Bornas made the pronouncement after noting that Kanlaon’s daily average emission of sulfur dioxide (SO2) reached 9,985 tonnes on Tuesday.
Meralco hikes power rates by 15¢/kWh this September
Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may see a slight increase in their September bills, with the power distributor giant putting the blame on higher transmission charges.
The company said Wednesday that power rates this month went up by P0.1543 per kilowatt hour (kWh), pushing the overall rate to P11.7882 per kWh against the P11.6339 per kWh imposed in August.