INQToday: Pepito weakens into a Severe Tropical Storm

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Pepito weakens into a Severe Tropical Storm

Pepito weakens into a Severe Tropical Storm as it moves over the West Philippine Sea on Monday, November 18.

Marcos laments Pepito took one life: ‘1 casualty is a casualty too many’

One person from Camarines Norte reportedly died due to Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi), according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

He said this in an ambush interview on Monday after the 49th Philippine National Prayer Breakfast (PNPB) held in Malacañang.

Bersamin on Duterte’s claim Palace is behind Trillanes: ‘Hallucination’

Malacañang dismissed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that it is using former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to testify against the country’s former leader, describing this allegation as a “hallucination.”

In an ambush interview on Monday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin was asked for a comment on Duterte’s allegation that Trillanes is a “Malacañang-sponsored” attack dog.

House leaders slam VP Duterte for plan to skip probe

The House of Representatives on Sunday criticized Vice President Sara Duterte for planning to skip the November 20 hearing on confidential funds before the House Blue Ribbon Committee.

On Friday, Duterte announced that she would not attend the investigation into the alleged misuse of funds allocated to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), which she previously headed.