INQToday: VP Sara Duterte impeachment raps set to reach Speaker this week – House
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
VP Sara Duterte impeachment raps set to reach Speaker this week – House
As no fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte has been filed before the House of Representatives, Secretary General Reginald Velasco said on Monday that the three petitions will be forwarded to the Office of the Speaker this week.
“It’s still with me, but we have to act on it this week. We will act on it this week… The deadline is this week),” Velasco said in a mix of English and Filipino in an ambush interview after being asked about having different self-imposed deadlines.
COCOPEA withdraws from NTF-Elcac
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has withdrawn its membership from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
The council said they formally asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. last January 30 to terminate their membership in the task force.
Dela Rosa last passenger to board chopper which crashed in Nueva Ecija
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa confirmed on Monday that he was the last passenger who boarded the helicopter with body number RP-C3424 before it crashed in Guimba, Nueva Ecija on February 1.
“Yes, yes,” Dela Rosa said when he was pressed to disclose if it was he who last boarded the chopper before it crashed on Saturday night.
Mixed fuel price adjustments set on Tuesday, February 4
Oil companies are set to implement mixed fuel price adjustments on Tuesday, Feb. 4, a week after reducing local pump prices.
In separate advisories, firms said the price of diesel will decrease by P1.15 per liter and kerosene by 90 centavos per liter.
Grammys 2025: Beyoncé finally wins Album of the Year with ‘Cowboy Carter’
This ain’t Texas. But Beyoncé laid her cards down and emerged victorious at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards after taking home the coveted Album of the Year award, and two other gramophones.
Held at the Cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on February 2 (morning of February 3 in the Philippines), Beyoncé bagged the Album of the Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance with “Cowboy Carter,” an album that marked a departure from her signature R&B-, pop-, soul-, and dance-infused genres. This solidifies her spot as the most-awarded artist at the Grammys, as she currently has 35 awards in total.
