INQToday: VP Sara believes she’s on ICC arrest list; Palace says no info on it

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

West Philippine Sea no longer visible on Google Maps

Google Maps appears to have removed the label “West Philippine Sea” over the western section of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

A quick search on the Google app showed the label could no longer be found near the South China Sea, only weeks after local media reported sighting it on the digital mapping platform.

Palace alarmed by arrest of Chinese man with spy device, says Castro

The Marcos administration is alarmed by the arrest of a Chinese national with an alleged spy device near the Commission on Elections (Comelec) headquarters in Manila, a Palace official said on Wednesday.

The Chinese man, identified as Tak Hoi Lao, was found with an international mobile subscriber identity catcher, a device used to intercept mobile phone traffic.

PH, NZ sign Status of Visiting Forces Agreement

The Philippines and New Zealand on Wednesday signed the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, which will allow their militaries to hold joint drills and other security engagements.

The agreement was inked by New Zealand Minister of Defense Judith Collins and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. during the former’s courtesy call to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Malacañang.

Sara Duterte believes she’s on ICC arrest list

Vice President Sara Duterte said she believes she is on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest list.

“Nasa listahan ako. Marami. Marami kami na nasa listahan ng ICC (I’m on the list. Many of us are. There are many of us on the ICC’s list),” said Duterte in a recent chance interview in Carcar City, Cebu.

Palace: No info on Sara Duterte’s possible ICC arrest

The Palace has no information about Vice President Sara Duterte’s possible arrest, as the Philippines is “not dealing directly” with the International Criminal Court (ICC), Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Wednesday.

Duterte earlier claimed her name is on the ICC list after saying that her conversations with her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte—currently detained by the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands—were recorded during her visits.

INQUIRER.net maintains lead in rankings, web traffic

INQUIRER.net maintained its position as the most visited news website in the Philippines from January to March 2025, according to data from web analytics firm Similarweb.

The site recorded 27.35 million total visits during the first quarter of the year, leading ahead of GMA Network (24.91 million), ABS-CBN News (19.88 million), Philstar.com (17.97 million), and Rappler (13.48 million).