Today’s headlines: Royina Garma, Sara Duterte & Imee Marcos, Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
Retired police colonel Royina Garma – who implicated Rodrigo Duterte in drug war killings – has been arrested in the U.S.
Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro says China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to relinquish its sovereign rights in the South China Sea.
Vice President Sara Duterte downplays whispers about a rift with Senator Imee Marcos following her recent sharp remarks about the senator’s younger brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and their late father.
The Supreme Court says the polls in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM cannot be postponed.
Journalists and activists call for the freedom of Tacloban-based journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. – Rappler.com
