Right here’s a fast roundup of in the present day’s prime tales:
US Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed the US’ dedication to the protection of the Philippines amid Chinese language aggression within the West Philippine Sea, in addition to sustaining the sturdy ties between the 2 nations.
In line with the Presidential Communications Workplace (PCO) in a press release on Wednesday, Harris made the dedication throughout a cellphone name with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday night time (Manila time).
The Fee on Elections (Comelec) introduced on Tuesday that it was instantly stopping the printing of 73 million official ballots for the Might 12 elections after the Supreme Court docket issued a brief restraining order (TRO) stopping it from disqualifying 5 candidates, amongst them former Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice.
In a press release, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco stated that whereas the ballot physique has but to formally obtain the copies of the TRO, “we commit to totally adjust to stated orders.”
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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial regulation bid, after tons of of anti-graft investigators and police raided his residence to finish a weeks-long standoff.
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Yoon, who faces prices of revolt over his short-lived effort to impose martial regulation final month, is the primary sitting president within the nation’s historical past to be arrested.
At the very least 80 p.c of the 400 Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo) hubs have already ceased their operations within the nation, whereas these defying the entire ban order have resorted to a “guerilla” model of operations.
This data was given by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Fee (PAOCC) on Tuesday.
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