AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoImpeachment Tensions: The Senate impeachment court for VP Sara Duterte is now officially moving, with the House prosecution panel formally entering the case and naming Rep. Gerville Luistro as lead prosecutor—while police keep Metro Manila on heightened alert for possible protests. ICC vs Local Courts: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s camp tells the Supreme Court that arrest or surrender without a Philippine judicial warrant is unconstitutional, as the ICC also recognizes new counsel Peter Haynes. South China Sea: China again denounces alleged Philippine “illegal activities” on Chinese-occupied reefs, warning it will take “necessary measures.” Public Safety & Crime: Four Filipinos were arrested in Macau for allegedly selling drugs to compatriots, and a hantavirus-hit cruise ship is set to dock in Rotterdam with a quarantined skeleton crew. Health Watch: DOH says it’s on alert for Bundibugyo ebolavirus after WHO’s PHEIC, but stresses the Philippines shares no land border with affected countries. Local Flashpoints: In Negros Occidental, five were killed in an encounter involving troops and suspected NPA members, including a former Cebu student leader.
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