INQToday: Prosecutors oppose Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for interim release

Prosecutors oppose Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for interim release

Prosecutors opposed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for an interim release, calling on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I to junk the request

In a 15-page filing dated June 23, Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang argued that the continued detention of Duterte remains necessary.

Israel rescuers say 4 dead in multi-wave Iran missile attacks

 At least four people were killed in Israel in a multi-wave Iranian missile attack Tuesday shortly before a staggered ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump was meant to enter force, emergency services and the army said.

Writing on X, the Magen David Adom rescue service said three people were pronounced dead at the scene of a strike in southern Beersheba while a fourth was added in an update to its figures.

Palace on Sara Duterte’s foreign policy remarks: Expected from a pro-China

Malacañang on Tuesday shrugged off Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks questioning the foreign policy of the Marcos administration.

“The President said: ‘We expect that from the Dutertes because they are pro China’, and the President is pro-Philippines,” said Palace press officer Clare Castro in a regular press briefing.

House team studies contents of Sara Duterte’s reply to impeachment raps

The House of Representatives’ prosecution team is studying the response of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Articles of Impeachment against her.

This move was stated by House prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro on Tuesday.

Marcos orders disposal of P8.87B ‘floating shabu’

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the immediate destruction of suspected crystal meth, or shabu, recovered from the waters off the western section of Luzon, following his ocular inspection of the seized contraband.

He visited the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) headquarters in Quezon City, where 1.3 metric tons of shabu worth P8.87 billion were presented.

US to non-immigrant visa applicants: Set socmed accounts to public

All non-immigrant visa applicants are now required to set their social media accounts to public, the US Embassy in the Philippines announced on Tuesday.

In an advisory posted on X on Tuesday, the US Embassy in the Philippines said this request applies to all individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa.