TASK FORCE. President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Administrative Order (AO) 1 creating a presidential task force against media killings , a Palace official said on Thursday.
SURVEY. The number of Filipinos who consider themselves poor has hit a “fresh record low” in the last quarter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
CHARGES. The Albuera, Leyte, police chief filed at the Office of the Ombudsman Wednesday a complaint against Senator Leila de Lima for allegedly receiving drug money from Kerwin Espinosa, a drug lord who operates in Eastern Visayas.