Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: One of the co-accused of embattled religious leader pastor Apollo Quiboloy in the qualified human trafficking and child abuse cases was arrested in Davao City on Thursday. Paulene Canada was arrested in her home in Buhangin district past 1 p.m.
on Thursday, July 11, the pastor’s lawyer confirmed. The Philippines marked on Friday the eighth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling that the nation has exclusive sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (in the South China Sea) and that China’s “nine-dash line” is invalid. “Over the years, the Philippines has continued to demonstrate this commitment to peace even in the face of the unlawful actions which have caused serious incidents in the South China Sea, without ever diminishing our resolve to protect and promote our people’s interest and the full and responsible enjoyment of our legally settled maritime entitlements and its accompanying rights and jurisdictions,” the DFA said in a statement.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the freezing of the assets of suspended Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, and several other individuals and companies allegedly involved in illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said on Thursday. According to a statement from the AMLC shared by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian with reporters late Thursday, the July 10 freeze order encompasses a wide range of a.