Sara impeachment complaints pass House substance test | The wRap

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Impeachment complaints vs Sara Duterte pass substance test

Two impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte pass a crucial second preliminary test at the House of Representatives. The House justice committee votes 54-1 to declare the two active complaints sufficient in substance.

• EXCLUSIVE: Chinese operation taps Filipinos to access top security info

Since 2023, Chinese nationals have successfully recruited young and capable workers in the Philippine government or people close to them to gain access to the country’s top security and defense documents.

• Sorry not sorry? Suntay regrets ‘pain’ caused by Anne Curtis remark but says analogy ‘effective’

Quezon City 4th District Representative Bong Suntay has apologized to all those who got hurt by his sexually suggestive remarks about actress Anne Curtis during a House hearing. But he does not regret making the analogy that has finally, he said, got him noticed by the media.

• Asia stocks slump as markets brace for energy shock

Asian markets skid with investors cutting crowded positions in gold and chipmakers. This amid worries that a wider Middle East war could deliver an energy shock, raising inflation and delaying rate cuts.

• Yoshua Bengio, Maria Ressa to co-chair UN’s AI panel

AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa are named co-chairs of the UN panel on artificial intelligence. The panel is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. – Rappler.com