Top 5 News This Week: Bong Suntay, 18 ‘ex-marines’, China’s Filipino spies

A Quezon City congressman is thrust into the hot seat by verbalizing what he imagined when he saw actress Anne Curtis. Eighteen self-styled ex-marines and their handlers face lawsuits from Antonio Trillanes IV. Impeachment complaints against VP Sara Duterte move forward.

Meanwhile, the dead Ayatollah’s son is poised to replace him as Iran’s Supreme Leader, and the Philippines takes action against spies — drafted from its own — by Chinese operatives.

Read all the top news stories from March 1 to 7, 2026:

#5: Trillanes files complaint vs 18 ‘ex-marines,’ personalities who alleged ICC bribery + No, there’s nothing wrong with Remulla’s meeting with ICC

#4: Filipino caregiver in Israel killed during airstrike + Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is alive and favored to succeed him, Iranian sources say + Israel pounds Beirut in expansion of war; Trump demands say over new Iranian leader

#3: Impeachment complaints vs Sara Duterte pass substance test + House committee directs VP Sara Duterte to answer impeachment complaints

#2: Sorry not sorry? Suntay regrets ‘pain’ caused by Anne Curtis remark but says analogy ‘effective’ + House OKs ethics probe into Bong Suntay’s remarks vs Anne Curtis + Bong Suntay faces complaint at Ombudsman over remarks on Anne Curtis

#1: Chinese operation taps Filipinos to access top security info + Threats within: Filipino spies in denial + The price of stealing Philippines’ top security secrets

Watch the video for a quick summary of all these stories. – Rappler.com

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