TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online monitoring)
23 June 2026, Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
1. TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING:
-Tacloban
school shooting injuries rise to 20; 3 dead, 1 critical
-Sara
Duterte: Tacloban school shooting exposes failure in threat detection
-Hontiveros
sets July 1 Senate inquiry into school shooting
-Tacloban
school shooting planned, says Angara; Police: Suspect played ‘violent’ game
-Cop
who owns gun used in Tacloban school shooting may face summary dismissal
-DSWD
assures adherence to juvenile justice law in shooting case
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila
Standard, Mindanao Times, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar,
Rappler, Sunstar]
https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/tacloban-school-shooting-injuries-rise-to-20-3-dead-1-critical
2. PNP backs lowering age of criminal liability to 12
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, NewsWatchPlus]
3. Duterte impeachment: Pretrial Day 3 to mark evidence on funds, wealth
-Sara
Duterte camp rejects claim of 'mirroring' prosecution's witnesses
-Luistro,
Poa admit: Pre-trial not yet near its ending
[ABS-CBN
News, BusinessWorld, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
News5PH, NewsWatchPlus, Sunstar]
4. Liza Marcos leads rice aid initiative for Tondo families
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2251095/liza-marcos-leads-rice-aid-initiative-for-tondo-families
5. Duterte to skip ICC status conference again
[DZRH,
GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar, Rappler]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/06/23/2537144/duterte-skip-icc-status-conference-again
6. Speaker Dy eyes party-list system overhaul, files bill alongside quest for Anti-Political Dynasty Law
[Daily
Tribune, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Philstar]
7. DFA rejects Beijing's claims anew over arbitral ruling
[DZRH,
Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Rappler, Watchmen
Daily Journal]
https://manilastandard.net/news/314756493/dfa-rejects-beijings-claims-anew-over-arbitral-ruling.html
8. Dela Rosa camp surrenders 6 more firearms to PNP in Cavite
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Malaya, Manila Standard,
Mindanao Times, NewsWatchPlus, Philstar]
https://malaya.com.ph/news/national-news/dela-rosa-camp-surrenders-6-more-firearms-to-pnp-in-cavite/
9. Tab Baldwin appears before NBI in Ateneo athletes death probe; PNP-CIDG reconstructs ‘crime scene’ in Aurora
[ABS-CBN
News, Daily Tribune, DZRH, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, News5PH, Sunstar]
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2251186/tab-baldwin-appears-before-nbi-in-ateneo-athletes-death-probe
10. Francisco weakens into typhoon, another storm approaches
[ABS-CBN
News, DZRH, GMA News, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Manila Times,
NewsWatchPlus, Panay News, Philstar, Rappler]
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