#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 20, 2018

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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, March 20, 2018
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President Rodrigo Duterte is against divorce, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque about the chief executive’s latest stance on a proposed measure to allow divorce in the Philippines. Duterte thinks divorce should not be made legal because it would negatively affect the children of the couple, explained Roque.

On the Napoles case, anti-graft court Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang said that the Witness Protection Program law does not allow the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take Janet Lim Napoles into its custody.

Meanwhile, Facebook shares plunged as the social media giant faced an onslaught of criticism at home and abroad over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million members.

All these and more are on today’s wRap.

Duterte against divorce – Malacañang

The Palace clarifies the President’s stance on divorce after the House of Representatives approves the divorce bill on second reading

Law bars DOJ from taking custody of Janet Napoles – Sandiganbayan chief

‘BJMP is a secure facility, she’s been there for quite some time, and we have not received a single report of threat,’ says Presiding Justice Tang

LOOK: Why the House panel wants to impeach Sereno

The House committee on justice approves 6 articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Here they are.

PNP admits fault in ‘weak’ drug case vs Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa

This is a change of tune for Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa, who earlier slammed the Department of Justice panel and called on them to use their ‘conscience’

Fire out at Manila Pavilion after 25 hours

The death toll from the blaze stands at 5, with 24 others injured

Facebook rocked by data breach scandal as investigations loom

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican John Kennedy call for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to appear before Congress, along with the CEOs of Google and Twitter

From Miss World Philippines 2016 to Miss Universe Philippines 2018: The journey of Catriona Gray

She took on the World, now she’s ready to conquer the Universe

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