Peace talks, Leni on pesos, Trump salutes NorKor General | Evening wRap

Today on Rappler: 

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) asked President Rodrigo Duterte to postpone the formal resumption of peace talks with communists by 3 months. The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, June 15, confirmed that the primary suspect in the killing of Catholic priest Richmond Nilo in Nueva Ecija had been arrested. Vice President Leni Robredo said the government should explain what she called the “alarming” fall of the Philippine peso to its lowest level in 12 years, to put to rest any speculations over it. US President Donald Trump drew criticism Thursday, June 14, after footage emerged of him saluting a North Korean general. A message from late British astrophysics giant Stephen Hawking will be beamed towards the nearest black hole as his remains are laid to rest in London’s Westminster Abbey on Friday, June 15.