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• Marcos refutes China, denies ‘agreement’ to remove Ayungin ship

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denies there is any agreement with China to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

• Cops kill 17-year-old in Navotas mistaken as suspect

Police officers who did not follow procedures on pursuing suspects kill a 17-year-old in Navotas City. Reports say the police, who were looking for suspects of an earlier shooting, fired at Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar as he was boarding his boat.

• Marcos suspends all Manila Bay reclamation projects except one

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the government suspends all Manila Bay reclamation projects – except for one – while a cumulative impact assessment is ongoing.

• Canadian rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez is sentenced to 10 years in prison, seven months after he was convicted of shooting Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.

• Lovi Poe goes public with engagement to Monty Blencowe

After ‘a couple of years’ actress Lovi Poe announces her engagement to boyfriend, British film producer Monty Blencowe.

• ‘We broke up now’: Andrea Brillantes fills in BLACKPINK’s Rosé on split with Ricci Rivero

No less than BLACKPINK’s Rosé gets the memo about actress Andrea Brillantes’ breakup with athlete Ricci Rivero. 

• Wow! SB19’s A’TIN wins Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off 2023

A’TIN, the fandom of P-pop group SB19, makes history as the first fandom of a Filipino act to win Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off 2023. — Rappler.com