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• Sandiganbayan junks one of ill-gotten wealth cases vs Marcos, others

The Sandiganbayan’s Fifth Division dismisses a civil case against the late tyrant Ferdinand E. Marcos over the ill-gotten wealth of the dictator’s family.

• Robin Padilla calls for ‘staunch defense’ for Duterte over ICC probe

Rookie Philippine Senator Robin Padilla calls for the ‘staunch defense’ of Rodrigo Duterte as the International Criminal Court probes the former president’s bloody drug war.

• First, it was Imelda; now, it’s ‘Jeopardy’ reminding Marcos Jr. he’s traveling too often

Popular American quiz show Jeopardy includes a trivia on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in its February 21 episode.

• After 27 years, Lea Salonga to return to London’s West End with ‘Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’

Filipino theater star Lea Salonga is tapped to headline the London staging of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, marking her return to the West End after nearly three decades. 

• Tattooed Mexican cat seeks new home after life behind bars

An unnamed, tattooed Sphynx cat is in need of a new home. It has spent weeks in the Mexican city of Juarez under the care of animal rescue workers after police found him in a prison, where it suffered mistreatment at the hands of a criminal gang.

• ‘It was the band or nothing’: Louis Tomlinson talks One Direction days in upcoming documentary

For the first time since One Direction went on hiatus in 2016, Louis Tomlinson shares his story in the upcoming documentary All of Those Voices. 

• Fan satisfaction: Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney record song together

The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney join forces to record a song together for the rock band’s upcoming new album. — Rappler.com