Lorenzana: Remove AFP if Parlade is fired | Evening wRap

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Lorenzana on firing Parlade as anti-insurgency spox: ‘Tanggalin na rin ang Armed Forces’

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana defends Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr amid calls from the Senate to remove him as spokesperson of the task force against local communists.

• Families blocked from claiming bodies of ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims – lawyer

Police and military are blocking the families of 4 activists killed in the “Bloody Sunday” raids from claiming the bodies from a funeral parlor in Antipolo, Rizal.

• PH COVID-19 cases climb by 3,749, highest in nearly 6 months

Exactly a year after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the Health Department on Thursday, March 11 logs 3,749 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in nearly 6 months.

• 4 former US presidents and first ladies promote vaccine in new advertisements

Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter star in two new public service announcements for the coronavirus vaccine alongside former first ladies.

• Entertainment wRap: ‘Spoliarium’ myth debunked, Kakao on Spotify, Rurouni Kenshin trailer revealed

Ely Buendia debunks a myth about the Eraserheads song ‘Spoliarium.’ Songs by Korean singers under Kakao Entertainment’s portfolio will reportedly return to Spotify. Meanwhile, Japan unveils the  trailer for Rurouni Kenshin: The Final.

• FALSE: Bongbong Marcos graduated from Princeton University

A post by former broadcaster Jay Sonza claiming former senator Bongbong Marcos graduated from Princeton University is FALSE. – Rappler.com