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

• Eastern Samar lawmaker, at least 19 mayors back Robredo: ‘Siya lang ang bumaba dito sa amin’

Eastern Samar Representative Marie Fe Abunda and at least 20 out of 23 mayors in the province join Governor Ben Evardone in endorsing Robredo’s candidacy. 

• Duterte asks BIR: ‘Why haven’t you collected that estate tax?’

Without name-dropping, President Rodrigo Duterte brings up the issue of unpaid ‘estate tax’ and asks the Bureau of Internal Revenue why it remains uncollected until now.

• Badoy faces another complaint at Ombudsman over red-tagging Robredo

Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy faces yet another complaint before the Ombudsman over her serial red-tagging of Vice President Leni Robredo and her supporters using a government platform.

• Ukraine isn’t naive, Zelenskiy says after Russia pledges to scale down attack on Kyiv

Ukraine is skeptical of Russia’s promise to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city. This, as some Western countries expect Moscow to intensify its offensive in other parts of the country.

• Jada Pinkett Smith says it’s a ‘season for healing’ after Oscars incident

Jada Pinkett Smith promotes healing in an Instagram post on Tuesday, March 29. This is Jada’s first public comment since her husband slapped comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony for a joke about her bald head. – Rappler.com