00:05The Sandigan Bayan orders the seizure of 16 properties of resigned lawmaker Zaldi Kho.
00:11The Energy Department warns gas stations against early price hikes amid the Middle East conflict.
00:17Senator Jinggoy Estrada draws online flack after inappropriate remarks to basketball player Elizabeth Means.
00:24Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei its new supreme leader.
00:27And Alex Ayala advances to the round of 16 of the Indian Wells Open after Coco Gough retires.
00:42The anti-graft court Sandigan Bayan orders the seizure of 16 properties of resigned lawmaker Zaldi Kho with an estimated
00:50value of over 215 million pesos.
00:52The Sandigan Bayan 5th Division says it found sufficient grounds from the prosecution's ex-partum motion to issue a writ
00:59of preliminary attachment against the properties of Kho.
01:03Kho faces graft and malversation cases linked to the flood control issue.
01:07Eight of the properties covered by the order are in Pasig City, four in Makati City, three in Quezon City,
01:14and one in Lipa, Batangas.
01:15In a petition filed with the Sandigan Bayan early February, the prosecution said the properties were enough to cover cost
01:22liability in his graft case if he is found guilty.
01:26The case involves an alleged anomalous flood control project in Aujan, Mindoro Oriental.
01:32The Energy Department and several government officials warn gas stations against prematurely raising fuel prices amid heightened tensions in the
01:40Middle East.
01:41The DOE Mindanao Field Office says a gas station implemented price adjustments earlier than the prescribed schedule.
01:48Other illegal acts involving petroleum products include short selling, adulteration, overpricing, and misuse of allocations.
01:55Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says the department understands the challenging circumstances faced by the local oil industry, but no party
02:03should take advantage of the situation.
02:05Senate Energy Committee Vice Chair Sherwin Gatchalian also urges authorities to strictly monitor oil firms and retailers for possible profiteering
02:13as oil prices surge.
02:17Senator Jinggoy Estrada makes an inappropriate comment during a Senate hearing and people on social media are not amused.
02:23On Tuesday, March 3, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Estrada asks American basketball
02:30player Elizabeth Means,
02:40The committee was tackling the Gilas Women Prospects application for Filipino citizenship.
02:46Estrada's remarks drew criticism from social media users, especially since it's National Women's Month.
02:52Filmmaker June Lana says,
02:54When will our leaders realize that their casual sexism is a national embarrassment?
02:59Another netizen makes a play on the word mambabatas or lawmaker.
03:03Mambabatas po kailangan namin, hindi mambabastos.
03:06Translation, we need legislators, not letters.
03:10In a statement, Estrada says he was merely engaging in, quote, friendly banter.
03:14He adds,
03:15It's the committee's responsibility to understand an applicant's intent to make the Philippines their home.
03:20But GoHard Girls founder Siege Tantengko Malolo says,
03:23Asking about an applicant's personal life is not an appropriate way to assess this commitment.
03:29Estrada's comment closely follows the public anger against Quezon City Congressman Bong Suntay,
03:34who talked about having sexual fantasies about actress Anne Curtis during a Congress session.
03:41Iran on Monday, March 9, names Mojtaba Khamenei as the next supreme leader, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei.
03:49The move signals that hardliners remain in power as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil prices
03:54above $100 a barrel.
03:56Mojtaba is an influential figure among Iran's security forces and business networks linked to his father.
04:02He had been seen as a leading candidate before the Assembly of Experts voted on Sunday.
04:07Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment may draw the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump,
04:11who said on Sunday that Washington should have a say in the selection.
04:14Israel had earlier warned that it could target whomever was chosen as Iran's new leader.
04:21Filipina tennis star Alex Ayala advances to the round of 16 of the Indian Wells Open in California
04:26after her opponent, World No. 4 Coco Gauff, retired from their match.
04:30Ayala was leading with one set when Gauff decided to retire due to an apparent left-arm issue.
04:36She will next face World No. 14 Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic.
04:40Meantime, Filipino pole vaulter E.J. Obiena returns to his winning form
04:43after missing podium finishes in some of his competitions.
04:46He tops the I-Staff indoor in Berlin, Germany as he cleared a season-best 5.78 meters.
04:52Obiena beats Norway's Simon Gotermsen via countback for his gold medal.
04:58And that's today's wrap. I'm JC Gotinga.
05:02Click the link below for the full story.
05:04For more updates, download the Rattler app.
Comments