Whom God calls, He qualifies; whom He qualifies, He sends.

House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro condemned yesterday what she said were increasing death threats and harassment she has been receiving through text messages and phone calls, as the meeting of impeachment endorsers and complainants against Vice President Sara Duterte draws near.

Philippine sports was in a state of shock after Southeast Asian Games double gold medalist Mervin Guarte of obstacle racing and athletics suffered a tragic death yesterday in his hometown in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.

House lawmakers asked for “more time” to evaluate their potential endorsement of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said.

Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte have been ousted from the National Security Council, the Philippines’ highest policy making body advising the chief executive of the land, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., on matters of national security.

The country’s security sector remains intact following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to reorganize the National Security Council.