Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the principal accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre was rushed to hospital, the BJMP said. | @katrinahallare 

Hindi kita pipigilan, sis, char. ☺ Note: National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day is an unofficial novelty holiday. 🙏🏼

An activist doctor and professor has received death threats after he joined a protest rally demanding an augmentation for the budget of the PGH. | @dygalvezINQ 

Hong Kong authorities are set to formally withdraw an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. | @AP 

Monica Lewinsky is making her comeback to the media limelight as a TV producer. | @AP 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his second term facing an increasingly divided Parliament and country. | @AP 

United States outlets are reporting that a pilot of the thriller has been ordered for the adaptation of Sally Hepworth’s novel “The Mother-in-Law." | @AFP 

Food insecurity in North Korea “is at an alarming level,” with nearly half the population undernourished. | @AP 

Saguisag continued to honor Pimentel, whom he described as someone “totally focused” on doing “selfless” work. | @CMRamosINQ 

A 6-year-old black Labrador became an unlikely hero after warning its owners, that their house was on fire, giving them enough time to escape. | @RArcadioINQ