Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Senate President Francis Escudero on Thursday said the House of Representatives must respect the impeachment court鈥檚 orders, following concerns raised by Speaker Martin Romualdez over the Senate鈥檚 move to return the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the lower chamber.
鈥淭hat is the decision of the impeachment court. As prosecutors, they should respect and follow that. The same goes for Vice President Sara; she should respect and follow the summons issued by the impeachment court,鈥� Escudero told reporters when asked about Romualdez鈥檚 remarks.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Independence Day said that freedom must be defended and upheld, warning that its greatest enemy is 鈥渁pathy鈥� toward national issues.
In his speech during the 127th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence at Quirino Grandstand on Thursday, Marcos also paid tribute to the nation鈥檚 forefathers who fought for freedom.
Vice President Sara Duterte urged Filipinos 鈥渘ot to surrender our freedom to traitors鈥� during the 127th Independence Day celebration on Thursday.
In a video message, Duterte emphasized that the country did not gain independence only to suffer again, nor did Filipinos earn their freedom 鈥渢o lose our rights again and become slaves to a few.鈥�
The 19th Congress ended its session without ratifying the proposed wage hike bill, as the House of Representatives and the Senate failed to reach a consensus on how much minimum wages should increase.
Both the House and the Senate went into sine die adjournment on Wednesday鈥攅nding the third regular session鈥攚ith neither of the two chambers adopting another chamber鈥檚 measure, or presenting a bicameral conference committee report.