Today’s headlines: Babes Singson, Sara Duterte, Sabrina Carpenter

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

Former public works chief Rogelio ‘Babes’ Singson resigns as commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.

According to a Commission on Audit report, nearly half of the Office of the Vice President’s personnel in 2024 were the security detail for Vice President Sara Duterte.

Pope Leo XIV appeals to leaders across the Middle East to listen to their people’s cries for peace and to change course away from the ‘horror of war.’

Tennis superstar Alex Eala and world-class volleyball player Bryan Bagunas are set to fly the country’s flag at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.

U.S. pop star Sabrina Carpenter demands the White House to stop using her music. This, after the Trump administration featured one of her songs on a social media video showing ICE agents apprehending people. —Rappler.com