Top 5 News This Week: Zaldy Co, Ramil Madriaga, cyanide in the West PH Sea

Well, well, well, look what the tide brought in: Zaldy Co and — cyanide.

The lawmaker-turned-fugitive was caught in Prague as he was trying to enter Germany, or so the President says. Meanwhile, little yellow bottles from Chinese intruders in Ayungin Shoal tested positive for cyanide. The police revealed that influence from strangers on Roblox may have pushed some Filipino youngsters into “nihilistic violent extremism” to the point of fatal shootings at schools. Alleged kidnapper and one-time intel officer Ramil Madriaga claimed Vice President Sara Duterte’s office disposed of P125 million not in 11 days, but in 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Iran said the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened — or not.

Read, read, read:

#5: Gov’t suspends excise tax for LPG, kerosene to temper rising costs + Trump says he has ‘good news’ on Iran, no clarity on peace deal

#4: Fatal school shootings possibly linked to ‘Roblox’ extremism – PNP-ACG

#3: Philippines says Chinese boats dumped cyanide near West PH Sea outpost + China moves to block entrance to Scarborough Shoal, images show

#2: Sara Duterte’s P125M spent ‘in less than 24 hours,’ not 11 days, says bagman

#1: Zaldy Co detained in Prague + Marcos: Zaldy Co stopped in Germany, returned to Czech Republic

TL;DR? Watch the video. – Rappler.com

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