SC denies Bato’s TRO request on ICC warrant | The wRap

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

• No TRO: Supreme Court denies Bato’s request for interim relief vs ICC warrant 

The Supreme Court denies Senator Bato Dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order on the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant. 

• Pia Cayetano is new Senate blue ribbon panel chair 

Senator Pia Cayetano is the new chair of the powerful blue ribbon committee.

• Which prosecutor is assigned to what impeachment article in Sara Duterte trial? 

The House prosecution panel in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte unveils the assigned lawmakers to impeachment articles in a press conference Tuesday, May 19.

• Xi, Putin to meet in Beijing for tea diplomacy after Trump visit 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for a summit in Beijing to discuss key international issues.

• Slain security guard of California mosque engaged gunmen in shootout, hailed as hero 

A slain security guard, mosque elder, and uber driver are hailed as heroes of the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. – Rappler.com