Sara Duterte faces new set of plunder, graft complaints | The wRap

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

• Sara Duterte faces new set of plunder, graft complaints over confidential funds

Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, together with a civil society organization, file a new set of plunder and graft complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. This, over her alleged misuse of confidential funds during her time as secretary of the Department of Education, and as Mayor of Davao City.

• Court set to rule on Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s cases after nearly 6 years

After nearly six years, a Tacloban court is set to rule on the cases against detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and activist Marielle Domequil. Cumpio and Domequil, along with three other individuals, were arrested on February 7, 2020, at the office of alternative news outlet Eastern Vista in Tacloban City.

• Brice Hernandez, Jaypee Mendoza detained at Quezon City Jail with Bong Revilla

Former Public Works and Highways engineers Brice Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza were ordered detained at the Quezon City Jail. The two are among the controversial figures in the flood control scandal.

• Thousands protest against Trump immigration policies

United States workers and students march through cities and university campuses to oppose the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. This, following the recent killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Renee Good who was fatally shot by an ICE agent during a federal immigration enforcement operation in the city.

• Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire

Israeli forces order dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October’s ceasefire. Residents and Hamas said the military was expanding the area under its control. — Rappler.com