Binay walks out of Cayetano hearing | The wRap

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

• Cayetano-led hearing on new Senate office gets too personal, Binay walks out 

The feud between Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Nancy Binay take center stage in a Senate hearing that is supposed to look into the ballooning construction costs of the new Senate building.

• After ‘insulting’ P35 NCR wage hike, workers ramp up national campaign 

Labor groups are doubling down lobbying and campaign efforts to pass the bill granting a more substantial across-the-board base pay.

• 2 Chinese linked to Porac POGO sued for human trafficking

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and civilians file criminal complaints against two Chinese connected with Lucky South 99, a POGO in Porac, Pampanga for human trafficking and kidnapping.

• US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza war killings, say former US officials

Former US government officials who quit over US support for Israel’s war in Gaza accuse President Joe Biden’s administration of ‘undeniable complicity’ in Palestinian killings.

• ‘We’re doing this out of passion’: 1Z Entertainment on forming a new girl group

1Z Entertainment, the talent agency established by P-pop group SB19, kickstarts its search for a new girl group. – Rappler.com