Migz Zubiri out, Chiz Escudero in as Senate president | The wRap

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

• Zubiri is out; Escudero is new Senate president

Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri steps down as Senate president on Monday, May 20, following a controversial into the so-called “PDEA leaks”. Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero replaces him.

• Carlos out as Wescom chief, AFP says it’s an ‘administrative decision’

Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, the Navy general in the eye of a controversy over an alleged recorded phone call with China, has been relieved as commander of the military’s Western Command.

• DILG orders Napolcom to strip Bamban Mayor Alice Guo of control over police

Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos says that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo will be stripped of control over the police within her jurisdiction, and that he has instructed the National Police Commission to initiate proceedings against Guo.

• SMNI radio station’s YouTube channel can’t be accessed by administrators

The YouTube channel of DZAR 1026 Sonshine Radio, owned by fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy‘s Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), could not be accessed by its administrators.

• Carlos Yulo rules vault, parallel bars to wrap up Asian championships with 4 golds

Carlos Yulo fuels hopes of a winning shot at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a stellar stint in the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

• EJ Obiena regains form as Olympics nears, claims gold in Los Angeles Grand Prix

Pole vault star EJ Obiena bounces back from his ninth-place finish in the World Athletics Indoor Championships as he wins the gold at the Los Angeles Grand Prix in the United States. – Rappler.com