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  • 5/16/2025
Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

- Will Tito Sotto lead the Senate in the 20th Congress?
- Comelec records dismal internet voting turnout at 19%
- Bangko Sentral to temporarily suspend coin deposit machine operations
- MILF scores big wins in Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, but suffers losses elsewhere
- Filipino mountaineer dies during Mount Everest quest

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00:00Today on Rappler
00:02Former Senate President Tito Soto says several senators had approached him about being the next Senate President.
00:15Internet voting records a dismal 19% in the 2025 midterm elections.
00:20The Banco Central ng Pilipinas will temporarily suspend coin-depositing machine operations in some greater Manila malls.
00:27The United Bank Samoro Justice Party wins big in Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, but loses key races elsewhere.
00:33And a Filipino mountaineer passes away during a Mount Everest quest.

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