Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- DMW eyes charges vs ex-OWWA chief Ignacio over alleged fund misuse - Marcos says he’s open to reconciling with Dutertes - FACT CHECK: Duterte not released from ICC detention - US terminates $60 million in Harvard grants over alleged antisemitism - US Vice President Vance invites Pope Leo, an American, to visit home
00:06The Department of Migrant Workers may file a case over the 1.4 billion peso deal sealed by dismissed OWA chief Arnella Ignacio
00:19President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. is open to reconciliation with the Duterte family
00:23Fact-checked, former President Rodrigo Duterte has not been released from ICC detention
00:29The U.S. government cut $60 million in Harvard grants over alleged failure to address campus anti-Semitism
00:36And U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance invites Pope Leo XIV to an official visit home
00:42The Department of Migrant Workers is looking into filing a case related to the 1.4 billion peso deal
00:49that led to the dismissal of Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration chief Arnella Ignacio
00:54BMW Secretary Hans Kakdak says Tuesday, May 20, they know for sure Ignacio was involved in a 1.4 billion peso land acquisition transaction
01:03that bypassed the OWA Board of Trustees
01:05He adds, there was a deed of absolute sale and payments were made
01:09He says they are digging deeper and finding out more details
01:12He did not rule out that other OWA officials may have been involved
01:16Kakdak says he got word of the transaction in late 2024 because of a white paper detailing the allegations
01:23The Sun-HK reported about a letter obtained from a DMW source
01:27where concerned OWA employees reported the alleged anomalous transaction to Malacanang, the DMW,
01:33and the Office of the Ombudsman and the Bureau of Internal Revenue in November
01:36Ignacio has not issued an official statement on the matter and has yet to respond to inquiries from Rappler
01:41President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. says he is open to reconciling with the Duterte family
01:48This, a week after allies of his estranged Vice President Sara Duterte
01:53outperformed expectations in a fiercely contested and pivotal Senate race
01:57In a podcast posted on his Facebook page on Monday, May 19,
02:01Marcus said he needed friends rather than enemies as he wants to deliver his agenda in his remaining years
02:06Marcus answered yes when asked if he would be open to mending fences after a fallout between Marcus and the Duterte camps
02:13Duterte's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment
02:30Marcus also distanced himself from the impeachment process and said it is in the hands of the Senate
02:36Here's a fact check from Rappler, former President Rodrigo Duterte has not been released from detention at The Hague
02:43A Facebook video which circulated on May 13 shows Duterte's supposed arrival at the Manila airport
02:49Facebook user Nanny Daladay Blando captioned it, Tatay Digong, welcome back and congratulations
02:55The post has been viewed at least 79,000 times, shared over 370 times, and received over 570 reactions
03:03But a reverse search of the video used in the post revealed it was from Korean star Lee Minho's visit to the Philippines last April
03:10An old video of Duterte was added at the end of the clip, making it appear that the video shows Duterte's arrival in Manila
03:17Duterte remains at the ICC detention center in the Netherlands on charges of crimes against humanity
03:22The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University
03:31Saying the institution allegedly failed to address anti-Semitic harassment and ethnic discrimination on campus
03:37The department says in an ex-post, quote, due to Harvard University's continued failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination
03:46HHS is terminating multiple multi-year grant awards, totaling approximately $60 million over their full duration
03:53The department says Harvard still considers ethnicity when reviewing student applications
03:57And has allowed discrimination against Jewish students as a result of the pro-Palestinian student protests last year
04:04Columbia University in New York also faced similar accusations of anti-Semitism
04:08In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration stopped or paused nearly $3 billion in federal grants and contracts for the university
04:17United States Vice President J.D. Vance met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday, May 19
04:25And extended an invitation for Leo to make an official visit home
04:28Vance, who was sharply criticized by the late Pope Francis over the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies
04:35Gave Leo a letter he said was from U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania, quote, inviting you to come
04:41A Vatican statement confirms that Vance and Leo had met, but offered no details about their discussions
04:47A Vance spokesperson said they met privately at first, then were joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Catholic
04:54Meantime, Pope Leo XIV is not expected to visit the U.S. soon
04:59His first foreign trip will probably be to Turkey
05:02The Vatican was preparing for the late Pope Francis to travel there this summer for the 1700th anniversary of an early church council
05:09And that's today's wrap, I'm Cara Oliver, thank you for watching
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