Key Points
- An Election Officer and her husband were fatally shot during an ambush in, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte.
- COMELEC Chairman George Garcia has recommended to the COMELEC En Banc that Datu Odin Sinsuat be placed under the control of the Commission.
- Checkpoints in the area will have increased presence from the PNP and AFP.
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In other news, economist Michael Ricafort has said that the planned zero remittance week by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Europe will have minimal effect to the economy.
Filipinos overseas have threatened to stop sending their remittances for several days as a form of protest to former President Duterte’s arrest.
The economist explains that the share of total remittances from Europe is not as significant as the share of remittances from the United States and other countries.
Meanwhile, former President Duterte’s common law wife, Honeylet Avanceña, and their daughter, Veronica Duterte have arrived in the Hague to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Vice President Sara Duterte’s mother Elizabeth Zimmerman will also visit the former President.
Celebrations in Davao City and Cebu are set to take place.
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