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Today's headlines: Marcos, Duterte senatorial slates, POGO, Sandro Muhlach

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

• Duterte endorses 2025 Senate bets in Club Filipino proclamation rally

Candidates heat up the Senate race with simultaneous sorties Thursday, February 13.

• House quad comm clears Porac officials in Lucky South 99 probe

The House quad committee clears the suspended officials of Porac, Pampanga of wrongdoing in connection with illegal offshore gaming operations or POGO.

• Willie Ong withdraws from Senate race due to health reasons

Celebrity doctor Willie Ong withdraws from the 2025 senatorial race due to health concerns.  

• Marcos appoints Vince Dizon as new secretary of transportation

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, February 13, appoints Vivencio ‘Vince’ Dizon as the new Transportation secretary, starting February 21.

• Court dismisses acts of lasciviousness charges vs Nones, Cruz in Sandro Muhlach case

A Pasay court dismisses actor Sandro Muhlach’s complaints of acts of lasciviousness against GMA independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, he accused of rape. -Rappler.com