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Today's headlines: Bato dela Rosa, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., NGCP

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

• Bato dela Rosa, wanted by ICC, evades arrest, escapes Senate premises 

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirms Senator Bato Dela Rosa has left the Senate.  

• Marcos: Gov’t didn’t swarm Senate; no orders to arrest Dela Rosa  

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says there were no standing orders from him or other officials in the executive to arrest Senator Bato dela Rosa.

• NGCP places Luzon, Visayas grids under red, yellow alerts  

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announces red and yellow alerts over Luzon and Visayas grids due to insufficient power supply.

• Trump, Xi begin Beijing talks with trade truce, Iran war at stake 

China’s Xi Jinping tells President Donald Trump trade talks are making progress at the start of a two-day summit. 

• CHED postpones pilot test of reframed GE after coming under fire 

The Commission on Higher Education will not conduct pilot testing of the proposed reframed general education curriculum. – Rappler.com