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Today's headlines: Election surveys, Pope Francis, Liam Payne

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

• Election pollsters now required to register with Comelec

Candidates, organizations, or individuals conducting and disseminating election surveys must now register with the Commission on Elections.

• Marcos signs law postponing BARMM elections

Malacañang says President Marcos has approved postponing the parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

• Escudero: Why rush us to convene for Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial?

Senate President Chiz Escudero questions why the Senate is being pressured to speed up the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while Congress is on recess, when House lawmakers sat on the complaint for two months. 

• As Pope Francis remains in hospital, cardinals express hope for recovery 

Cardinals and Archbishops express hopes for the recovery and healing of Pope Francis.

• Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas handed over on Thursday, February 20, the bodies of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the youngest hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack. 

• Court clears 3 accused in Liam Payne’s death

An Argentine court clears three of five people accused of involvement in the death of singer Liam Payne.-Rappler.com