Top 5 News This Week: Zaldy Co, Sara Duterte, Google & Meta, the Strait of Hormuz

2026-03-29 - 03:41

So we’re learning that we’re all just about to feel the real crunch from the war in the Middle East, but not everything is bad news. Court evidence has just linked ex-congressman Zaldy Co to a company — his — involved in flood control corruption. Google and Meta lose a court case that accuses them of decidedly hooking youngsters on their addictive platforms. The Strait of Hormuz is not entirely closed to the world — just to Israel, the US, and everyone who deals with these two. And President Marcos is dealing with the resulting energy crisis by starting a new committee. Whoopee. Oh and yeah, a bunch of lawyers again tries to save VP Sara Duterte from impeachment. For the full, glorious details: #5: Henry Alcantara’s testimony proves Zaldy Co is a contractor – prosecution #4: Duterte-allied lawyers ask SC to stop VP Sara impeachment anew + Sara impeachment vs energy crisis? Camps battle to control the story #3: Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids + What Meta and Google’s guilty verdict in landmark trial means to you #2: Iran tells UN: ‘Non-hostile’ ships can transit Strait of Hormuz + Iran says it is reviewing US proposal to end war + Trump extends pause on striking Iran’s energy plants into April #1: Marcos declares national energy emergency amid Middle East crisis + Worst-case scenario: At least 50% rice, pork, chicken price hike if Gulf crisis persists + What is UPLIFT and what does a ‘national energy emergency’ mean? TL;DR? Then watch the video. – Rappler.com Presenter, producer: JC Gotinga Video editor, graphics artist: Franz Lawrence de Castro Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso