“Condolences kay Rene. Magaling ‘yung bata, nasayang lang.” Fresh off his first PBA title, Sonny Estil has not forgotten his roots, hoping his success can help inspire Agusan del Sur as it mourns the loss of promising basketball star Rene Baterbonia. | via Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

LOOK: Former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and his co-accused ex-DOE officials are set to be arraigned this Friday for their graft charge over the 2019 sale of Chevron’s 45% stake in the Malampaya gas project to Udenna Corporation., owned by businessman Dennis Uy. The Office of the Ombudsman launched an investigation into Cusi and several DOE officials in 2022 following a Senate Energy Committee report alleging that UC Malampaya failed to meet the required financial qualifications for the deal. | via Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News