Gatchalian is new Senate President | The wRap

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

• Win Gatchalian is elected Senate president 

Senator Win Gatchalian is elected as the new Senate president.

• Escudero eyed as presiding officer of Senate impeachment court – Lacson 

Senator Chiz Escudero is being eyed as the presiding officer of the Senate impeachment court.

• Robin Padilla skips Senate special session for movie’s special screening 

While the majority of his colleagues were at the Senate in Pasay City in a special session to tackle urgent measures, Senator Robin Padilla was at a mall in Cebu to promote his action film.

• ‘I might not make it’: Ateneo players Kieffer Alas, Sam Reyes faced death in Aurora tragedy 

Ateneo basketball players Kieffer Alas and Sam Reyes believed they were going to die during the Blue Eagles’ team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora that claimed the lives of teammates Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili on June 8.

• US-Iran ceasefire deal to be public soon; permanent truce still awaits talks

Details about the United States-Iran interim agreement to end the war in the Middle East begin to emerge. – Rappler.com