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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Marcos won’t pick full-time DA chief soon: You’ll just have to put up with me

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. isn’t saying goodbye to the Department of Agriculture any time soon. In a chance interview, Marcos says he won’t be leaving the department unless there are already ‘systems in place to guarantee the food supply’ of the country.

• Judge handling De Lima’s remaining drug charge inhibits from case

The judge handling former senator Leila de Lima’s remaining drug case voluntarily inhibits himself from the case in an order made public on Friday, June 16.

• PH media landscape remains ‘largely grim’ despite change in leadership, says report

The annual Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism or RISJ finds, the Philippines media landscape, despite the change in leadership in 2022, remains ‘largely grim.’

• Cebu Pacific passengers decry ‘arbitrary’ flight cancellations, Senate probe set

With the increasing complaints about Cebu Pacific in viral posts, the Senate committees on tourism and on public services will begin an investigation on Wednesday, June 21.

• Carlos Yulo nails all-around silver in Asian Gymnastics Championships, earns spot in worlds

Filipino gymnastics star Carlos Yulo claims the men’s individual all-around silver in the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Singapore securing his place in the World Championships in Belgium in September.

• ‘LOONA is free’: All 12 members leave BlockBerry Creative after winning lawsuits

All 12 members of K-pop group LOONA have left their agency BlockBerry Creative. This, after Haseul, Yeojin, Yves, Go Won, and Olivia Hye win their respective injunctions to suspend their exclusive contracts with BlockBerry.

• Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin are engaged

Disney child actor Dylan Sprouse and Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin are getting married after almost five years of dating. — Rappler.com