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- Duterte blasts Robredo, taunts her to 'spray PH with pesticide.' President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, September 21, for criticizing his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Locsin slams EU Parliament resolution calling for trade sanctions on PH. Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr criticized European lawmakers who recently pushed for the temporary withdrawal of tariff perks for Filipino goods, citing human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian country.
- Duterte won't step in to assure Velasco of speakership. Despite brokering a deal that would have given Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco 21 months starting October as House Speaker, President Rodrigo Duterte declined from publicly pushing lawmakers to back Velasco's bid.
- Ellen DeGeneres apologizes over toxic workplace allegations. It is the first time for talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to publicly address the controversy surrounding her, following reports that she was 'difficult to work with' and 'not as nice' as her feel-good show portrayed her to be.
- FALSE: DepEd online giveaway of free WiFi, gadgets. DepEd is not conducting any such activity and warns the public not to fall for scams.
https://rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-22-2020-evening-edition
- Duterte blasts Robredo, taunts her to 'spray PH with pesticide.' President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, September 21, for criticizing his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Locsin slams EU Parliament resolution calling for trade sanctions on PH. Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr criticized European lawmakers who recently pushed for the temporary withdrawal of tariff perks for Filipino goods, citing human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian country.
- Duterte won't step in to assure Velasco of speakership. Despite brokering a deal that would have given Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco 21 months starting October as House Speaker, President Rodrigo Duterte declined from publicly pushing lawmakers to back Velasco's bid.
- Ellen DeGeneres apologizes over toxic workplace allegations. It is the first time for talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to publicly address the controversy surrounding her, following reports that she was 'difficult to work with' and 'not as nice' as her feel-good show portrayed her to be.
- FALSE: DepEd online giveaway of free WiFi, gadgets. DepEd is not conducting any such activity and warns the public not to fall for scams.
https://rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-22-2020-evening-edition