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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - Areas under state of calamity due to Typhoon Egay, southwest monsoon - ‘We have to start importing’: Marcos worries over rice supply amid El Niño - Downpour soaks UP Diliman graduation ceremony, program cut short - Musk draws heat from San Francisco over giant X logo - ‘Have The Loveliest Time indeed’: Carly Rae Jepsen releases new album - Kathryn Bernardo at the Seoul International Drama Awards, Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde wed - MTRCB summons ‘It’s Showtime’ heads over ‘alleged indecent acts’ by Vice Ganda, Ion Perez   https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-31-2023/

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00:00 Today on Rappler

00:13 Several provinces in Luzon are placed under a state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon

00:17 Egay

00:18 President Marcos Jr. says the Philippines needs to start importing rice

00:23 Heavy rains cut the graduation ceremony at the University of the Philippines' Diliman

00:27 Campus in Quezon City

00:29 San Francisco officials and residents are not happy with Twitter's giant new logo

00:35 Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen releases her latest album, The Loveliest Time

00:40 Filipina actress Catherine Bernardo wins big at the 2023 Seoul International Drama Awards

00:45 while Maine Mendoza gets married

00:48 And why are Showtime hosts Vise Ganda and Ayan Perez in trouble with the MTRCB?

00:56 Several provinces in Luzon are placed under a state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon

01:00 Egay and the arrival of Typhoon Falcon, enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat

01:06 As of Monday, July 31, the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Bataan,

01:12 Pampanga, Cavite, Cagayan, Dagupan City, and the municipality of Calasao and Pangasinan,

01:17 the municipality of Calumpit in Bulacan, and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro are placed

01:22 under a state of calamity

01:23 Damage and losses are pegged at 1.54 billion pesos, with over 99,000 farmers and fisherfolk

01:29 affected

01:31 Agricultural production losses are estimated at more than 66,000 metric tons, with 110,000

01:37 hectares of damaged agricultural areas

01:40 More than 650,000 families or 2.3 million persons were affected by Typhoon Egay and

01:46 the monsoon rain

01:49 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the country needs to begin preparing for the effects of

01:53 the El Niño phenomenon, saying the Philippines needs to start importing more rice

01:59 According to the state weather bureau Pag-asa, El Niño increases the likelihood of below-normal

02:04 rainfall conditions, which may bring drought to some areas of the country

02:08 Marcos attends a July 29 briefing with Cagayan Valley officials in the aftermath of Typhoon

02:13 Egay

02:14 "Everybody is preparing for El Niño, all of Southeast Asia.

02:18 I'm nervous that the price will increase even if we import."

02:22 A February 2023 IBON Foundation report finds rice import dependency and trade deficit has

02:28 worsened while rice self-sufficiency has fallen, negatively impacting farmers

02:33 A heavy downpour caused by the southwest monsoon disrupts the graduation ceremony at the University

02:41 of the Philippines' Diliman Campus in Quezon City early morning Sunday, July 30

02:46 Graduating students and parents, some of whom came from the provinces, expressed their disappointment

02:51 on social media over the lack of a contingency plan

02:55 The program was also cut short, lasting for only less than an hour

02:59 The UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor issued advisories at almost 4 a.m. on Sunday, saying

03:04 the general commencement exercises will proceed as scheduled, and everyone was advised to

03:09 bring an umbrella and/or rain gear

03:12 UP student Regent Siegfried Severino expresses his disappointment, saying he attempted to

03:17 communicate with the ceremony's stage managers, but they promptly switched to the shortened

03:22 program

03:25 Twitter owner Elon Musk installs a giant glowing X on the roof of the company's headquarters

03:30 in San Francisco, California, soon after he changed the company's name

03:35 City officials and residents are not happy with the glowing, pulsing, and strobing lights,

03:40 calling it "intrusive"

03:42 San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection says it might be in violation of building

03:46 permit rules

03:47 A BID inspector says they were denied roof access twice when they tried to inspect the

03:53 logo

03:54 Meantime, X reinstates the account of Kanye West after it was suspended in December 2022

04:00 after the rapper violated platform rules of inciting violence

04:04 Kanye posted a photo appearing to show a swastika symbol inside a Star of David

04:09 The Wall Street Journal says X reinstated Kanye's account after he promised not to use

04:14 the platform to share anti-semitic or harmful language

04:17 It's time to have the loveliest time, English Any Carly?

04:23 Carly's second album, released on Friday, July 28, contains 13 tracks, including the

04:28 previously released single "Shy Boy."

04:31 Following her tradition of releasing companion projects for each album, The Loveliest Time

04:36 is an accompaniment to her October 2022 album, The Loneliest Time.

04:40 In a post, Carly reveals the album is inspired by James Taylor, saying, "That's the type

04:45 of artist I want to be for people, or rather, the type of experience I want to create."

04:51 She adds, "Music has always been to me this beautiful invitation.

04:55 It's therapeutic, it's joyful and healing.

04:58 I want that for you with this album.

05:00 Have the loveliest time indeed."

05:04 Catherine Bernardo is one of the recipients of the Outstanding Asian Star Prize at the

05:08 Seoul International Drama Awards 2023.

05:12 Aby Acebian writes, "The Asian superstar is conquering the world."

05:16 In 2015, she and Daniel Padilla were named Best Foreign Actor and Actress in Vietnam's

05:21 Face of the Year Awards.

05:23 They also won the same award in 2017.

05:26 Meantime, Mayne Mendoza and Arjo Atayde tie the knot on Friday, July 28 in Baguio City.

05:33 July 28 is a special date for the couple.

05:36 It was on that date in 2013 when Mayne famously tweeted Arjo Cutie way before she met him

05:42 and even before she made her showbiz debut.

05:45 The same date in 2018 would turn out to be the day of their first meeting.

05:49 Arjo proposed to Mayne on the same date in 2022.

05:55 The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board or MTRCB summons the producers behind

06:01 its Showtime.

06:02 This, after it received complaints about concerning scenes between Vaisganda and Ayon Perez during

06:08 the noontime show's Isip Bata segment.

06:11 MTRCB says Monday, July 31, it issued a notice to the producers to appear and testify due

06:16 to quote-unquote "alleged indecent acts" by the two hosts.

06:21 A cut from the show's July 25 episode shows the two being sweet while sharing a cake.

06:26 Vaisganda was seen taking some icing off the cake from Ayon's fingers before tasting it

06:31 and greeting Ayon a happy monthsary.

06:34 As of writing, ABS-CBN and its Showtime have yet to release a statement on the issue.

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