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⁃ Philippines says nothing ‘humanitarian’ about China’s moves vs Ayungin resupply mission
⁃ Inmate, earlier reported missing, shows how he escaped from Bilibid
⁃ Marcos hasn’t joined group meetings with DA officials in last 6 months, says Panganiban
⁃ DepEd allows Makati City to distribute school supplies in EMBO schools
⁃ Clean Air Act violation? Cops file complaints vs artist of Marcos effigy burned in SONA rally
⁃ Rihanna, A$AP Rocky welcome 2nd baby – reports
⁃ ‘Hindi naman ako affected’: 6 iconic clapbacks by President Nadine Lustre
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-23-2023/
⁃ Philippines says nothing ‘humanitarian’ about China’s moves vs Ayungin resupply mission
⁃ Inmate, earlier reported missing, shows how he escaped from Bilibid
⁃ Marcos hasn’t joined group meetings with DA officials in last 6 months, says Panganiban
⁃ DepEd allows Makati City to distribute school supplies in EMBO schools
⁃ Clean Air Act violation? Cops file complaints vs artist of Marcos effigy burned in SONA rally
⁃ Rihanna, A$AP Rocky welcome 2nd baby – reports
⁃ ‘Hindi naman ako affected’: 6 iconic clapbacks by President Nadine Lustre
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-23-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 The Philippine Coast Guard says there is nothing humanitarian about China's moves to block
00:16 resupply missions to Ayungin New Belibed Prison inmate Michael Angelo
00:20 Catarroja demonstrates how he escaped A high-ranking agriculture official says President
00:26 Marcos has not joined group meetings in the last six months DepEd allows Makati City to
00:31 distribute school supplies in Embo, Barangays Quezon City Police files a complaint against
00:36 artists of the Marcos effigy burned in a Sona rally Pop superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP
00:42 Rocky welcome their second child And Nadine Lustre once again slams hateful
00:46 online comments The Philippine Coast Guard blasts the Chinese
00:52 Coast Guard for claiming it "allowed a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal due to 'humanitarian
00:58 considerations'" Commodore J. Tariella, spokesperson on the
01:02 West Philippine Sea, says the Philippines' latest mission was "not a walk in the park"
01:07 as China's Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels harassed and blocked Philippine vessels
01:11 within the country's own Exclusive Economic Zone
01:14 Tariella adds China's actions "defeat the argument that they are humanist"
01:19 On August 22, two PCG ships escorted military boats bringing supplies to Philippine Marines
01:25 stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Tariella says Chinese ships tried various
01:30 ways for the resupply vessels to be separated from the PCG
01:36 Bilibid person deprived of liberty Michael Angelo Cataroja demonstrates how he was able
01:40 to escape from the national penitentiary In a hearing conducted by the Senate Committee
01:44 on Justice and Human Rights at the Bilibid premises, authorities reenact Cataroja's escape
01:49 based on his narration Cataroja said he hid under a garbage truck
01:53 and escaped on July 7, then walked on C6 Road and then proceeded to Rizal Province
01:59 It is unclear how he managed to reach Rizal where he was arrested
02:03 Authorities say Cataroja gave a different jailbreak account upon his arrest
02:07 Cataroja told Angono Police he escaped by copying the stamp used for Bucor visitors
02:12 in his arm with the use of a ballpoint pen Cataroja changed his story during the inquest
02:16 proceedings for the case
02:20 The sheer workload of the presidency is affecting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s engagement
02:24 with the Department of Agriculture, where he serves as concurrent agriculture chief
02:29 In a House hearing on the DA's proposed 2024 budget, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban
02:35 answers a question regarding how often Marcos attended meetings with top agriculture officials
02:40 In the last three months, or let's say the last six months, you've had two meetings with
02:45 all the USEC, how many of those two meetings was the president present?
02:50 None
02:52 But Panganiban says the two of them meet twice a week
02:55 Panganiban adds Marcos relays his concerns through their bi-weekly meetings
03:01 Makati City begins to distribute school supplies to students in 14 public schools in the Embo
03:06 Barangays following the approval of the Department of Education
03:10 On Tuesday, August 22, DEPED allowed Makati City's request to distribute school supplies
03:15 in Embo schools
03:21 An April 2022 Supreme Court ruling declared Embo Barangays to be part of Taguig City and
03:26 not Makati City
03:27 An August 16 DEPED memorandum required both Taguig and Makati to secure approval from
03:32 DEPED before conducting any activities in the 14 schools in Embo
03:36 The memorandum also placed the 14 schools under the direct authority of the DEPED Central
03:40 Office
03:44 This memo supersedes an earlier notice that placed the 14 schools under the DEPED division
03:49 of Taguig-Pateros
03:50 The distribution of school supplies by Makati follows the delivery of school kits by Taguig
03:55 to schools in Embo
03:58 Two police officers from Quezon City file complaints against the artist behind the effigy
04:03 of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that was set on fire during a State of the Nation address
04:07 protest rally in July
04:09 The policemen claim Bagong Aliansang Makabayan resident artist Max Santiago and three John
04:14 Doe's violated environmental laws, particularly Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid
04:21 Waste Management Act of 2000 and the Clean Air Act
04:24 The cops claim the burning of the Marcos Doblecara or Two-Faced effigy was a, quote, "deliberate
04:29 disrespect to Marcos and the country"
04:32 In a statement, Bayan Secretary General Raymond Palatino says authorities are misusing the
04:36 law to criminalize the freedom of expression
04:39 Burning of effigies are regular fixtures in big rallies, especially during anti-sona and
04:44 Labor Day rallies
04:45 U.S. media reports pop superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky are now the parents of two
04:53 People reports a source close to the couple confirmed Rihanna has given birth to their
04:57 second child
04:58 Additional details such as the name, birthdate, and gender of the baby have not been disclosed
05:03 Rihanna first made her second pregnancy public in February, when she flaunted her baby bump
05:08 during her Super Bowl halftime performance
05:10 It was the singer's first time to perform on stage in seven years
05:14 The couple are also parents to 15-month-old son RZA, whom Rihanna gave birth to in May
05:18 2022
05:19 Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, 33, were friends for many years before they began dating in 2020
05:28 Singer-actress Nadine Lustre once again slams haters and asserts boundaries with her fans
05:33 Nadine recently made waves on social media for calling out netizens who claimed her boyfriend,
05:37 businessman Christopher Barhieu, was cheating on her
05:40 She responds to an Instagram comment telling the user to, quote, "stop acting like you're
05:45 concerned"
05:46 In another comment, Nadine berates internet users for inputting malice in her partner's
05:50 friendships, adding she also has friends with the opposite sex
05:54 She also goes on X to say platonic friendships between the opposite sex should be normalized
05:58 Nadine then goes on to chastise netizens who called her "tanga" or "stupid" in their private
06:03 conversations while she thanked her fans who don't let the negativity affect them
06:09 And that's today's wrap.
06:10 I'm Nina Liu.
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