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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Marcos bares 2025 senatorial slate under Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas
- Sara Duterte rejects resignation calls: ‘32 million Filipinos put me here’
- Acorda denies POGO ties: 'I never tolerated illegal activities'
- John Amores surrenders after shooting, faces attempted murder complaint
- Kim Chiu on Seoul Int’l Drama Awards 2024 win: ‘A dream come true’
- SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan enlists in South Korean military

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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. announces the administration coalition's 12 senatorial
00:17bets.
00:18Vice President Sara Duterte rejects calls for her resignation.
00:22Former Philippine National Police Chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. denies allegations linking him
00:26to POGOS.
00:27PBA player John Amores surrenders to the police after complaints of attempted murder.
00:32Kim Choo bags the Most Outstanding Asian Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2024.
00:38And SEVENTEEN's Jonghan signs up for mandatory Korean military service.
00:45President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. announces his administration coalition's 12 senatorial
00:49bets for the 2025 elections.
00:51The lineup is composed of five re-electionist senators, three former senators, two House
00:56lawmakers, a mayor, and a cabinet official.
00:58They are Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, Makati Mayor Abby Binay, Senators Pia Cayetano,
01:04Lito Lapid, Aimee Marcos, Bong Revilla, and Francis Tolentino, former Senators Ping Lakson,
01:09Manny Pacquiao, and Tito Soto.
01:11The lineup also includes Axis Representative Erwin Tulfo and House Deputy Speaker Camille
01:16Villar.
01:17Among the administration bets, only the president's sister, Aimee, was absent.
01:21Marquez says his sister couldn't make it as she was busy campaigning elsewhere.
01:26Aimee is a staunch Duterte ally.
01:28Vice President Sara Duterte has been at odds with the president and his cousin, House Speaker
01:32Martin Romualdez.
01:34The administration coalition brings together La Casa CMD, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas,
01:38Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition, and National Unity Party.
01:45Vice President Sara Duterte rejects calls for her resignation, noting millions of Filipino
01:49voters entrusted her with the country's second-highest position.
02:08On Wednesday, September 25, Duterte called for a press briefing for the first time since
02:132022.
02:14Ako Bicol Rep. Jill Bongalon, a member of the so-called Young Guns in the House, has
02:18called for Duterte's resignation.
02:21He cited her absence at budget briefings as evidence of her seeming disinterest in her
02:25role.
02:26Duterte reiterates her office will just have to make do with the P733 million budget she
02:31anticipates the OVP will get for 2025.
02:34The amount is over P1 billion less than what her office requested.
02:40Former Philippine National Police Chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. denies allegations linking him
02:45to Pogos.
02:46In an interview, he says he never tolerated or transacted illegal activities with his
02:50friends.
02:51He adds, quote,
02:52"...I don't transact with illegal entities."
02:54Questions were raised about Acorda's possible connections to Pogos after photos of him with
02:58Chinese businessman Tony Yang surfaced during a Senate inquiry.
03:02Yang, brother of former Presidential Adviser Michael Yang, has been suspected of shady
03:06activities and was arrested last week.
03:09During the hearing, Yang said he knew Acorda since the latter served as Northern Mindanao
03:13Regional Police Chief.
03:14Cagayan de Oro, where most of Yang's businesses are located, was under Acorda's jurisdiction.
03:20There was also talk that a former PNP chief allegedly aided dismissed Bambantarlac Mayor
03:24Alice Guo in escaping.
03:26The ex-PNP chief was not named, but Acorda also denies any involvement with Guo.
03:32PBA player John Amores and his brother voluntarily surrendered to the police on Thursday, September
03:3826, hours after a gunshooting incident in Laguna.
03:42The two faced complaints for attempted murder.
03:44Inquist proceedings are scheduled Thursday.
03:46CCTV footage in Barangay Maytalang Uno shows Amores got off a motorcycle driven by his
03:5120-year-old brother and started firing a gun before speeding off.
03:55The police say Amores already threw the gun away.
03:58On Wednesday, September 25, a police report says Amores fired at a certain Lee Cacalda
04:03following a heated exchange at a basketball game.
04:05No one was hurt.
04:07This comes two years after Amores punched four St. Benilde Blazers players during an
04:11NCAA game.
04:13He was charged with assault, suspended by the NCAA, and banned by the university he
04:17played for, JRU.
04:21Kim Chu receives the Most Outstanding Asian Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards
04:252024.
04:26She was recognized for her role as Juliana Lualhati in the ABS-CBN drama series Lin Lang.
04:32In the ceremony, she is wearing an asymmetric peach gown by Francis Libiran.
04:36During her acceptance speech, the actress also gets emotional as she expressed her gratitude
04:40to the key figures who helped her in her almost two-decade showbiz career.
04:45She writes on Instagram,
04:46"...it feels surreal, like a dream I haven't quite woken up from."
04:50Aside from Chu, other actors from Asia are also given the same award.
04:55Kim entered showbiz after winning the first season of Penoy Big Brother Teen Edition in
04:592006.
05:02Jong Han, member of K-Pop Boy Group SEVENTEEN, enlists in the Korean military Thursday, September
05:0726.
05:08Korean media report he will be undergoing basic military training and will then do social
05:13service work instead of active military duty.
05:16He posts on fandom platform Weverse Wednesday,
05:18"...for the time being, I'll be cheering on the members' activities alongside you guys.
05:22I'll eat well, sleep well, and be well.
05:24So don't worry, everyone."
05:26Meantime, NCT 127's Jaehyun is set to enlist in the military on November 4.
05:31Jaehyun is the second member of the group to enlist in the military, following Taehyung,
05:35who began his military service in April.
05:39And that's today's wrap.
05:40I'm Kara Oliver.
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