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Today's headlines: POGOs, Hurricane Milton, Julie Anne San Jose | The wRap | October 10, 2024  Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - Pasay scam hub’s sublessor is Marcos’ reclamation chair Alex Lopez - A Garcia takes over as Cebu mayor, junks Mike Rama’s Singapore-like vision - Hurricane Milton spawns tornadoes, leaves millions without power in Florida - ‘Lesson learned’: Julie Anne San Jose apologizes for controversial church performance  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/october-10-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:12A company run by the country's reclamation chief, Alex Lopez, is renting out office space

00:17to a pogo.

00:18A Garcia takes over as mayor of Cebu City after the disqualification of Mayor Michael

00:23Rama.

00:24Hurricane Milton exits Florida after whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and

00:28knocking out power.

00:30And singer-actress Julianne San Jose apologizes for her controversial performance inside a

00:35Catholic church.

00:38A Rappler investigation finds a company run by the country's reclamation chief, Alex Lopez,

00:43is renting out office space to a pogo.

00:46Lopez is the chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority and chairman and CEO of Pacific

00:50Concrete Products.

00:52The sublease contract obtained by Rappler shows Lopez signed a January 2024 deal to

00:57rent out the ground floor of Pacific Concrete's building to the pogo company 3D Analyzer Information

01:03Technologies.

01:04The building is part of a larger property owned by the government-run Philippine National

01:08Construction Corporation.

01:11Authorities raided 3D Analyzer on October 3 and found evidence of love scam operations.

01:16This was after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. banned all pogos.

01:20Pacific Concrete's lawyer Aldo del Rosario confirms the sublease to Rappler.

01:25He says Pacific Concrete is 65 years old, has had many subleases, and is a Quadruple

01:29A contractor.

01:31Rappler sought comment from Lopez but the PRA pointed to Pacific Concrete.

01:37Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia officially takes over as mayor Wednesday,

01:42October 9.

01:43This after the ombudsman dismissed and perpetually disqualified Mayor Michael Rama from public

01:47office.

01:49The ombudsman earlier found Rama guilty of nepotism and grave misconduct when he appointed

01:54his two brothers-in-law to government posts.

01:57After his inauguration, Garcia announced he is discontinuing Rama's program and catchphrase

02:01to make Cebu like Singapore.

02:04Garcia says he wants Cebu City to have its own identity and he will prioritize finishing

02:08the construction of the Cebu City Medical Center.

02:11Meanwhile, Rama is vying for re-election as mayor.

02:14His lawyers earlier said they would appeal the ombudsman's order.

02:18This means Rama may still face off with Garcia for mayor in the May 2025 election.

02:23Garcia is the son of former Cebu City Mayor Alvin Garcia and a nephew of Cebu Governor

02:28Gwen Garcia.

02:31Hurricane Milton exits Florida Thursday morning Eastern Time after whipping up deadly tornadoes,

02:36destroying homes and knocking out power for more than 3 million.

02:40Tampa Bay, Florida Mayor Jane Castor tells MSNBC, damage from Milton was nothing like

02:45it could have been.

02:46Tampa Bay metropolitan area appears to have escaped without the catastrophic flooding

02:50that had been feared.

02:52Rivers have yet to crest, but so far, water levels are at or below what they received

02:56with Hurricane Helene two weeks ago.

02:59The storm hit Florida's west coast on Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane on a five-step

03:03scale with top-sustained winds of 120 mph.

03:07It weakened as it crossed land, dropping to a Category 1 hurricane.

03:11While still a dangerous storm, this was less violent than the rare Category 5 Hurricane

03:15Milton was as it headed toward Florida.

03:20Singer-actress Julianne San Jose apologizes after getting flak for her controversial performance

03:25inside a Catholic church in Occidental Mindoro.

03:28Videos online show San Jose singing secular songs right in front of a church's altar,

03:33which some social media users consider inappropriate.

03:36San Jose says, quote,

03:37This is a lesson learned, and it is assured that it will not be repeated.

03:41I am not perfect, but please know that I have strong beliefs, and my fate is unbreakable

03:45and cannot be shaken.

03:47San Jose's agency, Sparkle GMA Artist Center, says it takes full responsibility for her

03:52attendance at the concert.

03:54Following the backlash, Nuestra Senora del Pilar Parish priest, Fr.

03:57Carlito de Maano, apologizes for the secular concert, which, quote,

04:02hurt the feelings of the faithful.

04:04Under the Code of Canon Law, anything not consonant with the holiness of the place is

04:08forbidden, although bishops can permit other uses.

04:13And that's today's wrap.

04:14I'm Kara Oliver.

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