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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:   - Comelec orders Pasig candidate Ian Sia to explain remark on single mothers - Imee: If DOJ drafted complaint vs Duterte, why was he surrendered to ICC? - Inflation further slows to 1.8% in March amid subsiding rice, vegetable prices - South Korea’s Constitutional Court ousts impeached President Yoon  - ‘I want my child to feel safe’: Lea Salonga on supporting trans son Nic Chien  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-4-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:12The COMELEC issues a show-cause order against BASIC candidate Ian Sia for his remark on

00:17single mothers.

00:19Aimee Marcos questions the turnover of Duterte to the ICC despite a DOJ complaint in the

00:25pipeline.

00:26Population in the Philippines slows further to 1.8% in March as the rate of increase in

00:31rice and vegetable prices eased up.

00:34South Korea's constitutional court ousts President Yun Suk-kyo over his martial law imposition.

00:40And Lea Salonga wants her child to feel safe as she supports trans son Nick Chen.

00:47The Commission on Elections issues a show-cause order against BASIC congressional candidate

00:51Ian Sia.

00:52Sia said during a campaign event that single mothers could sleep with him once a year.

00:58COMELEC's Task Force SAFE says the remark constitutes a, quote, possible violation of

01:02COMELEC Resolution No. 11116, detailing discrimination as an election offense.

01:08The resolution highlights Section 3, which prohibits discrimination against women and

01:12gender-based harassment.

01:14Chairman George Garcia confirms that the order was motu proprio or issued on the COMELEC's

01:19own initiative, without waiting for a formal complaint.

01:23Sia has three days to explain why he should not face an election offense complaint or

01:27petition for disqualification.

01:30In a statement, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian condemns jokes aimed at solo parents.

01:36While he didn't mention Sia, he described the situation where people might laugh at

01:40inappropriate jokes, similar to what happened in the caucus.

01:44He said,

01:45Sia's parents are real-life heroes who put food on the table against all odds.

01:48Let's not marginalize them further.

01:50Meantime, the Inquirer reports Sia apologizes for his remarks but says,

01:55Don't get mad at me, get mad at the uploader of the video.

02:01A day before the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for former President Rodrigo

02:05Duterte, a Department of Justice Task Force had already started drafting a crimes against

02:10humanity complaint against Duterte.

02:12This, according to a document that Senator Aimee Marcos showed.

02:16The DOJ memo is dated March 6, telling Prosecutor General Richard Fadulion that,

02:21quote,

02:22As of this writing, our private legal team is in the process of drafting the revised

02:25complaint for violation of Republic Act 9851 against former President Rodrigo Duterte and

02:31his accomplices.

02:32The memo is signed by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Herbert Calvin Abugan.

02:37Aimee Marcos shows the document to question why her brother's government would hand Duterte

02:42over to the ICC when the DOJ was already working on building a local case against him.

02:47If there's a case build up, there's a draft of the complaint, why did we still have to

02:52cooperate with ICC?

02:54Malacanang maintains that the Philippines has no obligation to the ICC as a non-member

02:59and that the court lacks jurisdiction.

03:02President Marcos also justifies Duterte's arrest, saying the Philippines had to cooperate

03:06with Interpol to maintain good standing.

03:09Trapler reached out to Fadulion and Justice Secretary Boeng Remulia for verification.

03:14Remulia says he will check with Abugan.

03:18The Philippine Statistics Authority reports inflation continued to slow to 1.8% in March

03:23as vegetable, meat, and rice prices subsided.

03:27The country's average inflation rate is now 2.2% in 2025, which is within the government's

03:32target range of 2% to 4%.

03:36Average inflation dropped from 2.9% in January to 2.1% in February and 1.8% in March.

03:43Inflation was 3.7% in March 2024.

03:47Cereals and cereal products record a price drop of negative 5.2%, while the increase

03:52in meat prices slowed to 8.2% from 8.8% in February.

03:57Rice prices kept falling, with a deflation rate of negative 7.7% compared to negative

04:034.9% last month.

04:05The Banco Central ng Pilipinas predicts inflation would be between 1.7% and 2.5% due to higher

04:11power rates and rising fish and meat prices.

04:14National Statistician Undersecretary Dennis Mapa says the slowdown was due to food and

04:19non-alcoholic beverages, from 2.6% in February to 2.2% in March.

04:25The National Economic and Development Authority says the 1.8% inflation rate in March 2025

04:31is the lowest since May 2020 during the pandemic.

04:35South Korea's constitutional court ousts President Yoon Suk-yol Friday, April 4.

04:41It upholds the parliament's impeachment motion over Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial

04:45law in 2024.

04:47The constitution says a presidential election is to take place within 60 days.

04:52Prime Minister Han Deok-su is to continue serving as acting president until the new

04:56president is inaugurated.

04:58Acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae says Yoon violated his duty as president by taking actions

05:03beyond the powers given to him under the constitution, and the effect of his actions

05:07was a serious challenge to democracy.

05:10He adds,

05:11By declaring martial law, Yoon created chaos in all areas of society, the economy, and

05:16foreign policy.

05:17The ruling was unanimous among the eight justices of the court.

05:21Thousands of people held a rally calling for Yoon's ouster, including hundreds who camped

05:26out overnight.

05:27They erupted into wild cheers upon hearing the ruling.

05:3064-year-old Yoon still faces a criminal trial on charges of masterminding an insurrection.

05:38Filipino Broadway star Lea Salonga shares her experience as a mother and an ally to

05:42her trans son, Nick Chen.

05:44In an interview with People magazine, Salonga opens up about her view on her son's transition.

05:49Nick, a signed female at birth, begins taking testosterone after coming out as a transmasculine

05:55at 14.

05:56She says,

05:57I want my child to feel safe and strong and ready to conquer the world on their own terms.

06:02On the cover of People magazine, Salonga stands proudly behind Nick.

06:06She says,

06:07I've learned how to raise a child who is their own being.

06:10The 18-year-old also talks about his ongoing journey, saying that he was still figuring

06:14it out and that the process took,

06:17a lot of crying.

06:18He adds that he had many conversations with his parents who were always very accepting,

06:22so he never felt afraid to open up.

06:25The mother-son duo will star in the Into the Woods production in the Philippines this

06:29August, with Salonga returning to her role as The Witch.

06:32And that's today's Wrap, I'm Michelle Abad, thank you for watching.

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