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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:   - Comelec orders Misamis Oriental governor to explain hate speech, sexist joke - Russian vlogger Vitaly won’t be deported — DILG Secretary Remulla - Anti-Trump protesters gather in Washington, other US cities - Pope Francis makes surprise first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay - Marcus Adoro withdraws from Eraserheads’ upcoming project as new abuse allegations surface  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-7-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:14The Commission on Elections orders Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia to explain

00:18sexist and discriminatory remarks on the campaign trail.

00:22Russian vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetsky will not be deported yet to face legal consequences

00:26in the Philippines.

00:28Voters gather across U.S. cities to oppose President Trump and Elon Musk's government

00:32overhaul.

00:33Pope Francis makes a surprise appearance at the Vatican after being discharged.

00:38And Marcos Adoro withdraws from the upcoming project of Eraserheads amid abuse allegations.

00:44The Commission on Elections gives Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia three days

00:48to explain why a formal disqualification petition should not be filed against him following

00:53sexist and discriminatory remarks he made in campaign rallies in his province.

00:58Muslim and women's rights groups also condemned his remarks as perpetuating harmful stereotypes

01:03about people from the Bangsamoro region and women.

01:06Comelec's task force SAFE notes that in one rally, Unabia said the capital's nursing scholarship

01:11program is only for, quote, beautiful women.

01:14In a separate campaign rally, Unabia also presented a slideshow warning voters against

01:18candidates with ties to Maranao politicians.

01:21Critics have stated that the comments undermine efforts to foster inclusivity and respect,

01:26particularly in Mindanao, which has faced decades of conflict and is still healing from

01:30its effects.

01:32In an order, the task force cites a Comelec resolution which upholds the anti-discrimination

01:37and fair campaigning guidelines.

01:39It also cites a Supreme Court ruling that defines discrimination against women, gender-based

01:43harassment and labeling as election-related offenses.

01:47Unabia says he was quoted out of context and was merely raising awareness about local safety

01:52concerns.

01:53Meantime, a video clip of aspiring Camarines Sur governor Elrey Villafuerte's sexually

01:57suggestive pickup lines resurfaces.

02:00Villafuerte defended his pickup lines, saying it had been a long-standing practice since 2010.

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02:10need in one place, the Rappler election site.

02:14From comprehensive election guides and explainers to profiles of candidates, both national and

02:19local, we bring you a newsfeed of all the latest updates on voters' issues and campaign

02:23moments.

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02:28Interior and local government secretary John Wick Remulia says that Russian vlogger Vitaly

02:33Zdorovetsky will not be deported yet so he can face the consequences of his actions under

02:38Philippine law.

02:40Remulia says Vitaly will be detained by the Bureau of Immigration as a quote,

02:44undesirable alien.

02:46This days after he was arrested on April 3 and said to have been awaiting deportation

02:50proceedings.

03:02Remulia also recounts the inappropriate actions the vlogger committed against a security guard

03:06in BGC who reportedly filed a police blotter report with the PNP.

03:10He adds that they are still looking for the cameraman who helped Vitaly record his content.

03:16He also urges lawmakers to modify the cyber libel law to stop vloggers, both local and

03:21foreign, from making disruptive content in the country.

03:37Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. and states across the U.S. on April 5

03:43to oppose President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's government overhaul.

03:48Protests were planned in all 50 U.S. states, plus Canada and Mexico, with a total of 1,200

03:53demonstrations altogether.

03:55Trump shook financial markets and upset allies with a raft of trade tariffs last week.

04:00More than 400 demonstrators gathered just a few miles from where Trump was spotted playing

04:04a round of golf in Florida.

04:06With Trump's blessing, Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team eliminated more

04:10than 200,000 jobs from the 2.3 million federal workforce.

04:15Several hundred people gathered outside the Social Security Administration headquarters

04:19in Baltimore to protest against cuts to the agency, which delivers benefits to the elderly

04:24and disabled.

04:25Much of Trump's agenda has been restrained by lawsuits contending he has overstepped

04:29his authority with attempts to fire civil servants, deport immigrants and reverse transgender

04:34rights.

04:37Pope Francis makes his first public appearance after being discharged from the hospital two

04:41weeks ago, where he was treated for double pneumonia.

04:44He enters St. Peter's Square in a wheelchair to greet the crowd on Sunday, April 6.

04:49The pope comes out in the square just before noon after a mass for the Catholic Church's

04:53Jubilee Year.

04:54Pope Francis waves to the crowd before speaking briefly.

04:57Buona Domenica a tutti, grazie tante.

05:03The 88-year-old pope has been out of the public eye since March 23, when he gave a short greeting

05:07before leaving Rome's Gemelli Hospital after over five weeks of treatment for the most

05:12serious health issue of his 12-year papacy.

05:15The Vatican has not yet said if the pope will be able to lead the celebrations for Easter

05:19on April 20.

05:22Eraserhead's frontman Eli Buendia announces that Marco Sadoro will not be joining the

05:27band's upcoming music festival due to sexual abuse allegations against the guitarist.

05:32Buendia says in a post,

05:34"...we acknowledge the recent allegations that have surfaced online.

05:37As proponents of justice, we unequivocally condemn all criminal acts and stand against

05:41abuse of any form.

05:43Above all, we seek the truth."

05:45He then adds that Adoro is working to address the issue and will step back from a, quote,

05:50"...upcoming project, likely the Eraserhead's Electric Fun Music Festival on May 31."

05:55In late March, a Reddit user accused Adoro of rape when the person was still in high

05:59school and that he also raped countless other women.

06:02However, this is not the first time Adoro faced grave abuse allegations.

06:06In 2019, his daughter, singer-songwriter Syd Hartha, spoke up about the abuse she experienced.

06:13In 2022, when the band announced their reunion concert, fans called for Adoro to be excluded

06:18from the show.

06:19As of this posting, Adoro has yet to issue a statement.

06:24And that's today's Wrap, I'm Cara Oliver, thank you for watching.

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