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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - Meeting with ICC prosecutor about Duterte, Israel only subtopic – Kaufman - Dolomite beach not to blame? DENR claims climate change cause of Metro floods - Group obtains names behind red-tagging of journalist who sued Meta - US unveils boat repair hub plan in Palawan to aid PH missions in WPS - IV of Spades makes surprise comeback with new single ‘Aura’  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-17-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:08Rodrigo Duterte's ICC lawyer says he met with prosecutor Karim Khan to discuss Duterte's request for interim release.

00:21The DNR claims climate change caused floods in Metro Manila, not the Dolomite Beach Project.

00:25Anti-Disinformation Group MAD obtains a list of alleged red-taggers who attacked a journalist.

00:30The United States will build a boat maintenance facility in the Philippines near key access points to the West Philippine Sea.

00:36And Four of Spades makes a surprise comeback with new single aura.

00:42Former President Rodrigo Duterte's lead counsel in his international criminal court case, Nicholas Kaufman, confirms to Rappler

00:48he met with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to talk about arrangements for Duterte's request for interim release.

00:54He claims the Netanyahu arrest warrant was merely a subtopic.

00:58This in contrast to a Middle East Eye report that says he met with Khan at a hotel bar

01:02and warned him that if he pursued further warrants against Israeli officials, it could end up destroying the court.

01:08Kaufman tells Rappler he asked to meet in Khan's office but had to meet with the ICC prosecutor who was on temporary leave in a hotel.

01:15He says the meeting materialized into an agreement for interim release to a certain state.

01:19Transitional justice lawyer Ruben Carranza says Kaufman's arguments that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over Duterte

01:25will also benefit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

01:29In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Netanyahu for the war on Gaza.

01:34Asked about this, Kaufman says he is not assuming the Duterte case for Israel's benefit.

01:39Adding, his clients in Israel are not chosen by political affiliation.

01:42He adds, he told Khan his decision to seek further arrest warrants against Israelis would attract more U.S. Treasury sanctions

01:49and could end up destroying the court.

01:51Kaufman has filed two requests on Duterte's behalf, one seeking an interim release

01:55and the other to junk the entire case based on lack of jurisdiction.

01:59Meantime, ICC spokesperson Fadi El-Abdala says the court can't comment on media reports.

02:04The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says in a statement that a striking increase in rainfall

02:11over the past 10 years has overwhelmed Metro Manila's drainage system and caused major flooding.

02:17The statement reads, quote,

02:18Assessing the causes of flooding must be rooted in science-based analysis,

02:22particularly in light of changing weather patterns influenced by climate change.

02:26This comes after officials from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA,

02:31pointed to the DNR's Dolomite Beach project as one of the causes of flooding.

02:36Earlier this week, MMDA chairman Romando Artes was quoted as saying,

02:39the creation of the Dolomite Beach led to the closure of three outfalls where water used to be discharged.

02:45MMDA director Mark Navarro echoed this in a radio interview on Tuesday, July 15,

02:50saying the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project is now blocking part of the drainage system in the area.

02:55He added, the MMDA is working on ways to ease flooding without removing the Dolomite Beach.

03:00The DNR pushed through with the Beach Nourishment Project in 2020,

03:04a 500-meter strip of crushed Dolomite rocks along Manila Baywalk.

03:09Anti-Disinformation Group Movement Against Disinformation, or MAD,

03:13secures a list of some people allegedly behind the systematic red-tagging of Cagayan de Oro-based journalist Kong Corrales.

03:19The group obtains internet service provider data and the identities of at least 10 of around 30 social media page administrators,

03:25including the spouse of a famous social media influencer and a government establishment in Cagayan de Oro.

03:32Corrales is editor-in-chief of the Mindanao Gold Star Daily,

03:35who filed a complaint against Meta Platforms Incorporated before the National Privacy Commission.

03:40He has been subjected to repeated red-tagging for years, especially during the Duterte administration.

03:45MAD in a statement says,

03:46The United States will construct a boat maintenance facility in the Philippines,

04:04which is close to critical access points in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea.

04:08The project is set to rise within the Naval Detachment Oyster Bay,

04:12a remote installation in Puerto Princesa, Palawan,

04:15which serves as a key logistical base for the Philippine military's rotation and resupply missions to Ayungan Shoal.

04:21The U.S. Embassy says,

04:22The facility is intended to support the repair and maintenance of several small Philippine military watercraft.

04:28It also reiterates it is not a military base.

04:31The project had been approved by the Philippine government in accordance with U.S. and Philippine rules and regulations.

04:36The Palawan facility is not among designated sites under the Philippines and the United States Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA.

04:43The announcement comes a year after the China Coast Guard blocked and attacked,

04:47Philippine Navy contracted boats that were on a mission to Ayungan Shoal.

04:52Four of Spades returns with a new song, but this time with all four of its original members,

04:57Unique Salonga, Zild Benitez, Blaster Silonga, and Bajau De Castro.

05:01The band dropped its single, Aura, on Wednesday, July 16, under Sony Music Entertainment.

05:06All four members are listed as writers for the single.

05:09The song also comes with a music video, edited and directed by Ralyug, and presented by Lunchbox.

05:15The band members went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020, saying they needed time off.

05:20This happened two years after Unique Salonga left the band in 2018.

05:24Since then, the members have been actively pursuing their solo endeavors.

05:28Before Four of Spades took a break, it released its album Clap Clap Clap in 2019.

05:33One of their songs, Come Inside of My Heart, became popular internationally.

05:37It also released a single called Sariling Moto sa Panaginip in April 2020.

05:41And that's today's wrap. I'm Cara Oliver.

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