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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:   - Torrential monsoon rain now possible in Metro Manila - Hegseth emphasizes ‘deterrence for peace’ in Washington meeting with Marcos  - CICC sees big dip in text, call scams but warns of shift to social media, messaging apps - Pope Leo calls for end to ‘barbarity of war’ after strike on Gaza church  - The ‘Food Delivery’ documentary is premiering in PH. Here’s how to watch it.  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-22-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:06Pag-Asa warns of intense torrential rain in Metro Manila and Luzon provinces due to the

00:18southwest monsoon, or Habagat. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasizes the importance

00:23of a strong deterrence for peace in a meeting with Philippine President Marcus Jr.

00:27CICC reports a big drop in text and call scams. Pope Leo XIV urges an end to war after a strike on the

00:36only Gaza Catholic Church. And the documentary Food Delivery will premiere in the Philippines.

00:45The Weather Bureau Pag-Asa says in an advisory that Metro Manila and five provinces in central

00:50and southern Luzon could have intense torrential rain in the next 24 hours. This is due to the

00:55southwest monsoon, or Habagat. Pag-Asa also updated its 11 a.m. rainfall outlook to include four

01:01Visayas provinces, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental, which may now experience

01:07moderate to heavy rain earlier than previously predicted. The agency also reports that a low

01:12pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, east of Aurora, developed into

01:17a tropical depression at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22. Its local name is Dante as the country's fourth

01:23tropical cyclone for the year. Meantime, Malacanang says President Marcos, who is currently on an

01:30official trip to the U.S., was reportedly dismayed after hearing that government workers

01:34were setting up sauna materials in public areas while many communities were still dealing with

01:39heavy floods. A statement from the Executive Secretary says, quote,

01:42Let me be clear, all sauna-related preparations are hereby ordered immediately suspended.

01:51United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegzeth emphasizes the importance of forging a strong

01:55shield of real deterrence for peace in a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

02:00in Washington. Hegzeth also reaffirmed that the mutual defense treaty applies to the South China Sea,

02:06saying, quote,

02:06Marcos is in Washington, D.C. from July 20 to 22 for his first visit to the White House under

02:21the second Donald Trump presidency. He also met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the

02:27White House meeting, which is set to happen on July 22. Trump's reciprocal tariffs are expected

02:32to be top of the agenda after the U.S. president increased the rate, which could be imposed on

02:37Philippine products from 17 to 20 percent. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination

02:44Center, or CICC, reports a massive decline in SMS and voice call scams in Q2 of 2025 compared to

02:51Q2 of 2024. However, malicious links found on social media and messaging apps such as Viber and

02:58Telegram increased quarter over quarter. The data comes from Gogolooks Who's call app,

03:03which blocks spam, scans URLs, and flags scam numbers using its database and user reports.

03:09For comparison, Telco Globe reported 2.74 million scam texts in the first half of 2024,

03:15down from 4.85 million during the same period in 2023.

03:20CICC Deputy Executive Director Renato Paraiso proposed stricter measures to curb scam calls and

03:26text. Limit how many SIMs a person can register. He also cited the ongoing sale of pre-registered

03:31SIMs on Facebook Marketplace, which may still be used for illegal activities.

03:36While scams through traditional texts and calls have gone down, scammers seem to have shifted to

03:41Facebook, other social media platforms, and messaging apps such as Telegram and Viber.

03:48Pope Leo XIV calls for an end to barbarity of war.

03:51This as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the Seoul Catholic Church

03:56in Gaza on Sunday, July 20.

03:58Prego per le vittime, Sa'ad Issa Kostandi Salam, Fomia Issa Latif Ayyad, Najwa Ibrahim Latif Abu Dawud.

04:11Alla comunità internazionale rivolgo l'appello a osservare il diritto umanitario e a rispettare

04:19l'obbligo di tutela dei civili, non che il divieto di punizione collettiva, di uso indiscriminato

04:27della forza e di spostamento forzato della popolazione.

04:32Speaking after his angelist prayer, Leo read out the names of those killed in the incident.

04:37Three people were killed and several others hurt, including the parish priest, in a strike

04:41on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza City on Thursday.

04:44Meantime, the Vatican says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads the internationally

04:49recognized Palestinian Authority, had phoned the Pope on Monday, July 21.

04:56The documentary Food Delivery Fresh from the West Philippine Sea will premiere in the

05:00Philippines this July.

05:02Voyage Studios says it will only have a one-day screening on July 27, 7 p.m. at the Cinema 7

05:08Dolby Atmos R3 at the Power Plant Mall in Makati City.

05:11Voyage Studios advises early registration, with limited slots given on a first-come, first-served

05:16basis.

05:18The Philippine premiere comes shortly after the Movie and Television Review and Classification

05:22Board granted the documentary an exhibition permit and approved it for public viewing.

05:27The documentary tells the story of Filipino fisherfolk, the Philippine Coast Guard, and

05:31some Navy personnel as they deliver food and aid to communities while facing rising tensions

05:36at sea.

05:37It follows the journey of fisherman Arnel Satam, who was once tailed by the China Coast Guard

05:42near Scarborough Shoal.

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