Biden: US commitment to PH defense is “ironclad” | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Biden: ‘Any attack on Filipino aircraft, vessels, armed forces will invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty’
- QC police sue person who shared viral ‘VIP’ Commonwealth traffic video
- 74% of viral X disinformation on Israel-Hamas war came from ‘verified’ accounts – report
- 3 Filipinos remain in Gaza City; 1 still feared a Hamas hostage
- Marcos doubles Asian Games cash bonus; Gilas players get P1 million each
- Vice Ganda criticizes Philippine Airlines for response to delayed, overbooked flight
- ‘Modern Family’ stars reunite at Sofia Vergara’s home
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/october-26-2023/
- Biden: ‘Any attack on Filipino aircraft, vessels, armed forces will invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty’
- QC police sue person who shared viral ‘VIP’ Commonwealth traffic video
- 74% of viral X disinformation on Israel-Hamas war came from ‘verified’ accounts – report
- 3 Filipinos remain in Gaza City; 1 still feared a Hamas hostage
- Marcos doubles Asian Games cash bonus; Gilas players get P1 million each
- Vice Ganda criticizes Philippine Airlines for response to delayed, overbooked flight
- ‘Modern Family’ stars reunite at Sofia Vergara’s home
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/october-26-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:05 U.S. President Joe Biden says his country's defense commitment to the Philippines is iron-clad.
00:17 Quezon City police sue the person who shared the viral VIP Commonwealth traffic video.
00:23 74 percent of viral disinformation on the Israel-Hamas war on X come from verified accounts.
00:29 The Foreign Affairs Department says three Filipinos are still in Gaza City.
00:33 President Marcos doubled the cash bonus given to Asian Games champions.
00:37 TV host Vice Ganda criticizes Philippine Airlines for its response to his delayed, overbooked
00:42 flight.
00:43 And stars of sitcom Modern Family reunite at actress Sofia Vergara's home.
00:48 U.S. President Joe Biden reiterates his country's iron-clad defense commitment to the Philippines
00:54 days after China's dangerous maneuvers led to collisions with Philippine vessels in the
00:59 West Philippine Sea.
01:00 "Any attack on the Filipino aircraft vessels or armed forces will invoke our mutual defense
01:06 treaty with the Philippines."
01:08 In a joint statement, Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also reiterate
01:13 the U.S.'s and Australia's support for rule of law and their opposition to China's, quote,
01:18 "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea.
01:21 On October 22, Chinese ships harassed and collided with Philippine boats on a resupply
01:25 mission to a ship outpost on Ayungin Shoal.
01:28 In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says the U.S. does not have the right to get
01:32 involved in problems between China and the Philippines.
01:37 The Quezon City Police District filed a complaint against a man accused of uploading the viral
01:42 video of cops stopping traffic along Commonwealth Avenue, allegedly for Vice President Sara
01:47 Duterte.
01:48 The police say Yanis Monar violated Article 154 of the revised penal code.
01:53 Article 154 of the RPC covers, quote, "unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances."
02:00 In a letter sent to the QCPD, his lawyer, Chal Jokno of the Free Legal Assistance Group,
02:05 emphasizes Monar just shared the video, contrary to the police's claim that he uploaded it.
02:10 The vice president has denied any involvement in the traffic disruption, claiming she was
02:14 in Mindanao at the time of the incident.
02:16 The QCPD also apologized for the inconvenience of the traffic closure.
02:22 A report says verified accounts on X are super-spreaders of disinformation about the Israel-Hamas
02:28 War.
02:29 NewsGuard, a website providing tools and analysis to counter disinformation, finds 74 percent
02:34 of the most engaged posts promoting false narratives about the war were posted by verified
02:38 X accounts.
02:39 Since Elon Musk's takeover of the platform, users on X can pay to be verified, though
02:44 without any formal vetting to ensure legitimacy.
02:47 X counts on its Community Notes system, which allows users to add context to potentially
02:51 misleading posts to get the job done.
02:54 But NewsGuard finds only 32 percent of the disinformation posts were flagged with a community
02:59 note.
03:02 The Department of Foreign Affairs says at least three Filipinos remain in Gaza City,
03:06 even as Israeli attacks on the Palestinian enclave intensify.
03:10 CFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega says the three were identified as a Filipino-Palestinian
03:15 man and his child, while the other is a Filipino nun who stayed in Gaza City despite a warning
03:20 from Israel.
03:21 The three were among the 136 Filipinos still trapped in Gaza, even as Israel bombarded
03:27 the thin strip of land with a ground assault looming.
03:30 The rest of the 133 Filipinos in Gaza are already in the southernmost areas, seeking
03:35 shelter in different buildings there.
03:37 Local groups have called on the establishment of a humanitarian corridor that would allow
03:41 the entry of aid and the exit of refugees.
03:44 The Philippine Embassy in Cairo will bring home some 150 individuals should refugees
03:49 from Gaza be let out.
03:53 After a historic Asian Games run by national team stars, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
03:58 doubles the cash incentive of the Filipino medalists.
04:01 Pole vault standout EJ Obiena and Jiu-Jitsu fighters Maggie Ochoa and Annie Ramirez receive
04:06 a cash bonus of 4 million pesos each.
04:09 The three were the individual Filipino gold medalists in the continental tournament.
04:13 Meantime, each Guilles Pilipinas member receives 1 million pesos.
04:18 The squad was the only Philippine team to capture a gold, which ended a 61-year gold
04:22 medal drought in men's basketball.
04:24 Republic Act 10699 or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act says
04:30 a reward of 2 million pesos will be given to individual gold medalists in the Asian
04:34 Games and 500,000 pesos to each player of a champion team.
04:41 Its Showtime host Vice Ganda airs his frustrations against Philippine Airlines on X after his
04:46 flight back to Manila was delayed and overbooked.
04:49 In a series of posts, Vice airs his frustrations toward the airline, saying their group experienced
04:54 overbooking multiple times and that he eventually lost his seat on a flight.
04:58 In response, Philippine Airlines attests the flight was not overbooked.
05:02 It says two business class seats were found to have been unfit for passenger use, and
05:06 since Vice had originally booked a business class seat, the airline claimed he was among
05:11 the passengers offered a downgrade to economy class.
05:15 But Vice refuted these claims, saying he was told the flight was overbooked and that a
05:19 seat was given to another passenger.
05:23 Some members of the Modern Family cast get together for a mini-reunion.
05:27 Sofia Vergara posts some snaps of her and her co-stars hanging out at her home, calling
05:31 them, quote, "some of my favorite people in the world."
05:35 Her castmates Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Jesse's husband Justin Mikita take photos
05:40 inside Sofia's luxurious walk-in closet and in front of her collection of shoes.
05:44 In another post, Sofia shares more photos with the caption, "Come back soon."
05:49 The beloved Modern Family cast is known for being just as close offscreen.
05:53 The Emmy Award-winning mockumentary ran for 11 seasons.
05:59 And that's today's wrap.
06:00 I'm Neena Liu.
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