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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - Probe into Pentagon’s alleged anti-vax campaign sought - ‘No idea why’: Porac POGO lists Harry Roque as legal representative - Ukraine summit strives for consensus but way forward uncertain - Israeli military announces tactical pauses in Gaza for aid supplies - Kate, Princess of Wales, waves to crowds in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis - ‘The Outsiders’, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ and ‘Stereophonic’ win big at Tony Awards 2024 - ‘Hard thing to navigate’: Joe Alwyn breaks silence on split with Taylor Swift  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/june-17-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:13Philippine Congress is called upon to probe the United States' alleged anti-vax campaign

00:17in the Philippines.

00:19Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is listed as a legal representative in a raided

00:23Porac Pogo.

00:25Western powers push for a consensus on how to end the war in Ukraine.

00:29Israel announces tactical pauses to let in aid supplies into Gaza.

00:33Princess Kate makes her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis.

00:37The Outsiders, Merrily We Roll Along and Stereophonic win multiple trophies at the 2024 Tony Awards.

00:44And actor Joe Alwyn talks about his split with pop superstar Taylor Swift.

00:51ACT Teacher's Representative Franz Castro urges the House of Representatives to conduct

00:55an investigation into a Reuters report that says the U.S. military launched a secret campaign

01:01against Chinese-produced vaccines during the height of the pandemic.

01:04The clandestine operation has not been previously reported.

01:08Castro says it is imperative to ascertain the extent of the damage and to hold those

01:13responsible accountable.

01:15On June 14, Reuters reported the Pentagon conducted a misinformation campaign to raise

01:20doubts over Chinese vaccines being supplied by China.

01:23This was primarily done online with phony internet accounts impersonating Filipinos,

01:28and it went beyond Philippine social media feeds, with similar propaganda tailored for

01:32audiences in Central Asia and the Middle East.

01:36China's Sinovac biotech vaccine was the first vaccine made available to Filipinos.

01:43Newly raided Philippine offshore gaming operator LuckySouth99 lists former presidential spokesperson

01:49Harry Roque as its legal representative, but the lawyer maintains he has no direct link

01:53to the company.

01:54Rappler obtained a document which lists the officials of the Pogo in Porak found to have

01:59trafficked and tortured workers.

02:01Roque's name is included under legal in the document.

02:04Roque tells Rappler he has no idea why, nor is he aware of that chart.

02:08He maintains his only engagement was for the Whirlwind Corporation, the one leasing the

02:12Thai royal court compound in Porak, to LuckySouth99.

02:16The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission earlier found a sponsorship letter for a former

02:21palace staff's visa application in the raided compound.

02:25The staff was accompanying Roque to Kiev, Ukraine.

02:28Roque explains the staff may have lived in the compound.

02:33Western powers push for a consensus on how to end the war in Ukraine.

02:37More than 90 countries, with leaders that include U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris,

02:41German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron, attended two-day

02:46talks at a Swiss resort at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

02:51The conference underscores the broad support for Ukraine, as well as the urgency amid reverses

02:56and delays in Western aid.

02:58Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine.

03:01The draft seen by Reuters calls for Ukraine's territorial integrity to be respected.

03:06Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer notes the wording may fail to win unanimous support,

03:11but says even those who won't sign made it clear that the war must end.

03:15Moscow, which was not invited, labeled the summit a waste of time.

03:19China was another notable absentee.

03:24The Israeli military says it would hold daily tactical pauses in military activity in parts

03:29of southern Gaza to allow more aid to flow into the enclave, where international aid

03:34organizations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis.

03:38Israel says military activity would be paused from 5 GMT until 16 GMT daily along the road

03:44that leads from the Kerem-Shalom crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.

03:49But it says fighting in the city of Rafah, where Israel is targeting the remaining brigades

03:54of militant Hamas, would continue.

03:56Despite growing international pressure for a ceasefire, an agreement to halt the fighting

04:01still appears distant.

04:03Israel launched its war after Hamas attacked on October 7, killing around 1,200 people,

04:08while Gaza's health ministry says more than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's

04:14offensive.

04:17Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, waved to crowds and smiled broadly from the balcony

04:21of Buckingham Palace after watching a military parade on Saturday, June 15.

04:26It marks her first public appearance since she announced in March 2024 she has cancer

04:31and is receiving preventative chemotherapy.

04:34She is still undergoing treatment, but her improved health meant she was able to appear

04:38in public.

04:39The princess rode in a covered carriage with her three children to watch the annual military

04:44parade to mark the birthday of King Charles.

04:47Despite heavy rain showers, crowds lined the streets and cheered as the carriage passed

04:51by.

04:52In a rare personal written message on Friday, June 14, she said she was making good progress

04:57but was not out of the woods.

04:59Her illness coincides with Charles, 75, who is also undergoing treatment for cancer.

05:06The Outsiders, a musical based on S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel, snags the coveted Tony

05:12Award for Best Musical, including direction of a musical adaptation, while Stereophonic

05:17takes home the Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Direction.

05:21Season favorite Mary Leary Roll Along wins the Best Revival of a Musical, Best Lead Actor

05:25in a Musical for Jonathan Groff, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Daniel Radcliffe.

05:30Appropriate, a play about adult siblings reuniting after the death of their father, wins Best

05:36Revival of a Play and Best Lead Actress in a Play for Sarah Paulson.

05:40Succession star Jeremy Strong wins Best Lead Actor in a Play for his performance in Ibsen's

05:45Enemy of the People.

05:46The 77th Tony Awards was held for the first time in New York City's Lincoln Center, hosted

05:51by Tony-nominated and Oscar-winning actress, Ariana DeBose.

05:55For the full list of winners, visit Rappler.com.

06:05Actor Joe Alwyn breaks his silence on the end of his relationship with pop superstar

06:10Taylor Swift.

06:11In an interview with the Sunday Times-Style, Joe says he hopes people can understand the

06:16difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over

06:20six and a half years.

06:22He adds what made the split unusual was how those uninvolved in the relationship made

06:27quips about it, but says he made his peace.

06:30Most of the couple's relationship was kept under wraps, but Joe reiterates it was a mutual

06:34decision to keep the more private details of our relationship private.

06:39Joe says there is no reason to change that even if they've parted ways.

06:43Under the pseudonym William Bowery, Joe collaborated with Taylor on several songs in Folklore and

06:48Evermore.

06:49Joe and Taylor began dating in 2016 and split in 2023.

06:56And that's today's wrap.

06:57I'm Kara Oliver.

06:58Thank you for watching.

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