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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Metro Manila women's top pre-SONA concerns: Poverty, job creation – survey - Filipinos echo lies from US on Trump assassination attempt - Comelec probes ‘unusual’ voter surge in Cagayan de Oro’s largest barangay - SB19's justin explores unrequited love in new single ‘kaibigan’ - Suspected Taylor Swift stalker detained at concert by police  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-19-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:13Poverty, hunger, and job creation are among the top concerns of women in Metro Manila.

00:18Filipinos share posts that blame Democrats for the Trump shooting.

00:22The Kamalak investigates a new voter surge in Carmen Cagayan de Oro.

00:27SB19's Justin releases new single, Kaibigan.

00:31And German police detains a man suspected of stalking Taylor Swift.

00:37Addressing poverty and hunger, as well as the creation of jobs, are among the top concerns

00:42of women in vote-rich communities in Metro Manila.

00:45According to a new survey released before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s third State

00:50of the Nation Address, or SONA, women aged 18 and above from mostly low-income households

00:56say they wanted the government to focus on issues that directly impact their lives.

01:01The women want government to prioritize addressing poverty and hunger, job creation, controlling

01:06high prices of goods and services, including utilities, support for healthcare, education

01:12and housing, and higher wages.

01:15The survey was conducted by the Center for Women's Resources, or CWR.

01:19The 897 surveyed women were mostly between the ages of 35 and 54, with around 41% representation.

01:30Filipinos share posts that blame Democrats for the attempted assassination of former

01:34U.S. President Donald Trump, as well as posts that suggest the attack was staged.

01:39Rappler analyzes public Facebook and X posts containing mentions of the Trump shooting,

01:44shared on July 14 to 15.

01:47Within minutes of the shooting, Republicans, including U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor

01:51Greene, were claiming that Democrats and the left were responsible.

01:56Filipino social media users echoed these claims, painting leftists and liberals as violent

02:00individuals desperate to take down Trump.

02:03These claims were seeded in Facebook groups like the Diliman Book Club, which had shared

02:07false claims about the Marcos family gold, and Philam Voter, a political community based

02:12in San Francisco, California.

02:15Even after details about the shooter were made public, social media users in the Philippines

02:19continued to blame Democrats, the left, and liberals.

02:25The Commission on Elections investigates over 4,000 people who sign up to become new voters

02:30in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro.

02:32Their allegations?

02:33They are non-residents of the city's largest barangay in terms of population and votes.

02:39Comelec Northern Mindanao Director Renato Magbutay says Carmen is a vote-rich barangay

02:44with a history of making or breaking election campaigns in Cagayan de Oro.

02:49Complaints are filed with the Comelec.

02:51Cagayan de Oro 1st District Representative Lordan Suan says his team counted more than

02:5615,000 people who asked to register as new Carmen voters within a six-month period.

03:03Allegations of massive vote-buying barred the 2023 barangay elections in Carmen.

03:08With the National Movement for Free Elections reporting, votes there allegedly commanded

03:12a price of at least Php 6,000 each.

03:18P-POP star Justin releases new single, Kaibigan, under his solo project, Friday, July 19.

03:24The team says Kaibigan, an ode to unrequited love, is a reminder that some things are better

03:29left unsaid.

03:31Di na maalis sa isipan kong lahat ng lo.

03:37The music video, also released Friday, was conceptualized by Justin himself.

03:43He shares credits with 1Z Entertainment's Creative Director Saiyan Abansenya.

03:48The music video stars theater actress Nicole Emilio, who starred as Basha on One More Chance

03:53the musical, and RJ Cruz of alternative pop band The Juans.

04:01The song is produced by Rab Kids, the sibling duo of SB19's Pablo and Josue.

04:09Justin released his solo debut single, Surreal, in February 2024.

04:16German police detains an American man suspected of stalking Taylor Swift and making threats

04:21against her and her partner on social media.

04:25Police say Thursday, July 18, the 34-year-old man tried to go to Taylor's concert in Gelfenkirchen.

04:31He attracted attention online by making threats against Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelsey.

04:37Initial investigation could not rule out the man posed a threat, but a court ordered that

04:41he is to be held until Saturday, July 20.

04:45The Aeros Tours show in the German city is seen to attract 60,000 Swifties per night

04:50for three nights.

04:51And that's today's wrap.

04:54I'm Juna Reyes.

04:55Thank you for watching.

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