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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - DOT seeks P3.7-billion budget for 2026, P500 million for promotions - Court clears Cebu artist Bambi Beltran of charges over COVID-19 satire post - Alex Eala battles world No. 15 in US Open main draw debut - Lil Nas X arrested after charging at officers, police say - BINI announces ‘BINIfied’ concert at Philippine Arena, teases new album  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-22-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:06The tourism department is seeking a 3.7 billion peso budget for 2026.

00:19Cebuana artist Bambi Beltran is cleared of all charges over a satire post during the pandemic.

00:24Alex Ayala battles world No. 15 Clara Towson in her US Open main draw debut.

00:31American singer Lil Nas X is arrested for charging at officers.

00:35And B-pop girl group Beanie announces Beanie-fied concert.

00:40The Department of Tourism seeks 3.7 billion pesos in funding for 2026 to bolster tourism

00:48promotions, a 3% decrease from its 2025 budget.

00:52While the Office of the Secretary's proposed budget rose by 2% to 3.1 billion pesos, funding

00:59for the Intermuros Administration and the National Parks Development Committee dropped significantly.

01:05The tourism department is also requesting 500 million pesos for branding and promotions,

01:10nearly five times the 100 million pesos allocated for 2025.

01:16Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco explains that Congress cut this budget by about 80% over

01:21the past two years.

01:23She also notes that the 100 million pesos is small compared to the multi-million dollar

01:27promotion budgets of other Southeast Asian countries.

01:33A Cebu court dismisses the case against Cebuana artist Maria Victoria Bambi Beltran who was

01:38accused of spreading quote-unquote fake news during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

01:45The Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Cebu City granted the demurre to evidence in an order

01:49dated August 14.

01:52She was arrested on April 18, 2020 for a Facebook post regarding the surge of COVID-19 cases in

01:57Sitio Zapatera, Barangay Luz, Cebu City.

02:01She wrote, 9,000-plus new cases, all from Zapatera, of COVID-19 in Cebu City in one day.

02:08We are now the epicenter in the whole solar system.

02:12The late Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella shared Beltran's post and warned her she would be

02:17arrested for spreading quote-unquote fake news.

02:21The same day, Beltran was arrested without warrant and detained for three days.

02:25Beltran was charged with the following.

02:31On August 17, 2020, a Cebu court dismissed the cyber libel case against Beltran for lack

02:36of jurisdiction.

02:37In September 2020, the same Cebu court dismissed the cases related to violation of RA 11469

02:44and RA 11332.

02:47Beltran is an award-winning writer and recipient of the 2020 Deutsche Vela Freedom of Speech

02:51Award.

02:55Filipina tennis ace Alex Ayala will go against a formidable foe as she makes her main draw

03:00debut in the US Open in New York.

03:03Ayala battles world No. 15 Clara Towson of Denmark in the opening round of the fourth

03:08and final Grand Slam event of the year.

03:10The game is tentatively scheduled on Sunday night, August 24, Manila time.

03:16Towson, the 14th seed, recently reached the semifinals of the Canadian Open, where Ayala

03:21was eliminated in the first round last July.

03:25Ayala is aiming for a breakthrough win as she looks to advance past the first round of a Grand

03:29Slam event after early exits at the French Open in Wimbledon this year, while Towson is

03:34eyeing a third straight second round appearance at the US Open.

03:38Towson, at 22 years old, owns three career WTA titles, the last of which came in the Auckland

03:44Open in January.

03:48A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson says Grammy-winning American singer Lil Nas X

03:54was arrested early Thursday morning.

03:56This after allegedly charging at law enforcement officers.

04:01The reported assault occurred after the rapper was spotted walking in his underwear in California,

04:05who was also taken to the hospital for treatment for a possible overdose.

04:10His records showed that the rapper was arrested in the morning and was being held in jail in

04:15Van Nuys, California on Thursday afternoon.

04:19Lil Nas X was the first openly gay man to receive a country music association award for

04:23his song Old Town Road, which also earned him two Grammy Awards.

04:30Beanie announces its plans during a photojournal signing event for fans in Quezon City.

04:36Members Aya, Colette, Malloy, Gwen, Stacey, Mika, Joanna, and Sheena say the journey through

04:42the Beanie-verse of Beanie Photo Journal shows their journey into becoming the Filipina supergroup.

04:49Leader Joanna says she's excited for the Blooms to hear the girls' special messages.

04:55Included in the photojournal are QR codes that lead fans to audio messages recorded by the

04:59members.

05:01The biggest announcement at the event, which got loud cheers from the crowd, is the Beanie-fied

05:05concert.

05:06It is described as a year-end party for Blooms and will take place on November 29 at the

05:11Philippine Arena in Bulacan.

05:14The girls also teased that a new album is coming.

05:18Sheena and Malloy share that it will include new songs in both English and Filipino, which

05:22will also be performed at their upcoming concert along with solo stages.

05:27Beanie also announces the dates for the regional shows.

05:34And that's today's wrap.

05:35I'm Julian Sirineo.

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