Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Marcos sacks PNP chief Nicolas Torre III; Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. is new PNP chief - Gardiola, rep of construction workers in Congress, owns P416-M California house - ‘KPop Demon Hunters' movie holds its own atop music and movie charts - Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant card sells for record sum - Film Academy shortlists 7 films for the Philippines’s official 2026 Oscars entry
00:08President Marcos replaces PNP chief Nicolás Torre with Jose Melencio Nartates Jr.
00:20Construction worker solidarity representative Edwin Guardiola owns a luxury home in California.
00:25Netflix movie K-pop Demon Hunters continues to top music charts.
00:30A signed Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant card is sold for $12.932 million.
00:36And the Film Academy of the Philippines shortlists seven films as possible entries for the 2026 Oscars.
00:45President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has relieved Philippine National Police Chief Police General Nicolás Torre III.
00:51Marcos, who is the police's commander-in-chief, ordered Torre's removal from his post in a directive dated August 25.
00:58He was replaced by Deputy Chief for Administration Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartates Jr.
01:05Interior and local government and NAPOLCOM chairperson John Vic Remulia confirms to Rappler that the commission, which oversees the national police, has overturned some of Torre's reassignments.
01:16This includes Nartates' supposed transfer from being the PNP's No. 2 cop to police commander of Western Mindanao.
01:24Remulia also confirms that NAPOLCOM released a memo stating that all appointments and assignments of Level 3 officers, from police colonels to police generals, should undergo NAPOLCOM review.
01:34Nartates, who will replace Torres, is the second-highest-ranking officer of the Philippine National Police.
01:41Just like the former PNP chiefs Rodolfo Azurin Jr. and Benjamin Acorda Jr., Nartates is an ilocano like the president.
01:49He is set to retire on March 19, 2027, based on his profile published by the Journal Group.
01:54Congressman Edwin Guardiola, party list lawmaker for Construction Worker Solidarity, owns an opulent residence in California in the United States, priced at at least $7.3 million, or P416 million.
02:11Rappler finds out after the exclusive story detailing the P16 billion in public works contracts bagged by his family's construction firms.
02:19Virginia-based real estate web portal Holmes.com says Edwin and his wife Judy have been the owners of the property at 56 Shore Ridge, Newport Coast, since 2011.
02:30Based on a notice of public hearing of the City Council of Newport Beach in July 2022, the property is registered under the name of Tiroso Edwin Guardiola, likely a misspelling since his actual name is Tirso Edwin Guardiola.
02:43Data from ParcelQuest show the property has not been sold to another person since 2011, indicating the house remains with the Guardiolas.
02:51Newport Beach is among the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S.
02:55Guardiola is a longtime contractor whose public works companies have been the subject of scrutiny since the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
03:03In 2022, he entered politics and won a congressional seat as representative of CWS.
03:09Rappler reached out to Guardiola's camp for comment, but they have yet to respond.
03:13His family insists.
03:15Since Guardiola became a congressman, he has, quote, consistently demonstrated his commitment to the highest standards of transparency and accountability.
03:24Election watchdog Contra Daya says Guardiola's case highlights the abuse of the party list system of representation.
03:30After becoming a cultural phenomenon, Netflix movie K-pop Demon Hunters continues to make waves.
03:38Golden hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the movie's soundtrack boasts over 3 billion global streams to date.
03:46K-pop Demon Hunters debuted on the streaming platform on June 20.
03:49It follows a trio of Demon Hunters who perform K-pop music to impress fans and combat demons.
03:55Lead singer, South Korean artist EJ, says she poured everything she knew about popular Korean music into the project.
04:02I just love how Golden is a very hopeful song, so not just America, but globally everyone's resonating with it.
04:08It feels like we're all connecting together.
04:10Arden Cho, who voices lead character Rumi, is surprised by audience reactions to the movie's music.
04:16She says, someone was saying that Huntrix's voices were AI because it's so good.
04:21No, we're real, we're here.
04:23Fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix achieved enormous real-life success.
04:27As other songs, How It's Done, What It Sounds Like, and Free also ranked in the top 10 most-streamed songs for the week, ending on August 14.
04:36A sing-along version of K-pop Demon Hunters topped the domestic box office over the weekend in what appears to be a historic first for streaming giant Netflix.
04:46A signed card featuring Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant is sold for $12.932 million, establishing a record for most ever paid for a sports collectible card.
04:57The record-setting card is known as the 2007-2008 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logo Man Autographs Jordan and Bryant card.
05:07It was sold through Heritage Auctions, and the purchaser's identity was not revealed.
05:11Chris Ivey, Heritage's director of sports auctions, says via ESPN.
05:17The Jordan-Briant card is, quote, the pinnacle as far as modern card collectors are concerned.
05:22It's always been looked at by modern basketball collectors as a holy grail.
05:27Ivey adds, the card's previous owner kept it for more than a decade, turning down high seven-figure private offers.
05:34The Jordan-Briant card is the second most expensive sports collectible ever, behind Babe Ruth's 1932 World Series Called Shot jersey, which was sold for $24.12 million in 2024.
05:46The Film Academy of the Philippines shortlists seven films as possible entries for the 2026 Oscars in the Best International Feature Film category.
05:58These seven films will go through an extensive selection process and will be submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the U.S.
06:06FAP says it is selecting early to give Filipino filmmakers more time to promote their films before the Oscars releases the shortlist on December 15.
06:15The seven shortlisted films include
06:18FAP Director General and Filmmaker Paolo Villaluna says the selection offers an insight about the Filipinos as a nation struggling with the weight of the past and the gritty issues of the present.
06:32FAP says that it will announce the country's official Oscars submission soon.
06:36And that's today's wrap.
06:39I'm Giselle Barrientos.
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