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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - DPWH undersecretary Cabral resigns amid budget insertion allegations - Curlee Discaya admits bribing QC officials for flood projects - UK rolls out red carpet for Trump, and hopes to avoid red faces - Mutual and amicable: Julia Barretto, Gerald Anderson call it quits - Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Charlie Kirk  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-18-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:08Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Kathy Cabral resigns amid budget insertion allegations.

00:20Curly Diskaya admits his firm's bribed officials in Quezon City in exchange for flood control projects.

00:26U.S. President Donald Trump officially begins his second state visit to the United Kingdom.

00:31Julia Barreto and Gerald Anderson end their relationship.

00:34And Walt Disney-owned ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel live off the air following the host's remarks about Charlie Kirk.

00:42Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Kathy Cabral resigns amid allegations of budget insertions.

00:48DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon tells the Senate panel probing anomalous flood control projects

00:53he has accepted Cabral's courtesy resignation on September 14.

00:57Cabral skips the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday, her first time to miss it.

01:02She was present at the House flood control hearing on September 9.

01:05Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lakson, who leads the Blue Ribbon Committee,

01:08earlier claimed that Cabral contacted Senate President Tito Soto's office

01:12after Soto won in the May 2025 elections,

01:15asking what he wanted to include in the proposed 2026 national budget.

01:19In a speech on September 9, Lakson also showed a screenshot of the supposed conversation

01:24between Cabral and Soto's staff.

01:26Rattler reached out to Cabral to address this allegation,

01:29but she has yet to reply as of posting.

01:33Controversial businessman Curly Descaya admits during a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing

01:38that his firms bribed officials in Quezon City in exchange for flood control projects.

01:43Deputy Majority Leader Risa Ontiveros questions Descaya

01:46on whether his companies were also paying off officials in Quezon City,

01:50similar to how they allegedly paid Department of Public Works and Highways officials

01:53to secure government contracts.

01:55So, Mr. Descaya, sinabi niyo po sa affidavit ninyo

01:59na hindi maiiwasan magbayad sa mga regional directors

02:04at district engineers ng DPWH

02:07para makakuha ng projects.

02:10Wow, no?

02:10Sabi niyo pa ay nagbabayad kayo ng from 10% to 25% sa DPWH.

02:17Kinailangan niyo rin bang magbayad ng SOP

02:19para makakuha ng projects dun naman sa Quezon City?

02:23Descaya denies making payments beforehand

02:25but admits they were pressured to do so after the projects were awarded.

02:30Your Honor, hindi po.

02:31Bali, kami po ay nilalapitan lang po pag once na may award na po

02:36at saka lang po kami nilalapitan.

02:38At ayaw po namin magbigay yung honor.

02:41Kaya lang po, ay napapressure lang po kami.

02:43The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee also cites Descaya in contempt

02:46for lying about the reason behind his wife Sarah Descaya's absence from the hearing.

02:52U.S. President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain

02:57on Wednesday, September 17.

02:59Trump, a royal fan, has made little secret of his delight

03:02at being the first elected politician to be invited twice by the British monarchy.

03:06He posted on his Truth Social account in February,

03:09I love King Charles.

03:11Upon arrival, he says,

03:12I have a lot of things here that, they warm my heart.

03:15It's a very special place.

03:16King Charles and the royal family will roll out the red carpet for the president

03:20when he arrives at Windsor Castle

03:21with a carriage procession, gun salutes,

03:24a military flypast, and lavish banquet.

03:26Britain says it will be the largest military ceremonial welcome

03:29for a state visit in living memory.

03:31Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to use the trip

03:33to deepen economic ties, secure billions of dollars of investment,

03:37discuss tariffs, and press the U.S. President on Ukraine.

03:40Police said four people were arrested on Tuesday

03:42following a projection of images of Trump

03:44alongside late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

03:47onto one of Windsor Castle's towers.

03:49Julia Barreto and Gerald Anderson and their relationship,

03:54their talent agency Starmagic and Viva Artists Agency

03:57confirm on Thursday, September 18.

03:59The confirmation ends the speculations

04:01about the relationship status of the couple for the past weeks.

04:04In a statement, Starmagic requests the public

04:07to respect the decision of the two artists

04:08and refrain from spreading false narratives.

04:11Viva Artists Agency also says

04:13the speculations circulating about the reason for the breakup

04:15are unfounded and baseless.

04:18Barreto and Anderson first went public

04:19with their relationship in 2021,

04:21but the two had already been linked in 2019.

04:26Walt Disney-owned ABC says

04:27it is pulling Jimmy Camille Live off the air.

04:30This, after remarks by the show's late-night host

04:32about Charlie Kirk's assassination,

04:34sparked harsh criticism

04:35by the head of the Federal Communications Commission.

04:38The decision comes as Donald Trump

04:40repeatedly pressured broadcasters

04:41to stop airing content he found objectionable

04:44and called on the FCC to pull licenses from stations.

04:48Kimmel made the remarks on Monday night

04:49about the September 10 assassination of Kirk.

04:52We hit some new lows over the weekend

04:53with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize

04:56this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk

04:59as anything other than one of them

05:00and doing everything they can

05:02to score political points from it.

05:04Kimmel also criticizes Trump's mourning of Kirk,

05:07pointing to a video of Trump's comments

05:08on the White House lawn.

05:10This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.

05:12Meantime, Hollywood blasts the White House

05:14for targeting free speech.

05:16Unions representing writers and actors say

05:18the move amounts to an attack

05:19on constitutionally protected free speech rights.

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