Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Sarah and Curlee Discaya no longer cooperating with ICI - Marcos, Duterte trust ratings down in September 2025 survey - Marcos’ promise: SALN will be made public - Congress to livestream budget bicameral meetings - Fil-Am Erik Spoelstra named USA men’s basketball head coach until 2028
00:06Flood control contractors Curly and Sarah Deskaya will no longer cooperate with the ICI
00:17Both President Marcos and Vice President Duterte's trust ratings drop in September 2025 survey
00:24President Marcos says he's willing to allow public access to his SAL-N
00:28Congress will livestream the upcoming bicameral conference committee meetings for the 2026 national budget
00:34And Phil Am-Erik Spolstra will coach the USA men's basketball team until 2028
00:40Controversial flood control contractors Curly and Sarah Deskaya will no longer cooperate with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure
00:49ICI Executive Director Brian Osaka announces it in a press conference on Wednesday, October 15
00:55They invoked their right to self-incrimination and manifested that they will no longer cooperate with the investigation being conducted by the ICI
01:07They were thinking that when they cooperate before the ICI
01:12They will be getting a favorable recommendation from the Commission as state witness
01:20Osaka adds the couple cited ICI Commissioner and former Public Works Secretary Rogelio Babe Singson's statement
01:27In an interview with journalist Karen Davila, Singson said the couple was not being considered as state witnesses
01:33However, Osaka says Singson's statement is a personal opinion
01:37He also clarifies that any official communication by the Commission will be coursed through him or ICI Chairperson Andres Reyes
01:44Despite the withdrawal, Osaka assures the investigation will proceed
01:48He also notes the Commission already obtained several documents from the couple
01:52A Social Weather Station survey shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sarah Duterte's trust ratings drop between June and September 2025
02:031,500 respondents are asked to assess their level of trust in key government officials
02:09Marcos has a trust rating of 43%, which is 5 percentage points lower than the 48% he got in June 2025
02:16Duterte, meantime, earns a 53% trust rating in September 2025, 8 percentage points lower than in June 2025
02:25Meantime, a Pulse Asia survey says nearly all or 97% of Filipinos believe that corruption in government is widespread
02:32The survey also says 90% of Filipinos believe there is collusion between government officials and private contractors in anomalous projects
02:40A similar survey by Okta Research shows similar findings
02:4360% of Filipinos feel anger or outrage when thinking about corruption in the government
02:48This strong emotional response highlights the public's continued frustration over the misuse of public funds
02:54President Ferdinand Marcos says he would follow the old rules and allow public access to his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth
03:03The statement comes as Ombudsman Boing Remulia reverses SAL and restrictions imposed under the Duterte administration
03:09We will follow the new rules
03:11Sorry, we will follow the old rules
03:13Salins were once documents that the public could request but under former Ombudsman Samuel Martires, access was severely restricted
03:20We are just going back to the old procedure and we will follow that whatever happens
03:29Again, my salon is, again, it will be available as available to whoever would like to
03:40Kung hindiin sa akin ng ICI, hindi siyempre bibigay ko
03:45Kung hindiin sa akin ng Ombudsman, bibigay namin
03:48Marcos says that he was, quote, surprised that rules on SAL and access changed and that it was impossible to get a copy
03:54He adds, his cabinet is also expected to allow access to their SAL ends
03:58Congress agrees to livestream the upcoming bicameral conference committee meetings for the 2026 national budget
04:07President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announces Wednesday, October 15
04:11Senate President Tito Soto and House Speaker Faustino D. agree to livestream all proceedings
04:16He says, quote, if there are questionable, shall we say, insertions or additions or all that
04:21It will also be clear who made those changes or who proposed those changes so that people will know
04:27The creation of a small committee for the budget will also be stopped
04:31In closed-door meetings, the committee reviewed and made revisions in the budget after it had been approved by the House
04:36It was meant to avoid hold-up in the plenary but made the process opaque
04:40The changes come as the government faces scrutiny over billions of public funds alleged stolen through kickbacks in substandard or ghost flood control projects
04:49Miami Heat boss Eric Spolstra has been appointed head coach of the United States men's basketball team until the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
04:59Spolstra says, quote, it's an incredible honor to be named head coach of the USA basketball men's national team
05:05I look forward to carrying on the tradition of excellence and teamwork that defines USA basketball
05:10He was the assistant coach of the U.S. men's team which won gold at last year's Paris Games
05:15He was also an assistant coach to Steve Kerr at the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup where the USA finished fourth
05:21Spolstra's mother is a native of San Pablo Laguna in the Philippines
05:25He won two NBA titles with the Heat and steered them to four other NBA Finals appearances
05:31And that's today's wrap
05:34I'm Julian Sirineo
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