00:00Today on Rappler
00:06A court in San Juan City denies Senator Jingui Estrada's request for a temporary restraining order against Bryce Hernandez
00:19Defense Secretary Gebo Teodoro says he is willing to talk to China if it shows sincerity
00:25The Philippines and Canada sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, or SOVFA
00:31NASA debunks claims that the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was fake after Kim Kardashian said she believes the conspiracy
00:39And a new career high for Alex Ayala as she climbs to world number 50
00:46A court in San Juan City denies Senator Jingui Estrada's request for a temporary restraining order against Bryce Hernandez
00:53The former Bulacan Public Works official who admitted to corruption
00:56Hernandez's lawyer Ernest Levanza says Estrada sought a TRO to prevent Hernandez from further implicating the senator in flood control corruption
01:06Hernandez earlier told a Senate panel Estrada channeled 355 million pesos into projects in exchange for a 30% kickback
01:15Estrada has denied the accusations and has since filed a perjury complaint against Hernandez
01:20In a seven-page ruling dated October 30, the San Juan court says Hernandez's supposedly defamatory remarks have already been publicized by various media outlets
01:30Because of this, the court believes that issuing a TRO at this point would no longer serve its purpose
01:36In a statement, Estrada's office says the senator fully respects and will abide by the court's decision
01:42Estrada's request for a writ of preliminary injunction remains pending and will be heard on Wednesday, November 12th
01:48Here, the court will consider both Estrada's and Hernandez's arguments and evidence
01:54A TRO would have had an immediate effect prior to a hearing
01:58No efforts were made, especially from the Philippine side, to arrange a bilateral meeting between Philippine and Chinese defense ministers
02:07This on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
02:15When asked why not, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. says it is hard to talk to someone who is insincere
02:22I would be willing to talk if there was a semblance of good faith
02:29Kung nagpakita ng sinsiridad, kakausapin ko bakit hindi
02:34Pero kakausapin mo na the day before sinabi, bina-blackmail natin ng China
02:40Pagkatapos magbago daw tayo ng mend your waste
02:45Sampal sa mukha yun, kaya hindi ko tatanggapin
02:48Teodoro was also asked if he had met with his Chinese defense minister, Dong Jun
02:53To which he answered, why would he?
02:56He adds, it remains important for defense ministers to maintain dialogue
03:00Despite tensions between China and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea
03:03Canada becomes the latest country to sign a Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines
03:10Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian Defense Minister David Maguinty
03:17Signed the status of the Visiting Forces Agreement or SOBFA
03:20Nearly eight months after negotiations for the deal concluded
03:23Canada becomes the fifth country to sign a Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines
03:28marking its first in the Indo-Pacific region
03:30The Philippines Defense Department says the deal
03:33quote, underscores the Philippines' commitment to expand the country's security partnerships
03:37to promote regional peace and stability
03:40Manila's expansion of defense ties comes as grows more assertive in defending both its rights
03:45and claims in the South China Sea, particularly in the area it calls the West Philippine Sea
03:50The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA
03:57debunks a conspiracy theory that the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was fake
04:01This after Kim Kardashian said in a new episode of Hulu's long-running family saga The Kardashians
04:07she believes the theory and thought the lunar landing by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was fiction
04:13Kardashian said a video interview with Aldrin led her to believe the moon landing never occurred
04:18However, U.S. Transportation Secretary and NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy quickly dismissed this
04:25Duffy says in a post
04:27quote, yes Kim Kardashian, we've been to the moon before, six times
04:31Kardashian was referring to a video in which Aldrin was asked about the scariest moment of the Apollo mission
04:37The video showed him saying, there was no scary moment because it didn't happen
04:41She then concluded the moon landing itself didn't happen
04:44However, Aldrin's remarks appear to have been taken out of context from a 2015 on-stage appearance at Britain's Oxford Union Debating Society
04:53Alex Iala finally cracks the World Top 50 in the latest WTA rankings
05:00The Filipina tennis ace climbed one spot from No. 51 last week for a new career-high ranking
05:06This following her run in the Hong Kong Open where Iala lost to eventual champion Victoria Mboko of Canada in the Round of 16
05:14The Top 50 ranking sums up a stellar year for Iala who picked up momentum starting with her magical run in the Miami Open back in March
05:23Iala became the first Filipino to reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event as she stunned Grand Slam champions
05:30with Igas Viatek, Madison Keyes, and Yelena Ostapenko
05:34Other highlights include her first WTA final in the Eastbourne Open in June
05:39and her first ever WTA challenger title in the Guadalajara Open in September
05:44She might see action again at the end of the year at the Southeast Asian Games which she says is in her plans
05:50And that's today's wrap. I'm June Reyes. Thank you for watching. Click the link below for the full story. For more updates, download the Rappler app.
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