Rappler’s women founders welcome Amal, George Clooney to Manila

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Rappler’s founders welcome international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and award-winning actor, director, and humanitarian activist George Clooney to Manila. This kicks off the days-long visit that culminates with the couple headlining Rappler’s Social Good Summit 2025.   Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/maria-ressa-founders-welcome-amal-george-clooney-manila/

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00:00Rappler's founders welcome international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and award-winning actor,

00:05director, and humanitarian activist George Clooney to Manila.

00:09This kicks off the days-long visit that culminates with the couple headlining

00:12Rappler's Social Goods Summit 2025. The couple pays a courtesy call to President

00:17Marcos on Friday morning, November 14, in Malacanang. Amal then speaks with Philippine

00:22lawyers and local civic groups in a forum at the UP College of Law BGC campus.

00:26We are focused on both minimizing the potential harms of AI where they intersect with the justice

00:33sector and also harnessing the power of AI. I mean, the starting point is AI is here,

00:39it's not going anywhere, so let's use it for good where we can.

00:43Ombudsman Boyeng Rimulya and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales are present in the forum.

00:49Amal is set to deliver the opening address at the Social Goods Summit on Sunday, November 16,

00:53to tackle mounting global challenges to free speech and civil liberties.

00:58Amal says, quote,

00:59The Philippines holds a special place in our hearts, a country of courageous journalists

01:02who have given up so much for press freedom and of citizens who value the rule of law.

01:07George, whose father Nick Clooney was a long-time journalist,

01:10says he is excited to be in the Philippines and to support Rappler's work.

01:14Rappler's work.

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