00:00Today on Rappler
00:06Two lawmakers filed a petition to the Supreme Court to declare unprogrammed appropriations as unconstitutional
00:18Fact check, U.S. President Donald Trump has not made a statement pushing the ICC for the release of Rodrigo Duterte
00:25A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis claiming self-defense
00:32The United States withdraws from international and UN entities
00:37And Alex Ayala advances to the ASB Classic quarterfinals as she beats Petra Marchinko
00:43Two lawmakers filed a Supreme Court petition to strike down the unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 national budget
00:52Caloacan 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice and Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Laila De Lima argue
00:58The provision violates the constitution and gives the executive branch excessive discretion over public funds
01:03Their petition comes amid scrutiny of unprogrammed appropriations which were previously used to fund anomalous flood control projects
01:11UAs are designed as a standby spending authority that may only be used when government revenues exceed targets
01:17Or when additional foreign grants and loans become available
01:20The petitioners argue Congress overstepped constitutional limits by including what they described as
01:26Massive, unsupported, unprogrammed items in the 2026 budget
01:30Under the 2026 General Appropriations Act, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved 150.9 billion pesos for unprogrammed appropriations
01:40Marcos says the 2026 UA is at the bare minimum and the lowest since 2019
01:45Here's a fact check from Rappler
01:50U.S. President Donald Trump has not made a statement on securing former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's release from the ICC
01:57The claim originates from a fake quote card that has been circulating on Facebook
02:01As of writing, one version of the post has garnered more than 100,000 reactions, 7,600 comments, and 6,200 shares since it was posted on Monday, January 5
02:13Another Facebook count with over 41,000 followers also made a commentary reel of the quote card
02:19In the video, the person claims the quote from Trump was, quote, 100% legit
02:23There is no verified public record of Trump declaring that he would push for Duterte's release from the ICC
02:29A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 7
02:38The shooting is the latest violent incident during U.S. President Donald Trump's nationwide crackdown on migrants
02:44Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey adamantly rejects the Trump administration's assertion that the agent fired in self-defense
02:50He adds, a video of the shooting directly contradicts what he calls the government's quote, garbage narrative
02:56The shooting drew hundreds of protesters near the scene
03:00They were met by heavily armed federal agents who also fired chemical irritants
03:04United States President Donald Trump says the country would withdraw from dozens of international and UN entities
03:12because they quote, operate contrary to U.S. national interests
03:16This includes a key climate treaty and a UN body that promotes gender equality and women's empowerment
03:21Among the 35 non-UN groups and 31 UN entities Trump listed in a memo to senior officials is the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
03:30It is described by many as the Bedrock Climate Treaty, which is the parent agreement to the 2025 Paris Climate Deal
03:36Natural Resources Defense Council President and CEO Manish Bapna says the U.S. would be the first country to walk away from the UNCCC
03:44The U.S. also skipped the annual UN Climate Summit last year for the first time in 30 years
03:49Filipino tennis star Alex Ayala starts her 2026 strongly as she advances to the ASB Classic quarterfinals in Auckland, New Zealand
03:59with a dominant 6-0-6-2 win over Petra Marchinko on Thursday, January 8
04:04This marks the first time the Filipina reached the last eight of a WTA Tour event after early exits in her previous four tournaments last year
04:12Ayala needed two hours and 40 minutes to defeat Vekic but took just over an hour to beat world number 82 Petra Marchinko
04:19Ayala will face Poland's Magdalenet next
04:22And that's today's wrap! I'm Julian Sirineo, thank you for watching! Click the link below for the full story! For more updates, download the Rappler Communities app!
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