00:01The Philippine government doubles the bounty for the arrest of gaming tycoon Charlie Atong Ang now at P20 million.
00:08Church and civil society groups launched the third part of the trillion-peso march for the 40th anniversary of EDSA.
00:14Russian missiles launched a massive attack on Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
00:18The European Union says TikTok breached the Digital Services Act with its addictive design.
00:23And pop star Britney Spears sells the rights to her music catalogue.
00:35The Department of the Interior and local government announces it doubles the bounty for those who can help in the
00:40arrest of gaming tycoon Charlie Atong Ang.
00:43Seryoso kami dito, 20 million pesos, information leading to arrest.
00:47If you want to know what's going on, it's going to be the confidential funds provided to the PNP and
00:54DILG, so it's going to be a good case.
00:56Rimulya also clarifies Thursday, February 12, Ang is still in the Philippines, not in Cambodia.
01:02He says the Cambodian government informed his department it has no records of Ang's entry nor exit there.
01:08Ang was first implicated in the missing Sabongeros case in 2022.
01:11He owns the Lucky 8 Star Quest, the operator of cockfighting arenas where some of the missing cockfighting enthusiasts were
01:18last seen.
01:18He faces kidnapping with homicide and kidnapping with serious illegal detention cases.
01:24The Philippine government first announced the 10 million peso bounty for Ang in January.
01:29Ang is also tagged as the most wanted criminal in the country.
01:34Civil society and church leaders launched the Trillion Peso March Part 3.
01:38Organizers from Caritas, Philippines, the Buhayang People Power Network in Simbahan at Komunidad Laban sa Katiwalian
01:44announced a series of nationwide activities leading up to February 25.
01:49This year's EDSA People Power Anniversary carries the theme Tayo ang People Power Laban sa Korupsyon at Binastia.
01:55We are People Power Against Corruption and Dynasties.
01:58Science is number one, respectful of the dog.
02:02Number two is respectful of the constitution.
02:24BAPB co-convener Kiko D says there are no estimates yet for the February 25 mobilizations, noting that the date
02:30remains a special working holiday.
02:32But he urges the public to make time to take a stand.
02:37Officials say the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, came under massive attack from Russian missiles early on Thursday, February 12, with various
02:44buildings hit in the assault.
02:46Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says in a message that a mass attack is still underway.
02:50He adds strikes hit residential and non-residential buildings on both sides of the Dnipro River that runs through the
02:56city.
02:56Debris fell near two apartment buildings in one district, but no fires or injuries were reported.
03:02Emergency medical teams were sent to the affected areas.
03:05Regional Governor Alexander Ganja says the southeastern city of Dnipro was also attacked.
03:10Several homes and cars were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
03:14Aid raid alerts remain in place in Kiev in Dnipro.
03:19The EU's European Commission finds TikTok to be, quote, in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
03:26These features include the infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the, quote, unquote, highly personalized recommender system powered by the
03:34app's algorithm.
03:35The EU's findings, released on February 6, coincide with a landmark US trial alleging social media apps, specifically Facebook, Instagram,
03:43Snap, YouTube, and TikTok, caused harm to young people due to addictive design features.
03:48The EU says TikTok did not adequately assess how the features could harm the well-being not just of minors
03:54but also vulnerable adults.
03:56It adds mitigation measures promoted by the app were also ineffective.
04:00The findings are part of an in-depth investigation into TikTok's compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act.
04:08Pop star Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalogue to independent publisher Primary Wave, becoming the latest
04:15artist to strike a major music rights deal.
04:18Entertainment site TMZ first reported a sale citing legal documents showing the deal was signed on December 30.
04:24The report said the agreement was valued close to the $200 million deal Justin Bieber made in 2023 to sell
04:30his catalogue to Hypnosis.
04:32A source familiar with the matter confirmed the deal but did not disclose further details.
04:38Sting, Bruce Springsteen, and Justin Timberlake also struck deals to cash in on their work.
04:43Primary Wave did not comment, while Spears has not publicly addressed the sale.
04:49And that's today's wrap, I'm Julian Sirineo, thank you for watching.
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