00:01Malacanang dismisses as disinformation claims that the live footage of the president was
00:06manipulated. Pampanga Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo denies she is orchestrating
00:11the ouster of House Speaker Boji D. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appoints trade diplomat
00:16Dita Angara Matay as the new tourism secretary. Meralco announces a hike in electricity rates
00:22this April. And Hunter Biden, son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, challenges the eldest
00:27sons of President Donald Trump to a cage match.
00:38Malacanang dismisses as disinformation claims that the live footage of the 2026 Araw ng
00:43Kagitingan headlined by the president was either manipulated or from last year's commemoration.
00:48Alam naman ng mainstream media ang katotohanan. Kayo na po ang magpatunay kung ang nakikita
00:56nila na ginagampana na event or pinupuntahan na pangulo na event ay AI lamang o totoo.
01:04Suportahan natin mismo ang gobyerno at labanan natin ang fake news.
01:08Philippine journalists, diplomats, military personnel, local and national politicians and veterans
01:13attended the event in Bataan which was aired live through official government channels and
01:17news media. The palace also released a video last April 8 with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
01:23dismissing claims about his health.
01:25Huwag niyo pong masyadong siniseryoso. Ano mo naman ng social media, pala biru yan eh.
01:31At wala po tayo problema. I've been back to my regular routine for the last magti-tree months na ito
01:39na patuloy lang yung aking ginagawa.
01:42In January, Malacanang disclosed that Marcos spent the night in the hospital and was diagnosed with
01:47diverticulitis, a condition linked to stress and aging.
01:52Former President and Pampanga Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo disputes reports she's allegedly
01:57orchestrating the ouster of House Speaker Boji D.
02:00In a statement on Friday, April 10, she says,
02:02I reaffirm my confidence in his leadership. She adds,
02:06their mutual support, which began many years ago with his late father, remains unbroken.
02:10Several news outfits, citing an unnamed source, report that Vice President Sara Duterte was convincing
02:16her ally Arroyo to make a bid for the speakership. Arroyo does not have the numbers to oust D.
02:21The rumor comes on the heels of the first public impeachment hearing against Duterte on April 14.
02:26This is not the first time Arroyo has been accused of plotting to oust a Speaker.
02:30She was installed as the Speaker of the House in 2018 after a successful coup against Pantaleon
02:36Alvarez. In 2023, she was stripped of the deputy speakership amid persistent rumors she was
02:41plotting to unseat then-Speaker Martin Romualdez. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appoints trade
02:48diplomat Dita Angara Matay as the new tourism secretary, replacing Cristina Garcia-Frasco.
02:54Malacanang says Angara Matay's appointment reflects the push to position tourism not only as a
02:59cultural showcase but as a strong driver of jobs, businesses, and regional development.
03:05Angara Matay currently serves as commercial counselor at the Philippine Trade and Investment
03:09Center in Tokyo, Japan. Frasco, Marcos' first tourism chief, was appointed as presidential
03:14advisor for sustainable and resilient communities in March. Tourism Undersecretary Verna Buen
03:19Suceso was designated as the DOT officer in charge since that time. Frasco, a former mayor of
03:25Luan Town in Cebu, was criticized for the DOT's failure to hit its own targets, as well as her
03:30high visibility in the department's social media posts and promotions.
03:35The Manila Electric Company, or Meralco, announces Friday, April 10, a hike of more than
03:4053 centavos per kilowatt hour this April. It says this is largely due to the weakening of the peso
03:46against the U.S. dollar. These adjustments have yet to reflect fuel price increases due to the
03:51Middle East conflict. Meantime, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin says her department suspended rules to
03:57lessen electricity production dependence on expensive fuels and increase the sources of
04:01renewable energy. She continues to call on Filipinos to conserve energy to make sure there will be no shortage.
04:17Americans might see a first-of-its-kind fight as they prepare for their 250th Independence Day,
04:23a cage match between the sons of a sitting U.S. President and the son of a former President. Hunter
04:28Biden, son of former Democratic President Joe Biden, challenged Republican President Donald Trump's
04:33eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, to a fight Thursday, April 9. Hunter says he got a call
04:38from left-wing social media commentator Andrew Callahan who told him he was organizing the match.
04:43The Trump Organization and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
04:48It is unclear if or when this match would happen. Biden became president after defeating Trump in the
04:542020 election, which Trump continues to falsely claim was the result of widespread fraud.
05:01And that's today's wrap. I'm JC Gotinga. Thank you for watching. Click the link below for the full story.
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