00:01Senator Mark Villar joins the Senate Majority Block.
00:05BIR records show Sara Duterte received income from Davao City Hall in 2023 when she was already a vice president.
00:13A Filipino soldier stationed on the BRP Sierra Madre in a Union Shoal is evacuated.
00:19President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tops his two predecessors in foreign travel.
00:24And Polish President Karol Nawrowski trains with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao during his Philippine visit.
00:40Senate President Pro Tempore Tito Soto III confirms Senator Mark Villar joins the Senate Majority Block.
01:10Soto says he was informed of the change only earlier in the day and that Senate Majority Floor Leader Mig
01:16Zubiri
01:17coordinated Villar's transfer.
01:19Zubiri moves for the election of Villar as a member of the Commission on Appointments under the Majority Block.
01:26Villar is also elected chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Works, replacing Soto.
01:31With Villar's transfer, the Majority Block now has 14 members and the minority has 10.
01:37His sister, Senator Camille Villar, remains with the Minority Block.
01:41Villar's move comes as the Office of the Ombudsman announced
01:44graphed complaints against members of the Villar family over contracts involving water concessionaire Prime Water.
01:53Bureau of Internal Revenue Records show Vice President Sarah Duterte received income from Davao City Hall in 2023
02:00when she was already elected Vice President.
02:03Witness BIR Office of the Commissioner Chief of Staff Ann Lorraine Garcia Marquez confirms
02:09Duterte signed a BIR-2316 form with the Davao City Government listed as employer back in 2023.
02:16Ang ibig sabihin po ay naka-receive po si VP Sarah Duterte ng compensation income
02:25from the City Government of Davao ng taxable year or ng taong 2023 po.
02:32But the witness did not disclose the actual amount.
02:35The direct examination of the BIR witness by Prosecutor Erwin Matib
02:39is part of the prosecution's case building on Duterte's alleged unexplained wealth.
02:45The prosecution alleged this is tantamount to betrayal of public trust
02:49and culpable violation of the Constitution.
02:52Article 7, Section 6 of the Constitution states
02:55the President and the Vice President shall not receive
02:58during their tenure any other emolument from the government or any other source.
03:03Garcia Marquez's testimony also established that Duterte and her husband Mads Carpio
03:08registered a net income of only 85.34 million pesos
03:12after taxes from 2007 to 2025.
03:16However, their declared net worth in Respondent's 2025 SALEN
03:22is 98,656,131 pesos and 20 centavos.
03:31So dito pa lang po, may gap na, may difference.
03:34Your Honor, sorry.
03:37The Armed Forces of the Philippines says
03:40a Filipino soldier deployed to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin, Siol
03:44has been evacuated.
03:46The soldier, whose identity was not disclosed,
03:49requires immediate medical attention
03:51due to a prior medical condition.
03:54His medical evacuation via a rubber boat
03:56from the BRP Sierra Madre to a Philippine Coast Guard vessel
03:59is ongoing as of Thursday evening.
04:03The AFP says the personnel has received initial medical management
04:06and remains under observation
04:08while arrangements for its emergency evacuation are being facilitated.
04:13Ayungin is where the BRP Sierra Madre serves as an outpost
04:16for the military in that part of the West Philippine Sea.
04:19The AFP has no information on whether the medical evacuation
04:23was harassed by Chinese forces,
04:25which they often do in flashpoints like Ayungin, Siol.
04:31President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will head once again
04:34to a working visit to Singapore from October 7 to 11.
04:38This marks his sixth trip to the country
04:40and brings his total international trips to 47
04:43during his presidency.
04:44This makes him the country's most-traveled president in more than a decade.
04:49His itinerary to Singapore includes a meeting with Prime Minister and Finance Chief Lawrence Wong
04:54and the 24th Forbes Global CEO Conference.
04:58He is also scheduled to visit the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute
05:02and watch the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.
05:06This is now his sixth visit to Singapore,
05:08his second to the country in 2026,
05:11and also his third time off to the racetracks watching the Formula One Grand Prix.
05:16In just his first four years in office,
05:18this brings his total international trips to 47,
05:21surpassing his two predecessors,
05:23former presidents Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte.
05:29Polish President Karol Nawrowski trains with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao
05:34during his visit to the Philippines.
05:36Pacquiao says it was an honor to train with him.
05:39The visit will run from October 5 to 8, 2026,
05:43marking the first visit by a Polish head of state.
05:47Nawrowski also receives signed boxing gloves
05:49from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a gift.
05:53The Polish president is known for his athleticism,
05:55His experience as an amateur boxer is part of his public image,
05:59particularly in his successful 2025 campaign.
06:05And that's today's wrap.
06:06I'm Gina Rabaya.
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