Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
⁃ Duterte discusses Xi meeting, gives ‘good advice’ to Marcos in Palace visit
⁃ Up to P1.5 billion spent on online political influencers for 2022 PH elections – study
⁃ Bulacan governor says Bustos Dam one cause of intense flooding in province
⁃ Canada PM Trudeau and wife Sophie separate after 18 years of marriage
⁃ House confirms approving Arjo Atayde’s Europe trip, says it’s out of his own pocket
⁃ BTS’ Jimin, Jungkook solo releases set Guinness World Records
⁃ Confirmed! BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun are dating
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-3-2023/
⁃ Duterte discusses Xi meeting, gives ‘good advice’ to Marcos in Palace visit
⁃ Up to P1.5 billion spent on online political influencers for 2022 PH elections – study
⁃ Bulacan governor says Bustos Dam one cause of intense flooding in province
⁃ Canada PM Trudeau and wife Sophie separate after 18 years of marriage
⁃ House confirms approving Arjo Atayde’s Europe trip, says it’s out of his own pocket
⁃ BTS’ Jimin, Jungkook solo releases set Guinness World Records
⁃ Confirmed! BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun are dating
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-3-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 Former President Rodrigo Duterte visits President Marcos and discusses his visit with Xi Jinping.
00:18 A study finds 2022 presidential and vice-presidential candidates spent up to 1.5 billion pesos on
00:24 online political influencers.
00:27 Bulacan's governor says the Bustos Dam contributed to the intense flooding in the province.
00:32 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau separates from his wife after 18 years.
00:37 Personal or official, the House of Representatives weighs in on Arjo Atayde's controversial Europe
00:43 trip.
00:44 BTS' Jimin and Jungkook set new world records with their solo releases.
00:49 And Blackpink's Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun are dating.
00:54 Former President Rodrigo Duterte pays a visit to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss
00:58 his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and "other issues."
01:03 The Presidential Communications Office says Duterte "gave some good advice to Marcos but
01:08 did not provide further details."
01:11 Duterte is accompanied by his former top palace aides, former Special Assistant Senator Bongo,
01:16 and former Executive Secretary Salvador Medealdea during the Malacanang visit.
01:21 The meeting comes weeks after Duterte met with Xi in China.
01:25 Malacanang says the two had a one-on-one meeting before being joined by cabinet officials as
01:30 well as Goh and Medealdea.
01:33 A new study finds an estimated P600 million to P1.5 billion was spent on online political
01:40 influencers who campaigned for presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2022
01:45 Philippine national elections.
01:47 The study finds there is no standard rate for paid influencers and their compensation
01:52 rates differ depending on factors like social capital and political notoriety.
01:57 It also finds candidates spent the most on Facebook influencers while the lowest amount
02:02 was spent on Twitter influencers.
02:04 The study projected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent the largest amount on covert political
02:09 influencers at P351 million, followed by former Vice President Lenny Lobredo.
02:15 The researchers note these estimates per candidate are "not to be taken in absolute terms."
02:23 Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando says the water released from Bustos Dam contributed
02:28 to the intense flooding in Bulacan.
02:30 In an interview, Fernando says he understands the dam's managers had to release water since
02:35 one of the gates of Bustos Dam had been broken for three years.
02:38 The Bustos Dam is a diversion dam less than 30 kilometers from the capital, Malolos.
02:44 Diversion dams divert water from rivers or streams.
02:47 Unlike the Angat and Ipo dams, it does not involve power generation, flood control, fishery,
02:52 and recreation.
02:53 Bustos Dam naturally overflows because it does not have a reservoir.
02:58 Fernando says the provincial government has been in talks with Bustos Dam management regarding
03:02 the repair of the broken gate.
03:05 Many parts of Bulacan continue to suffer from floods, also due to the enhanced southwest
03:09 monsoon, with more than 200,000 families affected in the province.
03:15 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie announced their separation,
03:20 marking the end of the couple's 18-year high-profile marriage.
03:24 The development is one of the biggest personal crises for Trudeau since he became prime minister
03:28 in 2015.
03:30 Trudeau posts a statement on Instagram saying, "Sophie and I would like to share the fact
03:35 that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate."
03:40 The announcement comes a week after Trudeau unveiled a cabinet shuffle in a bid to boost
03:45 his Liberal Party, which is trailing in the polls.
03:48 Trudeau's office says the two had signed a legal agreement, stressing the couple would
03:52 focus on raising their children.
03:54 Trudeau, 51, and Sophie, 48, have three children, aged 15, 14, and 9.
04:02 The House of Representatives confirms actor-lawmaker Arjo Atayde would be traveling to European
04:07 countries in his capacity as a congressional official, but adds he will shoulder the cost
04:11 of the trip.
04:12 This, as the trip becomes an issue on social media after his actress wife Maine Mendoza
04:17 took offense with an Enquirer.net article that says the couple would be flying to Switzerland,
04:22 Italy, and Greece following their Baggio wedding as part of Atayde's official trip.
04:27 Mendoza claims the story is misleading because the trip is supposedly a personal one, contradicting
04:33 a press release from Atayde's camp that said the Europe visit is an official trip.
04:37 House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco sends the media a copy of Atayde's travel authority,
04:43 indicating the trip will be an official visit, but clarifies the congressman will be traveling
04:47 at his own expense.
04:50 BTS members continue to break more records even in their solo careers as members Jimin
04:56 and Jungkook achieve new milestones with their respective solo debuts.
05:00 Guinness World Records announces the explicit version of Jungkook's latest digital single
05:04 "7" has become the most-streamed track on Spotify in one week by a male artist, with
05:09 nearly 90 million streams.
05:11 Jungkook's "7" has set the record for the fastest time for a music track by a male artist
05:16 to reach 100 million streams on Spotify.
05:19 Meanwhile, Jimin breaks two records on the streaming service SoundCloud with his 2018
05:24 single "Promise."
05:25 GWR says "Promise" recorded 330 million plays on June 17, making it the most-streamed track
05:32 on SoundCloud.
05:33 "Promise" is Jimin's first single.
05:35 As a group, BTS has been inducted to the 2022 Guinness World Records Hall of Fame.
05:42 It's official!
05:43 South Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun and BLACKPINK member Jisoo are in a relationship.
05:48 The stars' respective agencies, YG Entertainment and FN Entertainment, confirmed the news to
05:54 Korean media on Thursday, August 3, saying, "They are getting to know each other with
05:58 positive feelings."
06:00 The confirmation comes after Korean entertainment news website Dispatch shared photos of the
06:05 two celebrities meeting up at Jisoo's home.
06:08 Ahn Bo-hyun is best known for his roles in the Korean series "You, Me, Cells," "Itaewon
06:12 Class," and "See You in My 19th Life."
06:15 Meantime, Jisoo made her debut as a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK in 2016.
06:20 She made her solo debut with the EP "Me" in March.
06:25 And that's today's Wrap, I'm Nina Liu, thank you for watching.
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