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⁃ 'Hanggang t-shirt lang': Senators in 'West PH Sea' shirts during FIBA match vs China slammed
⁃ Senate panel approves P2.3-B OVP budget, including P500-M confidential funds
⁃ Meta says Quiboloy Facebook removal due to violations on dangerous individuals policy
⁃ MTRCB suspends ‘It’s Showtime’ over ‘Isip Bata’ segment
⁃ Gilas Pilipinas ends FIBA World Cup at 24th, earns Olympic Qualifying Tournament spot
⁃ EJ Obiena vaults to bounce-back gold, rules ISTAF Berlin at last
⁃ Confirmed! A Parokya ni Edgar musical is in the works
⁃ Gento-fied! These international celebs take on the SB19 dance challenge
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-4-2023/
⁃ 'Hanggang t-shirt lang': Senators in 'West PH Sea' shirts during FIBA match vs China slammed
⁃ Senate panel approves P2.3-B OVP budget, including P500-M confidential funds
⁃ Meta says Quiboloy Facebook removal due to violations on dangerous individuals policy
⁃ MTRCB suspends ‘It’s Showtime’ over ‘Isip Bata’ segment
⁃ Gilas Pilipinas ends FIBA World Cup at 24th, earns Olympic Qualifying Tournament spot
⁃ EJ Obiena vaults to bounce-back gold, rules ISTAF Berlin at last
⁃ Confirmed! A Parokya ni Edgar musical is in the works
⁃ Gento-fied! These international celebs take on the SB19 dance challenge
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-4-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:13 Filipinos online criticize senators wearing West Philippine sea shirts at the Gila's match
00:17 versus China as performative.
00:19 The Senate Finance Committee approves the proposed P2.3 billion office of the vice president
00:24 budget, including the P500 million intelligence funds.
00:29 Sen. says Apolo Cabello's accounts violated its policies on dangerous organizations and
00:34 individuals.
00:35 The MTRCB suspends noon time show its showtime for 12 days.
00:40 Gila's Pilipinas qualifies for another shot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:45 Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena finally gets a gold at the ISTAF Berlin.
00:51 Another musical based on an OPM band's songs is in the works.
00:54 This time, it's Paroky ni Edgar.
00:57 And international celebrities take on SB19's Gento Dance Challenge.
01:04 Senators Joel Villanueva, Mig Zubiri, Bato De La Rosa, and Bong Go attend the FIBA World
01:09 Cup match between Gila's Pilipinas and China wearing shirts with West Philippine Sea printed
01:14 on them.
01:15 Filipinos online criticize the "performative stunt of the senators" with some saying "they
01:21 don't do anything aside from just wearing t-shirts," alluding to the lukewarm response
01:25 of senators to China's bullying of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea.
01:30 China has been harassing Filipino fishermen and calling on the Philippines to remove the
01:34 BRP Sierra Madre, manned by a small team of Philippine Marines in the West Philippine
01:39 Sea.
01:40 In an interview with Teleradyo Sirbisyo, Senator Francis Tolentino comes to the defense of
01:44 his colleagues, saying there's "nothing wrong with wearing the West Philippine Sea shirts."
01:52 The Senate Committee on Finance approves the proposed P2.3 billion budget of the Office
01:57 of the Vice President for 2024, including P500 million in confidential and intelligence
02:03 funds.
02:04 The deliberations were cut short when Senator Bong Revilla moved to terminate the budget
02:09 hearing as courtesy to the country's second-highest official.
02:12 "Well, traditionally, with due respect and courtesy to the second-highest leader of our
02:19 country, when the budget of the Office of the Vice President is tackled here in the
02:25 committee, the deliberations are terminated after a few pleasantries.
02:33 Ito po ang nakakagawian natin base sa tradisyon na pagkilala ati, pagbibigay respeto sa sino
02:43 mang umuupo na bisipresidente."
02:48 Only the Senate Minority Bloc asks questions.
02:51 Senator Ysonte Veros points out Duterte's request of P500 million is bigger than the
02:56 confidential funds of the Defense Department in the proposed 2024 budget.
03:01 Duterte says she was not insisting to have confidential and intelligence funds in her
03:05 office's budget, but the money makes their work at the OVP easier.
03:09 "We are not insisting.
03:11 We can live without confidential funds.
03:13 And of course, our work will be much easier if we have the flexibility of confidential
03:21 funds."
03:24 Facebook parent firm Meta confirms to Rappler that the takedown of Kingdom of Jesus Christ
03:28 and SMNI founder Apolo K. Buloy was due to violations of its policies on dangerous organizations
03:34 and individuals.
03:36 Users online found the Facebook URL facebook.com/kingdomnation was inaccessible as early as Monday, August
03:42 28.
03:43 Meta says praise, support, or representation of the group or its activities will be removed
03:48 as well.
03:49 The policy on Facebook's page states it does not allow "organizations or individuals that
03:55 proclaim a violent mission or are engaged in violence to have a presence on Meta."
04:00 K. Buloy was indicted in the U.S. for sex trafficking charges and bulk cash smuggling,
04:04 among others.
04:05 He is also on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Most Wanted" list.
04:10 The Facebook takedowns come after K. Buloy's YouTube channel was terminated in June.
04:15 His TikTok account was banned in July.
04:20 The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board suspends ABS-CBN's noontime show "It's
04:26 Showtime" for 12 airing days.
04:28 On July 31, MTRCB issued a notice to the producers to appear and testify due to alleged "indecent
04:34 acts" by hosts Vice Ganda and Ayan Perez during the show's July 25 episode.
04:40 While the MTRCB didn't specify the details of the segment, a cut from the episode shows
04:44 Vice Ganda taking some cake icing from Ayan's fingers before tasting it and greeting Ayan
04:50 a happy monthsary.
04:51 In the notice, the MTRCB says the exchange is in violation of Section 3(c) of Presidential
04:56 Decree No. 1986, which gives the MTRCB power to approve, disapprove, and delete objectionable
05:03 portions of a broadcast.
05:06 It's Showtime can file a motion for reconsideration.
05:12 Giles Pilipinas gets another crack at the Paris Olympics
05:15 After missing out on an outright ticket to Paris, the Philippines qualifies for the Olympic
05:20 Qualifying Tournament or OQT, as it ended its FIBA World Cup run on a high note with
05:25 a 96-75 win over China on Saturday, September 2.
05:30 Giles winds up 24th out of the 32 participating countries and secures one of the 19 OQT berths
05:36 up for grabs in the World Cup.
05:38 Meantime, USA Basketball folds for the first time in the World Cup, as Lithuania dominates
05:43 all the way for a 110-104 shocker win on Sunday, September 3.
05:49 The Americans expressed disappointment with their first loss in five games.
05:53 They just punched us in the mouth.
05:55 Right away, they made every shot, they executed.
06:00 So I don't think it was a case of us not being ready.
06:03 I think it was a case of them playing a perfect first quarter.
06:11 Filipino pole vaulter E.J.
06:12 Obiena captures the gold medal in the ISTAF Berlin in Germany following a 5.92-meter clearance
06:18 on Sunday, September 3.
06:20 Obiena tops the 12-man field as he got back on track after seeing his medal streak snapped
06:25 with a surprising 10th-place finish in the Weltklasse Zurich in Switzerland.
06:30 After two tries, Obiena soars past 5.92 meters in his final attempt to break through in the
06:35 event which saw him fall short the past years.
06:39 In a post, Obiena writes, "Finally got this outdoor trophy after so many years of coming
06:44 up short."
06:45 This edition marked the fourth time Obiena joined ISTAF Berlin.
06:51 Once official, OPM band Parokyne Edgar is the next Filipino act to have a musical based
06:57 on their songs.
06:58 Newport World Resorts Musicals announces fans can attend the special preview of the musical
07:03 ahead of its public premiere.
07:05 NWR Musicals will have a livestream session on September 8 from 3PM to 3.30PM, where the
07:11 first 30 users to guess the correct title in the comments will get an invite to the
07:15 special preview.
07:17 Additional details such as its plot, cast members, and show dates have yet to be announced.
07:21 The organizers first teased about the Parokyne Edgar musical in July.
07:25 During the final curtain call of Ang Huling El Bimbo Musical, the cast sang a portion
07:29 of the band's hit song, "Harana."
07:31 Parokyne Edgar is known for its songs "Your Song," "Pangarap Lang Kita," "Guitarra,"
07:36 and "Silver Toes."
07:37 PIPA Powerhouse SB19 strikes gold as its Gento Dance Challenge continues to make rounds online.
07:47 In June, SB19 entered Billboard's Royal Digital Song Sales chart with their latest comeback
07:52 single "Gento," alongside artists like Selena Gomez and BTS.
07:56 One of the earliest international celebrities to hop on the dance challenge was 2NE1's main
08:01 dancer Minzy, who says fellow 2NE1 member Dara recommended the challenge to her.
08:06 Super Junior's Eunhyuk also hops on the trend, even garnering a sheesh of approval from SB19
08:12 members in the comments.
08:14 Ateez's San also performs the challenge with fellow member Mingi, dancing the choreography
08:18 at the group's Chile concert on August 30.
08:21 In Hypen's Joongwon, CRAVITY members Hyeongjun and Taeyong also participate in the dance
08:26 challenge.
08:27 SB19 stands at the forefront of the P-pop genre, breaking records with songs like "Bazinga,"
08:32 "Where You At," and "Gento."
08:37 And that's today's wrap.
08:38 I'm Nina Liu.
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