Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
⁃ Marcos: South China Sea dispute isn’t about US-China competition
⁃ Marcos turns to allies in international law push amid South China Sea, Indo-Pacific tensions
⁃ Monkey’s photo passes in SIM card registration in Philippines
⁃ ‘Rent’ to be staged in PH in 2024
⁃ DonBelle’s ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ to premiere in October
⁃ Lineup, hosts: Here’s what we know so far about AAA 2023 in PH Arena
⁃ Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner after 4 years of marriage
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-6-2023/
⁃ Marcos: South China Sea dispute isn’t about US-China competition
⁃ Marcos turns to allies in international law push amid South China Sea, Indo-Pacific tensions
⁃ Monkey’s photo passes in SIM card registration in Philippines
⁃ ‘Rent’ to be staged in PH in 2024
⁃ DonBelle’s ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ to premiere in October
⁃ Lineup, hosts: Here’s what we know so far about AAA 2023 in PH Arena
⁃ Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner after 4 years of marriage
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-6-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:13 President Marcus Jr. says tensions in the South China Sea is not about the competition
00:17 between the US and China.
00:20 President Marcus Jr. thanks allies in pushing back against China in the West Philippine
00:24 Sea.
00:25 A photo of a monkey passes the SIM card registration system in the Philippines.
00:30 Hit Broadway musical Rent will be staged in the Philippines.
00:33 ABS-CBN releases the trailer for Love Theme Dawn Bell's first primetime series.
00:39 Pulp Live World announces the artist and host lineup for the 2023 Asia Artist Awards in
00:44 the Philippines.
00:46 And singer Joe Jonas files for divorce from actress Sophie Turner after four years of
00:51 marriage.
00:54 President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. says tensions in the South China Sea cannot be seen "solely
00:59 through the lens of strategic competition between two powerful countries."
01:03 Speaking before fellow ASEAN leaders, Marcus speaks of a critical juncture in the history
01:08 of our region.
01:09 The Philippines firmly rejects misleading narratives that frame the disputes in the
01:14 South China Sea.
01:16 This not only denies us our independence and our agency, but it also disregards our own
01:22 legitimate interests.
01:25 Security in Southeast Asia, the Indo-Pacific and beyond is a key point of discussion among
01:29 ASEAN members as the geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and China grows.
01:34 China claims practically the entire South China Sea as its own, placing itself at odds
01:38 with four members of ASEAN - Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines.
01:43 Manila has been looking to its allies, fellow middle powers in the Indo-Pacific and the
01:47 U.S., to keep China at bay.
01:52 President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. finds allies in South Korea, Japan and the United States
01:56 in pushing back against China in the West Philippine Sea.
02:00 Marcus thanks Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. for "reiterating the importance of international
02:05 law and maintaining stability in the Indo-Pacific," referring to a summit in mid-August with Japanese
02:11 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yun Suk-hyeol, visiting U.S. President
02:16 Joe Biden.
02:18 Both Japan's Kishida and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris were intent on meeting Marcus
02:22 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
02:27 Talk of security and stability in the South China Sea takes the spotlight in the ASEAN
02:31 summit, where Marcus repeatedly emphasized the importance of adhering to international
02:36 law to keep things stable in the region.
02:39 China has refused to recognize a 2016 arbitral award that quashed its sweeping claim over
02:44 the South China Sea.
02:48 A photo of a monkey is enough to register a subscriber identity module or SIM card in
02:52 the Philippines.
02:54 The National Bureau of Investigation discovers this when it tested the SIM registration systems
02:58 of telecommunication companies.
03:01 NBI Cybercrime Division Chief Jeremy Lotok says anyone can easily fake one's identity
03:06 online and use a SIM despite supposed verification systems in place.
03:11 Fraudsters effectively bypass registration systems and are able to continue tech scams,
03:16 ranging from cryptocurrency scams to human trafficking.
03:20 Telecommunication companies say they are working on improving their systems to prevent identity
03:24 fraud.
03:25 Globe Telecom says it asked for access to government ID issuers to validate the documents
03:29 submitted by registrants.
03:31 Meanwhile, Dito Telecommunity says it uses "face liveliness" where the platform recognizes
03:36 faces when one registers.
03:38 Smart Communications admits there are technical glitches that could happen and it is currently
03:42 perfecting the implementation.
03:47 Heads up theater fans!
03:49 Local theater company Nineworks Theatrical will be restaging the Broadway musical Rent
03:53 in the Philippines in 2024.
03:56 Nineworks announces the upcoming production during the curtain call of its latest musical
04:00 Tick Tick Boom on Saturday, September 3.
04:03 Both musicals were created by Tony and Pulitzer winner Jonathan Larson.
04:08 Cast members from Tick Tick Boom then perform a rendition of the Rent number, Seasons of
04:11 Love.
04:13 Nineworks announces it will be holding auditions for the cast of the upcoming musical.
04:18 Rent is a rock musical about young people struggling to survive in Manhattan in the
04:21 90s.
04:23 It was one of the longest-running shows on Broadway and was adapted into a film in 2005.
04:28 It won multiple Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical.
04:34 The first primetime series of Don Bell, the team-up of Donnie Pangilinan and Bel Mariano,
04:39 titled Can't Buy Me Love, is set to hit the screen soon.
04:43 ABS-CBN unveils a one-minute teaser for the series, giving fans a closer look at Donnie
04:48 and Bell's characters.
04:50 In Can't Buy Me Love, Bell is set to play Caroline, a wealthy Chinese woman from a traditional
04:55 family, while Donnie plays Bingo, a hardworking man devoted to supporting his loved ones.
05:00 A voiceover in the teaser says the series will premiere in October but a final date
05:04 has yet to be announced.
05:06 Can't Buy Me Love is directed by May Cruz-Alviar.
05:09 Donnie and Bell last worked together in the 2022 film An Inconvenient Love.
05:17 Filipino Hallyu fans are in for a treat as several K-pop artists and K-drama stars are
05:21 set to come to the Philippines for the upcoming Asia Artist Awards.
05:26 The 2023 edition of the awards ceremony will be on December 14 at the Philippine Arena
05:30 in Bulacan.
05:32 The AAA organizing committee announces Ives Chang-Wonyoung, Kang Daniel, and Zero Bass
05:37 One's Seunghan Bin will be the MCs for the show.
05:40 Meantime, rookie groups Leceraphim, N-MIX, New Jeans, Boy Next Door, and Zero Bass One
05:45 are confirmed to attend.
05:48 Hope Live World Vice President Happy C. Goh says P-pop and Filipino artists will also
05:52 be in the lineup.
05:54 Details on how to acquire tickets for the AAAs have yet to be announced.
05:58 Dubbed as Asia's Oscars and Grammy Awards, the AAA celebrates Asian artists who've done
06:03 outstanding work in television, film and music in the region.
06:08 US media reports singer Joe Jonas files for divorce from Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
06:15 Today reports Joe filed a petition for divorce on Tuesday, September 5, stating the marriage
06:20 between the parties is "irretrievably broken."
06:23 Joe and Sophie have two children together, welcoming their daughter Willa in 2020 and
06:28 their second daughter in July 2022.
06:31 According to the petition, custody of the children will be shared.
06:35 E! News says the petition stipulates a time-sharing schedule, providing for frequent and continuing
06:40 contact with both parties and child support obligations from each party.
06:45 The couple has since released a joint statement saying the decision to divorce is "amicable"
06:50 and asks for privacy at this time.
06:53 Reports of the couple's split began circulating on Sunday, September 3, where a source told
06:58 TMZ the couple were having "serious problems" for at least six months.
07:05 And that's today's wrap.
07:06 I'm Nina Liu.
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