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Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - No overtime pay for teachers who served extra hours on barangay election day - After protecting patient in Hamas encounter, Filipina caregiver to go home - DFA on Bajo de Masinloc ‘intrusion’ claim: ‘It is China that is intruding in Philippine waters’ - Democracy under threat around the world – intergovernmental watchdog - Rica Peralejo, a pastor’s wife, says judging others is ‘the real Halloween’ - Olivia Rodrigo, Louis Partridge are dating – reports  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-2-2023/

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00:00 Today on Rappler

00:12 The COMELEC says it can't give overtime pay to teachers who worked extra hours on Barangay

00:17 Election Day.

00:18 A Filipina caregiver in Israel who protected her patient during a Hamas encounter is set

00:23 to go home.

00:24 The Philippine Foreign Affairs Department responds to China's intrusion claim.

00:29 Half of the world's countries are experiencing democratic decline.

00:32 Rica Peralejo, a pastor's wife, says judging others is the real horror story.

00:38 And US media say Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge are reportedly dating.

00:44 The Commission on Elections says it would not be able to provide additional pay to teachers

00:48 who worked overtime during the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls.

00:54 COMELEC Chairman George Garcia explains, "Teachers who served as electoral board members cannot

00:58 claim overtime pay, as only employees of an agency are entitled to claim."

01:03 Progressive Group Teachers' Dignity Coalition wrote to Garcia on Tuesday, October 31, asking

01:09 the COMELEC to provide overtime pay to teachers who served in the elections for more than

01:13 a day.

01:14 TDC Chairperson Benja Basas says the COMELEC had granted the same request in previous elections.

01:20 The honoraria for poll workers for the 2023 Barangay polls were nearly doubled to as much

01:24 as P10,000 as the COMELEC tapped into its savings.

01:28 But TDC also reiterates its call to exempt teachers from paying a 20 percent withholding

01:33 tax on their honoraria and allowances, resulting in a deduction from their take-home pay.

01:40 Philippine authorities are set to repatriate a Filipina caregiver who heroically saved

01:44 her patient from Hamas forces.

01:46 Members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas intruded on the home of Camille Gessalva's

01:51 patient, 95-year-old Nitza Hefetz, on October 7.

01:54 After hiding from intruders for hours in an eventual confrontation, Gessalva gave Hamas

01:59 members all the money in her wallet, around 1,500 Israeli new shekel, or 375 U.S. dollars.

02:07 It was her savings for the vacation back to Philippines she was supposed to go on.

02:11 Israel Defense Forces eventually rescued the women on the same day and transferred them

02:15 to a shelter in Jerusalem.

02:17 The 31-year-old caregiver, who is set to come home soon, says she is determined to return

02:22 after a 50-day vacation.

02:24 Gessalva says she made a promise to Hefetz that she would take care of her until she

02:28 dies.

02:29 The Philippines has so far repatriated four batches of overseas Filipino workers, totaling

02:34 119 workers and four infants.

02:38 The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs says it was, quote, "China that is intruding

02:42 into Philippine waters."

02:43 This days after China's Southern Theater Command claimed a Philippine Navy vessel intruded

02:48 in waters near Bajo de Masinlok in the West Philippine Sea.

02:52 In a statement, the DFA says Bajo de Masinlok is, quote, "an integral part of the Philippine

02:56 territory and over which the Philippines has sovereignty and jurisdiction."

03:00 The shoal is considered a common fishing ground for Filipino, Chinese, and Vietnamese, which

03:05 means no country should be barring small-scale fishing in the area.

03:09 The DFA adds the Philippines' maritime patrols in its waters are a legitimate act, adding

03:13 there is no obligation for the nation to seek the approval of another to navigate the area.

03:18 In September 2023, China barred Filipino fishermen from entering Bajo de Masinlok by installing

03:24 floating barriers.

03:27 Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections

03:32 to curtailed rights such as freedom of expression and assembly.

03:35 Intergovernmental Watchdog International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or

03:40 IDEA, says 2022 was the sixth consecutive year in which countries with net declines

03:45 outnumbered those with net advances.

03:48 IDEA says it's the longest consecutive fall since its records began in 1975.

03:53 IDEA Secretary General Kevin Casas Zamora says, quote, "In short, democracy is still

03:58 in trouble, stagnant at best, and declining in many places."

04:02 The think tank says the deterioration of democratic guardrails such as elections, parliaments,

04:07 and independent courts led to problems in safeguarding the rule of law and holding politicians

04:11 to account.

04:13 IDEA says the decline should be viewed in conjunction with the cost-of-living crisis,

04:17 climate change, and Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

04:22 Former actress Rika Peralejo hits back at critics after she and her husband, Joseph

04:27 Bonifacio, a Christian pastor, drew flak for joining a Halloween costume party with her

04:31 two children.

04:32 Peralejo says on Instagram it is a "super red flag" when people, quote, "cannot respect

04:37 the way you hear from God."

04:39 She adds, "Christians who impose their beliefs against the celebration of Halloween are playing

04:44 God and are the real horror story."

04:46 In a reply to a commenter, Peralejo says she would also discourage Halloween parties if

04:51 it means "demonic practices and evil stuff."

04:53 But, "If it's a big costume party with treats for kids, then I don't see why not."

04:58 The couple came as Super Mario and Saitama while their children came as characters from

05:02 the TV series Ninja Go and the online game Geometry Dash.

05:06 Some religious leaders caution against Halloween parties, which they see as a way of glorifying

05:11 the devil.

05:14 Religious media reports pop singer Olivia Rodrigo is reportedly dating British actor

05:18 Louis Partridge.

05:19 An unnamed source tells outlet The U.S. Sun, Olivia flew to London recently to spend time

05:24 with the Enola Holmes star.

05:26 The report adds the two celebrities, both age 20, met through common friends in early

05:31 2023 and have been, quote, "messaging quite a bit."

05:35 Photos of Olivia and Louis hanging out together also circulate on social media, further fueling

05:39 speculations of romance between the two.

05:42 As of writing, representatives from both celebrities have yet to react to the dating rumors.

05:47 Louis is best known for starring as Lord Tewksbury in the hit Netflix films Enola Holmes and

05:52 Enola Holmes 2.

05:53 He also starred in the miniseries Pistol.

05:55 Meantime, Olivia released her sophomore album Guts in September, which carries songs "Bad

06:01 Idea Right" and "Get Him Back."

06:05 And that's today's wrap.

06:06 I'm Nino Liu.

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