Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- ‘Just get yourself arrested,’ Duterte advises Quiboloy
- Marcos says proposal to hold Cha-Cha plebiscite alongside 2025 polls for ‘practical’ reasons
- SC finds PAO chief Acosta guilty of indirect contempt, orders her to pay fine
- Who is the Senate’s top absentee?
- SEVENTEEN’s album ‘FML’ tops IFPI global chart as K-pop dominates
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-28-2024/
- ‘Just get yourself arrested,’ Duterte advises Quiboloy
- Marcos says proposal to hold Cha-Cha plebiscite alongside 2025 polls for ‘practical’ reasons
- SC finds PAO chief Acosta guilty of indirect contempt, orders her to pay fine
- Who is the Senate’s top absentee?
- SEVENTEEN’s album ‘FML’ tops IFPI global chart as K-pop dominates
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-28-2024/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:13 Former President Rodrigo Duterte and President Marcos give advice to preacher Apolo Kibaloy
00:18 on a Senate subpoena.
00:20 President Marcos confirms his administration is looking to hold the charter change plebiscite
00:24 alongside the 2025 midterm elections.
00:27 The Supreme Court finds POW Chief Percy de Acosta guilty of indirect contempt and orders
00:32 her to pay fines.
00:34 Senate records reveal Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is the body's top absentee.
00:39 And K-Pop Boy Group Seventeen's EP "FML" tops the IFPI global chart.
00:46 Former President Rodrigo Duterte advises his embattled friend, controversial preacher Apolo
00:51 Kibaloy to prepare for arrest unless he changes his mind about defying a Senate panel investigation
00:57 into alleged abuses suffered by his former followers.
01:00 In a late-night news conference, Duterte addresses Kibaloy, saying, "Just get yourself arrested."
01:06 He also downplays Kibaloy's criminal cases in the United States, calling them "minor
01:11 cases."
01:12 Kibaloy and two of his church associates are considered fugitives in the U.S. after being
01:16 indicted for several sex trafficking, cash smuggling, fraud, and money laundering charges.
01:22 This after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urges Kibaloy to submit himself to the Senate
01:26 panel and answer the accusations leveled at him.
01:29 "I would just advise him that just kong meron naman siyang sasabihin, if he has an opportunity
01:39 in the hearings to say his side of the story.
01:42 Kaya kung sinasabi niya hindi totoo lahat yan, hindi sabihin niya na."
01:49 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his administration is considering holding a plebiscite to ratify
01:54 proposed changes to the Constitution concurrent with the 2025 midterm elections.
02:00 Marcos says having the proposed dual vote on May 12 next year would be cost-efficient.
02:04 "Kung paghihiwalay natin yung eleksyon atsaka yung plebiscite, parang dalawang eleksyon yun
02:14 e.
02:15 Napakamahal."
02:16 There are resolutions in both the House and Senate seeking to amend the economic provisions
02:20 of the present charter through a constituent assembly, but both documents differ on how
02:25 the chambers would vote, either jointly or separately.
02:28 The 24-member Senate is against voting jointly with a 300-plus-member House since senators
02:34 will essentially be powerless.
02:36 Meantime, the Commission on Elections says it sees no problem with conducting two electoral
02:41 exercises on the same day in May 2025.
02:46 The Supreme Court unanimously finds Public Attorney's Office Chief Persida Acosta guilty
02:51 of indirect contempt and grossly undignified conduct prejudicial to the administration
02:56 of justice.
02:57 The SE's punishment against Acosta stems from her opposition against the conflict of interest
03:02 rule in the new lawyer's code of conduct.
03:05 The High Court finds Acosta guilty for her action falling under any improper conduct
03:10 tending to impede or degrade the administration of justice.
03:13 She also violated some provisions of the new code of conduct which requires lawyers to
03:17 respect the tribunals and submit grievances through appropriate remedy.
03:21 She is also found to have violated the rules on the responsible use of social media.
03:26 Acosta is ordered to pay P30,000 for indirect contempt and P150,000 for grossly undignified
03:33 conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
03:36 The Supreme Court also warrants Acosta of more severe punishments should she repeat
03:41 the same or similar offenses.
03:45 Senate records show Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is now the Senate's top absentee.
03:51 Former Senator Manny Pacquiao previously held the record of having the most absences as
03:55 a member of the upper chamber.
03:57 Senate records show Cayetano only attended 36 of the 54 regular sessions from July 24,
04:03 2023 to February 21, 2024.
04:07 In 2017, he also had the most number of absences as Senator, attending only 31 sessions from
04:13 July 25, 2016 to May 31, 2017.
04:17 Rappler reached out to Cayetano's office for comment but they have yet to respond as of
04:21 this posting.
04:22 Meanwhile, these 12 Senators tally perfect attendance as of February 2024.
04:27 Zubiri has had perfect attendance since first being elected into the House of Representatives
04:32 in 1998.
04:36 The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry or IFPI names K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN's
04:42 FML 2023's biggest-selling album globally.
04:45 SEVENTEEN tops IFPI's chart for the first time with five of the chart's top 10 albums
04:50 being by South Korean acts.
04:53 IFPI says FML released last April was the most pre-ordered in K-pop history and top
04:58 charts in South Korea and Japan.
05:01 It also made the top 5 in the United States and France.
05:04 Fellow South Korean boy band Stray Kids' 5-star and US country singer Morgan Wallen's
05:09 One Thing at a Time rank 2 and 3 respectively.
05:12 While Taylor Swift's Midnight's and 1989 Taylor's Version albums make up the rest of the top
05:17 5.
05:20 And that's today's wrap.
05:21 I'm Neel, you thank you for watching.
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