Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Chinese embassy: Under Duterte, Philippines agreed to keep gov’t out of Panatag Shoal
- Philippines falls 2 places in 2024 World Press Freedom Index
- Universal Music Group artists to return to TikTok after new licensing pact
- Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after rape conviction overturned
- Patricia Evangelista wins 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/may-3-2024/
- Chinese embassy: Under Duterte, Philippines agreed to keep gov’t out of Panatag Shoal
- Philippines falls 2 places in 2024 World Press Freedom Index
- Universal Music Group artists to return to TikTok after new licensing pact
- Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after rape conviction overturned
- Patricia Evangelista wins 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/may-3-2024/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:12The Chinese embassy says the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte agreed to stay away from Panatagsyo.
00:18The Philippines falls two places in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
00:23Universal Music Group artists will return to TikTok after a new licensing pact.
00:28Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York after a court overturned his 2020 rape conviction.
00:35And investigative journalist Patricia Evangelista wins the 2024 Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism.
00:44Under former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines apparently agreed to stay away
00:48from Panatag or Scarborough Shoal.
00:50The Chinese embassy publicizes the details of the apparent temporary deal in a statement
00:55days after the China Coast Guard used water cannons against Philippine vessels on a humanitarian
01:00mission to Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinlo.
01:03The embassy says the Duterte administration agreed to
01:06"...temporary special arrangements by the Chinese side that meant Filipino fishermen
01:10can fish with small fishing boats in designated waters except the lagoon of Huangyandao or
01:15Panatag Shoal, and Philippine government vessels and aircrafts should refrain from entering
01:20the 12 nautical miles and corresponding airspace of Panatag Shoal."
01:24The 2016 Arbitral Award, which China refuses to accept, considers the shoal traditional
01:28fishing ground of different nationalities.
01:31The Panatag Shoal is within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
01:36The Philippines slips two places on the Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index
01:41for 2024, ranking 134th out of 180 countries and territories.
01:47In 2023, the Philippines hit its highest press freedom ranking in six years.
01:52But RSF says, while the 1987 constitution upholds the freedom of the press, Philippine
01:57law "...does not protect journalistic freedom in practice."
02:00It adds, mainstream media ownership is a pressing issue faced by the Philippine media landscape,
02:06citing the growing influence of House Speaker Martin Obaldez, who is also the first cousin
02:10of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
02:12Media security also remains a serious concern, as two provincial radio broadcasters were
02:17killed in separate attacks in 2023.
02:20One hundred ninety-nine journalists have been killed in the Philippines since 1986.
02:24RSF notes the overall press freedom situation in the Asia-Pacific region worsened in 2024.
02:32Universal Music Group and TikTok reach a new licensing agreement that will restore the
02:36label's songs and artists to the social media platform.
02:40TikTok began removing Universal's content from its app after their licensing deal expired
02:44in January.
02:46The two sides failed to reach an agreement on royalties, AI, and online safety for TikTok's
02:51users.
02:52On Thursday, May 2, the companies say they are working expeditiously to return music
02:56by the label's artists to TikTok.
02:58They add, they will work together to ensure AI development across the music industry will
03:02protect human artistry.
03:04Meantime, Taylor Swift, one of Universal Music's biggest acts, allowed a selection of her songs
03:09to return to TikTok as she promoted her latest album, The Tortured Poet's Department.
03:14Their research says TikTok is where 16- to 19-year-olds in the United States most commonly
03:19discover music.
03:22Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is set to be retried in New York a week after
03:26the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction in Manhattan.
03:31The New York Court of Appeals found that the judge from the 2020 conviction made a critical
03:35mistake by allowing three women to testify about Weinstein's alleged sexual assaults.
03:40The court said these were not part of the criminal charges against him and the prior
03:44bad acts testimony violated his right to a fair trial.
03:48Weinstein appeared in court Wednesday, May 1, more than four years after his conviction
03:52was hailed as a milestone for the hashtag MeToo movement.
03:55There are more than 80 women who accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
03:59He was also sentenced to 16 years following another rape trial in California.
04:06Executive journalist Patricia Evangelista wins the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for
04:11Excellence in Journalism.
04:13The New York Public Library recognizes Evangelista for her 2023 New York Times bestseller, Some
04:18People Need Killing, A Memoir of Murder in My Country, which it described as, quote,
04:23a coming-of-age story in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future
04:28for the Philippines.
04:29The memoir sees the former Rappler investigative and trauma reporter vividly recount her coverage
04:34of then-President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
04:38Several human rights groups say at least 30,000 Filipinos were killed, including vigilante
04:43killings.
04:44Evangelista is the first Asian winner of the prestigious award.
04:48Some People Need Killing was also named among The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2023,
04:53The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023, and Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2023, among
04:59others.
05:02And that's today's wrap.
05:03I'm Nina Liu.
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