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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - Alice Guo already left PH on July 18 – Hontiveros - Philippines says China damaged PCG ships near Escoda Shoal  - Philippines detects new mpox case after WHO public health emergency declaration - Levi Jung-Ruivivar feels ‘really hurt’ missing out on heroes’ welcome for PH Olympians - Sandro Muhlach files rape complaint vs Jojo Nones, Richard Cruz   https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-19-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:12Senator Risa Ontiveros says dismissed Bambantarlac Mayor Alice Guo has already left the Philippines

00:18China Coast Guard ships harass and damage two Philippine Coast Guard vessels near Escoda

00:23Shoal

00:24The Philippines detects its first mpox case in 2024 following the WHO's declaration of

00:29a public health emergency

00:31Gymnast Levi Yung-Ruvivar says she feels really hurt that she and other Filipino Olympians

00:35missed the government's homecoming event

00:38And actor Sandro Mulac files a rape complaint against GMA contractors Jojo Nones and Richard

00:43Cruz

00:46Senator Risa Ontiveros says Alice Guo, the dismissed Bambantarlac Mayor, has left the

00:50country

00:51Ontiveros said in a Senate session Monday, August 19, Guo was documented arriving in

00:56Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, past noon on July 18

00:59Days later, Guo flew to Singapore where she met with her parents, siblings, and POGO officer

01:04Cassandra Ong, all of whom are also wanted by the Senate

01:07In the session, Ontiveros produced a document that appeared to record Guo's arrival in Malaysia

01:12She said the document came from the National Bureau of Investigation

01:15But the Justice Department, which runs the NBI, says there are no indications that Guo

01:20has left the country

01:21DOJ Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Lavana released a statement following Ontiveros'

01:26privileged speech

01:27He says there have been recent sightings of Guo by local authorities

01:32China Coast Guard ships harass and damage two Philippine Coast Guard vessels near Escoda

01:37Shoal

01:38The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea says Monday, August 19, aggressive moves

01:42by a CCG vessel led to a collision with the PCG's BRP Cape Inganyo at 0324 that morning

01:49It left a two-and-a-half-foot hole on the deck of the Philippine vessel

01:52Just minutes later, another CCG ship rammed the PCG's BRP Bagakay twice, once on each

01:58side and caused some minor damage

02:00Despite these, the task force said both PCG vessels would proceed with their resupply

02:05missions to Patag and Lawak Islands, which host PCG outposts

02:09The Philippines called the Chinese ships' actions unlawful, aggressive, and dangerous

02:13China claims the PCG vessels deliberately collided with the Chinese ships and they illegally

02:18intruded in the area

02:19Escoda Shoal, also known as Sabina Shoal, is within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic

02:24Zone

02:26The Philippines announces on Monday, August 19, that it detected one new M-Pox or Monkey

02:31Pox case, the first in the country for 2024 and its 10th case overall

02:36This less than a week after the World Health Organization declared M-Pox a global public

02:40health emergency for the second time in two years

02:43The new case is from Metro Manila and was reported to the Department of Health on Sunday,

02:48August 18

03:05The patient had a fever over a week ago before getting a, quote, distinct rash on the following

03:10areas

03:11The DOH says symptoms also include the following

03:16M-Pox patients can either stay isolated at home or get confined in a hospital, upon the

03:22advice of a doctor

03:26Filipino gymnast Leva Yung-Ruvivar says she feels really hurt that she and several other

03:30members of the Olympic delegation missed out on the government's homecoming event for them

03:34last Tuesday

03:35In a post Monday, August 19, Yung-Ruvivar said she was never informed that she had been

03:40invited

03:41Another member of Team Philippines had told her about plans for a Heroes Welcome at Malacanang

03:46A week before the event, Yung-Ruvivar inquired with Gymnastics Association of the Philippines

03:50president Cynthia Carreon

03:52Carreon replied it was only for medalists

03:55Yung-Ruvivar shared a screencap of her exchange with Carreon

03:58Besides Yung-Ruvivar, gymnasts Alea Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo, and golfers Bianca Pagdanganan

04:03and Dori Ardina also missed the event

04:06Carreon later apologized to the three gymnasts

04:08She said she received late notice that the invitation included the whole team

04:12Yung-Ruvivar thanked Filipinos for their support and said she's excited to continue competing

04:17for the Philippines

04:23Actor Sandro Mulac formally files a complaint of rape through sexual assault against GMA

04:28independent contractors Giorgio Nones and Richard Cruz

04:31He also attended the Senate committee investigating the abuse and harassment complaints

04:36Nones and Cruz were also present

04:38Senator Jingo Estrada urged Mulac to recount the incident

04:41Mulac said after the GMA gala night on July 20, he received a text from Nones at 3.59am

04:47asking if he had already gone home

04:49Nones then said he would soon cast Mulac in a project he was directing

04:53Nones afterwards invited him to his hotel room for drinks

04:57But when he arrived at the room, Mulac says he saw Cruz drunk and lying in bed

05:01and then Nones offered him some wine

05:03Estrada tried to press for more details

05:05But Mulac's legal counsel said they couldn't yet disclose specific details

05:09as the accused had yet to receive a copy of the complaint

05:13And that's today's wrap

05:15I'm Cara Oliver, thank you for watching

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