Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Duterte now faces sedition complaint, the same weapon he used against his critics
- DFA’s Manalo asks Chinese experts: Why so many Coast Guard ships in Ayungin?
- Top Catholic schools declare EDSA holiday, defy Marcos ‘downgrade’
- Delta plane flips upside down on landing at Toronto airport, injuring 18
- BINI to go on world tour across 14 locations
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-18-2025/
- Duterte now faces sedition complaint, the same weapon he used against his critics
- DFA’s Manalo asks Chinese experts: Why so many Coast Guard ships in Ayungin?
- Top Catholic schools declare EDSA holiday, defy Marcos ‘downgrade’
- Delta plane flips upside down on landing at Toronto airport, injuring 18
- BINI to go on world tour across 14 locations
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-18-2025/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13Former President Rodrigo Duterte is accused of inciting to sedition and unlawful utterances.
00:18Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo questions a Chinese expert about the huge presence of
00:23Chinese Coast Guard ships in Ayungin Shoal.
00:26Pop-Catholic schools insist on celebrating the 1986 EDSA People Power Anniversary, defying
00:31the Marcos administration's exclusion of the holiday.
00:34A Delta Airlines plane flips upside down while landing in Toronto, Canada.
00:39And P-POP girl group BINI will kick off its world tour in 14 locations across the globe.
00:47Former President Rodrigo Duterte faces a new criminal complaint for allegedly threatening
00:51senatoriables during a public speech.
00:54Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Chief Nicolás Torre III
00:59says he filed complaints of inciting to sedition and unlawful utterances with the Department
01:03of Justice.
01:05The complaint stems from Duterte's remarks at the PDP-Laban campaign launch on February
01:0914, where he joked about killing 15 senators to ensure his Senate candidate's seats.
01:14Torre argues, such statements cannot be dismissed as a joke and must be taken seriously.
01:41The DOJ will now assess the complaint and will move to preliminary investigation if
01:45it finds enough evidence.
01:48Duterte is no longer immune to lawsuits since he's no longer president.
01:51Torre, a former Davao Region police chief, is the same general who led the arrest of
01:55Duterte ally and alleged trafficker Apolo Quiboloy.
02:00Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo asks a former Chinese ambassador to
02:05Manila, why is there such a huge presence of China Coast Guard vessels around Ayungin
02:09Shoal?
02:24In a panel at the Munich Security Conference with former Chinese Foreign Affairs Vice Minister
02:28and former Ambassador Fu Ying, Manalo also refuted Beijing's claim that the Philippines
02:33promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal.
02:37In August 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized that no agreement existed,
02:42adding, if it did, he said, quote, I rescind that agreement as of now.
02:47Fu also claims the 2016 Hague Arbitral Ruling was still open to challenges.
03:05Top Catholic Schools in the Philippines declare February 25, the 39th anniversary of the 1986
03:15EDSA People Power Revolution, a non-working day.
03:18This, despite the Marcos government downgrading it to a special working day.
03:23The Dominican-run University of Santo Tomas announces no classes and work on February
03:2725, emphasizing the values of integrity, justice, and freedom.
03:31The Catholic schools around EDSA-Ortigas, which are part of the EDSOR Consortium, say
03:36on Monday, February 17, they had agreed to celebrate the date as a special non-working
03:40holiday despite Malacanang's move to downplay the historic event.
03:45Delos Alps Philippines expresses similar sentiments, highlighting the importance of remembering
03:49the people's victory in reclaiming their rights.
03:52The commemoration of the 1986 uprising which ousted dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos has been
03:57subdued during the three-year presidency of his son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
04:03A Delta Air Lines regional jet flips upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson
04:08Airport on Monday, February 17.
04:11The landing happened during windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the
04:1580 people on board.
04:17The CRJ-900 aircraft, operated by Delta's Endeavour Air subsidiary, carried 76 passengers
04:23and four crew members.
04:25Director John Nelson posted a video of the aftermath on Facebook, showing a fire engine
04:30spraying water on the plane that was lying belly-up on the snow-covered tarmac.
04:34He later told CNN there was no indication of anything unusual before landing.
04:40P-Pop girl group Beanie is set to do its Beanieverse World Tour 2025 across 14 locations following
04:46a sold-out concert at the Philippine Arena on February 15.
04:50The tour will kick off in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates on May 18, followed by a stop
04:55in London, United Kingdom on May 25.
04:58A major portion of the tour will take place in the United States.
05:04The tour will wrap in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada.
05:08Pre-sale tickets will be available for Beanie Global Exclusive members starting on February
05:1218 at 10AM for blooms in London and Dubai, and on March 3 at 10AM for those in North
05:17America.
05:19Beanie debuted in June 2021 with members Aya, Colette, Joanna, Maloy, Gwen, Stacey, Mika,
05:25and Sheena.
05:26It is known for hits Cherry on Top, Carrera, and Pantropico.
05:32And that's today's wrap.
05:33With Cara Oliver, I'm JC Gotinga, thank you for watching.
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