Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- In Cebu, Duterte says Marcos like dictator father, campaigns local bets
- Pope Francis, in critical condition, had a ‘good’ night in hospital, Vatican says
- Israeli defense minister tells military to prepare for ‘extended’ West Bank stay
- ‘Conclave’ wins top honor at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Sunshine’ wins Crystal Bear for Best Film at Berlinale 2025
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-24-2025/
- In Cebu, Duterte says Marcos like dictator father, campaigns local bets
- Pope Francis, in critical condition, had a ‘good’ night in hospital, Vatican says
- Israeli defense minister tells military to prepare for ‘extended’ West Bank stay
- ‘Conclave’ wins top honor at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Sunshine’ wins Crystal Bear for Best Film at Berlinale 2025
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/february-24-2025/
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00:14Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again takes a swipe at his successor Ferdinand Marcos
00:19Jr., saying he is, quote, veering towards dictatorship.
00:23The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition, has a slight kidney issue, but
00:28had a good night in the hospital.
00:30Israel orders its military to prepare for an extended stay in parts of the occupied
00:34West Bank.
00:35Conclave wins the Best Movie Cast at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
00:41And Filipino film Sunshine bags the Crystal Bear for Best Film at the 75th Berlin International
00:46Film Festival.
00:49Former President Rodrigo Duterte once again takes a swing at his successor, President
00:54Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
00:55At a rally held in Mandawi City, Cebu on Saturday, February 22, he says Marcos is, quote, veering
01:01towards dictatorship.
01:18On September 21, 1972, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. placed the country under martial
01:23law.
01:24Similarly, Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao amid the attack of Maute group members
01:28in Marawi City on May 23, 2017.
01:32Marcos' executive secretary Lucas Bersamin on February 23 calls Duterte's statement
01:36baseless and ridiculous.
01:39In a statement, Bersamin also implies the Duterte administration failed to uphold the
01:43constitution and the rule of law.
01:45Bersamin says, we will not backslide into the oppressive ways of the previous administration
01:50when critics were jailed upon trumped-up charges and when kill orders were publicly
01:54issued with glee and obeyed blindly.
01:57Organizers say the Mandawi rally was a, quote-unquote, indignation rally and not a campaign rally,
02:02meant only to decry Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment and denounce corruption, oppression,
02:07criminality, and illegal drugs.
02:10Despite this, local vets received the former president's endorsement.
02:13Duterte campaigned and asked supporters to vote for chosen candidates.
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02:41The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is in critical condition due to double pneumonia, had a good
02:45night in the hospital and is now resting.
02:48Pope Francis' condition remained critical for the second consecutive day on Sunday.
02:52He also had an initial, slight insufficiency in kidney function.
02:56The 88-year-old pope needed a blood transfusion on Saturday after a prolonged asthma-like
03:00respiratory crisis.
03:02He continues to have a guarded prognosis based on the latest medical report.
03:06The Vatican also says that while Francis' condition remains critical, he had not experienced
03:10any further respiratory crises since the previous night.
03:14Pope Francis is also alert and well-oriented and was receiving high-flow oxygen therapy
03:19via a tube under his nose.
03:21Outside Gemelli Hospital, people pray near a statue of St. John Paul II, who was treated
03:25there multiple times during his long papacy.
03:28People leave flowers, write notes for Pope Francis, and light candles at the base of
03:32the St. John Paul II Memorial.
03:34Meantime, President Marcos joins global calls for prayers for Pope Francis' recovery and
03:39expresses sadness over the pontiff's serious illness.
03:43Israel orders its military to prepare for an extended stay in parts of the occupied
03:47West Bank as it steps up operations against Palestinian militant groups.
03:52Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the military to carry out an intensive operation
03:56in the West Bank following explosions on buses close to Tel Aviv on Thursday, February 20.
04:02Netanyahu's office described it as an attempted mass attack and no casualties were reported.
04:07Tanks will be deployed to Jenin as part of Israel's offensive, the first time they
04:11will do so in the northern part of the West Bank in more than 20 years.
04:15Nabil Aburodene, a spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, says the move will
04:20quote, not lead to stability or calm, and be warned of this dangerous escalation.
04:25No group has claimed responsibility for the Tel Aviv bus blasts, which came amid a ceasefire
04:30in Gaza between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel.
04:35Conclave wins the top honor at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
04:40Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, the film
04:44won the Best Movie cast at the SAG Awards.
04:47Timothee Chalamet bags Best Movie Actor for his role as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
04:52while Demi Moore takes Best Movie Actress for The Substance.
04:55Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana win Best Supporting Actor and Actress for A Real Pain and Emilia
05:00Perez respectively.
05:01Meantime, in the television category, Shogun earns Best Ensemble in a Drama Series and
05:07Only Murders in the Building wins Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
05:10Hiroyuki Sanada is awarded Best Male Actor in a Drama Series while Anna Sawai receives
05:15Best Female Actor in a Drama Series.
05:17Martin Short receives Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series and Jean Smart is honored with
05:22Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
05:26The Filipino film Sunshine won the prestigious Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation
05:3014-plus section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, February 22.
05:37The sports drama film is directed by Antoinette Hadaone, starring Maryse Rakkal, Anika Ko,
05:42Jenica Garcia, Elijah Canlas, Meryl Soriano, and Cyril Manabat.
05:46The Crystal Bear is awarded for exceptional storytelling about the experiences and perspectives
05:50of the youth.
05:51Sunshine tells the story of a young gymnast who discovers she's pregnant during national
05:55team tryouts.
05:56The film tackles the complex and taboo subject of young women's reproductive rights in
06:00the Philippines.
06:01Sunshine premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in August 2024 as the only Filipino
06:07film in the centerpiece program.
06:09In January, the film also had its US premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
06:14in the World Cinema Now section.
06:18And that's today's wrap.
06:19I'm JC Gotinga.
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