Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
⁃ Apollo Quiboloy’s official Facebook page deleted, Instagram account unavailable
⁃ DepEd steps in Makati-Taguig tiff, takes over schools in EMBO barangays
⁃ Rice prices expected to rise until next month
⁃ Malacañang justifies 1,095% increase in 2022 travel expenses
⁃ Amid shortage, LTO ordered to stop delivery, processing of driver’s licenses
⁃ Brownlee all for 'bigger picture' after losing FIBA World Cup spot to Clarkson
⁃ Britney Spears' boyfriends, break-ups through the years
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-17-2023/
⁃ Apollo Quiboloy’s official Facebook page deleted, Instagram account unavailable
⁃ DepEd steps in Makati-Taguig tiff, takes over schools in EMBO barangays
⁃ Rice prices expected to rise until next month
⁃ Malacañang justifies 1,095% increase in 2022 travel expenses
⁃ Amid shortage, LTO ordered to stop delivery, processing of driver’s licenses
⁃ Brownlee all for 'bigger picture' after losing FIBA World Cup spot to Clarkson
⁃ Britney Spears' boyfriends, break-ups through the years
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-17-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 Facebook deletes Apollo Quiboloy's official page
00:15 The Education Department takes control over schools in Embo, Barangays
00:20 Price prices are expected to rise until September
00:23 Malacañang defends a 1,095% increase in its 2022 travel expenses
00:29 The LTO is ordered to stop the delivery and processing of driver's licenses
00:33 Justin Brownlee expresses support for Guidas Filipinas despite losing World Cup spot to Jordan Clarkson
00:40 And Britney Spears' husband files for separation from the singer
00:43 The official Facebook page of Apollo Quiboloy, founder of megachurch The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, and its media arm SMNI, is deleted
00:52 An individual who reported the page to Facebook received a message on August 17 from the platform saying the profile was removed from Facebook
01:00 As of writing, the URL facebook.com/apolloquiboloy currently reads "This content isn't available right now"
01:07 Before Quiboloy's Facebook page was removed, it had over 1.2 million followers as of July 2023 and was his most-followed social media channel
01:16 Quiboloy's account on Instagram, a platform also owned by Facebook parent firm Metta, is unavailable as well
01:22 Rappler reached out to Metta for more information on the matter, but the tech company has yet to respond
01:27 The Facebook and Instagram takedowns come after the preacher's YouTube channel was terminated earlier in June and his TikTok account was banned in July
01:34 The Department of Education takes over 14 public schools located in the enlisted men's barrio Oembo, Barangays, in Taguig City
01:44 Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte signs a memorandum declaring DEPEDS takeover
01:50 DEPEDS' memo aims to defuse the tension between the two cities triggered by Taguig's takeover of the schools on Monday
01:57 Last August 14, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano led the Brigada Escuela activities in the Embo public schools, backed by a DEPEDS memorandum declaring 14 public schools in the Embo localities under the management of the Division of Taguig Pateros
02:10 Duterte's latest memo supersedes that DEPEDS NCR notice
02:15 The following are the schools included under DEPEDS supervision
02:18 The mayors of both Metro Manila cities say they welcome the intervention, while a transition committee prepared for the proper turnover of the schools
02:31 Filipinos can expect the price of rice to spike possibly until September if the country's supply will not be augmented
02:39 In an interview, former Agriculture Chief Leonardo Montemayor says it was possible that rice prices would reach 60 pesos per kilo
02:47 Montemayor says rice prices ranged last week from 45 to 50 pesos per kilo
02:52 This week, the price gained an additional 5 pesos per kilo
02:56 Early this month, farmers' group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. said there will be a 4 peso per kilo increase until September
03:04 Malacanang and the Department of Agriculture earlier assured the public there was still sufficient rice supply, but prices would vary in different areas
03:12 The government is already looking at rice importations during the lean months and the threat of El Niño ahead
03:17 A Commission on Audit report says Malacanang spent over Php 403 million on domestic and international travel in 2022
03:27 Travel expenses cover transportation, per diem, ferryage, passport and visa processing, and other related expenses to the trip
03:35 Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil attributes the rise in spending to both the 2021 lockdown and the, quote, "opening of the economy and lifting of restrictions" in 2022
03:46 Malacanang adds there was an increase in the expenses on foreign trips of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. because his office, quote, "received a huge volume of invitations for the president"
03:56 Marcos earlier justified these trips by telling critics to focus on the supposed returns on investment
04:01 But so far, the administration has only been able to present total pledges and not finalized investments in the Philippines
04:08 The office of the president seeks a Php 1.14 billion for travel expenses in 2024
04:14 The delivery and the processing of plastic driver's license cards has been suspended
04:21 The Land Transportation Office says a temporary restraining order, secured by losing bidder Alcard, halted the delivery of licenses
04:28 The order was issued by AQEZ on city court due to the LTO's alleged lack of transparency in explaining to Alcard its disqualification for bidding
04:36 The TRO will last for 20 days
04:39 LTO Chief Vigor Mendoza II says driver's licenses that may be affected by the delay may be granted a six-month extension
04:47 In the meantime, motorists may need to continue to use temporary paper licenses and the digital or electronic driver's license
04:55 Despite losing his spot at the FIBA World Cup, basketball player Justin Brownlee says he will continue to root for GILAS Pilipinas
05:03 "For me, obviously, of course, it would have been a dream come true to play in the World Cup, especially playing with the Philippines
05:10 I'm all for the bigger picture. This GILAS program is definitely not about me"
05:15 Brownlee lost his spot to naturalized player Jordan Clarkson, who also plays for NBA team Utah Jazz
05:21 Brownlee says he wishes Clarkson and the rest of the team the best of luck and hopes for a successful World Cup
05:27 Brownlee will continue to represent the country in future tournaments as he is set to play for GILAS Pilipinas in the Asian Games in China in September
05:35 The Philippines will open its World Cup campaign against Dominican Republic on August 25 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan
05:42 Pop star Britney Spears' husband, Sam Asghari, files to legally separate after 14 months of marriage
05:50 Multiple U.S. outlets confirmed the news, with Entertainment Tonight noting irreconcilable differences as the cause for their separation
05:57 The couple had been rumored to be going through marital issues, which included allegations of Spears' cheating
06:03 Asghari's rep denied the rumors to People in March
06:06 The two met during the singer's music video shoot for "Slumber Party" back in 2016
06:11 They got engaged in 2021 and tied the knot in July 2022
06:15 Asghari was Spears' third husband while she was his first wife
06:20 And that's today's Wrap, I'm Nina Liu, thank you for watching
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