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- No longer immune from suit, Duterte faces criminal complaint from Castro
- Paolo Duterte to France Castro: ‘Public servants should not be onion-skinned’
- Garin, ex-DOH officials charged over Dengvaxia vaccine
- Barangay chairman candidate gunned down in Lanao del Sur
- Rule of law in Philippines still among the worst in East Asia
- Attention, queens! ‘Drag Race PH’ opens season 3 casting
- John Lloyd Cruz confirms relationship with Isabel Santos

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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 ACT Teacher's Representative Franz Castro files a criminal complaint against former
00:16 President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:18 Paulo Duterte calls Representative Franz Castro "onion-skinned" for filing a complaint
00:23 against his father.
00:25 Former Health Secretary Janet Garin and other ex-health officials are charged for the 2015
00:29 purchase of the Dengvaxia vaccine.
00:32 A candidate for Barangay Chairman was shot dead in Capatagan, Lanao del Sur early morning
00:36 on Wednesday, October 25.
00:39 The rule of law in the Philippines under President Marcos Jr. slides back one spot from 2022.
00:45 Drag Race Philippines announces the casting schedule for its third season.
00:49 And John Lloyd Cruz confirms he is dating artist Isabel Santos.
00:56 ACT Teacher's Representative Franz Castro files a criminal complaint against former
01:00 President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday, October 24.
01:03 This almost two weeks after Duterte threatened and red-tagged her on television.
01:08 Duterte complained about the House of Representatives rejecting the request of his daughter, Vice
01:12 President Sara Duterte, for confidential funds.
01:16 He said Castro should be targeted to be killed first.
01:20 Castro sues the former chief executive for grave threat.
01:23 We decided to file a case because this is different from the normal ranting when President
01:31 Duterte was a president.
01:35 Since his term ended in June 2022, Duterte is no longer immune from suit.
01:42 Davao City First District Representative Paulo Duterte comes to the defense of his father,
01:46 former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:48 Paulo calls ACT Teacher's Representative Franz Castro "onion-skinned" and reminds her that
01:53 public servants are always subject to criticism.
01:56 Paulo is reacting to Castro's criminal complaint against the former president for grave threat.
02:01 Castro tells Paulo Duterte receiving criticism is far from getting death threats.
02:07 Rodrigo claims without evidence that Castro is a member of the communist movement.
02:11 He tells his daughter, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to target
02:16 Castro first in killings sponsored by spy funds.
02:22 Former Health Secretary and now Iloilo First District Representative Janet Garin and other
02:26 former health officials face charges over the purchase of the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine.
02:32 The Office of the Ombudsman says Garin and four other officials violated the Anti-Graft
02:37 and Corrupt Practices Act.
02:39 The government fund in question amounts to 3.57 billion pesos used for the procurement
02:44 of the Dengvaxia vaccine in 2015 and the eventual implementation of the school-based immunization
02:50 program under the administration of former President Benigno Aquino III.
02:55 Aside from Garin, other former health officials are charged.
03:01 The Health Department suspended the dengue vaccination program in 2017.
03:06 Manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur said the vaccine could cause more severe cases of dengue if
03:11 given to a person who had not been previously infected by the virus.
03:17 A man running for barangay chairman was shot dead in Barangay Sigpang in Capatagan, Lanao
03:21 del Sur early morning of Wednesday, October 25.
03:25 Kamarban Siltawa, his wife Jasmine and their 7-year-old son were also killed.
03:31 Police named the suspect as Pabel Pagrangan, the husband of the incumbent barangay chairperson
03:36 who is seeking re-election.
03:38 The police report the incident happened at 6 a.m. when the victims were fetching drinking
03:42 water from a spring near the village town hall.
03:45 Capatagan Mayor Rayta Maglangid tells Rappler, the suspect got angry when he saw Tawa.
03:51 Police had begun a manhunt for Pagrangan.
03:54 Hours later, another shooting incident erupted in the nearby village of Dugawan where a Muslim
03:58 religious leader, Ahmad Mulang Alamada, was killed.
04:02 Police are investigating whether the two incidents are related.
04:07 The rule of law in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. slides back one spot
04:12 after last year's improvement.
04:14 The World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index for 2023 reports the Philippines now
04:19 ranks 100th out of 142 countries with a score of .046 out of 1 for 2023.
04:27 The index score ranges from 0 to 1, with 1 being the highest.
04:32 The score given to a country is an average of 8 factors.
04:37 WJP Chief Research Officer Alejandro Ponce says that in the Philippines, among the issues
04:44 that brought down the country's score are due process and freedom of assembly and association.
04:50 The Philippines is not the only country to suffer in terms of rule of law.
04:54 The WJP report says at least 6 billion people live in countries where the rule of law is
04:59 declining.
05:02 Do you have what it takes to be the Philippines' next drag superstar?
05:05 Wow% Plus announces they opened casting for the third season of Drag Race Philippines.
05:11 Interested applicants can visit the World of Wonder website to sign up for the casting
05:15 call until November 24.
05:18 The casting call announcement comes a week after World of Wonder confirmed Drag Race
05:22 Philippines is returning for a third season.
05:25 Precious Paula Nicole was the winner of the first season, while Captivating Kat-Kat won
05:30 in the second season.
05:32 RuPaul's Drag Race, which first premiered in 2009, was created by RuPaul and World of
05:37 Wonder.
05:38 The franchise spans different countries, including Thailand, Holland, the United Kingdom, France,
05:44 and Spain.
05:47 John Lloyd Cruz confirms he is dating artist Isabel Santos.
05:50 The actor confirms on the Tuesday, October 24 episode of Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
06:00 John Lloyd says he got closer to Isabel when he took a hiatus from showbiz and went into
06:05 visual arts.
06:06 Isabel is the granddaughter of award-winning cartoonist Mauro Malang Santos.
06:11 John Lloyd and Isabel first sparked romance rumors in 2021 when the artists shared their
06:16 photos on social media.
06:18 Before Isabel, John Lloyd was in a relationship with actress Ellen Adarna, with whom he has
06:23 a son.
06:35 John Lloyd is best known for his roles in One More Chance, A Very Special Love, and
06:39 Honor Thy Father.
06:43 And that's today's wrap.
06:44 I'm Chasey Gutinga.
06:45 Thank you for watching.
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