Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- NTC orders stop to SMNI operations
- 2 Ukrainians, Filipino woman accuse Quiboloy of sexual abuse at Senate hearing
- Senate unanimously rejects House push for Charter change via people initiative
- Cash in exchange for Cha-Cha signatures? 'Wala namang ganoon,' says Marcos
- Sara Duterte says she will not cooperate with ICC probe
- Diocese of Borongan leads call to end mining in entire island of Samar
- Coldplay concert 'unmissable' for chopper-riding, 'music lover' Marcos
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/january-23-2024/
- NTC orders stop to SMNI operations
- 2 Ukrainians, Filipino woman accuse Quiboloy of sexual abuse at Senate hearing
- Senate unanimously rejects House push for Charter change via people initiative
- Cash in exchange for Cha-Cha signatures? 'Wala namang ganoon,' says Marcos
- Sara Duterte says she will not cooperate with ICC probe
- Diocese of Borongan leads call to end mining in entire island of Samar
- Coldplay concert 'unmissable' for chopper-riding, 'music lover' Marcos
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/january-23-2024/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 The National Telecommunications Commission orders the owner of SM&I to cease radio and
00:17 TV operations.
00:19 Two Ukrainian women and a Filipina say they were sexually abused by preacher Apollo Kebuloy.
00:24 24 senators reject the House of Representatives' move to change the charter through a people's
00:29 initiative.
00:30 President Marcos brushes off allegations of bribery in exchange for signatures in a people's
00:35 initiative.
00:36 President Marcos says the Philippines is not cooperating with the International Criminal
00:40 Court.
00:41 The Diocese of Barongan calls for the end of mining in the entire island of Samar.
00:46 And President Marcos is unfazed by criticism surrounding his chopper ride to Cold Place
00:51 Concert.
00:54 The National Telecommunications Commission orders the business behind Sunshine Media
00:58 Network International or SM&I to cease the operations of its radio and television stations.
01:03 The order, addressed to Suarasug Media Corporation, is dated January 18 and made public Tuesday,
01:09 January 23.
01:11 SM&I is facing an administrative case over supposed violations of its franchise.
01:16 SM&I operations were supposed to be suspended for 30 days last December after its two shows
01:21 were temporarily ordered off-air for 14 days by the MTRCB.
01:26 Suarasug allegedly did not strictly comply with the order.
01:30 The company is also ordered to explain in writing within 15 days why it failed to strictly
01:35 comply with the initial 30-day suspension order.
01:40 Two Ukrainian women, both former members of the Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ, allege
01:44 they were sexually abused by controversial doomsday preacher Apollo Kibuloy.
01:49 The two women, identified only as Sofia and Nina, claim they were raped by Kibuloy while
01:54 serving as his pastorals.
01:56 In the KOJC, pastorals are women who serve as close aides of Kibuloy, with some allegedly
02:01 being turned into spiritual wives.
02:03 A Filipino, identified only as Amanda, also testifies about how the preacher allegedly
02:08 raped her when she was still a minor.
02:11 The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality orders Kibuloy
02:15 to be subpoenaed after he failed to show up during its hearing.
02:19 Senator Ysonte Vero says the subpoena will be the committee's third attempt to ask Kibuloy
02:23 to face the committee.
02:24 "You are not a child of God exempt from the authority of the state."
02:31 In a strongly worded manifesto signed by 24 senators, the Senate rejects the House of
02:36 Representatives' initiative for charter change through a supposed "people's initiative."
02:41 Senate President Migzubidi reads the manifesto during the upper chamber's regular session
02:45 on Tuesday, January 23.
02:47 "While it seems simple, my dear friends, the goal is apparent.
02:53 To make it easier to revise the Constitution by eliminating the Senate from the equation."
02:59 Migzubidi also shares concerns that once constitutional amendments go beyond the economic provisions,
03:04 it may also include lifting term limits that will allow politicians to stay longer in power.
03:09 The Senate president also slams the House's push to amend the Constitution through a constitutional
03:14 assembly where the Senate will "have a dispensable and diluted role in charter change."
03:19 Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, meantime, calls on the Commission on Elections to invalidate
03:24 signatures on the "people's initiative" it received.
03:30 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brushes aside allegations of bribery in exchange for signatures
03:34 in a "people's initiative."
03:36 In an ambush interview, Marcos says he was aware of reports that government benefits
03:40 were being promised to people who would provide their signatures to the charter change campaign.
03:46 Some lawmakers allege the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Subsidy program is being
03:51 weaponized to obtain signatures.
03:53 The president has yet to make a categorical stance on charter change but says the administration
03:58 is studying the merits of amendments on economic provisions.
04:04 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippines is not cooperating with the International
04:08 Criminal Court.
04:09 This, days after former Senator Antonio Trillanes claimed ICC investigators entered the country
04:15 in December and already obtained evidence against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
04:21 Marcos says the government will not lift a finger to help any investigation that the
04:25 ICC conducts but says he is allowing ICC investigators to visit the country as "ordinary people."
04:32 Meantime, Vice President Sara Duterte says "she will not be part of a process that will
04:37 not only embarrass our country but also erode the dignity of our judges, courts, and the
04:42 whole Philippine justice system."
04:44 She says she will only face any charge against her before a Filipino judge and only before
04:49 a Filipino court.
04:53 The Diocese of Barongan holds a prayer rally calling for the immediate end to mining in
04:57 the entire island of Samar.
05:00 Bishop Crispin Varquez urges attendees to be more circumspect of what is happening with
05:04 the environment and the world.
05:31 He adds the diocese is very much disturbed by escalating mining activities on Homonhon
05:36 Island in Giwan Town.
05:38 The island has rich deposits of mineral resources such as chromite and nickel.
05:42 Early last year, Varquez issued a statement calling on the government to do something
05:47 about the mining operations on Homonhon Island.
05:52 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seems unfazed by criticism surrounding his chopper ride
05:56 to Cold Place concert last Friday, January 19.
06:00 Marcos tells reporters the concert was "unmissable."
06:04 Asked whether he likes to watch concerts in his free time, Marcos says, "By now you would
06:09 have known I'm a music lover.
06:11 I've been for a long time.
06:12 I studied music for many years."
06:15 Photos of the presidential chopper went viral on social media after concertgoers learned
06:19 Marcos and his family flew via chopper to the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
06:24 Thousands of other concertgoers braved the heavy traffic just to attend the same event.
06:29 The controversy prompted a statement from the presidential security group saying they
06:33 decided to use the presidential chopper due to an influx of concertgoers as well as traffic
06:38 complications.
06:41 And that's today's wrap.
06:42 I'm Nina Liu.
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