Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Malacañang flags deepfake audio of Marcos ordering military attack
- PNP firearms office recommends revocation of Quiboloy’s gun license
- Former Senator Rene Saguisag dies at 84
- Scorching heat pushes Pangasinan town to adopt 4-day work week
- Art is…pre-approved? Filipinos online slam BGC for Banksy Universe promotion
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-24-2024/
- Malacañang flags deepfake audio of Marcos ordering military attack
- PNP firearms office recommends revocation of Quiboloy’s gun license
- Former Senator Rene Saguisag dies at 84
- Scorching heat pushes Pangasinan town to adopt 4-day work week
- Art is…pre-approved? Filipinos online slam BGC for Banksy Universe promotion
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-24-2024/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 Malacanang warns against an audio deepfake of President Marcos ordering a military attack
00:18 on China.
00:19 The police recommends the revocation of the gun license of fugitive preacher Apollo Quibuloy.
00:24 Former Senator René Sagisag dies at 84 years old.
00:28 Pinmaloy Town in Pangasinan adopts a four-day workweek amid the scorching heat.
00:34 And Bonifacio Global City draws flak after promoting artist and activist Banksy and then
00:38 saying all street art must be pre-approved and permitted.
00:44 The Presidential Communications Office warns against an audio deepfake that made it appear
00:49 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the military to act against a particular foreign
00:54 country.
00:55 The PCO says no such directive exists nor has been made.
00:59 The video features audio designed to sound like Marcos, ordering the armed forces and
01:04 special task groups to act however they deem appropriate should China attack the Philippines.
01:10 Photos of Chinese activities in the West Philippine Sea flash in the video as a slideshow as the
01:14 audio plays.
01:17 Deepfakes are usually made using techniques from machine learning and generative artificial
01:21 intelligence to fabricate media.
01:23 The PCO says it was working with various agencies to actively address the proliferation of deepfakes
01:29 and other generative AI content.
01:31 The fake audio recording comes at a particularly tense time for Philippine and Chinese bilateral
01:36 relations.
01:39 The Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosive Office recommends the revocation
01:44 of the gun license of fugitive preacher Apollo Quibaloy.
01:47 PNP-FEO Public Information Office Chief Major Lady Lou Gonzalez confirms the PNP-FEO has
01:54 submitted its resolution to PNP Chief Police General Romel Francisco Marbil for approval.
02:00 Senate Deputy Minority Leader Rizon Deveros recently called out the PNP for its slow action
02:05 in revoking Quibaloy's gun licenses despite the warrants against the preacher.
02:10 A Rappler investigation discovered Quibaloy has at least 19 firearms with an estimated
02:14 value of about 2.3 million pesos or US$41,000.
02:20 Courts in Davao City and Pasig City have ordered Quibaloy's arrest as well as the Senate for
02:24 Quibaloy's failure to attend inquiries into his alleged abuses.
02:28 Quibaloy is also wanted in the United States for various crimes including sexual trafficking.
02:35 Former Senator Rene Sagisag dies at 84 years old.
02:39 His son Rebo Sagisag posts on Wednesday, April 24, "We are grateful that in his final months,
02:45 he was able to spend time with relatives, friends and countless supporters.
02:49 He passed away knowing that he was much loved and respected."
02:52 The Senate flies its flag at half-mast Wednesday to mourn his passing.
02:57 Sagisag was a human rights lawyer and defended many political detainees in his long career.
03:02 He served as Cory Aquino's presidential spokesperson before running for senator in 1987.
03:08 In 1991, he was one of 12 senators who voted against the Philippines-US Military Basis
03:13 Treaty which ended permanent American military presence in the Philippines.
03:18 The former senator was particularly critical of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug
03:22 war.
03:23 He was honored as Haliginang Bantayog or Pillar of Bantayog on April 9.
03:30 Officials of Binmaloy in Pangasinan moved to implement a four-day working schedule in
03:34 its government offices.
03:36 The heat index in the province continually sizzles to dangerous levels in the past three
03:40 weeks.
03:41 From its usual Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule, working hours are now from
03:46 Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
03:50 Government offices are closed during Fridays except for essential and necessary services.
03:55 The revised working schedule has been implemented since Monday, April 22 and will last until
04:00 June 30 this year.
04:02 The province, particularly Dagupan City and its neighboring towns, has continuously recorded
04:07 dangerous heat levels.
04:10 Bonifacio Global City draws flak after promoting the exhibit of graffiti artist and activist
04:15 Banksy then says all street art must be pre-approved and permitted.
04:20 Art is not a crime, it said in a now-edited social media post.
04:24 Replying to a commenter who asked if artists can now paint its walls without repercussions,
04:29 BGC initially said it does not condone any form of vandalism and all street art must
04:34 be pre-approved and permitted.
04:36 It later clarified the Banksy universe will just be an exhibition at the Metropolitan
04:40 Manila Museum.
04:42 Pest Control, the organization that handles Banksy, says it is not involved or associated
04:47 with Banksy's graffiti art in different countries.
04:50 Social media users say the exhibit defeats the essence of Banksy's works.
04:55 And that's today's wrap.
05:00 I'm Nina Liu.
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