Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Marcos says ‘design flaw’ caused Isabela bridge collapse
- PH Air Force pilots’ bodies recovered from crash site on Bukidnon’s Mount Kalatungan
- How will Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino edge out rivals to get into the Magic 12?
- Trudeau dismisses ‘very dumb’ tariffs, says Trump wants to ruin Canadian economy
- BINI Aiah in PBA attendance again amid rumored romance with Caelan Tiongson
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/march-6-2025/
- Marcos says ‘design flaw’ caused Isabela bridge collapse
- PH Air Force pilots’ bodies recovered from crash site on Bukidnon’s Mount Kalatungan
- How will Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino edge out rivals to get into the Magic 12?
- Trudeau dismisses ‘very dumb’ tariffs, says Trump wants to ruin Canadian economy
- BINI Aiah in PBA attendance again amid rumored romance with Caelan Tiongson
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/march-6-2025/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13President Marcos blames a design flaw for the Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge collapse.
00:18Bodies of Philippine Air Force jet pilots have been recovered from the crash site.
00:23Senatorial aspirants Kiko Panganinan and Pam Aquino talk about going up against well-funded
00:28political machineries.
00:30Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebukes Trump's very dumb tariffs.
00:35And Binis Aya watches another PBA game amid romance rumors with player Selan Tiongzon.
00:43President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that the flaw in the design of the Cabagan-Santa Maria
00:47Bridge in Isabela, along with overloaded trucks passing through, caused part of the bridge
00:52to collapse.
00:53The ending of this design flaw, it is a design flaw, the design is wrong.
01:03Marcos points out that the bridge was meant to be a suspension bridge, but it doesn't
01:07have cables for support.
01:09Marcos says the original project cost was Php 1.8 billion, but it was reduced to less
01:14than Php 1 billion to save money.
01:17When asked who should be held responsible for the damage, the president blames those
01:20in charge of the bridge's design.
01:23He adds that overloaded trucks should not have been allowed to cross the bridge.
01:27Marcos also says a more detailed design is being worked on, and the entire bridge will
01:32need to be retrofitted again.
01:36Bodies of two pilots are recovered on Mount Kalatungan in Bukidnon from a crashed Philippine
01:41Air Force jet late Wednesday, March 5.
01:44Army's 403rd Infantry Brigade Commander, Colonel Antonio Duluan Jr., says the pilots' bodies
01:50and black body bags were taken to Cagayan de Oro just before midnight Wednesday.
01:55The Philippine National Police's Community Affairs and Development Office in Northern
01:59Mindanao identified the pilots as Major Jude Salangoy and First Lieutenant A.J.
02:04Dadula.
02:05Dadula was from the village of Alay in Manola Fortitch Town, Bukidnon, the same province
02:09where he died.
02:11He was also only two weeks away from marrying another military pilot when tragedy struck.
02:16Weeks before the crash, Dadula and his fiancée, First Lieutenant Alyssa Colleen Colombino,
02:22had their pre-wedding photo and video shoot in Zambales.
02:25Their photos and videos showed a glimpse of the happy future they planned, which tragically
02:30ended during Tuesday's mission.
02:32Alyssa posts on Facebook about her loss.
02:44Senatorial aspirants Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino talk about their disadvantage versus
02:49candidates backed by big campaign funds and political machinery.
02:53In a press conference in Iloilo City on Thursday, March 6, former Senator Bam Aquino cites the
02:58experience of the Lenny Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan campaign in 2022.
03:10The tandem won in Iloilo despite the far more extensive resources of their rivals.
03:16He adds they just need to generate more awareness among voters.
03:20He also urges voters to not only vote for them, but to campaign for them as well.
03:24Pangilinan says,
03:45To help you make the best decision of who to vote for, we have all the information you
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04:06Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 4, accusing
04:11him of wanting to ruin the Canadian economy.
04:14The United States launched a trade war against Canada.
04:20In retaliation, Trudeau announced 25% tariffs on
04:3930 billion Canadian dollars' worth of U.S. imports and could target another 125 billion
04:45Canadian dollars' worth in 21 days.
05:15But on March 6, after a flurry of calls from car manufacturers, U.S. President Donald Trump
05:20says they will exempt automakers from his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month
05:26as long as they follow existing free trade rules.
05:29However, Trump made it clear that he is not ending his trade war with Canada and Mexico
05:34as he pressures both countries to stop fentanyl smuggling.
05:37This, despite a phone call with Trudeau where he had supposedly told the outgoing Canada's
05:42PM his efforts were not good enough.
05:45U.S. tariffs could hurt Canada's early economic recovery and possibly cause a recession.
05:51Canada depends on the U.S. for 75% of its exports and a third of its imports, making
05:56it vulnerable to a long trade war.
05:59Beanie's Aya attended another PBA game between Rainershine and TNT at Arenetta Coliseum on
06:06Wednesday, March 5.
06:08This amid rumors of a romantic relationship with Rainershine player Stalin Tiongson.
06:13This also marks Aya's second known appearance in the PBA, with her presence in Game 2 on
06:18February 28 sparking rumors linking her to Tiongson.
06:22In an interview with OneSports, Tiongson says he met Aya through a mutual friend and that
06:26they both attend the same church.
06:29Tiongson refuses to share details about their personal lives.
06:33He considers himself a Beanie fan and attended the maiden leg of the Beanieverse World Tour
06:37last February 15.
06:41And that's today's wrap.
06:42I'm Michelle Abad.
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