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Today on Rappler — the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Security heightened for Degamo family after Teves' arrest in Timor-Leste
- SC allows UN rapporteur Khan to submit opinion in Ressa's libel appeal
- Manila asks Beijing: Are you sincere in promoting South China Sea peace?
- After ‘Selos,’ Shaira’s ‘Forever Single (Walang Jowa)’ also removed from streaming platforms 
- UK royal Kate 'enormously touched' by support after cancer announcement

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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 Negros Oriental Police heightened security for the Dagama family following the arrest
00:17 of Arnie Tevez and Timor-Leste.
00:19 The Supreme Court allows UN Special Rapporteur Irene Kan to appear as amicus curiae on the
00:25 libel appeal of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa.
00:29 Manila questions Beijing's sincerity in promoting peace in the South China Sea.
00:34 Another song by Bangsamoro pop singer Shira is removed from streaming platforms.
00:39 Anne Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is enormously touched by the support she received
00:44 after she announced she had cancer.
00:48 Police step up security for the family of assassinated Negros Oriental Governor Roel
00:52 Dagamo following the arrest of former congressman and suspected mastermind Arnie Tevez and Timor-Leste.
00:59 Negros Oriental Police say the threat against the late governor's widow, Pamplona Mayor
01:03 Janice Dagamo and her family was still high, especially after Tevez's arrest in Dili, the
01:08 capital of Timor-Leste.
01:09 Tevez will be brought back to the Philippines to be tried for the March 4, 2023 killing
01:15 of Dagamo and nine others.
01:18 On Facebook, Janice says she and her family still fear for their lives a year after her
01:22 husband's assassination.
01:24 She adds the family suspects they're under surveillance.
01:28 Janice also calls Tevez's arrest a "welcome development."
01:31 Tevez was caught at the Topgolf driving range and bar in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste.
01:38 The Supreme Court allows a United Nations special rapporteur to submit her opinion in
01:43 the cyber-libel case appeal of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.
01:49 The SE's First Division grants the motion of Irene Kan, UN special rapporteur on the
01:53 promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and of expression, to appear as
01:58 a Mikus Curiae or chosen expert in the case.
02:02 Aside from Kan, the High Court also allows the International Bar Association's Human
02:06 Rights Institute to file its opinion in the case.
02:10 In 2020, Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reinaldo Santos were convicted of cyber-libel
02:15 over a case filed by businessman Wilfredo King.
02:19 In 2022, the Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of Ressa and Santos and imposed
02:23 a longer prison sentence.
02:27 The Philippines questions if China was sincere in "lowering the tensions and promoting
02:32 peace and stability in the South China Sea."
02:35 This as it protests yet another case of harassment by the China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime
02:40 militia during a mission to bring soldiers and supplies to a military outpost in Ayung
02:44 in Seoul.
02:46 On March 23, Chinese Coast Guard and militia ships harassed, shadowed, and blasted water
02:50 cannons on Philippine ships bringing supplies and soldiers to the BRP Sierra Madre.
02:56 Philippine officials said Navy personnel were also injured during the mission.
03:00 Manila also summons the Chinese Embassy's Charge de Ferre Zhou Jiyong to convey the
03:05 Philippines' strong protest against the aggressive actions.
03:09 Beijing on Saturday, March 23, warned Manila it should, "be prepared to bear all potential
03:14 consequences if it insists on going its own way."
03:19 Another song of Bangsamoro pop singer Shira has been removed from streaming platforms
03:24 days after her hit single "Celos" was also taken down.
03:28 Her track "Forever Single," which previously charted in the top 10 of Spotify Philippines'
03:32 viral songs, can no longer be played on the platform on Monday, March 25.
03:38 As of writing, Shira's agency, EHS Productions, has yet to address the removal of the song
03:42 online.
03:44 Social media users have earlier pointed out "Forever Single" sounds similar to the song
03:48 "Masi Mencintanya" of the Indonesian band Papinga.
03:53 Shira currently has over 626,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
03:58 Some of her other songs are still available to stream on Spotify.
04:03 A Kensington Palace spokesperson says the prince and princess of Wales are enormously
04:07 touched by the messages of support they received since Kate announced her cancer diagnosis.
04:13 "In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London.
04:17 The surgery was successful.
04:19 However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present.
04:23 My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy,
04:27 and I'm now in the early stages of that treatment."
04:31 Kate's video announcement posted on social media triggered an outpouring of support from
04:35 well-wishers.
04:37 This comes as a fresh health blow to the British royal family, as King Charles is also undergoing
04:42 treatment for cancer.
04:44 Kate's announcement dominated British newspaper front pages on Saturday, with supportive messages
04:49 combined with criticism of those who had speculated about her health in recent weeks.
04:56 And that's today's wrap.
04:57 I'm Nina Liu.
04:58 Thank you for watching.
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