Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Apollo Quiboloy still in Philippines, says DOJ; Cash keeps coming as gifts for his 74th birthday
- Hontiveros, Gatchalian urge DILG to suspend Bamban mayor
- Only 1,500 cyclists on EDSA daily, says MMDA. Another bike count says it's more like 7,000.
- JoshLia is back: Things to know about Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto’s reunion movie ‘UN/HAPPY FOR YOU’
- Beyoncé sends a gift to a 2-year-old Filipino boy. Here’s why.
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-25-2024/
- Apollo Quiboloy still in Philippines, says DOJ; Cash keeps coming as gifts for his 74th birthday
- Hontiveros, Gatchalian urge DILG to suspend Bamban mayor
- Only 1,500 cyclists on EDSA daily, says MMDA. Another bike count says it's more like 7,000.
- JoshLia is back: Things to know about Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto’s reunion movie ‘UN/HAPPY FOR YOU’
- Beyoncé sends a gift to a 2-year-old Filipino boy. Here’s why.
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/april-25-2024/
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00:00Today on Rambler
00:12The Justice Department says fugitive preacher Apollo Queboloy remains in the Philippines.
00:18Senators urge the suspension of Bambam Mayor Alice Guo due to alleged links to a raided
00:22Pogo.
00:23The MMDA clarifies its bike count on EDSA was obtained in one day and from one spot
00:28only.
00:29After four years, Joshua Garcia and Julia Barreto reunite on the big screen.
00:34And pop star Beyonce sends a gift to a two-year-old Filipino boy.
00:41The Justice Department says fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Queboloy remains in the Philippines.
00:46The DOJ adds Thursday, April 25, prosecutors already filed a motion for a whole departure
00:52order against Queboloy and that he is already on the Bureau of Immigration's lookout list.
00:57Queboloy's former followers claim the group's fundraising efforts continue unabated in the
01:02Philippines and abroad.
01:04Reinita Fernandez, a former follower, says KOJC's street-level solicitations are ongoing
01:10in Singapore, masquerading as charitable endeavors.
01:14Former KOJC member Faith Killion says the fundraising is relentless as the practice
01:19is the default mentality in the group.
01:21They say KOJC workers raised funds as gifts for Queboloy, the self-proclaimed son of God,
01:27in time for his 74th birthday, April 25.
01:31His birthday celebrations featured elaborate floats, parades, carnival booths, and performances.
01:36Thousands attended, including prominent political figures.
01:41Senators Risa Juantiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of the Interior local
01:46government to preventively suspend Bambam Mayor Alice Guo due to her alleged links to
01:51the Philippine offshore gaming operator ZunYuan Technology, Inc.
01:56The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission raided the Pogo's premises at the Baufu compound
02:01in Bamban, Tarlac last month.
02:03Juantiveros says the ocular inspection was a continuing discovery of Pogo's links to
02:08organized crime.
02:09Documents and other pieces of evidence point to Guo and other officials' involvement
02:14in the operation of the Pogo facility.
02:16ZunYuan is by far the biggest among the four Pogos raided by authorities since May 2023.
02:23Gatchalian says, as the findings of the PAOCC unfold, there are serious questions they must answer.
02:29The two senators reiterate their call for a ban on all Pogos in the country.
02:36MMDA Traffic Engineering Center head Naomi Resho clarifies, the number of cyclists on
02:41EDSA, 1,586, being quoted by acting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairperson
02:48Romando Artes, was obtained by counting cyclists from just one spot of EDSA for one day on
02:53July 28, 2023.
02:55She also admits it is just a partial figure given the limitation of their count.
03:00Artes has been using this figure since March to justify the MMDA's opposition to proposals
03:05to widen EDSA bike lanes.
03:07On Wednesday, April 24, he also uses this to explain why the agency is considering the
03:12removal or reduction of the size of those bike lanes.
03:16Another major bike count study conducted by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable
03:20Cities yielded a much higher count of EDSA cyclists, over 7,800.
03:28After four years, former celebrity couple Joshua Garcia and Julia Barreto will reunite
03:33on the big screen with the film Unhappy For You.
03:36Star Cinema and Viva Films announced the reunion project will be directed by filmmaker Peter
03:41Sanvargas.
03:43The two, who dated in real life from 2017 to 2019, say they're excited to work together
03:48again.
03:49Adding, they're both okay despite their romantic history.
03:53Joshua says he agreed to the project right away since it's been a while since he has
03:57worked with Julia, noting they've matured since then.
04:00Meanwhile, Julia shares there were several attempts for them to work together again,
04:05but things only fell into place with this project.
04:08Star Magic also shares a look test for the movie, where the two protagonists see each
04:12other again after the breakup.
04:25Two-year-old Tyler just proved he's one of the luckiest Beyoncé fans right now.
04:29Tyler, son of content creator Bea Fabregas and radio host Nico Ramos, appear in a viral
04:35video where he repeatedly asks his mom about the singer's whereabouts, even asking if they'd
04:40be able to visit the artist.
04:45The video quickly garnered millions of views and eventually reached the pop star's team.
04:51Bea then posts on Wednesday, April 24 that Beyoncé's publicist reached out to them because
04:56the singer wanted to send Tyler a gift.
04:59She shares photos of her son posing with a green-stuffed animal and a bouquet of blue
05:03flowers, writing,
05:04"'Beyoncé and Tyler are now actually officially friends.'"
05:10And that's today's Wrap.
05:11I'm Giselle Barrientos, thank you for watching.
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