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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:  - 'Long story, personal': Sara Duterte teases reason behind Marcos Cabinet exit  - Stairway to heaven? MMDA draws flak for steep EDSA busway wheelchair ramp  - Bacolod's Manokan Country reopens temporarily amid redevelopment tensions  - Hong Kong journalist group head says she was fired by WSJ amid press freedom row  - SEVENTEEN’s concert film ‘Follow Again’ to hit PH cinemas in August   https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-18-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:13Vice President Sara Duterte says the reason behind her resignation from the Marcos cabinet

00:18is quote, a long story.

00:20The MMDA is under fire for a steep wheelchair ramp at an EDSA busway station that goes viral.

00:26Bacolod Mayor Benitez orders the temporary reopening of the iconic Manokan country.

00:30A Hong Kong journalist says she was fired by the Wall Street Journal after refusing

00:34not to advocate press freedom.

00:37And a concert film of K-pop boy group Seventeen's recent follow-again tour is coming to Philippine

00:41theaters.

00:44Vice President Sara Duterte seems to be more than ready to answer questions from reporters

00:49no holds barred.

00:51When asked about the reason behind her resignation from the Marcos cabinet, she says it was a

00:55quote, long story.

01:08She did not elaborate on what she meant by saying it was personal.

01:12The Vice President even hints at doing a sit-down interview with reporters for a tell-all interview.

01:17Duterte resigned from the Marcos cabinet on June 19, confirming the rift inside the Uniteam

01:22coalition forged in the 2022 elections for the Marcos-Duterte tandem.

01:27At the time, she said she was resigning as education chief out of concern for teachers

01:31and the Filipino youth.

01:35The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA, is under fire after the newly constructed

01:40wheelchair ramp at an EDSA busway station goes viral.

01:44Online users say the ramp is too steep, especially for persons with disabilities.

01:49They say the ramp may do more harm than good.

01:51Some even compare the structure to roller coasters, skateboard ramps, and water slides.

01:56The MMDA explains the ramp was created since the elevator cannot be at the same level as

02:01the footbridge, given height restrictions imposed by the Metrorail Transit, or MRT.

02:06Armand Eustaquio, one of the architects who helped craft the accessibility laws implementing

02:10rules and regulations, says the controversial ramp has a very steep gradient of 1 is to

02:154.

02:16The law says ramps should have a maximum gradient of 1 is to 12.

02:19He also points out the ramp does not have handrails at the right heights, and that the

02:23floor is not non-skid.

02:24Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez orders the reopening of the iconic Manocon Country

02:32for a month, a day after City Hall closed it down.

02:36The decision is intended to buy time for the affected tenants to relocate to the SM City

02:40Bacolod Transport Terminal, which they previously resisted.

02:44The move is driven by humanitarian considerations.

02:47The 41-year-old Manocon Country, known for its famous chicken inasal, had been shut down

02:51a day earlier to make way for a new commercial center project.

02:55It is seen to displace at least 24 stall owners, many of whom operated their small food businesses

03:01in the area for decades.

03:03The redevelopment project, spearheaded by SM Prime Holdings Inc., will transform the

03:08site into a mixed-use commercial property.

03:11It is part of a larger P4B project aimed at modernizing the property, which hosts the

03:16Manocon Country, Vendors Plaza, and the Bacolod Arts, Youth and Sports Center.

03:23The head of the Hong Kong Journals Association, or HKJA, said she was fired by The Wall Street

03:27Journal Wednesday, July 17, after she refused demands from senior editors not to advocate

03:33for media freedoms.

03:34Selena Cheng said she was told by her supervisor, Wall Street Journal's World Coverage Chief

03:39Gordon Fairclough, employees of the journal should not be seen as advocating for press

03:43freedom in a place like Hong Kong, given a potential conflict of interest.

03:48She was elected on June 22 to be the HKJA's new chairperson, but was told beforehand by

03:54Fairclough to withdraw from the election.

03:56Cheng worked in the journal's Hong Kong bureau as a reporter covering China's automobile

04:01sector.

04:02She says she will continue to head the HKJA.

04:04A spokesperson for Dow Jones, the journal's parent company, says The Wall Street Journal

04:09has been and continues to be a fierce and vocal advocate for press freedom in Hong Kong

04:13and around the world.

04:17Cebongs are coming to the big screen again, Filipino carrots!

04:21A concert film based on K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN's recent Follow Again tour is set to premiere

04:26in Philippine theaters in August.

04:32Fans can secure movie passes starting July 23.

04:35Ticket prices and participating movie houses are yet to be announced.

04:39The concert film promises to give fans an immersive experience.

04:43The movie also contains live performances of the group's latest single, Maestro, and

04:47unit songs Spell, La La Li, and Cheers to Youth.

04:50The four tracks are part of their compilation album, SEVENTEEN is Right Here, which was

04:55released in April.

04:56The 13-piece act was last in the Philippines in January.

05:00SEVENTEEN is known for hits like Hot, Don't Wanna Cry, Super, and Adieu Nice.

05:06And that's today's wrap.

05:07I'm Cara Oliver.

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