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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - 'Rappler is Filipino': CA voids 2018 Rappler shutdown, restores rights - US grand jury indicts ex-Comelec chief Bautista, 3 Smartmatic execs in corruption scandal - Police face daunting task of capturing Quiboloy in vast, intricate Davao estate - EJ Obiena aims to bring 'world-class' pole vault meet to PH this year  - SB19, Gloc-9 team up for new collab song ‘KALAKAL’  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-9-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:13Rappler wins its biggest case as a company as the Court of Appeals voids the 2018 shutdown

00:17order from the SEC.

00:19A U.S. grand jury indicts former Philippine elections chief Andres Bautista and three

00:23executives from Smartmatic in a bribery and money laundering case.

00:28Police say informants told them fugitive preacher Apolo Kibuloy is hiding inside his

00:32church's compound in Davao City.

00:35Filipino athletics star EJ Obiena is organizing a world-class pole vault competition in the

00:40Philippines.

00:41And P-pop group SB19 and legendary rapper Glock9 dropped a collab single titled Kalakal

00:47Friday, August 9.

00:51Rappler wins its biggest case as a company as the Court of Appeals voids the 2018 shutdown

00:56order from the Duterte Times Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC.

01:01This restores Rappler's Certificate of Incorporation and eliminates the risk of a shutdown.

01:06In a strongly-worded decision promulgated on July 23, the CA says, quote, Like a bull

01:12seeing red, the SEC on bank plowed through law and jurisprudence to reach its mark, the

01:16death of Rappler.

01:18The SEC on bank violated the hierarchy of courts and ignored procedure.

01:22These actions have no place in a democratic state.

01:25The decision is spanned by Associate Justice Emily Sangas-Parguito.

01:29When the rule of law prevails, justice is served.

01:33It's a vindication after a torturous eight years of harassment.

01:39The SEC revoked Rappler's certificate in January 2018.

01:43It claimed the issuance of Philippine Depository Receipts or PDRs to foreign investor Omidyar

01:48was unconstitutional.

01:51A U.S. federal grand jury indicts former Philippine elections chief Andres Bautista and three

01:56executives from Smartmatic in a case of alleged bribery and money laundering.

02:01The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday, August 8, that Bautista allegedly received

02:05at least $1 million in bribes from, quote, three executives of an election voting machine

02:10and service provider company.

02:12The U.S. DOJ press release named only the respondents, not Smartmatic itself.

02:17The U.S. investigation began in September 2023, when the Department of Homeland Security

02:22filed a case at the District Court in Southern Florida.

02:25In the Philippines, the inquiry into Bautista's alleged ill-gotten wealth began in 2017, when

02:30his estranged wife brought the matter before the NBI.

02:34The U.S. DOJ says it's stepping in because the respondents in the case may have used

02:38banks in the U.S. to carry out the laundering scheme.

02:42Bautista and Smartmatic deny the allegations.

02:46Police say fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Kibuloy may be hiding inside his church's

02:51sprawling compound in Davao City.

02:54Davao Regional Police Director Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III says Thursday, August 8,

02:59certain indicators and informants point to Kibuloy holed up in the 30-hectare buhangin

03:03property owned by his kingdom of Jesus Christ.

03:07At least 3,000 people are believed to be inside the property, protecting the preacher, who

03:11calls himself the appointed son of God.

03:14Torre says the property is immense and intricate, and makes capturing Kibuloy a serious challenge

03:19for the police.

03:21Buhangin is home to the still-unfinished King Dome, a five-hectare structure designed to

03:25hold 77,000 people.

03:28The property also has several elevator shafts, an elaborate network of tunnels, an underground

03:33parking area, and even a taxiway linked to Davao's Francisco Bangoy International Airport.

03:41Filipino athletic star EJ Obiena says he is organizing a world-class pole vault competition

03:46in the Philippines next month.

03:48If plans push through, Filipinos will see the likes of Greece's Emanuel Carrales, China's

03:52Huang Bokai, Germany's Oleg Zernikel, and Obiena himself competing at the Ayala Triangle

03:58Gardens in Makati on September 20.

04:01Obiena recently finished fourth in men's pole vault at the Paris Olympics.

04:05In a virtual press conference from Paris on Wednesday, August 7, he said he now has time

04:09to plan the event that's now sanctioned by World Athletics, the sport's governing body.

04:14Obiena and his team are working with a European consultant to make sure that, quote, everything

04:18is up to standard.

04:20The last time Obiena competed in the Philippines was during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

04:25World Athletics ranked him the world's number two in pole vault in 2023.

04:31Hip-hop group SB19 and legendary rapper Glock 9 dropped a collab single titled Kalakal Friday,

04:37August 9.

04:45Glock 9 says the new song is about believing in one's craft.

04:49It tackles resilience in an industry with a competitive landscape, challenging skeptics

04:53and critics.

04:54He also shares he was inspired by SB19's dedication and confidence and would love to work with

05:00them again.

05:01The SB19 members say the iconic hip-hop star's presence motivated them to write and not get

05:06worried about being vulnerable and honest.

05:09The quintet wrote their individual parts and verses for the new song.

05:13Then they all collaborated with Glock 9 for the chorus and hooks.

05:16SB19 explains, Kalakal is made in pursuit of authentic human connection.

05:22They first reached out to Glock 9 for a potential partnership after performing together last May.

05:29And that's today's wrap.

05:30I'm JC Gotinga, thank you for watching.

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