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- COC filing day 2 recap: Senate veterans, ‘Diwata’ surprise
- Another Duterte, the son of Paolo, joins Davao politics 
- Ilocos Norte declares state of calamity as Julian ravages province 
- Walz, Vance clash at policy-heavy vice presidential debate
- Chris Martin says Coldplay to retire after 12th studio album

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00:00Today on Rappler
00:12High-profile politicians file their certificates of candidacy with the Kamalak.
00:17Another Duterte joins politics, this time, it's Rodrigo Duterte's grandson running
00:21for Davao Councilor.
00:23Ilocos Norte is placed under a state of calamity following the devastation of Typhoon Julian.
00:28U.S. Vice Presidential nominees Tim Walz and J.D. Vance face off in a policy-heavy debate.
00:33And Chris Martin says Coldplay will be retiring after their 12th studio album.
00:40Senate veterans are the most high-profile politicians to file their candidacies with
00:44the Commission on Elections Wednesday, October 2.
00:47Senator Aimee Marcos is accompanied by her two sons and mother, former First Lady Imelda
00:51Marcos.
00:52Aimee earlier withdrew from the administration coalition of her brother, President Ferdinand
00:57Senator Lito Lapid and former colleagues Tito Soto and Ping Laxon submit their candidacy
01:02papers at the same time.
01:04And the party-list race United Senior Citizens, which has an active seat in the House, files
01:08the nomination papers of their respective representatives.
01:11Magdalo and A. Teacher, two groups which won in the past elections but lost in 2022, also
01:17filed their candidacy.
01:19Social media personality Diwata is listed as the fourth nominee of the new party-list
01:23group Vendors.
01:24Diwata amassed a huge following after his braised beef stew or Paris business.
01:31Another scion of the Dutertes of Davao City is set to join the 2025 midterm elections.
01:36The son of Representative Paolo Duterte, 26-year-old Rodrigo Rigo Duterte II files his certificate
01:42of candidacy for City Councilor of the 1st District of Davao City.
01:46Rigo, a namesake of his grandfather, former President Duterte, is the first of the clan
01:51to file his candidacy for next year's elections.
01:53He was accompanied by his father and brother, Barangay Buhangin Chairman Omar Duterte, when
01:58he filed his COC Wednesday morning, October 2.
02:01Meanwhile, Paolo says he is still undecided on his political plans for the upcoming elections.
02:06Asked if anyone among the Dutertes would run for senator in the 2025 elections, Paolo says
02:10her sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, said the family will have to sit down and talk.
02:17The Ilocos Norte Provincial Government declares a state of calamity due to the devastation
02:21wrought by Typhoon Julián, international name Kraton.
02:25The typhoon tore through the province and left homes shattered, livelihoods in ruins,
02:29and entire communities submerged.
02:31The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office records P384 million pesos
02:36in infrastructure damage from Julián's onslaught, with more than 18,000 families affected.
02:41Damage to agriculture is estimated at P87 million pesos, affecting more than 8,000 farmers
02:47and more than 4,000 hectares of farmland.
02:49The Office of Civil Defense Ilocos Region said nonstop torrential rains since Sunday,
02:54September 29, turned major roads across Ilocos Norte into virtual rivers.
02:59The cities of Lawag and Batac, along with 15 other towns, experienced knee-deep to waist-level
03:03flooding.
03:04Authorities also reported two fatalities, one each in Lawag and Batac, while another
03:09person remains missing in Pauay.
03:13Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance clash in a vice presidential debate Tuesday,
03:18October 1.
03:19The two rivals attacked their opponents' presidential bets, Democratic Vice President
03:23Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
03:26Vance questions why Harris had not done more to address inflation, immigration, and the
03:30economy while serving in Joe Biden's administration.
03:33Walz describes Trump as an unstable leader who prioritized billionaires, attacking Trump
03:38for pressuring Republicans in Congress to abandon a bipartisan border security bill
03:42earlier this year.
03:43The CBS debate begins with the escalating crisis in the Middle East as Israel continues
03:48its assault on Lebanon and Iran mounting missile strikes against Israel.
03:52Walz says Trump is too fickle and sympathetic to strong men, while Vance asserts Trump made
03:57the world more secure during his term.
03:59Vice presidential debates can be fiery but generally do not alter the outcome of an election.
04:06Frontman Chris Martin says British rock band Coldplay is planning to release two more albums
04:11before their retirement.
04:12Martin reveals the band wants to limit their discography to 12 album releases.
04:17The band is set to release their 10th album, Moon Music, on Friday, October 4.
04:22The 47-year-old musician explains the careers of other artists and musicians inspired their
04:26decision to set a limit to their discography.
04:29Martin expresses his desire for his bandmates to have their own space outside the band.
04:34Although there's no final details yet about the act's retirement, Martin assures fans
04:38it won't be the end of their collaborations.
04:40He says he'd like to explore separate side projects with his bandmates Johnny Buckland,
04:44Guy Berryman, and Will Champion.
04:47The band is renowned for timeless hits like Fix You, The Scientist, Yellow, and Viva La Vida.

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