Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Philippines agrees to transfer proposal for prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, Indonesia says
- Current job not enough: Underemployed Filipinos hit 6 million in October 2024
- Once again, Timor-Leste grants PH petition to extradite fugitive Arnie Teves
- Trump Christmas 'pooper' figurine in 'massive' demand in Spain
- Senate approves naturalization of Russian figure skater Alexander Korovin
- 'I was clueless': Maris Racal breaks silence on cheating allegations with Anthony Jennings
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/december-6-2024/
- Philippines agrees to transfer proposal for prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, Indonesia says
- Current job not enough: Underemployed Filipinos hit 6 million in October 2024
- Once again, Timor-Leste grants PH petition to extradite fugitive Arnie Teves
- Trump Christmas 'pooper' figurine in 'massive' demand in Spain
- Senate approves naturalization of Russian figure skater Alexander Korovin
- 'I was clueless': Maris Racal breaks silence on cheating allegations with Anthony Jennings
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/december-6-2024/
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00:13The Philippines agrees to Jakarta's proposed transfer procedure for repatriating Mary-Jane
00:17Veloso.
00:19More Filipinos feel their existing jobs are insufficient as the underemployment rate rises
00:23to 12.6% in October 2024.
00:27Timor-Leste once again grants the Philippine government's request to extradite former
00:31congressman Arnie Tevez.
00:33U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again the star of clay figurines caught with
00:38their pants down.
00:40The Philippine Skating Union will include Russian figure skater Alexander Korovin as
00:44a naturalized Filipino.
00:46And actress Maris Rakal speaks up about the alleged cheating controversy with Anthony
00:51Jennings.
01:11Indonesia's Senior Minister for Law and Human Rights says the Philippines agrees to
01:15Jakarta's proposed transfer procedure for repatriating Mary-Jane Veloso, who was sentenced
01:20to death for drug trafficking.
01:21Yusril Iza Mahendar and his Philippine counterpart will sign an agreement on Friday.
01:26Mary-Jane Veloso is expected to return to the country before Christmas as instructed
01:30by President Prabowo Subianto.
01:32Yusril says the Philippines agrees to Indonesia's terms, including respecting Veloso's sentencing
01:37and her status as a prisoner.
01:39Indonesia will also respect any decisions made by the Philippines after Veloso's return,
01:44including clemency.
01:48Even more Filipinos feel their jobs are insufficient, bringing the Philippines' underemployment
01:52rate to 12.6 percent in October 2024.
01:56Underemployment refers to employed individuals who want more work hours in their current
02:00job, a second job to augment their income, or a new job with longer work hours.
02:05The Philippine Statistics Authority reports Friday, December 6, the underemployment rate
02:09in October 2024 is equivalent to 6.08 million Filipinos.
02:14It is higher than the 12.1 percent or 5.78 million Filipinos in July 2024 and the 11.9
02:21percent or 5.94 million Filipinos in September 2024.
02:26The National Economic and Development Authority says the underemployed persons are primarily
02:30from the wholesale and retail trade, agriculture, and forestry sectors.
02:35Unemployment, meanwhile, is at 3.9 percent in October 2024, equivalent to 1.97 million
02:41Filipinos.
02:42Calabarzon has the highest unemployment rate, while the Cordillera Administrative Region
02:47posted the lowest rate.
02:51Timor-Leste grants again the Philippine government's request to extradite former congressman and
02:55fugitive Arnolfo Arni Tevez, the Philippine Justice Department said on Thursday, December 5.
03:01The DOJ says the decision was based on procedural objections made by Tevez's camp after their
03:06voluntary participation in a proceeding they refuted after receiving an unfavorable decision.
03:11DOJ Chief Boyeng Remulia praises the decision as a victory for the Filipino people.
03:16He also says that it was a testament to the government's commitment to real-time justice.
03:21Meanwhile, Tevez's counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, has yet to issue a statement.
03:26To this day, Tevez has yet to stand trial in the country as his extradition has not
03:30been finalized.
03:32U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is once again the star of clay figurines caught with
03:38their pants down.
03:39These are produced by Spanish craftsmen in keeping with the tradition of the country's
03:42northeastern Catalonia region.
03:45The Caganay, or pooper, figurines were originally designed as comical shepherds hidden among
03:49nativity scenes but has expanded to include world leaders and celebrities who dominated
03:54the headlines.
03:55Online store Caganay.com's CEO Sergi Alos says sales of United States presidential candidate's
04:01pooping reflected the outcome of the country's recent vote.
04:04Joining Trump in this year's lineup are statuettes of French President Emmanuel Macron,
04:09currently handling a government crisis, and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who helped
04:13generate it.
04:14Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro,
04:20and Argentina's Javier Millet are also featured.
04:23The Catalan traditional figurines symbolize fertilization of the earth and are believed
04:27to bring prosperity and luck.
04:32The Philippine Skating Union will include Russian figure skater Alexander Korovin as
04:36a naturalized Filipino after his naturalization bill passed the Senate on December 3.
04:41With 21 affirmative votes, zero negative, and zero abstentions in the third reading,
04:46the upper chamber will send the bill to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signature.
04:50If Marcos does not veto the bill, Korovin will legally become a Filipino 15 days after
04:54the law's publication.
04:56He will then be required to swear an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines.
05:00PHSU Chief Niki Cheng says the timing of the approval was strategically planned to secure
05:05the pair's eligibility for the upcoming Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, this
05:09February 2025.
05:12Korovin has been teamed with Filipino-American Isabela Gámez since 2022.
05:17Korovin says, quote, I'm thankful to represent the Philippines with Isabela and to be Filipino.
05:21I will continue to give my 100 percent because I know what I'm fighting for, my kabayan,
05:26the Filipino people.
05:30Actress and singer Maris Racal speaks up about the alleged cheating controversy with co-star
05:34and love team partner Anthony Jennings.
05:36In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News Friday, December 6, she admits she made a
05:41mistake.
05:42Today, I will take accountability for everything.
05:43I want to say sorry for everything that I have done.
05:51She says she allowed her emotions to take over once she felt a brewing attraction to
05:55Jennings in June.
05:57She then broke up with her then-boyfriend Rico Blanco.
06:00Racal says she told Jennings about her breakup and he said the same thing, that he was single.
06:05She admits she fell for Anthony soon after as they were working together every day.
06:11He would be very sweet to me.
06:14He would be such a gentleman to me.
06:19He would say things to me.
06:21In September, she claims the connection deepened after they went to Italy to shoot a show.
06:26Racal says she repeatedly asked him if he had reconciled with his girlfriend Jam Villanueva
06:30and he assured her they hadn't.
06:32He allegedly told Racal he didn't love Villanueva anymore and he wanted to be with Racal.
06:37Then the screenshots were leaked.
06:39Racal says she read it on Tuesday evening, December 3 at 10 p.m.
06:42When I read it, I was gutted, I was shocked, I'm truly, truly embarrassed.
06:52Now I get her, I get her pain, I get her wrath, I get her anger, kaya pala ganon, cause she
07:05was clueless about everything.
07:06I was clueless about everything.
07:09Jennings meantime posts an apology Friday night, December 6.
07:13Sa lahat po ng mga taong nasaktan ko, especially po si Maris and si Jam, humihingi ako ng tawag
07:23sa dalawang bubahay.
07:24Villanueva and Jennings were together for seven years.
07:28Villanueva and Jennings were on-screen partners in the Netflix series Can't Buy Me Love.
07:35And that's today's wrap.
07:36I'm JC Gotinga.
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