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00:00Today on Rappler

00:12Vice President Sara Duterte says her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, will lawyer

00:17for her against impeachment complaints.

00:20Taiwan's presidential office conducts its first-ever war games to prepare for possible

00:24military threats from China.

00:26And the 14-year-old daughter of an OFW couple based in Dubai performs in New York City's

00:30prestigious Carnegie Hall.

00:51Vice President Sara Duterte says her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, will join

00:56her legal team as a collaborating counsel as she faces impeachment complaints in the

01:00House of Representatives.

01:01The vice president is facing at least three impeachment complaints over her alleged misuse

01:05of public funds.

01:07The former president is a lawyer and passed the bar in 1973.

01:11He served as a prosecutor in Davao City before entering politics.

01:14The VP says her father is preparing documents with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines

01:19so he can sign as a lawyer of good standing.

01:22Under IBP rules, a lawyer is considered in good standing if they paid membership dues

01:26and all authorized special assessments made by the IBP national office in their chapter.

01:31They also must not be under suspension from the practice of law.

01:35National Union of People's Lawyers' President Efraim Cortes says nothing prohibits lawyers

01:39from representing family members.

01:43Taiwan's presidential office conducts its first tabletop exercise simulating a military

01:48escalation with China.

01:49Dozens of central and local government agencies and civil groups participated in the three-hour

01:54exercise on Thursday, December 26.

01:57China in recent years stepped up military threats, including the large massing of naval

02:01forces this month and daily military activities close to democratically governed Taiwan.

02:06Beijing claims Taiwan is part of China.

02:09The exercise simulated scenarios including China's high-intensity gray zone warfare and

02:14being on the verge of conflict to test response readiness.

02:19A 14-year-old daughter of a Filipino couple working in Dubai performs at New York's highly

02:24prestigious Carnegie Hall.

02:25Jaira Carranza, a junior high school student with a string of awards for singing, says

02:30she had the best time of her life singing at the world-famous venue.

02:33She says, quote,

02:34It felt surreal to be on that historic stage, knowing that many talented and legendary people

02:39had performed there.

02:40Carranza won first place in both Broadway and traditional categories in this year's

02:44American Prodigy in New York, the largest international music competition in the U.S.

02:49This led to an invitation to perform at Carnegie.

02:52She says,

02:53Preparations for the performance had been intense but rewarding.

02:56Carranza bagged four medals in 2023, one gold and three silvers at the World Championship

03:01of Performing Arts held in Anaheim, California.

03:04She was also given a commendation for her role as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin Jr. the

03:08Musical at the Abu Dhabi Theatre.

03:12And that's today's wrap.

03:13I'm Kara Oliver.

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