00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 The House of Representatives expels Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnie
00:16 Tevez Jr., a first since 1987.
00:20 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar, killed by Navotas police, is laid to rest.
00:25 The police chief of Navotas will face charges for the killing of Jemboy Baltazar.
00:29 The Supreme Court issues a writ of calicasan against the DENR and two Palawan mining firms.
00:35 Ex-Duterte Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin is named special envoy to China.
00:40 An expert says the DepEd's confidential funds is a "dangerous precedent."
00:45 And Exos Chen and his wife are set to hold a belated wedding ceremony in October.
00:52 The House of Representatives expels Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnulfo
00:57 Arnie Tevez Jr., a first since 1987.
01:00 265 lawmakers vote to unseat Tevez for disorderly behavior and violation of code of conduct.
01:07 The House raised three issues against Tevez.
01:09 His attempt to seek political asylum in Timor-Leste, seen as tantamount to abandonment of public
01:14 office, his continued absence in the House, and indecent behavior on social media when
01:20 he danced in his boxer shorts.
01:22 Tevez is accused of masterminding the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel DeGamo in
01:27 March.
01:28 No lawmaker opposed but three others, all from the Makabayan bloc, abstained from the
01:32 vote.
01:33 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar, who was killed by policemen in Navotas City on August 2,
01:40 is laid to rest on Wednesday, August 16.
01:42 Jemboy is escorted to his final resting place in Laloma Cemetery, Caloocan City, by his
01:47 family, friends, and even strangers who call for justice.
01:51 Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the
01:55 Philippines, led the Holy Mass along with over 10 priests.
02:00 Jemboy is buried on the same day the family of Kian De Los Santos commemorates his sixth
02:04 death anniversary.
02:05 Similarly, Kian was mercilessly killed by policemen in a dark alley in Caloocan City
02:10 at the height of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war in August 2017.
02:15 Jemboy was also laid to rest in the same cemetery.
02:20 Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Service orders the relief of the Navotas City
02:24 police chief over the killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar.
02:29 In a statement, the PNP-IAS says its investigation revealed Navotas City Police Chief Police
02:34 Colonel Alan Umipig allegedly instructed the team leader of the police operatives to exclude
02:39 the names of 11 police officers from their reports.
02:42 The PNP-IAS also files administrative charges against Umipig.
02:47 He will face administrative cases for dishonesty and command responsibility.
02:51 Meanwhile, the 11 police officers will also face charges for abandoning Jemboy.
02:56 After Jemboy's death, a total of 29 police officers at the Navotas City Substation 4
03:01 were relieved from their posts.
03:04 The Supreme Court issues a writ of calicasan against Celestial Nickel Mining and Exploration
03:09 Corporation, Ipilan Nickel Corporation, the Environment Department, and the Mines and
03:14 Geosciences Bureau.
03:16 The petition was filed by the indigenous cultural communities of Palawan who have been protesting
03:20 the mining operations on their lands, citing the operators' alleged failure to secure a
03:25 certificate precondition, the illegal tree-cutting activities, and deforestation of Mount Mantalingahan,
03:31 a protected landscape.
03:32 The writ of calicasan is a legal remedy protecting the rights of Filipinos to a balanced and
03:37 healthful ecology.
03:40 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. names former Duterte Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin
03:45 as his special envoy to China for special concerns.
03:48 Malacañang says Locsin will continue to hold his role as Philippine ambassador to the United
03:53 Kingdom.
03:54 Locsin was Duterte's longest-serving foreign secretary.
03:57 Marcos did not explain why he chose Locsin as special envoy, but this comes as tensions
04:02 rise between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea issue.
04:06 In early August, Chinese Coast Guard ships fired water cannons at Philippine vessels
04:10 on the way to Ayunginsho, prompting diplomatic protest from the Philippines and concern from
04:15 countries including the United States, Japan, and in a rare instance, even South Korea.
04:22 StepEd spokesperson Michael Powa says confidential funds allocated to the education department
04:27 will be used to gather intelligence regarding illicit recruitment within educational institutions.
04:33 He says, "We really need to admit that there is recruitment happening in our schools."
04:38 But Ibon Foundation Executive Director Sonny Afrika says this raises doubts about its legitimacy.
04:43 "Clearly, there's no intelligence function within the mandate of the Department of Education.
04:49 It's a dangerous proceeding because it affirms that public funds are not being used for public
04:54 purposes."
04:57 After three years of marriage, Exo's Chen and his non-shobos wife will be holding a
05:01 belated wedding ceremony in October.
05:03 SM Entertainment confirms the couple is "quietly preparing for it," adding the ceremony was
05:09 delayed due to circumstances such as Chen's military enlistment and their child's birth.
05:14 A date for the ceremony wasn't disclosed but only family, close acquaintances, and
05:18 Exo members will reportedly be present at the event.
05:21 Chen first announced that he was getting married in January 2020.
05:25 At the time, his wife was already pregnant with their first child.
05:29 Chen debuted under the K-pop group Exo in 2012.
05:32 He is also part of the subunit Exo-CBX and made his solo debut in April 2019 with the
05:38 album April and a Flower.
05:42 And that's today's wrap.
05:43 I'm Nino Yu.
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