00:01Davao City Mayor Bastet Duterte says Vice President Sarah Duterte did not interfere in the city's deals with GenCorp Industries.
00:09The impeachment court admonishes prosecution spokesman Benjamin Tolosa Jr. over his media briefing remarks.
00:15The World Bank praises the four-piece program for reducing poverty.
00:19US ICE agents detained Mark Mabasa, son of slain Filipino journalist Percy Lapid.
00:24And Filipino poll voter E.J. Obiena defends his Asian Games title.
00:37Davao City Mayor Bastet Duterte claims that Vice President Sarah Duterte did not interfere in his city government's procurement process
00:44and never asked him to favor GenCorp Industries, Inc. in deals.
00:48He denies the Vice President directly or indirectly intervened or participated in any procurement of the Davao City local government
00:55unit.
00:55So you confirm that there is also no request for favor, particularly for GenCorp Industries, Inc.?
01:02No.
01:03No particular request for accommodation, particularly for GenCorp Industries, Inc.?
01:09None.
01:09No request or special treatment for GenCorp Industries, Inc.?
01:14None.
01:15The Vice President's 2022, 2023, and 2024 statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth list her as a stockholder of
01:23GenCorp.
01:24The Davao City Mayor also distances himself from the city government's deals with GenCorp.
01:28He consistently maintains he had no direct hand in the contracts with the company.
01:32But the prosecution finds this claim hard to believe, with House Prosecution Spokesperson Rene Co. saying,
01:54The prosecution is in the middle of presenting its evidence on the Vice President's alleged unexplained wealth.
02:02Prosecution Spokesman J. Tolosa was admonished with the impeachment court for public comments that may have violated the subjudicial rule
02:08during Vice President Sarek Duterte's trial.
02:10I respectfully disagree, with respect to that admonition, because as I've stated, there is no finding that I violated the
02:23rule.
02:23Nonetheless, while I respectfully disagree, of course, I respect the authority of the impeachment court as an institution, and with
02:36that, I will not belabor the point.
02:39The decision came after the court compelled Tolosa to explain his remarks made during a September 8 press conference.
02:45Tolosa said,
02:46The prosecution's evidentiary targets have been met.
02:49The court's subjudicial rule bars parties from making comments in public pertaining to the merits of the trial.
02:56The World Bank praises the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, or 4Ps, for its effectiveness in reducing poverty.
03:03This during the launch of the Lenders Philippines Public Finance Review.
03:06The WB's latest assessment suggests that the money spent in this targeted program is doing more to reduce poverty than
03:13other forms of government assistance.
03:15And the message is clear.
03:174Ps is far more effective than a program.
03:20The WB estimates the 4Ps delivers around 200 times more poverty reduction per peso spent than VAT exemptions, and about
03:28twice as much as a social pension for indigent senior citizens.
03:31The program itself reduces the country's poverty rate by around 2.2 percentage points, which Al-Rikabi describes as, quote,
03:38much more than any other program.
03:40The WB says that the richer households benefit more from VAT exemptions because they spend more.
03:45By contrast, the 4P specifically targets poor households.
03:49In its report, the World Bank describes it as having the strongest demonstrated poverty reduction impact among major transfer programs.
03:59U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents detained Mark Mabasa, son of slain Filipino journalist Percy Lapid.
04:06His uncle Roy Mabasa confirms this.
04:08In an exchange with Rappler, Mabasa says he is still awaiting further details.
04:13The ICE website says he is detained at the ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, California, but there is no other
04:18information on the website.
04:20Mabasa says Mark arrived in the U.S. in February 2023, a few months after still-unknown gunmen killed Lapid
04:27near his home in Paranaque on October 3, 2022.
04:30Following Lapid's assassination, his family, including Mark and Roy, received death threats.
04:35It is not clear when Mark applied for asylum, but Mabasa says it was before U.S. President Donald Trump
04:40unveiled a new policy targeting asylum seekers.
04:45Filipino pole vaulter E.J. Obbiena defends his gold medal title in the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, September 29.
04:52This after he clears the 5.91 meters to break his previous mark of 5.90 meters.
04:58He also holds the new Asian Games records.
05:01Obbiena's gold is also the third of the Philippines in the Asian Games.
05:05Meantime, the Philippines adds a breakthrough Sepak Takraw Silver to its 2026 Asian Games haul on Tuesday, September 29.
05:11This as the women's double squad of Jean-Marie Sukalit, Abigail Sinugbuhan, and Nelly J. Salon battled Vietnam in the
05:18finals.
05:19Despite missing out on the gold medal, it is the country's best ever finish in the sport since Sepak Takraw
05:24debuted in the Asian Games in 1990.
