Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
⁃ Marcos sets price cap on rice nationwide
⁃ QCPD chief replaced by PNP PIO chief amid viral road rage issue
⁃ Mandaluyong police chief tests positive for drug use
⁃ Erwin Tulfo leads potential bets for 2025 Senate race – survey
⁃ Chot Reyes shoulders blame, admits Gilas Pilipinas stumbled in World Cup home stand
⁃ Kris Aquino shares her ‘truth’ in message to Mark Leviste: ‘People really do grow apart’
⁃ Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' concert film headed to movie theaters
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-1-2023/
⁃ Marcos sets price cap on rice nationwide
⁃ QCPD chief replaced by PNP PIO chief amid viral road rage issue
⁃ Mandaluyong police chief tests positive for drug use
⁃ Erwin Tulfo leads potential bets for 2025 Senate race – survey
⁃ Chot Reyes shoulders blame, admits Gilas Pilipinas stumbled in World Cup home stand
⁃ Kris Aquino shares her ‘truth’ in message to Mark Leviste: ‘People really do grow apart’
⁃ Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' concert film headed to movie theaters
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-1-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:13 President Marcus Jr. sets a ceiling for rice prices nationwide
00:16 The QCPD police chief is replaced after setting up a press conference for the dismissed cop
00:21 in a viral road rage video
00:24 The Mandaluyong police chief is fired after testing positive for illegal drugs
00:28 A nationwide survey shows neophyte lawmaker Erwin Tulfo as the leading choice for senator
00:33 in the 2025 elections
00:36 Chotreyes says he is to blame for Gila's Filipinas' losses at the FIBA World Cup
00:41 Actress Chris Aquino opens up about her relationship with ex Mark Leviste
00:46 And pop star Taylor Swift is set to release a documentary of her eras tour
00:52 President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. imposes price ceilings on rice nationwide
00:56 Amid what Malacanang describes as the "alarming increase in the retail price of rice which
01:01 has surpassed P60 per kilogram for certain types"
01:05 Under Executive Order No. 39, Marcus approves the joint recommendation of the Department
01:10 of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry to set the price ceiling at P41
01:15 per kilo for regular milled rice and P45 per kilo for well-milled rice
01:20 There is no ceiling currently in place for special and premium rice
01:24 The price gaps will take effect immediately and will remain in place until lifted by Marcus
01:29 Marcus says he expects concerned government offices to "make sure the prices stay within
01:34 the limits that we have prescribed"
01:37 The real problem is in NCR.
01:39 It's not so bad outside of Metro Manila.
01:43 That's why maybe we will be focusing our efforts here in Metro Manila
01:49 Quezon City Police District Chief Police Brigadier General Nicolas Tora III is replaced after
01:55 resigning on Wednesday, August 30
01:57 Tora is replaced by Philippine National Police Chief Police Brigadier General Rodrigo Maranan
02:02 in an acting capacity, taking effect on Thursday, August 31
02:06 Tora held a press conference on Sunday, August 27 with a dismissed policeman who threatened
02:11 a cyclist with a gun in a viral road rage video, even though organizing one for a suspect
02:16 is not part of the PNP's mandate
02:20 Meantime, Wilfredo Gonzalez, the man in the viral video, did not show up for his hearing
02:24 at the Land Transportation Office
02:26 Gonzalez is facing a 90-day preventive suspension of his license due to the road rage incident
02:34 The Eastern Police District says Mandaluyong Police Chief Colonel Cesar Gerente is relieved
02:38 from his post after testing positive for illegal drugs
02:41 Gerente's positive results comes after a random drug test among top officials of the
02:46 National Capital Region Police Office on August 24
02:50 The Philippine News Agency reports Colonel Mary Grace Madayac replaces Gerente as Mandaluyong
02:55 Chief
02:56 The incident prompted the NCRPO to require all 497 personnel of the Mandaluyong City
03:01 Police Station to submit to a drug test on August 28 who all tested negative
03:06 NCRPO Director Brigadier General Jose Melencho Nartatez, meanwhile, says he will not tolerate
03:12 scalawags, especially "those who are involved in illegal drug activities"
03:19 A nationwide survey conducted in July 2023 shows neophyte lawmaker Erwin Tulfo as the
03:24 leading choice for senator in the 2025 elections
03:28 The survey, conducted by Oculum Research and Analytics Philippines, also shows former Senate
03:33 President Tito Soto and former President Rodrigo Duterte in the top three
03:37 Tulfo was President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s social welfare secretary, but his nomination
03:42 was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues
03:47 The so-called "Magic 12" in the Oculum survey include Pasig City Mayor Vico Soto in 7th
03:52 place, Willie Revillame in 8th, and 2022 vice presidential candidate Willie Ong in 9th
03:58 Senator Pia Cayetano at 4th place is the lone female in the top 12
04:03 Mar Rojas, who ran for president in 2016, ranked outside the top 12, along with former
04:08 Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Kiko Pangilinan
04:13 Jotreyes concedes GILAS Pilipinas simply failed to get the job done as he shoulders the blame
04:19 for a forgettable FIBA World Cup campaign
04:22 The Philippines remains winless in the World Cup and bowed out of the race to qualify for
04:26 the Paris Olympics
04:27 after a gut-wrenching 87-68 defeat to South Sudan at the start of the classification phase
04:33 on Thursday, August 31
04:35 Jotreyes says there is no one to blame but himself
04:37 "I take full responsibility.
04:40 This was a time for us to win and execute.
04:42 And like I said, we didn't get the job done."
04:45 Meantime, Chairman Emeritus of the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas, Manny Pangilinan,
04:50 says Jotreyes apologized for GILAS' winless group stage run, texting him, quote, "Sorry,
04:55 boss."
04:56 GILAS Pilipinas looks to end the World Cup on a high note as it renews its rivalry with
05:00 China on Saturday, September 2 at the Araneta Coliseum
05:06 Chris Aquino posts screenshots of her private messages to ex-Flame Batangas vice governor
05:10 Mark Leviste, saying she no longer feels the need to keep communication lines open with
05:15 a politician
05:16 Chris explains she believes she will not be able to maintain a relationship with him
05:21 The host clarifies she hasn't been influenced by anyone
05:24 Chris also expresses her gratitude to Mark and wishes him well, but ends her message
05:29 by saying growing apart really does happen when people are so far from each other
05:34 Wondering out loud, Chris asks if she was asking for too much when she asked for their
05:38 relationship to remain private
05:41 Rumors that the two were in a relationship began circulating in January
05:45 In July, Chris revealed she had broken up with Mark, saying it would be impossible to
05:49 continue their long-distance relationship due to her health condition
05:55 Pop superstar Taylor Swift is set to release a documentary about her billion-dollar tour
05:59 titled Taylor Swift the Era's Tour, which will play in North American cinemas starting
06:04 October 13
06:06 Taylor announces the release on X, saying the tour has been, quote, "the most meaningful
06:10 electric experience of her life so far"
06:13 The move by Taylor provides movie theater chains a high-profile title to help fill gaps
06:17 caused by the actors' and writers' strikes in Hollywood
06:20 Adult tickets for Taylor's documentary cost $19.89 each, a nod to Swift's 1989 album,
06:28 and children's tickets will cost $13.13
06:33 And that's today's Wrap, I'm Nina Liu, thank you for watching
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