Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Duterte makes history, raises Hague ruling in UN assembly.In a move expected to agitate Beijing, Preesident Rodrigo Duterte asserted the Philippines' rights over the South China Sea – parts of which belong to the Philippines as the West Philippine Sea – in a speech before world leaders at the 75th United Nations General Assembly.
- Ex-speaker Alvarez hits Duterte pandemic response: 'It's really a failure.' Former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez tagged as a “failure” the coronavirus pandemic response of President Rodrigo Duterte, his longtime ally and party mate in the ruling PDP-Laban.
- Under Ombudsman Martires, no lifestyle checks, less criminal treatment of cases. Ombudsman Samuel Martires has implemented a string of policies that protect public officials, moving to stop lifestyle checks and adopting a system that will have a less criminal treatment of corruption cases.
- Facebook removes fake network linked to AFP, PNP. Facebook removed two networks, one from the Philippines and another from China, for violating its policies on coordinated inauthentic behavior.
- FALSE: Photo of Manila Bay in past 5 administrations. The photo supposedly taken during the terms of the presidents before Duterte was actually taken in 2018, years into his administration.
