#ThewRap: Videos you need to watch this week, August 20-27, 2017

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Must-watch videos from this week

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Rife with contradictions, despair and hope were the dominant emotions this week. Despair, as the nation mourned 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, who was laid to rest Saturday as the Senate launched a probe on his death. 

The saga of the smuggling issue in the Bureau of Customs continues. On Tuesday, outgoing Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon dropped the bomb on Senator Panfilo Lacson – his son Panfilo Jr. was allegedly involved in several smuggling opperations. Faeldon asked, could the senator be privy to the activities his son is accused of?

Hope, as the Philippine contingent in the Southeast Asian Games delivered medal after medal – from triathlon, to basketball, to boxing

In a time where post-truth reigns, veteran journalists Tina Monzon-Palma, Cheche Lazaro, and Vergel Santos mull over the role of journalism in times of crises, offering advice to peers and neophytes alike. Transparency and accountability, they said, are values that journalists must uphold in trying times.

Here are stories we think you shouldn’t miss.

Groups seek end to drug war killings as Kian delos Santos buried

17-year-old Kian delos Santos is laid to rest amid calls for justice for victims of extrajudicial killings

WATCH: Senate hearing on the death of Kian delos Santos

The Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs conducts a hearing on the death of Kian delos Santos, the 17-year-old whom Caloocan police are accused of executing in an anti-drug raid.

Faeldon accuses Lacson’s son of smuggling

Outgoing Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon questions the motive of Senator Panfilo Lacson for ‘destroying’ his reputation, as well as several other former military officers at the Bureau of Customs

Gilas Pilipinas conquers SEA Games once more with 18th gold medal

The Philippine national men’s basketball team beats Indonesia in lopsided fashion to cap off another gold medal victory

Rappler Talk: Defining journalism in crisis

Veteran journalists Tina Monzon-Palma, Cheche Lazaro, and Vergel Santos talk about the challenges of journalism in trying times

Basagan ng Trip: Why a depreciating Philippine peso might be a good thing

Leloy Claudio talks about the often overlooked advantages of a depreciating Philippine peso

What’s The Big Idea? AIM bids for big data leadership

Coco Alcuaz speaks with AIM President and Dean Jikyeong Kang and her first recruit, Erika Legara about the school’s bid for leadership in data science

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