#ThewRap: Things you need to know, September 7, 2016

Hello Rappler readers,

All eyes are still on President Rodrigo Duterte and his attendance at the ASEAN Summit in Laos. US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the latest to express her opinion on Duterte’s tirade about US President Barack Obama, and for her, Obama did the right thing by scrapping his meeting with Duterte.

While Duterte is overseas, Malacañang released the guidelines for the “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence.” A senator, meanwhile, called on the PNP to investigate cases where children have been caught in the crossfire.

Below are the big stories you shouldn’t miss.

Clinton: ‘Right’ for Obama to cancel Duterte meeting

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has weighed in on the Obama-Duterte meeting that never was. In a nutshell, she thinks it’s just right that US President Barack Obama scrapped the meeting, as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “insulted” Obama.

Palace issues guidelines for state of nat’l emergency

Do you know what the police and military can and cannot do while the country is under a “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence”? Malacañang has specified the guidelines and you can read them here.

Danica: The 5-year-old killed amid the war on drugs

Five-year-old Danica Mae Garcia was killed last month – perhaps the youngest casualty amid the war on drugs and the spate of extrajudicial killings. A senator now wants the PNP to investigate cases where children are “senselessly caught in the crossfire.”

PH to ship back Canada trash

Remember the trash from Canada illegally dumped in the Philippines back in 2013? An inter-agency Philippine committee just said it will implement a Manila court’s order to ship back the garbage to Canada. 

Brazil’s Rousseff leaves presidential palace

Brazil’s impeached president Dilma Rousseff is out of the official presidential residence for good. Rousseff stepped out of the Alvorada Palace, marking the end of 13 years in power.

UP improves in world university rankings

The University of the Philippines improved in the 2016 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, now at 374th from its 401-410 ranking in 2015. Three other Philippine schools maintained their rankings.