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How’s your Tuesday so far, Rappler readers?
Another young man’s life ended in tragedy, this time allegedly in the hands of those who he believed would be his “brothers.” UST law student Horacio Castillo III died from injuries his parents believe were from fraternity initiation rites. Castillo’s death again puts violent hazing rituals by fraternities in the spotlight: how high, really, is the price one should pay for “brotherhood”?
Meanwhile, opposition groups band together to form a “coalition of coalitions,” calling for Filipinos to stand up against the government’s abusive policies – but stopped short of calling for President Rodrigo Duterte’s ouster.
Across the globe, the Caribbean islands, still reeling from Hurricane Irma, is now being battered by Hurricane Maria; and the world awaits Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech on the Rohingya crisis.
These, and more, in today’s wRap!
Horacio Castillo III, a first-year law student of the University of Santo Tomas, died Sunday, September 17, from injuries his parents believe were sustained in fraternity hazing initiation rites.
The ‘coalition of coalitions’ does not call for President Rodrigo Duterte’s ouster, but asks Filipinos to stand up against the government’s abusive policies.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s refusal so far to defend the Rohingya over nearly a month of violence has baffled and enraged an international community, but inside Myanmar, supporters say the 72-year-old lacks authority to reign in the army.
The maximum-strength storm packs winds of 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour as it bears down on the Caribbean island of Dominica.
The House Majority Leader says congressmen should be allowed to proceed to Batasan to work, and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez will turn them over to traffic authorities after the session.
The respondents face a string of complaints, such as allegedly conspiring to import illegal drugs, protecting drug traffickers, and violation of the anti-graft and corrupt practices act.
Despite being held captive for more than a hundred days in Marawi City, Fr Teresito ‘Chito’ Soganub is still able to crack a joke as he faces the media.
Top photo: Rohingya Muslim refugees look on as they stand near temporary shelters in Balukhali refugee camp near the Bangladesh town of Gumdhum on September 17, 2017. Dominique Faget/AFP
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