#ThewRap: Things you need to know, September 25, 2017

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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, September 25, 2017

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Hello! Here are the stories you shouldn't miss this Monday.

Dear Rappler reader,

It’s going to be a busy day for Congress with a number of important hearings lined up. 

Over at the Senate, the committee on public order and dangerous drugs, as well as the committee on justice and human rights, will jointly look into the death of Horacio Castillo III, due to alleged hazing by the Aegis Juris fraternity.

The blue ribbon committee resumes its investigation on the P6.4 billion worth of shabu shipment from China.

The House committee on good government and public accountability also continues its investigation into the alleged misuse of P66.45 million in tobacco funds by Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos.

In Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany’s election Sunday, September 24, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard-right AfD in the best showing for a nationalist force since World War II. 

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano calls on UN member-states to respect Philippine sovereignty and cautions against ‘misinformation’ on the war on drugs.  This while the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the Philippine government to reconsider and accept the UN call to probe killings.

Finally, this week’s #AnimatED calls attention to President Duterte’s brazen admission that he lied about the supposed bank account numbers of his top critic, Senator Antonio Trillanes. 

 Lying is part of the political landscape both on the pro- and anti-Duterte side of the fence. It has been part of the bag of tricks of lawyers, spies and salesmen. But it’s simply unacceptable for a President, we stress. 

It’s not just about the form, it’s not just about acting presidential. It’s about substance. It’s about respecting the office you occupy and acting as a president should: with dignity, integrity and accountability. 

After all, this is no longer Davao and city politics only. 

Weakened Merkel wins 4th term, hit by nationalist ‘earthquake’

In a bombshell for the German establishment, the anti-Islam, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) captures around 13% of the vote, catapulting it to become the country’s third biggest political force

Dismay as Germany’s hard-right AfD marches into parliament

AfD will now send dozens of lawmakers to the Bundestag opposition benches, giving them a platform to spread their views, including challenging Germany’s culture of atonement over World War II and the massacre of 6 million Jews and others in the Holocaust

Human rights, security go together, Cayetano tells UN

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also calls on UN member-states to respect Philippine sovereignty and cautions against ‘misinformation’ on the war on drugs

CHR urges gov’t to reconsider, accept UN call to probe killings

The Commission on Human Rights calls on the Duterte administration to show it is ‘serious in making progress for human rights’

Why Google wants to think more like you and less like a machine

There are nuances to human thinking that Google is still trying to replicate

Cebu Pacific honors 20% discount for senior citizens, PWDs online

The budget carrier upgrades its booking systems to implement the discount for domestic flights booked through its website or mobile app

Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking

Embedded medical devices will continue to be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats

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