#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 11, 2018

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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, June 11, 2018
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This week’s #AnimatED editorial takes up the scuffle between PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Kris Aquino. We point out one critical take-away from this: that Kris – once the Aquino clan’s loose cannon – could outgun, outtalk and out-message the “Yellows” indicates something wrong with the opposition. 

Read the full editorial here: #AnimatED: Kris vs Mocha: Lessons for the catatonic opposition 

In global developments, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday, June 10, for an unprecedented summit, with Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal at the top of the agenda and the US president calling it a “one-time shot” at peace.

Watch the RapplerTalk with Former Ambassador to South Korea Luis Cruz about the importance of the US-North Korea summit.

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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Kris vs Mocha: Lessons for the catatonic opposition

That Kris – once the Aquino clan’s loose cannon – could outgun, outtalk and outmessage the “Yellows” indicates something wrong with the opposition

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