Senators sound alarm over China-funded DILG surveillance project | Evening wRap

Today on Rappler:

• Senators sound the alarm over a China-funded surveillance system project of the Department of the Interior and Local Government or DILG, citing its potential ‘security threat’ to the country.
• Opposition congressman Edcel Lagman believes Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno could not have ‘inserted’ P75 billion into the proposed 2019 budget without the consent of President Rodrigo Duterte.
• A new study details how extremist groups in the Philippines use social media to identify possible new recruits and spread extremist beliefs.
• The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board or LTFRB orders law enforcers to apprehend Angkas bikers and impound their motorcycles if they continue operating as public utility vehicles.
• Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee Lea Salonga will reprise her role as the goddess of love Erzulie in the Tony-winning musical revival of ‘Once On This Island.’

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