Hontiveros calls for more intelligence funds for Coast Guard in 2024 | The wRap

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Hontiveros wants bigger intelligence funds for Coast Guard in 2024 budget

Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros calls for a bigger intelligence fund for the Philippine Coast Guard.

• New IACAT requirements for Filipinos traveling abroad

The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) releases revised guidelines on departure requirements for Filipino passengers traveling abroad.

• Ombudsman recommends filing of graft charges vs officials tagged in Pharmally scandal

The Office of the Ombudsman recommends the filing of charges against government officials and private individuals tagged in the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation mess.

• Heavy traffic? Marcos advisor calls it sign of ‘booming’ economy

While workers endure hours-long commutes and car rides, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s private sector advisor tells the public not to worry.

• Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia’s most powerful mercenary, believed killed in plane crash

Russian authorities say Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was part of a plane crash that reported no survivors. 

•  ‘Deepest cut’: Chot Reyes bares ‘difficult’ choice for Gilas Pilipinas’ final lineup

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes calls telling Thirdy Ravena, Ray Parks, Chris Newsome, and Calvin Oftana that they did not make Gilas Pilipinas’ final lineup for the FIBA World Cup the ‘most difficult job.’ 

• Perfect game: Japeth Aguilar aware of daunting task at hand vs Dominican Republic

Japeth Aguilar is well aware of the daunting task at hand as the Philippines tries to pull off an upset against the Dominican Republic in the FIBA World Cup opener on Friday, August 25. — Rappler.com