Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) leaves hundreds trapped by flood in Marikina, Rizal | Evening wRap

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

• As rescue calls pour in, OCD says it prepared enough for Ulysses 

Calls for rescue pour in after Typhoon Ulysses, with international name Vamco, pummeled Metro Manila and Rizal overnight, causing massive floods and evacuation.

• Manila judge shot dead by clerk inside court’s chamber

A judge from the Manila Regional Trial Court is shot by her clerk of court inside her own chamber in the Manila City Hall.

• Duterte at ASEAN Summit: Hague ruling can’t be ignored, even by a powerful country

President Rodrigo Duterte asserts the country’s historic victory over China’s claim to the West Philippine Sea at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders and their ally countries.

• DepEd eyes P3.6-B internet allowance for teachers, students

The Education Department is asking P3.6 billion from the budget department for the connectivity allowances of public school teachers and senior high school students. 

• FALSE: PDAF is part of Constitution, ‘legacy’ of Cory Aquino

A post claiming the Priority Development Assistance Fund or pork barrel… is part of the Constitution and was the ‘legacy’ of former president Cory Aquino is false. – Rappler.com