Game over for Cayetano; Velasco new Speaker

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

It’s official: Lord Allan Velasco officially the new House Representatives Speaker

It’s game over for Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano as lawmakers on Tuesday, October 13 elected Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco as the new Speaker of the House.

Court grants 3-day furlough for activist mom to bury Baby River

Although it’s too late, activist Reina Mae Nasino can finally see her baby, River, after the Manila Regional Trial Court grants her a 3-day furlough on Tuesday, October 13.

Gov’t reduces one-meter rule to ‘one seat apart’ in public transportation

Commuters are now required to stay one seat apart in public transportation instead of the previous standard rule of at least one meter.

Facebook to ban Holocaust denial content

Facebook announced on Monday, October 12 that it will ban content denying or distorting the Holocaust to “free the platform of hate.”

FALSE: Elago’s Politician of the Year award given by London CPP committee

A social media graphic claimed the One Young World Politician of the Year 2020 award was given to Kabataan Representative Sarah Elago by the Communist Party of the Philippines committee in London. This is false. – Rappler.com