Duterte on Congress budget row: ‘Leave me out of your fight’ | Evening wRap

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

• Duterte warns Congress: Solve 2021 budget delay or ‘I will do it for you.’ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gave a vague but menacing warning to Congress that if they do not resolve the delay in passing the 2021 national budget, he would solve the problem himself.
• Pulse Asia: 8 in 10 Filipinos approve of Duterte gov’t’s coronavirus response. Pulse Asia finds that 92% of Filipinos believe that President Rodrigo Duterte has ‘done well’ in preventing the spread of the coronavirus in the Philippines, which is among the world’s top 20 countries with the most number of cases
• ‘Akala ‘nyo ‘di ko nakikita’: Roque responds to viral Boracay memes. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque trends anew on social media after memes of him inviting tourists to visit Boracay Island went viral online.
• Trump hails COVID-19 ‘blessing,’ Taylor Swift endorses Biden. US President Donald Trump declares his COVID-19 illness a “blessing from God,” while Taylor Swift threw her support behind Joe Biden for president.
• ALTERED PHOTO: ABS-CBN graphic commemorating Marcos as best PH president. A graphic calling Ferdinand Marcos the most intelligent and best president in the history of the Philippines was altered. – Rappler.com