Imee Marcos slammed for ‘We have no heroes’ remark | Evening wRap

Today on Rappler:

• ‘This is not about your father:’ Netizens slam Imee Marcos for Heroes’ Day message

Filipinos online hit Senator Imee Marcos over her National Heroes’ Day message, in which she said ‘The reality is that, officially, we have no heroes.’

• Revilla: Allowing De Lima to join Senate debates is ‘special treatment’

Senator Bong Revilla opposes the proposal to let detained Senator Leila de Lima join Senate debates remotely. He says this is ‘special treatment’.

• Dela Rosa, Hontiveros demand ‘serious’ probe into Negros vigilante group

Senators Bato dela Rosa and Risa Hontiveros call on the Philippine National Police or PNP Tuesday, August 27, to conduct a ‘serious investigation’ into an alleged vigilante group targeting civilians accused of supporting the communist movement in Negros Oriental.

• Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil rejects aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon.

• Indonesia picks Borneo island for new capital

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he will move the country’s capital from congested and sinking Jakarta to the eastern edge of Borneo island.

– Rappler.com