Rappler Newscast | October 2, 2014

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Rappler Newscast | October 2, 2014
6 out of 10 Filipinos say no to a second term for President Aquino. Police chief Purisima says his Nueva Ecija property is not a mansion. Hong Kong protesters threaten to occupy government offices

 

Today on Rappler.

  • A survey says 6 out of 10 Filipinos reject a second term for President Benigno Aquino.
  • Police chief Alan Purisima says his Nueva Ecija property is not a mansion but an ordinary house improved throughout the years.
  • Hong Kong protesters threaten to occupy government offices if chief Leung Chun-ying does not quit.

 

2ND TERM FOR AQUINO? NO THANKS, SAY 6 IN 10 FILIPINOS
A Pulse Asia survey shows 6 in 10 Filipinos are not in favor of a second term for President Benigno Aquino.
The sentiment is highest in Luzon, followed by Metro Manila, Mindanao, and Visayas.
The September poll also shows a majority of Filipinos — 62% — are not in favor of amending the Constitution.
In August, Aquino said he was open to a second term but two weeks later, he said he sees himself stepping down in 2016.
Reacting to the survey, Malacanang acknowledges the results, but says it’s only one measure of public sentiment.

PNP CHIEF: NUEVA ECIJA PROPERTY NO ‘MANSION, VILLA’
Police chief Alan Purisima hits back against what he calls “rabid” attacks against him.
Purisima faces plunder raps over shady deals, lavish construction in his Camp Crame quarters, and his under-valued Nueva Ecija property.
He denies reports that describe the Nueva Ecija property as “luxurious.”

ALAN PURISIMA, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF: Hindi po siya mansyon; ordinaryong bahay lang po na siyang pina-improve namin nang paunti-unti over the years.
(It’s not a mansion. It’s an ordinary home we had improved over the years, bit by bit.)

Purisima continues to have the trust and confidence of President Benigno Aquino.                                               Aquino and Purisima share a long history, dating back when the president’s mother Corazon was in power.            But Purisima downplays their friendship, calling their relationship “professional.”

COA: RED FLAGS, UNDUE HASTE IN MAKATI BUILDING
The director of the Commission on Audit’s Fraud Audit Office confirms several “red flags” in the infrastructure projects in Makati City.
At a Senate hearing Thursday, Alexander Juliano cites 6 red flags in the infrastructure project that was built in 5 phases but won by only one company – Hilmarc’s Construction Incorporated.
The COA report notes the project was implemented with undue haste because there were no construction plans yet when it was bid out and awarded to Hilmarc’s.

CLIMATE ADVOCATES BEGIN 40-DAY WALK TO TACLOBAN
The international community rallied around the Philippines after the world’s strongest storm, Haiyan.
As the first anniversary nears, climate advocates begin a 40-day journey on foot from Manila to Tacloban…
aiming to raise awareness and urge action to prevent another massive disaster.
Katerina Francisco reports.

When Typhoon Haiyan left a trail of destruction across Central Philippines, it moved Philippine envoy Naderev Sano to tears.
In an emotional speech at a global summit last year, Sano blamed climate change.
This year, he’s walking the talk.
For 40 days, Sano joins advocates on a 1,000 kilometer journey from Kilometer Zero in Manila to Ground Zero in Tacloban City on the anniversary of the historic landfall of Haiyan.
They are calling for climate justice, urging leaders to take concrete steps to help vulnerable countries like the Philippines.
After last month’s global talks in New York ended with vague promises, Von Hernandez of Greenpeace Southeast Asia says it’s time to demand accountability.

VON HERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA: We hope that through this walk we may be able to send a message to leaders that it’s now time for action. No more vacillation, no more shameless backsliding, we demand climate justice.

An estimated crowd of 300 gather in Luneta Park to kickoff the event.
The walk is a tribute to the thousands who died during Haiyan, but also aims to spotlight stories of survival and resiliency.

YEB SAÑO, PHILIPPINE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSIONER: What we intended to do is chronicle the actual experiences and stories of ordinary people who confront and who survive these extreme weather events. We know that people understand stories, people listen to stories, if you compare that to technical reports that are a hundred pages, people would rather hear the stories of those who experience climate change in real life.

JECKREE MISSION, CLIMATE REVOLUTION ADVOCATE, DAKILA: Ito ang chance namin para marinig yung boses talaga ng mga apektado. After marinig ang boses, we would want to share this voice, we would want to voice out, kumbaga maiparating namin sa world leaders yung mga hinaing ng mga kababayan natin.

(This is our chance to hear the voices of those affected [by disasters.] After we hear their voices, we would want to share this voice. We want world leaders to know of our countrymen’s plight.)

YEB SAÑO, PHILIPPINE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSIONER: It is important for us to make people understand that climate change must be at the core of governance, at the core of what people do everyday.
Climate change cannot merely be a discussion that pertains to our minds, but it must reach the hearts of people, especially those who can change the big stuff, those decision makers, world leaders who can change the way we look at this problem.

Katerina Francisco, Rappler, Manila

HK POLICE TO PROTESTERS: DISPERSE OR ELSE
Thousands of protesters gather outside the office of Hong Kong chief Leung Chun-ying Thursday, calling for him to step down.
A student leader threatens to occupy government offices unless Leung steps down within the day.
Protestors call Leung a puppet of Beijing.
CNN reports police spokesman Steve Hui said any attempt to occupy government buildings would have “serious consequences.”
He orders protestors to disperse.
Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Revolution” sparked the biggest civil unrest in the city for decades…
after China’s decision to restrict Hong Kong from choosing its own leaders triggered public outrage.

TURKEY MULLS ACTION AS ISIS JIHADISTS NEAR SYRIA BORDER TOWN
Turkey considers military intervention against terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS.
This comes as ISIS pushes towards Kurdish town Ain al-Arab on the Syrian-Turkish border.
Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes were locked in combat Wednesday to prevent Ain al-Arab from falling to ISIS.
Ain al-Arab would be a major prize for ISIS…
giving it unbroken control of a long stretch of the border.

ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS CRUMBLING
Sad news for Greece – the Acropolis of Athens is starting to crumble.
Archaeologists discover instability in the area after a boulder of “considerable size” tumbled from the ancient structures.
The Acropolis contains the ruins of ancient Greek civilization…
built more than 2000 years ago.

THE wRap: YOUR WORLD IN ONE READ

US SECRET SERVICE CHIEF QUITS
US Secret Service director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday.
This comes after lawmakers grilled her over a string of security lapses…
including allowing an armed former felon to share an elevator with
President Barack Obama.

UNUSUAL VIRUS HITS 400 AMERICAN KIDS
400 children in the United States fall ill because of the rare enterovirus D68.
Officials are investigating if there’s any link between the outbreak and the 9 children hospitalized for limb weakness since early August.
Experts still don’t know why children and teenagers got the virus in the past two months.

DO YOU SNACK WITH A CONSCIENCE?
Why do Southeast Asians snack?
A Nielsen survey reveals Filipinos primarily do so for nutrition.
Meanwhile, Indonesians, Malaysians, Singaporeans, and Vietnamese snack as a form of enjoyment…
while 8 out of 10 Thais snack to satisfy a craving.
The survey says global consumers spent $374 billion on snacks alone.

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