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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - POGO scam suspects try to flee PH, leaving 'Chinese' mayor behind  - Arnie Teves set to return to PH as Timor-Leste grants extradition plea - 'More affordable' rides: Ride-hailing app inDrive is back in the Philippines - Biden stumbles early, Trump fires out falsehoods at first debate - Bruno Major’s upcoming two-night show in Manila: What you need to know  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/june-28-2024/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:13Foreign syndicates allegedly behind illegal Pogos are trying to flee the country.

00:17Timor-Leste allows the extradition of fugitive Arne Tevez.

00:21International ride-hailing app InDrive resumes operations in the Philippines.

00:26Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump trade attacks in their

00:30first debate.

00:32And British hitmaker Bruno Major is returning to Manila for a two-night show in September.

00:39Foreign syndicates allegedly behind illegal offshore gaming operations or Pogos have been

00:44trying to flee from different points of the country.

00:47Winston Cascio, spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commissioner, PAOC,

00:51says they got reports that Pogo bosses were trying to get out of the Philippines via Puerto

00:55Princesa, Davao, Zamboanga, and Cebu.

00:58Zhang Jie, who held majority shares in the Lucky South 99 Pogo in Porac, tried to leave

01:03the country from Davao Sunday, June 23, but was intercepted by immigration.

01:07PAOC says Catherine Cassandra Ong, also known as Cassie Ong or Cassie Lee, who is tied to

01:12the Porac Lucky South 99 Pogo, is one of the three Chinese nationals still unaccounted

01:17for.

01:18But immigration is certain that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo is still in the country.

01:23Senator Risa Ontiveros says this is not only a national problem, but a regional and international

01:28problem.

01:29Fugitive Arnie Tevez will return to the Philippines after Timor-Leste grants the Philippine government's

01:36request for extradition.

01:37The Justice Department has yet to announce the date of Tevez's arrival.

01:41The former lawmaker refused to come back to the Philippines after being implicated in

01:45the 2023 assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Ruel de Gamo.

01:49In March, he was arrested by the International Police or Interpol, National Central Bureau,

01:54and the Timorese Police in Dili.

01:56Tevez applied for political asylum in Timor-Leste, but was denied.

02:00The Philippines has no extradition treaty with Timor-Leste.

02:03The government used the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, to which

02:07both the Philippines and Timor-Leste are signatories.

02:10The extradition process took some time.

02:12The Timorese Court of Appeals only concluded the extradition hearing on June 18.

02:20InDrive officially resumes operations in the Philippines.

02:24InDrive currently allows passengers to book four-seater vehicles in Metro Manila, Bacolod,

02:28Baguio, Iloilo, Butuan, and Cagayan de Oro.

02:32The app allows passengers to choose their drivers and vice versa.

02:36Passengers are presented with a list of drivers, their respective rating, car model, and history

02:40on the road.

02:42Drivers meantime can check the profiles and desired routes of their passengers before

02:46accepting a booking.

02:47InDrive maintains its fares remain cheaper than its competitors, an edge it must keep

02:51as it attempts to grow in a market long dominated by Grab.

02:55The company aims to secure at least 10,000 slots from the Land Transportation Franchising

02:59and Regulatory Board for its driver operators.

03:04Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump traded the tax on abortion,

03:08immigration, and their handling of the economy Thursday, June 28.

03:12The two men, known for their mutual dislike, did not shake hands before the debate.

03:17Biden, 81, sounded tentative at times, stumbling over his words on several occasions.

03:22Trump, 78, rattled off falsehoods, including claims that Democrats support infanticide

03:27and that migrants have carried out a crime wave.

03:30Studies show immigrants do not commit crimes at a higher rate than native-born Americans.

03:35As the debate unfolds, Biden appears to hit his stride, calling Trump a felon, while Trump

03:40hits back by bringing up Biden's son's conviction.

03:43Disappointed about the attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, Trump refuses to

03:47accept any responsibility.

03:49While polls show a tied race, Biden trails Trump in polls of states that traditionally

03:53decide presidential elections.

03:57British hitmaker Bruno Major is returning to Manila for a two-night show in September

04:01at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

04:05He was originally set to perform on September 7, but concert producers added a second show

04:09date, September 11.

04:12Shows of posting tickets for the September 7 show are fully sold out, while tickets for

04:16the September 11 show are still available, except for the balcony section.

04:20Tickets are exclusively sold online via Ticalo.

04:23Both shows are fully seated.

04:26Attendees must come in either semi-formal or formal attire.

04:29Shorts, sandals, or slippers are prohibited in the venue.

04:33Bruno Major is known for his slow R&B pop music, with hit songs, Easily, Nothing, and

04:37The Most Beautiful Thing, among others.

04:40He last performed in the Philippines in August 2023.

04:45And that's today's WRAP!

04:46I'm JC Gottinga, thank you for watching.

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