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Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Comelec to issue show cause order vs Escudero’s top campaign donor - Senate leadership shake-up strips Duterte allies of key committee chairmanships - Paolo Duterte got P51-B infra projects in father’s last 3 years as president - Israel launches attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, blasts heard in Doha - Alex Eala picks Yasmine Mansouri apart to kick off Sao Paulo Open - Michael V stars as Ciala Dismaya in ‘Bubble Gang’  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-10-2025/

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00:00Today on Rappler

00:07The Commission on Elections will issue a show-cause order

00:17against top flood control contractor Lorenz Lobiano.

00:20Duterte allies in the Senate lose key committee chairmanships.

00:23Davao City Representative Paulo Duterte received 51 billion pesos worth of infrastructure projects

00:28during the last three years of his father's presidency.

00:32Israel launches an attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar.

00:35Filipina tennis star Alex Ayala defeats Yasmin Mansouri to kick off the Sao Paulo Open.

00:40And comedian Michael V will portray Sara Deskaya as Shala Dismaya.

00:46The Commission on Elections is set to issue a show-cause order

00:49against Senator Cheese Escudero's top campaign donor Lorenz Lobiano,

00:53who is also a top flood control contractor.

00:55Comelec chairman George Garcia confirms this to Rappler Wednesday, September 10.

01:01Lubiano, president of Centerways Construction and Development, Inc.,

01:05donated 30 million pesos to Escudero's campaign during the 2022 elections.

01:10Under the Marcos administration, Centerways ranked 7th among contractors

01:13with the most flood control projects.

01:15It secured 5.16 billion pesos worth of contracts from 2021 to 2024.

01:2164% of these projects are located in Sorsogon, Escudero's home province, and political bailiwick.

01:27Centerways is also based in Sorsogon.

01:30Escudero admits he is friends with Lubiano,

01:32but denies having any role in the company's government deals.

01:35Meantime, Environment Undersecretary Carlos Primo David says

01:39misplaced flood control works can worsen flooding.

01:41He adds,

01:42Following the Senate leadership shake-up on Monday,

01:53senators allied with the Dutertes lost chairmanships of key committees.

01:57Senator Rodante Marcoleta was replaced by Senator Ping Lacson

02:00as chair of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee,

02:02which oversees high-profile Senate investigations.

02:05Senator Risa Ontiveros takes over as health committee chairperson,

02:09replacing Senator Bong Go.

02:10Senator J.B. Ejercito is now the chairman of the Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee,

02:15formerly headed by Senator Bato de la Rosa.

02:17Both Ontiveros and Ejercito were also appointed as deputy majority leaders.

02:22Senator Loren Legarda was appointed as the new chair of the Defense Committee,

02:25replacing Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

02:28She also took over the Accounts Committee

02:29and the Higher Technical and Vocational Educational Panel,

02:33previously led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.

02:36Senator Rafi Tulfo was named chair of the Labor Committee,

02:38replacing Senator Aimee Marcos.

02:41Senator Kiko Pangilinan takes over the Justice and Human Rights Committee from Cayetano.

02:46Senate Majority Leader Mig Zubiri says more committee chairmanships will be announced in the coming days.

02:52A DPWH official confirms,

02:54The District of Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte received P51 billion pesos worth of infrastructure projects

03:01during former President Rodrigo Duterte's last three years in Malacanang.

03:05DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral confirmed the amount

03:08during the House of Representatives probe on Tuesday, September 9.

03:12At first, Cabral did not give a categorical response to Manila Rep. Joel Chua's queries.

03:17For accuracy, Mr. Chair, of my response, I have to check the records in the office

03:22because I do not have the data.

03:25She eventually responded to Mega Panel Co-Chair.

03:28So, naalala niyo na po ba undersecretary Cabral?

03:31Uh, I guess I really remember your honor.

03:39I think there was an interview that time.

03:41No, it's just a question of a yes or a no.

03:43Do you remember it or no?

03:44Because it's an actual quote.

03:47Ah, okay. Yes, your honor.

03:49Paolo Duterte meantime questions the sudden shift of the House probe.

03:53He says in a statement Tuesday night,

03:55the discussion should return to Speaker Martin Romualdez

03:57and former House Appropriations Chairperson Zaldi Co.

04:00He adds, quote,

04:01I have delicadeza, unlike now that the budget has become a family affair.

04:05Adding, Davao has nothing to hide.

04:08Cabral's statement was used in a Politico story about Paolo Duterte's complaint

04:11about the House's move to slash his district's budget by 2 billion pesos in 2024.

04:16In the report, then Appropriations Chairperson Zaldi Co. defended the move,

04:20saying Duterte's district already received 51.8 billion pesos in funds from 2020 to 2022.

04:26Israel launches an attack on the leadership of Hamas in Qatar on Tuesday, September 9,

04:32expanding its military actions to include the Gulf Arab state.

04:36Qatar's Al Jazeera television, citing a Hamas source,

04:39says the attack targeted Hamas-Gaza ceasefire negotiators.

04:42Israel Media, citing a senior Israeli official,

04:45says the attack was aimed at top Hamas leaders,

04:47including Khalil Al-Hayah, its exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator.

04:51Witnesses say several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha

04:55and plumes of black smoke were billowing from the city's Legtifia petrol station.

04:59Qatar condemns the quote-unquote cowardly attack

05:02and calls it a flagrant violation of international law.

05:05Qatar has been mediating between Hamas and Israel.

05:08Meantime, U.S. President Donald Trump points to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

05:11and denies having a hand in the decision to strike Qatar.

05:14Alex Ayala extends her win streak as she aced her first test in the WTA 250 Sao Paulo Open in Brazil.

05:23After winning her first WTA 125 crown in the Guadalajara Open,

05:27Ayala defeats French qualifier Yasmin Mansouri 6-0, 6-2 in the round of 32 on Wednesday, September 10, Manila time.

05:35Ayala set the tone early by winning a tight opening game with four deuces

05:38as she finished off Mansouri in just one hour and ten minutes to clinch her sixth consecutive victory.

05:44Ayala will next face world number 188 Julia Riera of Argentina

05:48in the round of 16 of the inaugural staging of the Sao Paulo Open.

05:54Comedian Michael V. suits up to portray controversial figure Sara Diskaya

05:58after social media users pointed out his resemblance to the public works contractor.

06:03Diskaya made headlines anew when she admitted during a Senate probe

06:06there were instances when her nine construction firms bid for the same government-controlled projects.

06:10Memes comparing the two began to surface and soon GMA gag show Bubble Gang

06:14teases footage and photos of Michael V. dressed like Diskaya

06:18with the same hairstyle, glasses, and a mole on the same spot.

06:21Michael V.'s character was named Shala Dismaya, a play on Sara Diskaya's name.

06:26Shala is slang for fancy or extravagant, while Dismaya means dismay.

06:30In one photo, Michael V. is holding an umbrella, alluding to Diskaya's statement in an interview

06:35that she bought a luxury Rolls Royce because she likes the umbrella built into the car door.

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