WATCH: Top 5 News Stories This Week, December 22-28

The Comelec says Apollo Quiboloy is no nuisance candidate; a plane crashes in Kazakhstan, allegedly downed by a Russian missile; Rodrigo Duterte will lawyer for VP Sara Duterte; public trust and approval of VP Duterte and House Speaker Martin Romualdez plummet; President Marcos says he’ll sign the 2025 national budget bill on the last minute. These are the top stories from December 22 to 28, 2024.

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#5 Comelec junks petition seeking to disqualify Quiboloy’s 2025 senatorial bid
#4 Azerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defense system, 4 sources say
#3 VP Sara Duterte says father will be her ‘collaborating counsel’ in impeachment complaints
#2 Sara Duterte, Romualdez biggest losers in November Pulse Asia survey
#1 After hitches, Marcos to sign 2025 national budget on Rizal Day + Marcos vows ‘stronger safeguards’ as he reworks 2025 budget passed by allies

Watch the video for a quick run through these stories. – Rappler.com

Producer, presenter, video editor: JC Gotinga
Graphic artist: Raffy de Guzman
Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso