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some of our quarantine methods
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06:58.6
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. off to Washington for a tri-natural summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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The President expressing his horror at the supposed gentleman's agreement between his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte and China concerning the West Philippine Sea.
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Local governments in Metro Manila ordered to adjust work hours to help ease traffic congestion.
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We'll talk to Metro Manila Council President Francis Zamora about local policies to manage traffic as well as measures to help residents cope with extreme heat.
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And Fitch downgrades its ratings outlook on China to negative, citing local economic uncertainties.
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Good afternoon, I'm Ron Crow.
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And I'm Denise Insight.
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You're watching Top Story.
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The Philippine President en route to Washington for a tri-natural summit with the U.S. and Japan.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left Wednesday for the meeting at the White House with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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Marcos at his speech says the meeting will seek stronger cooperation among the three nations, mainly on the economic front.
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The President's itinerary includes a separate meeting with Biden and a discussion.
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And with U.S. business leaders for potential investments in the country.
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I will underscore the importance of enhancing our continued economic cooperation with a view of promoting economic resilience and, of course, security.
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I intend to explore ways of advancing cooperation, especially in the areas of critical infrastructure, semiconductors, digitalization, and cybersecurity.
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I intend to explore ways of advancing cooperation, especially in the areas of critical infrastructure, semiconductors, digitalization, and cybersecurity.
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The trilateral summit is, of course, happening on the backdrop of an increasingly aggressive China in the West Philippine Sea.
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Marcos says issues in the waters would be discussed in the meeting, but he insisted it would not be the main agenda.
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The main intent of this trilateral agreement is for us to be able to continue to flourish, to be able to help one another.
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The main intent of this trilateral agreement is for us to be able to continue to flourish, to be able to help one another.
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And, of course, to keep the South China Sea as a freedom, to keep the peace in the South China Sea and the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
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Ahead of their trilateral summit, U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.
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U.S. officials say Wednesday's summit with Japan will lead to a historic upgrade.
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U.S. officials say Wednesday's summit with Japan will lead to a historic upgrade.
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U.S. officials say Wednesday's summit with Japan will lead to a historic upgrade.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, Dr. Mira Rapp Hooper, clearly laid out what to expect in the April 11 trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan and the Philippines.
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The top White House advisor for the Indo-Pacific Strategy reiterated that this trilateral partnership is a perfect representation of three maritime democracies who are aligned with a shared vision.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships.
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The big takeaway from the upcoming U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit is that investing in alliances and partnerships, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, has paid off.
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And this is exactly what will be on display again as three leaders come together on Thursday, according to Rapp Hooper.
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Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News, New York.
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President Marcos expresses horror at the idea that Philippine sovereignty was compromised.
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over an alleged secret deal struck by his predecessor with China.
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The erstwhile spokesperson, the former President Rodrigo Duterte, alleged that he agreed on a compromise deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the West Philippine Sea issue.
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Harry Roque claimed the deal barred Manila from fortifying its loan outpost in Ayungin Shoal.
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Marcos says he will seek clarity on the agreement from former administration officials.
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We don't know. It is a secret agreement.
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We don't know anything about it.
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There is no documentation.
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There is no record.
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We were not briefed when I came into office.
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Walang-walang nagsabi sa amin na merong ganong usapan.
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So, we're trying to really, up to now, because from the former administration, iba-iba ang sagot eh.
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Sabi ng isang opisyal dating government.
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Agreement official under the previous administration.
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There's no such agreement.
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Sabi naman ng isa, no, there is, and we should honor it.
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Sabi naman ng iba, maganda yan.
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Sabi ng iba, hindi maganda yan.
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Hindi pa namin alam kung ano ba talaga yung agreement na yan.
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Kung ang sinasabi sa agreement na yan na kailangan tayong magpermiso sa ibang bansa para gumalaw sa ating sariling teritoryo,
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mahirap siguro sundan yung ganyang klaseng agreement.
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I am horrified by the idea.
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That we have compromised in, through a secret agreement, the territory, the sovereignty, and the sovereign rights of the Philippines.
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Duterte's former lawyer, Salvador Banelo, reiterated Wednesday their denial on the existence of the deal.
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Banelo insisted no such agreement was made and suggested Marcos may have been misled into believing it.
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A top U.S. military official expressing alarm over China.
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He warned China's dangerous actions at sea.
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Admiral John Aquilino of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says,
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He is alarmed over the direction China is taking, especially when it comes to Beijing's maritime encounters with Manila.
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He warns China's actions show it wants to gain territorial space through force.
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The Philippines and China have had a series of maritime run-ins, including Beijing's use of water cannons,
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which caused injuries to Filipino troops and damaged.
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So, all of the nations in the region have the right to operate and gain the resources that are allowed to them
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inside of their exclusive economic zone.
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The Philippines are no different.
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And these actions are dangerous, illegal, and they are destabilizing the region.
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The illegal claim of everything inside of the self-proclaimed 9 or 10 dash line,
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as Chinese sovereign territorial waters, has no basis in international law.
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And it has been decreed by the 2016 tribunal that it, in fact, the Chinese have no legal claim.
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The Philippine military welcomes future maritime cooperative activities with what it calls like-minded nations in the West Philippine Sea.
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That remark follows the first-ever multilateral MCA between the Philippines, the U.S., Australia, and Japan.
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For the part of the armed forces, we welcome these partnerships with them as we are also being trained.
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And we are learning a lot from these exercises.
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So, we welcome this for whom we'll be having more in the future, especially with the involvement of more like-minded nations.
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Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine...
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...Commodore Ray Vincent Trinidad, meanwhile, expects more joint patrols in the South China Sea following the MCA.
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He says it's part of the Navy's contribution to stable international order in the West Philippine Sea.
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The Philippine military currently probing suspected Chinese companies who are allegedly recruiting active and former military personnel.
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AFP spokesperson Francel Margaret Padilla says...
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...the capacity of the reports alongside other government agencies.
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While the military has yet to fully uncover the extent of the scheme, Padilla notes it can be categorized as a national security concern.
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The country's ICT department earlier said the firms were purportedly offering military personnel part-time jobs as online analysts.
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...our armed forces will take this thing seriously.
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...so we are checking on...
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...on this and of course, titignan po natin kung gaano kalalit kung meron man pong nal-leak na data,
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ano po yung repercussions ng data that they have been giving, kung meron man po.
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And we will be looking at, of course, their policies and regulations, kung saan po sila nag-fall under.
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Other news, President Marcos asserting the finality of the April 30 deadline for jeepney operators to consolidate into cooperative...
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...and corporations.
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Under the government's PUV modernization program, jeepney operators were given until the end of the month to join a cooperative...
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...which would have two to three years to replace their fleet with modern vehicles that are safer and less polluting.
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But the modernization scheme has been met with strong opposition from transport groups, which argue the program could lead to massive losses.
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Marcos also reveals his administration's plans to solve the country's dire traffic woes, which he said...
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...instead of cost the country billions of pesos.
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Nabigyan nga tayo ng statistic, ngayon sa kasalukuyan, 4.9 billion ang cost ng commuting dito ngayon sa Metro Manila.
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Kung wala tayong gawin, aakyat ito ng halos 9 billion kada araw.
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At tapos ang analysis ng NEDA at saka Department of Finance...
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8.5 billion ang nawawala sa atin, yung tinatawag na opportunity cost, nasasayangan na oras, ang mga dapat na productivity natin bumabagsak dahil nga nagaantay tayo ng sasakyan.
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Wala talagang solusyon ang traffic kung hindi tayo malipat sa kalsada at mapunta sa mass transit.
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Kaya tayo naglalagay ng mga subway, naglalagay tayo ng mga train.
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Para naman ay mas madali talaga.
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Kaya pag sumakay ka ng train, walang traffic.
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Kaya nakikita natin sa mga ibang lugar, kahit yung mga pagpupunta, sasakay ka ng train, sasakay ka ng subway, makikita mo lahat ng klaseng tao doon sumasakay.
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Kahit yung mga mayayaman na may kaya, sumasakay sa train.
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Dahil yun ang pinakamabilis mapuntahan, kahit yung malalaking syudad.
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New York, ganun. London, ganun.
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According to transportation data specialist Tom Tom, Metro Manila topped the list of areas across the world with the worst traffic last year.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority reminds the public the ban on electric bicycles and tricycles on major thoroughfares will take effect on Monday, April 15.
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The MMDA earlier cited rising road accidents.
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Involving light electric vehicles for the move.
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Aside from e-bikes and e-trikes, vehicles such as traditional tricycles, pushcarts and pedicabs are also banned from traversing major roads including EDSA, Shaw Boulevard and Marcos Highway.
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The MMDA warns riders found violating the ban will be slapped with penalties.
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Pwede pong mag-cross at kung wala namang pong cross at kailangan ng mag-utarn,
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magbagibay ng mga pinagbabawal na lansangan hanggang 500 meters.
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Ang penalty po dito ay 2,500.
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Kailangan po meron siyang lisensya or meron siyang listro yung sasakyan.
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Kasi pag wala po silang listro or lisensya, ay i-impound po yung sasakyan.
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Local government units in the National Capital Region ordered to adjust working hours to help ease traffic congestion.
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The Metro Manila Council passed a resolution shifting work hours in government offices from the current 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. until 4 in the afternoon.
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This modified schedule will allow government workers in Metro Manila to go home earlier, easing road conditions during peak hours late in the afternoon to evening.
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State Weather Bureau of Bagasa welcomes a lawmaker's proposed storm signal-like system for heat index forecasts.
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Its Deputy Administrator for Research and Development, Marcelino Villafuerte, says they will need to discuss the proposal with local governments and the Education Department.
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But he adds there are several factors that will affect the system's implementation, such as funding and available technology.
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Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua earlier said the storm signal-like warning system will help local governments adjust policies amid the extreme heat.
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Those are some of the issues.
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We need to consider also the limitations that we currently have.
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In fact, if we are going to look at the Bagasa stations, we only have a handful of them.
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And in fact, not all municipalities or even all the provinces of the country is being covered by all the Bagasa stations.
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It could also be different.
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For example, if we would like to at least...
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Determine the temperature variation, for example, for different elevations as well as for different topography of a particular region.
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Amid the searing heat, the cities of Manila and Makati have adjusted in-person classes to prevent prolonged heat exposure among students.
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Workers also seeking a so-called heat break.
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Let's now talk about the National Capital Region's policies on these with Metro Manila Council President and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora.
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Mr. Mayor, good afternoon. Thanks for joining us.
24:59.0
Yes, good afternoon, Don. Thank you for having me on the MMC.
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We have two cities, part of the MMC, implementing shortened school hours or adjusted school hours.
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But is the Metro Manila Council studying the possibility of implementing a similar scheme for the rest of Metro Manila schools?
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Ron, please add the city of San Juan to the two cities that you've mentioned because effective last April 3, we have shortened already our classes as well in the public schools.
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In fact, morning classes are now from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and afternoon classes are now from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Basically, we are avoiding 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. because of the extreme heat during these times.
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I have already informed the MMC chairman, Don Artes, that I would like to include this basically in our next Metro Manila Council meeting so we can discuss this as a council and see what kind of policy we can come up with for the entire Metro Manila.
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For those other mayors who have not implemented something like this or are still studying it, what were the factors considered in making that decision of shifting school hours, most especially in the morning?
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For some cities to have that break, that peak break of 11 to around 12, 1 or 2, and adjust their afternoon hours to a later time, what factors came in?
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Well, definitely number one is the heat during those times from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's just so intense that it's really difficult to concentrate and to go to class.
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So because public schools are within the...
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...authority of the local government, I, in coordination with our city school division superintendent, decided to make a shift.
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In fact, we're just basically avoiding 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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So this is something that I will share to our fellow mayors during our next meeting, and it's something that they can consider doing so in their local government unit.
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And even with the shift in schedules, do you see any possible disruption in the...
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...school day hours or school day schedule of the students? Will it be disrupted?
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We will try our very best not to disrupt the school hours, but of course, we will always take into consideration the health of our students.
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It's really going to be very hard to keep them inside the classrooms if the heat is just so intense.
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So again, we have to look after the general welfare of our students.
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Mr. Mayor, did you have to coordinate or get the go?
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In fact, if I may share, the DEPED has given our division superintendents the discretion to change schedules in coordination, of course, with the local government units.
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So this is something that can be done between the LGUs and the division superintendents.
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Aside from the adjusting of school day schedules, are there any other long-term measures?
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Manila mayors are planning to do or thinking about implementing and mitigating the effect of heat on the students, maybe in terms of infrastructure improvement of schools?
28:28.0
Yes, definitely we have to make sure that all our classrooms have enough ventilation, electric fans, and keep the windows open, make sure that the air is coming in.
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These are things that we can do already immediately.
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And during our meeting...
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During our next meeting, we will be asking for the opinions of our fellow mayors to see what other mitigating measures can be implemented to be able to help our students get through this.
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And of course, the heat is just so intense at this point that we also understand what our teachers and the students are going through.
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So we really have to make good decisions regarding this.
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From school, sir, let's talk about work briefly.
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There's this proposal by some work groups for a break in the middle of the day.
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They want to call it a heat break, most especially for those out on the field.
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What are your thoughts on this?
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I know you're going to have a meeting with the MMC, the other Metro Manila mayors soon, but your thoughts, sir, about this heat break that's being suggested?
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Yes, I will also include this in the next agenda.
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But again, the workforce and the work hours may be under different sectors already, not just the local government units.
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So we have to, of course, consult with the private sector, the businesses, the employers on how to possibly conduct mitigating measures as well for our workforce.
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Let's now shift to another topic.
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Let's talk about traffic.
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Traffic summit was held earlier today with the president, no less, attending that.
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What is your assessment of the summit and what to you were the most significant issues raised and discussed?
30:30.8
Yes, earlier this morning, the president was here in San Juan.
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We had our town hall meeting regarding Metro Manila traffic concerns led personally by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
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the different departments made their reports.
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Of course, the DPWH, the MMDA, even NEDA presented an overview of the infrastructure projects that are currently being done to help ease the traffic situation.
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Of course, the mass transport system is really something that's essential in helping alleviate the traffic situation and the single ticketing system.
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It's something that's already in place in San Juan and is being done already in other cities in Metro Manila.
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So the town hall meeting earlier gave us all an opportunity to listen to the current situation and things that we have to improve on.
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Other sectors were present.
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Of course, the transport sector was well represented earlier.
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So in general, it was a very, very fruitful meeting.
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We were able to listen to the opinions of the different sectors.
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And we are now going back as a Metro Manila Council to further synthesize everything that was discussed earlier and create policies that can help alleviate the traffic situation in Metro Manila.
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One of those moves by the MMC to possibly solve traffic woes is that resolution of adjusted work hours is time for LGU offices because of the traffic.
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When is that going to start, sir?
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Yes, that will start on April 15, Ron.
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And we have the data basically as to the number of workers in the local government units that can be impactful in terms of the number of cars on the road.
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Because if local government units will have offices from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., that means the vehicles of these workers in the...
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Local government units will not have to go alongside with the rush hour.
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So adjusting by one hour helps a lot already in ensuring that the vehicles of LGU employees travel or traverse the roads at least one hour or even two hours before.
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So number of vehicles estimatedly is already significant in terms of helping E-status.
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Mr. Mayor, is there any concern that adjusting it an hour earlier would meanwhile disrupt the traffic volume or add to the traffic volume of those going to schools at that time?
33:30.1
Well, if you consider the usual rush hour, this is just one hour prior to the usual rush hour.
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Again, yes, children go to school around this time.
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But those who come...
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Those who come when they work from 9 to 5 will be one hour away from those who will be working earlier in the local government unit.
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So again, let's just give it a try.
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We'll never really know until we get to try it.
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So starting April 15, this will be implemented in Metro Manila.
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And then we can observe and make adjustments after.
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Mr. Mayor, we hope to hear from you.
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After the next MMC hearing.
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Thank you very much, sir, for talking to us this afternoon.
34:22.0
Yes, thank you very much, Ron.
34:25.8
The effects of climate change are felt not only on land but also underwater.
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Here's a look at how artificial intelligence is being used to study how global warming is affecting the world's most extensive reef ecosystem.
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This underwater drone called Hydrus.
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It's using artificial intelligence to study coral reefs.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been hit by a major coral bleaching event, usually triggered by warmer ocean waters.
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With the help of Hydrus, marine scientists aim to conduct more accurate and regular surveys to better understand the impacts of climate change on the world's most extensive reef ecosystem.
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Melanie Olson leads the Reef.
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Reef Works program at the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
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Traditionally, we've done this with dive teams.
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However, dive teams can only see so much and go so far.
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And that's where we've had to augment our survey methods to include the use of robotics just to enable us to scale, to go deeper, to operate in areas where predators like crocodiles and bull sharks and jellyfish now routinely reside.
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Operating fully autonomously, Hydrus have a range of roughly 5.5 miles.
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For up to three hours, it can go as deep as 10,000 feet underwater and capture video with a 4K camera.
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The drone, developed by Advanced Navigation, also has an acoustic modem, forward-facing sonar and AI-powered navigation.
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The company's subsea product manager, Peter Baker, says their technology is being used to build 3D maps of the reef.
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We're working on coral mapping with the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
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And what they're trying to do is map areas of coral to detect change within those areas, which they can then use to extrapolate and model the entire reef.
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One of the benefits of having a robotic system is that it goes back to that same location every single time, and it takes the same photo from the same orientation every single time, which is really, really difficult to achieve with a human diver.
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So if you want to have a lot of scientific robustness to the data that you're collecting time and time again,
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a solution like HYDRIS adds that.
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Using AI image processing, HYDRIS can classify and analyze the images on board.
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Because the system is fully autonomous, it means the decision-making has to happen on board the vehicle.
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And to do that, you need AI.
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So we have AI sensors on board that are taking things like the camera feed in, and then they're able to make smart decisions.
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Stretching more than 1,400 miles along Australia's northeastern coast,
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the Great Barrier Reef,
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has seen six localized bleaching events since 1998.
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Bleaching is triggered by warmer ocean waters,
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which cause corals to expel the colorful algae living in their tissues and turn white.
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A bleached coral can recover if waters cool.
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But if ocean temperatures remain high for longer periods, it will die.
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Experts have tied the mass bleaching events to climate change.
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We're in the midst of another mass coral bleaching event right now,
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which means the Great Barrier Reef is a threat from climate change.
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And that's why Ames is investing heavily in trying to expand our monitoring systems
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to be able to collect the data that decision-makers need to be informed.
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The Philippine poll body vows greater transparency in the 2025 midterm polls.
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Unlike in the previous autumn,
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the Philippine poll body vows greater transparency in the 2025 midterm polls.
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As it separated the contracts for the software that will be used to transmit votes
38:21.9
and the automated vote-counting machines.
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For the transmission system,
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the contract was awarded to Filipino firms I-1 Resources and Ardent Networks.
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Meanwhile, Miru Systems will supply the automated vote-counting machines for the 2025 polls.
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The poll body adds a new automated election system will undergo a source code review
38:43.5
and should pass internationally.
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The poll body also adds a new automated election system will undergo a source code review
38:48.5
and should pass internationally.
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The transparency server used in previous elections.
38:54.6
Lahat ng mga wala before, nilagay natin lahat ngayon.
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There will be a send-to-all feature of this transmission,
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meaning to say there will be no more the so-called transparency server.
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Yung transparency server kasi pag nabulunan, hindi na nakakakuha ng results.
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More importantly, under the feature of the transmission,
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the DICT will be...
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will have a mirror on whatever the results are sent to our data center.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in January.
39:28.5
And U.S. President Joe Biden says Israel is making a mistake in the war in Gaza.
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More news when we return.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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Up next, the Philippines sees more foreign direct investments in the war in Gaza.
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to recovery. Because we have
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relaxed some of our
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quarantine methods, and
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we have allowed more
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transportation to come out, that's
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going to prove to be better
41:57.8
for demand. If we do follow
41:59.6
the health protocols, the ability
42:01.7
of people to move around will likely
42:03.4
contribute better to growth.
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The Philippines sees more foreign direct
45:49.4
investments in January. The Central
45:51.4
Bank says FDIs for that month
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million. That's higher
46:01.4
2023. It is also an
46:03.4
improvement from the $826 million
46:07.3
The BSB points to higher debt instrument
46:09.4
investments from foreign nationals,
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which climbed to $820
46:13.2
million. Foreign investments
46:15.4
in equity capital, meanwhile,
46:17.3
declined to $11 million
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from the previous $93 million.
46:22.2
Monetary authorities
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say most of the equity capital
46:25.1
placements were from Japan and the
46:27.2
U.S. The investments were channeled
46:29.4
mostly to the manufacturing, real
46:31.2
estate, and construction sectors.
46:37.6
delaying marriage and having kids.
46:39.6
Sara Perez tells us why in this
46:45.2
get married is always there,
46:47.2
says Ruby, who is 35 years
46:49.2
old and in a long-distance relationship
46:51.5
with her Pakistani boyfriend.
46:53.8
Ang inisip ko pa kasi sa ngayon,
46:55.4
wala pa akong sariling bahay,
46:57.5
wala pang permaminting
46:59.1
trabaho. Okay lang naman, kahit hindi ako
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makapag-asawa, matandang dalaga. Kung
47:02.8
mamadali ako, tapos
47:04.7
babagsak lang sa pag-iwalay dahil walang ano,
47:10.3
who has a child in a previous relationship,
47:12.4
says he is ready to get married
47:14.1
to his new girlfriend.
47:15.2
But wants to be financially secure first.
47:18.5
Dahil na rin sa mga hardships
47:20.3
na pinagdaanan ko growing up,
47:22.1
siguro, ayoko rin
47:24.4
na maranasan yung mga
47:26.1
unnecessary hardships nung magiging
47:28.1
anak ko, eh nung anak ko na ngayon.
47:30.6
Based on a study of the Commission
47:32.2
on Population and Development,
47:34.1
more Filipinos are delaying marriage
47:36.1
and having children, first because
47:38.1
of the economic uncertainties brought by
47:40.0
the COVID-19 pandemic, and second
47:42.1
because of the high prices of
47:45.2
The number of infants born has been declining
47:50.3
1.7 million registered
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live births, compared to 1.6
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million in 2018 and
47:56.2
in 2019. This has
47:58.2
further dipped in 2020
47:59.8
at 1.5 million, and in
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2021 at 1.3 million,
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but rebounded last
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million. During the pandemic,
48:10.2
we were expecting na mag-shoot up
48:12.3
yung births, because
48:14.2
people were at home,
48:16.7
so ibig sabihin mas maraming chances
48:20.4
It's surprising na the pandemic was
48:23.2
for the people of the Philippines.
48:26.0
Actually, more economic talagang naging
48:28.1
concerned pala nila at that time.
48:31.3
The number of those getting
48:32.5
married was on a downtrend, but
48:34.4
it picked up after the pandemic.
48:36.4
There are several factors affecting
48:38.2
Filipinos' major life decisions.
48:40.9
Ang nakikita natin sa data
48:42.3
is ang uso pala talaga,
48:44.2
live-in arrangements. And these
48:46.3
are young people, those below age
48:48.1
30, ang nakikipag-live-in.
48:50.5
Yung changing values din,
48:52.7
actually, yung study namin,
48:54.1
the one that I was mentioning about,
48:56.1
yung mga Filipino couples also prefer
48:57.9
pets, yung mga younger, than having
49:00.1
a child. The use of contraceptives
49:02.6
also increased from 40%
49:08.2
An expert says doctors
49:10.3
can prescribe long or short-term
49:12.4
contraceptives depending on the
49:14.2
time when one wants to have a child.
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Kung gusto nila ng 4 years,
49:18.2
binibigyan natin ng at least yung mga
49:20.1
long-term contraceptives, katulad ng
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But if they want na
49:28.7
maybe we give them the short-term, such as
49:30.2
the use of the pills or the injectables.
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for pregnancy differs for
49:36.2
each woman, but...
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We identify women already being high risk
49:40.3
once they reach the age of 35.
49:42.8
Again, but it's a case to
49:47.0
Merong some women who has
49:48.4
more predilection or
49:51.7
I mean, meron silang mga risk factors
49:54.2
to develop diseases,
49:56.1
even before the age of 35.
49:58.7
Sa report, marami na
50:00.1
adolescent pregnancy.
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Kasi pinaniwalaan,
50:04.4
based on evidence, that
50:07.9
ay hindi pa rightful
50:10.0
para magkaroon ng
50:11.6
pregnancy dahil hindi pa nila
50:14.2
nare-reach yung tamang development
50:17.1
No matter the age or gender, whether or not
50:19.7
one wants to get married and have children,
50:22.5
the message says we should take care
50:24.1
of our reproductive health
50:25.6
through exercise, proper diet,
50:28.2
cancer screening, and regular
50:29.8
health check-ups, even in the
50:31.9
absence of discomfort or any
50:33.9
noticeable changes.
50:36.3
Ara Perez, ABS-CBN News.
50:41.3
Muslims in the Philippines
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They have the Feast of Ramadan
50:45.4
or the Holy Month of Fasting
50:47.2
as they observe Eid al-Fitr.
50:49.5
Thousands flocked to the Golden Mosque in
50:51.4
Quiapo to mark this religious event.
50:54.0
Over in Davao City,
50:55.6
hundreds attended the Eid al-Fitr
50:57.4
Congressional Prayer.
50:59.3
President Marcos called on Muslims in the country
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to embody humility,
51:04.0
peace, and strength.
51:05.4
He also calls for unity,
51:07.4
despite what he calls diversity in beliefs
51:09.5
and philosophies among Filipinos.
51:14.2
Dozens of Muslims in Gaza attend
51:16.5
Eid prayers outside a ruined mosque
51:20.0
Worshippers knelt in a street next to the
51:22.2
wrecked Al-Faruq Mosque with their
51:24.3
prayer mats laid out in the shadows
51:26.2
of the flattened building.
51:28.1
Over a million Palestinians are crammed
51:30.3
into Rafah, the last
51:32.1
relatively safe space,
51:34.0
safe place, rather, for civilians
51:36.1
in the besieged enclave.
51:40.2
U.S. President Joe Biden
51:41.9
criticizes Israel Prime Minister
51:44.2
Netanyahu for making a mistake
51:46.0
at Gaza. Biden expressed concern
51:48.3
over Netanyahu's actions,
51:50.0
particularly regarding strikes on
51:51.8
aid personnel in the enclave.
51:54.2
The American president also expressed
51:56.0
his desire for Israel to
51:58.1
propose a ceasefire.
52:00.3
Over 33,000 Palestinians
52:02.2
have been killed in the six-month war,
52:04.6
while many of Gaza's
52:05.9
2.3 million people are at risk
52:11.2
I think what he's doing is a mistake.
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I think what he's doing is a mistake.
52:14.1
I don't agree with his approach.
52:15.7
So what I'm calling for is for
52:24.1
allow for the next six, eight
52:26.1
weeks total access
52:30.1
and medicine going into the country.
52:32.4
I've spoken with everyone from
52:34.1
the Saudis to the Jordanians
52:36.4
to the Egyptians. They're prepared
52:38.3
to move in. They're prepared to
52:40.1
move this food in. And
52:42.0
I think there's no
52:43.8
excuse to not provide
52:50.2
needs of those people.
52:51.8
They should be done now.
52:57.7
Israeli officials holding an in-person
52:60.0
meeting in the coming weeks
53:01.5
on the planned operation in Rafah.
53:04.0
The city in southern Gaza is
53:05.7
the last refuge for over one million
53:07.8
displaced Palestinians.
53:10.1
Israel also believes it is
53:11.9
the last holdout for Hamas.
53:13.8
Prime Minister Benjamin
53:15.9
Netanyahu earlier said a date
53:17.7
has been set for the invasion of Rafah says
53:20.0
Israel will complete its mission
53:22.1
of eliminating the
53:27.5
There's constant communications happening
53:29.5
every day, but as it relates to this
53:31.8
particular conversation when they're going to be
53:34.9
members of the Israeli government, that's going to
53:37.7
happen in a couple weeks.
53:39.5
We will complete the elimination of
53:41.7
Hamas brigades, including in Rafah.
53:43.8
There is no force in the world
53:45.7
that will stop us. There are many
53:47.7
forces that are trying to do so,
53:49.8
but it will not help, since
53:51.7
this enemy, after what it did,
53:53.8
will never do it again.
53:57.3
The U.S., European Union, and other
53:59.6
foreign governments have urged Netanyahu
54:01.5
not to storm Rafah
54:03.2
for fear of a bloodbath.
54:09.5
considering to recognize Palestinian
54:11.7
statehood in a potential shift
54:13.6
in policy. In a speech at
54:15.6
the Australian National University,
54:17.8
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said
54:19.4
a two-state solution where Israelis
54:21.8
and Palestinians live side
54:23.6
by side in separate countries
54:25.6
is the only hope to break the
54:27.5
endless cycle of violence.
54:29.2
She echoes comments by Britain's foreign minister
54:31.5
earlier this year, in which she hinted
54:33.7
the U.K. too could recognize
54:35.5
Palestinian statehood without
54:37.3
the support of Israel.
54:42.1
Recognizing a Palestinian
54:43.6
state, that one that can only exist
54:45.6
side by side with a secure Israel,
54:47.5
doesn't just offer the Palestinian people
54:49.3
an opportunity to realize their
54:51.5
aspirations, it also
54:53.3
strengthens the forces for
54:55.5
peace, and it undermines
54:59.6
It undermines Hamas,
55:03.8
other destructive proxies in the region.
55:09.0
Another setback for reproductive
55:11.3
rights in the U.S., Arizona's
55:13.6
top court revives a law dating
55:17.1
that bans abortion.
55:19.2
The state Supreme Court ruled 4-2
55:21.2
to reinstate the 19th century law,
55:23.8
which makes abortion punishable
55:25.2
by 2-5 years in prison,
55:27.2
except when the mother's life is at risk.
55:29.8
In response, Arizona's Attorney
55:31.4
General Chris May said she's
55:33.4
exploring the possibility of appealing
55:35.5
the decision to the U.S. Supreme
55:37.4
Court. While May has vowed
55:39.4
not to enforce the law, local
55:41.2
prosecutors could. State
55:43.6
Attorney Katie Hobbs also slamming
55:45.6
the court's decision.
55:49.8
Arizona's 2022 abortion
55:51.7
ban is extreme and hurts
55:53.5
women. And the near
55:55.2
total Civil War era ban
55:57.5
that continues to hang over our
55:59.5
heads only serves to
56:01.5
create more chaos for women and
56:03.4
doctors in our state.
56:06.0
As governor, I promised
56:07.5
I would do everything in my power to
56:09.5
protect our reproductive freedoms.
56:13.6
Switching gears now,
56:17.2
the Cine Institute and ABS-CBN
56:19.2
International are set to host Canada's
56:21.3
first ever Filipino Film Festival
56:23.4
in Toronto. Jocelyn Reyes
56:25.5
Sambilay tells us more.
56:29.4
ready for an exciting filmmaking challenge?
56:32.2
To celebrate the 70th anniversary
56:34.1
of the Cine Film Festival, the very first
56:35.5
Filipino Film Festival in Canada
56:37.5
is about to happen.
56:40.2
The event, which will roll
56:41.6
out to red carpet on April 13th,
56:43.6
14th, at the prestigious
56:45.7
Hotel X in Toronto, was
56:47.7
organized by the Cine Institute
56:49.6
to showcase the best of Filipino
56:51.8
talents in the world of cinema.
56:55.7
be able to showcase
56:58.1
and celebrate Filipino
56:60.0
storytelling on the big screen.
57:01.8
So this is one way to bring
57:03.7
everybody together, the community,
57:06.1
to celebrate it, not just within
57:07.8
the Filipino community, but to celebrate it
57:09.8
to the rest of Canada.
57:11.1
Skenyo also says that as part of the
57:13.6
celebration of the 75th anniversary
57:15.6
of Philippine-Canada relations,
57:18.2
participants will include film
57:19.7
enthusiasts, industry professionals,
57:22.7
trade delegates from the Philippines,
57:24.3
and special guests.
57:26.3
To mark the launch of the Cine Film Fest,
57:28.8
the Cine Institute partnered
57:30.4
with ABS-CBN International
57:32.4
to host this historic event.
57:36.4
a pillar, a strong pillar,
57:38.7
and a great source of
57:40.4
Filipino content worldwide.
57:43.6
they have contributed so much
57:47.7
Filipino storytelling.
57:51.8
Filipinos in the Philippines, but Filipinos
57:54.1
worldwide. It is such an honor
57:56.1
for us to be offered
57:57.8
to be Cine Film Fest's official
58:00.0
media partner. When they
58:01.9
approached us for this partnership,
58:03.8
we really got excited.
58:05.9
So, ABS-CBN's heart and soul
58:08.1
is really in storytelling.
58:10.5
So, this aligns with our
58:11.8
mission of bringing the
58:13.6
Filipino content to the world stage.
58:16.0
Open to all, the festival
58:17.5
will feature a carefully curated
58:19.4
selection of 10 feature films
58:21.6
and 7 short films, including
58:23.6
the highly anticipated screening
58:25.4
of Star Cinema's Hello, Love,
58:27.9
Goodbye. Directed by
58:29.6
Kathy Garcia-Sampana, the film
58:31.7
explores the lives of Filipino
58:33.6
immigrants in Hong Kong,
58:35.6
resonating deeply with the experiences
58:37.7
of overseas Filipino workers
58:39.7
worldwide. The festival
58:41.7
will also showcase works by
58:43.6
Filipino-Canadian filmmakers,
58:45.6
including Kahel, a Filipino
58:47.6
TV original by Philbert
58:49.5
Huang, Islands, directed
58:51.7
by Martin Edderlin,
58:53.6
and Spider-Man Rock, a debut
58:55.3
fan film by Carlos Rico.
58:57.5
Prior to the festival, Cine Institute
58:59.6
also launched a 48-hour
59:01.4
Cine Challenge, where budding
59:03.4
filmmakers competed in a limited-time
59:07.4
Beyond the film screenings, the festival
59:09.6
also aimed to encourage young
59:11.5
Filipino-Canadians to delve into
59:13.6
filmmaking and acting.
59:15.4
To achieve this, Cine Film Fest
59:17.4
collaborated with the Toronto Film School
59:19.6
to conduct educational workshops
59:21.8
throughout the two-day event.
59:23.9
So they are the ones spearheading
59:25.8
the facilitation of
59:27.6
all the workshops, the trainings,
59:31.8
we're very privileged and we're very
59:33.7
grateful to Toronto Film School
59:35.6
for trusting Cine Institute
59:38.0
and Cine Film Fest
59:39.3
to do a project like this.
59:42.2
Jeannie Ocampo, head of
59:43.6
ABS-CBN's global content,
59:45.6
hopes that their collaboration with
59:47.4
Cine Institute will lead to further
59:49.6
opportunities for ABS-CBN
59:51.6
in the global film industry.
59:53.7
We continue with our mission
59:55.5
of telling the story of the Filipino.
59:59.6
celebrating its 30th anniversary
60:03.4
we promise that TFC will make
60:05.7
sure that all other
60:07.5
ABS-CBN properties will
60:09.6
play an active role in
60:11.6
various areas of the
60:13.6
entertainment industry.
60:15.1
Hello everyone! Come and join me,
60:18.2
Cathy Garcia Zampana,
60:19.6
and check out all the wonderful
60:21.6
films in the Cine Film Fest
60:23.7
including the special presentation
60:25.8
of Hello, Love, Goodbye
60:31.5
meet and greet with yours truly.
60:36.9
click the link in the Cine Institute
60:43.6
Justin and Ray Sampilay,
60:45.7
ABS-CBN News, Toronto.
60:51.4
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