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The new partnership of the Philippines, Japan, and the United States will change the dynamics in the region.
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This is what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said after the first ever trilateral summit of the three countries.
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But he clarifies that it was not forged to anger any country.
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I think it's important to me to make clear is that this is the trilateral agreement.
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It's not something that...
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It's only out of convenience or because there is a new situation.
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Security and defense, of course, is there.
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But that is not the main point of the trilateral agreement.
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And if you've read the joint vision statement, very well defined.
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Even the sectors, the areas that we have prioritized are stated very clearly.
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Even the sectors, the areas that we have prioritized are stated very clearly.
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The president gave a statement after China denounced the trilateral summit saying that closed cliques that exclude others in the region should be frowned upon.
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And that the Philippines and Japan should not invite factional opposition into the region.
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The Chinese embassy in the Philippines also urged the parties to stop playing block politics and to stop interfering with China's internal affairs as this allegedly undermines regional peace and stability.
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Despite these statements from Asia's largest economy, Marcos Jr. is confident...
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That this will not deter Beijing from pursuing its trade and economic interests in the Philippines.
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I don't see how the two are connected.
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China will continue whatever investments they choose to make,
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this is separate from any
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potential Chinese investments in the Philippines.
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How do I see how it will affect?
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I don't see that it will affect in one way or the other.
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I don't see that it will affect in one way or the other.
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I don't see that it will affect in one way or the other.
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At sa China, former President Rodrigo Duterte was also among the critics of the trilateral summit.
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The Davaoenya politician called his successor Marcos a crybaby for turning to the United States
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after China's latest aggression in Philippine waters.
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But the incumbent president brushed off Duterte's snide remarks.
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I don't pay any attention to that.
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The former president is a highly experienced lawyer.
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He should know that ad hominem attacks like that are really of no place
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in this kind of very important and very precarious discussions.
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Marcos says instead of launching ad hominem attacks,
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Duterte should focus on explaining to the public the details of his secret deal with China.
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You need to know what did you agree to?
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What did you compromise?
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Ano yung pinamigay niyo?
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Bakit nagagalit sa atin ang mga kaibigan natin sa China dahil hindi kami sumusunod?
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Ano yung dapat namin gawin?
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Anong laman nung secret agreement na yan?
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At pangatlo, bakit secret?
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It was decided in the last administration that we will not record this.
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It was decided in the last administration we will not announce it to the Filipino people.
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Therefore, it is a secret agreement.
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The president says those who were involved in the secret deal should be held accountable.
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We need to clarify the situation because in nalalagay ang Pilipinas sa alanganin eh.
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I would disagree with that idea that you enter into a secret agreement.
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You know, you have any secret, any agreement with another sovereign state
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should really be known by the people.
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That way, you are accountable.
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If it's a bad decision, you're accountable.
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Despite these statements, Marcos Jr. insists that he does not consider Duterte as a political enemy.
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That's his view. I don't consider him a political enemy.
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Takes two to tango.
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Marcos Jr. also defended Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte,
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who is being criticized for staying silent on China's repeated dangerous maneuvers
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and illegal actions in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
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I don't think that it's something that we need to...
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That's not the role of a vice president or a secretary of education to talk about China.
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I'm very sure that if Inday Sara had some very serious misgivings
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about what we are doing in terms of foreign policy, she will bring them to me.
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Before flying back to Manila, the president met with several business leaders here.
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He says he is confident that the Philippines will receive billions worth of investments
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from Japan and the U.S. in the coming years.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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will answer questions on whether or not other countries are looking to forge closer ties
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or even alliances with the Philippines.
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He says plans should not be disclosed until they are fully realized.
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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, Washington, D.C.
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As the Marcos administration seeks accountability over the status quo agreement
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on the West Philippine Sea, at least two experts point out clear violations
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of the Philippine Constitution because of that deal.
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Michael Deleza reports.
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A legal expert believes former President Duterte could be charged
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with violating the anti-grass law over a secret deal with China
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involving the BRP Sierra Madre, the country's lone naval outpost in the West Philippine Sea.
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Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said
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the Philippines was put at a disadvantage
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when Duterte accepted a status quo agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Carpio adds the deal violates not only the Constitution,
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but international law as well.
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Any undue advantage given by Duterte to China is a violation of the anti-grass law.
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So pwede yung gagamitin na yun at saka yung prescription period nito is 20 years.
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So in the next 20 years, from 2022, June 2022, he can be charged and prosecuted for this.
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The former magistrate also states,
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he slammed the Duterte administration for keeping the public in the dark.
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He agreed not to bring construction materials.
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We have the exclusive right to put up a structure.
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Ang ginawa niya, krinipol niya yung ating right.
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Nireduce niya yung right natin.
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Ang sabi ni Duterte, that is just personal agreement.
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Eh kahit na siya, hindi niya mapaklaro sa China kung ano klaseng agreement yun.
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Gusto niya, personal lang, gentleman's agreement.
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Pero ang China, sabi nila, that is a state-to-state agreement.
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Eh ano klaseng president na yun?
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Hindi niya alam anong ginagawa niya.
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A maritime law expert also called out Duterte for acceding to the agreement.
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Dr. Jeffrey Ordanyel, Director for Maritime Security Pacific Forum International,
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echoed the position of the former magistrate.
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Ordanyel explains, Ayungin Chul, where the grounded warship is located,
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is well within the borders of China.
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It is in the country's exclusive economic zone.
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This means, the Philippines has the exclusive rights to exploit and explore its resources
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and the right to build artificial structures in the area.
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So, kung mag-decide man ang Pilipinas na we reinforce that vessel
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and maybe build a structure on top of it, that's within our rights under international law.
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On Thursday, former President Duterte admitted that the deal involved
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not only bringing construction materials for the repair and upkeep of the BRP,
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which is in dire need of repairs.
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Some analysts say, without intervention, the Second World War-era warship
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will succumb to the elements in time.
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For the Philippine Coast Guard, which has been at the receiving end of Chinese aggression,
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Duterte's pivot to China failed to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
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Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, J. Tariela, says,
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the previous administration's devious approach to the maritime row
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did not provide any significant benefit for the Philippines.
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Describing the administration of former President Duterte as a mere appeasement
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dealing with the People's Republic of China when it comes to the West Philippine Sea.
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We also have this kind of deftist mindset that we're not supposed to react
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to whatever provocative actions that they carry out.
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But for President Marcos, this is completely different.
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We launched our transparency strategy.
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More Filipinos now are very supportive of our efforts in the West Philippine Sea.
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They are more aware now.
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Meanwhile, the Philippines and the United States held an unprecedented bilateral meeting on Friday.
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Top defense, foreign relations, and national security officials participated in the meeting,
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which was meant to further deepen the security partnership of both sides.
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Our meeting today will enable us to hopefully be in a better position to coordinate our responses both diplomatic and on the defense and security fronts in relation to any actions the South China Sea, whether they're positive or negative, including in the UN show.
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We very much welcome this opportunity to pursue that cooperation, collaboration, and of course we stand with the Philippines in our ironclad defense commitments, including the Mutual Defense Treaty.
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The South China Sea is a resource-rich, critical waterway where trillions of dollars in trade pass annually. Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News.
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A progressive group, Bayan Muna, is calling on President Marcos to cease.
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Bayan Muna will seek the cooperation of other ASEAN countries experiencing Chinese aggression in the South China Sea to file an arbitration case against Beijing.
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Bayan Muna says Marcos should convince like-minded countries to challenge China's expansive claims in the disputed waterway.
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The group says it is also important for Manila to quash Beijing's territorial claim over Pag-asa Island, which is home to about 300 Filipinos.
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Pag-asa Island is only 226.
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Pag-asa Island is only 27 nautical miles from Palawan, but twice as far from China's nearest baseline.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking $128 million in funding for projects in America's Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the Philippines.
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Now that plan, bared by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in his Friday meeting at the Pentagon with President Marcos.
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The funding will cover 36 EDCA infrastructure projects.
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Austin said these will further underscore the...
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...strength of Manila and Washington's alliance.
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President Marcos, for his part, thanked the U.S. for its unwavering commitment and support to maintain peace and order in the South China Sea.
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We hope that this trilateral agreement, which we formalized yesterday, will be a formalization of an added multilateral support and structure...
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...that will make the safety...
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...the peace and the stability of the South China Sea a reality and continues to be a reality.
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An armed attack on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including the South China Sea...
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...would invoke U.S. defense commitments under our mutual defense treaty.
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Both of our countries have invested significant time and resources to address...
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our shared security challenges
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and we're going to keep building
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Bad news for motorists.
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A fourth straight oil price
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hike looms next week.
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Diesel prices may see
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of as much as one peso.
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The gasoline prices,
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meanwhile, may increase
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by up to 40 centavos.
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Kerosene also seeing
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a 90 centavo price hike.
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The DOE still attributes
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the higher pump prices
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to ongoing conflict
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in the Middle East.
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Metro Manila authorities
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defer to next month
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the implementation
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of a new work schedule
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in local government offices
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in the capital region.
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Vivian Gulia reports.
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at the Quezon City
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Government's Engineering Office,
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is looking forward
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to the implementation
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of the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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He says he would rather
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be up a little earlier
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than still be on his
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commute home at dark.
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Cholo will have to wait
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nearly three weeks more
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as the Metro Manila Council
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deferred the implementation
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of the new work schedule
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Upang mabigyan ng sapat na panahon
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ang ating publiko
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na malaman na meron
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ng ganitong pagbabago
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The MMC previously
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approved the resolution
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modifying the current
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traffic congestion
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during rush hours.
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Manila Development Authority
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will also implement
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beginning May 2nd
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except for frontline services
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where workers observe
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flexible work hours.
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MMDA Acting Chairman
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Attorney Romando Artes
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says more than half
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of national government
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agencies are open
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to adopting the same
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for their offices
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The MMDA Chairman
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that in a campaign
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among other traffic
15:42.9
congestion mitigation
15:43.9
proposals tackled
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include the imposition
15:46.9
for certain roads
15:47.9
during rush hours
15:49.8
high occupancy vehicles
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were not accepted.
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meanwhile reminded
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e-bike and e-trike
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on Metro Manila's
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major thoroughfares
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beginning April 15th.
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at mga kuligligs,
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sa mga pangunahin
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dito sa Metro Manila
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Mag-start na po tayo
16:18.6
Hindi na po natin
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pero kung kayo po
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ay walang lisensya
16:26.4
or walang re-histro
16:41.7
following a cable car accident.
16:43.9
The World Tonight
16:44.3
returns after the break.
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on The World Tonight.
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who fatally stabbed
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in Sydney, Australia
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Hundreds fled the scene.
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attacked shoppers.
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they have no indication yet
17:44.4
on the assailant's motive.
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a male walked into
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Westfield at Bondi Junction.
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He left the center
17:54.3
very shortly after
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through the center
18:00.8
he engaged with about
18:05.8
that during that engagement
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who were probably
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believed by stabbing them
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A single unit officer
18:15.0
inspector of police
18:18.4
went into the center
18:21.6
a range of people.
18:32.4
quickly behind him
18:34.0
to catch up with him
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in Antalya, Turkey
18:48.4
after a cable car cabin
18:53.2
A massive rescue operation
18:56.0
dozens of stranded passengers.
18:58.2
More than 500 rescuers
18:59.6
and 7 helicopters
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are working at the site.
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The Philippine Franchise Association
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confident it will hit
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its growth targets
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despite some challenges
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businesses here and abroad.
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Jackie Pascual reports.
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The Franchise Asia Philippines Expo
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with over 700 participants.
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Senator Mark Villar,
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chairperson of the Committee
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on Trade, Industry
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and Entrepreneurship
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with over 1,800 brands
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in Southeast Asia
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and it is expected
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to grow even further.
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of the country's GDP
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and has generated
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roughly 2 million
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direct and indirect jobs
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for our countrymen.
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the food and beverage
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franchise subsector
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10.8 billion US dollars
19:57.1
retail and services
19:59.2
1.34 billion US dollars.
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The Philippine Franchise Association
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more foreign players.
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We see, you know,
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wanting to enter here.
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American franchise brands
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that want to enter.
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wants more Filipino companies
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to expand overseas
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the many challenges
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mga franchise brands
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that go international
20:38.2
government support.
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It's very expensive
20:41.3
these shows and expos.
20:42.5
The tax incentive programs,
20:44.1
what are the concessions
20:46.0
Access to funding
20:48.3
ng interest rates
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expand your business.
20:58.4
and the cosmetic sector.
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The group is happy
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with the interest
21:03.2
saying the sector
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continues to evolve
21:06.8
of coffee shop business
21:09.0
has now developed
21:10.1
into various segments
21:11.5
and price points.
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they have this advice.
21:17.0
Start with a small one.
21:20.5
if you're just starting.
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you have a lot of
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not only resources
21:27.7
also requirements.
21:29.1
Big and small companies
21:30.2
have various packages
21:33.0
like a donut company
21:34.5
offering a trial program
21:39.0
Another fast food
21:40.4
company meanwhile
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wants to increase
21:41.9
the number of its
21:42.6
franchise stores.
21:43.9
Business trial program
21:45.1
hindi mo kailangan
21:46.6
ng malaking halaga.
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All you need to prepare
21:53.2
So for 3 to 6 months
21:55.1
in the next 5 years
21:56.3
we are planning to open
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franchise stores.
22:03.6
The franchise expo
22:04.6
will last until Sunday
22:08.3
franchise stores.
22:18.1
the ABS-CBN News Program
22:20.5
and its weekend edition
22:21.9
TV Patrol Weekend
22:23.2
will now be available
22:35.1
Bernadette Zambrano
22:35.9
and Henry Omaga-Diaz.
22:37.9
Now in the meantime
22:38.4
TV Patrol will be
22:39.0
on TV Patrol Weekend
22:43.7
with Alvin El Chico
22:45.3
and Zen Hernandez.
22:47.1
Viewers can also catch
22:48.1
the primetime news program
22:49.6
on free-to-air television
22:53.4
via Kapamilya Channel,
22:56.0
and Teleradio Servicio.
23:00.2
Our final word tonight
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is a quote from Confucius.
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When anger rises,
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think of the consequences.
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And that's the world tonight,
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the 13th of April, 2024.
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I'm Stanley Palisada
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from the Philippines.
