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Thank you for watching!

And at least 20 people are killed in flash floods in Dubai and Oman.

Good evening, I'm Tony Velasquez.

And I'm Pia De Cheres.

On our broadcast tonight,

we provide a call for a congressional probe into alleged Chinese sleeper cells in the Philippines.

This was triggered in part by suspicions over the swarm of Chinese students

in a province hosting joint U.S.-Philippine military facilities.

Pia De Cheres has tonight's top story.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines says it is looking into the influx of thousands of Chinese college students

in the province of Cagayan.

AFP Spokesperson Colonel Francel Margaret Padilla says

they are coordinating with the Philippine National Police and other government agencies

to determine if the presence of these Chinese students pose a threat to national security.

Last year, Naval Base Camilo Osillas in Santa Ana, Cagayan

was named as one of the four new sites for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA.

And sabi nga, estudyante to. So kung meron ba silang student visas that are required.

So we are coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration, the DFA,

and since students to, so you know, pati yung CHED.

At the House of Representatives, Act Teacher's Partylist Representative Franz Castro

is calling for a probe into suspected Chinese sleeper cells in the country.

Kunyari ay estudyante, kunyari sila ay mga pangkaraniwang mamamayan,

pero meron silang mga skills na pang-spy o military skills

na later on naman kung gagamitin sila ay mabubuhay sila.

Ito yung mga STPs.

Tingin natin ay baka meron ng ganyan dito sa Pilipinas,

kaya tuloy lahat ng, kumaga yung mga kilos natin dito sa Pilipinas,

parang tansyado na ng China, no?

Nakakakaba na, nakakaworry na itong mga ganitong mga nangyayari.

Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers, for his part,

said he has received information that Chinese nationals posing as what he calls

fake Filipino nationals are buying huge tracts of land near major airports,

air and sea ports, as well as near military sites that can be accessed by the U.S. military

as part of its enhanced defense cooperation agreement with Manila.

UB professor and security analyst Chester Cabalza also warns of a possible infiltration by the Chinese.

Pero ito, kaduda-duda, masidagsaan.

At ang sinasabi pa, ay sila ay nag-aaral sa mga kamantasan doon at nagbabayad ng mga million.

Yan ang sinasabi ng karamihan na parang nagiging milking cow, no?

At hindi naman talaga totoong diploma, mail.

Over the weekend, authorities arrested a Chinese national in Taguig City.

They recovered firearms, ammunition, hand grenades, various China-marked tactical gear, and a Chinese flag.

Authorities also seized a sports car worth around 30 million pesos and other unregistered vehicles.

Another Chinese national was also detained.

After trying to bribe police with 3 million pesos in exchange for the suspect's release.

We will be investigating and profiling and dig deeper to identify cohorts and activities including established motives.

Joint Philippine-U.S. military drills set for next week are described as preparations for war.

Bianca Dava,

has this story.

More than showcasing its capabilities, training exercises with the country's allies and partners

help the armed forces of the Philippines maintain a high level of readiness in case of a conflict, according to a military official.

The armed forces has a mandate to defend our territory.

And there is an adjunct to that mandate, which is you have to train for it.

And for realistic training...

we train in areas where realism is provided for.

The purpose of armed forces... why we exist, is to prepare for war.

There's no sugarcoating it.

The navies of the Philippines, the United States and France will conduct a multilateral maritime exercise in the West Philippines Sea,

as part of the Balikatan exercise this year.

For the first time,

the Coast Guard contingents from Manila and Washington will participate in the joint sale.

Smaller drills will also be conducted in Batanes, the country's northernmost province facing Taiwan.

These drills are expected to irritate China,

but Balikatan 2024 Executive Agent Colonel Michael Lohico says it's nothing out of the ordinary.

With or without China, let's say for example in a parallel universe, China did not exist,

we would still be doing these exercises.

Because these are things that nations do.

Manila is sending two vessels from the Philippine Navy and one from the Philippine Coast Guard for the MME.

The number of participating ships from the U.S. meanwhile has yet to be determined.

France, which is making a debut as a Balikatan participant, on the other hand is sending a warship to the drills.

The Philippines has no Visiting Forces Agreement with France yet,

but Lohico said Paris could still join the drills.

Since it will be conducted outside Manila's territorial waters.

For the French Navy, they will be bringing in the frigate.

So the frigate will not be entering territorial waters.

They will be joining the group sail which is beyond 12 nautical miles,

but within our 200 nautical mile EEZ.

So we will not be seeing French boots on the ground.

The participation is just the Navy.

The official also assured that the French will not be joining the group sail.

the possible presence or intrusion

of Beijing's vessels during the

MME is part of their

contingency plans.

The annual joint training

exercise between the AFP and the

U.S. Armed Forces will also focus

on testing the Philippines' comprehensive

archipelagic defense concept

announced by Defense Secretary

Gilberto Chudoro Jr. earlier this year.

The concept calls for

incorporating all services of the AFP

in defending Philippine waters,

particularly the country's 200-nautical

mile EEZ.

One thing particularly

new about the exercise

Balikatan,

is that it's going to also showcase

the comprehensive archipelagic

defense concept. We are focusing

on both the physical

and the non-physical domain.

We are

exercising,

particularly in the area

of information

warfare and cyber defense.

With over 16,700

participants expected

from the Philippines and the U.S.,

this year's Balikatan will be the largest

since the first stage

in 1991.

Representatives of 14 countries

will also participate in the drills

as observers.

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News.

Filipino fishermen received

more Philippine government support

as they faced a constant threat of harassment

from Chinese vessels.

Jervis Marahan reports.

Jumping off

from Subic Zambales,

officials from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources and several Filipino fishermen,

sailed to some fishing grounds

in the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday.

This activity

is part of the agency's

Project Layag, which aims

to enhance productivity of fishermen

through government assistance.

The BIFAR turned over

60 million pesos worth of fishing gear,

including 62-foot boats

to fish airflow communities in various

coastal towns.

Naka-focus ito sa pagbibigay ng mga

livelihood interventions para mas

mapalawak pa natin ang kayahan

ng ating mga mangis na sa West Philippine Sea

at ng likaskaya natin itong malinang pa

yung kayamanan natin sa West Philippine Sea.

The agency said fish production

in the West Philippine Sea increased in 2023,

which they say may be attributed

to government assistance,

a drastic increase in fishing boats,

and fair weather.

On Tuesday, Filipino fishermen showed

several fishing methods in the West Philippine Sea,

which included man lines and ring nets,

BIFAR also refuted claims of China

that payaus or traditional fish traps

are destructive to marine life.

Hindi po mapanira ang payau.

Ang mapanira siguro yung

kapag nagkakaroon ng malawak

ang reklimasyon at nalasisira

yung ating mga coral reefs.

Pero itong payau, isa po itong

passive gear,

environment friendly po ito,

nilalapitan ito ng mga maliliit na isda

na pagkain ng mga malalaking isda.

Last October, Chinese vessel

Scott of Payau sa Filipino Fishermen

set up in Philippine waters.

Malaking pangihinayang, sir.

Saka, ang pagod ng maghulog ng payaw,

gastos pa. Tapos ay nung aanihan na namin,

saka naman nawala.

Pag pumasok ka doon sa mismo

lagu ng Iskalburo, talaga hindi ka papasokin.

Pero pag sa tayong isda po namin sa labas,

wala naman pong problema.

Fishermen also said they are now

fishing in areas away from the Scarborough Shoal

to avoid harassment and aggression

from Chinese vessels.

Fisheries and aquatic resources

say they will remain undeterred by tensions

in the West Philippine Sea.

Their mandate remains, and that is to help

the Filipino fisherfolk.

A lawmaker as well as officials

from the military and coast guard said

they are committed to ensuring

the welfare of fishermen not just on their safety,

but their livelihood as well.

It's an interagency effort naman

ng ating government

na sama-sama tayo magtutulong-tulong.

It's not just solely

security aspect.

It has to be interagency as I've said.

It cannot be done by one agency alone.

At nais ko ibalita sa inyo

na ang Senate

nagbigay ng tatlong malaking bapor

sa BIFAR

para bantayan kayo.

Ang justification nila noon

gusto namin tumulong

ang BIFAR

sa pagpoprotect sa mga

manging isda

sa West Philippine Seas.

Javis Manahan, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine Supreme Court

orders the Senate to comment

on a petition of fugitive televangelist

Apollo Quibuloy.

The pastor is seeking a temporary

restraining order against what he calls

an unconstitutional arrest warrant.

Willard Cheng tells us more.

The Supreme Court has directed

the Senate to comment on the petition

for certiorari and prohibition

filed by Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder,

Pastor Apollo Quibuloy

to declare the arrest and detention order

of the Senate as null and void.

The Senate earlier issued the arrest order

after Quibuloy refused to attend hearings

into allegations of abuse

against the religious leader.

Quibuloy claimed the Senate investigation

is not in aid of legislation

saying it's a usurpation of judicial

functions beyond the powers of the Senate.

The respondents

in this case, they were required

to file a comment within

10 days on the petition.

As well as the prayer for the issuance

of the TRO and the writ of preliminary injunction.

So right now, it's at that stage.

We are awaiting the comment of the respondents.

Respondents of Quibuloy's petition

include Senate President Juan Miguel Subiri,

Senator Risa Ontiveros,

who chairs the Committee on Women,

Children, Family Relations,

and Gender Equality,

and the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.

Senator Ontiveros says she is ready

to answer any order of the Senate

and that her counsel,

former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio,

will study and respond

as soon as possible.

While she has yet to receive a copy of the court's order,

Ontiveros expressed readiness

to comply with the SC directive

in respect of the court

and in recognition of the principle of separation

of powers. A principle,

she says, that should also guide Quibuloy.

Former Senate President Franklin

Dillon points out that since the

Supreme Court did not issue a TRO,

Quibuloy should now face the Senate.

The Senate,

could have been stopped by the Supreme Court

through a temporary restraining order

prayed for by

Quibuloy. The fact

that the court refrained

from using that power

is an indication that

it is their view

that Quibuloy is

entitled to that immediate relief

without prejudice

of course to finally deciding

the case on its merit.

He adds, the failure of authorities

to find Quibuloy,

affects the credibility of the justice system.

This is a slap

on the executive branch,

particularly the enforcement

of our orders

and this does not

overwell for our

people's confidence

in our court system.

Quibuloy's camp has yet to issue

a response.

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine Justice Department denies

influencing witnesses to

testify against former congressman

turned fugitive, Arnolfo Tevez Jr.

His lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio,

claims Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin

Rimulia is tampering with

the witnesses. Topacio says he has

reliable information that Rimulia is

offering them substantial sums

or intimidating and coercing them

to testify. Justice Department

spokesperson, Mico Clavano, dismissed

Topacio's statement as misleading.

Clavano says the evidence against

Tevez is strong. He described

Topacio's statements as those of the

lawyer who thinks his client is

guilty. Tevez is pushing back

against his deportation to Manila

after his arrest in Timor-Leste on

March 21st. He faces 10

counts of murder over the killing of

former Negros Oriental Governor Roel

Degamo and nine other persons.

The Philippine Election Commission is found

by the Supreme Court to have committed

grave abuse of discretion

for disqualifying the Smartmatic

Company as a service provider

in the 2025 poll.

The poll body disqualified

Smartmatic from all its procurement

activities due to issues

that hounded the firm. These

include allegations of bribery

and alleged irregularities in the

transmission and reception of votes

in the 2022 elections.

But the High Court says its

decisions does not nullify

the contract awarded by the Election

Commission to winning bidder Miro

Systems. Smartmatic provided

the automated election system

of the Philippines for over a decade.

It was replaced this year by

Miro Systems, which was the loan

bidder of the nearly 18 billion

peso election automation contract.

The director of the Philippine Fisheries

Bureau is dismissed by the

Ombudsman. Demosthenes Escoto

was sacked for grave misconduct

in a 2018 graft case.

The Philippine Agriculture Chief replaced

him with an officer in charge,

Isidro Velayo Jr.

Secretary Francisco Laurel says

Velayo's appointment will ensure the control of the

continued operation and implementation

of the agency's projects.

Velayo was previously regional

director for the Zamboanga

Peninsula.

Up next, the jury

that will decide the hush money case

of former U.S. President Trump

begins to take shape. The World Tonight

returns after a short break.

We'll be right back.

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We'll be right back.

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We're back on The World Tonight.

The jury in Donald Trump's

New York hush money trial is taking

shape with seven people already

selected. A panel of twelve New

Yorkers and six alternates will

ultimately be chosen. Trump showed

up in court for a second day. He

again criticized Judge Juan Merchan

and blamed the Biden administration

for his legal troubles.

He's a conflicted

judge. As you know, we're in appeal.

There's never been a judge

more conflicted than this one so

we'll see how that all works out.

We're having a hard time.

We're having a hard time with the New York State

system. It's under watch by the whole

world and

it's not looking very good.

So we think we have a very conflicted,

highly conflicted judge. He shouldn't be

on the case and he's rushing

this trial and he's doing

as much as he can for the Democrats.

This is a Biden-inspired

witch hunt and

it should end and it should end very quickly.

Trump has pleaded not guilty

to charges of falsifying business

records to cover up hush money payments

to porn star Stormy Daniels.

The hush money case is one of four

prosecutions Trump faces.

The other three may not go to trial

before the US presidential election

in November.

US President Joe Biden

describes himself as an average

American at heart but

paints his Republican election rival

Donald Trump as an elitist.

Biden spoke in his hometown

of Scranton during a

multi-city tour of the election

battleground state of Pennsylvania.

He made a case for higher taxes

on the rich to fund his

administration's social projects.

Biden has proposed a 25%

minimum tax rate for

billionaires.

You know, people like Donald Trump

learned very different lessons.

He learned the best way to get rich

is inheritance.

Not a bad way.

He learned that paying taxes

is something people who work for a living

did, not him.

He learned that telling people you're fired

was something to laugh about.

I guess that's how you look at the world

when you're on Park Avenue in Mar-a-Lago.

But if you grew up in a place like Scranton,

nobody handed you anything.

You paid your taxes.

You made sure of being told

you're fired wasn't entertainment.

It was a nightmare

that people worried about.

The US warns of new sanctions

against Iran for its attack

on Israel. The Biden administration

has already targeted over 500

Iranian individuals and entities

linked to terrorism and

terrorist financing.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

says new sanctions would reduce

Iran's capacity to export oil.

Several EU member states

want an expansion of existing sanctions

against Tehran.

Palestine's application

to become a full member state

of the United Nations

is to be voted on Thursday

by the UN Security Council.

Its membership application was first made

in 2011 and revived

in early April this year.

The institution recommending

Palestine's admission was put forward

by Algeria, a non-permanent

Security Council member.

The vote is expected to face opposition

from the United States,

which has repeatedly opposed the proposal.

At least 13 people are killed

and dozens of others wounded

by a Russian missile attack

on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.

The city's acting mayor

said multiple explosions

destroyed a multi-story building

and damaged several others,

including a hospital.

Flash floods spawned

by a year's worth of rainfall

turned Dubai's roads

into rivers.

At least one person was killed.

Flights at the Dubai International Airport

were disrupted,

leaving passengers stranded.

The bad weather was due to a larger storm system

traversing the Arabian Peninsula

and moving across the Gulf of Oman.

Heavy rains also triggered floods

which killed nearly 20 people

in Oman.

The Royal Omani Police airlifted

people stranded by raging floodwaters.

The continued weakening

of the Philippine peso

is not likely to influence

the Philippine Central Bank's

monetary policy.

Central Bank Chief Eli Remolona

says the peso is just reacting

to Middle East tensions.

He says the local currency's

downward movement is due to the

US Fed's decision to delay

rate cuts this year.

The peso closed Wednesday at 57.18

against the greenback.

This was its weakest level

since November 2022.

It's not a case of a weak peso,

it's a case of a strong dollar.

The magnitude of the adjustment

of the peso

has not been large enough

to affect

inflation expectations.

So for now,

I think the impact

on monetary policy

is I would say

not large.

The International Monetary Fund

raises its economic outlook

for the Philippines.

The IMF revised

its Philippine growth forecast

to 6.2 percent

from 6 percent in January.

That's well within

the Philippine government's

target range

of 6 to 7 percent.

The IMF cited carryover

from a better than expected

outturn in the tail end of 2023.

The IMF also upwardly revised

its 2025 forecast for the country

to 6.2 percent

as it anticipates domestic demand

and investments to accelerate.

As for global growth,

the IMF placed it at 3.2 percent

this year.

That's slightly better than

its previous forecast

from high inflation,

weak demand in China and Europe,

as well as geopolitical tensions.

But it warns a wider conflict

between Israel and Iran

could hurt growth.

Philippine shares

break their losing streak

as the stock market turns its focus

to the peso's movement

against the dollar.

Michelle Ong reports.

Asian markets under pressure

on Wednesday following

the collapse of the S&P 500.

The S&P 500,

which is the largest

stock market share

in the world,

has fallen by

0.2 percent.

The S&P 500,

which is the largest

stock market share

in the world,

has fallen by

0.2 percent.

The S&P 500,

which is the largest

stock market share

in the world,

has fallen by

0.1 percent.

The S&P 500,

which is the largest

stock market share

in the world,

has fallen by

0.8 percent.

The S&P 500,

which is the largest

stock market share

in the world,

has fallen by

In corporate stories, Vista Land and Lifescapes, the property arm of the richest Filipino, Manny Villar,

nets 10.3 billion pesos in 2023, up 39% year-on-year.

A year it launched 34 projects collectively worth 51 billion pesos.

It notes the new launches were key to reservation sales hitting over 70 billion,

putting it on track to maximize resources strategy as majority of them were vertical developments across the country.

The company ended the year with total assets amounting to 342.4 billion pesos,

a 6% increase from end 2022 figures, already including 26 Vista estates across the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Lester Hughes Frutas Holdings successfully raised 200 million pesos

from the sale of corporate notes to institutional investors.

This is its maiden private placement arranged by RCBC Capital Corporation.

Proceeds will be used for working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.

Michelle Long, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine first couple takes to social media to celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary.

President Marcos Jr. greeted the First Lady on Facebook and thanked her for what he said was a wonderful 31 years of marriage.

First Lady Lizaraneta Marcos posted a collage of their photos taken throughout their years together.

The President and the First Lady met in New York in 1986.

They got married in Italy in 1993.

Our final word tonight is a quote from Jeb Bush.

National security is work in progress.

And that is The World Tonight, the 17th of April 2024.

I'm Iago Chavez.

I'm Tony Velasquez from the Philippines.

Thank you.

Mabuhay!

Thank you for watching!