01:04.7
Marcos says there's no need to replace Sarah Duterte as Education Chief.
01:09.3
Now this comes after First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos admitted she's not in speaking terms with the Vice President
01:15.4
because of the drug addict joke of former President Rodrigo Duterte aimed at President Marcos.
01:26.3
She's very protective to me.
01:28.8
Even though someone said something bad about me, she gets very upset.
01:39.6
I guess we cannot blame her.
01:42.3
It will not affect our working relationship with the Vice President, Secretary of Education.
01:47.7
She understands, as I said, as a wife herself, she understands the sentiments of the First Lady.
01:56.3
Our conversation will be precisely that.
02:00.0
I am sure you understand how she feels.
02:06.9
The U.S. House of Representatives approves an $8.1 billion emergency aid package for key allies in the Indo-Pacific, including the Philippines.
02:16.1
The bill allocates $4 billion in security assistance, nearly $2 billion in stock replenishment,
02:23.7
and $3 billion in submarine infrastructure.
02:26.3
For America's allies.
02:29.0
Filipino Speaker Martin Ramualdez says the measure will benefit Manila amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
02:36.3
Ramualdez lobbied extensively for the bill during meetings with American legislators at Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
02:45.1
China calling out the Group of Seven Major Powers, or G7.
02:49.1
This is after the group released a statement expressing concerns about Beijing's actions in the South China Sea.
02:56.3
The G7 ministers opposed what it called China's dangerous use of Coast Guard and Maritime Militia vessels,
03:03.5
specifically mentioning its use of water cannons against Philippine vessels.
03:09.1
China firing back, saying the group is manipulating the issue.
03:14.8
Our advice to the G7 is to change the old habit of blaming others,
03:19.9
immediately stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs,
03:23.6
and undermining other countries' development,
03:25.3
and work with the international community to uphold peace, promote cooperation, and promote development.
03:33.3
The Philippines earlier welcomed the backing of the G7 ministers in its maritime row with China.
03:39.6
The Foreign Affairs Department said it appreciates the group's support in rejecting China's baseless claims in the West Philippine Sea
03:46.7
and their call for Beijing to stop its illegal activities.
03:52.2
The mayor of Tugigarao in Cagayan insists,
03:55.3
the presence of Chinese students in their city is not a national security concern.
04:00.5
Several lawmakers have raised concerns on the reported influx of Chinese students in the province
04:05.6
amid heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea issue.
04:10.9
But Mayor Mayla Tingkwe insists the issue has only been politicized, adding the allegations reek of xenophobia.
04:22.6
We've already had two meetings.
04:25.3
With the PNP, with PIDEA, BID, MICA, the other agencies, BFA.
04:32.9
Because we also wanted to be sure na wala pang nangyayari,
04:37.8
we would know if there were any illegal things being done or if these really were students.
04:43.5
The West Philippine Sea problem arose just this year.
04:48.3
Ito yung incident na nagsabog ng tubig, this year na naman po yan.
04:53.5
So this is entirely new.
04:55.3
Problem that we're going to have to deal with.
04:58.2
The EDCA, the foreigners were already here even before the EDCA site, Cagayan, was identified as an EDCA site.
05:05.7
We have a lot of Filipino-Chinese communities all over the country that are now experiencing the same.
05:15.2
We want to, instead of de-escalating the problem, we're now worsening it by the pronouncements that are being made.
05:25.3
By the government officials, by the netizens.
05:29.9
A former commissioner of the Immigration Bureau also sees no issue with the influx of Chinese students.
05:39.4
Reasonable naman yan kasi depende naman talaga yan doon sa programa na sa eskwelahan.
05:43.8
It's part of their economic boost na mag-invite ng mga gantong klaseng turista dahil nagkakaroon ng magandang development within the area ng eskwelahan.
05:54.7
Kapag maraming foreign students.
05:56.6
From the point of view of the regulator, para bang hindi naman kailangan some kind of high-level investigation,
06:03.4
siguro parang inquiry lang within the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration bakit nagkaroon ng gantong spike.
06:12.8
Other news, a dozen members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, including one of its leaders, killed in a military operation in Maguindanao del Sur.
06:21.9
The clash in Barangay Kitango, Datu, South.
06:24.7
The BFF claimed responsibility for the death of four soldiers in Cotabato.
06:47.7
The lawyer of expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Tevez Jr. disputes a bribery claim by the Justice Department.
06:53.7
The Justice Department claims responsibility for the death of four soldiers in Cotabato.
06:53.7
The Justice Department claims responsibility for the death of four soldiers in Cotabato.
06:54.7
The DOJ earlier appealed to Timorese authorities for the immediate deportation of Tevez,
07:00.6
saying his son bribed a police officer in exchange for his father's security.
07:06.6
But Attorney Ferdinand Topasso now says it was the officer who demanded money and his client declined.
07:13.7
Topasso adds they are optimistic Tevez will be granted political asylum or refugee status by the Timor-Leste government.
07:24.7
Topasso adds they are optimistic Tevez will be granted political asylum or refugee status by the Timor-Leste government.
07:55.2
Topasso adds they are optimistic Tevez will be granted political asylum or refugee status by the Timor-Leste government.
08:14.3
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:22.8
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:22.9
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:23.1
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:24.6
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:24.6
Transport Group Piston is planned to perform another transport strike next week as the deadline for the POV franchise consolidation nears.
08:24.7
troop to the Supreme Court this morning
08:26.7
to push for a temporary
08:28.3
restraining order against the government's
08:30.6
PUV modernization program.
08:33.0
The group's leaders say they will hold
08:34.7
a two-day transport strike until
08:36.7
April 30, the same day
08:38.6
the franchise consolidation deadline
08:42.3
Bison expects 250,000 of its
08:44.6
members to join that rally.
08:47.8
The private firm operating the open parking
08:50.6
space at NIA Terminal 3
08:52.4
will assume liability for the damage
08:54.5
caused by a massive fire
08:56.2
that destroyed 19 vehicles
08:58.4
Monday. According to Manila
09:00.3
International Airport Authority spokesperson
09:02.5
Chris Bendijo, Philippine
09:04.3
Skylanders International has committed
09:06.6
to shoulder all damages
09:08.2
incurred by the owners of the
09:10.4
vehicles. He adds the owners
09:12.4
of seven of the cars have already
09:14.5
been identified and they're still trying
09:16.6
to locate the other 12.
09:18.4
The MIAA is still awaiting the results
09:20.6
of the Fire Bureau's investigation
09:22.3
into the incident. In the meantime,
09:24.5
it has instructed the parking space
09:26.5
operator to completely remove
09:28.9
grass in the area
09:30.2
and cover the parking lot with gravel.
09:54.5
Philippine Senator Rizal Diveros
10:14.8
calls on the Energy Department
10:16.4
to deliver lasting solutions
10:18.5
to the country's power woes.
10:20.3
Her call comes after electricity
10:22.3
demands surged across the country
10:24.2
amid extreme heat, forcing the
10:26.4
power grid operator to issue red
10:28.3
and yellow alerts.
10:30.4
Diveros demanded an explanation
10:32.0
as consumers continue to endure
10:33.8
rotational brownouts and higher
10:36.0
power bills. She also urged
10:38.1
the DOE to refrain from continuously
10:40.3
shifting the burden of reducing
10:42.5
power demand onto the
10:44.2
public's shoulders when the government
10:46.1
should be working on providing enough
10:48.1
supply. The Dozon power
10:50.4
grid is currently under yellow alert status
10:52.5
until 10 in the evening with
10:54.2
18 power plants on forced outage.
10:57.4
As demand remains high, power provider
10:59.4
Meralco and the Energy Department
11:01.6
are urging more companies to join
11:03.4
the government's Interruptible Load Program.
11:06.2
The program is a voluntary program
11:08.4
which calls on big power consumers
11:10.7
to temporarily de-load from the grid
11:13.6
and use their own generating units
11:16.3
or reduce their operations when
11:18.1
there's not enough power supply.
11:21.9
The Philippine Science and Technology Department's
11:24.2
Nuclear Research Institute again pushing
11:26.8
for the country's use of nuclear energy
11:29.4
as a solution to its power woes.
11:31.6
The PNRI says the supply problem may be
11:34.2
solved if nuclear energy is added to the
11:36.7
country's energy mix.
11:40.7
If the electricity mix contains
11:43.1
substantial nuclear, that won't happen
11:45.9
because capacity factor of nuclear is 90%.
11:49.0
The more you increase the percent of
11:51.0
nuclear in the mix, the more reliable the
11:53.4
electricity will be, less dependent on weather.
11:57.5
The plant maintenance is scheduled.
11:59.9
One month every 18 months.
12:02.8
The research institute also allaying concerns
12:08.0
about the safety of operating nuclear power plants
12:14.1
There have been only two accidents of note.
12:18.4
The Chernobyl, which was done because it was
12:21.1
an experiment, illegal experiment,
12:23.4
and then Fukushima.
12:24.5
In Fukushima, the plant was not destroyed by the earthquake.
12:28.0
It was destroyed because the cooling system
12:30.8
was put below the basement.
12:34.4
All the 450 nuclear plants in the world after Fukushima
12:37.0
did a stress test.
12:38.4
How will you prevent Fukushima?
12:40.0
You put your cooling systems at a higher elevation.
12:43.8
So that means it makes the possibility of a nuclear accident
12:48.7
even much, much, much lower.
12:50.4
And still on nuclear energy, a lawmaker claims
12:55.6
the Energy Department is to blame for delays in passing
12:58.6
key bills advocating for the use of nuclear power.
13:02.6
Congressman Mark Kawanko claims the agency has been
13:05.3
complicating the process of passing two crucial nuclear bills
13:11.1
The most important two bills, the bills creating the regulatory authority,
13:19.6
the Phil Atom, was already passed on third reading last November.
13:26.6
It is in the Senate.
13:28.8
And there's a second bill regarding nuclear liability,
13:33.3
which already passed in February.
13:35.2
It's also in the Senate.
13:37.7
What is very concerning is that the DOE itself is trying to complicate
13:45.1
the bill in the Senate, so it will be delayed.
13:49.6
They're also trying to consolidate the bill.
13:51.9
So I don't know what their game is.
13:54.4
My sense is that there are interests in the DOE who seek to delay nuclear power.
14:01.7
And this is being manifest now.
14:06.6
The Marcos administration has been seeking to include nuclear energy into the Philippines'
14:11.0
energy mix by 2032.
14:14.0
Manila and Washington last year signed a landmark deal that would facilitate cooperation
14:19.1
on the use of the alternative energy source.
14:23.7
President Marcos vows to alleviate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on the agriculture
14:29.4
Marcos made that remark as he inspected the farmlands of Occidental Mindoro Province Tuesday.
14:35.2
He told farmers there the government will set up irrigation systems to boost agricultural
14:40.2
production in municipalities affected by El Niño.
14:43.8
He also bared plans to build a dam for irrigation and to install solar-powered pumps.
14:49.1
I don't know what the answer is.
14:56.9
But he promised a
15:15.8
Luis Salvador Gomez,
15:18.0
Boy, ya esta nga niya, Kurt.
15:18.9
ano ang kailangan gawin at para ma-implement kagad ang mga tulong na ibinibigay sa inyo.
15:27.5
Five major dams across the country saw a decrease in water level Monday.
15:32.3
These are the Angat, Ipo, Lamesa, Amboklao, and San Roque dams.
15:37.1
Weather Bureau Pagasa however notes all of the dams remain above their minimum operational level
15:42.6
with the exception of Pantabangan.
15:44.1
As for Angat, which supplies almost all of Metro Manila's water needs,
15:49.7
the level was over 191 meters, still above its minimum operational level.
15:55.2
Water regulatory officials admit they cannot say for certain
15:58.5
if this will lead to water interruptions in the coming days.
16:04.2
Residents and private establishments in Iloilo City urged to conserve water.
16:09.5
Mayor Jerry Treñas made that appeal after the city was placed under state of calamity
16:14.0
and the city was placed under state of calamity.
16:14.1
because of a water shortage brought about by El Nino.
16:18.0
Our city RRMO together with our Senro went around the city
16:25.7
and made sure how many were affected.
16:31.8
And they found out that 17% of the population is now affected.
16:38.9
Hopefully this will already end.
16:41.7
The briefing of Pagasa told us
16:48.0
that this will still stay for the next three months
16:52.4
because regular rainfall will be coming in only by July.
16:58.3
As you know, you are from Iloilo.
17:01.3
The Iloilo is not agricultural anymore.
17:07.9
Let's now check on the weather here in the Philippines
17:09.9
with Pagasa forecaster Lori de la Cruz.
17:15.1
Good afternoon, Sir Ron and all our viewers and listeners.
17:18.0
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms
17:20.0
will be experienced over Davao Region, South Kepa Bato,
17:23.0
Sarangani, Sultan Kutarat, Betila, and Sulu.
17:26.0
Tawi-tawi sa Banga Dukor and Sambalga-Sibugay
17:29.0
due to intertropical convergence zones.
17:32.0
For Metro Manila and the rest of the country,
17:34.0
we will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies
17:36.0
with a small or low chance of rain showers and thunderstorms.
17:43.0
In Metro Manila, we have experienced an air temperature of 36.3 degrees.
17:47.0
We will also experience a low chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. In Metro Manila, we have experienced an air temperature of 36.3 degrees.
17:48.0
We will also experience a low chance of rain showers and thunderstorms.
17:50.0
We will also experience a low chance of rain showers and thunderstorms.
17:51.0
The expected heat index is still 42 degrees Celsius.
17:55.0
We are not monitoring tropical set on any part of the Philippine area of responsibility.
18:03.0
We don't have any warning lights over any part or any sewers of the archipelago.
18:08.0
For the latest from Pagasa, this is Lori de la Cruz.
18:12.0
Thanks for that, Lori.
18:14.0
Overseas now, extreme heat also scorches Bangladesh.
18:17.0
A severe week-long heatwave has pushed temperatures there up to 43 degrees Celsius.
18:23.5
Authorities have issued a nationwide heatwave alert Monday which will last for three days.
18:29.3
Schools have been shut for the whole week and the public is urged to stay indoors.
18:33.8
The government has also directed all hospitals to be prepared amid an expected increase in cases of heat strokes and dehydration.
18:42.6
Asia was the most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards last year.
18:51.0
That's according to the United Nations Weather and Climate Agency.
18:54.0
The agency says Asia is facing more severe effects due to heatwaves as the region warms faster than the global average.
19:02.4
The annual mean near-surface temperature over Asia last year was the second highest on record
19:08.2
at 1.87 degrees Celsius above the average temperatures.
19:12.9
Between 1961 to 2020, the WMO urged National Weather Services in Asia
19:19.6
to improve tailored information to officials working on reducing disaster risks.
19:26.2
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
19:42.6
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
19:56.2
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:12.6
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:32.4
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:38.5
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:38.8
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:38.9
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:39.1
Up next, we have the latest market action. More news when we return.
20:42.6
Here's to watching Top Story.
20:47.5
Here again are the headlines.
20:49.1
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asserts his working relationship with the Vice President
20:53.6
not affected by the First Lady's feud with Sarah Duterte.
20:58.0
The U.S. House of Representatives approves an $8 billion security aid package
21:02.1
for Indo-Pacific nations, including the Philippines.
21:05.9
A leader and 11 other members of the Bangsamore Islamic Freedom Fighters
21:10.0
killed in a military operation in Maguindanao del Sur.
21:14.0
And ABS-CBN and AMBS team up to bring iconic Kapamiga shows
21:18.8
and primetime newscast TV patrol back to free TV.
21:28.9
Philippine shares join Tuesday's rally in Asia
21:31.7
in anticipation of tech corporate earnings in the U.S.
21:38.5
Most Asian markets,
21:40.0
continue their upbeat performance on Tuesday
21:42.4
as traders anticipate strong profits from big tech firms on Wall Street
21:47.0
out later this week.
21:48.9
All eyes will be on those earnings
21:50.3
if it will meet expectations of stronger growth among tech companies
21:54.1
fueled by artificial intelligence.
21:57.0
Back here at home,
21:57.8
Philippine shares joined their regional peers higher.
22:01.2
the PSE index climbed nearly a percent
22:03.3
to return to the 6,500 level.
22:06.8
Chupitero.com's Miko Sayo, though,
22:08.9
is not convinced,
22:10.0
the rally will hold in the long term.
22:12.6
The markets are rallying right now
22:15.0
because of, you know,
22:16.0
a relief that, you know,
22:17.9
the situation in the Middle East
22:20.2
didn't really worsen.
22:22.8
But if you'll notice,
22:25.1
the rallies are quite shallow
22:27.6
and there's a lack of volume.
22:31.9
So I wouldn't say that this rally is convincing at all.
22:36.4
So it's still a bit iffy right now,
22:40.0
whether this rally is going to continue or not.
22:42.5
I mean, of course,
22:44.0
all of us are hoping that
22:45.7
the market could do a significant rally
22:49.4
and maybe climb back up to 6.7 or maybe even 6.8, no?
22:54.4
But I'm actually not too optimistic about it.
22:59.8
I'm like, maybe just,
23:02.2
I'm 50-50 about the situation right now.
23:05.4
There's also that threat that, you know,
23:07.5
prices might just be consolidating right now,
23:10.0
before we continue to move lower.
23:12.1
In corporate stories now,
23:13.6
San Miguel Corporation is offering
23:15.3
20 billion pesos in bonds due in 2034.
23:19.4
The bonds have a base offer of 15 billion pesos
23:22.0
with an oversubscription of up to 5 billion.
23:25.7
These will be sourced from SMC's
23:27.5
50 billion peso denominated shelf-registered bonds.
23:31.4
Meanwhile, SM Prime Holdings,
23:33.1
after yet another stellar year in earnings,
23:35.6
declares a regular cash dividend
23:37.4
of up to 10 billion pesos.
23:40.0
Sockholders of the integrated property developer
23:42.5
as of May 8 get 0.34 pesos per share.
23:47.0
Payout is set on May 22.
23:49.9
SM Prime also announces
23:51.5
it is eyeing 100 billion pesos this year
23:53.8
for capital expenditures,
23:55.6
including for four new malls here at home
23:58.3
with over 400,000 square meters in gross floor area.
24:02.7
The C-Families firm also targets
24:04.6
up to 10,000 residential units
24:06.7
in its residential segment.
24:08.2
Next to Boulevard Holdings,
24:10.0
it posted a net loss of nearly 103 million pesos
24:13.0
for the nine-month period ending February 29, 2024.
24:18.4
The group says it's Friday's Boracay Beach Resort
24:21.0
is still on track for a reopening in 2026.
24:25.4
It will offer to tourists 110 rooms
24:28.0
and facilities such as pools
24:30.1
as well as restaurants and bars, among others.
24:33.6
And finally, the Philippine Competition Commission
24:35.9
opens an in-depth review of the proposed acquisition
24:39.3
of a North American company,
24:39.9
which is a company that has been in the business
24:40.0
of the Northern Luzon Drugstore chain
24:41.6
by Ayala Health's pharmaceutical arm.
24:45.0
Ayala Pharma Ventures,
24:46.5
the operator of Generica Drugstore,
24:48.8
is seeking a 49% stake
24:50.7
in Joleco Resources' St. Joseph drug.
24:54.2
The antitrust body says
24:55.8
Phase 2 of its review will assess
24:58.0
if the transaction could lead
25:00.0
to lesser competition in relevant markets
25:02.6
in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions.
25:10.0
Broadcasting System, or AMBS,
25:12.9
and ABS-CBN Corporation
25:14.7
signed content agreements
25:16.2
to bring iconic Filipino entertainment shows
25:18.6
and relevant news to more audiences
25:20.6
via free-to-air channel, AllTV.
25:23.5
AllTV will host the airing
25:25.1
of nostalgic Kapamilya shows
25:27.1
under the Jeepney TV brand
25:29.4
and simulcast the longest-running
25:31.0
primetime newscast in the country,
25:35.5
AllTV viewers can catch
25:37.3
selected all-time favorite Kapamilya teleseries
25:40.8
on different parts of the day,
25:42.6
including primetime,
25:44.1
and get the latest important news
25:49.1
We are very proud and honored
25:53.0
to be celebrating today
25:55.0
the start of what we hope
25:56.7
is going to be a long,
26:01.1
and good partnership
26:03.3
between AMBS and AllTV
26:06.2
as well as ABS-CBN.
26:08.2
We're very excited to welcome
26:13.0
which, as you know,
26:13.7
is the longest-running
26:14.7
news show in the Philippines.
26:18.6
We are very excited
26:19.8
to bring the ABS-CBN brand of storytelling
26:21.8
to the audiences of AllTV.
26:23.6
There's a bit of a sentimental note for us today
26:25.8
because we're bringing one of our longest-running
26:27.7
programs, TV Patrol,
26:29.4
back to Channel 2.
26:30.3
I know there are some
26:34.1
who feel some pain
26:36.0
over our return to our
26:39.3
a home that was once ours.
26:41.6
But in all humility,
26:42.8
let's try and put
26:43.6
all of the past behind us
26:45.8
and embrace instead our mission
26:47.4
to serve the Filipino,
26:48.9
wherever they may be.
26:52.8
Filipinos warned of a new phishing scam,
26:55.3
supposedly from telco giant Globe.
26:57.8
The Philippine Cybercrime Office said Tuesday,
27:00.4
a particular online domain
27:03.4
targets users via text.
27:06.0
The scheme allegedly asks users,
27:08.0
for their personal and bank details,
27:10.2
to redeem reward points from Globe.
27:13.4
The agency says it has recommended
27:15.2
the blocking of the website
27:16.5
to avoid victimizing users.
27:18.6
It also reiterated its call on the public
27:20.8
not to click links from unofficial sources
27:27.2
Authorities nab a syndicate that extorted
27:29.4
3.6 million pesos from a taxpayer
27:32.6
to help him, quote,
27:33.5
fix his tax issues.
27:35.8
The tax bureau said the fixer used,
27:37.9
receipts with forged signatures
27:40.3
of high-ranking BIR officials
27:42.5
to process the documents.
27:45.1
The BIR clarified no fixer is needed
27:47.6
for processing documents
27:49.0
and for transferring district offices.
27:52.4
It also urges the public
27:53.5
to avoid dealing with fixers
27:55.4
and to report these individuals
27:59.7
Philippine agriculture officials
28:01.5
eyeing a 10-day buffer stock
28:03.2
on key agricultural products
28:05.1
in a bid to stabilize commodity prices.
28:07.0
Lady Vicencio reports.
28:11.1
The National Price Coordinating Council
28:14.0
convened Monday for its regular meeting
28:16.3
to address concerns on price stabilization
28:21.7
Among the policies proposed to be implemented
28:24.0
is having a 10-day buffer stock
28:26.2
for agricultural products.
28:28.3
The Trade Department said
28:29.5
commodities eyed for procurement
28:31.4
by the Agriculture Department
28:32.8
are products identified to be drivers of inflation,
28:37.0
rice, corn, sugar, onion, pork, and fertilizers.
28:41.7
Ang goal po sana nito,
28:43.2
in addition to creating a market-based mechanism
28:46.6
to decrease the price
28:48.2
by increasing the supply,
28:50.4
magiging deterrent din po siya
28:53.2
at saka those who are engaged
28:55.1
in illegal price manipulation.
28:58.0
Nograles noted that if implemented,
29:00.2
this will be the first time
29:01.5
that buffer stocking for agricultural products
29:04.0
will be invoked under the Price Act.
29:07.0
The 9 of the Price Act
29:08.2
gives power to the implementing agency
29:10.4
to procure, purchase, import,
29:13.4
or stockpile basic commodities
29:15.1
and to distribute this for sale
29:17.2
to address supply shortage
29:19.0
or if there is a need to effect changes
29:21.5
in its prevailing price.
29:23.3
While the National Food Authority
29:24.7
is mandated to manage the country's rice buffer stocks,
29:28.2
its main purpose is to stockpile for calamities.
29:31.8
If the Price Act is invoked,
29:33.9
government-procured rice may be sold
29:36.3
in identification,
29:37.7
for purposes mentioned in the law.
29:41.6
pag merong stock tayo,
29:42.9
may buffer stock tayo,
29:44.6
syempre, parang isipin nila
29:46.0
na parang the government can intervene anytime
29:49.1
and it will be a deterrent
29:50.5
for illegal price manipulation.
29:53.6
Nograles added that the Banco Central ng Pilipinas
29:56.2
projected during the meeting
29:57.8
that inflation may shift
29:59.4
towards the upper end of the government target
30:01.7
of 2 to 4 percent.
30:03.9
Driven by the increase in prices of rice,
30:08.2
Thus, the need to procure buffer stocks
30:10.1
for certain commodities
30:11.3
that may have an inflationary effect.
30:15.2
partnerships with the private sector
30:17.0
are needed for storing agricultural products
30:19.4
should the 10-day buffer stocking be implemented.
30:22.7
Napag-usapan na so far sapat ito
30:24.7
para tugunan nga yung
30:26.1
posibleng mga problema
30:28.1
when it comes to stabilizing our prices.
30:30.8
So 10 days stock.
30:33.0
At nakipagtulungan yan sa private sector
30:34.9
para ma-ensure na yung
30:36.9
10 days worth of inventory
30:38.4
ay may paglalagyan, no?
30:40.1
Whether that's warehousing
30:41.3
or cold chain storages.
30:43.9
While the DA is looking to craft
30:45.9
the implementing rules and regulations
30:47.6
for the 10-day buffer stocking
30:49.4
of agricultural products,
30:51.1
DTI said an IRR is not required
30:53.8
under the Price Act
30:55.0
for the implementing agency
30:58.2
Lady Vicentio, ABS-CBN News.
31:03.2
Donald Trump's hush money trial
31:05.0
officially underway.
31:06.9
We'll be right back.
31:36.9
The quakes were largely centered
31:39.4
on the rural eastern country
31:42.8
where at least 14 died
31:44.3
after the 7.2 tremor
31:47.4
Taiwan has been jolted
31:48.6
by hundreds of aftershocks
31:52.7
which had already been damaged,
31:54.8
are now tilted to the side.
31:57.0
The Philippine Migrant Workers Department
31:58.5
says no Filipinos were reported injured
32:00.7
from the latest quakes.
32:02.6
It also says Manila's Economic
32:04.5
and Cultural Office in Taipei
32:06.2
is working to improve the quality of life for the people.
32:06.9
Working with authorities
32:07.9
to check on Filipinos
32:12.0
A collision of two
32:13.3
Malaysian Navy helicopters
32:14.9
leaves their entire crew dead.
32:18.0
Emergency teams responded
32:19.4
Tuesday to the crash
32:20.9
at the Lumut Naval Base
32:22.4
in Western Perak.
32:23.9
The Malaysian military said
32:25.3
the choppers collided mid-air
32:27.2
during a rehearsal
32:28.7
for the Navy's 90th anniversary parade.
32:31.8
The Navy has vowed
32:32.8
to investigate the incident.
32:35.9
Donald Trump said
32:36.9
the historic hush money trial
32:38.5
officially gets underway in New York
32:40.1
with the two sides giving opening statements.
32:42.9
Don Tagala gives us the highlights.
32:49.5
and 6 alternates in place,
32:51.5
the historic criminal trial
32:53.0
of former President Donald Trump
32:56.4
at the New York Criminal Court
32:58.4
in Lower Manhattan.
32:59.8
Prosecutors made their opening statements
33:01.9
on Monday alleging Trump
33:03.9
falsified business records
33:06.6
a $130,000 hush money payment
33:10.3
to silence adult film star
33:13.2
just weeks before
33:14.5
the 2016 presidential election.
33:17.4
Manhattan prosecutor
33:18.5
Matthew Colangelo
33:20.8
a criminal conspiracy
33:23.1
saying Trump orchestrated
33:24.9
a criminal scheme
33:26.0
to corrupt the 2016 election
33:28.4
then covered it up.
33:31.1
Trump's defense team
33:32.0
painted a different picture
33:33.6
saying the former president
33:36.6
His attorney Todd Blanche
33:37.9
stresses that Trump
33:39.5
did not commit any crimes.
33:42.0
Trump has pleaded not guilty
33:44.4
of falsifying business records.
33:47.1
But prosecutors say
33:48.2
Trump falsified checks and invoices
33:50.9
to disguise $420,000 in payments
33:54.6
to his fixer Michael Cohen
33:56.5
as legal services
33:58.9
they were meant to reimburse him
34:00.8
for paying Daniels to silence her.
34:03.0
The jurors also heard briefly
34:04.8
from the prosecutor's first witness.
34:06.6
Former National Enquirer
34:08.8
publisher David Packer
34:10.3
who prosecutors say
34:11.5
participated in a
34:13.1
catch-and-kill scheme
34:14.4
that suppressed negative stories
34:16.9
to help him get elected in 2016.
34:20.7
Prosecutors portrayed
34:21.6
the hush money payment
34:22.6
as a criminal effort
34:24.1
to deceive voters
34:25.2
at a time when Trump
34:26.7
was facing other accusations
34:28.5
of crude sexual behavior
34:30.0
right after the infamous
34:34.3
Colangelo calls this
34:35.4
a planned coercion
34:36.6
and a coordinated
34:37.1
long-running conspiracy
34:38.8
to influence the 2016 election
34:41.1
to help Trump get elected
34:42.9
through illegal expenditures.
34:45.4
The prosecutor also refers to it
34:47.4
as election fraud,
34:50.7
across the street
34:51.3
from the courthouse,
34:52.5
reporters and their coverage teams
34:54.2
outnumbered protesters
34:56.5
who showed up on Monday.
34:58.7
It's a big day for New York
34:60.0
and I'm just very proud
35:01.5
that the city is handling it so well.
35:03.7
It's very quiet here.
35:04.7
It's very peaceful here.
35:05.8
There's no problem.
35:06.5
No crowds at all.
35:07.4
There's a lot of police presence
35:08.8
and I just hope that
35:10.3
whatever is going on
35:11.5
in the building behind us
35:13.3
will show the country
35:15.5
that justice will prevail.
35:17.3
While Trump was quiet
35:18.5
inside Judge Juan Merchan's courtroom,
35:21.2
outside he voiced out
35:24.5
is on the campaign trail,
35:25.8
his Republican challenger
35:27.6
was on criminal trial.
35:29.7
But they take this payment
35:32.7
and they go at a legal expense
35:34.3
and you heard it today
35:35.5
for the first time.
35:36.5
This is what I got indicted over.
35:38.8
This is what took me off
35:40.3
and takes me off the campaign trail
35:42.1
because I should be in Georgia now.
35:45.2
I should be in Florida now.
35:46.6
I should be in a lot of different places
35:48.0
right now campaigning
35:49.0
and I'm sitting here
35:50.0
and this will go on for a long time.
35:52.6
It's very unfair.
35:53.7
This first criminal trial
35:54.9
of a former U.S. president
35:56.5
will resume on Tuesday.
35:59.2
Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News,
36:04.3
The U.S. is looking into
36:06.5
negotiations of human rights abuses
36:08.2
by Israel in Gaza,
36:10.5
unveiling the State Department's
36:12.0
annual human rights report.
36:13.6
U.S. Secretary of State
36:14.7
Antony Blinken denied
36:15.9
Washington has a double standard
36:17.8
when it comes to Israel
36:19.3
and human rights.
36:22.4
We apply the same standard
36:25.4
and that doesn't change
36:28.2
whether the country in question
36:34.9
And that's usually important.
36:36.5
This is, I think,
36:40.5
that is very deliberate,
36:43.7
that seeks to get the facts,
36:46.5
to get all the information,
36:48.4
that has to be done carefully,
36:50.0
and that's exactly
36:52.2
as we proceed with any country
36:54.6
that is the recipient
36:56.0
of military assistance
36:57.5
from the United States.
37:02.4
dozens of protesters
37:03.5
at a pro-Palestinian demonstration
37:07.4
Demonstrators blocked traffic
37:09.0
around Yale's campus
37:10.1
in New Haven, Connecticut,
37:11.8
demanding the school
37:13.8
from military weapons manufacturers.
37:16.9
More than 45 people
37:18.0
were reportedly arrested.
37:20.9
hours after Columbia University
37:22.7
canceled in-person classes
37:24.6
in response to protesters
37:27.4
or tent encampments
37:28.9
at its New York City campus
37:32.2
Similar demonstrations
37:33.9
at the Massachusetts
37:34.5
Institute of Technology,
37:36.2
and Emerson College
37:38.4
with students demanding
37:39.4
their universities
37:40.2
to call for an immediate
37:42.4
ceasefire in Gaza.
37:47.2
the international community
37:49.4
to prevent genocide
37:51.6
The Caribbean nation's envoy
37:53.0
to the United Nations
37:54.2
spoke before a Security Council
37:58.4
the humanitarian situation
38:00.6
is going from bad to worse,
38:03.1
with nearly 5 million Haitians
38:05.3
facing the worst.
38:08.1
has choked the Haitian capital
38:10.5
amid efforts to oust
38:11.9
Prime Minister Ariel Henry,
38:14.2
who has pledged to step down
38:15.9
once a new leader is installed.
38:21.7
the situation in Haiti
38:24.0
and the humanitarian situation
38:25.9
grows worse and worse.
38:27.8
Five and a half million people,
38:29.6
including three million children,
38:31.3
or two in every three children
38:32.9
across the country,
38:34.3
need humanitarian assistance.
38:37.8
essential services have collapsed,
38:39.9
while people are losing access
38:41.4
to food and safe drinking water.
38:43.4
And in some communities,
38:44.6
life is more dangerous now
38:45.8
than it has ever been.
38:51.2
Switching gears now,
38:52.4
Sofia Botel's dancing background
38:54.1
helped her in her role
38:55.3
as the formidable warrior Cora
38:57.4
in Rebel Moon Part 2,
39:00.5
Our Hollywood correspondent,
39:02.4
speaks to the actress
39:03.3
and her leading man
39:04.5
about their training regimen
39:06.0
for the action-packed film.
39:10.1
Sofia Botel and Mikkel Hausman
39:12.7
while comparing physical preparations
39:14.7
for their respective roles
39:16.5
in Rebel Moon Part 2,
39:19.6
The French-Algerian actress
39:21.2
who started her career
39:22.3
in entertainment as a dancer
39:25.9
who's the film's central character,
39:28.2
while Hausman is Gunnar,
39:29.7
the gentle farmer
39:30.7
whose life was upended
39:31.9
when their village
39:32.8
was brutally attacked.
39:34.3
Could you talk about
39:35.0
your physical training?
39:36.0
Thank you for this role
39:36.7
and how you got to that level
39:38.0
of deadly expertise
39:39.3
as a warrior on screen.
39:41.1
I had to do a lot of conditioning.
39:43.7
I had to prepare my body
39:44.8
to be able to sustain anything
39:47.2
that was thrown at me.
39:48.6
So I did a lot of Pilates.
39:50.1
I did a lot of weightlifting.
39:52.5
I wanted also physically
39:53.6
for the body to look a certain way.
39:55.7
But I also wanted to be able
39:57.4
to have the endurance
40:01.1
you don't do these things just once.
40:02.7
You have to do them
40:03.3
over and over and over.
40:04.3
I did a lot of gun training.
40:06.0
Because I wanted to
40:07.2
for it to be perfect.
40:09.1
And then I just started
40:10.4
learning choreography.
40:11.6
I insisted on doing
40:12.6
most of my stunts
40:13.6
because it was important for me
40:14.6
that I really wanted to do
40:16.8
as much as I possibly could.
40:18.1
These are things that also
40:20.2
without your stunt double ever
40:21.9
because they have to
40:23.5
prep the shot for you.
40:25.4
that are so brave
40:27.0
and so courageous
40:27.9
and so good at what they do
40:29.3
that whether you do
40:30.1
most of your stunts or not,
40:31.7
you cannot do that job
40:34.0
For me, it was just very important
40:35.4
to be very good at it.
40:36.0
Do it with a scythe
40:39.3
So I focused on that.
40:41.4
No, but it's important.
40:44.6
make you speed your heart.
40:46.3
You're a versatile actor
40:48.3
in various projects
40:50.5
But how did it feel
40:52.1
the male lead action star
40:53.6
in a big film franchise
40:57.3
And it was a dream come true.
41:00.7
I found it beneficial
41:02.7
to not overly prepare
41:05.8
because then it would
41:06.5
look too good, you know?
41:08.1
And it was a bit like
41:10.3
he is not a fighter,
41:13.2
but when he's forced
41:18.8
in fighting for their survival
41:20.4
against a fascist regime,
41:24.3
Now streaming in Netflix,
41:25.7
the movie is a sequel
41:29.2
Ed Skrein continues
41:30.2
his role as Noble,
41:31.7
the villain determined
41:32.6
to defeat the rebels
41:34.8
The two-part story
41:36.3
also stars Korean actress
41:38.6
whose epic fight scenes
41:40.1
were some of the sequel's
41:42.4
To use two swords
41:43.4
simultaneously in battle,
41:45.4
Bae trained in the
41:46.2
Filipino martial art
41:48.9
Rebel Moon also stars
41:51.0
who plays a formidable leader
41:52.8
who's helping Gunnar and Cora
41:54.7
in their last stand
41:56.1
against evil forces.
42:01.5
here in Hollywood.
42:05.5
has an exciting offering
42:09.1
a special mission
42:10.2
operative in a new spy film.
42:12.3
Yong Chavez returns
42:18.2
to working with a team
42:19.3
to complete important missions.
42:21.5
Before he became an actor,
42:24.3
meaningful experiences
42:25.6
was helping in the
42:27.0
rescue and recovery efforts
42:28.7
in Tacloban, Philippines
42:30.0
during the devastating
42:35.5
his share of heroes
42:36.7
including in his latest film
42:38.5
the action comedy
42:40.5
Ungentle Manly Warfare
42:41.9
where he portrays
42:44.0
special missions operative.
42:46.0
And your character
42:48.4
Did you relate to him
42:49.8
Because I remember years ago
42:50.9
he completed a rite of passage
42:53.2
the jungles of Borneo.
42:54.6
I had a lot of fun
42:57.3
He's such a wild card.
42:59.3
You never quite know
43:00.8
kind of where his head's at.
43:06.8
sort of playful side to him
43:08.9
especially when he's
43:11.1
But when it comes down
43:13.6
it's sort of like
43:14.7
he's laser focused.
43:17.6
the demolitions expert.
43:22.7
weight on his shoulders
43:25.0
completing those missions
43:26.9
the mission relies heavily
43:29.9
on his good work.
43:33.8
that was a lot of fun.
43:34.0
That was a lot of fun.
43:34.0
That was a lot of fun.
43:34.1
That was a lot of fun.
43:34.1
That was a lot of fun.
43:34.4
That was a lot of fun to play.
43:35.5
I love how unpredictable
43:40.0
You're telling me.
43:41.2
The actor's career journey
43:42.6
from hairdressing
43:44.9
to travel hosting
43:47.1
a Hollywood leading man
43:48.4
has been an eventful one.
43:50.4
Golding's breakthrough role
43:51.7
in Crazy Rich Asians
43:52.9
helped pave the way
43:54.7
to change their perception
43:57.6
resulting in more roles
43:59.2
and representation.
44:00.5
An absolute delight
44:01.9
seeing you rise in Hollywood
44:03.2
and seeing you grow
44:04.3
And seeing your craft
44:07.3
How would you describe
44:09.0
in becoming the actor
44:10.4
that you are now?
44:11.5
Really, really, really
44:12.7
blessed and lucky
44:13.7
that I've got to work
44:15.7
with some fantastic people
44:17.1
and multiple times.
44:20.7
this is my second film.
44:25.7
Simple Favor 2 right now
44:28.1
and that's my third film
44:31.2
to choose these projects
44:32.7
that are so diverse
44:34.2
and so sort of challenging
44:37.1
in many different ways
44:38.4
and have allowed me
44:41.3
an entire spectrum
44:45.3
I've been so, so lucky.
44:52.2
filming Nine Perfect Strangers.
44:54.7
And she's amazing.
44:56.3
She's such a phenomenal
44:57.9
bastion for Filipinos
45:00.8
around the world.
45:05.1
So I'm really proud
45:05.9
of her and I'm sure
45:07.8
you guys are as well.
45:11.2
Ungentlemanly Warfare
45:12.6
was one of the best
45:13.9
filming experiences
45:16.3
For some crucial scenes,
45:17.5
the cast and crew
45:18.3
spent weeks in a boat
45:19.6
in the middle of the ocean
45:28.3
here in Hollywood.
45:31.1
And before we go,
45:32.5
the New York News
45:35.0
at Madison Square Garden
45:36.5
moving them closer
45:38.8
to the second round
45:39.8
of the NBA playoffs.
45:41.7
The Knicks trailed
45:43.3
with 30 seconds remaining
45:51.0
against the Philadelphia 76ers.
45:54.4
All-star Jalen Brunson
45:57.4
while Dante DiVincenzo
46:03.3
go-ahead three-pointer.
46:04.8
The Knicks go up 2-0
46:06.3
in their first-round series
46:10.8
here are the rest
46:12.7
in today's NBA playoffs schedule.
46:31.9
Those were the top stories
46:35.1
You can watch highlights
46:36.0
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46:39.3
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46:41.3
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46:42.3
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46:46.5
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