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and we have allowed more transportation to come out.
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That's going to prove to be better for demand.
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If we do follow the health protocols, the ability of people to move around will likely contribute better to growth.
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The greatest disruptor of all time is actually COVID-19.
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Because of limited mobility, people are also not being able to go to physical branches, etc.
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It further accelerated the adoption of consumers of digital channels.
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We are now being able to provide the services needed by our citizens, by our consumers.
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The Council for the Welfare of Children did a study in 2021 together with the UNICEF.
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They said that around 8% of children in the Philippines have sent sexual messages,
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at least once in that particular year.
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Parenting in the digital age doesn't differ much from the pre-internet era, I would say.
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Having close relationships with children in order for children to know and feel that
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if ever they are in a situation wherein they feel unsafe, that they need help,
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that they can turn to their parents for help.
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So parents really have to exert efforts so that the children know that,
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okay, if I have a problem, I can go directly to my parents.
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Without being scolded, believe that I will get the help I need.
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This is the Philippines.
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Good morning, I'm Bettina Magsaysay.
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Join me as we give you the rundown of the news you need to know today.
07:10.3
A U.S. government report says extrajudicial killings remain a serious problem in the Philippines.
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Malacanang warns the public against a manipulated audio of the president
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supposedly instructing the military to act against a foreign country.
07:26.4
And more Chinese vessels spotted in the West.
07:29.2
As Manila holds joint military exercises with Washington.
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Welcome to the program.
07:38.4
Extrajudicial killings remain a serious problem in the Philippines.
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That's according to a U.S. State Department report which showed in 2023
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the killings were largely carried out by police and other security forces.
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It notes impunity was a significant problem, particularly in the Philippine National Police.
07:57.7
Among the killings, highlighter in the report,
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the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel de Gamo in last March last year
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and the death of 17-year-old Jember Batazar at the hands of Novotas Police.
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The report cites data from the University of the Philippines Gahas PH
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which recorded over 200 killings in anti-drug operations from January to August last year.
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It adds that the Philippine Human Rights Commission also investigated 51 new complaints,
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of alleged EJ case or politically motivated killings in 2023.
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Standing up for freedom of human rights is simply the right thing to do.
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But defending and promoting these inalienable and universal rights
08:43.7
is also profoundly in our national interest.
08:46.7
Countries that respect human rights are more likely to be peaceful, prosperous, stable.
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The U.S. State Department report states that,
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while the number of EJ case in the Philippines decreased in 2023,
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there were no significant changes in the human rights situation in the country.
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The Presidential Communications Office warns the public against a circulating audio deep fake of President Marcos.
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The manipulated video featured a supposed audio of Marcos instructing the military to act against a foreign country.
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But the PCO says,
09:26.7
such directive does not exist.
09:29.7
the agency is actively working on measures to combat misinformation and disinformation.
09:35.7
The PCO also says it is closely working with relevant agencies and other stakeholders
09:41.7
to address the proliferation of malicious deep fakes.
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It also calls on Filipinos to be more discerning of the content they see online.
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China making its presence felt,
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as the Philippines and the U.S. hold their joint military drills.
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The Philippine Navy says,
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the number of Chinese vessels swarming the West Philippine Sea surged to over 100 last week.
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It expects China's shadowing activities to continue along with the Balikatan exercises.
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It's only for this week that we have seen a surge of up to a total of 124.
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This particular increase is not normal.
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On the reason why,
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I can only say it coincides with Balikatan.
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The Navy also clarifies,
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the use of a China-made ship as target for the military exercises is just coincidental.
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It's just coincidental.
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It's not complicated.
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It's coincidental.
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No plan intended,
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no meaning to that.
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It's just coincidental.
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Just like in any sinking exercise around the world,
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they use all vessels as the target.
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The same thing we are doing with Lake Kaliraya.
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At least 16,000 troops from the Philippines,
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the U.S. and France joined this year's military drills,
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which will run until May 10.
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Philippine lawmaker Joseph Lara defending his proposal to conduct an inquiry
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into the alleged influx of Chinese students in Kagayan province.
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He says his proposal does not reek of cynicism.
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He insists the probe is needed,
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and the concerns are valid,
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given the growing tensions between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea.
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The fear is automatic.
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If I'm not a legitimate student,
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of course, that's worrisome.
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What's the purpose of going there?
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That's our immediate fear.
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What's the intention?
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That's our immediate intention.
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Just like what I've heard in the commentaries,
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that there are sleeper cells.
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You know that, more than I do.
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Because it's up to us.
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I will be the last person to say that
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it's anti-Chinese.
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Just so you know,
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my wife is of Chinese descent.
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her grandmother is Chinese.
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So, I can't say that.
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It happened that there were only Chinese students there.
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400 plus, even now.
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It seems unusual.
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There are still many.
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There are still many.
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The Bureau of Immigration earlier said
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around 1,500 Chinese nationals received student visas
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from the agency last year.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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rejecting calls to strip Vice President Sara Duterte
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of her cabinet position
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over her alleged feud with the First Lady.
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Joyce Balancho reports.
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Vice President Sara Duterte is not going anywhere
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amid calls from various lawmakers
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for her resignation or replacement
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as Education Secretary.
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No less than President Marcos is backing
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the Vice President saying
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he has no reason to remove Duterte
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Any of the cabinet secretaries
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if they don't do their job.
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They don't know how to do it.
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We will remove you.
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It's not like that in India.
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This comes as First Lady Liza Marcos
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admitted she was hurt
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when the Vice President laughed
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when President Marcos was accused
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of being a drug addict
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during a recent rally in Davao City.
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The remarks were made
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by former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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It will not affect our working relationship
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with the Vice President,
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Secretary of Education.
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Don't worry too much
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about what he said
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about how easy it is
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to plan all these issues.
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The Chief Executive says
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he will speak with the Vice President
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on matters concerning his wife.
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I don't think we need to patch anything up.
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I think she understands,
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as a wife herself,
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she understands the sentiments
14:22.7
of the First Lady.
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Our conversation will be
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I am sure you understand
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The President argues
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his wife isn't used to mudslinging
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but he feels lucky to have a wife
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who defends him from critics.
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my first reaction is
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how about the lucky husband I am?
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That I have a wife
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who is very protective of me.
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someone said something bad about me,
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she gets very upset.
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I guess we cannot blame her.
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is not an iso-politician.
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We are used to insult her.
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She doesn't come from a political family.
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Maybe she is not a political person
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but she is a woman.
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Maybe even if she doesn't talk much,
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she still has to learn
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and cause heat changed
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Vice President Duterte,
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for her part, maintains
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the sentiments of The First Lady
15:41.7
No near end in sight to power woes in the Philippines.
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The country's grid operator once again issued red and yellow alerts in Luzon and Visayas Tuesday due to multiple shutdowns of power plants.
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The Energy Department and power provider Meralco now appealing to big businesses that consume more electricity to de-chain from Meralco and use their own generators to minimize demand pressure from the utility.
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But for a former Energy Secretary, government needs to do more to address the ongoing power crisis.
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Lady Governor Jericho Petilla says government should construct a 500 to 1,000 megawatt power plant specifically designed for critical times when power supply is insufficient.
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Merong iba nagsasabi, dapat hindi ang gobyerno pumasok.
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Eh, gumawa ng batas.
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Kunti lang ang nag-online na planta during the past administration.
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Ang susunod na administrasyon, susunod kay Presidente BBM, ang solusyon niya sa power is now.
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Will have to be done now.
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It will have to be planned now.
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Hindi pag-upo ng susunod na Presidente, doon palang ayusin.
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Senator Riza Ontiveros also slams the DOE.
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For passing the burden of reducing power demand to the public.
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She says the government should deliver lasting solutions to the country's power woes.
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Now here's a look at other stories we're tracking today at 8.30 in the morning.
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The Philippine Interior Department and the poll body will hold a press conference addressing the alleged misinformation spreading on social media about calls to elect foreign-backed candidates in the 2025 polls.
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At 9.30 am, several government agencies will discuss solutions to the country's perennial traffic and water woes.
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At 11 am, the Senate will conduct a consultative meeting tackling threats to press freedom.
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At 1 in the afternoon, various environmental groups will hold a protest action calling for accountability from Environment Chief Tony Yulo Loizaga.
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Now we're taking a quick break. Up ahead, the first witness in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial testifies saying he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
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Details of that story and more when The Rundown returns. Stay tuned.
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This is where newsmakers answer to you.
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It's just confidential. You can't bring it out to the public. But who can flag them?
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We will ask what they did with the budget and how they spent it.
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Our commitment to the Philippines stands on its own. It's not about any third country. It's not about China.
19:21.8
This is where headlines are made.
19:23.6
We need two things. One, you need to grow the economy rapidly. Number two, you have to make that growth more inclusive.
19:32.3
I also didn't have.
19:33.3
I have faith in Duterte because he was my persecutor. But I have faith in the justice system.
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This is where we do the news.
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The future of the Philippines, the security of the Philippines, the well-being of Filipinos is important to us as allies.
19:50.0
The country must be free, must free itself from endemic corruption.
19:54.1
Malaysia should not be known because of these various past scandals.
19:58.6
This isn't just talk.
19:59.7
It's not a surplus because the profits are...
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I watched your interview with Congressman Edsel Edman.
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This morning, there are other stuff.
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Two budget cycles.
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Every penny spent for education.
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For the country's interest.
20:15.0
When you win the pageant.
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Much for this interview, sir.
20:21.0
This is Head Start.
20:28.1
We're used to buying from our franchise area.
20:30.8
In the case of Metro Manila, we buy from Miralco.
20:33.3
But actually, Miralco buys in bulk, different power purchase agreement, long-term contracts from the different power plants.
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The imperial law basically deregulates the energy market so now you can purchase directly from the energy suppliers.
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The most difficult thing, of course, is knowing what to choose from if you're doing it on a manual basis.
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And so we provide that service by providing an auction and marketplace platform and we provide an analytics platform to enable you to connect to the fittest energy suppliers.
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We don't just let you see the options in the market.
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We provide you what is the recommendation in terms of the combination of supplier or one supplier that best suit your needs.
21:23.4
Welcome back to The Rundown.
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The headlines across the web.
21:26.9
Inquires Banner Story online.
21:28.9
President Marcos assures the public there is enough rice stock.
21:33.3
The ongoing El Nino phenomenon.
21:36.9
Philippine Star's top story.
21:38.4
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says it is exploring the possibility of removing the bicycle lane along EDSA.
21:47.1
In Manila Bulletin's headline, the National Economic and Development Authority says hitting the government's 2 to 4 percent inflation target is crucial for the Philippines to achieve a 6 percent growth this year.
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And topping GMA News website.
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Marcos says the Philippines will roll out African swine flu vaccines from Vietnam by June or July this year.
22:12.5
The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial admits using his supermarket tabloid to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
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Former National Enquirer publisher David Becker testified he had a highly confidential agreement to publish favorable stories about Trump and keep an eye on the country.
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He said he had a highly confidential agreement to publish favorable stories about Trump and keep an eye on the country.
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He said he had a highly confidential agreement to publish favorable stories about Trump and keep an eye on the country.
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Prosecutors say Becker's actions helped Trump deceive voters by burying stories of alleged extramarital affairs.
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Prosecutors say Becker's actions helped Trump deceive voters by burying stories of alleged extramarital affairs.
22:43.7
Prosecutors say Becker's actions helped Trump deceive voters by burying stories of alleged extramarital affairs.
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Becker's testimony came after a hearing to consider the prosecutor's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order.
22:47.6
Becker's testimony came after a hearing to consider the prosecutor's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order.
22:50.3
Becker's testimony came after a hearing to consider the prosecutor's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order.
22:52.6
Judge Juan Merchan said he would not immediately rule on the request but he appeared unmoved by an argument by a defense lawyer that Trump was responding to political également.
22:55.0
immediately rule on the request.
22:57.2
But he appeared unmoved by
22:59.0
an argument by a defense lawyer
23:00.9
that Trump was responding to political
23:03.2
attacks and not intimidating
23:08.0
We have a gag order
23:11.0
totally unconstitutional. I'm not allowed
23:13.1
to talk but people are allowed to talk about
23:15.1
me. So they can talk
23:17.1
about me, they can say whatever they want,
23:18.9
they can lie, but I'm not allowed
23:21.1
to say it and I just have to sit back
23:25.0
why a conflicted judge
23:27.2
has ordered me to have a gag order.
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I don't think anybody's ever said anything like this.
23:35.0
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden
23:37.0
continues to hit the campaign trail.
23:39.3
His latest stop, Florida,
23:41.0
where he lost to Trump in 2020.
23:43.8
Biden poked fun at Trump's
23:45.2
Bible, which the former president
23:47.1
encouraged supporters to buy
23:51.0
also called for voters to hold
23:52.9
him accountable for getting Roe
23:54.9
v. Wade overturned.
23:56.9
Earlier this month, Florida's Supreme Court
24:01.0
for a six-week abortion ban
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starting May 1st at a time
24:05.0
frame before many women realized
24:07.0
they are pregnant.
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He described the Dobbs decision
24:13.1
Maybe it's coming from that Bible he's trying to sell.
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I almost wanted to buy one just to see what the hell's
24:23.8
It should be a constitutional right in the federal
24:26.5
constitution. A federal right.
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And it shouldn't matter where in America you live.
24:33.0
It's about, this isn't about states' rights,
24:34.8
it's about women's rights.
24:39.3
Look, folks, look.
24:41.0
Now he's worried that voters will hold him
24:42.7
accountable for saying he's responsible for getting
24:44.6
Roe v. Wade overturned.
24:50.9
worried voters are going to hold him accountable for the
24:52.9
cruelty and chaos he created.
24:55.1
Folks, the bad news for
24:56.9
Trump is we are going to hold him accountable.
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He should be held accountable.
25:09.7
student protesters
25:10.7
marched at the New School
25:12.9
University in New York, joining
25:14.8
a spate of similar actions
25:16.8
in campuses around the U.S.
25:18.8
The White House says it is
25:20.7
monitoring the situation closely,
25:22.3
saying people have the right to
25:24.1
protest, but not to physical
25:26.2
intimidation and call for violence.
25:28.8
Since Friday, hundreds have been
25:30.3
arrested in various campuses
25:32.2
after some protesters set up
25:34.5
unauthorized encampments to
25:36.2
press their demands.
25:39.0
Hate has no place
25:40.4
in our city. We should not
25:42.5
be seeing hate in our city
25:44.0
and that is what I'm going to continue
25:48.2
to be involved. And when I saw
25:49.9
some of the specific
25:52.3
comments that were being made
25:54.4
at Columbia University,
25:56.1
it really gets in the way
25:58.4
of what people are attempting
26:00.5
to highlight and fight
26:02.3
for. Because we cannot
26:03.6
fight to say, save
26:06.4
lives, while we are saying
26:08.3
let's destroy lives.
26:10.3
That just doesn't line up.
26:13.9
High school and college students across
26:16.4
Washington have also joined the nationwide
26:18.6
walkouts in protest of
26:22.3
I'm an Arab student
26:24.6
wanting to spread awareness for
26:26.5
Palestine. I think it's
26:28.5
important that we remind the youth
26:30.5
about what is happening because
26:32.3
it's been so long.
26:34.8
People are faltering in
26:36.3
their passions for this project.
26:38.7
But the genocide has been happening
26:40.4
for 75 years and it continues today.
26:43.7
a certain numbness to it at some point
26:48.6
I find myself falling into that.
26:50.3
But I think it's important that
26:52.3
you keep in mind that these aren't
26:54.5
just like pixels on a screen.
26:56.5
These are people. These are people that are trying to save
26:58.3
their families. These are people that
27:00.3
quite literally don't have any
27:06.3
The United Nations alarmed
27:08.4
by the destruction and reported
27:10.3
discovery of mass graves
27:12.0
at medical facilities in Gaza.
27:14.6
Palestinian authorities claim to have
27:16.5
found bodies in mass graves
27:18.0
at a hospital in Khan Yunis
27:20.2
this week after it was abandoned.
27:22.3
The bodies were also reported at
27:26.1
Al-Shifa following an Israeli
27:28.2
special forces operation.
27:30.4
The UN Human Rights Office
27:32.1
is now working on corroborating
27:36.4
We call for independent,
27:38.5
effective, transparent investigations
27:42.4
Given the prevailing climate of
27:44.1
impunity, this should include
27:46.0
international investigators.
27:48.9
Hospitals are entitled
27:50.2
to very special protection under
27:52.0
international law.
27:52.3
Let's be clear, the intentional
27:56.1
killing of civilians, detainees
27:58.5
and others who are hors de combat
28:05.6
And before we go, let's find out
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what stories our North America Bureau
28:09.7
is pursuing right now from our correspondent
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Hey guys, here are news
28:16.2
making headlines for Filipinos in
28:18.1
North America. The National Federation
28:20.3
of Filipino American Associations are
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now a Nevada chapter,
28:24.4
recently awarded outstanding
28:26.1
Filipino women in various fields
28:28.0
and industries. They've been paid
28:30.2
tribute to 18 women who exemplify
28:32.5
the qualities of empowerment
28:34.3
champions, change agents,
28:36.7
community advocates,
28:38.3
inspirational leaders and collaborators.
28:41.1
There is a sense of
28:42.3
motherhood in all of us.
28:46.2
someone, another woman, in need
28:48.2
of something, you know, sometimes just
28:50.1
an embrace helps them get through.
28:52.2
What they're going through for the day.
28:54.0
Women helping women is
28:55.7
not just an adage, but it should
29:00.9
Rosita Lee, who served
29:02.2
on former President Barack Obama's
29:04.1
Advisory Commission on Asian Americans
29:06.5
and Pacific Islanders,
29:08.4
received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
29:11.1
For all that I can do
29:12.4
some more for the rest of
29:14.2
the life, my life here on Earth,
29:16.3
I will continue to do civility
29:17.9
and to help people to
29:20.1
come to know themselves and to
29:22.9
Our second empowerment champion is
29:27.9
ABS-CBN News' long-time
29:29.6
Nevada correspondent, Bev Lorente,
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was honored with an Empowerment Award.
29:36.1
in weaving stories that
29:37.5
resonate with Filipinos worldwide.
29:43.4
And finally in sports,
29:45.8
Philem gymnast Levi Jungrui
29:48.0
Vivar has just won her
29:49.8
first World Cup medal,
29:52.2
silver in the Women's Uneven Bars
29:54.6
in the Doa Qatar leg of the
29:56.6
Fig Artistic Gymnastics
29:58.2
World Cup Series last April 19th.
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The bigger prize that comes
30:02.8
with the medal, the 17-year-old
30:04.7
becomes the 10th Filipino athlete
30:06.8
to qualify for the Summer
30:08.7
Olympic Games in Paris.
30:10.8
I still feel like I'm just
30:12.4
seeing from reality, like this has been a dream
30:14.7
of mine since I started gymnastics.
30:19.1
Over the weekend,
30:20.8
Levi returned to Dallas,
30:22.2
Texas where she trains
30:23.5
and was warmly welcomed by family and friends
30:26.2
as they proudly waved the Philippine flag.
30:29.1
She will be in Houston May 11th
30:31.1
to participate in an event
30:32.8
that hopes to raise funds
30:34.2
for surgical missions in the Philippines.
30:38.0
And those are the news-making headlines today.
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You can catch more TFC News
30:42.2
on the ABS-CBN News website,
30:44.7
YouTube channel, and app.
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I'm Henny Espinosa, back to you guys
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rundown today. I'm Bettina Magsaysay.
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Subscribe to the ANC YouTube channel,
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like us on Facebook, and follow us on X.
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Head start comes your way at 8.
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We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
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We'll be right back.
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Mobility will be key
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to recovery because we have
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relaxed some of our
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quarantine methods and
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we have allowed more
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transportation to come out.
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That's going to prove to be better
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for demand. If we do follow
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the health protocols, the ability
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of people to move around will likely
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contribute better to growth.
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Thank you for watching.
