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And former Philippine Senator

and human rights defender

Vanessa Guizag passes away.

Good evening, I'm Tony Velasquez.

And I'm Tia Gutierrez.

On our broadcast tonight,

a supposed audio recording

of Philippine President Marcos Jr.

ordering troops to attack another country.

The Presidential Communications Office

dismissed it as a deep fake.

Vivian Guglia has tonight's top story.

The video shown to media

by an official of the Department of Information

and Communications Technology

is accompanied by audio

that mimics the voice of the President

to make it sound like he authorized

the use of force against another country.

I told our fellow soldiers

to stay away from China

if necessary.

We must use our strength

to stop these bullies.

The President's initials

also appeared in the title of the video

posted on a YouTube channel

with more than 12,000 subscribers.

The Presidential Communications Office

and the DICT slammed the audio

as deep fake

or manipulated

and stressed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

issued no such directive.

He just used the President's voice

and made a script

to fit it in the video

that looks like he's the one

who's speaking.

So there, the PCO will just make it clear

that this is not true.

We appeal to the public

to be more discerning and vigilant

when it comes to the news.

The title alone is already clear.

There's a deception already.

Don't spread it because it's not...

It is fake.

It is not true.

It is not the President's voice.

The DICT says the viral video

with the same content monitored last Friday

was taken down from a video-sharing website

upon the agency's request.

But copies like the one shown to media on Wednesday

continue to surface online.

The DICT is coordinating with online platforms

to take these down.

It will also report the matter

to law enforcement agencies

for an investigation.

Definitely it's a cybercrime.

Whether or not there are other

laws,

or crimes committed,

we'll leave that to the prosecution,

to the DOJ.

So we'll have to communicate with YouTube

kanina yung account.

An account would definitely have

some sort of authentication mechanism

like a mobile phone

and a email address.

And because we already have

a SIM card registration act,

then it's a matter of identifying

who the owner of that mobile number is.

Even digital forensics would be able to assist us.

The National Security Council believes

the video is related to the ongoing

balikatan exercises in the West Philippine Sea

between the Philippines and the United States.

But it's stressed that the Philippines

is not on war footing.

We have been doing this for the past, what,

four decades.

Taon-taon po natin ang ginagawa.

This is not a prelude to war.

This is just a preparation of both countries

for whatever threat there may be

in accordance with the Mutual Defense Treaty.

Malaya,

adds the exercises in the West Philippine Sea

are not intended against any country

but to ensure freedom of navigation.

The government urged the public

to be vigilant against disinformation,

verify the information they get online

from reliable sources,

and report manipulated content to the DICT,

the National Telecommunications Office,

or the social media platform where it appeared.

Vivian Gulia, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine Fisheries Bureau

successfully delayed

the release of the Philippine Fisher Folk

in the Reed Bank

under the watchful eye

of China's Coast Guard

and Maritime Militia.

This report from Andrea Taguinis.

A thousand liters of diesel

worth about 60,000 pesos

or over a thousand dollars.

That's how much each of the 24

Filipino fishing boats around Reed Bank

had received from the Bureau of Fisheries

and Aquatic Resources or BFAR

during its resupply mission

in the West Philippine Sea

last April 20 to 21.

Fisher folks say they're grateful

since they have one less thing

to worry about.

But a much more daunting problem remains.

China's continued presence

in the West Philippine Sea,

which they say has led

to a reduced fish catch.

Lito Alos, a fisherman from Palawan,

said they used to be able to catch

tons and tons of fish

even after a short expedition.

Now they're forced to stay

weeks out at sea

just to catch enough fish

to sell and cover their expenses.

While we may not have been chased away

by the China Coast Guard

for this patrol and resupply mission

of the Bureau of Fisheries

and Aquatic Resources

here at the West Philippine Sea,

we did spot many Chinese maritime militants

like this one behind me

scattered here in the area of Reed Bank

which is known to be rich

in oil and natural gas deposits.

But despite the situation here,

many Filipino fishermen

continue to come out here to fish

undeterred by the big

Chinese maritime militia vessels

surrounding them.

We also have a lot of fishermen here.

So we're a bit scared.

In total, authorities cited

16 maritime militia vessels,

stationed around Reed Bank.

The next day, as the sun came out,

so did a China Coast Guard vessel

with boat number 4202.

It went as near as 1.5 nautical miles

from BFAR's ship,

the BRP Datuk Pagbuaya.

While it didn't come any closer,

the CCG did deploy two speedboats,

one of which encircled the BFAR vessel

to check on the refueling

of Filipino fishing boats,

while the other CCG speedboat

transferred some personnel

to a nearby Chinese maritime militia vessel.

Filipino authorities

believe this latest display

of coordination between the two entities

could be further proof

that the Chinese fishing militia

may be under the China Coast Guard's control.

Some Filipino fishermen also say

they don't actually see

Chinese maritime militia vessels fishing.

Instead, they seem to be monitoring the area.

We're watching ourselves,

the sea.

That's why sometimes

it's sad to think that

this is ours, but they're just there to bully.

Meanwhile, Filipino fishermen

from Quezon, Palawan,

expressed dismay

over their missing payaus

or fish aggregating devices.

They had installed 10 payaus

near Razul Reef,

which is in the southern part of Reed Bank

in early April.

But when BFAR personnel went to check on them,

they only found two.

A piece of rope was also seen floating around the area

where one of the payaus was seen.

We can say that it was just pulled by the agos.

It's not necessarily that someone pulled it

or someone removed it.

Using a rubber boat,

the ABS-CBN News team was able to see

one of the payaus up close.

The payau is able to see one of the payaus up close.

The payau is able to see one of the payaus up close.

The payau is able to see one of the payaus up close.

The payau is able to serve as a breeding ground

for small fish,

which then attract bigger fish.

Apart from the payaus,

the BFAR also inspected other features of Razul Reef.

This sandbar here at Razul Reef in Reed Bank

is one of the places that BFAR visited

for this patrol and resupply mission

so it can inspect the condition of the corals here

and the condition of the marine biodiversity in the area.

The Bureau said it would need more time

to determine whether the sandbar

is natural or not.

BFAR vowed to continue conducting maritime patrols

in the West Philippine Sea

to guard against illegal fishing or possible drilling,

particularly in the resource-rich Reed Bank.

A 2013 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

claimed Reed Bank could hold up to 5.4 billion barrels of oil

and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Andrea Taguinas, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine Justice Department says

it is making a serious effort

to safeguard human rights

and stop extrajudicial killings in the country.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulia

insists reforms are in place

to strengthen the country's criminal justice system.

Remulia was reacting to a U.S. State Department report

which said extrajudicial killings

were still carried out by Philippine security forces.

The Philippine Foreign Affairs Department

also rejected the report.

It said this does not reflect the situation on the ground.

It also claims,

the report does not acknowledge

the accomplishments of the Marcos Jr. Administration

in upholding human rights.

The DFA called on the U.S. State Department

to exercise due diligence

and ensure more reliable reporting.

A separate report by Amnesty International says

summary executions in the Philippines

persisted in 2023.

The rights watchdog cited a local research group

which said 329 persons died

in police anti-drug operations

or were killed by unidentified assailants.

It notes the killings continue

despite the claim of President Marcos Jr.

that his administration was addressing

the drug problem through rehabilitation.

Amnesty's report also includes

unaddressed issues concerning impunity,

enforced disappearances,

and repression of dissent.

Active and retired Philippine police officers

have allegedly been contacted

by the International Criminal Court

in its prologue.

It's a probe of the Duterte Administration's drug war.

Former Senator Antonio Trillanes

made the claim on social media.

Trillanes said he had highly credible information

that the ICC had contacted

over 50 active and former police officials.

He said their refusal to cooperate

would result in their being considered as suspects.

Trillanes warned this may also result

to travel restrictions

and their arrest via Interpol.

The Philippine National Police says

it will take its cue

from the national government

which has repeatedly said

the ICC has no jurisdiction

over the Philippines.

We have a working judicial system.

We have courts that can be heard

if there are abuses

and irregularities in the hands of the PNP.

And we have proven

that because we have police

that were arrested,

that were imprisoned,

and that were convicted.

So that's what the PNP will do

if we are to be arrested

in the hands of the PNP.

So that's what we will do

if we are to be arrested

in the hands of the PNP.

A money laundering case

has been filed in the U.S.

against former Philippine Elections Chief

Andy Bautista.

Elections Commission Chairman

George Garcia says

representatives of the U.S. Justice Department

and Homeland Security

have requested to interview

the commission's staff.

They've also asked for additional documents

such as procurement papers.

Garcia says the commission plans

to include Bautista's case

in its appeal of a house.

This is a high court ruling

which overturned the disqualification

of Smartmatic in the bidding

for election contracts.

The Supreme Court earlier ruled

that Comlay committed grave abuse

of discretion in disqualifying Smartmatic.

Bautista's money laundering case

stems from allegations

he accepted a bribe from Smartmatic

in exchange for awarding

an election automation contract

to the company.

The Philippine Vice President

thanks President Marcos Jr.

for his support.

Sarah Duterte issued a statement

after the President rejected calls

to replace her as Education Chief.

She assured Marcos Jr.

that she will lead the Education Department

in serving truthfully

for all the country's students.

Calls to fire the Education Secretary

mounted after she allegedly failed

to defend Marcos Jr.

from drug abuse allegations

by her father,

former President Rodrigo Duterte.

First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos

recently admitted to the U.S. Department of Education

in an interview

that this upset her.

Senator Cynthia Villar

gave the First Lady

this unsolicited advice.

I will do everything

to make my husband successful.

I will not fight.

Don't fight.

Just make projects

that will help people.

Up next,

the U.S. Senate

passed a bill

that promises a $95 billion

security aid package

for America's allies,

including the Philippines.

The world tonight returns

after a short break.

I trusted you.

I'm just scared.

I'm a coward.

This is the legal drama

that you can fight.

I'm a coward.

I can't stand it.

What will become of me

if I'm not able to fight?

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

I'm a coward.

May puhunan, kayo mo!

Tuwing Sabado na, alasigon ng hapon.

May puhunan, kayo mo!

One more time, sis.

It's it!

Gusto mo ng gamot? Kakayanin pa.

Pag may sintomas ng sipon, mag-NeoZep 40 na agad.

Subok mo na.

Magaling sa lahat ng sintomas ng sipon, kaya kumpleto ang ginhawa.

Mag-NeoZep 40.

Unilab yan.

Ito ang mga safety reminders para sa ating ABS-CBN News

Quezon City Grand Kapamilya Summer Fair sa April 27.

Hindi po papayagang makapasok ang mga batang below 7 years old

o mas mababa sa 4 feet ang high.

Mga puntis, lasing, o mga alagang hayo.

Hindi rin papayagan ang pagpapasok ng deadly weapons,

plastic water bottles, at professional video cameras.

Mahigpit din pong ipagbabawal ang parinigarilyo

at hindi kaaya-ayang gawain sa venue.

Salamat, kapamilya!

It's getting hotter and hotter!

Totoo na ito!

Finding Mrs. Swindle.

Binakurang ko siya.

I made sure walang ibang single girl sa mga natin.

Nag-iinit din ang tsikahan ng mga mamshi.

Mga maling akala.

Dapat, pinapasag natin ang mga yan.

Yung pagiging isang LGBTQIA plus member,

di naman po talaga ito sakit.

Nag-aalab ang love for family.

Champion sa dancing at inatahap ng acting.

She was getting inspired pala.

Sabi ko nga sa asawa ko,

talo dugo mo.

Mga anak ko, may pang-suhul ako.

Sinaba ko sa lahat ng passports ko.

Forever my baby.

Isama mo pa si Beshie.

Paano niyo po nalaman na close ko po sila?

Secret.

Safe secret keeper.

Ang dami nun, hindi ko mahabot.

Mabuhay ang Gen Z bar kadahan po namin dito.

Yung kapit namin talaga.

Hindi kami bibitaw sa isa't isa.

I try to do my best to support her.

Sobrang proud ako.

Magandang buhay!

Temri다�то!

Mababshosa!

Good night.

We're back on the world tonight.

The Philippine government orders Filipino seafarers

to stop working on passenger ships which pass through the Red Sea

and the Gulf of Aden.

The order by the Migrant Workers Department

prohibits their deployment

to so called high-risk areas and war zones.

Licensed manning agencies

to sign an affirmation letter that guarantees no Filipino

will serve on vessels navigating the identified risk zones.

This aims to ensure the safety of Filipino seafarers

amid continued attacks on vessels sailing near the Arabian Peninsula.

Thank you very much.

for Ukraine and over $26 billion for Israel.

It also allocates over $8 billion for America's Indo-Pacific allies,

including the Philippines and Taiwan.

Today, the Senate sends a unified message to the entire world.

America will always defend democracy in its hour of need.

We tell our allies, we will stand with you.

We tell our adversaries,

don't mess with us.

A lot of people inside and outside the Congress wanted this package to fail.

But today, those in Congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day.

U.S. President Biden has vowed to sign the bill into law

as soon as it reaches his desk.

China has expressed opposition to the U.S. aid for Taiwan.

The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair

and does not talk about it.

It does not tolerate any external interference.

The relevant bill in the U.S. Congress includes Taiwan-related content,

which seriously violates the one-China principle

and sends a wrong signal to the Taiwan Independent Separatist Forces.

We resolutely oppose it.

We urge the U.S. to take concrete actions to honor its commitment

not to support Taiwan independence and stop arming Taiwan in any way.

The U.S. Senate passes a landmark bill that threatens to ban TikTok in America.

Unless the app's Chinese owner sells its stake within six months.

Once it's signed by President Biden,

ByteDance will need the approval of Chinese officials to complete a forced sale.

Beijing has opposed such a move.

The U.S. accuses China of using TikTok to spy on Americans.

ByteDance has repeatedly denied this.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Beijing

for talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister and China President Xi Jinping.

Blinken is expected to tackle various issues.

He will ask Beijing to stop its firms from resupplying Russia's defense industrial base.

The U.N. calls for an international probe of the mass graves

found at two medical facilities in Gaza.

The U.N. Human Rights Office says it is corroborating reports

the mass graves at the Nasser and Al-Shifa hospitals contained over 300 bodies.

It described these as serious violations,

of international humanitarian law.

Palestinian reports claim the bodies of women and older people

were buried beneath piles of hospital waste.

A former tabloid publisher testifies in a New York court

that he buried stories about Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs.

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker

was the first witness to testify in Trump's hush money trial.

Pecker said he had a highly confidential deal

to only publish favorable stories about Trump.

Prosecutors say Pecker's actions helped Trump deceive voters.

Pecker's testimony came after a hearing on the prosecution's request

for Trump to be fined over a gag order violation.

We have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional.

I'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me.

So they can talk about me, they can say whatever they want, they can lie.

But I'm not allowed to say anything.

I just have to sit back and look at why a conflicted judge

has ordered me to have a gag order.

I don't think anybody's ever said anything like this.

U.S. President Biden campaigns in Florida

where he poked fun at Donald Trump's offer to sell Bibles at $60 apiece.

Biden also called on voters to hold Trump accountable

for getting the U.S. Supreme Court to abolish a constitutional right to abortion.

He described,

He described the Dobbs decision as a miracle.

Maybe it's coming from that Bible he's trying to sell.

Whoa.

I almost wanted to buy one just to see what the hell's in it.

It should be a constitutional right in the federal constitution.

A federal right.

And it shouldn't matter where in America you live.

It's about, this isn't about states' rights, it's about women's rights.

I mean this.

I look forward to it.

Folks, look.

Now he's worried the voters will hold him accountable

for saying he's responsible for getting Roe v. Wade overturned.

Donald Trump is worried voters are going to hold him accountable

for the cruelty and chaos he created.

Folks, the bad news for Trump is we are going to hold him accountable.

We are.

He should be held accountable.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Lawyer Rene Sagisag's candidacy was funded by the Filipino masses.

The reluctant politician only opted to serve for one term.

As a legislator, he penned Republic Act 6713,

or Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees,

which now serves as the public servant's guiding light to a higher kind of public service.

Sagisag also co-authored RA 6770,

or the Ombudsman Act of 1980,

and consensually handled the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

Sagisag was one of the 16 senators who voted for the removal of the U.S. military bases in the country.

As a former senator who went back to private law practice,

Sagisag would always register his disgust

each time that Filipinos' basic rights are either slighted or threatened.

That is one of the favorite objectives of Degong.

I hope we don't go that uncivilized route.

We have to have higher respect for human life and human dignity.

Sagisag was born in Mauban, Quezon on August 14, 1939.

A product of public elementary and high schools,

Sagisag finished his Bachelor of Laws in San Beda College.

Manya cum laude.

He also finished his Master of Laws degree in Harvard University as a full scholar.

And while reaching for his dreams to become a lawyer,

Sagisag also worked as checker, laborer, construction site guard, and messenger.

During the martial law years,

Sagisag defended human rights victims pro bono through Mabini,

or the Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood, Integrity, and Nationalism,

which he formed along with lawyers Joker Arroyo and Jejo Marbinay.

In 2017,

at the height of the bloody war against illegal drugs,

Sagisag founded Articulo 3 with an advocacy similar to that of Mabini.

Sagisag's Senate contemporary, former Senate President Vicente Soto III shares,

Sagisag did not join their merienda time because he refused to leave their colleague Ernesto Herrera,

and he did not want to use the people's money to feed him.

Former Senate President Franklin Drilon, who was Sagisag's contemporary in the Aquino cabinet,

meanwhile describes him as a man with unbending principles and morality in public service.

Friends describes Sagisag as a joker and a good storyteller,

whose only vice is to do ballroom dancing with his wife Dulce.

I was fortunate to have encountered Senator Sagisag at his prime.

When I was a very young lawyer, he had a lot of stories to talk about handling cases for,

for his usual clients, the underdogs.

Because of that I learned a lot, you know, not just about the law, not just about trying cases,

but about, I think, life, you know, and about character.

He was someone who was fun to be with, but not when he was angry or not when he was indignant.

In 2007, the Sagisag couple met an accident resulting to Dulce's death, physically affected by the accident.

Sagisag was still a regular figure in many Senate occasions, including bidding farewell to former members who passed away.

It was Attorney Rebo Sagisag, the former senator's son, who announced to the public their father's passing Wednesday.

Their only request to the public, allow them to grieve privately first.

The Senate immediately raised its national flag at half-mast following Sagisag's demise.

Heartfelt messages for Sagisag overflowed, courtesy of current and former lawmakers who have worked with the late senator.

According to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Coco Pimentel III, Sagisag even sang a heartfelt You Are My Sunshine during his father Nene's wake.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You made me happy when skies were gray.

Si Karine talagang isa sa mga...

...mga bayani natin.

Isa sa mga huling nakasama ko siya ilan doon ay nung tumindig kami laban sa martial law sa Mindanao noong 2017.

Kahit makabaston na siya, andun talaga. Para siyang leyon.

At maraming salamat kay Karine.

Nagi siyang abogado ko noong recent na subversion ba o kung anong kaso laban sa ilan sa amin.

The Senate is only awaiting a word from Sagisag's family so they could set the Chamber's necrological rights for the late senator.

Attorney Rene V. Sagisag was part of the 8th Congress from 1987 to 1992 and he physically attended all the 415 session days of the Senate.

Sherry Lan Torres, ABS-CBN News.

Regional power grids in the Philippines go on alert as searing temperatures put a strain on the country's power reserves.

Industry experts are worried this could worsen further.

Alvin El Chico reports.

After Luzon and Visayas, now comes Mindanao.

The National Grid Corporation declared a yellow alert status for Mindanao from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, which means thinning electricity reserve.

Luzon still has some hours of red alert and a longer yellow alert in the evening.

While the Visayas grid has a 5-hour red alert.

During daytime and 2 hours of yellow alert at night time.

Since it's impossible to build power plants overnight, the energy department has no choice but to resort to demand side management,

which means appealing to consumers to use energy efficiently.

Hindi naman bawal ang mag-aircon, for example, pero siguro dapat yung maayos lang ng paggamit ng ating mga appliances.

Halimbawa sa aircon, sa halip na 18 degrees yung setting natin, pwede naman tayo ng 25.

Or even a little lower at 23 degrees.

But it appears that the appeal is not working as the country posted the highest electricity consumption for 2024 last Tuesday amid rising temperatures all over the country.

Ito siguro na na ang naging dahilan kung kaya't nagkaroon tayo ng pag-nipis ng supply ng kuryente, lalong-lalo na sa ating mga reserba.

None of the industry experts ABS-CBN talked to can categorically declare that the power supply is not working.

The power situation will be back to normal soon considering the number of plants on shutdown.

According to NJCP and Miralco, it's possible that the worst is yet to come.

Kailangan natin ang tabayanan araw-araw kung mag-improve ba yung sitwasyon at yun na lang talaga ang magagawa natin sa ngayon.

Yun yung kailangan din natin pang pagpahandaan. Hindi pa ito tapos.

Gusto ko lang sabihin sa ating mga kababayan, we have not seen the highest demand yet.

Based on NJCP's data, there are still 20 power plants that are on unscheduled shutdown in Luzon,

20 in Visayas, and 9 in Mindanao, which shaved a considerable amount of supply from the three electricity grids.

Alvin Olchico, ABS-CBN News.

The Philippine government's infrastructure spending increased by over 6.5% from last year.

The Budget Department says,

5 billion pesos were spent in the first two months of 2024.

The government spent 113 billion pesos in the same period of 2023.

Government spending overall went over 722 billion pesos in the two-month period.

This is due to higher interest payments, larger transfers to local government units, as well as higher maintenance and other operating expenses.

Philippine shares continue to climb on bargain hunting and easing concerns over the war in the Middle East.

Details in this report.

Asian equities saw yet another rally this Wednesday from a tech-driven surge,

and as the region's corporate earnings season enters its busiest week.

There's also a special focus on the yen, with the Japanese currency touching near 34 lows.

Its movements fueled bets on an intervention from the Bank of Japan in its policy meeting this Friday.

The regional upswing also felt here at home.

For the day,

the index further climbed by a percent.

Regina Capital's Manu Castro points to bargain hunters re-entering the local market,

and investor woes from the Middle East conflict slowly easing.

After the heavy sell-off in the previous weeks,

we're bullish that the market is on its way to an upward trend,

especially as investors are looking to rebuild their portfolio.

After the index did see itself consecutively drop,

for us, it's going to be a big one.

It's going to be a big one.

So I would say this is the time that investors would be trying to rebuild their portfolios.

Corporate stories, the SM Group eyes a $3 billion notes program in the next three to five years.

Stock market heavyweight SM Investments confirms the plans with its property unit SM Prime

and what would be the biggest issuance of its kind by a Philippine company.

SMIC says an entity in Singapore has been formed to facilitate that move.

SMIC says an entity in Singapore has been formed to facilitate that move.

The notes program will fund its financing needs,

including expansion efforts and debt payments.

In the earnings stream,

Concepcion Industrial emerges stronger in the first quarter.

Gross profit climbed on higher sales across its business segments.

Consolidated earnings were also higher,

thanks to improved retail presence and distribution channels,

as well as wider product portfolio.

Our final word tonight is a quote from

Rene Sagisag.

We must always remember that accusation is not proof

and that criticism of one's government is not a crime.

It is a vital part of any healthy and functioning democracy.

And that is The World Tonight, the 24th of April, 2024.

I'm Pia Guterres.

I'm Tony Velasquez from the Philippines.

Thank you.

Mabuhay!

Thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching!