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France seeks deeper military ties with the Philippines

with negotiations for a new security deal.

Philippine police revoke more than a dozen gun licenses

of fugitive televangelist Apollo Kibuloy.

China's president says Beijing and Washington

should be allies and not adversaries.

And the damage to Philippine agriculture

due to the El Nino phenomenon

reaches the 4 billion peso mark.

Good evening, I'm Tony Velasquez.

And I'm Bia Gutierrez.

On our broadcast tonight,

France prepares to negotiate a security deal

with the Philippines next month.

This follows the French Navy's participation

for the first time in the Philippines'

annual military drills with the U.S.

Bianca Daba has tonight's top story.

The Philippines and France are planning

to deepen their defense cooperation.

The two countries are set to begin talks

for a visiting forces agreement next month.

A deal would allow French forces

to train with their Filipino counterparts.

We will have an opportunity in May

to maybe start officially the negotiations

or at least,

discuss the modalities.

So the next meeting is May 20, May 21.

So that's the, I would say,

perfect occasion to officially discuss

the ways to negotiate the VFA.

On Friday, a French Navy helicopter

landed on a Philippine landing dock vessel

for the first time

as the two nations,

along with the United States,

continue their multilateral maritime training drills

under the Balikatan exercises this year.

We will start the flight quarters operations.

So it will require the coordination

between the bridge team

and then the flight deck team.

Their movements and communications

are very clear

from the helicopter control room

going to the pilots of our helicopters.

The Philippines AW109 helicopter

and France's Airbus AH160

landed on the docks of BRP Davao del Sur,

BRP Ramon Alcaldes,

and FS Vondemir

and proceeded to refuel

before resuming their landing exercise

on USS Harper's Ferry.

The participating naval vessels

of the Philippines, the US, and France

also conducted a replenishment at sea exercise.

We have a delivery ship

and of course,

we are supplying ship

and at the same time,

we are receiving vessel.

So they are moving together

to support the needs

of the receiving vessel.

The four vessels

are expected to be

to continue the cross-deck landing exercises

until April 27

before sailing towards the West Philippine Sea

where more maritime drills are expected

to be held beyond the country's

12 nautical mile territorial waters.

Meanwhile,

in an open field in Laortown

in Nueva Ecija also on Friday,

personnel of the Philippine Army

and the United States Army Pacific

fired shot after shot.

Using their respective howitzers,

they fired at the target

which was 9 kilometers away

from the launch area.

But all of this is only a simulation.

Part of the two armies'

field artillery live fire exercise

under Phase 1 of Salaknib 2024.

Salaknib,

which means Shield in Ilocano,

is an annual army-to-army exercise

geared towards strengthening

the interoperability of Filipino

and American troops

and enhancing their capabilities

against external threats.

What you saw under the nets,

and on the pieces,

is exactly why we're here,

is to build the partnership

between ourselves

and the Filipino Army.

And so,

he hit on it.

We started a couple of weeks ago

with some classes and courses

to discuss the different particularities

of the two systems.

And then what you saw

was the culmination of that event.

The Philippine Army utilized

its Atmos 155MM howitzers

which have a range of 34 to 42 kilometers

depending on the munitions.

Filipino troops also used

their 105MM howitzers,

lightweight towed weapons,

which can be used for direct and indirect fire.

The USARPAC, meanwhile,

fired its M119 howitzer,

a lightweight 105MM howitzer

which can be easily airlifted by helicopter

or airdropped by parachute.

It has a range of about 11 kilometers.

American troops also utilized

their M777 howitzer during the drills.

Highly portable by land, sea, and air,

the weapon is used for the

high-speed fire of the Philippine Army.

The Philippine Army has a range

of about 120 kilometers.

The Philippine Army has a range

of about 120 kilometers.

The Philippine Army has a range

of about 120 kilometers.

Field artillery personnel

from both armies worked hand-in-hand

to maneuver and fire the howitzers.

Among the US Army personnel

who tried their hands

on the Philippine Army's weapon systems

is Filipino-American Staff Sergeant Aaron Reyes.

This is Reyes' first time

to participate in the Salaklib exercise

in the Philippines

since joining the USARPAC in 2019.

They also tried to use our equipment.

They also tried to use our equipment.

They also tried to use our equipment.

At the same time,

kami din po nagamit po yung

equipment nila at napag-share po

ng mga expert, ng kanya-kanyang expertise

para po mas mapalakok po natin

yung knowledge natin pagdating sa

trabaho po natin.

For Philippine and US Army officials,

interoperability among the soldiers

is crucial. And this is further

enhanced by holding joint drills

where both armies also learn from each other.

One of the things we're doing is a

combined jungle operations training course

with the Filipino Army.

We run one in Hawaii

and we know that the Filipino Army

runs a really extensive course

and so there's lessons to be learned

there how to operate

in the jungle. It's an unforgiving environment

and so we want to learn from our

Filipino counterparts on how they operate

here on the island

of Luzon and elsewhere

and it's a great course to build that partnership.

Around 1,800

Philippine Army personnel

and 1,700 US Army

personnel trained side-by-side

in the first phase of the Salaknib

drills. The second phase

is scheduled in June.

Bianca Dava,

ABS-CBN News, Laura,

Nueva Ecija.

China warns

the Philippines against involving other

parties in their maritime

row over the West Philippine Sea.

The Chinese Defense Ministry says

this would only worsen the situation.

It reiterated its position,

its opposition to what it called

external interference

and muscle flexing in the South

China Sea. It also said

China's military is closely watching

the situation and will respond

with effective measures.

A Philippine

party list group seeks a congressional

probe of the country's joint military

drills with the US. Gabriela

Party List Representative Arlene

Brosas believes these are fueling

tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

Brosas warns the drills could

be viewed as warmongering

especially with the inclusion of the

Philippines' newly acquired

missile launcher system.

If China builds up

in the West Philippine Sea,

it's the same thing

that's being done here in the Philippines

through EDCA sites.

The US wants war

through the placement

of Tomahawk missiles

here in the Philippines.

The Defense Chiefs of the US,

Philippines, Japan, and Australia

will meet in Hawaii next week.

The meeting on May 2nd

will tackle common security challenges

in the Indo-Pacific region.

It will be their second

quadrilateral meeting.

They met in June last year on the sidelines

of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

The four countries held military

exercises in the West Philippine Sea

earlier this month.

Philippine police revoked the gun permits

of fugitive televangelist Pastor

Apollo Kiboloy. The move is

welcomed by the head of a Senate panel

that is approving Kiboloy's alleged abuses.

This report from Raya Capulong.

The Philippine National Police

has revoked the license to own

and possess firearms

and firearms registration

of fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ

leader Pastor Apollo Kiboloy.

Aside from Kiboloy,

the license to own and possess

firearms of his co-accused

Ingrid Canada has also been revoked.

PNP Chief General

Romel Francisco Marbile

has already signed the recommendation

of the Firearms and Explosives Office

to revoke the LTAP and firearms

registration of Kiboloy and Canada.

Hayaan niyo pong basahin ko po

yung dispositive portion po ng

resolution na pinirmahan po ng ating

GPNP.

Wherefore,

foregoing considered,

the license to own and possess

firearms and firearms registration

of Apollo Karyon Kiboloy

are hereby required.

Evoke immediately.

Further, the next of kin,

nearest relative or legal representative

of Apollo C. Kiboloy

or any other person

is directed to deliver the same

and the firearms shall be confiscated

for proper disposition.

According to PNP-PIO acting

Chief and Spokesperson

Colonel Jean Fajardo,

the basis of revocation

was the criminal cases

faced by Kiboloy and Canada.

Kung matatandaan po natin,

ay nasampahan po ng kaso

si Pastor Kiboloy at iba pa

ng qualified human trafficking

which carries a penalty

of life imprisonment

as well as yung

violation of Republic Act 7610

o yung pong child abuse

which also carries a capital offense.

So, dun po sa mga penalty

at yung mga warrants po na in-issue po na ito,

yun po ang naging basihan

kung bakit po nirecommend po ng

Firearms and Explosives Office

na i-revoke po

ang pribilehyo ni Pastor Kiboloy

at ni Ms. Canada

na i-revoke yung kanilang

LTAP and firearms registration.

The PNP is giving Kiboloy

six months to surrender

his 19 guns

which are now considered

loose firearms.

So, pag hindi po nila ito

isinoli at nakita po ito

sa possession po ng sino man

ay maaari po silang

maharap sa kaso

for illegal possession of firearms.

Senator Risa Hontiveros

welcomes this

development.

She calls on the PNP

to make sure the guns

are not left Kiboloy's followers.

She also called for the dismantling

of the pastor's private army.

Hontiveros is chairperson

of the Senate Committee

on Women, Children, and Gender Equality

which has been investigating

the alleged abuses committed

by Kiboloy on his members.

But the camp of Kiboloy questions

the revocation of the LTAP

and firearms registration of their client.

There must be a reason

why

they seem to disregard

Section 39

kasi po

kung mabasa mo doon

under Section B

39B

ang kailangan po

a conviction of a crime

involving moral torpitude

or any offense

where the penalty carries

an imprisonment

of more than six years.

Yung license to own

firearm po

specified under the law

yung mga grounds

at saka

naka-indicate naman doon

na kung nakasuhan ka lang

ah

hindi po covered

kasi kailangan

conviction of a crime.

The camp of Kiboloy added

they will wait for the copy

of the resolution

signed by Marbeel.

However,

they are studying

the filing of a motion

for reconsideration.

Raya Kapulong,

ABS-CBN News.

The governor of the

Philippine province of Tagayan

will appeal his disqualification

by the Election Commission.

Manuel Mamba was disqualified

for disbursing public funds

during the 2022

campaign period.

Mamba's lawyer says

he will appeal this

with the Commission on Bank.

The governor allegedly

used the funds

to provide various benefits

to his constituents

during his campaign.

The governor's lawyer

is confident

they can convince

election officials

to overturn

the disqualification.

Yung mga kasong yan,

may kaugnayan yan

sa mga social service funds

noong panahon ng pandemic

pahalos

na yan ipinamahagi

ni governor

Mamba

noong

bago mag-eleksyon.

Ang sabi kasi

ng Comelec ngayon,

yan daw ay labag sa batas

kasi wala naman yung

certificate of exemption

kasi bago kang magbigay

ng ganyan mga social service funds

ay dapat merong

exemption sa Comelec.

Eh bago naman yan

ibinigay ni

governor Mamba

o ng kanyang mga tauhan,

yan ay humingi na sila,

nag-file na sila

ng application

for exception.

Hindi nga lamang

kagad na ilabas

yung

exemption na yan

kaya

nangyari

eh pinamahagi na rin

yung mga social service funds.

Ayun ang nais namin

ipunto sa

Comelec and Bank

na yung exemption

na hinihingi namin

ay

na-provolgate na

bago maghalalaan.

Philippine State Prosecutors

recommend cyber libel charges

against the leader

of the jeepney operators

group Maribela.

The charges against

Mar Valbuena

stem from his corruption

allegation

against the

transportation secretary

Jaime Bautista.

Valbuena had claimed

Bautista collected bribes

as part of the government's

program to modernize

public utility vehicles.

Bautista filed a cyber libel

complaint against Valbuena.

He also sued

motoring journalist

Ira Panganiban

for supposedly linking him

to the alleged bribery scheme.

The Philippine Council

for the Welfare on Children

urges local governments

to implement

child protection programs.

This follows

the order of

President Marcos Jr.

for an intensified drive

against the online

sex abuse

of Filipino children.

The council's

executive director says

local government units

can start by allotting

budgets for child

protection programs.

Angelo Tapale says

the commission plans

to tighten the success

indicators for

child-friendly programs.

The government received

279,000 reports

in 2020

of online sexual abuse

and evidence

and exploitation

of children.

That's more than triple

the reports received

in 2019.

Up next, China's president

says Beijing and Washington

should be partners

and not enemies.

The World Tonight returns

after a short break.

We're back on The World Tonight.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping

says Beijing and Washington

should be partners

and not adversaries.

He gave the message

to visiting U.S. Secretary of State

Antony Blinken

at their meeting

in Beijing.

Blinken says the U.S.

wants to maintain

and strengthen communication

with China

in dealing with

their differences.

Beijing has protested

U.S. curbs on exports

to China of high-tech goods

that may have military uses.

TikTok's parent company,

ByteDance,

says there are no plans

to sell the video-sharing app.

That's despite

a new U.S. law

that forces a China-based firm

to divest TikTok's U.S. assets

within 270 days

or more.

Or face a ban.

The U.S. government

cited national security risks

for the law.

It claims TikTok

can be used

by the Chinese government

to spy on Americans.

ByteDance has denied

the allegation.

TikTok's CEO

has vowed to challenge

the law in court.

Up to 400 bodies

have now been found

in a mass grave

at a southern Gaza hospital

once occupied

by Israeli troops.

Palestinian authorities

say 392 bodies

were recovered,

some of which

were clad

in surgical gowns.

160 have been identified.

The mass grave

at the Nasser Medical Complex

was discovered

weeks after Israeli forces

withdrew from the facility.

The Israel Defense Forces

have denied any hand

in the mass grave.

It says this was

dug by Palestinians.

The New York Appeals Court

orders a new trial

for ex-American film producer

Harvey Weinstein.

After overworking,

over-turning his 2020 conviction

for sexual assault and rape.

The court said

the judge who handled the case

made a mistake

by letting women testify

that Weinstein assaulted them

even though their accusations

were not part of the charges

he faced.

Weinstein is not expected

to be freed immediately.

He was sentenced last year

in Los Angeles

to 16 years in prison.

Meanwhile, the founder

of the MeToo movement

expresses dismay

at the court decision

to overturn the case.

Weinstein's conviction.

Tarana Burke says

they will work harder

to hold powerful men

accountable for their abuses.

We are devastated

for the survivors

who are connected to this case

and the survivors

who had found some solace

and catharsis

in the original verdict

around Harvey Weinstein.

This is not a blow

to the movement.

It is a clarion call.

And we are prepared.

We are here to answer that call.

13 President Marcus Jr.

inaugurates a new

passenger terminal building

off the Batangas Port.

He touted the facility

as a manifestation

of his administration's

infrastructure development efforts.

The President says

the continuous expansion

of the Batangas Port

plays a major role

in the country's economic growth.

The new batangas port

is a major part of the country's

U-Terminal has an annual passenger capacity of 12.8 million from the previous 4 million.

It is a gateway to the nation's dynamic capital region, a portal to agricultural powerhouses,

access point to island tourism paradises, and a receiver of goods that feel and fuel the vibrancy of our economy.

True enough, maximizing the port of Batangas helps in decongesting our Manila ports,

causing the dispersal of economic activities to places more than capable of housing entrepreneurial and industrial boom.

Two Philippine senators seek a probe in the country's power supply crisis.

The chair of the Senate Energy Committee, Rafi Tulfo, says the probe will look into the supply shortage

affecting power grids across the country.

It will also examine power rate increases that affect millions of households.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to know why multiple power plants are breaking down.

The Philippine Energy Department earlier said the country's power problems can be considered a calamity.

It is important to investigate this well by the Energy Regulatory Commission of the ERC

because the ERC is very close to what we call reliance.

The ERC is the source of the reliability of our plants.

If we remember, in the past few years, the ERC has fined some plants because they exceeded the reliability index.

So what this means is that the responsibility, the accountability of the plant should be maintained,

they should have spare parts, they should be complete in the composition of their plants, and it's there.

Because if it's just a failure, it should come back quickly.

A Philippine health advocate unveils an alleged corrupt practice where doctors get money or luxury items

in exchange for prescribing particular brands of medicine.

Ara Perez tells us how the health department is looking into the issue.

Did you know that the medicines prescribed to you must always have a generic name?

Under the Generics Act of 1988, doctors in public and private hospitals must always put a generic name,

while private practitioners may include a brand name if desired.

But according to public health advocate Dr. Tony Liachon, some doctors are not following this rule

and have even engaged in what he could describe as multi-level marketing.

According to a whistleblower who approached Liachon, this scheme involves doctors prescribing specific brands

and advising patients to get these medicines at certain pharmacies.

Ang masama dito, yung mga doktor na nare-recruit according to the scheme,

ay nagre-recruit pa at nabibigyan ng komisyon.

To me, this is the greatest medical corruption in modern times sa Philippine history.

Liachon maintains this practice does not benefit the interest of patients.

Ayon sa aking mga sources, mga kapwa doktor,

ay maaring...

generic din, pero sinasubstitute yung brand name ng kanilang kumpanya.

Yung iba naman, sinusulat na mismo nung doktor na nakausap ng kumpanya,

diretsyo na, generic plus yung branded name ng produktong kanilang binibenta.

Yung ibang doktor ay may pharmacist.

At sasabihin doon sa mga pasyente, doon ka bibili lang ha.

Liachon further claims those involved in the system

have a quota, and they receive lavish incentives if they are considered top performers.

The Philippine Health Department says they are investigating the issue

and determine if ethical standards were violated.

Pag nilabag mo yung code of ethics ng PMA,

ang doktor ay pwedeng ma-reprimand, pwedeng ma-suspend ng lisensya,

o kaya pwedeng ma-revoke ang lisensya.

Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo also shares,

the Food and Drug Administration has investigatory powers,

while other concerned agencies can also conduct...

their own investigation.

Domingo also points out, patients have the right to choose between a generic or any branded medicine.

Hindi kayo dapat pinipilit na bumili ng kahit na anong brand.

Sinabi ng doktor na yan lang po, pwede na po kayo mag-report.

But for a pharmaceutical group, it admits this issue is not new.

I've heard of this, hindi pa ako pharmacist, hanggang naging pharmacist at nagiging pharmacy leader.

Ayaw na ayaw ko yung gano'ng klaseng product.

Ang gamot po ay gamot lang pag nagamit ng tama,

pero lasun po siya pag hindi ginamit ng tama.

The DOH and health advocates assured one thing,

most of our doctors, pharmacists, and healthcare workers are ethical,

and only a minority may be involved in the issue.

Ang ginagawa po ng DOH ngayon ay naglilinis tayo ng mantsa.

Ibig sabihin, hindi po natin nilalahat.

Mas marami ang doktor, mas marami ang pharmacist,

ang tahimik.

Nagsisilbi.

Senator J.V. Ejercito has filed a resolution to investigate the alleged collusion

of some doctors and pharmaceutical companies.

Ara Perez, ABS-CBN News.

In a statement sent to ABS-CBN News,

Belkens Pharma Inc. denied what it says were the unfounded allegations against it.

It also committed to rectify the accusations in the right forum

and to preserve the company's reputation.

The severely dry El Niño weather in the Philippines has caused up to 4.3 billion pesos in agricultural damage.

The Philippine Agriculture Department says over 85,000 farmers in 11 regions have been affected.

Rice production was impacted the most, with over 113,000 metric tons lost to the dry spell.

The Agriculture Department has provided 2 billion pesos worth of interventions to affected farmers and fisherfolk.

Philippine shares suffered a fourth weekly loss as traders turned to alternative assets for investments.

We have this report.

A gauge of Asian equities headed for their best week since November this Friday.

Tech stocks drove today's rally following stellar earnings from Microsoft and Google's parent firm Alphabet overnight,

almost eclipsing the U.S. economy's slower-than-expected first-quarter growth of 1%.

Traders also reacting to movements of the yen,

officially hitting a 34-year low after the Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate unchanged.

Here at home, Philippine shares now on their fourth weekly loss,

despite the PSE index returning to the 6,600 level.

A special focus also on the Philippine peso as the currency nears 58 to the dollar,

but First Metro's Christina Ulang is staying optimistic.

The equities market, a bit looking for safer haven, alternative assets, and so investors try to lighten up.

But hopefully, the accumulation, the start of accumulation could happen because we have this April being seasonally low.

We're exiting April, and I think May, we're going to see recovery, sustained recovery.

In corporate stories, the SM Group's freight and passenger operations,

is a major operator to go, and is further expanding its fleet this year.

It launched this Friday its latest Roro passenger vessel,

set a cater to travelers in top Philippine destinations,

and high-trade routes including Iloilo, Bacolod, and Cagayan.

MV Masigla is to go's fourth vessel in its fleet, with a 400 seating capacity.

SMIC's Teresita Cicoson says a fifth vessel will set sail this year, particularly for leisure purposes.

There's a lot of things to do on the ship.

The leisure travel starts when you board the ship.

It will follow the air travel.

So for those people who like to travel leisurely, not on the bus or not on the plane,

they can always come here.

And we have a lot of spaces for cargos, for luggages.

In company earnings, Robinson's Retail Posts,

a significantly higher quarterly net income.

It jumped to 5.2 billion pesos from the 683 million in 2023.

Net sales were also higher thanks to sales from new stores

and sustained demand in its food retail and drugstore segments.

Our final word tonight is a quote from a Swahili proverb.

A boat doesn't go forward if each one is rowing their own way.

And that is The World Tonight, the 26th of April, 2024.

I'm Pia Gutierrez.

I'm Tony Velasquez from the Philippines.

Thank you.

Mabuhay!

Thank you.