24 Oras Express: September 6, 2023 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Miyerkoles, September 6, 2023.  - Mga larawan ng mga sikat na artista at influencer, ginagamit sa mga pekeng social media profile para mang-scam ng mga dayuhan, ayon sa PAOCC  - Walang P41/kg regular-milled rice sa ilang palengke; sa iba naman, palugi na ang benta ng mga retailer  - Ilang magsasaka, nangangambang bumagsak pa ang presyo ng kanilang palay matapos magpatupad ng price cap sa bigas.  - Senator Padilla, nanawagang palayain ang senior citizen na napagkamalan daw bilang wanted na Abu Sayyaf member  - Pagtapos sa Code of Conduct sa South China Sea, isinulong ni PBBM; pinaboran ng Japan at SoKor  - "Tank mode" ng "Voltes V" robot, hinangaan ng Japanese fans  - Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, wala raw ipinangako sa China na tatanggalin ang BRP Sierra Madre sa Ayungin Shoal  - Kamatis, mahigit P200/kg sa ilang palengke; mas mahal na sa kilo ng manok o tilapia  - PAGASA: wala nang sama ng panahon sa loob ng PAR pero magpapaulan pa rin ang habagat  - Tinapyasang pondo para sa ilang ospital at mahihirap na pasyente, pinuna ng ilang mambabatas  - Paggamit ng intel at confi funds ng mga ahensya simula 2022, binubusisi sa Senado  - Broadcast Communication Department ng UP Diliman, pinagbibitiw sa pwesto si MTRCB Chairperson Lala Sotto  - David Licauco ver. 3.0, mapapanood sa "Maging Sino Ka Man"  For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs, including the full version of 24 Oras.  24 Oras is GMA Network's flagship newscast, anchored by GMA News pillars Mike Enriquez, Mel Tiangco, and Vicky Morales, featuring top news stories from the Philippines and the hottest showbiz news on Chika Minute hosted by Iya Villania. Visit GMA News Online (http://www.gmanews.tv/24Oras) for more.

Transcript

00:00 Live from the GMA Network Center, this is 24 Horas.

00:06 Good evening, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

00:12 You are now being used by famous artists and influencers for e-scam.

00:19 That's what the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission discovered.

00:24 After the discovery of cellphones that were confiscated in the TSA Hub in Pasay.

00:30 These are the contents of the photos of artists and influencers

00:34 that were used to create a fake social media account.

00:38 These accounts and photos are used to deceive foreigners through love scam.

00:44 That's true according to my exclusive investigation.

00:50 In a raid in the TSA Hub in Pasay in August,

00:54 3,000 cellphones were confiscated by the authorities.

00:59 These cellphones were checked one by one

01:03 and a modus was discovered here.

01:05 The contents of these are profiles of famous artists and social media influencers in the country

01:12 that are being used by syndicates behind the scam hub

01:16 to victimize foreigners in different countries.

01:19 Some of them are even influencers, endorsers.

01:23 They just change their names.

01:25 In a digital forensic examination by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission

01:30 and the Inter-Agency Task Force,

01:32 it was discovered that the syndicate was using a fake social media account

01:36 to hide the social media accounts of artists and influencers.

01:39 And because there is no doubt that the people in the profile photos are good,

01:45 the syndicate will be able to victimize them, especially in love scams.

01:49 They have folders of the activities of the artists or influencers.

01:54 If you say what you are doing now,

01:56 the artist will show that he is working out even if he is not working out.

01:59 If you say what you are doing now,

02:02 breakfast, lunch, they have folders of food.

02:05 So, they will choose that.

02:07 And then, until the person is in love.

02:12 According to PAOK, love scams are a kind of modus

02:15 where the syndicate can find a person using a fake profile.

02:19 They will court the person and get the trust.

02:21 If the victim is in love,

02:23 he will get the money or the syndicate will allocate it

02:25 that will be included in an investment scheme.

02:27 And then,

02:29 if you fall, you will lose your partner.

02:32 PAOK has the evidence that money is being invested in the syndicate

02:37 that is now subject to a deeper investigation.

02:41 The question is, if money is invested, where will it go?

02:44 So, the fruit of the crime should be pursued also.

02:48 So, the digital forensic examination is important for us

02:51 so that we can know where the money went.

02:54 They will inform the public so that the love scam will not be a victim.

02:57 The profile of the victims is 35 above.

03:01 If they see that your love life is emotionally unstable,

03:05 that the times are not good, they will put you in jail.

03:09 We will be the ones who will be friended online.

03:11 No one wants to talk to the last call center agent

03:14 that according to PAOK,

03:16 is being charged with not going down to 60,000 pesos per month.

03:20 The deportation order of 180 foreigners has also been issued.

03:25 20 more were found guilty of being deported this week.

03:28 88 Filipinos and 24 Chinese were charged with violating the Security Regulation Code

03:34 in relation to Cybercrime Prevention Act.

03:38 They were kept in the BJMP facility while the others were deported.

03:41 Once you are deported from the Philippines and brought there,

03:45 they need to investigate you.

03:48 So, from here to there, they will be jailed for 30 days pending investigation.

03:52 For GMA Integrated News, Emil Sumangil, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

03:57 The regular meal drive in their market is still not worth P41 per kilo

04:03 in the second day of the price cap on rice.

04:07 Some retailers lost thousands of pesos

04:10 but they still don't have the promised assistance.

04:14 Nakatutok, Mackie Pulido and Ian Cruz.

04:17 Arnold is looking for P41 per kilo of regular meal.

04:24 But P45 per kilo of well-mealed is only being sold in Mega Q Mart, Quezon City.

04:29 P41 is twice the price of a kilo.

04:32 But P45 is already out of budget.

04:36 There is also no P41 for regular meal in Marikina Public Market.

04:40 In the price they got yesterday, P43 per kilo is the maximum

04:44 that's why P45 per kilo is being sold.

04:47 At this price, they will not grow anymore.

04:49 The expenses will only be reimbursed.

04:51 We were looking for it before.

04:53 But the range that they are giving us is around P5 to P6 per caban.

05:00 But to be honest, the rice retailer of Mega Q Mart, Christy Zara,

05:05 the price they sold them for the well-mealed should be the price of regular meal.

05:10 If you classify it, it will only be included in the regular meal.

05:14 The 20 bags of stock of Christy Zara were sold out yesterday.

05:18 She bought 2,700 pesos per caban.

05:21 The maximum here is P54 per kilo.

05:24 But she was forced to sell it for P45.

05:27 She lost P9,000 yesterday.

05:30 It's a big thing for us.

05:33 We are now targeting our main source of income.

05:36 Her husband said that if the government does not immediately replace their losses,

05:40 the checks they paid will be wasted.

05:44 We asked them not to pay our checks first.

05:47 We might not be able to sell.

05:50 There are 25,000 rice retailers in Metro Manila.

05:54 They are just arranging the list of those who will be given P15,000

05:58 from the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program.

06:02 The government's target is to distribute the rice to NCR before the weekend ends.

06:09 That's why it's really fast.

06:12 In case all the details are planned,

06:14 the DSWD plans to pay out the rice in the market.

06:18 We work with the retailers associations and market associations.

06:23 We can do the payout on-site so that they won't be far from their place.

06:30 In some provinces, retailers are now blind.

06:33 In Batanga, for example,

06:35 there are those who were forced to sell well-milled and regular-milled rice for P45 and P41, even if they lost.

06:42 In Abra, they are selling premium-grade rice only to their families,

06:48 and the price is fluctuating from P52 to P56 per kilo.

06:55 There's no way to get a supply of cheaper regular-milled and well-milled rice.

07:00 In Kalinan Public Market in Davao City,

07:03 there are some stores that are able to meet the price cap of regular well-milled rice,

07:08 but the quality of the rice is lower compared to the expensive kind.

07:14 The Puerto Princesa Grains Retailers Association asked them to give them at least two weeks' salary

07:21 so that they can finish their stock.

07:24 Even if the government gives aid,

07:26 it is not enough to pay back the loss that they will receive.

07:30 The Public Market Administrator told General Santos

07:35 that the Executive Order will be strictly followed,

07:37 and if not, they will be forced to close the stores of rice retailers.

07:43 The PRISIM or Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement,

07:47 which is led by rice traders in the country,

07:50 will ensure that retailers in the market will be able to sell regular P41 and P45

07:55 and well-milled rice.

07:57 We have a network of retailers.

08:00 We are monitoring this, making sure that they will have a supply.

08:06 We are also helping the DA and DPI to support

08:14 retailers who do not have a supply for P45 and P41.

08:20 Executive Secretary Lucas Versamin said that his office will also monitor

08:25 to ensure that the price ceiling is met,

08:27 which is needed to reduce the poverty of the people,

08:31 especially those who manipulate the price of rice.

08:35 For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz.

08:38 24 hours.

08:42 In the implementation of the price cap on rice,

08:44 rice farmers are worried that their rice prices will reach their limit.

08:50 This will be a further pain,

08:52 especially as they are preparing for the effects of the flood and storm.

08:56 Jonathan Andal is targeting this.

08:59 Now, farmers are already worried

09:05 that the price of rice in their fields might drop to P17 per kilo.

09:11 Now, the price of rice is limited to P41 per kilo of regular

09:16 and P45 per kilo of well-milled.

09:19 If you go back, you might see the price and cry.

09:22 If the dealer says, "That's how I am, you don't know how to do it, you need money."

09:27 His estimates say that the flood destroyed Augusto,

09:30 so it is already in debt,

09:32 but he has already borrowed capital to plant again.

09:36 You know what to do, it will really come.

09:40 We don't have drying facilities,

09:42 we don't have post-service facilities,

09:45 so you will have to wait for the rice to be harvested,

09:48 especially during this wet season.

09:50 It's just a simple request from some farmers.

09:52 If they will force the price of rice to drop,

09:54 don't take it.

09:56 They have already sold their rice,

09:58 so they asked the President.

10:00 I hope that the farmers will be able to avoid

10:03 lowering the price of rice.

10:06 The price of rice should be 22 to 23 pesos,

10:09 so that we will be happy to harvest.

10:12 For example, the price of rice of Mg. Ruben of Batanga

10:15 is now priced at 16 pesos per kilo,

10:18 far from what is expected.

10:20 The price of rice is really 30 pesos.

10:23 We should also be priced at 30 pesos

10:26 so that we can compensate the farmers.

10:29 If I am poor, there are more who are poor.

10:33 If the price of rice drops, what will be left for them?

10:36 Especially for those like Eduardo,

10:38 who needs to split the income of the land he is planting.

10:41 They were even forced to move to Ilocos Norte.

10:44 We don't have rice to plant, so we can't spend.

10:47 The same situation for those who plant rice in Pampanga

10:49 who cannot plant rice for two weeks due to flood.

10:52 The expenses are also different for the rice.

10:54 It is said that it is expensive according to some rice farmers.

10:57 Maybe it should be cheaper

10:59 before the low price ceiling is implemented.

11:02 It is said that it is expensive in some places.

11:03 It is also said that the services for agriculture are expensive

11:06 according to the farmers of Camarines Sur.

11:08 Those are the ones who are in debt.

11:10 Those who are in Paraoma, Perdy,

11:12 we can't afford it.

11:14 For now, it is said that rice cartels

11:16 are dictating the price of rice

11:18 according to the former Agriculture Secretary, Manny Pinol.

11:21 The government's current approach

11:23 to the price of rice

11:25 is actually true.

11:28 In the first place,

11:31 the government should not let go

11:33 of the regulatory and supervisory powers

11:36 over the rice industry.

11:38 While they are still stuck,

11:40 like Mangs Moises,

11:42 the children are also not willing to be farmers.

11:45 I just want them to continue their studies

11:47 so that they won't be like me, a farmer.

11:49 It is hard to live as a farmer.

11:51 I hope not.

11:53 Because if we are already poor,

11:55 what if there is no longer anyone to farm

11:57 and we are just dependent on imports?

12:00 For the Integrated News,

12:01 Jonathan Andal, 24 Hours.

12:04 Senator Robin Padilla was called

12:07 to release a senior citizen

12:09 who was jailed after he allegedly

12:11 wanted Interpol

12:13 to release a member of Abu Sayyaf.

12:15 His family is against it.

12:17 There are irregularities in the arrest.

12:19 Tina Panganiban Perez is the one who was arrested.

12:21 This is Muhammad Said,

12:26 alias Ama Maas,

12:29 the son of Abu Sayyaf

12:30 who was arrested for a warrant.

12:32 But this is Muhammad Said

12:34 who was helped in Muntinlupa.

12:36 A father, a senior citizen,

12:38 who was just traveling to Malaysia

12:40 on August 10,

12:42 but was caught in the act

12:44 because of an Interpol hit.

12:46 We are more concerned

12:48 with the image of the so-called

12:50 wanted Muhammad alias Ama Maas

12:52 on the left

12:54 and the father on the right.

12:56 You are the ones who will judge

12:58 because you are far away.

12:59 He called for a privileged speech

13:01 to release father Muhammad

13:03 who has a certification from the NBI

13:05 that he has no derogatory record

13:07 during 2018 and 2019.

13:09 Father did not go to the Philippines

13:11 for the crime of holding

13:13 a wanted member of Abu Sayyaf

13:15 who has been dead for a long time.

13:17 From 2001 to October 2011,

13:21 father was in Saudi Arabia.

13:25 But the alleged crime

13:28 of holding Ama Maas

13:30 happened in July 2011.

13:34 In 2016,

13:36 the news came out

13:38 that Ama Maas

13:40 was already dead in the encounter.

13:43 Father Muhammad is still in prison

13:45 and is being interrogated

13:47 according to his son.

13:49 We want to go to jail.

13:51 Of course, it is not the father's fault

13:54 that our father is in jail.

13:55 Why is his name still there

13:57 in the Interpol?

13:59 It's okay if our father is a suspect.

14:01 But he's not.

14:03 The family also questioned

14:05 why the information in the warrant

14:07 that the father was not arrested

14:09 in 2018 was suddenly complete.

14:11 The information they put

14:13 was from his father.

14:15 When they got my father's passport,

14:17 they completed the file

14:19 of the suspect

14:22 and the middle name of my father.

14:23 My father's parents

14:25 are from Pakistan.

14:27 Who do you think

14:29 was the doctor?

14:31 Of course, it was the immigration.

14:33 We have no way of editing

14:35 or adding to it.

14:37 The previous passport number

14:39 matches the one

14:41 in the Interpol red notice.

14:43 It comes out

14:45 because all the details

14:47 that have been included

14:49 are complete.

14:51 Even the picture

14:52 matches.

14:54 In the Interpol record,

14:56 there is a small picture

14:58 that is still pixelated.

15:00 Since all the other details

15:02 match, we forwarded the case

15:04 to the appropriate

15:06 local law enforcement agency.

15:08 It's not just the father

15:10 who can have the name "Wanted".

15:12 That's why the Bureau of Immigration

15:14 gets a certificate

15:16 of not the same person

15:18 from the Bureau of Immigration.

15:20 In a press release,

15:21 the Bureau of Immigration

15:23 Commissioner Norman Tancinko

15:25 said that the father was held

15:27 in the presence

15:29 because of the Interpol red notice

15:31 that was issued in 2017,

15:33 a year after Senator Padilla

15:35 pointed out the time

15:37 when Alias Ama Maas died.

15:39 They have no power

15:41 to arrest a Filipino,

15:43 but if there is a hit,

15:45 they are being prosecuted.

15:47 We are still trying

15:49 to find the truth.

15:50 For the GMA Integrated News,

15:52 Tina Panganiban Perez,

15:54 for Tutok 24 Horas.

15:56 The Code of Conduct

15:59 in the South China Sea

16:01 is now over.

16:03 That's one of the calls

16:05 of the President

16:07 to the ASEAN Summit

16:09 that Japan and South Korea

16:11 have called again.

16:13 China has already answered,

16:15 "Don't be a partner."

16:18 Yes, well,

16:19 in front of his fellow leaders in ASEAN,

16:21 President Bongbong Marcos

16:23 is standing by

16:25 to follow the international law

16:27 in the South China Sea

16:29 and not to compromise

16:31 the regional peace

16:33 because of the ambition

16:35 of some to be in power.

16:37 In front of the leaders of ASEAN,

16:39 President Bongbong Marcos

16:41 is calling

16:43 not to make any steps

16:45 that could cause tension

16:47 and that means

16:48 that we must never allow

16:50 the international peaceful order

16:52 to be subjected to the forces of might

16:54 applied for a hegemonic ambition.

16:57 The President did not speak directly

16:59 but in front of Chinese Premier Li Chang

17:01 at the ASEAN-China Summit,

17:03 he said that they are following the law

17:05 and are not going through

17:07 the non-understanding.

17:09 We seek common ground

17:11 while setting aside differences,

17:13 properly handle disagreements

17:16 and consistently deepen

17:17 practical cooperation

17:19 in the traditional and non-traditional

17:21 security views.

17:23 The media made the following incidents

17:25 of harassment of China

17:27 even inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.

17:29 China even released a 10-dash line map

17:31 that covers almost the entire South China Sea.

17:33 It was not only the Philippines

17:35 that was surprised by the difference

17:37 in the words of China

17:39 when it showed this action

17:41 in the West Philippine Sea.

17:43 We cannot emphasize enough

17:45 the ultimate measure

17:46 of our commitment to securing peace

17:48 and stability in the South China Sea.

17:50 Anything else

17:52 simply does not suffice.

17:54 A way to fix the situation

17:56 is what the Philippines is pursuing

17:58 in the Code of Conduct

18:00 or COC in the South China Sea.

18:02 But this is not over yet

18:04 so the President called

18:06 the early conclusion

18:08 of an effective and substantive COC

18:10 that is in accordance

18:12 with international law

18:14 including the 1982 UNCLOS

18:15 remains the goal

18:17 for ASEAN and for China.

18:20 This was supported by South Korea and Japan,

18:22 ASEAN's dialogue partners.

18:24 China, on the other hand,

18:26 did not want to side with them.

18:28 To keep differences under control

18:30 what is essential now

18:32 is to oppose peaking sides,

18:34 oppose bloc confrontation,

18:37 and oppose a new Cold War

18:40 and to ensure

18:43 that all agreements and disputes

18:44 among countries are properly handled.

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19:56 Thank you very much, Ivan Mayrina.

19:58 Chika in a minute.

20:00 Happy Mid-Week Chikahan mga Kapuso! Let's have a quick check-in for updated on Sherbee's happenings.

20:07 Are you excited for the latest power of the Voltus V Robot?

20:16 That's the Tank Mode that was revealed on the last mock test of Voltus V Legacy last night.

20:22 In a post-edirect by Mark Reyes, some Japanese fans were surprised by the Tank Mode

20:27 which is a toy original and not in the OG anime series.

20:30 It's also a part of the Ultra Electromagnetic Finale

20:33 because we'll get to know the strongest and last beast fighter that Voltus team will face.

20:40 He is Godot, the God of War.

20:43 The future is looking brighter for our "Abot Kamay na Pangarap" and "Sparkle" star, Jillian Ward

20:51 because of her ever-growing power and influence.

20:54 She is now the star of the new gen.

20:58 Congratulations, Jillian!

21:00 Rainy season and bad weather is the perfect time for the new parody brought by comedy genius Michael V.

21:14 That's "Waiting Here Sa Pila" by Lolo Canor, a hit song from the Filipino rock band "Raining in Manila".

21:21 This Sunday, Bubble Gang will be able to hear the new parody

21:25 that will be released weeks after the success of "Oh Wow".

21:28 Just like our beloved fans, the OG band "Can't Wait" is also reacting to the post by Bitoy.

21:37 For the first time, former President Rodrigo Duterte refused to remove the BRP Shera Madre from the Ayungin Shoal.

21:46 Joseph Morong and Cedric Castillo were present.

21:49 That's the answer of former President Rodrigo Duterte to those who are asking if he is the promised president of China

22:02 who is removing the BRP Shera Madre from the Ayungin Shoal.

22:06 China promised that but the president did not mention it.

22:10 Former President Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo refused to do so.

22:30 Former President Joseph Estrada also refused to remove the new map of China with 10-line instead of 9-line

22:37 that was removed by the arbitral ruling in 2016.

22:40 As for the help of his friend, Chinese President Xi Jinping,

22:44 It does not include what is the interest of my country.

22:51 Our territory is non-negotiable. Friendship is one, alliance is another one, but the territory itself must be ours.

23:06 Until this morning, there were 15 Chinese maritime militia vessels and 1 China coast guard vessel in Ayungin.

23:13 Based on the satellite image held by maritime security expert Ray Powell.

23:19 BRP Shera Madre is also in Ayungin, which is being supplied by the government monthly.

23:25 Five Chinese maritime vessels were also spotted in Sabina Shoal, which happened again just recently.

23:36 I think mostly what they're doing there is they are establishing their presence.

23:40 Sabina Shoal is really the closest that we see them get to that Palawan coast.

23:46 Because it is only 78 to 80 nautical miles from the mainland of Palawan and closer to the country

23:52 than the Ayungin or Scarborough Shoal of Zambales, which is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Calayaan.

23:57 They already passed a resolution to condemn the map with 10-line that will be given to the president and DFA.

24:04 We were able to fly in the 10-line.

24:06 Does that mean that we are not a municipality of the Philippines?

24:11 According to maritime security expert, if there are militia vessels of China in the west Philippine Sea,

24:17 that is to show that they have control of the place,

24:20 which can be used more often by the Philippines' resupply missions.

24:25 Because of the militia, the Filipinos can no longer go to the former fishing spots.

24:32 They are being blocked and harassed.

24:34 The so-called secret island that is being picnicked,

24:38 it is also being picnicked and not allowed for some time,

24:41 for a few years, they are not allowed to go there even civilians.

24:44 For Senate Special Committee on Maritime and Admiralty Zones,

24:49 Chairperson Francis Tolentino, nothing will change if there is a Chinese militia in Sabina Shoal.

24:56 Maybe they are doing a joint bilateral exercise of the US Navy and the Philippine Navy.

25:04 The BRPO Serizal and Johnson are there.

25:08 Maybe they are looking at it.

25:10 Tolentino has approved one of the seven resolutions that clearly and firmly establish the law that governs the country.

25:20 But the question is, will China recognize it?

25:23 We don't expect, as they don't recognize the arbitral ruling,

25:29 but again, we will be asserting something that will have a legal basis.

25:36 Because you will now be domesticating international law.

25:40 The Special Committee is also studying the possibility of an archipelagic sea lane.

25:47 The sea lanes are just dedicated to monitor the Philippine Coast Guard, customs, immigration, I know where it is.

25:56 For GMA Integrated News, Cedric Castillo.

25:59 Joseph Morong was arrested for 24 hours.

26:01 Tomatoes are also being sold at a high price in their family.

26:07 Per kilo, it is more expensive than tilapia and chicken.

26:10 Bernadette Reyes was arrested.

26:16 Ensalada.

26:17 Sarsado.

26:19 Mechado and Afritada.

26:23 All year round, the Philippines is getting tomatoes.

26:28 But maybe more so because Christmas is coming.

26:31 So how come a kilo of tomatoes is more expensive than a kilo of tilapia or chicken,

26:37 based on the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture.

26:40 It's from P160 to P200.

26:42 Ms. Eva's discard,

26:45 Before, for two eggs, you can get four tomatoes.

26:50 Now, we can only put one.

26:52 At the current price of tomatoes, it's just a matter of choosing how many consumers can buy.

26:57 For P220 per kilo, a tomato can be sold for P20, depending on the size.

27:05 A kilo of tomatoes is P240 or P24 per piece in its place in Marikina.

27:13 Before, they can get it for P1 per kilo, it was cheap.

27:16 Now, it's P1 per piece, they can't afford the budget.

27:20 The tomatoes from Nueva Ecija are far from the market.

27:25 Gasoline is expensive, and trucking is expensive.

27:29 If tomatoes are expensive, you have to cook the ones you don't need.

27:34 You can only use one if you're going to saute it.

27:37 The price of a kilo of tomatoes was P85 last June.

27:41 But it doubled to P116 in August, and it got more expensive in September.

27:47 In the latest inflation report of the Philippine Statistics Authority,

27:51 vegetables, like tomatoes, are one of the main reasons for an increase in inflation rate of 5.3%.

27:58 It's common when there's a storm, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry.

28:02 Our response to the DA,

28:06 on the production side, we are implementing sheltered growing, greenhouse farming.

28:18 They are studying where and what month to plant a particular vegetable

28:23 for sufficient supply if in demand, and not to waste if demand is low.

28:28 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Tutok, 24 Hours.

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28:43 Good evening, Kapuso.

28:45 The weather in the Philippine area of responsibility is not bad,

28:49 but that doesn't mean there won't be rain.

28:52 So be prepared, and don't forget to bring an umbrella,

28:55 especially if you have to go to school or work, or if you don't have a place to walk.

29:01 The tropical storm Ineng, with an international name Yunyong,

29:05 has left the park this morning.

29:07 The forecast for the far 1405 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon is still unclear.

29:15 For now, there's no forecast for a cloud cluster or bad weather inside the park.

29:21 But the trough of the Ineng storm will still bring rain,

29:24 as will the southwest monsoon or the long wind in some places in the country.

29:29 Let's look at the weather forecast for tomorrow.

29:33 In Luzon, there's no rain in the morning,

29:35 but by afternoon, heavy to intense rains will be experienced all over Luzon.

29:40 There will be heavy rain, particularly in northern and central Luzon,

29:44 as well as in Mimaropa, along with Palawan.

29:47 Don't worry, because it's possible that the rain will decrease by nightfall.

29:52 In Metro Manila, there's still a chance of rain tomorrow,

29:55 but only in the afternoon, and it won't be widespread.

29:58 In the afternoon, there will be rain in Visayas, Cebu, Cebu Bohol, Panay Island, and Samar Atlete.

30:06 If we see orange in Negros Provinces, it means that it's heavy to intense rains.

30:13 So be prepared, because there's a possibility of flood or landslides.

30:17 In Mindanao, there's already rain in Sulu Archipelago and Sok Sarjen.

30:22 So it will be added by the afternoon, and it will rain in the whole of Mindanao until nightfall.

30:29 So to our Mindanao residents, be prepared for heavy to intense rains.

30:34 Meanwhile, many were shocked by the length of Mahay-Hay-Lukban Road in Quezon Province,

30:41 because of the big and unique shape of the road, which looks like a funnel or embudo.

30:46 It's called Lenticular Cloud.

30:49 According to Pag-asa, it's normal for a funnel like this to form, especially in mountainous areas.

30:55 And that's the latest in the "Lagay ng Panahon".

30:57 I'm Maureen Shrivers for GMA Integrated News & Weather Center.

31:01 We're the ones you can count on, no matter what the weather.

31:04 The fund for the poor patients and several public hospitals has decreased

31:11 in the 2024 budget of the Health Department.

31:15 The budget hearing also included the loss of more than PhilHealth's 20 billion pesos in hospital loans.

31:24 Sandra Aguinaldo was there.

31:26 There's a net income of 68 billion pesos, but the hospitals can't pay 27 billion pesos in loans?

31:36 That's one of the PhilHealth's losses in the budget hearing of the Health Department.

31:41 Many hospitals were suspended because of these small cases.

31:47 The services we provide to our indigent patients were affected.

31:54 PhilHealth's answer is that the hospital's claims are still being verified, but the payment will be faster.

32:01 Within 90 days, we will try to pay a very high percentage of the 27 billion.

32:08 We are preparing to use the DCPM formula, the Debit Credit Payment Mechanism formula.

32:17 We will use that to make sure that our reconciliation will be accelerated.

32:24 In the meantime, the salary of the officials and employees of PhilHealth has increased.

32:31 PhilHealth is subject to the EO that standardized the salary of GOCC or Government Owned and Controlled Corporation.

32:39 DOH officials are continuously asking how the low salaries and benefits of nurses and other health care workers and their shortcomings are.

32:49 According to Health Secretary Ted Herbosa, there are 4,000 vacant nursing plantilio positions in government hospitals,

32:57 while 13,000 contractual nurses are deployed in local government units.

33:04 I came from Philippine General Hospital, Your Honor, before I became Secretary of Health.

33:09 The situation in the emergency department is that one nurse is taking care of 20 emergency patients.

33:16 And I asked the chief nurse, "Why can't we hire new nurses?" And the answer to me is that no one is applying.

33:22 But some public hospitals have additional problems, including the National Kidney and Transplant Institute,

33:28 Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, and Philippine Children's Medical Center,

33:34 in the upcoming budget reduction of the Department of Health in 2024 compared to the approved budget this year.

33:43 They also lost their budget for free vaccines against COVID for the next year.

33:49 Some programs, including medical assistance for the indigent or poor patients, are also included.

33:56 It's sad. Overall, there are cuts. And there are cuts in many programs.

34:01 Madam Chair, is this how the new Philippines is? That our health and social services are being saved?

34:10 But compared to the budget this year and the budget requested for the next year,

34:17 Representative Janet Garin, who sometimes became the health secretary, did not like it.

34:22 This is a budget briefing.

34:24 We cannot have a drama where we are showing that all programs for health are being cut and making the administration look back where in fact it is not true.

34:34 We have to compare net versus net.

34:36 So with that, Madam Chair, I move that the interpolation of the honorable manuel be stricken off the records.

34:42 Madam Chair.

34:43 The briefing was suspended for a moment and then the health secretary reminded us to be clear in comparing and in which allocation is being cut and increased.

34:54 All of these data have been confirmed by the secretary so there is nothing to be stricken out.

35:01 Earlier, we discussed how the budget is being discussed and this is different from the final budget under the General Appropriations Act.

35:12 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo was on the air for 24 hours.

35:18 The Senate is now blaming the agencies for using the intelligence and confidential funds given to them since last year.

35:28 For that, we have Ma'am Gonzales.

35:31 The Select Oversight Committee of the Senate started blaming the agencies for using their intelligence and confidential funds for 2022-2023.

35:44 Earlier, the report of the Office of the President was opened and according to Senate President Mig Subiri, they did not see anything questionable.

35:52 Most of what we saw were actually in aid of anti-drugs, anti-human trafficking, anti-terrorism, dealing with tipsters,

36:06 those who give tips in four months and there is a corresponding reward.

36:14 Things like that which I think is very important. We need to do that and very successful as their report is very thorough.

36:22 According to Subiri, more than 20 agencies submitted their report.

36:27 The Commission on Audit is also reporting the spending on intelligence and confidential funds.

36:32 And since the information in the reports is sensitive, the contents of the documents will not be released to the public.

36:39 According to Subiri, the funds are not only for national security.

36:43 They used the agency for removal of informal settlers from their area, giving them assistance and relocation sites.

36:53 So it doesn't have to be, it doesn't exactly have to be, I guess, terrorism in nature or national security in nature.

37:04 That's their use. That's their use. Now it is up to us to decide in the committee if their use is correct.

37:12 They also looked into the report of the Office of the Vice President but it has not been sent yet.

37:17 The Office of the Executive Secretary or OES released a statement on transferring P221 million confidential fund

37:25 from the Office of the President to the Office of the Vice President last year.

37:30 According to the OES, the President is authorized to issue funds for new or related activities of government agencies

37:38 in accordance with Special Provision No. 1 of the Fiscal Year 2022 Contingent Fund.

37:43 According to the request of the OVP, 96.4 million pesos for financial assistance and subsidy

37:50 and 125 million pesos for confidential funds of new satellite offices.

37:55 For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales reporting for 24 Hours.

38:02 The one who will be in charge of the UP-Diliman Department of Broadcast Communication is Movie and Television Review and Classification Board Chairperson Lala Soto.

38:12 This is followed by the establishment of MTRCB of 12-day suspension in the noon time show, which is showtime,

38:19 where they show their shortcomings in the MTRCB.

38:24 According to the statement, the words that Soto said show lack of objectivity.

38:31 The Broadcast Department also called for the board to not ask for TV programs unnecessarily.

38:39 This is a routine act that shows the tendency of the board to censor.

38:44 This also goes against the workers affected by suspension.

38:49 This also inhibits the abolition of MTRCB or make it an agency that supports critical, intelligent, and free media.

38:59 GMA Integrated News tried to get the board of Soto and MTRCB, but according to their statement, they have no comment.

39:08 A different version of David Likauko will be watched in the upcoming limited series, "Maging Sino Ka Man" starting next week.

39:19 Aside from fit body, David also talked about his mental health.

39:24 Let's talk to Tati Bayad.

39:28 Why?

39:29 Don't say it!

39:30 Macho.

39:31 And arrogant.

39:35 David Likauko version 3.0 is real and should be watched in the TV adaptation and reimagined special limited series, "Maging Sino Ka Man".

39:47 In the trailer, David has a look at physics.

39:54 So even if it's off-cam or break time, David is really exercising to stay fit.

40:00 Aside from physical health, because of the stunts and action scenes, his mental health is also a top priority.

40:19 I realized that I like action more.

40:24 It is something that you can't do in real life.

40:26 You can't fight in real life.

40:28 It's just different and it's good to have something new in life.

40:34 He doesn't hesitate to avoid getting hurt in action scenes.

40:40 Sometimes, your back will be strained because you're running and jumping.

40:46 Your knee will be stiff the next day.

40:49 Your body will be hurt the next day.

40:52 That's the happiness because I like that.

40:59 Aside from the love that David and Barbie Fortesa shared,

41:04 "Migoy Morales" as a comparison or BFF of Carding,

41:09 the character of the 2023 Sinimalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival Best Actor,

41:16 is also a plus to "Maging Sino Ka Man".

41:18 David and Migoy are eager to watch the series.

41:22 Carding is just about fighting, I'm the one who's fighting.

41:25 I'm into action and I enjoy doing action.

41:33 It's more about fighting the environment where our characters are.

41:38 We're in a fight with the syndicates.

41:42 Don't miss the pilot week next week of "Maging Sino Ka Man"

41:47 because it's full of surprises.

41:49 The pilot week is an action-packed week.

41:53 Barbie Forteza is beautiful.

41:56 We saw the shots in the trailer.

41:59 Barbie is beautiful and talented.

42:03 "Katati Bayan" updated on the showbiz happenings.

42:07 And that's the news this Wednesday.

42:12 I'm Mel Tianco.

42:13 I'm Vicky Morales for a bigger mission.

42:16 For a broader service to the country, I'm Emil Suangue.

42:19 From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines,

42:23 we learned 24/7.

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