00:00We will all be together in Saksi!
00:11It is time for the Philippines to file a new arbitration case against the West Philippine Sea.
00:17This is the case of Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Calpio.
00:21Two ships of the China Coast Guard were seen near two of the largest ships of the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:29Saksi, this is Chino Gaston.
00:35In spite of the water cannon, this rubber boat continued to swim.
00:39But this is not a new incident of harassment in the West Philippine Sea,
00:43but part of the practice of the Philippine Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard near Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro.
00:50Search and Rescue and Medical Evacuation is the main focus of attention in the practice,
00:59where the USCG Cutter Waysh and one of the largest ships of the PCG, BRP Melchorra Aquino, are docked.
01:07While the practice is being conducted, the China Coast Guard Vessel 5303 approached 15 nautical miles to observe.
01:15In the last monitoring of the PCG, it left for the direction of Palawan.
01:19It was reported that it came close to Lubang Island at a distance of 16 nautical miles.
01:27So that is also true.
01:29In response to the incursive presence of the Chinese Coast Guard in Lubang Island,
01:36the Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, Admiral Ron Hilgavan, has also deployed the BRP Melchorra Aquino.
01:45We show the flag by deploying our vessel and then at the same time, see to it that they are going to depart.
01:53The BRP Melchorra Aquino, 97 meters long,
01:57has been docked for several months in Sardina or Escoda Shoal.
02:02Earlier this morning, the BRP Melchorra Aquino was 600 meters away from the Chinese Coast Guard's monster ship.
02:09I would like to confirm that as of 7.30 in the morning,
02:14the last image that I got from our Coast Guard personnel from 9701,
02:20the China Coast Guard monster ship remains to be inside the Escoda Shoal.
02:25It never departed and is still anchored there.
02:28We also periodically challenge them over the radio,
02:33calling them out and telling them that they are within our exclusive economic zone
02:38and that they have to tell us what is their intention.
02:43China has long said that their ship is still anchored in Escoda
02:47because the Philippines' outpost will be built there.
02:51According to the retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio,
02:55it is time for a new arbitration case to be filed against UNCLOS.
02:59After China's opposition,
03:01the Philippines asked for an extended continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea.
03:06Joint patrols are one of the strongest enforcement measures of the arbitral award.
03:17They are telling China, we can conduct these naval drills, aerial drills,
03:23because these waters constitute the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines
03:29in accordance with the arbitral award.
03:32In the exclusive economic zone under UNCLOS,
03:34that is the strongest enforcement so far.
03:37Eight years since the arbitral award was issued in 2016,
03:41China still does not recognize it.
03:43One of the ways to strengthen it is the Philippine Maritime Zones Bill,
03:49which was just signed by the President,
03:51the need for it to be legislated.
03:52It will cover the extent of the Philippine Maritime Zones
03:56and the rights of the country within it.
03:59We included the Philippine Maritime Zones and the Philippine Maritime Zones Bill.
04:03Our rights are clear, our boundaries are clear,
04:07we have a law where we can sail and fish.
04:13With that act, we are also now laying the groundwork
04:18for improving our law enforcement within these maritime zones.
04:24In the past, China was pushing for the so-called arbitration,
04:27because they are also included in this,
04:29and they are also submitting an arbitration and a Sprat List.
04:32According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry,
04:34they support direct negotiations between China and the Philippines.
04:39This is in accordance with the aforementioned
04:41Arrangement on Improving Philippines-China Maritime Communication Mechanisms
04:45signed by our Department of Foreign Affairs.
04:48This will provide ways for the two countries to negotiate
04:53when it comes to maritime issues.
04:55It can be through the so-called leadership of their leaders,
04:59through the DFA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China,
05:03up to the level of Foreign Minister and Vice Foreign Minister,
05:06and through their Coast Guard.
05:09The DFA is coordinating with China for its guidelines.
05:13For GMA Integrated News, who do you want to witness?
05:23Is it a blessing or a curse?
05:27The ramp in the new EDSA busway station in Quezon City
05:31is now in full swing for PWDs.
05:34And it was proposed by Jonathan Andal in Barangay Saksi Online.
05:42The roads are being paved.
05:44The benches aside from the sidewalks are blocked.
05:47Some of the problems are being solved in the streets of Metro Manila.
05:52This is making it more difficult for persons with disabilities.
05:55The ramp in the new EDSA busway station in Quezon City
05:59was made for them.
06:01But it was blocked because aside from the sidewalks,
06:03it is also dangerous.
06:05We asked our online colleagues what they can say about this.
06:09Some replied that the people in wheelchairs are pitiful.
06:12It is possible that they are having a hard time because of the sidewalks.
06:16Others said that it is not important for PWDs and the elderly who use it.
06:25We went to the station earlier with Nelson,
06:28a wheelchair user of the Safe Haven group.
06:31From the benches, Nelson took the elevator to the footbridge.
06:35But on the first ramp, when the lift came out...
06:39It's hard.
06:41I can't do it.
06:42I really can't.
06:44They also tried the PWD ramp.
06:47I really can't try it.
06:50Why?
06:51Because it's too steep.
06:54If I go straight there,
06:57I might hit the metal.
07:00With the help of his colleague,
07:02Nelson still tried to go down but backwards.
07:06Can you do it?
07:08Yes, I can.
07:10Nelson even held onto the railings to help his colleague who cut his hand.
07:16It's really hard.
07:17He can't do it even though he's a professional wheelchair user.
07:22It's really slippery.
07:24It's not standard.
07:27Sir who's assisting, are you having a hard time?
07:30It's really hard.
07:33We showed the ramp to architect Arman Gustacio,
07:36one of the pioneers of the first amendment of the IRR,
07:39or Implementing Rules and Regulations,
07:41of the National Law 344 or the Accessibility Law.
07:46According to the law, the incline of the PWD ramp should be only 4.8 degrees.
07:51But when he measured it using an inclinometer...
07:5414.15!
07:56So the difference is really big.
07:5810 degrees steeper.
08:0010 degrees steeper than 1 and 12.
08:03So it's really steep?
08:04It's really steep.
08:05Although there is a standard that is recommended,
08:08it is also stated in the law that the ramps that will be placed on overpasses and underpasses
08:13may not comply with the standard of maximum gradient or angle.
08:17The MMDA said that they made this ramp because when the elevator goes up,
08:21it's not even on the footbridge.
08:23They can't even raise the elevator because it will hit the MRT.
08:29The MRT was given a requirement that it should be like this,
08:35that it should be parallel to our structure.
08:39So what happened was that it was a bit steep.
08:43They have a solution for the ramp.
08:45They put a railing to hold it so that it will have a holder.
08:49We are always told that it's hard to go up to our footbridges
08:53because they can't access the loading stations.
08:56So that's the solution.
08:57They put a railing.
08:58But the problem is that the space is restricted.
09:02I hope that when they do this, they will consult us first
09:07because we are the ones using this.
09:09For GMA Integrated News, I am Jonathan Andal, your witness.
09:16President Bongbong Marcos' trust and performance rating dropped
09:19based on the latest survey of Pulse Asia this June
09:22asking how confident the government officials were
09:26that the President's 52% trust rating was lower than 57% last March.
09:33Vice President Sara Duterte's trust rating remained at 71%.
09:38Senate President Cheese Escudero's trust rating was 69%.
09:43House Speaker Martin Romualdez's trust rating was 35%
09:48which is higher than 31% last March.
09:51When it comes to their duties,
09:53President Marcos' performance rating was 53%
09:57which dropped from 55% last March.
10:00Vice President's trust rating rose to 69% from 67%.
10:07House Speaker Martin Romualdez's performance rating also rose
10:10from 35% to 31%.
10:13Escudero is not included in the performance probe
10:16because he has not been a Senate President for a month
10:19when the survey was conducted.
10:35Almost a year after President Bongbong Marcos' promise
10:38that education will be a priority,
10:41it is still a problem that many schools across the country
10:44are lacking in education.
10:46This is Kim Salinas of GMA Regional TV.
10:53It has been less than two weeks since the school opened.
10:56Teachers at Lapayon National High School in Leganes, Iloilo
11:01are hoping that their classrooms will be added.
11:04We need to develop our school facilities.
11:11Because the lote is not big and there are not enough classrooms,
11:15enrollees will not be able to add their classes.
11:18According to Deped Iloilo,
11:20there are more than 1,500 classrooms in the entire province.
11:25There are more than 100,000 classrooms for the entire country,
11:29according to Deped this March.
11:32Before President Bongbong Marcos' promise in his zone in 2023,
11:37this problem will be solved.
11:40Aside from new construction,
11:42schools and facilities are being retrofitted to become ready for the future,
11:46ready for hybrid and high-tech learning,
11:49and also climate-ready and disaster-proof.
11:54Through the Deped Partnership Assistance Portal,
11:57private sector partners continue their assistance
12:00in the rehabilitation and improvement of schools
12:03as part of their corporate social responsibility program.
12:07Tomorrow, Deputy Education Secretary Sunny Angara
12:10and Outgoing Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte
12:14will assist in the turnover in Deped.
12:18On Friday, the Vice President will hold an effective B.C. in Deped.
12:22Now, the B.C. has joined the launch of Brigada Eskwela in Carmen, Cebu.
12:27Senator Angara has been in government for the longest time,
12:33longer than me.
12:35So, we are working hard to improve the quality of education.
12:45According to Deped officials who signed the Courtesy Resignation,
12:49she was the first to ask them to stay in their positions.
12:54I invited them for dinner.
12:56I asked them, Usecs and Asecs,
12:59please stay until the new secretary will remove you
13:03because otherwise, if the Department of Education is affected,
13:11it will be detrimental to the Department.
13:14For GMA Integrated News,
13:16Kim Salinas of GMA Regional TV,
13:19your Saksi.
13:27A lot of people are in their hiking era now.
13:30And for those who are looking for the perfect getaway,
13:33let's go to Mount Lamin in Pidig, Ilocos Norte.
13:37From the Ilocano word, Lamin,
13:40which means cool.
13:43This is the coldest place in the province of Ilocos Norte.
13:47And it's not just for trekking,
13:49because it can also be used for cars.
13:52One of the highlights of the hike there is the overlooking view of the town of Pidig.
13:58And for lovers who want to date and exercise at the same time,
14:03the Lover's Peak can be found within a 15-kilometer walk.
14:08Various flora and fauna can be seen in the area.
14:11Remember the DNR, don't spread or burn.
14:21The P-POP Kings SB19 has a new win in the international scene.
14:27And the final look of some stars in the upcoming GMA Gala 2024.
14:33Let's watch.
14:38It's only been 3 days and our hearts are already beating
14:42for the red carpet of the biggest event of the year,
14:45the GMA Gala 2024.
14:47My husband's wife, star Jasmine Curtis-Smith,
14:51is getting ready for her final looks event.
14:54I think I'm going for a little bit more classic look,
14:59but still flattering to our body.
15:03Ready to slay the red carpet are also the other Sparkle Stars,
15:07Jack Roberto.
15:08The target is a clean, sleek, and dapper look.
15:11Elijah Alejo has a revealing skin.
15:14He's now 19.
15:16Watch out for the ultra-sexy look of Faye Lorenzo.
15:20The P-POP Kings got another win in SB19
15:24for their win in the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
15:29Favorite Asian Act.
15:31Thank you so much for voting us as the Favorite Asian Act
15:35at Kids' Choice Awards 2024.
15:37Of course, the group is also grateful to their 18 fans
15:41for their overflowing love and support.
15:45Dream come true for SB19,
15:47the famous Favorite Asian Act.
15:51Super Junior member Seungmin is now ready to be parents
15:55and his wife, Kim Seoyoon,
15:57to their baby number one.
16:00In a letter on Instagram, Seungmin announced
16:03the happy news after their 10 years of marriage.
16:07For GMA Integrated News,
16:09Nelson Canlas, your witness.
16:12Thank you for your witness.
16:14I am Pia Arcangel.
16:16Under the name of Arnold Clavio, I am Atom Arawlyo.
16:19For a bigger mission and a wider service to the country.
16:23From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines.
16:27Until tomorrow, let's be together.
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