00:00The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources released a video of a laser firing
00:05on one of their ships in the Hasa-Hasa Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
00:09It happened before the simultaneous harassment of BIFAR and PCG ships
00:14in Bajo de Masinlok and Escoda Shoal on Wednesday, December 4.
00:19According to BRP Datu Tablot, who obtained the video,
00:22their eyes hit the laser,
00:24which was fired by an unmarked ship last Monday, December 2.
00:29Another BIFAR vessel, BRP Datu Matanam Taradapit,
00:32was hit by the incident using a night-vision camera.
00:37It is also not seen in the video what kind of ship was hit by the laser.
00:41GMI Integrated News is trying to get the statement of various government agencies
00:46regarding the incident.
00:48On September 27, a BIFAR airplane was also hit by the laser
00:53while in the Hasa-Hasa Shoal.
00:59More than two weeks before Christmas,
01:01passengers felt the heavy traffic.
01:04And to avoid it, the LTO will deploy more people on the roads
01:08so that they can also help reduce the disaster.
01:12This is the news of James Agustin.
01:16The high school teacher, Lodovico, is also from Camarines, Caloocan.
01:20Because he doesn't want to reach the rush hour,
01:22he travels early.
01:25The same day, Nene was discharged from work
01:27in a canteen near North Avenue.
01:29I wake up early, like now,
01:31so that I won't be late when I go to school.
01:36Because when I go to school, I won't be late.
01:39The same day, Nene was discharged from work
01:41in a canteen near North Avenue.
01:44I wake up early to adjust the time.
01:47Like now, we adjust the time because of the traffic,
01:52especially in the morning.
01:54It's hard to travel in the morning.
01:56The traffic is even worse now that Christmas is coming.
01:59This season, a lot of people are buying,
02:03so they are busy preparing for Christmas.
02:08There's a lot of traffic.
02:10Especially in December.
02:12Because a lot of people are buying.
02:14A lot of people are buying for Christmas.
02:19He also felt the drivers of public transportation.
02:23There's a lot of traffic.
02:24No, there's no change. It's getting worse.
02:26It's taking a long time, sir.
02:28Number one, hang in there.
02:30That's it.
02:31The other passengers' choice is to book a motorcycle taxi.
02:35The traffic is really bad.
02:37But in our time, in December,
02:40there's a lot of traffic.
02:41We avoided the traffic.
02:44We just go to the places where we can go.
02:47We just discard it.
02:49The Land Transportation Office, or LTO,
02:52will deploy additional personnel this holiday season.
02:55Among the main routes where trucks pass,
02:59there were two separate accidents that were recorded in Metro Manila
03:04that affected the lives of five people.
03:07James Agustin reporting for JMA Integrated News.
03:12The holiday rush is still in full swing
03:15while provincial buses pass through EDSA.
03:18According to the MFA,
03:20from December 20,
03:22provincial buses can pass through EDSA from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
03:27From December 26 to January 2, 2025,
03:31provincial buses can pass through EDSA at any time.
03:35According to the MMDA,
03:37it is expected to help accommodate the passing of passengers this holiday season.
03:43Up next...
03:48Dear listeners,
03:49the price of oil products is still decreasing this week.
03:53According to some oil companies,
03:55the price of gasoline will increase by 40 cents per liter from tomorrow.
03:59That's the third highest price in the next week.
04:02The price of diesel will decrease by 50 cents per liter
04:06and the price of gasoline will increase by 75 cents per liter.
04:10According to the monitoring of JMA Integrated News Research,
04:13from the Energy Department,
04:15and the announcement of oil companies,
04:17the price of each liter of diesel in Metro Manila
04:20can range from Php 48 to Php 65.
04:25The price of gasoline will increase from Php 50.95 to Php 74.
04:31The price of kerosene will increase from Php 70 to Php 80.
04:41Dear listeners,
04:43Some motorists were stranded in Zamboanga del Norte
04:47after a landslide this weekend.
04:50The landslide hit the national highway in Barangay Guizucan
04:54and rocks fell from the mountain.
04:57The road said to have collided with Dipolog City and Zamboanga City.
05:01No one was injured or injured in the incident.
05:04The road also passed after the clearing operations.
05:08The landslide happened in the middle of the rainy season
05:11at the end of the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ.
05:15According to the forecast,
05:17the landslide will continue today in Zamboanga del Norte,
05:20several parts of Mindanao,
05:22including Visayas and Palawan.
05:24The landslide hit several parts of Central and Southern Luzon.
05:28The landslide affected Northern Luzon
05:31while local thunderstorms hit several parts of the country,
05:36including Metro Manila.
05:38Heavy rains were expected in several parts of Southern Luzon,
05:43Bicol Region, Palawan and Visayas.
05:46Residents were warned about the landslide.
05:50In the middle of the rainy season,
05:52several dams in Luzon were still running dry.
05:55The gates of Ambuklao, Binga and Magat Reservoir were closed.
06:02The Department of Foreign Affairs is warning the Filipinos in Syria
06:07following the attack of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
06:11The DFA told the Filipinos there
06:13to take care of our embassies in Damascus.
06:16The government also talked to the Syrian authorities
06:19to avoid violence as much as possible.
06:22Al-Assad left his post
06:24when the rebels captured the Damascus capital.
06:28The rebels also captured other parts of the country.
06:32Al-Assad's family ruled Syria for more than six decades,
06:35including his 24-year presidency.
06:40Al-Assad left for Moscow, Russia,
06:43where he was given asylum
06:45according to Russian media.
06:48The Syrian Prime Minister called for an election
06:51for the new government.
06:54Foreign Affairs is expected to arrest the Veloso family
06:57in the Justice Department tomorrow
06:59regarding the imminent return of Mary Jane Veloso
07:02to the Philippines from Indonesia.
07:05This is the news of Von Aquino.
07:10The Veloso family's happiness
07:13was not hidden when the government of the Philippines and Indonesia
07:17finally agreed to send Mary Jane Veloso home.
07:21Veloso was imprisoned in Indonesia
07:23after he was sentenced to life in prison
07:25for the possession of heroin in his luggage.
07:27We also found out, especially us,
07:29that our father could no longer sleep.
07:31We were so worried
07:33that if it was possible,
07:35we would attack the sun so that the day would come
07:37when he would return home.
07:38On Tuesday, the DFA and the Justice Department
07:41are expected to arrest the family
07:43for the return of Mary Jane.
07:45They have not yet talked to Mary Jane about this,
07:48but the family plans to celebrate Christmas
07:50where they will bring Mary Jane home to the country.
07:53The family is very thankful to our government
07:56and the government of Indonesia
07:58for not asking for a condition
07:59in exchange for sending Mary Jane home.
08:01I hope,
08:02that's what the government of Indonesia said,
08:05I hope our President will give the clemency to Mary Jane.
08:10That's what he will give to Mary Jane
08:12so that she can be with her children for a long time.
08:16Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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