00:00The Social Security System or SSS is clear regarding the additional contribution this year.
00:06This is part of the Social Security Act of 2018 that started back in 2019.
00:11This is also the last addition to the so-called law.
00:15Because of the greater contribution, the fund life of the SSS will be extended until 2053, which was previously only until 2032.
00:24This will also help to provide support to the government in times of need, such as the time of calamity.
00:32The SSS has already accepted to increase the contribution rate by 15% in 2025.
00:38Today, a group protested in Quezon City to stop this act.
00:46The former garbage collector in Manila refused to collect garbage in the city
00:52before their contract ends on December 31, 2024.
00:56Manila Mayor Hon. Lacuna said on December 30 that the former garbage collector did not collect garbage,
01:02so the garbage was dumped on the streets.
01:06But the Lionel Waste Management Corporation did not abandon their obligation in the city until their contract ends.
01:15When the company announced to their employees on December 23 that their contract in Manila would end,
01:21the company told them to continue the service until the end of 2024.
01:27Lionel also said that they will continue to collect garbage even though Manila LGU still owes more than Php 561 million.
01:38In September, the company talked to Mayor Lacuna that they will not join the bidding for 2025
01:45because they have not yet paid their debt and that they will move to a new garbage collector.
01:52According to Mayor Lacuna, the reason why the Lionel did not join the bidding was different,
01:58but the Mayor did not mention it.
02:01This is the GMA Regional TV News.
02:06Two workers died after being suffocated while cleaning a septic tank in Upol, Misamis, Oriental.
02:13According to the investigation, a siphoning operation was carried out on a septic tank in Barangay Luyong, Bonbon.
02:20Two of the workers decided to enter the septic tank because it was barred.
02:24One of the workers entered the septic tank first.
02:26Later, he shouted that his head hurts and he has difficulty breathing.
02:31His colleagues followed him to help him, but they were not able to get out.
02:36One of the victims' siblings helped them, but he was stopped by his relatives.
02:43Two dead-on-arrivals were declared in the hospital.
02:47The victims' relatives did not file a complaint.
02:53For additional security on the site of Jesus Nazareno,
02:56an X-ray and metal scanner will be used outside the Minor Basilica,
03:00the National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno or Quiapo Church in Manila.
03:03According to Police Major Bernardino Venturina, who is the chief of the precinct in Plaza Miranda,
03:08all items will go through the X-ray scanner before entering the church.
03:12The inspection is expected to take a long time, so the patience must be prolonged.
03:17A group of environmental advocates is calling for a cleanliness in the site of Jesus Nazareno.
03:23It is said that garbage should not be thrown anywhere
03:26and food and drinks should be brought in reusable containers instead of buying food.
03:34Forever is not far from home in the Hollywood couple Zendaya and Tom Holland.
03:44The two are officially engaged based on reports in the U.S. media.
03:49The couple's engagement was confirmed in People Magazine.
03:53The conversation started when Zendaya noticed Zendaya's ring in the past Golden Globe Awards.
04:00From being a love team in a movie franchise,
04:03the two confirmed their off-screen romance in 2021.
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