00:00This is the PTV Balita Ngayon.
00:07The Department of Budget and Management could be fooled by the spreading rumors
00:12that it edited the 2025 General Appropriations Act to remove the blank pages.
00:19According to the DBM, the spreading information is not true or fake news.
00:24More than 1,000 people were able to access the 2025 General Appropriations Act since it was uploaded on January 3.
00:34The agency also explained that they increased the capacity of the DBM website
00:39to make it easier to access the documents.
00:46President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. greeted U.S. President Donald Trump following his visit.
00:53In a social media post, the President said that he is looking forward to the continued assistance of the Philippines and the United States
01:01to strengthen the ties between the two countries.
01:07The LTFRB is now studying a minimum of Php 15 per massage for passenger jeeps.
01:14According to LTFRB Chair Tiofilo Guadis III,
01:18they understood the need for jeeps and operators in the middle of an increase in the price of crude oil.
01:24However, Guadis clarified that they are considering the effect of a high massage for passengers as well as inflation.
01:33Meanwhile, the LTFRB will conduct a consultation to determine the opening of the process before making a decision.
01:44That's all the news for now.
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01:52I'm Temurcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
