00:00One of the first things that US President Donald Trump ordered in his first day in office
00:07is a 60-day suspension of foreign assistance from America to other countries.
00:14What is the possible effect of this on the Philippines and the sectors that are affected by this?
00:20Mark Salazar was able to answer.
00:22They said about the influence of the US, that if America goes down, the world will collapse.
00:32It's not just a collapse that we can reach if we can feel the announcement of US President Donald Trump
00:39to suspend their foreign assistance to other countries.
00:43A 60-day or 3-month foreign aid suspension will be implemented while America is reviewing all of these.
00:51Trump wants to make it clear that America has a role to play in the assistance that it is providing to other countries.
00:58If ever, an expert said, this is a big blow to the Philippines,
01:03especially in America where we are getting the biggest US military aid in the East Asia Pacific region.
01:11This should be a wake-up call to the Philippines.
01:15We should not expect that in order to defend our territory, America should always be there.
01:26America is a big help, but it is not certain that it will always be with us.
01:32But according to GME News Research,
01:35the effect of the suspended US foreign assistance on our ability in health, agriculture, disaster and education is greater.
01:4584 percent of the US aid of $258 million in 2023 is for economic assistance for the Philippines.
01:55We will be affected, especially if it is healthcare.
01:59Especially in terms of vaccines, especially in terms of the assistance that they are providing to us for health.
02:07That will be affected.
02:08The US Agency for International Development is here.
02:12They also have a lot of programs here.
02:14They have capability programs for our agencies.
02:21It will stop if they say that they cannot disburse.
02:26We will clarify if their official development assistance or ODAs are included in Trump's suspension order.
02:35This is $616 million in 2023 for our 40 development projects.
02:42For GME Integrated News, Mark Salazar.
02:46Macatuto, 24 Horas.
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