00:00Good news for motorists, there is an expected rollback in the price of some oil products next week.
00:13According to the estimate of the Oil Industry Management Bureau of the Department of Energy based on the 4-day trading,
00:18the rollback of 20 cents to 55 cents per liter of diesel is possible,
00:2370 cents to 1 peso for the price of gasoline,
00:27while 40 cents to 50 cents for kerosene.
00:31It is still possible to change it based on the results of Calacalan this Friday.
00:36If it will continue, this is the first time that the price will be reduced this year
00:40and it will end with a big time high price this week.
00:43According to the DOE, the rollback of reopening refineries and ports in America
00:49after the winter storm and the impact of US President Donald Trump's election in Taripa.
00:56Market Monitoring was conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry in Pasay.
01:01Let's go to the on-the-spot coverage of Bernadette Reyes.
01:07Bernadette.
01:09Rafi, how many vegetable stores here in Cartimar Market in Pasay
01:13are believed by the Department of Agriculture to sell smuggled vegetables?
01:20In the market monitoring of DA and DTI today,
01:23some imported vegetables were seen and considered smuggled.
01:27The DA has a basis for saying that some imported vegetables were smuggled.
01:31According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chula Rell Jr.,
01:35the Bureau of Plant Industry did not issue a permit to import these,
01:39so it will be checked and know where it came from.
01:43It is possible that the sellers do not know that these are smuggled.
01:47Meanwhile, in the February 5 target of the DA,
01:50the maximum suggested retail price for imported rice will drop to Php 55 per kilo.
01:56In March, MSRP was expected to drop to Php 49 per kilo.
02:01This will be possible as long as the sale of rice in the world market is low.
02:06Meanwhile, Php 390 to Php 420 per kilo of pork meat here in Cartimar Market.
02:14But in other families, Php 480 per kilo is reached based on the monitoring of the DA.
02:20Meanwhile, Php 220 to Php 240 per kilo in Farmgate.
02:26The DA will know why the price is far from retail.
02:30Raffy, aside from this, next weeks,
02:33the Department of Agriculture is expected to implement new guidelines on the labeling of rice.
02:40Bernadette, are the rice retailers following the maximum suggested retail price?
02:49Raffy, based on the monitoring of the DA and DTI here in Cartimar Market,
02:54they are following the maximum suggested retail price.
02:58But a few days ago, the DA monitored that some retailers are still selling more MSRP.
03:07That's why the DA is still monitoring them to make sure that they meet the agreed price.
03:13Raffy, is there a penalty for those who are selling more MSRP?
03:22Raffy, for now, the Department of Agriculture is just advising the retailers
03:28that their price is higher than MSRP and they are asking them to change the price.
03:32But next weeks, the Department of Agriculture will issue guidelines
03:37and it states that their compliance is required.
03:41And once this is implemented, it will be stricter.
03:46Raffy?
03:47Thank you very much, Bernadette Reyes.
03:50In other news, the 17 Filipinos who were released by the Huti group after more than a year have returned home.
03:57Meanwhile, they will remain in Metro Manila for medical procedures
04:01before being transported to their respective provinces.
04:04This is the news of Jamie Santos.
04:08After more than a year, the 17 seafarers who were released in Yemen in November 2023 have returned home.
04:17They were met last night at IE Terminal 1 by government officials.
04:22When the ceasefire happened in Gaza, immediately they talked to the Hutis,
04:29sent the plane to collect our seafarers and bring them to Muscat.
04:36And from Muscat, our embassy took over.
04:41They had, of course, their medical check-up and the review of their documents.
04:49And immediately we booked them for this flight.
04:52So now we are happy that they are here.
04:54This is a very important topic for our president.
04:58You will remember, in December 2023, he cancelled his trip to the UAE for the COP
05:08because it was just weeks after this.
05:14And he gave orders to Secretary Kakdad to ask, work on it.
05:19We did.
05:20In the image from the Department of Migrant Workers or DMW,
05:24a tight hug and kiss was given to the families of the Filipino crewmen who were released.
05:31The seafarers were not faced with the media as a protocol
05:35and for them to be with their families.
05:38This is what this exercise is all about tonight.
05:42It's more about the families reuniting.
05:46And it already happened.
05:48And we're giving them time to be together.
05:52According to the officials of our government,
05:54the seafarers came to the country in high spirits.
05:58They said that the government will continue to provide assistance and benefits to the seafarers,
06:03such as financial assistance, psychosocial intervention, scholarship, and livelihood.
06:09We provided the necessary financial and medical and even spiritual guidance along the way.
06:17But the assistance won't end here, no?
06:20We also provided, we will continue to provide the necessary assistance
06:26through our action fund, our humanitarian assistance, as the days unfold.
06:31Some of them are symptomatic for some infections.
06:34Not serious, but a lot of things can happen in 428 days.
06:39We don't even know if they had access to medical services while they were in captivity.
06:44So that's one, medical.
06:46I don't see anyone visibly in pain or anything.
06:49The DOTR also promised that their seaman's book will be renewed.
06:53We will make sure that this will be renewed
06:57because maybe after they return, they will be able to be with their families
07:03and after having a good rest or vacation, they can return to work.
07:10The seafarers will remain here in Metro Manila for medical procedures.
07:16After this, they will be transported to their respective provinces.
07:20According to the government, their manning agencies will be responsible for this.
07:25First, President Bongbong Marcos thanked the Sultan of Oman
07:29and their government for negotiating for the safe liberation of the Filipinos.
07:35Jamie Santos reporting for JMA Integrated News.
07:41America was pleased with the freedom of the crew members of the MV Galaxy Leader,
07:45which includes 17 Filipinos.
07:48According to the US State Department, they also thanked the Sultanate of Oman
07:52for their actions to liberate the crew members.
07:55At the same time, they called on the Houthi group
07:58to stop the unlawful attacks in the Red Sea
08:02and to release all of their detainees.
08:06This was also the message of Japan.
08:08In the Japanese Embassy's statement,
08:10they said that they will continue their diplomatic efforts to stop the attacks of the Houthis.
08:23Only 108 days before the election of 2025.
08:26Instead of tomorrow, the Commission on Elections ordered the printing of new balotas on Monday.
08:31This was after the vlogger Francis Leo Marcos, who ran as a senator, withdrew.
08:37This was despite his temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court
08:41after he was declared a nuisance candidate by COMELEC.
08:44Aside from Marcos, TRO also got another senatorial aspirant from the Supreme Court,
08:50and also a local aspirant.
08:53This means that COMELEC will have 2 to 3 days to change their database
08:59to serialize balotas and ballot pages again.
09:03COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia also called on other candidates for this election.
09:13We are calling on all other candidates who want to withdraw.
09:17Those who want to not continue, do it now while we are not printing balotas.
09:24While there is still time.
09:31Kapusong, it is expected that festivals will be held in Iloilo City this weekend.
09:37But according to the forecast, local thunderstorms are still possible.
09:41The temperature in the City of Love will be between 25 and 31 degrees Celsius.
09:46No thunderstorms are expected in the pressure area this weekend.
09:50For now, it is windy in Northern and Central Luzon,
09:54while Easter Leaves are in full bloom in most parts of the country.
09:58The chance of rain will be higher in the next few hours until Sunday
10:03in some parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
10:06based on the rainfall forecast of Metro Weather.
10:10Some parts of Metro Manila will also experience rain this weekend.
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