00:00According to the statement of US President Donald Trump to stop the operation of the USAID, the United States Agency for International Development,
00:09their website contains only one announcement.
00:13USAID is the American agency that provides financial assistance to thousands of organizations and countries around the world.
00:21It is among the poor who need medical assistance, such as cancer, or need a scholarship.
00:27According to the announcement, from February 7, all direct-hire personnel of USAID around the world will be under administrative leave,
00:36except for a few people.
00:38The people outside of America will be sent back to America within 30 days.
00:44Contracts that are not important will also be terminated.
00:48Before this, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,
00:52that the hackbang is part of the America First Movement, or giving priority to Americans before other countries.
00:59Among the affected are the NGOs in the Philippines that are funded by USAID.
01:05Currently, the beneficiaries of USAID are in 30 organizations or projects that have an equivalent of Php4 billion.
01:13And because they are connected to many smaller groups, many jobs will be lost in the Philippines.
01:20Ideas are also affected.
01:21Organizations of lawyers are helping human rights victims and victims of extrajudicial killings.
01:27We have a number of lawyers who are being supported by this project.
01:35And of course, because the support will stop, we will also have a hard time continuing the program.
01:45This also has an effect on the spread of HIV and AIDS, a program also funded by USAID.
01:51Decrease and uptake of HIV services can have a long and serious consequences
01:57which could bring the transmission much faster.
02:03More people getting infected and more people dying of AIDS.
02:08Organizations of women, gender rights, and other supporters of USAID are also affected.
02:15For now, the only solution is to find another donor and follow the agenda or interest of the donor.
02:23As for the other programs affected, they should be funded by our government.
02:29For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, 24 Hours.
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