00:00PTV Balita Ngayon is back with breaking news.
00:07A passenger with un-declared foreign currencies was stopped by the Bureau of Customs in Naia.
00:14According to the POC, the Filipino passenger was on his way to Hong Kong.
00:18He was carrying a huge amount of Japanese Yen, Euro, and Kuwaiti Dinar.
00:24Under the Inquest Proceedings,
00:26the suspect facing a case of violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act,
00:32the Manual of Regulations on Foreign Exchange Transactions,
00:35and Section 4 of the Republic Act No. 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Act,
00:42the POC assured that their duty will continue based on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:51to implement the National Anti-Money Laundering,
00:54Counter-Terrorism Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing Strategy.
01:02Welcome development for Malacanang is the acceptance of the United States
01:06in its assistance for the military or military forces of the Philippines.
01:11According to PCO Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro,
01:17the assistance of the United States in the Philippines
01:20will be valued at US$336 million for the modernization of the national security forces.
01:31We are thankful for that support.
01:33Let us remember that this is from the administration of the former President of the United States, President Biden,
01:40and this was also sustained during the time of President Donald Trump.
01:46So it is good to receive such good news and the support of the United States will not be in vain.
01:57Meanwhile, let us know other news on PTD Davao from Jay Lagang.
02:02Good morning.
02:03A high-value target was arrested in a joint bypass operation in the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Pideya, Sulu.
02:10Other persons from the police and military in the barangay Tandu, Batuh, Luok, Sulu,
02:17this February 23 of this year.
02:19They were found to be alias Dance or Madge, a 32-year-old man from the barangay Mananti
02:27and another suspect, alias Das, who was involved in an operation using a motorcycle.
02:34He was recovered from the operation.
02:36He was found to be carrying a bag containing 1 kg of drugs and was charged with 6.8 million pesos.
02:47He was found guilty in the case of violation of Republic Act No. 9165,
02:52Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
02:56A man named Baliena was found dead in the P1, Santa Ana Wharf, Davao City, February 22, this year.
03:04He was responded to by the Coast Guard Substation Santa Ana.
03:09The Coast Guard Substation Davao and the maritime police in Davao are responsible for the death of Baliena.
03:17According to an assessment by the Veterinary Maritime Mammal Specialist in the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,
03:23this confirmed that the dead animal was a caviar-baked whale measuring 17.3 feet long and 8.4 feet wide.
03:33It weighed around 700 kilos.
03:37The reason for the death of Baliena is still being investigated.
03:42This is the latest news in PTV Davao. I am Jay Lagang. Good day.
