00:00This is the PTV Balita for today.
00:07Some young people in the Chamber are suggesting that there should be a centralized system in issuing visas of the country
00:13to avoid undesirable aliens or aliens who are often involved in various illegal activities.
00:20House Quad Committee Chairperson Robert Barbers explained that there are many agencies that can issue visas
00:27such as the DFA and various Philippine diplomatic consular foreign service posts abroad.
00:33Barbers also emphasized the removal of the visa upon approval or upon arrival for foreigners.
00:39He said that even though the visa upon arrival process is good,
00:44it is often abused, especially by illegal Chinese POCO workers.
00:51Fortunately, Pope Francis' condition became better while he was staying in the hospital.
00:56There were no more serious complications.
00:59Even now, doctors are still monitoring his condition.
01:04He is still being given high-flow oxygen therapy during the day and mechanical ventilation at night.
01:10Pope Francis will be hospitalized again on February 14 because of the bronchitis caused by the double pneumonia.
01:18In other news, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has arrested three airport security personnel in Naia Terminal 3
01:26who were involved in a robbery of a passenger on March 6.
01:30According to Secretary Dizon, the DOTR is investigating the incident
01:34while preparing a possible administrative case against the three security personnel.
01:39The three security personnel will receive a complaint from a passenger
01:43after they were told that he was carrying a bulletproof vest.
01:49What happened was not true after his luggage was inspected.
01:54Meanwhile, Secretary Dizon said that he will set up a hotline at the airport
01:58to immediately report any type of abuse to the passengers.
02:05And those are the news for this time.
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02:11I am Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Baguio, Philippines.
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