00:00This is the PTV Balita for today.
00:10The former President Rodrigo Duterte was found dead in front of the pre-trial chamber of the ICC this March 14.
00:17According to the ICC, he will be executed later at 9 p.m. Philippine time.
00:22In the initial appearance hearing, the judge will look at the ICC, the identity of the suspect,
00:27and the language used in the proceedings.
00:30He will also be presented with the evidence and his rights under the ICC Rome Statute.
00:37Meanwhile, based on the former President's formal request,
00:40he formally appointed former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
00:44as his counsel in facing the ICC pre-trial.
00:48It should be noted that the former President was arrested on charges of crimes against humanity
00:52because of his bloody campaign against illegal drugs.
00:58In other news, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD,
01:02conducted an assessment in Pinzala in a fire that broke out in Barangay 602 in Santa Mesa, Manila this Wednesday.
01:10Based on the first assessment of the DSWD,
01:12it was found that 150 families were affected by the fire.
01:16Families in their barangays in Pat Antonio Street are currently being evacuated.
01:20The local government of Manila continues to validate the needs of the affected residents
01:27while the DSWD-NCR continues to provide assistance to those affected by the fire.
01:36And those are the news for this time.
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01:43I am Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Pago, Philippines.
