00:00PTV Balita is back now.
00:08Malacanang assured that the government will help some Filipinos arrested in Qatar after an unauthorized rally took place there.
00:18According to Palace Press Officer and PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro,
00:23the government is ready to provide legal assistance to those arrested under the Qatari law.
00:31Anyone can be jailed for up to three years and will be arrested in a rally without a permit.
00:38According to the Department of Foreign Affairs,
00:41some Filipinos gathered in Qatar as a tribute to the late President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:51It is still an obligation of the government and the administration to help Filipinos regardless of their color.
01:00We do not blame anyone, we do not discriminate against anyone.
01:05As long as they are Filipinos, the administration will help them.
01:09The mother of an elderly man filed a complaint with the Department of Justice
01:17for using his son's name in a rape case even though it is not true.
01:24According to the DOJ, Baltasar Beltran of the Beltran-Madrid Law Office,
01:31the son of a Laksinaan Sinlaw was not a real victim of the rape.
01:37The fiscal complaint was also questionable because the complainants used the word imposter
01:45to accuse the mother of the alleged victim.
01:48The Sinlaw family did not know that their son was raped and he did not show up
01:54to the City Prosecutor's Office of Olongapo City because of the situation of the case.
02:00They asked the DOJ to clarify the complaint and to release the minor who is being held in custody by the rapists.
02:11Meanwhile, let's find out the latest news in Pitibidabaw from Vina Araneta.
02:18Good afternoon.
02:20The Second Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Ubay-Ubay Kamang-Armas
02:25that is located in Pangamahanan, Pandag, Maguindanao del Sur,
02:29stopped firing loose firearms, 23 bullets, and 3 magazines
02:34that were voluntarily surrendered even though the barangay was involved.
02:38The homemade M79 launcher, caliber .50 Barrett, M203 grenade launcher tube,
02:45caliber .38, .357 revolver, and homemade shotguns were all surrendered.
02:51Colonel Ronel Manalo, the commander of the First Mechanized Infantry Brigade,
02:55was the one who personally held the arms.
02:58The activity was led by the AFP, PNP, and LGU
03:03as part of the cooperation to stop the illegal arms and to improve the situation in the region.
03:14We are not prohibiting firearms as long as they are licensed.
03:19We are trying our best to give the government those firearms that are not registered.
03:29This is the only way here in the municipality that even a single bullet
03:33will not be fired on the arms of the people.
03:40The number of transport cooperatives that are currently operating
03:44is due to the implementation of the Public Transportation Modernization Program,
03:49or PTMP, in the government of Davao Region
03:53which makes it easier, more comfortable, and environment-friendly for public transportation.
04:0086 modernized units are currently operating in Region 11.
04:0578 of these are operating in Davao del Sur, 7 in Davao Occidental,
04:09and 1 in UV Express Class 3 Modernized Unit
04:13which is serving Davao City, Tocotabato City, and Vice-Versa Routes.
04:17All transport cooperatives that are being sent to the government
04:20are being encouraged to support the modernization program
04:23that makes the transport system in the Philippines more comfortable.
04:28We, the transport service entities of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental,
04:34fully support the Public Transportation Modernization Program
04:38and its goals of improving the country's public transportation system.
