00:00The ongoing and exhaustive probe to hold into account the wastrels of public funds and flood control structures
00:05is a waving hand that beckons investors from abroad to set up shop in the country,
00:10not a warning red flag that shuns them away or turns them off.
00:14Arclay Zalpardelia on the administration's confidence in the bright prospects for more investments into the country
00:20as a result of concrete efforts to stamp out corruption in the bureaucracy.
00:25The Marcos administration is projecting improved investor confidence in the Philippines.
00:33This amid an aggressive drive against corruption in relation to flood control projects.
00:39Investors want to invest in countries whose leaders fight corruption,
00:45whose leaders are willing to put in jail people who are corrupt.
00:50And that is what the president is doing right now.
00:53Ang Pangulo ay matapang na lumabas upang ipaalam sa tao ang maaaring pang-aabuso sa kaban ng bayan.
01:02We believe na lahat ang investors masahangaan ng Pangulo dahil lumalaban sa korupsyon.
01:08Earlier, the Philippines was removed from the Financial Action Task Force Graylist,
01:13an international watch list of countries with heightened risk of money laundering.
01:18The European Commission has also taken the country off its high-risk list,
01:24recognizing steps to curb financial crimes and terrorism funding.
01:29Following the violence that erupted during Sunday's anti-corruption protests,
01:35the Department of Health confirmed that hospital bills of those injured will be fully covered.
01:41The policy applies to both demonstrators and police officers admitted to Jose Arrella's Memorial Medical Center.
01:49The health department said a total of 48 patients were covered under the Zero Balance Billing Directive of President Marcos,
01:58ensuring no out-of-pocket costs for treatment in accredited hospitals.
02:03Health officials also promised timely and high-quality medical care for all.
02:10Kalaizal Pardilia for the New and Better Philippines.
