Unang Balita sa Unang Hirit: APRIL 15, 2024 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong Lunes, APRIL 15, 2024   - NCRPO: 7,000 pulis, magbabantay sa seguridad sa 2-day transport strike | MMDA: Ipinatutupad pa rin ang number coding ngayong araw sa gitna ng transport strike | Libreng sakay sa gitna ng transport strike - Ilang transport group sa ilang probinsiya, nagsabing hindi lalahok sa tigil-pasada ng Piston at Manibela - Mga barko ng Pilipinas na magsasaliksik sa hilaga ng Bajo de Masinloc, hinarangan ng China Coast Guard - Israel, inatake ng Iran; karamihan sa mga missile at explosive drone ng Iran, nasalag - Butas na halos 10 talampakan ang lalim at puno ng tubig, patuloy na inaayos - Mga e-trike, e-bike, at iba pang katulad na sasakyan, bawal nang dumaan sa mga national road sa NCR simula ngayong araw - Piston at Manibela, may tigil-pasada ngayong araw at bukas -- Panayam kay LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III - Babae, patay matapos umanong ma-heatstroke | Ilang taniman ng gulay, nabubulok na at hindi mabenta | Puto Calasiao, binabalot na sa dahon ng saging para iwas-panis | Damang init sa ilang lugar sa bansa, umabot na sa danger level - PBBM kay FPRRD: What did you compromise? Ano ang laman ng secret agreement na 'yan? - Ilang pasahero, maagang bumiyahe para maiwasang maapektuhan ng transport strike - Pictures ni Dominic Roque, wala na sa Instagram account ni Bea Alonzo - BTS member V, shinare ang ilang updates sa kaniyang military enlistment | EXO member Baekhyun, may sweet message sa kaniyang Filo fans   Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Unang Balita, visit    http://www.gmanetwork.com/unangbalita. For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs.

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00:00 [Music]

00:13 Good morning. Here are the first news brought to you by GMI Integrated News.

00:17 Police will deploy to the National Capital Region Police Office, NCRPO, to guard the security

00:25 of the Pistons and Manibelas. According to NCRPO Director of Police Major General Jose Melencio

00:32 Nartates Jr., 7,000 police officers will monitor the roads and are ready to intervene in cases

00:40 affected by the protests. The PNP asked the Pistons and Manibelas to be peaceful and organized

00:47 in their protest movements and not to harass the drivers who will not stop.

00:52 Metro Manila Development Authority is reminding that number coding is still being implemented

00:58 today in the middle of the transport strike of the Pistons and Manibelas.

01:02 It means that from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. is prohibited to travel.

01:07 The plates ending at 1 and 2 are free to ride for passengers affected by the stop and pass.

01:14 Malabon LGU will also provide free rides for commuters affected by the transport strike.

01:20 Malabon LGU has also talked to the Padyak and E-Vehicle Rider to provide services to passengers.

01:27 Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board or LTFRB will also dispatch free vehicles.

01:34 There are transport groups that said they will not be affected by the stop and pass of the Pistons and Manibelas.

01:42 In Isabela, the drivers and chip operators will continue to pass on Monday.

01:46 The members of One Pangasinan Transport Federation will not join the two-day transport strike.

01:53 75 percent of the 500 GV units of their members are consolidated franchises for the PUB modernization program.

02:02 In LTFRB Region 3, there are no transport groups in Pampanga. They said they will be stopped at the stop and pass.

02:08 There is also a free ride for the Mabalacat City LGU in case a passenger is affected.

02:15 The transport groups in Bicol will continue to pass.

02:19 According to Condor Piston Bicol, there will also be no transport strike in Iloilo City.

02:27 It is also normal to travel to Bacolod City, but they will stop the transport groups of Noise Barrage and Candle Lighting.

02:34 They called for the return of the five-year validity of their franchises.

02:38 In Cebu, there is also no stop and pass, but a protest rally will be held with Piston in the three main routes.

02:47 In Northern Mindanao, there is a high chance that no one will be affected by the transport strike.

02:53 According to LTFRB Region 10, 70 percent of the GV units in the region have been consolidated.

03:00 Another incident of harassment of the China Coast Guard by Philippine ships in Bajo de Maciloc was monitored this weekend.

03:10 According to the International Advocacy Group, the Sea-Light, a China Coast Guard vessel,

03:14 was seen sailing in the BRP Hydrographer Ventura of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority of the RIA.

03:23 BRP Gabriela Silang of the Philippine Coast Guard escorted the Philippine ships to the north of Bajo de Maciloc

03:31 for a hydrographic survey or measurement in the depths of the sea.

03:36 The ships stopped for eight hours before they were able to sail again.

03:40 At that point, they were still stopped by the CCG vessel.

03:45 According to Sea-Light Director, Maritime Security Expert Ray Powell,

03:48 China may become more aggressive in the coming days.

03:53 GM Integrated News is trying to get the consent of the PCG and RIA, as well as the Chinese embassy.

03:59 China is clearly sending a message.

04:02 It may be that in the wake of the other things that have been happening, including this trilateral summit,

04:09 that China is being especially aggressive and making the point that it believes in its nine-dash line claim.

04:19 [Music]

04:24 The siren is also getting louder between Israel and Iran.

04:28 [Siren]

04:34 The siren is getting louder as Iran is attacking the Israeli-Lebanon border using missiles and drones.

04:42 According to the Israeli Army, 40 missiles were monitored and Iran lost them.

04:47 Almost all of them were damaged.

04:49 Some of them fell in the open areas.

04:52 The attack was a counterattack by Iran to the so-called air strike of Israel

04:56 on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1,

04:59 which was committed by the top Revolutionary Guard commanders.

05:03 Israel did not hide the so-called air strike.

05:05 Israel is still on high alert in the missile and drone attack of Iran.

05:10 [Music]

05:12 The hole was repaired, which is almost 10 feet deep, and filled with water in the Salas Road in Pasay.

05:20 Here is the update on the first live news of Niko Juaje.

05:22 [Music]

05:23 Niko.

05:24 Good morning.

05:29 It's been a day, but the hole was not yet covered when they suddenly opened it here in Salas Road in Pasay City.

05:38 At 11 p.m. last night, we reached the contractor of Manila who is waiting for materials or parts

05:43 to replace the damaged pipe that caused the water to leak

05:48 and the soil on this part of the road in Salas Road in Pasay City.

05:53 This pipe is said to be damaged and was cut by the people of Manila.

05:57 The hole in the pipe can be seen that caused the water to leak under the road.

06:03 According to the contractor of Manila who is responsible for the damaged pipe,

06:07 the pipe was possibly hit by a bullet that caused the hole to leak.

06:11 The replacement pipe arrived at 11 p.m. and was immediately repaired by the contractor of Manila.

06:17 At 4 a.m., the people of South Manila District Engineering Office arrived.

06:22 According to District Engineer Manny Bulusan, they will be working on the hole to cover it.

06:28 They will be quick to use the motorists again before noon.

06:33 According to Engineer Bulusan, it is possible that the pipe is damaged for a long time.

06:37 But according to him, it did not affect the position of the highway

06:41 which is only a few meters away from the soft soil.

06:45 The DPWH truck is already here and it is carrying the materials for the hole.

06:52 They are just waiting for the people to do it.

06:54 For now, the road traffic is not that heavy here.

06:58 But if it gets heavier, a line is ready for the eastbound

07:04 for the motorists to counter-flow to the west.

07:08 Live from Pasay City, I am Nico Juaje for GMA Integrated News.

07:13 Starting today, more than 20 roads in Metro Manila are not allowed for e-trike, e-bike, and other vehicles.

07:23 Live from Manila, we have the first news, Yomer Apresto.

07:26 Yomer!

07:28 Susan, good morning.

07:30 This is Recto Avenue.

07:32 It is one of the prohibited roads for e-bike, e-trike, and other vehicles like this.

07:38 But for now, it is noticeable that many people are still using it.

07:44 Starting today, e-bike, e-trike, and other vehicles like this are not allowed on the main roads.

07:52 But here in Claro M. Recto Avenue in Manila, many people are still using it.

07:58 A tricycle driver that we talked to, who has been riding for 15 years, passed through here early this morning.

08:06 We are pitiful, sir. We are looking for a job. We are being caught everyday.

08:12 An e-trike driver is also having a problem on how to educate his son.

08:18 He is the only one who is working for his family through PAMAMASADA.

08:24 Maybe later, I will be able to go home. I will just avoid it.

08:29 What will you do later? What job will you do?

08:34 I don't know yet. I will still look for a job.

08:37 A tricycle driver is being discarded. He will just pass through the corners to avoid being caught.

08:43 I don't know. But they told us last night that we can just cross the road.

08:50 Under the MMDA's order, the final offenders will be fined P2,500.

08:56 Their vehicle can still be confiscated if it is not registered or the driver has no license.

09:08 Meanwhile, Susan, it is not yet clear when the MMDA's operation will be completed

09:13 so that the prohibition of the so-called vehicles on the main roads will be implemented.

09:19 That is the latest from Manila. I am Jomar Apresto for GMA Integrated News.

09:25 Meanwhile, in Caugday, the group of Pistons and Manibelas stopped their protest for two days

09:31 in their provision of the TUV Modernization Program.

09:34 We have with us, Atty. Chope Luguadis III, Chairman of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board of LTFRB.

09:40 Chairman, good morning. Welcome back to the first news.

09:44 Thank you for inviting me. Good morning to all the viewers and listeners.

09:51 Chairman, first question. What is your monitoring as we speak regarding the construction of the Tigil Pasada?

09:58 As early as 5 o'clock, we are monitoring the critical areas. The vehicles are running normally.

10:06 We did not see any signs of strike on our roads.

10:13 So, for now, we do not need to deploy the free vehicles as of this time?

10:19 As of this time, there is no need. But our rescue buses are already ready.

10:24 So, anytime there is a problem, the rescue buses are there to help.

10:30 But Ivan, what we are afraid of is not the loss of the vehicles,

10:35 but the destruction of public vehicles that do not want to join the strike.

10:42 And if there is a spike on that, our PNP is ready to guide our brothers in the industry,

10:50 the drivers who do not want to join the strike.

10:53 So, for now, there is no incident like that?

10:55 No, there is not.

10:56 Chairman, this Tigil Pasada has been held several times.

11:01 Are you seeing any way to give them and to stop the protests?

11:12 Or have we stopped altogether because it is like a deadlock?

11:16 Oh, Ivan, this Tigil Pasada has been held several times.

11:20 It is like I am not counting.

11:23 That is why my office is always open to invite them

11:28 and consider the government's program to join this program.

11:34 They should try it first before they protest later on.

11:38 I talked to Marval Buena last week, here in Unang Balita.

11:42 There are no attempts to talk.

11:44 This protest, have there been attempts to stop it?

11:50 I always tell my colleagues,

11:54 that my office is open to any kind of talks.

12:01 But there are things that we cannot give them what they want.

12:08 First, we call it consolidation of the jeepneys in a route.

12:15 That is the first and basic rule in effective fleet management

12:20 to reduce traffic and to make public vehicles more effective.

12:26 So, they cannot do what they want.

12:28 They are still the ones who are the "francisa"

12:30 because it is one of the things they do not want to let go.

12:33 Ivan, the "francisa" is the ownership of the state

12:37 and they are giving it to you as a privilege.

12:40 It is up to us how we will regulate it.

12:44 That is why they should follow us.

12:47 In that area, we find it hard to give them.

12:51 But we are still open to all forms of negotiation.

12:55 Even up to this day, we invite them to our office

13:00 to see the common grounds that we can discuss.

13:04 They will go to the LTFRB to protest. Will you face them?

13:08 Yes. Last time they went to my office,

13:12 I went out to my office and I invited them to our office

13:18 to discuss their demands.

13:21 Of their 10 requests, we have given 8.

13:25 We are just here.

13:26 We cannot go to the consolidation or fleet management area.

13:30 Another thing they are fighting, Chairman, is the units they want

13:34 that are cheaper because they say the units they are pushing are too expensive.

13:41 Ivan, first of all, we do not endorse the units.

13:46 There are about 40 or 50 units that are being sold.

13:52 And then number two, we are not saying that they should change their unit.

13:58 That will still come 3 or 4 years from now.

14:01 So for now, we are talking about consolidation.

14:03 You should consolidate so that the management of your route is effective.

14:08 It is April 30, Chairman, the deadline for the PUV consolidation.

14:11 What can you see after that?

14:14 Will there be a paralysis?

14:17 Will public transportation be selected?

14:19 Especially in Metro Manila, there are many units that did not consolidate.

14:23 In Metro Manila, according to our data, there are many units that consolidated.

14:29 If there are areas that did not consolidate,

14:33 we will give the jeepneys on the side of the route.

14:38 Number two, there are buses, UVs, TNVs, and tricycles that pass through those routes.

14:47 In our studies, there are still many vehicles in Metro Manila.

14:52 If you include buses, UVs, and taxis,

14:56 we are confident that there will be no vehicles that will be selected come May 1.

15:02 Okay.

15:03 Lastly, maybe you have a final word, especially for our riding public that may be affected by the closure of the road.

15:10 First of all, I am asking for help from our visitors

15:16 to avoid these public vehicles.

15:21 You can expect us to be here and your companions.

15:26 If there are areas that need public vehicles,

15:32 we have rescue buses waiting in all areas of Metro Manila.

15:39 And again, to those who are protesting, to those who are blocking the road,

15:42 LTFRB is still open for dialogue.

15:45 Thank you.

15:46 LTFRB Chairman, Chofelo Guadis III, we have talked.

15:49 Thank you, Chairman.

15:50 Thank you, Ayban.

15:51 A woman was killed in Dagupan City after she was hit by a heatstroke.

15:56 Several crops were destroyed in Aurora due to the extreme heat.

16:00 First news, John Consulta.

16:02 Helen Espiritu's mother was very sick and had no symptoms for 46 years.

16:10 But she suddenly got sick after she was hit by a heatstroke.

16:14 It was very hot. Maybe it was high blood pressure.

16:20 Maybe it was a stroke.

16:23 Ania, her mother suddenly got sick and lost consciousness.

16:27 Here are some of the symptoms of a heatstroke.

16:30 In Aurora, several papaya trees were dried up and died.

16:34 The fruit was rotting and not available to be harvested.

16:37 That's why some were thrown away.

16:38 Even the plantain and bitter melon were destroyed due to the heat.

16:42 Foods were quickly destroyed during the hot weather.

16:46 That's why some people sell famous "puto kalasyao" in a pan.

16:49 The seeds were wrapped in banana leaves and not in plastic

16:54 to avoid moisture that can easily get into food.

16:58 The heat index or heat wave reaches the danger category in some parts of the country.

17:03 That's why experts are reminding us.

17:05 It's important that they drink a lot of water and stay in a cooler place.

17:10 They should use light clothes so that their bodies won't get hot.

17:17 This is the first news. John Consulta for GMA Integrated News.

17:23 Before returning to the Philippines from the trilateral meeting in America,

17:27 President Bongbong Marcos spoke first in the so-called gentleman's agreement

17:31 of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

17:37 What did the Duterte administration promise to China?

17:42 What did you compromise?

17:44 What did you give?

17:47 Why are our friends in China angry with us because we don't follow?

17:53 What should we do?

17:55 What is the content of that secret agreement?

17:58 They call it gentleman's agreement. I call it secret agreement.

18:02 We don't know. There's no document.

18:05 This Friday, the Chinese embassy said that the Duterte administration had a gentleman's agreement

18:12 to maintain peace in Ayungin Shoal.

18:14 They have been in agreement since February 2023 that the Philippines will not follow the agreement.

18:20 Ayungin Shoal is part of the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.

18:24 In the first press conference of former President Duterte, he insisted that he did not betray China.

18:29 President Bongbong Marcos asked National Security Advisor Eduardo Año,

18:35 Duterte's Interior Secretary, about the gentleman's agreement.

18:38 Año said that he doesn't know because he is not involved in the discussion.

18:43 President Marcos is wrong to keep any agreement in secret in other countries

18:47 because it is against the interests of the Philippines.

18:50 President Marcos is ready to talk to former President Duterte regarding the issue.

18:57 We will now end the trip of the commuters.

18:59 Now, we have a stop in the way of Pistón and Manibela.

19:01 And live from Quezon City, we have the first news, Bam Alegre. Bam?

19:06 Susan, good morning.

19:10 A few groups of Jeepney Operator and Driver stopped in the way.

19:13 But they did not stop when passengers stranded in this part of Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.

19:23 The gasoline station staff, Alexander Tan, is worried about his work.

19:27 He has not yet driven a Jeepney in Quezon City from here in Commonwealth.

19:31 He was ready to go in earlier.

19:33 He is expecting that he might have a hard time driving.

19:36 It's hard. There are a lot of commuters. It's a strike.

19:40 It's hard to drive now, sir.

19:44 Along with the rush hour, a group of Pistón and Manibela stopped in the way until tomorrow.

19:50 This is still part of their protest against the consolidation of the POV Modernization Program.

19:55 Since 5 am, buses and electronic jeeps are the public transportation that are arriving.

20:01 Most of them are already standing.

20:04 Some Jeepneys still passed by, but this is not the route that Jeffrey Falsado is waiting for, who works in Quezon Avenue.

20:10 It's hard because there are not many Jeeps now.

20:14 When 6 am arrived, there were more passengers.

20:17 It's a quick gathering, but there are also Jeeps arriving.

20:20 That's the only thing that needs to be prioritized to be able to drive.

20:23 So, sir, this is the live situation here in Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.

20:32 The passengers are still not running out, but it's still like that.

20:36 There are still no build-ups.

20:38 There are no stranded because there are still options to drive.

20:42 Our commuters and traffic are still moderate.

20:46 The volume of traffic and there are no build-ups of vehicles.

20:49 For now, this is the first news from Commonwealth Avenue.

20:52 Bamalegre for GMA Integrated News.

20:54 Some of Bea Alonso's followers noticed that Dominic Roque's photos are no longer on his Instagram account.

21:07 His photos are included in his travel and sweet moments.

21:12 In 2021, when the two started dating, they became engaged last July.

21:17 In February this year, when Bea and Dominic announced that they ended their engagement,

21:22 Dom is still present in Bea's YouTube account.

21:25 Their Japan vlog was still there this January.

21:29 Meanwhile, this is the latest gossip in the K-Pop scene.

21:36 Even in the military service, BTS member V proved that he will not back down from the army.

21:43 The K-Pop superstar shared some updates on his military training on his IG story.

21:50 He also showed his muscular physique and wounds of glory.

21:55 He is also determined in his workout sessions.

21:57 He just turned around in the picture, but he did not turn around from the army.

22:01 Meanwhile, this is the sweet message of EXO member Baekhyun to his fellow fans who are enjoying his concert in Manila.

22:13 He also flexed the photo with EXO-Ls.

22:18 Oh, Dominic!

22:20 (upbeat music)

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