Comelec chief eyes to seek U.S. help over alleged offshore accounts;
LTFRB says PUVMP to go on despite Senate resolution for suspension;
Exhibit showing impact of Geneva Conventions of 1949 opens in Makati
LTFRB says PUVMP to go on despite Senate resolution for suspension;
Exhibit showing impact of Geneva Conventions of 1949 opens in Makati
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00:00The Land, Transportation, and Franchising Regulatory Board, or LTFRB, said the PEV modernization
00:05program will still proceed despite the Senate resolution recommending its suspension.
00:11This and other stories in this National News Roundup by Joshua Garcia.
00:17Commonly Chairman George Erwin Garcia will seek the U.S. Department of Justice's help
00:22to address allegations of using offshore bank accounts for bribes related to the 2025 elections.
00:28These claims were made by Representative Rodante Marcoleta, who alleged of existing
00:32offshore bank accounts in the Kamalek Chief's name in the Cayman Islands.
00:36Garcia will report potential identity theft and bank fraud and may investigate Jaleo Consulting
00:42LLC, which allegedly deposited money to these accounts.
00:46Kamalek has also called on the Department of Foreign Affairs to submit evidence of identity
00:50fraud to the National Bureau of Investigation.
00:54The LTFRB confirmed that the Public Transportation Modernization Program will continue despite
01:00a Senate resolution to suspend it, following a directive from President Ferdinand R. Marcus
01:04Jr.
01:05Transportation officials communicated the program's importance to the Palace through
01:09a letter from Secretary Jaime Bautista.
01:11Additionally, a peaceful unity walk was held by members and leaders of various transport
01:16groups to express their views to the government.
01:20An exhibit opened at Arte Space, Ayala Museum in Makati City, to mark the 75th anniversary
01:26of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
01:29Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, and the Swiss Embassy
01:33in the Philippines, the exhibit seeks to increase awareness on international humanitarian law,
01:38or IHL, and inspire people to champion human rights and dignity to uphold global peace.
01:44The exhibit is open daily from August 6 to August 14, and admission is free.
01:49Joshua Garcia, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.