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00:00We will all be together in Saksi!
00:12The two Filipino gymnasts answered the online questions
00:15as to why they were not invited to the Heroes Welcome
00:18and to give cash incentives for the Olympics in Palacio.
00:22Saksi, by Marie Zumali.
00:24From their chartered flight to the preparation of the program
00:32and to give cash incentives in Malacanang,
00:35the attendance of the athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics was huge.
00:40But the Filipino contingent was not complete.
00:43When asked by some netizens why some Olympians were not there,
00:47the gymnast, Aliyah Finnegan, answered,
00:49they were not told about the event.
00:52In a separate question, the gymnast, Emma Malabuyo, answered
00:55that she wanted to go, but she was not told about the event.
01:00GMA Integrated News made it popular to get the athletes' invitation
01:04through text, call, and to be part of their association,
01:09but they were not invited.
01:11The golfer, Dottie Ardina, also did not go to Malacanang.
01:13She used to advertise on social media
01:16about the lack of a uniform to wear in the competition.
01:20According to the Palacio and the Philippine Olympic Committee,
01:22five athletes were not included in the trip back to the Philippines
01:26because they had their first flight to other countries.
01:29They have no connection to any issue.
01:31We were told that Ms. Bianca Pagdanganan will be in Scotland.
01:35And then for a competition, Ms. Dottie Ardina will be in the US.
01:40Then three gyms, Ms. Aliyah Finnegan, Ms. Levy Rivivar, and Ms. Emma Malabuyo,
01:46we were told that they will be in the US.
01:49They will only explain the NSA there.
01:52We don't know anything because they left early.
01:56And even if they were not brought to the event,
01:58the athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics will receive
02:01a cash incentive from the Palacio.
02:03No one will be left behind.
02:05They will be there one by one.
02:06The athletes, the coaches, should coordinate with the Philippine Sports Commission
02:11to refer them to the point person of the Office of the President to claim.
02:16And if ever the athletes or coaches cannot claim personally,
02:21they need to submit an authorization letter and the IDs.
02:28There is an additional cash incentive for two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo
02:32from a car company.
02:34He will receive a high-end SUV that he hopes to bring to Yulo
02:39for a higher success.
02:41It's not just a cash incentive for Carlos and other Olympians
02:46for their performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
02:49It's also a cash incentive for the entire Philippine people
02:52because they won two gold and two bronze medals for the country
02:56which put us in the number one slot in the entire Southeast Asia.
03:00Paul Valter E.J. Obiana received 3 million pesos from the three groups
03:05that he visited in his alma mater.
03:08In the ranking released by World Athletics after the Olympics,
03:11E.J. came down to the 3rd place from being World No. 2.
03:15E.J. was able to host the World Class Pole Vault Meet in the Philippines in September
03:20along with the plans to invite the Olympic gold medalist and World No. 1
03:24Armand Duplantis.
03:26The LGU is preparing a hero's welcome in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur
03:30for the Olympic bronze medalist Nesty Petesho on August 22.
03:34It was Nesty's last visit to the Philippines in December
03:37before he joined the training in the Olympics according to his family.
03:40That's why they are eager to see him.
03:43We are very happy.
03:45We are very happy that we can be with Nesty personally
03:48so that we can show him that all of our support as his family
03:52is always there for him.
03:53We are excited that he will be able to come home
03:55so that we can still be together.
03:58For GMA Integrated News, I'm Maris Umaliang Inyong, Saksi.
04:04Arrested is a Vietnamese national who is conducting
04:07an unlicensed Botox procedure in the Philippines.
04:11The operation was fast-tracked when patients complained
04:15because there was a complication.
04:17Saksi, this is John Consulta.
04:24Entering this unit on the 21st floor of a condo unit in Paranaque.
04:29We are from the National Bureau of Investigation.
04:32This is our operation.
04:35Arrested while a patient complained,
04:38is a 29-year-old Vietnamese national.
04:41Beds and improvised clinics in the condo unit
04:44were assigned to the members of the NBI Organized International Crime Division.
04:47We found out that our subject is conducting a Botox procedure
04:54for a fee of Php 5,000.
04:57We checked that our subject does not have a license
05:04to practice medicine here in the Philippines.
05:10Botox is a neurotoxin that temporarily stops the movement of muscles.
05:15It is used in their cosmetic procedure
05:17to reduce wrinkles and other facial lines.
05:20The operation was fast-tracked when patients complained
05:23because there was a complication.
05:27The NBI found out that Day One entered the country as a tourist.
05:31But it turns out that they are doing Botox.
05:34The NBI is saying that you have operated on some patients
05:38without the necessary licenses here in the Philippines.
05:41Is it true?
05:43I have no comment.
05:45Our case is illegal practice of medicine.
05:49For GMA Integrated News, this is John Consulta.
05:53Your Saksi.
05:57Php 13,873?
05:59That's the so-called average poverty threshold for 2023
06:04or what is needed for the five-member family
06:08to afford their food and other necessities.
06:11But even the PSA admitted that it is difficult to afford such a budget.
06:16Saksi, this is Mackie Pulido.
06:19In the 2023 Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippine Statistics Authority,
06:24for it not to be considered as difficult,
06:26the Php 13,873 that a family earns every month
06:31should not be reduced.
06:33This is the so-called average poverty threshold.
06:36The PSA said that this amount is enough
06:38to cover all the basic needs of a family with five members.
06:44The poverty threshold in each region will vary
06:47because the price of goods and expenses will vary.
06:50In Metro Manila, the poverty threshold is Php 15,713 monthly income.
06:55According to the PSA, 69%, or almost Php 11,000, is for food.
07:01The rest, or almost Php 5,000, is for other expenses
07:04such as massages, student fees, electricity and water.
07:09What do you think, sir?
07:12Again, it is most likely insufficient,
07:20the minimum basic needs.
07:24The idea here is to see what progress we are making as a nation
07:30in terms of reducing the number of families and individuals from that threshold.
07:36Jason earns more than Php 15,000 monthly as a construction worker.
07:41When he counts the expenses and their salary,
07:44it is more than his monthly income.
07:46In that case, they are saving the budget for food
07:49and there are things that he just walks around without massaging.
07:53There are fixed expenses, such as house, water, and electricity.
07:57We cannot reduce that, so we need to look for other things.
08:03In order to cover the expenses, he needs to borrow money.
08:06We really have a lot of debts.
08:08We are almost paying off our debts every week.
08:13In this account, the amount is not included in the payment if there is an illness.
08:18That's why Monica is worried, who is also a minimum wage earner
08:21because she is about to give birth.
08:23Of course, the payment is for the hospital, for the need of the child,
08:28The poverty threshold was increased in 2023 compared to 2021.
08:33Do you think your statistics reflect the real situation that Filipinos face?
08:39Wait, the numbers, because we say numbers don't lie.
08:43The poverty we reduced from Php 19.9 million to Php 15,000.
08:51But the numbers don't lie.
08:52The poverty we reduced from Php 19.9 million to Php 17.52 million.
09:01That's the number.
09:03There is really a reduction.
09:04So what does that mean?
09:05It means that while our threshold increased due to food prices,
09:10our income also increased.
09:13So I agree the threshold might be low, but if we set it at that threshold,
09:18there is still a decrease in terms of poverty incidence.
09:22For GMA Integrated News, I am Mackie Pulido, your witness.
09:29The Department of Agriculture allocated funds for the vaccination of pigs
09:35against African Swine Fever.
09:37In addition, inspection sites will be added against ASF.
09:41Witness, Bernadette Reyes.
09:44To stop the spread of ASF, the vaccination program will start on Tuesday.
09:50Tomorrow, the Bureau of Animal Industry will go to Batangas,
09:53where ASF has registered eight towns.
09:57Here, the agency will allocate the funds for vaccination.
10:01The vaccine is free.
10:02It is voluntary.
10:03That's why the farmers will not force their pigs to be vaccinated.
10:08We will lay down the rules of engagement.
10:11We cannot say, here, we will vaccinate you.
10:14No, we have to get the blood.
10:16We will talk to the technical people in Batangas.
10:20We will not vaccinate you right away.
10:22Again, we have to be very careful.
10:25First, the medicine will only be injected to pigs that are not sick.
10:29It cannot be injected to breeders or breeders that have been healed.
10:33It must also be monitored every 30 to 60 days
10:36on the reaction of the pigs to the vaccine.
10:39When we see that it is positive,
10:42we will not vaccinate because we are already looking for diseases.
10:46This medicine will not be effective if there is a pig disease inside.
10:52According to the DA, 600,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the country.
10:58It's not that alarming because the vaccine is on the way.
11:02So, hopefully, we can contain this.
11:06But of course, it will not be easy.
11:09But we will do our best.
11:10Inspection sites will be added to prevent ASF from infecting other places.
11:16This inspection site here in Malanday, Valenzuela,
11:19is the last control point here in Metro Manila
11:22before the pigs can be transported to nearby provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac
11:27where the widespread repopulation is taking place now.
11:31At the checkpoint in Tandang Sora, Quezon City,
11:3360 pigs from Sariaya, Quezon were brought to Caloocan, Nakumpisca
11:38because of the pecking documents.
11:40There is also no shipping permit from the house.
11:43For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes is your witness.
11:49The World Health Organization declared viral disease Mpox
11:53as a global public health emergency.
11:56It is the next outbreak of the disease known as Monkeypox
12:00in the Democratic Republic of Congo
12:02which is also spreading to other neighboring countries.
12:05The Public Health Emergency of International Concern
12:08is the highest alert issued by the WHO
12:12to speed up the investigation, funding, and assistance of various countries.
12:19More than 500 people are in Africa because of Mpox this year
12:23while there are more than 17,000 suspected cases.
12:26This is the second time that the Global Public Health Emergency was declared
12:30because of Mpox after it was first raised in 2022.
12:36In accordance with the recruitment of healthcare workers,
12:39one of the signatures on the first day of the state visit
12:42of Singaporean President Pharman Shanmugaratnam
12:46is the witness of Ivan Mayrino.
12:50Along with the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Singapore
12:54where more than 200,000 Filipinos are working and living,
12:58is the three-day state visit of Singaporean President Pharman Shanmugaratnam.
13:03Along with the Singaporean President, there is a householder named Jane Yumiko Itogi
13:07who was accompanied by President Bongbong Marcos and First Lady Liza Arneta Marcos.
13:11The bilateral meeting of the two leaders was not ordinary
13:14because after their conversations about cooperation and strengthening the relationship,
13:19it led to the success of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo in the past Olympics.
13:25It's a real milestone. It's a real milestone for all of us.
13:29I mean, we share a bit of the reflected glory of the Philippines.
13:34That's what I was telling everyone.
13:36Tonight, it's not about us. We're just reflected glory over here
13:40and trying to be part of the achievements of us.
13:46We are very, very proud.
13:47Tonight, the two leaders formally agreed on the implementation of regulations
13:52on the recruitment of healthcare workers and the care of their patients.
13:55There was also another memorandum on giving incentives to the industries
13:59to reduce their carbon footprints and take care of the environment.
14:03Several more agreements were made between private companies and NGOs in Singapore
14:08and local governments in the Philippines.
14:10Again, the two leaders mentioned their similar positions in talking about the South China Sea.
14:16As geographical neighbors in Southeast Asia,
14:19the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea hold great importance to both our countries.
14:24So we look forward to the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to maintain
14:29and to promote peace, security, and stability in the region,
14:33as well as our strong support for the peaceful resolution of any such disputes.
14:38The South China Sea is an extremely important issue.
14:41Singapore's position, of course, is well known.
14:44We have consistently upheld the rights of all states to freedom of navigation and overflight
14:51and strongly supported the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law,
14:59including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.
15:05A state banquet is being prepared for the Singapore delegation,
15:08which also includes several negotiators.
15:10Earlier, the Singaporean President led the wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument.
15:15A few more groups are scheduled for the next few days,
15:17and he will also visit several research institutions here in the Philippines.
15:21For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mayrena is your witness.
15:25As long as there's soup in the food, the favorites are sinigang and bulalo.
15:38And the taste of those dishes is also well-known outside the Philippines.
15:44Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV is your witness.
15:49If you're one of the Filipinos who loves to drink soup,
15:52the soup of sinigang is a heart-throbbing experience.
16:00A soup that will make you go home with a sour taste.
16:03And it's paired with pork, bangus, shrimp, beef, or chicken.
16:08The taste of sinigang is known to be world-class.
16:11The sinigang and turkey are in the 17th spot.
16:14In the Top 50 Best Soup in the World by the Online Food Guide, Taste Atlas,
16:18Bulalo is one of the traditional Filipino soups that is served during the rainy season.
16:24It's a very good soup that is special to our country.
16:29But what makes bulalo and sinigang so delicious that the Filipinos and foreigners like?
16:34The soup.
16:35The taste of the soup is very good.
16:39We also asked our online friends.
16:41One of them said, meat makes bulalo more delicious while vegetables make sinigang more delicious.
16:47Another one said, it makes you feel hungry.
16:50Another one said, bulalo and sinigang are more delicious during the rainy season.
16:55The other one said, sinigang is the best.
16:58But what makes bulalo and sinigang so delicious that the Filipinos and foreigners like?
17:04The soup.
17:05The pork.
17:07The other one said, the secret ingredient is passion for cooking.
17:13For GMA Integrated News, I'm Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV.
17:18Your Saksi.
17:22Mount Etna in Italy is getting hot again.
17:25It got bright again at night due to the eruption of lava and ash.
17:29The nearby international airport was closed so many flights were canceled or diverted.
17:35Mount Etna on the island of Sicily is the highest and one of the most active volcanoes in Europe.
17:45The Philippine Coast Guard released pictures and videos to show the Chinese maritime militia vessel anchored near Esconda Shoal.
17:57Commodore Jay Tariella, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea,
18:02When the CCG Vessel 5303 arrived, they did not inspect the militia vessels.
18:09Instead, they were confused and confused.
18:14It is clear that there was no formal boarding procedure to question the maintenance of the militia vessels even though they were not fishing.
18:23This is an indication by the CCG that they helped the maritime militia in their operation.
18:29Especially in entering the exclusive economic zones of other countries in the South China Sea.
18:36We are still trying to get the reaction of the Chinese Embassy regarding this.
18:46The authorities in Spain investigated the unauthorized music video shoot of pop star Katy Perry.
18:53The shoot was postponed for the song Lifetimes in the Ses Salinas Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Nature Reserve.
19:02In an interview, Katy's label said that the local video production company assured them that the permits for the shoot were complete.
19:10The crew received verbal approval and they followed all the regulations.
19:17Avizala Nesty-Petesho, Paris Olympics bronze medalist, met the idol Diana Jubiri.
19:25Nesty's story, because of her back, she almost hit Sangre Danaya.
19:31She was postulated by Pashnea Nesty.
19:35Diana replied that she was happy to meet Nesty.
19:40Kapuso, long weekend alert.
19:43Ninoy Aquino Day was postponed to August 23, Friday.
19:47It was followed by Proclamation No. 665 issued by Maracanang.
19:52And Kapuso, thank you for watching.
19:55I am Pia Arcangel for a bigger mission and a wider service to the country.
20:02From GMA Integrated News, the Philippine News Authority.
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