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00:00The DOTR decided that it's enough for commuters to be consolidated as public vehicles.
00:07But on the first day of the transport strike of Pistón and Manibela,
00:10some commuters had a hard time riding.
00:13Witness, Joseph Moro.
00:18It's only 10 o'clock in the afternoon, many are waiting to ride in Manila City Hall.
00:23The government officials are already on their way home,
00:25according to the memorandum of Malacanang for the reopening of Family Week.
00:29At the same time, some students went out.
00:32The jeeps arrived late.
00:34It's so hard to ride because the jeeps are so few.
00:37Usually, it's not like this.
00:39The rush hour is around 5 to 6.
00:42We don't have much time because the jeeps are full.
00:46That's also the experience of some commuters earlier this morning in Irodriguez Avenue in Quezon City.
00:51JR waited more than two hours before he was able to ride the jeep Amuraita.
00:55There are no jeeps, only few jeeps.
00:58Only a few tricycles.
01:00For the first two days, Pistón and Manibela was closed
01:04compared to the Public Transport Modernization Program or PTMP.
01:08But in the monitoring of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board or LTFRB,
01:13no one was stranded because of the transport strike.
01:16These are the regular traffic on a Monday.
01:19There are a lot of passengers.
01:22There are only a few jeeps on the road because of the traffic.
01:26Our transport strike was very successful.
01:30If the government doesn't stop it,
01:34they will suspend the classes,
01:36some entrances to the government,
01:39and the party has a free ride.
01:42The Pistón was blocked by the jeepney passengers earlier.
01:46The group continued to negate the return of the five-year-old franchise
01:50that only congressmen can return.
01:52You will really lose your franchise.
01:54It will be hard for you to register.
01:56It is also for their livelihood,
01:59so that we can annul the five-year-old franchise.
02:02But the program is no longer open according to the Department of Transportation or DOTR.
02:07The call of Pistón and Manibela to scrap the program is non-negotiable.
02:13These two groups cannot be allowed to derail the program.
02:18In addition to this,
02:1983% of the public vehicles that consolidate are enough for commuters.
02:24But the distribution of routes is still being arranged by the local governments.
02:29For the next two years or so,
02:31we will arrange the routes before,
02:33which are a lot, and we know that they are being over-distributed.
02:36We will arrange the routes that are a little,
02:39and there are more needs,
02:41we will add the real number that does not or does not want to consolidate.
02:46And we're talking of the two groups,
02:47that's more or less 5%.
02:50According to the Department of Transportation,
02:51it will take two to three more years
02:54for the agency to require the replacement of traditional jeep units
02:58to make them modern units.
03:00The LTO also added that those who will not join the program
03:03can register their traditional jeeps as private vehicles.
03:09Earlier, Pistón filed a motion to resolve in the Supreme Court
03:13to act on their request to issue a TRO against the modernization program.
03:19For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your witness.
03:24Vice President Sara Duterte did not participate
03:26in the discussion of the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President
03:29in the plenary of the Camera.
03:31The budget of the Office of the President
03:33is already passed by the Senate Finance Committee.
03:35Witness, Mav González.
03:38There are no questions and no ten minutes yet.
03:40The Senate Finance Committee already approved
03:42the 10.5-billion-peso budget of the Office of the President for 2025.
03:47The share is lower than the budget of the 2024 office.
03:51Despite the reduction in the budget being proposed,
03:54rest assured, Your Honors,
03:56that the same will not affect the delivery of services of the President to our people.
04:02The President's trips to the United States are still ongoing.
04:05The President's trips to other countries are still ongoing
04:08to receive the invitation of foreign leaders
04:10and to implement diplomatic initiatives.
04:13The Office of the Ombudsman also participated in the budget hearing.
04:165.8-billion-pesos was allocated under the NEP
04:20including 51.468 million for confidential funds.
04:24Of course, Your Honor, we need the 51 million.
04:29But as I said, there are other investigating agencies
04:34who need this money more than us.
04:39If you can give us the same amount that you gave us last year for 2024,
04:44the 1 million, that would be very sufficient for us, Your Honor.
04:49So you were able to utilize the 1 million last year?
04:55Yes, Your Honor.
04:56But the Ombudsman asked for an additional 975 million pesos
05:00to hire more than 60 lawyers to add to their manpower.
05:04The Office of the Ombudsman would like to address now
05:07the issue of inordinate delay in the investigation of cases.
05:11The Ombudsman's budget has already been submitted to the committee
05:14but it will be discussed in the plenary
05:16if it can be given the additional 900 million pesos it is asking for.
05:20In the plenary of the Camera,
05:21Makabayan Blok discussed the proposed budget for the Intelligence Fund
05:26of the National Security Council or NSC
05:28and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or NICA.
05:31In the current budget,
05:33the NSC proposed 10 million pesos more
05:36for the intel gathering of the NTF-ELCAC
05:39than the intel work for the West Philippine Sea.
05:4160 million, right?
05:43And that's only 50 million in WPS.
05:46Yes, because that is a recent development
05:52that arose only unlike the other class expense
05:58that was a long-time concern of the agency.
06:06Makabayan Blok also did not support
06:08the 640 million pesos intel fund of NICA.
06:11The 14.8 million pesos fund for the NTF-ELCAC
06:17that is used for red-tagging is included here.
06:19The youth port list has evidence
06:22but NICA and NTF-ELCAC argued that they are not red-tagging.
06:26It is very clear that they are lying to us, Mr. Speaker.
06:31Mr. Speaker, Distinguished Sponsor,
06:33we have said a while ago that we have not been practicing the
06:39unquote red-tagging, close quote.
06:43In the end, the proposed budget of NSC and NICA for 2025 was also included in the plenary.
06:49When the 895 million proposed budget of the Presidential Advisor on Peace,
06:54Reconciliation and Unity was added,
06:56Makabayan Blok asked for the agency's commitment
06:59to continue the peace talks between the government and the CPP-NDF.
07:04So are you saying that before this administration is over,
07:09there will be peace talks with the NDFP?
07:12That is the goal, Mr. Speaker.
07:15Now, the budget of the Office of the Vice President should also be included,
07:19but Vice President Sara Duterte is still a no-show.
07:22In a letter to Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Adiong on September 11,
07:26the Vice President said that she has ordered the deliberation
07:30of the proposed 2025 budget of her office in the plenary.
07:34According to House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan,
07:37the Vice President sent a representative,
07:40but she did not show written authorization and written explanation.
07:44If not amended,
07:46the recommendation of the Committee on Appropriations
07:49that more than half of the OVP is asking for is justified.
07:53For GMA Integrated News,
07:55I am Mav Gonzalez, your witness.
07:59The Office of the Vice President clarified
08:02where Vice President Sara Duterte is now discussing her budget in the plenary.
08:08In the OVP, the Vice President went to Vinzons and Daed in Camarinas Norte
08:13and Legazpi City in Albay to talk to people about the state of the country.
08:18The Vice President's activities will be covered
08:22through the social media posts of the people there.
08:28Stairway to Heaven feels like a parade in Ipugao
08:31that is not only beautiful to watch,
08:33but also historical.
08:35This is just one example of the beauty of a stairway in Ilocos Sur.
08:39Let's watch.
08:44Straight out of a fairytale is a walkway in Ilocos Sur.
08:48You would think that you are inside a painting
08:51because of the beautiful paradise of Awasan Falls in the town of Sigay.
08:56It is 120 meters high,
08:58that is why it is considered the highest stairway in Region 1.
09:02Do you want to add to this beauty?
09:04The rock formations at the bottom of the stairs.
09:08It is challenging because of the narrow path here.
09:11But it is worth it because of the beauty of the view.
09:16Let's go to Pintar Ilocos Norte.
09:19There is a passage here that you need to pass through the hole of the canyon before enjoying it.
09:26Your adventure in hiking in the mountains will begin.
09:30You will follow the path on the side of the dam.
09:33But don't worry,
09:34because it is not cold and the water is clean here.
09:40Get ready, I'm on top of the world.
09:44Tourists and residents of Ipugao love the Orolong Ridge in the town of Mayoyao.
09:50It's giving stairway to heaven feels.
09:53For those who love trekking and hiking,
09:56when it comes to Tuk Tuk,
09:58Sea of Clouds and 360 Panoramic View of the place will greet you.
10:04The place is also historical
10:06because this is where the last battle of World War II took place.
10:10For GMA Integrated News,
10:12CJ Torrida of GMA Original TV,
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