24 Oras Express: October 10, 2024 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Huwebes October 10, 2024.     - Taxi driver, patay nang barilin ng driver ng kotseng nakagitgitan papasok sa isang kainan   - Kapwa-akusado ng pastor sa U.S. cases, pumasok sa plea bargain agreement   - Presyo ng bigas sa "Rice for All Program," bababa sa P43/KG simula bukas mula P45/KG   - Pagkumpleto sa gusali, aabot na sa P33B;konstruksyon, posibleng abutin ng 2027   - Polusyong naipit sa hangin ang mala-hamog na naranasan sa Metro Manila kanina ayon sa PAGASA   - Matinding bugso ng hangin at ulan, nanalasa sa ilang bahagi ng Florida   - Ecowaste Coalition, nagbabala sa mga lalagayan ng tubig na mataas ang lead content   - 7 Pinay na nasagip sa Cambodia, mauunang bumalik sa bansa; 13 iba pa, nasa ospital   - PAGASA: bahagyang lumakas ang ihip ng north-easterly surface windflow; may kalat-kalat na ulan pa rin sa ilang bahagi ng bansa   - Mababang singil sa kuryente, mararamdaman ng mga taga-Luzon at Mindanao; magtataas naman sa Visayas   - PBBM, idinetalye ang harassment at pananakot ng China sa Pilipinas sa harap ni Chinese Premiere Li   - 38 Chinese national umano na walang maipakitang dokumento, nabisto sa isang resort; mga computer, laptop at cellphone, narekober   - Kaunti lang ang sumipot na POGO workers sa isang job fair na para sana sa kanila   - Comelec: posibleng may mga paksyon sa WPP, ang partidong nilagay ni Quiboloy sa CONA   - Julie Anne, Sparkle at parish priest ng parokyang nagsagawa ng binatikos na fund raiser, humingi ng paumanhin    24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  #24Oras #BreakingNews  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv  Facebook: / gmanews TikTok: / gmanews Twitter: / gmanews Instagram: / gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

Transcript

00:00Live from the GMA Network Center,

00:0420 years have passed, 24 hours.

00:12Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.

00:15In the shooting, the two drivers' fight ended

00:20when they were about to enter the drive-thru of a restaurant in Pasay.

00:26The suspect reached the front of a hotel

00:28where he was caught killing the victim, a taxi driver.

00:33The suspect's car was hit by a car,

00:35but it was discovered that it was a possible incident

00:39that it was hit by a double car.

00:41Jomer Apresto was on the scene.

00:47Get that video from the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant

00:50in Andrus Avenue, Pasay City.

00:52A taxi was seen following a line of vans.

00:56A car was also seen in the CCTV

00:58that was supposed to enter the line of the drive-thru,

01:00but it was not allowed by the taxi

01:02until it crossed the line of two cars.

01:05Later, the passenger of the car got out

01:08and confronted the taxi driver.

01:10There was a fight until he got home from the fight.

01:16They even tried to separate them

01:18and the food guard.

01:22After a few minutes,

01:24the taxi driver ran away.

01:27He was caught by his opponent

01:29and later, he suddenly fell.

01:31He was shot by his opponent.

01:35The taxi driver was killed.

01:37According to the police,

01:38the direction of the car separated

01:39but they still followed the taxi

01:42until he saw his opponent in front of a hotel.

01:45He was really close

01:47because the taxi driver also had a gun.

01:53He was shot by our suspect.

01:57We recovered four empty shells of .45

02:03but I think three were hit by our victim.

02:12Two were hit on the head, on the neck

02:13and there was one here in Baybandanguita.

02:16The police found the car's license plate

02:19on the car's bonnet.

02:20The owner of the car also talked to the police

02:22but he insisted that his car didn't leave

02:25his place when the crime happened.

02:27He also showed the dashcam of the car.

02:30The authorities are now looking into

02:32the possible incident of the double license plate.

02:34When it comes out,

02:36it's just a guess.

02:38Maybe someone made a plate number

02:44to match the plate number.

02:46But we will still look into it.

02:48The investigation continues

02:49to catch the gunman.

02:52For GMA Integrated News,

02:54Jomer Apresto is on the air 24 hours a day.

02:58In exchange for a lower sentence,

03:01a fellow accused by Pastor Apollo Quibuloy

03:03entered a plea bargain agreement

03:07in the case of sex and labor trafficking operation

03:10in America.

03:11He admitted to colluding

03:13with members of the KOJC

03:17who brought Joseph Moro there.

03:24Marisa Duenas is one of the fellow accused

03:28by Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quibuloy

03:31in the case of sex and labor trafficking operation

03:33in America,

03:34which was filed in 2021.

03:36She is the Executive Officer of the Operation

03:38and Human Resources Manager

03:39of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in America.

03:42On October 7,

03:43Duenas filed a plea bargain agreement

03:46with the Attorney's Office

03:47of the Central District of California in America

03:49for a lower sentence.

03:51Based on the document obtained by GMA Integrated News

03:54from a reliable source,

03:56Duenas admitted that she was guilty

03:58of colluding or conspiring

04:01to commit sham marriages

04:04by members of the KOJC

04:05who brought them to America.

04:07Between 2015 and January 29, 2020,

04:12Quibuloy was accused of colluding

04:15to commit marriage fraud

04:17that violated the law of America.

04:19They brought members of the KOJC

04:21from the Philippines

04:22to get married

04:24to apply for permanent resident status

04:27and citizenship.

04:28When they got married and became residents,

04:30Duenas divorced them

04:32to conduct sham marriages again.

04:35In the indictment filed by Quibuloy,

04:37Duenas and another accused

04:40obtained 72 Philippine passports,

04:427 U.S. passports,

04:43and 1 Ukrainian passport,

04:454 men's passports,

04:46and 3 women's wedding rings.

04:49In the justice system in America,

04:51if the government's case is strong there,

04:53they can file a plea deal with the accused

04:56so that they won't be sued

04:58and the long-term prosecution will be avoided.

05:01If an accused filed a guilty plea,

05:03like what Duenas did,

05:04there will be no more prosecution

05:06and they will only discuss

05:07when she will be sentenced.

05:09In Duenas' plea bargain agreement,

05:11the California Attorney's Office

05:14will recommend a two-level reduction

05:15in the prison sentence for Duenas.

05:17The case in America

05:19where Duenas admitted to being guilty

05:21is the reason why Pastor Apolo Quibuloy,

05:25his accused partner, was wanted in America.

05:27Here in the Philippines,

05:28there is also a case of qualified human trafficking

05:31and child sexual abuse of Quibuloy.

05:34Duenas is not included

05:35among Quibuloy's accused partners

05:36in the cases in Quezon City

05:38and Pasig City Regional Trial Court.

05:41Even so, the victim of Quibuloy

05:43is happy that Quibuloy has a case

05:45in America that he admitted to.

05:47Although it was included in the plea bargaining agreement

05:52that it's not binding,

05:54but it's just the same.

05:57We are happy because it has significance

06:00and relevance.

06:01The factual basis that was included in the agreement

06:05will conform to our theory

06:07in qualified human trafficking.

06:09It's really the same pattern.

06:11They are now studying

06:12if they can use their case here in the Philippines

06:15in Duenas' plea bargaining agreement.

06:18There is nothing in his obligation

06:20to participate against Pastor.

06:23There is nothing.

06:24But the implication there is

06:26if you admit on a factual basis,

06:28the main actor is the same.

06:30According to the Department of Justice,

06:32Duenas' confession

06:33strengthens the prosecution's case

06:35that has a charge.

06:36This is a welcome development

06:39for the Philippine government.

06:40But there needs to be steps taken

06:44for us to introduce that evidence

06:48here in the Philippines as well.

06:49We are still asking for the KOJC's report.

06:52For GMA Integrated News,

06:54Joseph Morong,

06:55for 24 Hours.

06:58It's cheap to sell every kilo of rice

07:02under the Rice For All program

07:04of the government starting tomorrow.

07:07There is cheaper rice

07:09in a family in Quezon City,

07:11but it's broken.

07:13Bernadette Reyes is right.

07:18From P45 per kilo of rice

07:20under the Rice For All program of the administration,

07:24it will be reduced to P43 starting tomorrow.

07:27Anyone can buy it

07:29from the President's henchmen

07:30without limit.

07:32For more profits,

07:34the President's 20 henchmen will open stores.

07:38And an additional 16 will be placed

07:40before the end of the year.

07:42We just lowered the price

07:44because we saw a decrease

07:46in the market,

07:47in the price of rice.

07:50So, this will continue.

07:51The henchmen will always be

07:5413 to 20 percent lower

07:56in terms of prices

07:59compared to the families

08:01that are next to us.

08:03Aside from the consumers,

08:05the program will also benefit

08:07the fishermen and fishermen.

08:09Our cooperative is ready

08:11if there is a large volume of need.

08:15When we learned that there are projects like this,

08:18we immediately joined

08:20to join this program

08:23so that we have direct access

08:25to the farmers

08:27and we can also sell

08:29directly to them.

08:30Aside from the Rice For All program,

08:32the sale of 29 pesos per kilo of rice

08:36will continue for all sectors

08:37such as 4Ps,

08:39Senior Citizens, and PWDs.

08:41In the last price monitoring

08:43of the Department of Agriculture

08:45as of October 9,

08:4645 pesos per kilo

08:48is the cheapest local commercial rice.

08:50And it can reach up to 65 pesos

08:53the most expensive.

08:55Here in the Commonwealth Market

08:56in Quezon City,

08:57rice can be bought

08:58for 40 pesos per kilo.

09:00However, these are imported

09:02and the grains are crushed.

09:05It's okay,

09:05but it's really a bit of crushing.

09:08We haven't been able to get

09:09low-quality local rice yet.

09:12The imported rice is low

09:14because the price is low.

09:16That's why the price is low.

09:19Meanwhile, the National Food Authority

09:22approved the use of bags of farmers

09:24instead of transferring the rice

09:26to the bags of the NFA.

09:27In this way,

09:28the NFA can save

09:30Php 215 million per year

09:33that can be used

09:34to buy more rice.

09:36The NFA will not spend here

09:39and at the same time,

09:39the handling cost will be reduced.

09:41The biggest benefit here

09:43is that our farmers

09:45will not have to wait long.

09:48For GMA Integrated News,

09:50Bernadette Reyes,

09:51the clock is ticking,

09:5224 hours.

09:54The estimated value of the imported rice

09:58The estimated value of the new Senate building

10:02that is expected to be built by 2027

10:07is not acceptable for a senator

10:09who will form a new committee

10:12to implement the project.

10:13And Mav Gonzalez got it right.

10:18The first estimated Php 8.9 billion

10:21that is the value of the new Senate building

10:24in Taguig

10:25Later, the estimated Php 27 billion came out.

10:30Now, in the new account

10:31of the Department of Public Works and Highways,

10:33the value has increased to Php 31 billion.

10:37That's half of what the DPWH

10:39and Senate Accounts Committee Chairman

10:41Senator Alan Peter Cayetano

10:43are going to review the project.

10:44Changes in the plans

10:46and then the inflation over the last few years.

10:51The system that they did in the designs,

10:54if they consulted everyone

10:55before they came first with the first diet,

10:58you would not need a revised diet

11:00and you don't have to pay.

11:02Even for the,

11:04so like right now,

11:05every time we tell them stop

11:06because there's new plans,

11:07the contractor is allowed to charge.

11:10You're not allowed to charge the contractor

11:12if the diet is not approved.

11:15The diet he's referring to

11:17is the Detailed Architectural Engineering Design

11:19that was changed because

11:20the senators were not consulted.

11:23And if the country includes land and furniture,

11:26as well as commissioning and testing fees,

11:28the total project cost is now over Php 33 billion.

11:32That's why Senator Cayetano

11:33sometimes called it

11:35the most expensive house in the country today.

11:38Based on the valuation of GMI Integrated News Research,

11:41the value of Php 33 billion

11:43can build more than 13,000 classrooms

11:47or 8% of the country's almost 160,000 classroom shortage.

11:51It's only now that we have a timeline

11:54and overall project cost.

11:56But the timeline of 3 to 4 years is not acceptable

11:59and it's also not acceptable to the Senate President

12:02and to me,

12:03the Php 31.6 billion building cost

12:07or Php 33 billion project cost.

12:12In the original plan,

12:13the new Senate building should be completed

12:15by January 2021.

12:17But now,

12:18the DPWH is looking at the first quarter of 2026

12:21or first quarter of 2027.

12:23Senator Cayetano said

12:24it's not acceptable to the Senate President

12:27Cheese Escudero

12:28because it's been too long.

12:30We're going to put up a new

12:34Senate Coordinating Committee

12:36because there's too much red tape,

12:38too many people, too many levels.

12:40But we're asking the DPWH

12:43to mirror what we're going to do

12:45because we're also asking them to look around.

12:50When Cayetano cries,

12:52the cost of the new Senate building

12:54and the construction will not increase.

12:56Whatever was procured before,

12:58it will continue.

12:59And the pending change orders,

13:03it will all continue.

13:05So there are day-to-day decisions

13:09and we have a team.

13:10And if there are major decisions,

13:12they bring it up to me,

13:13I bring it up to the Senate President.

13:15Cayetano doesn't want to comment on the question

13:17if there was an anomaly

13:18in the past transactions of the Senate

13:20because their focus now is to lower costs.

13:23There is also a presumption of regularity.

13:26We are also trying to get the statement of the DPWH.

13:29For GMA Integrated News,

13:32Mav Gonzales, Katutok, 24 Hours.

13:36Some places in Metro Manila were covered in fog earlier.

13:40It's not because they're waiting for the wind to blow.

13:44Let's find out what happened to Dano Tinkongco.

13:50This part of Makati was almost unrecognizable

13:53earlier this morning.

13:55It's the same in some places in Metro Manila.

13:58Is it foggy or foggy because of the upcoming Christmas?

14:02Not yet.

14:03According to what we saw in the video

14:06of the situation earlier,

14:08it's not smog or mixed smoke and fog,

14:11but haze or pollution trapped in the wind

14:14that happened in Metro Manila earlier.

14:17Based on our upper air data,

14:19we had a thermal inversion this morning.

14:22This means that our air is a bit warmer

14:26on a higher level of air.

14:29So 500 meters to be exact,

14:31the temperature is a bit higher

14:34compared to the temperature of the air

14:36here below at the surface level.

14:38And as a result, what happens is

14:40the air pollutants are trapped here on the ground.

14:43Supposedly, the air should be warmer

14:48on the ground, on the surface.

14:50And then as you go higher,

14:52it should get colder.

14:54This has something to do with the end of the low wind

14:57or the wind coming from the southern part of the country.

15:00In this transition period before the haze,

15:04there was no or only a little wind

15:06in Luzon and Visayas,

15:07particularly in Metro Manila.

15:09That's why there is no or almost no wind

15:11that pushes the smoke and pollution away.

15:14The result is haze,

15:16just like what we experienced earlier.

15:18This usually happens when the wind is calm.

15:21Like now, here in NCR,

15:23there is no strong wind that drives heat

15:26towards our land.

15:28So the tendency is that the wind here below

15:32becomes colder

15:34compared to the wind above.

15:37So what happens is that it's trapped,

15:39it doesn't rise, it doesn't evaporate.

15:43According to the forecast,

15:44the haze usually disappears within 24 hours

15:47as long as the wind is strong.

15:48Following the transition,

15:50the forecast is also expected

15:52that it will be possible on the second week of October

15:54until the second or third week of November.

15:59For GMA Integrated News,

16:01we will now go to Kung Ko Na Ka Tutok, 24 hours.

16:04More than a week after Hurricane Helene,

16:07Hurricane Milton landed in America.

16:10This is the third fastest-growing storm in the Atlantic,

16:14according to the forecast.

16:15The experience of Filipinos there due to the storm

16:18in the Tutok of Bernadette Reyes.

16:23Even before Hurricane Milton hit,

16:25this is how strong the wind is blowing

16:28in some parts of Florida.

16:31Almost zero visibility due to the strong rain,

16:34but some scattered debris will be affected.

16:39The strong wind of the trees was blown away

16:42and some power poles were knocked down.

16:50Some roads were not almost accessible

16:52due to the broken and damaged trees.

16:58This tornado was also caught

17:02in the area of Clewiston, Florida.

17:05According to the National Weather Service,

17:07it was not less than five inches in the area of Clewiston, Florida.

17:11Fort Myers experienced the same

17:14where several houses were destroyed.

17:16All this, this happened like instantaneously.

17:19Like these windows blew out.

17:21I was about probably right here when it happened.

17:24Probably one minute total.

17:25Hurricane Milton hit Sarasota, Florida.

17:30Almost zero visibility due to the strong wind

17:33of the windows in some houses.

17:35These roads were blown away in Lee County.

17:38In St. Petersburg, the roof of a stadium

17:41was blown away due to the strong wind.

17:44A large construction crane also collapsed

17:47and the roof of a stadium was blown away

17:50due to the strong wind.

17:53Hurricane Milton landed near Shesta Key, Florida

17:56as a Category 3 hurricane

17:59with a wind speed of almost 200 km per hour.

18:02But before that, it reached Category 5

18:05so it was considered a National Hurricane Center

18:08multi-hazard event.

18:11It was also called the third fastest

18:14intensifying storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean.

18:17The National Hurricane Center

18:21was accompanied by a heavy downpour

18:24due to the strong wind in South Tampa.

18:27It also hit some roads near Dalampasigan.

18:30In South Tampa, some of our countrymen,

18:33like Judith, who personally witnessed

18:36the sinking of Hurricane Milton.

18:38The wind was very strong and the rain.

18:42The other areas, especially the coastlines

18:45near the sea, were really flooded.

18:49The windows of the houses were shattered

18:52so that the windows could not be broken.

18:57Judith said this was a unique storm.

19:01We've been here for four years.

19:03We just moved from Maryland.

19:05This is the strongest storm I've experienced.

19:09This was also experienced by another Filipino,

19:12Joanna, in her seven-year stay in Orlando, Florida.

19:15We already felt the wind.

19:18This is the first time that a huge monster

19:21alerted us from time to time

19:24with a tornado warning, evacuation.

19:29They sent a warning for the evacuation

19:32of the address and where to go.

19:34As of now, nothing has been recorded in WE,

19:36but residents will continue to be warned

19:38about the strong winds brought by the storm.

19:42More than a million houses and establishments

19:45were flooded due to a shortage of electricity.

19:48Hurricane Milton is expected to blow up

19:50the Florida peninsula before it reaches the Atlantic.

19:53For GMA Integrated News,

19:55Bernadette Reyes, Katootok, 24 Hours.

20:00It's a big help for the environment,

20:02but it's also dangerous for health.

20:05That's what a group of people are worried about

20:07against the spread of reusable tumblers

20:10and bottles with toxic chemicals.

20:14Rafi Chima is in Katootok.

20:20The Eco-Waste Coalition has been campaigning

20:22for a long time to use reusable water bottles

20:24instead of single-use plastic bottles

20:26that have spread to the market.

20:27But the group noticed that along with this campaign,

20:30there are a lot of cheap and important reusable bottles.

20:33So they should test the quality of these

20:36and whether they are safe to use.

20:38One of our observations is that

20:41if it's painted,

20:43or if it's painted,

20:45it usually has lead.

20:47The lead or what we call tinga in Tagalog.

20:50In 2017, lead was banned in household paints

20:53in the Philippines

20:54because it's dangerous for health.

20:56But in 30 important tumblers

20:58and other reusable bottles

20:59tested by the Eco-Waste Coalition,

21:01half of them fell.

21:03This remarkable tumbler

21:04has 100,000 parts per million in lead content.

21:08That's our highest number.

21:12The limit is 90 parts per million.

21:15Most of the people who use this

21:17are young people.

21:18You can hear the color and design of these.

21:21If you touch it and it has chips of paint,

21:24if you touch it with rice or bread,

21:27it can be ingested

21:30because it goes back and forth over time

21:32so that it looks good.

21:34According to the DOH,

21:35Disease Prevention and Control Bureau,

21:36because of the neurotoxin of lead,

21:37it has a big effect on the brain

21:39if the exposure is continuous,

21:41especially for young people.

21:43It can damage the brain of a child.

21:45Normally, it will affect

21:47his mental development.

21:51His IQ will be lower.

21:53It's possible that he will have speech and hearing loss.

21:58That's why Chinky,

21:59a mother of two children,

22:00was told not to be fooled

22:01by colorful water bottles.

22:03That's what mothers and people

22:05who are expensive but of good quality

22:09and you can use it for a long time

22:11and you are safe.

22:12Your health is safe.

22:15For GMI Integrated News,

22:17Raffy Tima was arrested.

22:1824 hours.

22:20In Cote, Bulacan,

22:22an abortionist and two others

22:25are involved in an online service.

22:28June Veneracion was arrested.

22:31I'm an abortionist.

22:33I'm an abortionist.

22:35What did he abort?

22:37I don't know.

22:38Huh?

22:39I don't know.

22:40I'm an abortionist.

22:41Okay.

22:42Sit here.

22:4353-year-old abortionist

22:45and two of his assistants

22:47were arrested inside their house

22:49in Bukaway, Bulacan.

22:51Sit down.

22:53The operation was carried out

22:55by a group of people

22:56who monitor abortion

22:57on a Facebook page

22:59worth 15,000 pesos.

23:01A police officer claimed

23:03that he was about to fall

23:04and that's why the PNP-ACG entrapment happened.

23:07Sister, listen.

23:09We'll tell you later.

23:10We arrested you

23:13for abortion.

23:16What they did, sir,

23:18they offered

23:20to add a message

23:21to random accounts.

23:23Three people were accused

23:24of violating the Medical Act of 1959

23:26and the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

23:30The PNP-ACG is aware

23:32of other abortion cases

23:33and those who will fall,

23:35that they both have a responsibility

23:37to the current law of the country.

23:39We are still trying to get

23:41the names of the suspects.

23:43For GMA Integrated News,

23:45June Vanara Show, 24 hours.

23:52Dear viewers,

23:53even if there is no bad weather

23:54or storm,

23:55be alert for rain.

23:57Based on the data of Metro Weather,

23:59tomorrow morning,

24:00there is a chance of rain

24:01in some places in the Northern and Central Zones.

24:03It will continue in the afternoon

24:05and will affect the whole of Luzon.

24:07There will be heavy rain

24:08not only in the Northern and Central Zones

24:10but also in Calabarzon, Bicol Region, and Mimaropa.

24:13There will also be heavy rains

24:15in Visayas and Mindanao.

24:16It is also possible

24:17that there will be heavy rains

24:18in Samar and Leyte Provinces,

24:20Zamboanga Peninsula,

24:21Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region,

24:23and Soc Sargen.

24:24For Metro Manila,

24:26be prepared because

24:27there is a chance of rain

24:28especially in the afternoon and evening.

24:30According to the forecast,

24:31compared to yesterday,

24:32the Northeasterly Surface Wind Flow

24:34has increased significantly.

24:36It has reached the whole of Northern Luzon.

24:39It is possible that it will continue

24:40in the next few days

24:42as the start of the

24:44Amihan Northeast Monsoon Season approaches.

24:46In the rest of the country,

24:48localised thunderstorms

24:49are also the reason for the rain.

24:51Just a reminder,

24:52even if there are thunderstorms,

24:54landslides can still occur.

25:00Good news for the residents of Luzon and Mindanao.

25:03You will feel a little pity

25:05for the electric bill you are paying.

25:09But bad news for the residents of Visayas

25:12because you have a high ceiling there.

25:15Maki Polido is right.

25:18Because the electricity bill is hard to pay,

25:21Estrella will have to pay a loan

25:23to pay the disconnection notice.

25:26You will almost cry

25:27so that your lights won't go out.

25:30Tomorrow, we may find out

25:32if we will be able to rest in peace

25:34because of the expensive Meralco bill.

25:36But the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines

25:39or NGCP announced earlier

25:41that they will lower their ancillary bill

25:45or electricity reserve this month.

25:49This is part of the transmission charge

25:51of 10% of the Meralco bill.

25:53Good news for the residents of Luzon and Mindanao.

25:56The bill will be lowered by P9 per kWh

25:59in Luzon and P2 in Mindanao.

26:02Bad news for Visayas

26:04where the bill will be increased by P29 per kWh.

26:08Those are pass-through charges

26:10and will not go to NGCP.

26:12For this month, as with last month,

26:14more than 50% of our billing is for ancillary services.

26:19And that proportion is largely driven

26:25by market prices in the reserve market.

26:28Half of what NGCP is now singling out

26:31is for the treatment of this ancillary service

26:34or electricity reserve.

26:35When it went on sale in the reserve market last February,

26:395.7 billion pesos were singled out

26:42by NGCP to electricity consumers.

26:45Only 1.7 billion pesos were singled out last June.

26:49The Energy Regulatory Commission is still waiting

26:52for a decision on when the remaining 4 billion pesos will be singled out.

26:56NGCP has previously announced

26:58that they will increase their singling out

27:00if they are forced to contract an electricity reserve.

27:03But the Department of Energy said

27:05that there is a need for an electricity reserve

27:07for a stronger supply of electricity.

27:16For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido reporting for 24 Hours.

27:21In front of Chinese Premier Li Chang,

27:23President Marcos walked to the ASEAN Summit

27:26his continued harassment and intimidation of China in the West Philippine Sea.

27:30According to Japanese media,

27:32the President told the ASEAN leaders

27:34not to be alarmed by China's illegal and dangerous actions

27:39in the South China Sea.

27:41From Lao People's Democratic Republic,

27:43live from Ivan Mayrina, Ivan.

27:50Emil, President Bongbong Marcos called

27:53to his ASEAN leaders

27:55and in front of the Chinese body

27:57to hasten the creation of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct

28:01to preserve the peace in the South China Sea.

28:08In front of Chinese Premier Li Chang,

28:10who was welcomed by China at the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR,

28:13President Bongbong Marcos was tied to his shoulders

28:16by the incidents of China's aggressive moves against the Philippines.

28:22Among them, the blockade,

28:24the bombing of the water cannon,

28:26the firing of the laser,

28:27and the deliberate bombing of China's ship in Escoda Shoal

28:30and the bombing of the ships and airplanes of B-4.

28:33The President said that the Philippines continues to experience

28:36harassment and threats from China.

28:39This shows China's continued neglect of the international law.

28:43It is saddening that the overall situation in the South China Sea

28:46remains tense and does not change.

28:49That's why all parties need to be open

28:52to seriously fix the disagreements and reduce tensions.

28:56That's why the negotiations for the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct

28:59need to be hastened.

29:01In 1992, the creation of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct

29:04began in the South China Sea,

29:05but until now, that is still the topic of discussion.

29:08But even if the elements of the agreement,

29:10such as what will be the outcome of it,

29:12and if it will be legally binding,

29:14it does not change.

29:16The simple meaning of self-restraint or self-restraint

29:19is not to agree.

29:21In another separate meeting at the ASEAN-Japan Summit,

29:24the President said that he considers transnational problems

29:27to be aggressive actions in the East and South China Sea

29:30that affect the peace and stability of the region

29:33and his duty as ASEAN

29:35to monitor maritime security and territorial integrity.

29:38Some countries have also expressed concern

29:41about the increasing tensions in the South China Sea,

29:44such as Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of Singapore.

29:46Based on a report by Agence France-Presse,

29:48he described the issue as live and immediate

29:51and that there may be a severe epidemic that will lead to war.

29:54But it is not surprising that many countries in ASEAN

29:57are eager to join the Philippines in this discussion.

30:00China's importance in the ASEAN economy is not without reason.

30:04China is ASEAN's largest trading partner

30:07with a total of 500 billion dollars worth of assets each year.

30:11This is also the third largest source of foreign direct investments.

30:15Through the President,

30:17economic cooperation should not be separated from political security.

30:21In addition, NHK, a Japan-based media outlet,

30:24called on the President in a retreat yesterday

30:26of the ASEAN leaders

30:28not to be surprised by China's illegal and dangerous actions

30:32in the South China Sea.

30:33The President also said that these actions are out of the question

30:36because ASEAN has a long way to go

30:38to face threats against its members

30:40and the peace in the middle of these threats

30:43will weaken ASEAN.

30:45NHK's report is based on a copy of the President's speech.

30:49The President did not say anything about it

30:52because he usually does not talk about leaders' retreats.

30:56We tried to ask the President about it.

30:59It is improper for me to disclose anything

31:02that was mentioned in the pub game closed session.

31:11Emil, just a while ago,

31:13President Bongbong Marcos and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

31:18thanked the President for the continued support of Canada

31:21in the position of the Philippines,

31:22not only in the statements,

31:23but also in the capacity building of the Philippines in the South China Sea.

31:27That is also one of the themes of the President's message

31:31at the ASEAN-Australia Summit

31:33in front of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

31:35The President thanked Australia for its support

31:38in the position of the Philippines

31:39that UNCLOS and international law should be followed.

31:43Emil.

31:44Ivan, does China have a say in what the President said

31:48in front of Chinese Premier Li Chang?

31:55Yes, Emil.

31:56Media access to the ASEAN-China Summit is limited,

32:00especially when individual leaders are speaking.

32:02But China's position does not change.

32:05They claim that the entire South China Sea is their territory

32:10and that whatever action they take is to defend their sovereignty.

32:15In 1992, Ivan,

32:17the idea of building a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea was introduced.

32:21And in 2002, China and ASEAN agreed to build the Maritime Code.

32:26But the formal process for that only started in 2017

32:30and now it's 2024.

32:32Nothing is being built yet.

32:34Why is the process taking so long?

32:35What is taking so long here, Ivan?

32:41You're right, Emil.

32:43We're just new reporters covering ASEAN.

32:45We're talking about the Code of Conduct.

32:47But seriously, like what the President said,

32:50there are some concepts that cannot be agreed upon.

32:53Something as basic as, for example,

32:55what does self-restraint mean?

32:57It cannot be agreed upon by countries.

32:59What will be the wording of the Code of Conduct?

33:02And of course, what will be the scope of the Code of Conduct?

33:06And most importantly, will it be legally binding?

33:10But Emil, China's actions in this regard,

33:13they don't want to talk multilaterally

33:17or the majority of their countries.

33:19They want it to be bilateral or one-to-one.

33:21Because of this, they will be able to play their power and advantage in the negotiations.

33:27Thank you very much, Ivan Mayrila.

33:31The police are currently investigating the case of more than 30 Chinese nationals in Mualbual, Cebu.

33:38They were seen conducting a joint inspection of several government agencies

33:43for the fire safety of a resort in Sitio Kalingking, Barangay Saavedra.

33:49But when the authorities talked to the individuals,

33:52none of them knew how to speak English.

33:55In the middle of the inspection at the resort,

33:58more than 30 sets of computers, 4 laptops,

34:02and no less than 200 cellphones were recovered.

34:06According to the statement of the Police Regional Office 7,

34:09the resort was rented exclusively by Chinese nationals.

34:15The police contacted the Bureau of Immigration, DOJ, and the PNP branches

34:22to investigate if the operation there is related to the fire.

34:29In the nearing deadline for the country to put an end to the fire,

34:33the Labor Department held a job fair

34:36for the unemployed.

34:40But only a few people attended.

34:43Mark Salazar was there.

34:46The Labor Department held two special job fairs

34:51to help the 27,000 displaced Pogo workers.

34:57But in this job fair in Makati,

35:00only 7 former Pogo employees attended.

35:03One of them is Mary Jane De Los Reyes,

35:06a former data analyst in an internet gaming licensee.

35:10Encoding bank transactions, deposit and withdrawals

35:14of players, online games.

35:17It's bigger compared to normal companies.

35:21When she was invited and I talked to others,

35:24they said their salary is easy and decent

35:27and it benefits the legal Pogo.

35:30We started with basic pay.

35:33I started with 14K plus allowance,

35:38then in four years, it increased.

35:43We have allowances like house allowance, incentives,

35:48and other allowances that they give.

35:53We are also complete with government benefits.

35:56Even if it's legal, it's not a lot.

35:59It used to be legal.

36:01It's a waste.

36:03It's okay.

36:05Actually, we are minimum.

36:07But you won't feel the allowance and incentives.

36:12Mary Jane was hired on the spot

36:14in a job fair as an operations specialist

36:17in a small company.

36:19While Jude was hired as an asset specialist

36:22in a warehouse.

36:24The Bureau for Local Employment of DoLE noticed

36:27that there were few displaced Pogo workers

36:30even though they were told one by one.

36:32What our field offices have done is that

36:35since we have contacts with their programs,

36:38we were able to communicate the activities

36:41that we are doing, just like the job fairs

36:44that we are doing now.

36:46At the job fair in Paranaque,

36:4740 former Pogo employees applied for jobs

36:51and many of them were hired on the spot.

36:54They are kitchen staff working at the Pogo establishment.

36:58They are also kitchen staff in private companies

37:01or local employment.

37:03There are more applicants at the job fair

37:06who applied for jobs,

37:07so they are looking for new jobs.

37:10One of them is PWD's Jeffrey.

37:13Of course, I need to have income.

37:19I quit my previous job

37:22because I want to try working in a corporate.

37:26Jeffrey is a professional and an academic,

37:29but he has a hard time keeping up with the labor market.

37:32We will forward their application to our recruiters.

37:37Once we are qualified,

37:39we will call you for another set of interviews.

37:42The Bureau for Local Employment said

37:44that if this continues, the economy will get worse,

37:47which is why job openings are increasing.

37:50We're expecting that the performance of the labor market

37:53will get better

37:54given that there will be more demands for workers,

37:57particularly during this Christmas season.

37:59But the job mismatch is still an issue

38:03or the lack of a proper job for the right applicant.

38:08For GMA Integrated News,

38:10Mark Salazar,

38:12for 24 Hours.

38:15Two presidents of the party appointed by Pastor Apollo Quibuloy

38:21to his candidacy.

38:22One of them said that they are not a member of the party,

38:26but another spokesman of Quibuloy said otherwise.

38:30Komelek's story in the interview of Sandra Aguinaldo.

38:36Pastor Apollo Quibuloy showed some pictures

38:40that show the strength of the people

38:41that his CONA,

38:43or Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance,

38:46that you are questioning in Komelek,

38:49the official of a party

38:51that an individual is their true candidate.

38:55The CONA that Quibuloy was appointed

38:57was signed by Atty. Mark Tolentino,

38:59who is also Quibuloy's political spokesman.

39:02Tolentino said that he is the president of the Workers and Peasants Party,

39:06or WPP,

39:08and during the 2022 elections,

39:10he was in charge of signing the CONA

39:12of the candidates of the party.

39:14Based on the record of Komelek,

39:17I am the president of WPP.

39:19I have with me the certification from the Komelek.

39:23As you can see,

39:24the president there is Mark Whisperer Tolentino,

39:27and we also have the authority to sign the CONA from the Komelek.

39:31But Atty. Sunny Matula insisted

39:33that the running senator is the president of WPP.

39:37They held a party convention

39:40where they chose their candidates,

39:42but Tolentino was not there.

39:45They are hijacking the WPP

39:49to get rid of Apolo Quibuloy.

39:52In our opinion,

39:54it's a game of smoke and mirror

39:58that our countrymen want to confuse.

40:01I think they are using schemes of magicians

40:06to cover up the cases that Apolo Quibuloy is facing.

40:14Matula also showed the sworn list of authorized signatories in CONA

40:19that they submitted to Komelek on September 25.

40:22Atty. Tolentino was not on the list.

40:24According to Komelek,

40:26Tolentino's group also submitted to Komelek

40:29a list of authorized signatories.

40:31The commission said,

40:32it's possible that there are factions in the party.

40:35We have two authorized signatories,

40:37and therefore, Komelek will still resolve it.

40:40If Komelek needs to pass,

40:43only one of the factions will be recognized,

40:45and the candidates of the other factions

40:48will become independent candidates.

40:50The Supreme Court said,

40:52Komelek is empowered to resolve intra-party disputes.

40:55Our basis will always be the constitutional bylaws of the political party.

41:01The Justice Department said,

41:03their cases have been investigated,

41:05which is why Quibuloy is running.

41:07His filing of the Certificate of Candidacy for Senate

41:11is a dare to the government

41:14to do something fast.

41:16Because if the time comes,

41:19and if he is elected as a senator,

41:24then he will have some sort of protection already.

41:27But what we want is for him to face the charges first.

41:31Not to make a mockery of the election system,

41:35not to make a mockery of democracy.

41:37For GMA Integrated News,

41:40Sandra Aguinaldo reporting for 24 Hours.

41:47Julian San Jose has an announcement,

41:49the sparkle and leadership of the Church

41:51where the controversial fundraiser was held.

41:54They report, Darlene Cai.

41:59The parish priest of Nuestra Senora del Pilar Shrine and Parish

42:04in Mamburaw, Occidental, Mindoro.

42:06Following that, Julian San Jose's performance went viral

42:09at the Church's Heavenly Harmony Concert last Sunday, October 6.

42:13In a statement, the parish priest of the Church,

42:16Father Carlito Me Imdimaano, said

42:18that he admits all the wrongdoings in the secular concert.

42:22He admitted that the Church's leadership had wrong decisions.

42:26He also asked for permission from Julian and Jessica Villarubin

42:29to invite him to perform at the concert.

42:32The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose also apologized

42:35to those who were offended by the incident.

42:37Bishop Pablito Tagura also spoke to Father Dimaano about this.

42:42On his social media accounts,

42:44Julian's statement also went viral.

42:46Julian apologized and made it clear that his only desire

42:50is to bring joy and support to the Church

42:53through the benefit concert.

42:55Although he is not perfect,

42:57Julian said that his conviction is strong

43:00and that his faith will not be shaken.

43:03The Sparkle GMA Artist Center was the first to issue a statement

43:06on this issue.

43:08Sparkle promised to be responsible for bringing Julian to the event.

43:11They said that they should clarify the details to the organizers

43:15and coordinate with the artist.

43:17Julian only did his job as a professional

43:21with no intention to offend anyone.

43:24Sparkle is asking for forgiveness to those who offended Julian.

43:28Sparkle will be more careful

43:30so that this incident will not happen again.

43:32For GMA Integrated News,

43:35Darlene Cai, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

43:39And that's the news for this Thursday.

43:42My fellow countrymen, it's almost Christmas.

43:45I am Mel Pianko.

43:47I am Vicky Morales.

43:48For a bigger mission.

43:50For a wider service to the country.

43:52I am Emil Sumangyo.

43:53From GMA Integrated News,

43:55the news authority of the Philippines,

43:57we are Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

44:26For a bigger mission.

44:28For a wider service to the country.

44:30We are Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

44:55For a bigger mission.

44:57For a wider service to the country.

44:59We are Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

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