Phl, U.S. sign a military intelligence swapping deal

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00:00Nightly greetings one and all, Denise Osorio here, homegrown and happy to bring you PTV

00:11News Now.

00:12Tops on our news leaderboard at the hour tonight.

00:16The first half of the Marcos Jr. administration will be remembered as the height of US-Philippine

00:22diplomatic and friendly relations, not only between the two heads of state who see eye

00:27to eye in almost all bilateral concerns, but also Biden's chief surrogates in his top diplomat,

00:33Antony Blinken, and the man at the helm of the Pentagon, Defense Chief Lloyd Austin.

00:38The affable and gentle big guy in perhaps his last visit to the country signed a historic

00:43pact with his counterpart earlier today in Camp Aguinaldo that allows for a sharing of

00:48military intelligence reports that furthers and strengthens interoperability between the

00:53two nations.

00:54Otherwise known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, the GSOMIA

01:00is the security measure for the protection of classified information agreement.

01:05It also serves as a framework to facilitate or speed up the swap of military information

01:10between the two countries.

01:12Also in today's visit, both Teodoro and Austin led the groundbreaking ritual for the Combined

01:17Coordination Center in Camp Aguinaldo, which will reinforce and enhance interoperability

01:22between the two nations and epitomize the unprecedented level of cooperation and friendship

01:28between the two longstanding allies.

01:31Hence, the recognition and gratitude for Austin's work to bring the level of relationship of

01:36the two countries to the status quo, the Philippines government conferred to him a special token

01:41of appreciation or achievement award.

01:45This is Secretary Lloyd Austin's fourth visit to the country.

01:52House Speaker Johnson vows Trump's cabinet picks will shake up status quo in Washington,

01:58D.C.

01:59Trump's resounding victory in the electoral count and the popular vote is being taken

02:04to mean as having a sweeping mandate or blanket authority to run the government as he pleases

02:10and with little if no resistance or challenge at all.

02:13A number of his cabinet picks indicate just that, along with the House Speaker's latest

02:18pronouncements of a major shakeup in the bureaucracy on day one of the Trump 2.0 presidency.

02:24VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the full story.

02:30President-elect Donald Trump continued making cabinet nominations during the weekend, including

02:35that of Chris Wright, an advocate for the oil and gas industry who would serve as Secretary

02:41of Energy.

02:43Trump has prioritized political loyalists for key cabinet positions.

02:48One pick in particular, that of former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

02:54continues to steer controversy.

02:57Before Gaetz resigned last week, a House Ethics Committee had been investigating whether he

03:02engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

03:06Gaetz denies the accusations.

03:09Democratic Representative Adam Schiff told CNN's State of the Union that Gaetz, in his

03:14view, is unqualified to serve in the proposed role.

03:18Are we really going to have an attorney general who, there's credible allegations he was involved

03:24in child sex trafficking, potential illicit drug use, obstruction of investigation, who

03:29has no experience serving in the Justice Department, only being investigated by it.

03:33Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen believes the Senate should have access to the investigation

03:38findings but told NBC's Meet the Press that Gaetz deserves a fair chance of being confirmed

03:45for the role.

03:46I have no doubt that President Trump believes that Matt Gaetz is the right person to do

03:50the right job.

03:51Matt will be treated the same as every nominee out there.

03:55The House Minority Leader, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries, also appeared Sunday on NBC.

04:02He questioned President-elect Trump's cabinet picks, some of whom lack experience related

04:08to their proposed roles.

04:09Is this the very best that America has to offer for a moment like this, with so many

04:16challenges that we confront?

04:18Of course not.

04:20With their votes to elect Donald Trump, the American people have given the Republicans

04:25the mandate to shake up the status quo, underscored the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

04:31Republican Mike Johnson.

04:33Any president has the right to name their own cabinet, to nominate persons that they

04:37think will fulfill their agenda.

04:39And the people that are on this list will do that.

04:42They will go into the agencies that they're being asked to lead, and they will reform

04:45them.

04:46It is expected that most of Trump's cabinet picks will win quick Senate approval after

04:52confirmation hearings.

04:54The president-elect has also called on Senate Republican leaders to allow him to make recess

05:00appointments, which would erase the need for the hearings.

05:04Veronica Balderas Iglesias, DOJ News, Washington.

05:11At this juncture, let's turn to PTV's Baguio City studios for what's hot and happening

05:16in the Cordilleras.

05:17Audrey?

05:19Good evening, Philippines.

05:21I am Audrey Baguio from the Cordillera Region.

05:24I am here to tell you about the landslide that hit the road.

05:30According to the Department of Public Works and Highways Cordillera, as of 8 p.m. today,

05:3514 National Road Sections have been damaged.

05:40The Road Clearing Operation Agency is responsible for the damage to the road.

05:46As of 8 p.m. today, P144 million pesos have been lost to the sector and infrastructure

05:52because of the landslide.

05:55The most important thing is to be careful and stay updated.

06:00Let's ask the MDRNO, our district engineering office, so we won't be at risk.

06:10As of 8 p.m. today, there was a landslide at the Upper Camp Philex Mines Camp 3 in Jaituba, Benguet.

06:18We are investigating the cause of the landslide.

06:23In response, thousands of Running Enthusiasts and supporters have gathered at Baguio City

06:29Leg for the West Philippine Sea at Burnham Park in Kalamani.

06:35This is the third category of advocacy run, 5 km, 10 km, and 16 km run,

06:42which will be held at 3 p.m.

06:45The second presidential coastguard or spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore J. Tariella,

06:51of the Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong,

06:54is responsible for the activities of the agencies, law enforcement agencies,

06:59civil society organizations, and advocates.

07:03The activities are organized by RAN Rio Incorporated,

07:06Philippine Coast Guard, National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea,

07:10and the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippine Information Agency.

07:15The advocacy run is supposed to support the public

07:18so that the Philippines can fight for the protection of the West Philippine Sea.

07:22This is the first category of advocacy run for the West Philippine Sea in Manila.

07:28This is the third category of advocacy run for the West Philippine Sea.

07:34This is the third category of advocacy run for the West Philippine Sea in Manila.

07:37This is the third category of advocacy run for the West Philippine Sea in Manila.

07:42And that's a wrap for tonight.

07:43Join us again tomorrow for the afternoon and nightly news breaking stories

07:47right here for News You Can Count On.

07:49Denise Osorio here wishing you all a cool and relaxing evening,

07:53and thank you for watching PTV News Now.

07:57♪

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