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00:00Let's be together in Taksi!
00:16The warehouse of FB Harrison in Pasay City was covered by heavy smoke.
00:20According to the warehouse workers, they heard an explosion after getting stocks.
00:25Residents are asking for help before the fire.
00:28The investigation is ongoing to find out the cause and importance of the fire.
00:35Many families are gathering this Christmas Eve for food for Noche Buena,
00:40or for the traditional Christmas Eve Mass.
00:44But for other Filipinos in Bicol and Southern Luzon,
00:48the rain and flood are prohibited during Christmas.
00:51And for others, on the streets of Noche Buena,
00:54while traveling, they are allowed to go home to their provinces.
00:59This is the situation of some passengers in Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, or PITX.
01:04And the other passengers are from other countries.
01:07Witnesses, Niko Wahe.
01:10Niko?
01:14Tia, it's already Christmas Eve,
01:16but many of our countrymen are going home to their provinces.
01:21Some of them even finished their work yesterday.
01:29Many are busy preparing for Noche Buena during this time.
01:34But some of our countrymen are still traveling to their provinces,
01:38especially on the streets during Christmas Eve.
01:41Like Emerson, who was still here at PITX at 5 p.m.
01:45and was waiting for the 7 p.m. flight to Albay.
01:48He had to finish his work as a surveyor in Tagaytay yesterday.
01:53I was supposed to be here at 23 p.m. yesterday,
01:56but our bus didn't allow us because we have to go to Buhos the day after tomorrow.
02:02And it's already late.
02:04That's why I'm going home now, yesterday.
02:07But he said it's okay because he can still go home
02:10and he can still be with his loved ones until January 5.
02:13My children, I'm already here at the terminal,
02:16and I'm also going home by vehicle.
02:18So tomorrow, I'll be there.
02:20The reason why Masbate's technician, Christian, is going home is also a job.
02:26I don't know. I'm really busy with work.
02:28And I can't leave the area that's not finished.
02:34Before Christmas and New Year, I have to accomplish everything.
02:39He's sure that he can arrive tomorrow.
02:42The bus trip to Pio Duran in Albay is 12 hours,
02:45and 3 hours by boat through Masbate.
02:48How will he sleep tonight?
02:50I'll just have a midnight snack on the road.
02:52And if others are chasing Christmas in the province,
02:55JC is eager to reach Magsaysay Occidental, Mindoro.
03:00He took an emergency leave from his job in Saudi Arabia
03:02to be able to attend his father's funeral.
03:05This is his saddest Christmas.
03:08I talked to them.
03:09I told them that as long as I can't make it,
03:11they should extend the delay so that I can reach my father
03:15until his last moments.
03:17It's hard for me to accept that I was burdened by tiredness and burden
03:22so that I can support them.
03:24And then you'll hear that you're not by their side.
03:29The thing is, it looks like he can still eat his time waiting for the bus
03:33because he didn't make it to the bus stop.
03:36The next trip is tomorrow morning.
03:38We need to make it through the night
03:41because you know, it's Christmas now.
03:44My father was injured.
03:46We were really chasing the bus.
03:48He'll just ride the bus to Batangas Port.
03:50And if possible, if there's a trip to Calapan,
03:53they'll take the bus home.
03:55JC is one of the more than 140,000 passengers
03:58who went to PITX this Christmas Eve
04:01to catch the bus home.
04:03That number is as of 5 p.m.
04:05That number is lower than the number of passengers
04:09who came here yesterday.
04:11Although there are fewer people,
04:13PITX is still safe today.
04:19PIA, as of 9 p.m.,
04:21186,390 passengers came to PITX today.
04:27And until now,
04:29the number of passengers who wanted to catch their bus home
04:35and celebrate Christmas is still high.
04:38And live from PITX for GMA Integrated News,
04:42Merry Christmas, Kapuso!
04:44I'm Nico Jae.
04:45Your witness.
04:47And at the same time,
04:48the preparation of various places for Noche Buena,
04:51the Peruvian River,
04:52which flows through the shear lines
04:54in some parts of Southern Luzon and Bicol Region.
04:56Some barangays in Camarinas Sur are isolated
04:58while a town in Oriental Mindoro
05:00is a state of calamity.
05:02Our witness.
05:07Whenever Christmas Eve comes,
05:09heavy rain falls on Camarinas Sur.
05:12Two large spillways are flooded,
05:15which is why five barangays are isolated.
05:17According to the forecast,
05:18the shear line,
05:19or the collision of hot and cold air,
05:22causes rain to fall in some parts of Bicol Region.
05:28The shear line also causes rain in Southern Luzon.
05:31In Peras, Quezon,
05:32the water level is up to 5 in some places.
05:35Many houses are flooded.
05:37A rope was used to evacuate residents in a barangay.
05:41Some parts of Lopez were also flooded.
05:44Also in Atimonan and Tagkawayan.
05:48The National Highway of Northern Oriental Mindoro
05:50was also flooded.
05:51According to MDRRMO,
05:53rivers flowed in the neighboring town of Victoria
05:56after the earth dived
05:58in the middle of the rain
05:59and the strong flow of water.
06:01All barangays are affected because of the flood.
06:03At the same time,
06:04Baco is a state of calamity
06:05due to heavy flooding.
06:06It has been two weeks
06:07since the rain has stopped.
06:09If the rain continues,
06:11the flood may last up to four years.
06:13Almost all barangays are affected by the flood
06:16because of the continuous rain.
06:19If you look closely,
06:20you can see that it is still affected.
06:22The deepest part,
06:23as you can see now,
06:24there are about 10,000 barangays.
06:30The rescue of the Red Cross
06:32from the troughs
06:33in almost four flooded barangays
06:34in Cádiz Negros Occidental.
06:39In the latest weather advisory of Pagasa,
06:41the shearline of heavy to intense rains
06:44in Aurora,
06:45Quezon,
06:46Camarines Norte,
06:47Camarines Sur,
06:48and Catantuanes
06:49may continue tomorrow.
06:50Moderate to heavy rains are possible
06:51in Metro Manila,
06:52Bulacan,
06:53Cavite,
06:54Laguna,
06:55Batangas,
06:56Rizal,
06:57Albay,
06:58Sorsocon,
06:59Masbate,
07:00Marinduque,
07:01Romblon,
07:02and Northern Samar.
07:03Stay alert for possible floods
07:05and landslides.
07:08For GMA Integrated News,
07:10Marisol Abduraman
07:12is your witness.
07:16The AFP wanted to buy a missile system
07:18to further defend
07:19our Exclusive Economic Zone.
07:21And one of the buyers
07:23is the Typhoon Missile Launcher of America.
07:26But now,
07:27China is alerting.
07:28Witness,
07:29Chino Gaston.
07:33Aside from ships,
07:34airplanes,
07:35unmanned aerial vehicles,
07:37and radar systems,
07:38the AFP wants to buy a missile system
07:41to defend
07:42the Exclusive Economic Zone of the country.
07:44We'll be proposing to our headquarters
07:46for the possible inclusion
07:48in the modernization program
07:50of the medium range capability missile platform
07:56that will support
07:57our contribution
08:00to the implementation of CAT-C.
08:02It's still far from the ground.
08:03The defense should have already started.
08:05According to the source of GMA News
08:07in the Department of National Defense,
08:09the AFP Modernization Program
08:11will definitely include
08:12the purchase of missiles.
08:13The problem is,
08:14what kind of missile system will be bought
08:16because China will definitely
08:19buy any missile system
08:21that can reach
08:22the coastline of Southern China.
08:24One of the possible platforms
08:26being considered
08:27is the U.S. Typhoon Missile Launcher System
08:29that was used several times
08:31by the U.S. and the Philippines
08:33and is still deployed
08:35in Northern Luzon.
08:36In a statement,
08:37China announced
08:38that it is possible
08:39to launch the Anilay Arms Race
08:41if the Philippines
08:43buys the U.S. Typhoon Missile System.
08:45The region needs
08:47peace and prosperity,
08:49not chaos or armistice.
08:51Again, they are urging the Philippines
08:53to fulfill the promise
08:55to remove the Typhoon Missile System
08:57and correct the mistake.
08:59In a statement,
09:00Defense Secretary Gilberto Tedoro Jr. said
09:03that the deployment
09:04and purchase of missiles
09:05is the right of the Philippines
09:07for its own security and defense
09:09and cannot be opposed
09:11by any country.
09:12If China really wants
09:14to ease tensions in the region,
09:16it should stop the threats,
09:18clashing,
09:19asking for information,
09:20and remove their ships
09:23from the EEZ of the Philippines.
09:26For GMA Integrated News,
09:28who is your guest?
09:29Witness!
09:31Some shoppers are buying
09:32ready-made desserts
09:33to avoid a disaster
09:34this Christmas Eve.
09:36And of course,
09:37the star of some
09:39is the lechon.
09:41Witness!
09:42This is Bernadette Reyes.
09:46Like hundreds of years ago,
09:48lechons were an instant hit
09:50in Loma and Quezon City.
09:52A row of golden crispy lechons
09:54didn't take long
09:56to be bought.
09:57It's not that expensive.
09:59Although,
10:00lechons are a bit pricey,
10:01but the price is still the same.
10:04We still have
10:058,000 to 10,000 lechons.
10:08For a 25-pound bag,
10:10you need lechons.
10:12But DOH reminds us
10:14to be cautious
10:15when eating fat foods
10:16like lechons.
10:18Even if there are a lot of ingredients,
10:20our diet is still balanced.
10:22For our crampinggan,
10:23half of the ingredients
10:24should be fruits and vegetables.
10:25One-fourth of the ingredients
10:26should be carbohydrates
10:27or rice and pancit.
10:29One-fourth of the ingredients
10:30should be lechon, ham, etc.
10:32Of course,
10:33if lechon is the main dish
10:34for Noche Buena,
10:35many are also preparing
10:36for the Christmas Eve.
10:38Some shoppers
10:39decided to buy
10:40ready-made desserts
10:41to avoid a disaster.
10:43In this trendy lechon shop
10:45in Sampaloc, Manila,
10:47even though it's Noche Buena,
10:49a lot of shoppers
10:50are still buying
10:51their ready-made desserts.
10:53It's more delicious
10:54and bigger.
10:55I'm busy.
10:56I have a lot of work.
10:57I just need a chance.
10:58They should just ref.
10:59They shouldn't be together
11:01when the holidays come
11:03because there are a lot of people.
11:05There are also people
11:06who choose
11:07simpler desserts.
11:09For 87-year-old
11:11Presentacion Bayaras,
11:12for example,
11:13she's preparing
11:14bread and hot chocolate.
11:15I'm used to it.
11:16You have to adjust.
11:18Accept who you are
11:19in life.
11:20For GMA Integrated News,
11:22Bernadette Reyes,
11:23your Saksila.
11:2665% of Filipinos
11:28said that
11:29they're happy
11:30to celebrate Christmas
11:31this year, 2024.
11:33And that's based
11:34on the SWS survey.
11:36That's lower
11:37than last year.
11:39We asked our fellow Filipinos,
11:41is Christmas
11:42happy for you?
11:43From Manila Cathedral,
11:45Saksila,
11:46Sibon Aquino.
11:48Bon?
11:53Despite the bad weather,
11:55a lot of Catholics
11:57came to the Christmas Eve Mass
11:59here in Manila Cathedral.
12:06The church was full
12:07and even outside,
12:08there were people praying
12:09to be able to attend
12:10the Mass in De Gallio.
12:11To his homily,
12:12Manila Archbishop
12:13Jose Cardinal Advincula
12:15said that
12:16our Lord Jesus Christ
12:17gives us hope
12:18and strength
12:19in spite of
12:20the challenges in life.
12:22Jesus,
12:23who was born in the world,
12:24has a name,
12:25and has a family,
12:26is not far from us
12:27and we are with him
12:28in our journey.
12:30The Christmas Eve Mass
12:31is even more special
12:33because tonight in Rome,
12:35Pope Francis
12:36will formally open
12:37the 2025 Jubilee
12:39through the opening
12:40of the Holy Door
12:41of the Papal Basilica
12:42of St. Peter
12:43that has themes
12:44Pilgrims of Hope.
12:47Without Jesus,
12:49there is no hope.
12:53His love
12:54makes us stronger
12:56to face
12:57all life's difficulties.
13:01His hope
13:02will not disappoint us.
13:07Let us start
13:08our journey together
13:11as Pilgrims of Hope.
13:15Merry Christmas
13:16to all of you.
13:18Merry Christmas
13:20to all of us.
13:22Amen.
13:23It's fun,
13:24meaningful,
13:25especially for us Filipinos
13:27because we are with our family
13:29when we worship
13:31because we remember
13:33the birth of Jesus.
13:35As Filipinos,
13:36when it rains,
13:37it's a blessing for us.
13:38So like,
13:39the birth of Christ,
13:40I think it's a blessing for us.
13:43We asked our Kapuso online
13:45if they are happy
13:46with their Christmas today.
13:47One replied,
13:48they are happy
13:49because there are many blessings
13:50in their life
13:51because of the Lord.
13:52Another replied,
13:53even though they are not ready,
13:54as long as all the members
13:55of the family
13:56are strong and active.
13:58Another replied,
13:59they are not happy
14:00because it's been 8 years
14:01since they last celebrated
14:02Christmas in the Philippines.
14:04Another commented,
14:05it's just right
14:06because even though
14:07they are not ready,
14:08there is still dinner.
14:09And another replied,
14:10even though
14:11they are not ready,
14:12or the family is incomplete,
14:14the true symbol of Christmas
14:16is love,
14:17giving,
14:18forgiveness,
14:19and thanksgiving to God.
14:21I am very happy.
14:22Our family is complete.
14:24It's my first time
14:25to celebrate Christmas here.
14:27It's still raining.
14:28I am happy
14:29that I have the opportunity
14:31to work here.
14:33It's a bit sad.
14:34Why?
14:35A lot of things
14:36are happening.
14:37Now,
14:38in 2025,
14:39I hope I will be able
14:40to overcome everything.
14:45Pia,
14:46the Christmas Day Masses
14:47here in Manila Cathedral
14:48will be held
14:49at 8am,
14:5010am,
14:514pm,
14:52and 6pm.
14:53Merry Christmas to you, Pia!
14:54And live from Manila,
14:55for GMA Tegrated News,
14:57I am Bona Kinong,
14:58your Saksi!
15:01Suddenly,
15:02people were surprised
15:03by a storm
15:04near Istanbul, Turkey.
15:06The reason for the storm
15:08was the unbalanced
15:09loading of cargo.
15:1110 to 15 people
15:12were in the ship
15:13while 5 people
15:14jumped into the water.
15:16One of them got injured
15:17and was immediately
15:18taken to the hospital.
15:26Tomorrow,
15:27you will be able to watch
15:28at the 50th Metro Manila
15:29Film Festival,
15:30the movie of GMA Pictures
15:32and GMA Public Affairs,
15:33Green Bones.
15:35It was rated positive
15:36by positive reviews
15:37so I would like to thank
15:38the cast and crew.
15:40Some of my favorites
15:41in the movie,
15:42Filipino Cinema
15:43at its finest.
15:445 out of 5 stars
15:46were given by
15:47The Manila Feed,
15:49Richard Paglicawa
15:51of Lion RTV,
15:52and My Movie World.
15:54Someone even said
15:56that this could be
15:57a frontrunner
15:58in MMFF.
16:01Tomorrow,
16:02the cast of Green Bones
16:04will tour
16:06the neighboring cities
16:08in Metro Manila.
16:17Each of the stars
16:18have their own food cravings
16:20this Noche Buena.
16:22Some of them
16:23celebrated Christmas
16:24with their families.
16:26Watch Nelson Canla.
16:32If a hundred years ago,
16:34Revenge Travel
16:35was on the Christmas list
16:36of celebrities.
16:38This year,
16:39Team Bahay are the majority.
16:41We really get together.
16:42We play games
16:43here in the Philippines.
16:45Finally, it's time.
16:47Of course,
16:48I've been waiting for this
16:49for a year.
16:50So I'm really looking forward.
16:51I want to be with my family.
16:53I want to bond with my dad
16:56because we have
16:57a lot of problems.
16:58I just want to be with
16:59my family.
17:00In front of Noche Buena,
17:02there are foods
17:03that we can't forget.
17:05Food cravings
17:07that we've been waiting for.
17:09Fruit salad with
17:10a lot of coconut milk.
17:11It's really my favorite.
17:14My grandmother's dinuguan
17:15in Bulacan.
17:16My mom is really good
17:17at cooking.
17:18One of her signature dishes
17:20that she cooks every Christmas
17:22is her kaldereta.
17:24Ham. Ham.
17:25Especially coming from
17:27my aunt.
17:29Leche flan.
17:30It's really soft.
17:31Delicious foods
17:33that remind us
17:35of happy days
17:37and our youth.
17:38It's the same.
17:39We're all still together.
17:42It's a spotlight.
17:43Everyone brings their
17:45special dish.
17:47First of all,
17:48my mom's potato salad
17:49and embutido.
17:50And of course,
17:51my grandmother's menudo.
17:52My mom's pork chop.
17:54My mom's pork chop too,
17:55of course.
17:56In every street of Noche Buena,
17:58it's not just the food
18:00that brings us together,
18:01but also love,
18:03laughter,
18:04and memories
18:05that remind us
18:06how important it is
18:08to be together
18:10as a family.
18:13For GMA Integrated News,
18:15I'm Nelson Canlas,
18:16your witness.
18:20My dears,
18:21it's only been an hour
18:22and it's already Christmas.
18:24We wish you
18:26a Merry Christmas
18:28and may God bless you
18:30and give you
18:32each other.
18:33Thank you so much
18:34for watching.
18:36I'm Pia Arcangel
18:37for a bigger mission
18:39and a broader service
18:41to the country.
18:42From GMA Integrated News,
18:44the news authority of the Philippines,
18:46until tomorrow,
18:47let's be together.
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