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00:00Good afternoon, the election period will start tomorrow for the election of 2025.
00:16The police are preparing to place the checkpoints.
00:20The campaign period will start next month, but the Comelec has an explanation
00:24on why they are allowing the posters of the aspirants to spread.
00:30This is what Jonathan Andal reports.
00:35The police in Manila have already prepared to place the Comelec checkpoints later tonight
00:41on the eve of the official start of the election period in the whole country.
00:46They are already beating up the people who are talking to the motorists
00:50to lower the windows, lower the headlights, turn on the lights inside the vehicle,
00:55and when asked to show the driver's license and vehicle registration.
00:59It is also the same in Ilocos Norte where the police were beaten up at the send-off ceremony
01:04even though the vehicles are spread out in the region.
01:07The Comelec and PNP remind us that only visual inspection is allowed at the checkpoint.
01:13The trunk and glove compartment of the vehicle are not allowed to be opened.
01:17It is also prohibited to lower and cover the vehicles.
01:20The police will not prohibit the motorists from filming at the checkpoint.
01:25They should not react because it will also be a protection for each one of us.
01:33We can film using our cellphones.
01:37We will also film if necessary so that we can document what we are doing.
01:42We are limited to the so-called plain view doctrine.
01:45We will not open or lower the windows.
01:47The Supreme Court has already said that if you have information,
01:52intelligence that says that the vehicle needs to be inspected properly,
01:57but you have to justify why.
01:59Checkpoints are prohibited in dark places.
02:02Police should be wearing uniforms and their names should be visible.
02:05The checkpoint should have a sign and the name of the chief of the precinct
02:10and the local Comelec officer should be written on it,
02:11as well as the numbers that can be called if they want to speak.
02:14This is a 24-hour checkpoint.
02:16Definitely, around the city, there will be at least 14 checkpoints at any time.
02:22The gun ban will also start later tonight.
02:25This means that guns are not allowed even if you have a license,
02:28except if the Comelec has issued exemptions.
02:32If the election period starts tomorrow,
02:34the campaign period will start on February 11.
02:38But why is it that so far,
02:40many have spread posters and other materials
02:44that have the faces or names of aspirants.
02:47The Comelec said that their hands are tied
02:49because the Supreme Court is saying that they are not yet candidates,
02:53but on February 11 or even at the start of the campaign period.
02:58Their big tarpaulin,
03:00their big posters on the streets,
03:02their faces saying,
03:03Hi, hello, goodbye, welcome.
03:05We cannot remove them because they are not yet candidates.
03:08The local governments should be the ones to remove them.
03:12In Quezon City,
03:13the City Hall has already banned the posters of aspirants
03:18that are attached to the posts of Kuryente,
03:21Street Signs, Traffic Lights, Signal Posts, Tulay, Overpass,
03:25and other public facilities.
03:28The Comelec said that they can only start issuing illegal campaign material
03:3372 hours or three days before February 11.
03:37We are going to write you a letter,
03:38remove the material.
03:40If within three days, you will not remove it,
03:43we will file,
03:43we will disqualify you.
03:46We have the power to motoprobe you
03:48because it's a disqualification case.
03:50Let's not use the argument
03:51that I did not use it.
03:53In the end, you are the one who benefits from it.
03:56Since March 28,
03:57the government's assistance was prohibited,
04:00but the Comelec allowed some programs of DSWD,
04:04DOH, and DOLE,
04:05as long as there is no candidate who will go to the same aid provider.
04:10The Comelec will not prohibit asking for guarantee letters
04:13for those who will go to the hospital.
04:15For GMA Integrated News,
04:17Jonathan Andal is in charge for 24 hours.
04:21The bad weather is still raging in various parts of the country.
04:25Floods reached Negros Occidental
04:27while a tulay and rice mill
04:30collapsed in Sorsogon City.
04:32Bernadette Reyes is in charge.
04:35Just one. Just one.
04:38These men pushed their motorcycles
04:41to cross a ditch in Bagong Bayan, Sultan Kudarat,
04:44which burst due to heavy rain.
04:47The motorcycle almost got stuck
04:49due to the heavy rain.
04:52The water is heavy.
04:53In the town of Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat,
04:57a culvert was damaged
04:58and is still being repaired after it was damaged
05:00due to the rain last Sunday.
05:02According to the residents,
05:04it was damaged due to the heavy rain.
05:07Because they had no other way,
05:08they had to fix it.
05:10But the culvert was still damaged
05:12so 25 bags of cement were carried
05:15for the damage.
05:18In Sorsogon City, a barangay was isolated
05:21after a tulay fell in the Kawayan River.
05:24Some residents are also trying to cross
05:27using water
05:29while others were already in a backhoe.
05:31Because the bottom of the tulay was already damaged,
05:33the water went to a rice mill
05:36so it also fell.
05:38Their tulay can no longer be used
05:40due to the heavy rain.
05:43The water that is supposed to flow
05:45here in the Kawayan River
05:47was already diverted
05:48because of the temporary tulay
05:51that they made.
05:53It really can't withstand the rain.
06:00The city of Negros Occidental
06:02was also hit by heavy rain.
06:04According to Negros Occidental PDRRMO,
06:07the barangay in Luzon was the most affected
06:09after a water leak in the river.
06:1115 families are in the evacuation center
06:14while the water level in their area
06:16is still being monitored.
06:18More than 1,000 individuals
06:20or more than 600 families
06:22were affected by the flood in Luzon.
06:24All areas are subsided.
06:26Only the LGU is closely monitoring the water.
06:28I think one of the reasons why
06:30is that their creeks and rivers
06:32were flooded.
06:35In the island of Samar,
06:3715 municipalities in eastern Samar
06:39and northern Samar were affected
06:41according to the Office of Civil Defense Region 8.
06:43More than 1,000 families
06:45or almost 5,000 individuals
06:47were evacuated.
06:48No casualties were reported.
06:50In Talisay, Misamis Oriental,
06:52the road was flooded
06:54after the heavy rain.
06:56According to some residents,
06:57a small vehicle was stranded
06:59because it couldn't cross the road
07:01because of the high water level.
07:03A delivery truck was stuck in the middle of the road.
07:06In Talisay, Balinguan,
07:09Kinugitan and Subongkogon,
07:12the rain was heavy.
07:15According to some reports
07:17from the office,
07:19it was a flash flood.
07:21According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction
07:23and Management Office of Misamis Oriental,
07:25the rain was heavy in the eastern part of the province.
07:28It was early in the afternoon
07:30so it resulted in a flash flood
07:32in four towns.
07:33No one was hurt.
07:35The flood still came after a few hours.
07:38According to the forecast,
07:39a localized thunderstorm
07:40caused rain in the affected areas.
07:42For GMA Integrated News,
07:44Bernadette Reyes,
07:4524 Hours.
07:48For those planning to work abroad,
07:50there are 3,000 jobs
07:52in the line of Semiconductor
07:53and Artificial Intelligence
07:55that can be applied in Taiwan.
07:57This is Bon Aquino.
08:02Julian Buizon,
08:0322 years old,
08:04used to be a factory worker
08:05in making stuffed toys.
08:07One day,
08:08he went to a job fair in Makati
08:10to apply for a job in Taiwan
08:12as a factory worker
08:13in electronics
08:14and semiconductor companies.
08:16I was able to apply
08:18and I didn't have to pay anything.
08:19Everything was free.
08:21According to the Labor Representative
08:23and Director of the Manila Economic
08:24and Cultural Office of MECO
08:26in Taipei, Taiwan,
08:273,000 job offers
08:29can be applied by Filipinos,
08:31particularly in the Semiconductor
08:33and Artificial Intelligence sector in Taiwan.
08:36More than 60%
08:38of the chips and components
08:39for Semiconductor and now AI
08:42are produced in Taiwan.
08:44Because of this,
08:46they need workers
08:50for the expansion
08:52and new players
08:55in this category.
08:57Qualifications
08:59High School or College Graduate
09:0132 years old and below,
09:03even without experience,
09:04he was able to apply for a job.
09:06But now,
09:07the preference of the employer
09:09even at the college level,
09:11no experience required.
09:13Because when you get there,
09:15they won't let you go.
09:17Someone will mentor you
09:19for 2-3 months
09:20until you learn.
09:21Applications can also be submitted
09:23to the Recruitment Agencies
09:25accredited by the DMW,
09:26Ministry of Labor of Taiwan,
09:28and MECO.
09:29MECO said
09:30the job is good
09:31considering the quality of the chips.
09:34There is no assembly.
09:36You just have to look
09:38at the production line.
09:40It will alarm
09:42if there is an issue
09:43on quality control.
09:45If there is an issue
09:46on quality control,
09:47it will be segregated.
09:48That's the time you look.
09:50Most of them
09:52are using microscope.
09:54Those who can be hired
09:56don't need to pay
09:57placement fees,
09:58deployment cost,
09:59and service charge
10:00because the employer
10:01will pay for it.
10:02The basic monthly salary
10:04is P28,590 Taiwanese Dollars
10:08or P52,000.
10:11But if there is overtime,
10:12the monthly salary
10:14is P80,000.
10:16In 2024,
10:18the Department of Migrant Workers
10:19or DMW will hold job fairs
10:22to fulfill the job orders
10:24from Taiwan
10:25to avoid illegal recruitment
10:27and trafficking.
10:28But because the campaign
10:29will start tomorrow,
10:31they will ask permission
10:32from the Comelec
10:33or Commission on Elections
10:34to continue this.
10:36Maybe some people will say
10:39we are favoring some LGUs
10:41and other politicians.
10:43And would be tantamount
10:45to electioneering.
10:46That's why to be sure
10:48that we are not violating
10:49any election laws,
10:51we have to get an exemption.
10:53And once it is given,
10:54that's the time we can sustain
10:56and continue these job fairs
10:59all over the country.
11:01For GMA Integrated News,
11:03Von Aquino reporting for 24 Hours.
11:06After the feast of Jesus of Nazareno,
11:08the feast of Santo Niño,
11:10the next celebration
11:11will be held by Catholic Filipinos.
11:13Feasts like Sinulog and Dinagyang
11:15are being prepared
11:17even in Pandacan, Manila.
11:19Bernadette Reyes reports.
11:25In January 19,
11:26or the 3rd week of January,
11:28the feast of Santo Niño will be held.
11:30But in Pandacan, Manila,
11:32the celebration of the feast
11:33is already full.
11:35Today, after the Misa Novenario
11:37in Santo Niño de Pandacan Parish Church,
11:39residents and devotees
11:41all around Pandacan motorcaded.
11:43According to the parish priest of the parish,
11:45the feast of Santo Niño
11:47will be celebrated
11:48and people will believe
11:49that they have a good feeling.
11:51This is a way to promote
11:53devotion to the Lord God.
11:55Second,
11:57the motorcade reminds us
11:59that in our journey in life,
12:01we will always have God
12:03with us, especially the beloved
12:05Santo Niño.
12:06And in the tour of the beloved
12:07Santo Niño,
12:08we will have a good feeling.
12:10I hope that people
12:12will feel better.
12:15Among those who were there,
12:17Jomani Monares,
12:18who experienced a miracle
12:20from Santo Niño.
12:22I was bitten by a dog's head.
12:24The doctor gave me
12:26just a few minutes
12:28but until now,
12:30I am fine.
12:32Florence also has a little wish
12:34for the child Jesus.
12:36It seems like a lot has happened.
12:38They will be blessed.
12:40They will be able to use
12:42what they want in life.
12:44In Cebu City,
12:45the Sinulog Festival 2025
12:46was officially opened.
12:48After the opening mass
12:49in Basilica Minori del Santo Niño,
12:51the opening parade was held
12:53in the Osmeña Boulevard
12:55in Cebu City,
12:56where 15 dancing contingents
12:58from different schools
13:00performed street dancing.
13:02In Cebu City Sports Complex,
13:04where the opening program was held,
13:06youths and various dance crews
13:08performed.
13:10The Sinulog Grand Parade
13:12in January 19 will also be held here,
13:14which will be attended by
13:16more than 40 dance groups.
13:18Tomorrow, January 12,
13:20the Sinulog will be held
13:22in the youths in Dakbayan,
13:24where dancing contingents
13:26from different schools
13:28performed.
13:30A week after the Sinulog,
13:32the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand
13:34will have a taste of the performances
13:36from the 8,000 participants
13:38in the Tribes Competition.
13:40The Ate Tribes Competition
13:42will be held on January 26.
13:44The General Santos City
13:46will host the Pista ng Santo Niño
13:48next week.
13:50Security will be tightened
13:52at the Pista,
13:54as well as the Fluvial Parade
13:56in Sarangani Bay.
13:58For GMA Integrated News,
14:00I'm Leila Wazir.
14:02Thanks for watching.