Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong January 13, 2025
- (trim Bam extro) Mga motorista sa Buendia Ave. at J.P. Rizal Ave., ininspeksiyon sa Comelec checkpoint | PNP: Mga motorista at pasahero, bawal pababain sa checkpoint; bawal ding buksan ang trunk at compartment ng sasakyan | PNP: Kailangan ng authorization mula sa Comelec para ma-exempt sa gun ban | PNP, Walang nakikitang banta sa seguridad ngayong election period
- Panayam kay Comelec Chairman George Garcia kaugnay sa umiiral na gun ban ngayong election period
- Mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo, maagang pumunta sa Quirino Grandstand sa Manila para sa gagawing peace rally | Peace rally ng Iglesia ni Cristo, sabay-sabay gagawin sa 13 lokasyon sa bansa | Comelec sa mga election aspirants: HUWAG Haluan ng politika ang peace rally ng Iglesia ni Cristo
- Monster ship ng China Coast Guard, muling namataan 97 nautical miles mula sa baybayin ng Zambales | Monster ship ng CCG, hinarang at pinigilan ng BRP Teresa Magbanua | Chinese Embassy, wala pang reaksyon kaugnay sa pahayag ng PCG | Pagkamit ng kapayapaan batay sa rules-based international order, binigyang-diin ni PBBM SA Vin D'Honneur | Archbishop Charles Brown,nananawagan ng patuloy na pagsusulong sa kapayapaan
- Olympic Bronze Medalist Eumir Marcial, Inireklamo ng paglabag sa VAWC Law at concubinage ng kaniyang asawa | Eumir Marcial, itinangging niloko at sinaktan niya ang asawa; iginiit ding ang misis niya ang may hawak ng kanilang joint accounts
- DOTr: Target na makompleto ang buong Route Rationalization sa 2026
- Presyo ng bigas sa ilang pamilihan, bumaba | Maximum suggested retail price na P58/kg sa imported rice, ipatutupad simula January 20
- Dantes Squad, enjoy sa kanilang family time sa Dubai Desert Safari | Glaiza de Castro, shinare ang photos ng kaniyang snowy Northern Ireland trip
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
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- (trim Bam extro) Mga motorista sa Buendia Ave. at J.P. Rizal Ave., ininspeksiyon sa Comelec checkpoint | PNP: Mga motorista at pasahero, bawal pababain sa checkpoint; bawal ding buksan ang trunk at compartment ng sasakyan | PNP: Kailangan ng authorization mula sa Comelec para ma-exempt sa gun ban | PNP, Walang nakikitang banta sa seguridad ngayong election period
- Panayam kay Comelec Chairman George Garcia kaugnay sa umiiral na gun ban ngayong election period
- Mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo, maagang pumunta sa Quirino Grandstand sa Manila para sa gagawing peace rally | Peace rally ng Iglesia ni Cristo, sabay-sabay gagawin sa 13 lokasyon sa bansa | Comelec sa mga election aspirants: HUWAG Haluan ng politika ang peace rally ng Iglesia ni Cristo
- Monster ship ng China Coast Guard, muling namataan 97 nautical miles mula sa baybayin ng Zambales | Monster ship ng CCG, hinarang at pinigilan ng BRP Teresa Magbanua | Chinese Embassy, wala pang reaksyon kaugnay sa pahayag ng PCG | Pagkamit ng kapayapaan batay sa rules-based international order, binigyang-diin ni PBBM SA Vin D'Honneur | Archbishop Charles Brown,nananawagan ng patuloy na pagsusulong sa kapayapaan
- Olympic Bronze Medalist Eumir Marcial, Inireklamo ng paglabag sa VAWC Law at concubinage ng kaniyang asawa | Eumir Marcial, itinangging niloko at sinaktan niya ang asawa; iginiit ding ang misis niya ang may hawak ng kanilang joint accounts
- DOTr: Target na makompleto ang buong Route Rationalization sa 2026
- Presyo ng bigas sa ilang pamilihan, bumaba | Maximum suggested retail price na P58/kg sa imported rice, ipatutupad simula January 20
- Dantes Squad, enjoy sa kanilang family time sa Dubai Desert Safari | Glaiza de Castro, shinare ang photos ng kaniyang snowy Northern Ireland trip
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
For more videos from Unang Balita, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/unangbalita. For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs.
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00:00This is the first news of the election period and there are some reminders for those who are in the PNP for a legitimate operation, the checkpoint that will pass through your area.
00:27First news live from BAM Elections. BAM!
00:35Good morning. Because there is an upcoming election in 2025, there will be more comelec checkpoints, especially the gun ban.
00:43It's a stressful early morning. This is what happened in Buendia, Makati City. There is a comelec checkpoint.
00:54This is an indication that security is being tightened for the midterm elections in May.
00:58Aside from the police, the motorists are also passing through the checkpoints one by one.
01:03There is no sign of a gun ban by the police.
01:06This is also the situation in another checkpoint in JP Rizal, Makati City.
01:10Visual inspection is the only thing that can be done in the checkpoints.
01:13This means that the windows of the vehicles can only be lowered.
01:16Motorists and passengers cannot be allowed to pass through.
01:19Trunks or compartments of vehicles cannot be opened.
01:22Election period will last until June 11 in more than 1,400 checkpoints across the country.
01:28Some have already been arrested for violating the gun ban.
01:31A reminder from the police, you cannot fire a gun if there is no exemption of comelec.
01:36Only uniformed personnel are allowed, but they should also be on duty.
01:40Even the security of these candidates must apply for an exemption.
01:44PNP should also add the legitimate comelec checkpoints should be placed in a bright place.
01:49This is also a big issue and the police should be wearing uniforms.
01:53PNP has not yet monitored this election period.
02:00This is limited to visual inspection.
02:04Passengers should not be forced to open their glove compartments or luggage compartments.
02:11Volunteers should lower their windows and check if there are passengers.
02:19Unless, of course, there is a suspect.
02:23Let's say that the police saw a gunman or a man with a gun,
02:28a man with a peering or a man with a struggle,
02:31that's the only time that the police can request to monitor the comelec checkpoint,
02:37to kill the vehicle.
02:40At the same time, the election period has started,
02:43the gun ban has become viral and there are other steps to ensure security in other parts of the country.
02:49Before we prepare for the election of 2025, we will talk to the comelec chairman, George Garcia.
02:55Chairman, good morning.
02:57Good morning Igan and good morning to our countrymen.
03:01Aside from the checkpoints, what else is being done now that the election period has started?
03:06Of course Igan, aside from that, we are still accepting applications for an exemption for the gun ban.
03:12At the same time, we are also implementing the ban on appointing, promoting, suspending and transferring
03:19to the government without an exemption from the Commission of Elections.
03:23But our countrymen should understand that the Ombudsman's office is not included in this prohibition
03:29and therefore, the Ombudsman does not need to obtain an exemption from the Commission of Elections.
03:35To this day, how many have been arrested for violating the gun ban? They said they don't know.
03:43There are six already Igan. There are in Malasiki, Iloilo, Intarizal.
03:49There are also in Maguindanao. They don't know their arguments.
03:55We are calling on them every day.
03:58At the same time, we are saying that all their licenses permit to carry suspended until January 12.
04:05For our viewers, what are the guidelines regarding the gun ban?
04:11Is it possible to obtain an exemption or is everything covered?
04:15Everything should be covered.
04:18For example, our law and the resolution of the Commission of Elections will provide certain exemptions.
04:23For example, our members of the Supreme Court, judges, prosecutors, PAO, secretaries or secretaries of the agency of investigation,
04:33USEC, ASEC. We also have several individuals who are being given exemptions,
04:39especially those who have a high threat to their lives because of their business or because of the work they performed.
04:47So they should be given exemptions for their charges.
04:52That's right Igan.
04:54Those who have been arrested since yesterday are showing their licenses and permit to carry.
05:00If there's no exemption from the Commission of Elections, just the same, they will be arrested and their arms will be confiscated.
05:07In the checkpoint, it's just a visual search.
05:10Our motorists cannot open the trunk or let it out, Chairman.
05:15You're right Igan.
05:16It's just a visual search that our people of PNP and AFP can do if there's an AFP with the Bureau of Fire Protection or Philippine Coast Guard.
05:25No one can stop the motorist to voluntarily open the trunk or let the vehicle out.
05:36That's just to make sure that no one is hiding or doing anything bad.
05:42What's the difference between the checkpoints in the red, orange and yellow categories compared to the green categories?
05:49In the green category, the situation is generally peaceful.
05:53There are no incidents of violence, even in the past elections.
05:56In the red category, most recently, there may have been violence, although this is not election-related.
06:03But in the past elections, there were always violence related to elections.
06:08In the orange category, we are more or less monitoring that it may be red.
06:14In the yellow category, there are only one incident of violence.
06:18Igan, those categorizations, red, orange, yellow, green, should be addressed to us, to PNP and AFP.
06:26It should not be addressed to the residents of the area.
06:28That's why you should not be afraid of places if you are in the red category.
06:32It just means that we want to preposition the forces of law enforcement authorities
06:38and faster action or reaction if there's a violence.
06:43As far as I remember, when will the GANBAN and the checkpoints last?
06:47The GANBAN will last. It started yesterday and it's 120 days before the election.
06:54It's already there and it will last for 30 days after the election.
06:59Okay. We have a warning regarding text spoofing that can be used in the campaign.
07:08What will the Commonwealth do about this?
07:11The National Telecommunication Commission will not take the initiative.
07:14In fact, we will add an agreement because the ability of the Commission of Elections is very limited.
07:22We will need other agencies of the government.
07:25We should fight these text blasting because a candidate can send a text message, even if it's not real.
07:34As of now, what percentage are we prepared for Chairman?
07:39Ninety percent. The printing of our ballot is ongoing.
07:42Next month, on the first week of February, we will start the training of teachers who will serve on the election day,
07:51along with the PNP personnel contingency if the teachers who were trained on the election day cannot serve.
08:00Are these the candidates who have a big billboard and a lot of radio and TV ads?
08:06Will we not be able to sue them for early campaigning?
08:08There's no premature campaigning as of now.
08:11Their candidacy will start on February 11 in the national positions and March 28 in the local positions.
08:19Therefore, technically, they are aspirants and not candidates, even if the election period has already started.
08:27But it's unfair to those who don't have money.
08:29Can't they file for COC, Chairman?
08:32They are already prohibited as candidates. The intention is already there.
08:36That's what I really want. It's really unfair because the purpose should be equal opportunity for all.
08:44That's why our law is that we all need to go to court and we need to pursue a change in the law.
08:50The Comelec is just an implementer of the laws that we have in our memory.
08:55So these radio and TV ads cannot be considered as part of the law that they are allowed to broadcast?
09:04That's right. Their expenses from October, November, December, January until February 10,
09:11they don't need to report to the Comelec because at that time, they are not yet candidates.
09:16There are people who go to the Supreme Court to appeal to those who you declared as nuisance candidates.
09:22What is the reaction to this, Chairman?
09:25Are you just waiting for the Supreme Court to call our members to the Commission?
09:30Of course. We recognize the right of those who lost or were not included in our decisions.
09:36But the Comelec cannot stop our preparations, even the printing of balotas.
09:41That's why we will wait for the development of that.
09:45As of Friday, we have not received any action or restraining order from the Supreme Court.
09:52That's why we are continuously doing everything.
09:55So the printing of balotas, if someone is not included, they cannot be returned?
10:01I cannot answer that question because I don't want to put pressure on the Supreme Court.
10:08The important thing is, if we don't respect the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court,
10:16we will comply with whatever order is given to us.
10:20How can we stop the printing of balotas, Chairman?
10:24There are so many ways of skinning a cat.
10:28The important thing is, we are still in Bansamoro and we are still printing balotas.
10:32What the Comelec is doing is, we are prioritizing the places that are far away from the printing of balotas.
10:39Okay. Thank you very much Comelec Chairman George Garcia. Take care Chairman.
10:44Thank you very much Igor. Long live.
10:47The members of the Church Of Christ arrived early in the Carino Grandstand in Manila,
10:52especially in the National Peace Rally today.
10:56The Comelec has a call to the election aspirants in the activity.
11:02Here is the first news from Bea Pinlax.
11:08The members of the Church Of Christ arrived early in the Carino Grandstand in Manila
11:14especially in the National Peace Rally today.
11:18Their call is for peace in the country.
11:22In order to save energy, each of them has to wear a nightgown to sleep well.
11:27Some built tents and brought chairs.
11:31Others lay down to rest.
11:34For us, our country comes first.
11:38A lot of people are suffering, especially now.
11:42Our country has a big problem, you know that.
11:46In order to reach our lawmakers,
11:49we have to unite for the preservation of peace in our country.
11:55In a statement, the Church Of Christ said that they support the position of President Bongbong Marcos
12:01that he does not agree with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
12:05There are more issues that need to be addressed
12:09that they believe cannot be resolved easily.
12:12There are a lot of problems in the Philippines.
12:16That is our priority.
12:18The program will start at 4 p.m. later
12:22and is expected to end at 6 p.m.
12:25Aside from the Carino Grandstand,
12:27the Peace Rally will be held in 12 other places in different regions.
12:31More than a million people are expected to attend.
12:35Some roads in Manila and Pasay were blocked by the MMDA
12:39since 4 a.m. earlier.
12:42That is why it is expected that there will be heavy traffic in the area until later tonight.
12:47The police and the MMDA are watching
12:50to ensure that the gathering is safe and orderly.
12:53According to the spokesperson of the INC, Edwil Zabala,
12:56everyone will be able to attend the Peace Rally.
13:00The Commission on Elections called on the aspirants of the election of 2025
13:05not to mix politics with the rally.
13:08President Bongbong Marcos reiterated the implementation of peace in the South China Sea
13:13based on the rules-based international order.
13:16The President said that he will help Malacanang along with the bodies of other countries.
13:21Darling Kai has the first news.
13:24You do not possess any legal authority
13:26to patrol within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
13:30You are directed to depart immediately
13:32and notify us of your intentions. Over.
13:35This is a part of the E-Radio Challenge of BRP Teresa Magbanwa,
13:39one of the largest vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard,
13:42the monster ship of the China Coast Guard, Vessel 5901.
13:46According to the PCG, China sent the monster ship
13:49after our ships attacked another CCG vessel, Vessel 3304,
13:55which approached Zambales in January 4.
13:58The monster ship is 97 nautical miles from the town of Zambales
14:02when BRP Teresa Magbanwa chased it and stopped its approach.
14:07According to the PCG's study of satellite imagery and grid coordinates,
14:11China Coast Guard aims to make this kind of deployment normal
14:15in what they consider to be the fourth dash line
14:18of the ten-dash line based on China's arrival in the West Philippine Sea.
14:22The fourth dash line of China is 60 to 80 nautical miles from Luzon.
14:27That is why it is important for the PCG to ban the Chinese invasion of our territory
14:32so that their illegal exploitation and bullying will not become normal.
14:36The GMA Integrated News is also trying to get a reaction from the Chinese Embassy.
14:41Before the PCG announced what happened,
14:44President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated the use of peace
14:48based on the Rules-Based International Order.
14:51He said that in front of the bodies of various countries,
14:54members of the Cabinet and other government officials,
14:57in the Vandu Nur or traditional gathering in Malacanang
15:00every New Year and Day of Freedom.
15:03Among the participants, Chinese Ambassador Wang Silian.
15:07Our foreign policy has always been to encourage peace
15:11and to foster cooperation
15:13while also ensuring that international law is faithfully complied with
15:17and permeates all facets of relations amongst nations.
15:21For it is only through a Rules-Based International Order
15:25that peace and development can be achieved.
15:28The St. Papa of the Philippines and the Archbishop Charles Brown of the Diplomatic Corps
15:34also called for continuous efforts for peace.
15:37The antidote to this state of affairs is not easy
15:41but it certainly involves on the part of all of us
15:44a recommitment to truthfulness, balance and fairness in our statements
15:50and to listening respectfully to the perspectives of people with whom we disagree.
15:57This is the first news.
15:59Darlene Kai for GMA Integrated News.
16:02Olympic bronze medallist Ymir Marshall was hit by a complaint
16:06by his wife Princess Galarpe Marshall
16:09against the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act or VAUCI
16:13and Concubinage, the complaint filed by Princess in the Pasay Prosecutor's Office.
16:18In a Facebook post of Princess on January 10,
16:21she told that Ymir had an affair
16:24and she was the one who caught them in a condominium unit in Pasay.
16:28Princess arrested Ymir and his ex-girlfriend
16:32but she decided to apologize to the mister.
16:36But instead of making amends, Ymir manipulated her.
16:40Princess even took all of their savings from the bank
16:44to build a house for their relationship.
16:47The Philippine Olympic boxer denied his wife's allegations
16:51and denied that she is just a friend of the alleged woman.
16:55Ymir also said that his wife is the one who is suffering.
16:58Princess also said that she has their joint accounts
17:02and other assets.
17:07Nothing happened.
17:10The woman that they saw in the video is my friend.
17:14She hired us from Concubinage.
17:17She said that it's not true.
17:20It's in her affidavit of desistance.
17:23It's not true that she wanted to file the case.
17:26But we were already investigated.
17:29That's why I stayed in the police station for 4 days.
17:34I thought that my wife is not okay with us anymore
17:41because I felt that she doesn't love me anymore.
17:47She asked me how many times.
17:50I couldn't count.
17:52First of all, she is a prostitute, liar, manipulator.
17:57I serve justice.
18:00She won't be the Mir Marasal now if we are not together
18:04and we don't help each other.
18:06That's why we don't have a child.
18:08The government's target after half of the route nationalization
18:13is to fix the route of public transportation in the country this year.
18:17According to their transport group, it will reach Malabo.
18:20First news, Niko Wahid.
18:26Since the start of the route rationalization
18:29or fixing the route of public transportation in the country in 2024,
18:33only 15 percent has been completed according to the Department of Transportation.
18:38The DOTR's target is to complete it by 2026.
18:42Our target is 50 percent by 2025.
18:47By 2026, another 50 percent.
18:50So we hope to achieve 100 percent by December next year.
18:55Like the consolidation of the franchise to make public transportation modern,
19:00the route rationalization has a process.
19:03We have to finish first the route rationalization
19:06and then after that, our cooperatives will have an obligation
19:12to replace the vehicle.
19:14We end the route rationalization by the end of 2026.
19:17Hopefully, by the end of 2029, everything will be modern.
19:22Not only the vehicle, but also the routes.
19:26But according to the DOTR,
19:28those who first got a modernized jeepney that was included in the DOTR's monitoring,
19:33their units don't have to be replaced with newer ones.
19:36But according to their transport group,
19:38the route rationalization will reach Malabo by 2026.
19:42We always have 13 percent in those eight years.
19:46That's just a few years.
19:48That's why they're saying that by the end of that year,
19:52their route rationalization will reach Malabo.
19:56Although the DOTR said that the routes will be prioritized before the modernization of the jeepney,
20:01the government's modernized jeepney will not be enough for the majority of the routes,
20:06even if it's finished.
20:08There will be a transport crisis if they don't report it.
20:12Even if they remove the non-consolidated routes,
20:18the DOT will be more concerned about where they will get the units.
20:23There's no problem in modernizing.
20:26What they don't want is consolidation.
20:28What they want is to allow the Filipinos to make a new jeepney that's not expensive.
20:34This is the first news.
20:35Nico Juage for GMA Integrated News.
20:38Starting on January 20, the maximum suggested return price for imported rice will be 58 pesos per kilo.
20:45In some families in Metro Manila, there is a decrease in the price of some types of rice.
20:50Live from Pasig, the first news is from EJ Gomez.
20:55EJ.
20:56EJ.
20:59EJ.
21:20EJ.
21:27EJ.
21:36EJ.
21:37We saw in the price, before there was almost no 40, 45, 46.
21:45It was really high.
21:46Now, there is.
21:47There, it's decreasing.
21:50Even the 5% before, it's decreasing.
21:55In the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,
21:58per kilo of rice in some families in Metro Manila,
22:01varies from 40 pesos to 64 pesos depending on the type.
22:05Here in Pasig Megamarket, the well-milled local rice can be bought for 45 pesos per kilo,
22:10before it was 48 pesos.
22:12The higher price is 48 pesos from the previous 50 pesos.
22:16While the premium is 46 pesos to 64 pesos per kilo,
22:21which was 52 to 65 pesos before.
22:24The imported rice is sold for 54 pesos to 56 pesos per kilo.
22:30By January 20, the government will implement 58 pesos per kilo of the maximum suggested retail price,
22:37or MSRP, for imported rice.
22:40According to the DA, the MSRP is far from balancing the price of imported rice in the market,
22:46and it is probably fair for farmers and rice industry,
22:50and those who can afford to buy.
22:53The rice vendors only talked about the MSRP.
22:57If we really get a low price,
23:00we don't really need to start,
23:03we just need to get a low price from the suppliers,
23:08so that we can give a lower price to the vendors.
23:18The rice that Nanny Belen mentioned,
23:20the rice that she sells for 40 pesos per kilo,
23:23is rice from places affected by the typhoon.
23:27That's why their suppliers lowered their prices.
23:31The quality is still okay,
23:34and there are still a lot of people buying,
23:38especially those who are looking for cheap rice.
23:42That's the first news from Pasig City.
23:45EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.
23:54Shabit Shika, another year, another adventure for the Dantes Squad.
23:58On Instagram, Kapuso Primetime Queen Marion Rivera shared
24:02some snaps from their Dubai trip.
24:04The Dantes Squad looks chic and stylish in their matchy-matchy safari OOTDs.
24:10There's also a caption,
24:11making memories that will last a lifetime with my favorite people.
24:17Beautiful.
24:19A desert trip for the Dantes,
24:22Winter Wonderland for Running Man Philippine star Glyza De Castro.
24:26Enjoy the actress as she explores the hometown of her hubby,
24:30David Rainey, in Northern Ireland.
24:32Glyza also celebrated the holiday season there.
24:35Nice photos.
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