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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:16The next four fires were in Tondo and Binondo, Manila
00:20when the Chinese New Year was celebrated.
00:23In Binondo, two households were trapped in burned condominiums.
00:28Saksi, Sibuan Aquino.
00:36Some residents were shocked when the fire broke out
00:41in Aita Street Corner, Trinidad Street, in 91 Tondo, Manila.
00:46No one was hurt, but five houses were affected.
00:50According to Eden Rodriguez,
00:52they only saw three rooms of her ex-husband.
00:56Everything was burned.
00:57Everything.
00:58From the third floor to the ground floor.
01:00We were not able to save ourselves
01:02because our first priority is the lives of the people
01:04and we have dogs to take care of.
01:06Francisco's room was also hit soon.
01:09That's where his dog, Kim, was taken care of.
01:12She was in a suffocating state.
01:13She couldn't get out of the room
01:15because she was already old.
01:17She was 14 years old.
01:19I couldn't take care of her.
01:22According to the BFP,
01:23the third alarm must be declared immediately
01:26to get help from the nearby cities.
01:29Because there was another fire in Manila,
01:32we are asking for help from outside the city of Manila.
01:37The fire was declared out before 2 p.m.
01:41Two houses were also burned earlier in Matangtubig R. Papa Street, Tondo.
01:46Two families were affected.
01:48Ongpin Street, Corner Bermuda Street, Binondo was also burned
01:52earlier this afternoon.
01:54Last Thursday,
01:57after the Lunar New Year celebration,
02:00a part of a condominium in Binondo was burned.
02:03The two houses were on the third and fifth floors.
02:07According to the owner,
02:10he was outside when the fire started.
02:15Maybe he panicked
02:17and he couldn't wake up his companions.
02:23The man immediately asked for help from the firefighters
02:26so he immediately took out his two children.
02:29But the two victims who were inside the maid's quarters
02:32were not able to escape.
02:34The fire started at 5 a.m.
02:37After the BFP secured the entire condominium,
02:40the residents were returned inside.
02:42The 78-year-old man in Cebu City
02:45was also not safe from the fire earlier this afternoon.
02:49His body was discovered after the fire was extinguished.
02:52According to the victim's relatives,
02:54they had a hard time getting out because of the thick smoke.
02:57The two houses were also burned.
03:00For GMA Integrated News,
03:02I'm Vonna Kinong, your witness.
03:06Because of the explosion,
03:07one of the houses in Tanza Cavite was blown up.
03:12Investigators are investigating who caused the explosion.
03:16I'm your witness, Ian Cruz.
03:21It was a strong explosion.
03:22Like what?
03:23Like a bomb.
03:24And then?
03:25When we got out of the house, we saw a lot of smoke.
03:28The residents of Sahut Ulan in Tanza Cavite
03:31experienced a strong explosion
03:34at 5 a.m.
03:36Next, they saw some residents
03:39who ran away from their homes.
03:42CCTV footage of the barangay showed
03:44two men going out of Antero-Soriano Highway.
03:47Two women and two men followed.
03:50When the firemen responded,
03:52they saw a room on the side of the house
03:56where drugs were being cooked.
03:59When the explosion happened,
04:00the chemicals were being crystallized
04:03to make drugs.
04:05Aside from PNP Sokov,
04:07PDEA also started investigating.
04:09A kitchen-type, which is made of glass,
04:12exploded on them.
04:13Based on the chemicals and the equipment we saw,
04:17the capacity per production is 10 to 20 kilos.
04:21But they also saw equipment and paraphernalia in a box.
04:26So, they're maybe planning on expanding
04:30if their batch is successful.
04:33Because according to our assessment,
04:35nothing has been found yet.
04:36The chemicals were recovered in the area
04:38where drugs were made.
04:39Paraphernalia was found in the shell
04:42of the finished product of shabu and gas mask.
04:45Our chemist confirmed that it's a small-scale drug laboratory.
04:50That's all.
04:52There are still incoming development reports.
04:55They're also investigating
04:56who the people who ran away from their homes are.
04:59The initial profile that we were given
05:01is a Chinese-looking person.
05:04We were last caught for 9165.
05:06So, it's easier to find.
05:08There are two Indonesians and one Filipino.
05:11So, we're looking at their roles.
05:13According to the captain of the barangay,
05:14in November, there was a transaction on social media
05:17that led to the birth of the owner of the house.
05:20It was posted on Facebook.
05:22They have a forehead like this.
05:24That's their story.
05:26No one noticed that the neighbors
05:30were in the same house.
05:31Sometimes, there are deliveries here.
05:34The riders.
05:36It's just like that.
05:38Is it often?
05:39I don't think it's often.
05:41What are they delivering?
05:43Of course, we don't know that.
05:44At the moment, our policemen are working
05:47with the crime laboratory and the QDEA
05:52to collect the inventory of evidence
05:55that was seized in this place.
06:00According to the QDEA,
06:01they will cooperate with the PNP,
06:03Bureau of Immigration,
06:05and other government agencies
06:07in tracking down the suspects.
06:09For GMI Integrated News,
06:10I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
06:15American nurses are continuously in need
06:17according to the group of Filipino nurses in America.
06:20But some Filipinos who want to work there are worried
06:23because of the U.S. restrictions
06:25against illegal immigrants.
06:27Witness, JP Soriano.
06:33New nursing graduates,
06:35Bianca and Frances,
06:36are planning to work in the U.S.
06:40Aside from their relatives who work there,
06:43the U.S. needs a lot of healthcare workers.
06:47They want to work here in the Philippines.
06:51There are push and pull factors
06:53that pushes nurses to really go abroad.
06:56Poor work conditions, low wages,
06:59and then you will grow professionally
07:02once you go outside of the country.
07:05However, they are worried
07:07that they will be affected by the new police.
07:10I think it will be harder for us to work
07:13or apply there
07:14since I feel like they will be more strict
07:18with the workers from other countries.
07:24The former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines,
07:27Mary Kay Carlson,
07:28said that Americans have a high regard
07:31and respect for the Filipino nurses
07:33who helped and sacrificed during the pandemic.
07:36Filipino healthcare workers in America
07:39are hardworking, hardworking, and kind.
07:42They are recognized by the Trump Administration.
07:46According to the Philippine Nurses Association of America,
07:49or PNAA,
07:50the government of the Philippines
07:53can leverage the rising need
07:56for healthcare workers in America.
07:58They know we're compassionate,
08:00we're well-trained,
08:02very knowledgeable in clinical aspects.
08:06Nursing is not just about the technology,
08:08it's also about the human caring touch.
08:11It's not about being rich,
08:13but the Filipinos are very great nurses.
08:17Despite the worry,
08:20I think they still need us, possibly.
08:23At present, there are 200,000 Filipino nurses in America,
08:27which is equivalent to 4% of the 5 million nurses there.
08:32America has already started
08:34to remove all illegal immigrants
08:37in accordance with the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump
08:40Among those affected are 16 undocumented Filipinos
08:44who were forced to be deported to the country.
08:47To help Filipinos who may be deported from America,
08:51President Bongbong Marcos already has a directive
08:54to give them a new livelihood.
08:56Labor Secretary Bienvenido La Huesma said,
09:00In my career organized by DOLE
09:03and an employment website,
09:05President Bongbong Marcos also visited
09:08and the government's response to the unemployment rate
09:12and to provide quality jobs to Filipinos has been changed.
09:16Whatever job they hold,
09:20it should be called a quality job
09:23that has the potential to be promoted,
09:29to be better,
09:31or if not, to build their own business.
09:35DOLE plans to hold a two-day job fair every month
09:39that will bring in P18,000,
09:42including more than 100 former POGO workers
09:46who lost their jobs due to the closure of POGO.
09:49For GMA Integrated News,
09:52I am JP Soriano.
09:54Your success.
09:57The man wanted in Basud, Camarines Norte,
10:00was arrested in Laguna
10:02for kidnapping his 16-year-old step-sister.
10:06According to the victim's record,
10:08he lost consciousness while drinking
10:10with his step-brother and friends on July 23.
10:14The victim just woke up
10:16while three people were being taken away.
10:18The first arrested were the two friends of the step-brother.
10:21After more than a year,
10:23he was arrested for working as a helper on a farm.
10:28He also gave a statement.
10:32President Bongbong Marcos
10:34urgently certified the election of the Moro Autonomous Region
10:37in Muslim in the Now or BARM elections.
10:40The first parliamentary election in BARM
10:43that should be accompanied by midterm elections is scheduled for May.
10:46According to the president,
10:48in this election,
10:50the Moro Transitional Government
10:53will focus more on fixing its government structure.
10:56In the Senate, the second reading passed
10:58the election of the BARM elections in October.
11:01The next elections will be accompanied
11:03by the next national and local elections.
11:06In the Senate,
11:08the BARM elections will be held next year.
11:11The next BARM elections will be held every three years.
11:14In the Senate,
11:16the president will be the first to appoint
11:18to the Moro Transitional Authority or BTA
11:20whose term is only until June 30
11:22and will replace the BARM Parliament.
11:26The Commission on Elections
11:28is currently in the process of printing balotas for BARM.
11:32The fine for those who pass through the busway
11:34even though it's prohibited
11:36is being paid by the Land Transportation Office.
11:39According to the LTO,
11:41the current fine is less than P5,000
11:43for the first offense.
11:45However, if the violation is repeated,
11:47the driver may lose his license.
11:50For GMA Integrated News,
11:52Ivan May Rinang, your Saksi.
11:55A two-peso provisional increase
11:57in the fare of a jeep
11:59is the target of a transport group
12:01now that the price of oil is high.
12:03Saksi, this is Jamie Santos.
12:08Alvin used to travel by jeep
12:10until late at night
12:12just to make ends meet.
12:14Now, it's hard to make a big profit
12:16because of the high price of oil.
12:18So, hopefully, there will be a high fare.
12:21Before, it was P1,000.
12:23Now, it's hard to make it P1,000.
12:26Because of the high price of diesel.
12:28But Ray,
12:29even though he's affected by the jeep's violation,
12:31it's not a favor for the high fare.
12:34It's hard for the passengers.
12:36They should lower the price of diesel.
12:38Yes, so that the commuters will be poor.
12:41The transport group of Pasangbasta
12:43is complaining about the low oil price rollback
12:46now that the price hike is too high.
12:49That's why they are asking for a 2-peso increase
12:52while the price of oil is high.
12:55We revived that
12:57and we will request to Chairman Guadis
13:01for a 2-peso provisional increase
13:04while the price of diesel is high.
13:07Now, if the price goes down,
13:09we will call that 2-peso increase.
13:11This 270,
13:13last week,
13:15our driver lost P130.
13:18That's a big thing.
13:20We talked to several commuters
13:22who are in favor of the sentiment of the drivers
13:24who are also looking for a job for their families.
13:27I hope it won't be too high.
13:29You know, 1-peso will be good.
13:31For me, it's okay
13:33because my husband and my father
13:35were in the transportation sector before.
13:37So, I know how hard it is
13:39and how little they earn
13:41if the commas are too low.
13:43They are also looking for a job.
13:45It's the same thing
13:47when it comes to increasing the price of oil.
13:50But there are also people
13:52who are worried about the high prices.
13:54Especially now, the salary is low
13:56and the price is high.
13:58It's heavy in the pocket.
14:00Don't do it yet, sir.
14:01Don't do it yet.
14:03Maybe they will lower the prices.
14:05For GMA Integrated News,
14:07I am Jamie Santos,
14:09your witness.
14:11It still feels like
14:13the weather is cold
14:15because of the cold weather.
14:17The temperature dropped to 11.1 degrees Celsius
14:19in Trinidad and Benguet this morning.
14:21That's the first place
14:23where it feels cold this morning.
14:25Most of the time, it's in the Luzon
14:27where the weather is cold.
14:29But aside from the cold weather,
14:31there are also rains
14:33in some parts of the country
14:35because of the Easter Leaves and Sheer Line.
14:37Based on the data of Metro Weather,
14:39it's still possible for some parts of Northern Luzon
14:41such as Mimaropa, Calabarzon,
14:43and Bicol Region.
14:45A large part of Visayas and Mindanao
14:47will be flooded.
14:49There are still heavy rains
14:51that could flood or cause landslides.
14:55According to the second reading of the Camera,
14:57the law was passed to lower the taxes
14:59on cigarettes, vape,
15:01and other similar products.
15:03The target of the bill is to fight
15:05the smuggled products
15:07that are sold at cheaper prices.
15:09This is Tina Panganiban Perez.
15:39For heated tobacco products,
15:41P41 per pack
15:43has 20 units.
15:45From now on,
15:47P5 percent per year
15:49will be reduced to P2
15:51per year ending
15:53at an even number
15:55and P4 per year ending
15:57at an odd number.
15:59It is also stated in the bill
16:01that the PIR of floor price
16:03or minimum price of cigarettes,
16:05vape, and other similar products
16:07will be reduced.
16:09The lowest floor price
16:11will be from P200,000
16:13to P500,000
16:15and will be jailed for 4
16:17to 6 years.
16:19Those who support the bill said
16:21even if the taxes are high,
16:23the smuggling of the mentioned
16:25products will continue
16:27so the waste is being collected
16:29more and more.
16:31And even if the waste is high,
16:33the number of smugglers is increasing.
16:35We are aware of the substantial
16:37erosion in government excise tax
16:39revenue since 2021
16:41and the substantial spike
16:43in the incidence of illicit trade.
16:45Today, we seek to recalibrate
16:47the current excise tax
16:49scheme.
16:51...
17:03Excise tax collection is expected
17:05to stabilize and recover from successive
17:07tax increases by arresting
17:09the widening gap between
17:11illicit cigarettes and tax-paid
17:13cigarettes.
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19:15who wanted to destroy the image of the school.
19:18In addition, they are open to any independent fact-finding investigation.
19:22The story of some parents and students
19:26who walked a few kilometers on a dark highway went viral.
19:33The story of some people who talked to Jimmy Integrated News,
19:36the students were looking for the bus
19:38that they will take back to Quezon City
19:41because it stopped in another barangay.
19:43And after a few hours of walking,
19:46some students died.
19:49According to Bestnik,
19:51even though there are things that are not expected to happen,
19:54it does everything to prove and confuse
19:57those who do not understand.
20:00They also ask for forgiveness
20:02to all those affected.
20:05A senator was shocked when he approved
20:07the Filipino citizenship of a Chinese businessman
20:10who was seen with red flags
20:13as part of the Umanoy Connection in Pogo.
20:16Some senators defended.
20:18Mark Salazar witnessed.
20:24This Monday, in the 19-1 vote in the Senate plenary,
20:27the third and final reading was approved
20:30for the request of the Filipino citizenship of Liduan Wang,
20:33a Chinese businessman better known as Mark Ong,
20:37who has been doing business in the Philippines since 1991.
20:41It was only a short time in the plenary
20:43when other local bills were approved.
20:46But wait,
20:47it was said that Liduan Wang's request was opposed.
20:51I could not, in good conscience,
20:53vote to grant Filipino citizenship to Liduan Wang.
20:57And in my interpellation of this proposal,
21:00we learned that Liduan Wang
21:03hid a lot of red flags in Congress.
21:09Senator Risa Ontiveros was one of the ones
21:11who raised the red flags.
21:13Liduan Wang is a junket operator
21:16and associate of Tuan Ren Hu,
21:18the so-called big boss of the Pogo raid in Porac, Pampanga.
21:25His business is in the same building
21:28as the business of Si Zheng,
21:30a self-confessed Chinese spy.
21:33He is connected to the Philippine Xinjiang UC Association.
21:39He is said to be a part of the United Front Work
21:42of the Communist Party of China.
21:44And in the official documents of the SEC,
21:48he lied and presented as a Filipino,
21:52Mark Ong.
21:54Ontiveros said that he did not oppose Liduan Wang,
21:58but there are a lot of red flags.
22:00He should not immediately grant Filipino citizenship.
22:04Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said
22:07that when he heard about the red flags,
22:09he asked for additional requirements from Wang
22:12before agreeing to his citizenship bill.
22:14Everything is in order.
22:16All required documents are there.
22:20They asked for requirements from the National Intelligence Coordinating Council.
22:26There are certifications of these three agencies
22:29that they did not see anything bad
22:33and there are no negative reports.
22:35There is no concrete evidence
22:37against Liduan Wang in POGO.
22:39In a normal process,
22:41the court petitioned the naturalization
22:43or process for a foreigner to become a Filipino citizen.
22:47But there are famous foreigners
22:49who were granted Filipino citizenship
22:51through the law
22:53passed by the House and Senate
22:55like some basketball players
22:57and a Canadian vlogger.
22:59In their citizenship bill,
23:01the important contribution
23:03to our society is stated.
23:05That is why Gatchalian asked
23:07what is special about Liduan Wang.
23:09It is not your contribution
23:11but an earth-shaking contribution.
23:14He owns a school,
23:16a small private school
23:18in Tagayan de Oro.
23:20He was born here.
23:22For us, if your parents are Chinese,
23:24even if you were born here,
23:26you are still Chinese.
23:29Because he has been here for a long time,
23:31he knows how to pray.
23:33He has been doing business here for a long time.
23:35There are no derogatory reports about him.
23:37There is no issue of moral turpitude.
23:39In the profiling of the
23:41Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission
23:43or PAOC,
23:45which is one of the bases of Senator JVR,
23:47Wang has been in the Philippines
23:49for a long time
23:51and his children are studying here.
23:53He is also an active member
23:55of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce
23:57and the Philippine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
23:59GMA Integrated News
24:01is also collecting information
24:03about Liduan Wang on this issue.
24:05For GMA Integrated News,
24:07I am Mark Salazar,
24:09your witness.
24:13The GMA Integrated News
24:15is known for the prestigious
24:1760th Anvil Awards
24:19in the campaign against fake news.
24:21The Gold Award was awarded
24:23for Public Relations Programs
24:25in the Best Use of Partnerships category.
24:27The GMA Network
24:29is known as the head of the News Department
24:31along with 60 other
24:33media organizations,
24:35universities, and commission elections
24:37in the fight against fake news
24:39and disinformation.
24:41The campaign
24:43for the Grand Anvil Award
24:45is also nominated
24:47for the highest honor awarded by Anvil.
24:51This is not the end of the award.
24:53We will continue to give importance
24:55to what we are doing.
24:57We will further expand
24:59our mission
25:01in our campaign against fake news.
25:03Another big revelation
25:05in the groundbreaking collab
25:07for the Pinoy Big Brothers Celebrity Edition.
25:09Not only will the
25:11Sparkle and Star Magic artists
25:13join us,
25:15but as housemates,
25:17you should look forward to it
25:19because there is someone who will be happy
25:21to be your host.
25:23Aside from
25:25the joining of family
25:27and close celebrities
25:29as housemates,
25:31they will also join
25:33as hosts of the program
25:35because there will be
25:37a close host.
25:39But who is he?
25:41You will find out
25:43in a short while.
25:47After overtaking a car
25:49in a red pickup,
25:51the car collided with a truck
25:53in Jaroilo, Ilo City.
25:55According to the investigation,
25:57the car did not return to its lane
25:59when overtaking the pickup
26:01so it collided with a wing van.
26:03The driver, his cousin
26:05and a member of the Philippine Army
26:07were injured.
26:09The truck driver
26:11was not injured.
26:15Hey Fat Choy,
26:17Happy Chinese New Year
26:19in the Philippines
26:21and in other countries.
26:23Aside from the fireworks display,
26:25there is also a person
26:27who can light an incense.
26:29This is Marie Zumal.
26:33The fireworks display
26:35in Binondo, Manila
26:37was great
26:39in celebrating
26:41the Year of the Wood Snake
26:43with Jones Bridge,
26:45the message about
26:47the Filipino-Chinese
26:49and the relationship between China and the Philippines.
26:53Because it's Chinese New Year,
26:55there are more people in Binondo,
26:57especially on Open Street.
26:59You can't miss
27:01Lucky Charms,
27:03Hopia and Tikoy.
27:05There is also Ampao.
27:07We only have Shabao,
27:09the fried Shabao.
27:11We will just go around.
27:13What did you rent?
27:15Just this.
27:19The Thanksgiving parade
27:21from Manila Post Office
27:23to Lucky Chinatown.
27:25In Banaue, Quezon City,
27:27there is a street dance competition
27:29and a food bazaar for Chinese New Year.
27:31The celebration of
27:33the Year of the Wood Snake
27:35in different parts of China
27:37like Shanghai, where the tourists
27:39rented the Lantern Festival
27:41and the Lunar New Year.
27:45The celebration in
27:47Southern China is also very lively
27:49with their Inga Dance.
27:51The dancers are wearing face paint
27:53while dancing to the sounds of drums and gongs.
27:55In Beijing, Lama Temple was inaugurated.
27:57Those who light incense
27:59offered prayers as a
28:01lucky charm this year.
28:03The colorful Lion Dance
28:05in Sydney, Australia was also held.
28:07The Dragon Dance
28:09was also held in Russia.
28:11The Taiwanese have a unique gimmick
28:13in lighting the Lunar New Year.
28:17First, to light the incense,
28:19what they did was to
28:21offer luck and protection.
28:25For GMA Integrated News,
28:27I am your host, Sak-C.
28:33I am Pia Arcangel.
28:35For a bigger mission
28:37and to serve the country.
28:39From GMA Integrated News,
28:41the news authority of the Philippines.
28:43Until tomorrow,
28:45we will be together.
28:47Sak-C!
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