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00:00President Bongbong Marcos signed an Urgent Declaration of Independence for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim in the Now or BARM Elections.
00:08The first parliamentary election in BARM was held in May, which should be accompanied by midterm elections.
00:15According to the President, the Bangsamoro Transitional Government will focus more on improving its government structure.
00:24In the Senate, the second reading of the Barm Elections was held in October.
00:29The next elections will be accompanied by national and local elections.
00:34In the Senate, the Barm Elections will be held next year.
00:39The Barm Elections will be held every three years.
00:43In the Senate, the President will be the first to appoint the BTA,
00:48whose term will only last until June 30 and will be replaced by the upcoming BARM Parliament.
00:54The Commission on Elections did not start printing balotas for BARM.
01:00The fine for those who pass through the busway even though it is prohibited is higher than that imposed by the Land Transportation Office.
01:07According to the LTO, the current fine is less than P5,000 for the first offense.
01:14They insisted that if the violation is repeated, the driver can be removed from the license.
01:19For GMA Integrated News, Ivan May Rinangin, Saksi.
01:24Two pesos provisional increase for the passage of a jeep by a transport group with a high price of oil.
01:31Saksi, this is Jamie Santos.
01:33Alvin passed through the jeep until late at night just to get his previous income.
01:38Now, it is hard to get a high income because of the high price of oil.
01:43That's why they hope that there will be a high passage.
01:46Before, it was P1,000. Now, it is hard to get P1,000 because of the high price of diesel.
01:52But Ray, even though his income is affected by the passing of the jeep, he is not in favor of a high passage.
01:59The transport group of Pasang Mazda is complaining that they have a low oil price rollback
02:04because of the high price hikes.
02:06That's why they ask for a provisional two pesos increase for the passage while the price of oil is high.
02:12We revived that and we will request to Chairman Dell
02:16that we will increase the price of oil to P2,000.
02:20We revived that and we will request to Chairman Dell
02:24that we will increase the price of oil to P2,000 while the price of diesel is high.
02:30Now, if the price goes down, we will call back the P2,000.
02:35This P2,700 that was passed last week, our driver lost P130.
02:42That's a big thing.
02:44How many commuters have we talked to who are in favor of the sentiment of the drivers
02:48who are also looking for a living for their families.
02:52I hope it won't be too high.
02:54How much? One peso will be good.
02:56For me, it's okay because my husband and my father were in the transportation sector before.
03:02So I know how hard it is and how little they earn if they get married too late.
03:08They are also looking for a living.
03:11They are also looking for a living.
03:13They are both affected by the oil tax.
03:18But there are also those who are burdened by the high price of oil.
03:22Especially now, the salary is low and the price is high.
03:26It's heavy in the pocket.
03:28Don't wash it, sir.
03:29Don't wash it.
03:31Don't wash it. Maybe they will lower the price of the oil.
03:34For JMA Integrated News, I am Jamie Santos, your Saksi.
03:40The weather is still very cold due to the cold weather.
03:44The temperature dropped to 11.1 degrees Celsius in Trinidad and Benguet this morning.
03:50This is the first time in the places where it feels cold this morning.
03:54Most of them are in the Luzon where the weather is very cold.
03:58But aside from the cold weather, there are also rains in some parts of the country
04:03because of the Easter Leaks and Sheer Line.
04:06Based on the data of Metro Weather, it is still possible for some parts of the Northern Luzon,
04:11Maropa, Calabarzon, and Bicol Region to rain tomorrow.
04:14A large part of Desayas and Mindanao will be raining.
04:18There are still heavy rains that could flood or cause landslides.
04:23According to the second reading of the Camera,
04:25the law was passed to lower the cost of cigarettes, vapes, and other similar products.
04:31The target of the bill is to fight against smuggled products that are sold at a cheaper price.
04:37Saksi, Tina Panganiban Perez.
04:43After the session that started last night and lasted until 2 o'clock in the early morning,
04:49the second reading of the bill passed.
04:51The two bills that could affect the budget are cigarettes, vapes, and other tobacco and vapor products.
04:58Under House Bill 11360, a pack of cigarettes will cost P66.15.
05:07For heated tobacco products, it will cost P41.00 per pack with 20 units.
05:13As of now, 5% per year.
05:16The cost of vaping will be reduced to 2% for each year ending in the even number
05:22and 4% for each year ending in the odd number.
05:26It is also stated in the bill that the PIR of the floor price
05:31or minimum price of cigarettes, vapes, and other similar products
05:36will be deducted.
05:37Those who sell at a lower floor price will be fined from P200,000 to P500,000
05:44and will be jailed for four to six years.
05:47Those who support the bill said that even if the syntax is higher,
05:52the smuggling of the mentioned products will continue,
05:55which is why the amount of waste collected is decreasing.
05:58And even if the waste is high, the number of smugglers is increasing.
06:03In view of the substantial erosion in government excise tax revenue since 2021
06:10and the substantial spike in the incidence of illicit trade,
06:14today, we seek to recalibrate the current excise tax scheme.
06:19In reducing the waste, smugglers are expected to move to legitimate products.
06:25This is important to take care of the millions of Filipinos who earn in the tobacco industry.
06:32Excise tax collection is expected to stabilize and recover from successive tax increases
06:37by arresting the widening gap between illicit cigarettes and tax-paid cigarettes.
06:43But according to other congressmen, the reason for lowering the collection is not the value of the waste,
06:49but the collection itself.
06:51Even if they lower the syntax, smuggled products are still cheap,
06:54which is why they will still be chosen.
06:57Instead of the five percent, if we implement this,
07:02the previous P82, if you are a smuggler,
07:09what will you choose?
07:11The P80 or the P40 cigarette?
07:15P40.
07:17The P40 cigarette?
07:19You will still buy the illicit cigarette?
07:22We will strengthen our anti-smoking campaigns.
07:26As for illicit products, we will strengthen law enforcement.
07:31Despite the four-hour debate, the Panukala passed in the second reading.
07:36According to this provision, the President can return the waste to five percent
07:42but only after ten years from this law.
07:46In the separate House Bill 11286,
07:50the Panukala has a tracking and tracing system for manufacturing,
07:55import, import and sale of cigarettes, vape and similar products.
08:01There will also be a digital code on the products so that smuggling will be protected.
08:06Reaction to the Panukala of Boyet Fernando, who has been a smuggler for 40 years.
08:12It's not good.
08:13If you lower the P80, you will be more likely to be smuggled?
08:18No, I will only be there until six.
08:20Because they will return the P40 to us.
08:22This is why I left.
08:24For GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez, your witness.
08:31The Beslan College of the Philippines has revealed that they have fake news
08:35about their off-campus activity in Hermosa, Bataan on January 26.
08:40They are just making up stories online that they want to destroy the image of the school.
08:46In addition, they are open to any independent fact-finding investigation.
08:51It went viral when some parents and students
08:55walked a few kilometers on a dark highway.
09:01According to the story of some GMA Integrated News speakers,
09:05students are looking for a bus that they will take back to Quezon City
09:09because it stopped in another barangay.
09:12And after a few hours of walking, some students also died.
09:18According to Bestnik, although some parents do not expect this to happen,
09:23they are doing everything they can to prevent misunderstandings.
09:28They are asking for forgiveness for all those who were affected.
09:33A senator approved the Filipino citizenship of a Chinese businessman
09:39who was seen with red flags.
09:41The connection to POGO was also broken.
09:44Some senators defended it.
09:47Mark Salazar is the witness.
09:53This Monday, in a vote of 19-1 in the Senate plenary,
09:57the third and final reading was approved
09:59for the request of the Filipino citizenship of Lidwan Wang,
10:03a Chinese businessman known as Mark Ong,
10:06who has been doing business in the Philippines since 1991.
10:10It was passed quickly in the plenary along with other local bills.
10:15But wait, there was a disagreement in Lidwan Wang's request.
10:20I could not, in good conscience, vote to grant Filipino citizenship to Lidwan Wang.
10:26And in my interpellation on how this happened,
10:29we found out that Lidwan Wang hid a lot of red flags.
10:38Senator Issa Ontiveros hid red flags one by one.
10:42Lidwan Wang is the junket operator and associate of Tuan Ren Hu,
10:47the so-called big boss of the POGO raid in Porac, Pampanga.
10:53His business is in the same building of the business of Sir Z. Jiang,
10:59a self-confessed Chinese spy.
11:02He is connected to the Philippine Jinjiang UC Association,
11:07which is said to be part of the United Front Work of the Communist Party of China,
11:14and in the official documents of the SEC,
11:17he lied and presented himself as a Filipino, Mark Ong.
11:23Ontiveros said that he's not punishing Lidwan Wang,
11:27but there are a lot of red flags.
11:29He should not immediately grant Filipino citizenship.
11:33Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that when he heard about the red flags,
11:38he asked for additional requirements from Wang before agreeing to his citizenship bill.
11:43Everything is in order. All required documents are there.
11:49They asked for requirements from the National Intelligence Coordinating Council.
11:55These three agencies have certifications,
11:58but they don't see anything bad and there are no negative reports.
12:04There is no concrete evidence that Lidwan Wang will be granted citizenship in Pogo.
12:08In a normal process, the court petitioned the naturalization
12:12or process for a foreigner to become a Filipino citizen.
12:16But there are also famous foreigners who were granted Filipino citizenship
12:21through the law passed by the House and Senate,
12:25like some basketball players and a Canadian vlogger.
12:29In their citizenship bill, there is an important contribution to our society.
12:34That's why Gatchalian asked what is special about Lidwan Wang.
12:38It's not your contribution, it's really an earth-shaking contribution.
12:43He owns a school, a small private school in Tagayan de Oro.
12:49He was born here.
12:51For us, if your parents are Chinese, even if you were born here, you are still Chinese.
12:57Because he's been here for a long time, he knows how to pray.
13:00He's been doing business here for a long time.
13:02There are no derogatory reports against him.
13:06There is no issue of moral turpitude.
13:08In the profiling of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission or PAOC,
13:13which is one of the bases of Senator JVL Sito,
13:16Wang has been in the Philippines for a long time and his children are studying here.
13:22He is also an active member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
13:28GMA Integrated News is also collecting Lidwan Wang's report on this issue.
13:34For GMA Integrated News, I am Mark Salazar, your witness.
13:42The GMA Integrated News campaign was nominated for the prestigious 60th Anvil Awards.
13:50It was awarded the Gold Award for Public Relations Program's Best Use of Partnerships Category.
13:57It was recognized by the head of the News Department of GMA Network
14:01along with 60 other media organizations, universities, and commission of elections
14:07in the fight against fake news and disinformation.
14:11The campaign was also nominated for the Grand Anvil Award,
14:14which is the highest honor awarded by Anvil.
14:20This is not the end of the award.
14:22This is just one of the important things we are doing.
14:27We will expand our mission in our campaign against fake news.
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