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Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong Huwebes June 27, 2024

- Dalawang "Alice Leal Guo" na magkapareho ang birthday at birthplace, lumabas sa mga dokumentong hawak ng Senado | Address na nakalagay sa NBI clearance, hindi matunton | Mayor Guo, hindi nakadalo sa pagdinig ng Senado dahil masama raw ang pakiramdam | Mayor Guo, 4 niyang kaanak, at si Lin Wen Yi, ipina-subpoena ng komite ng Senado | Fingerprints ni Mayor Guo at ni "Guo Hua Ping," sinusuri ng NBI | AMLC, natuklasang iba-iba ang idineklarang mother's name ni Mayor Guo sa kaniyang mga bank account | OSG, pinag-aaralang kanselahin ang birth certificate ni Mayor Guo | Nakalistang incorporator ng POGO sa Bamban, humarap; hindi raw niya pirma ang mga nasa dokumento | Porac, Pampanga Mayor Jaime Capil, pinuna dahil hindi gumawa ng paraan para mainspeksyon ang POGO hub | Mga kasong isasampa vs. POGO sa Porac, inihahanda ng PAOCC
- Panayam kay Atty. Stephen David, abogado ni Mayor Alice Guo kaugnay sa imbestigasyon tungkol sa pagkatao ng alkalde
- NEDA: Pilipinas, bukas pa rin sa Chinese investors sa gitna ng tensiyon sa WPS | NEDA: 5% lang ng official development assistance sa Pilipinas ang mula sa China
- Dating Pres. Duterte at Sen. Dela Rosa, hindi dadalo sa imbestigasyon ng Kamara kaugnay sa war on drugs | House Committee on Human Rights, susulat kay Senate President Escudero para padaluhin si Sen. Dela Rosa sa imbestigasyon | Show cause order, ilalabas ng Kamara para kay dating SolGen Jose Calida, at mga dating hepe ng NBI, PNP, AT PNP-IAS | Ilang pulis, sinermonan dahil hindi umano alam ang protocol ng Oplan Tokhang | PNP, hindi nagsampa ng kasong kriminal sa mga pulis na sangkot sa drug war
- Dating Sen. de Lima: Walang plano ang Liberal Party na makipag-alyansa sa administrasyong Marcos, Jr. | De Lima, umaasang uusad ang imbestigasyon ng ICC kay FPRRD | De Lima, inaming minsan siyang pinanghinaan ng loob habang nakakulong | Pagsusulat ng mga libro, pagdarasal, meditation, at pag-aalaga ng mga pusa, nakatulong kay de Lima habang nakakulong | De Lima kung napatawad na niya si FPRRD: "Hindi pa ako ready"
- PCG, handang makipag-usap sa China Coast Guard para pahupain ang tensiyon sa West Philippine Sea | DFA, nagbabala kaugnay sa pagkalat ng maling impormasyon tungkol sa sitwasyon sa West Philippine Sea
- Ilang prutas at gulay, mabibili nang mas mura sa Kadiwa store sa Caloocan
- Ilang nag-e-ehersisyo, maagang nagtungo sa Marikina Riverbanks | World Health Organization: Mga babae, less active kaysa sa mga lalaki
- SB19 member Ken, may concert at signing event para sa upcoming debut ng solo album niyang "7sins"
- Mga sari-sari store, layong i-upgrade sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng digital services at cashless payments | Ilang nagtitinda pabor sa programa ng DTI na i-upgrade ang sari-sari stores; iba pang tindera, nangangamba na posible silang maloko | Ilang mamimili, pabor sa cashless payments sa mga sari-sari store

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Transcript
00:00There's more to be questioned about the incident of suspended Mayor Alice Guo after the Senate heard that there's another Alice Guo whose birthday is the same as the place where the Mayor was born.
00:25We have the first news, Mav Gonzalez.
00:30Is it a coincidence that there are two Alice Guo who were born on July 12, 1986 in Tarlac? Or is this a case of stolen identity?
00:51These are the new questions raised by the Senate Committee on Women and Children.
00:55Senator Risa Hontiveros presented a picture of Alice Leal Guo, the name and hometown of suspended Mayor Alice Guo.
01:04The NBI cleared the name of Alice Leal Guo on November 3, 2005, just a few days before filing the delayed registration of birth of Mayor Guo in Tarlac City on November 22, 2005.
01:17Has Guo Haping assumed the identity of a Filipino woman and then nearly a decade later, run for public office?
01:28Who is this woman named Alice Leal Guo but doesn't look like the Mayor? Where is she now?
01:40On March 20, 2021, the NBI cleared Mayor Guo.
01:45She's a different person, ma'am. It's not the system that has a problem.
01:49Can it happen because of a switch?
01:52It can, ma'am. But I can't say what really happened.
01:56The NBI will find out where the other Alice Leal Guo is.
02:00GMA Integrated News reported that the NBI agent went to the place where the NBI clearance was presented to the Senate.
02:08But it's different. It's in the same place even though it sounds the same.
02:11The couple who lived there said that Alice Leal Guo didn't go there and they didn't know her either.
02:17We also went to the place where the clearance was presented, but there's no street there.
02:21The street's name is on the document.
02:23Mayor Guo hasn't made a statement yet that she didn't go to the hearing because she felt bad.
02:29In her letter to the committee, Guo said that the effects of the hearings and the allegations are malicious to her physical and mental health.
02:38But the committee insisted that she needs to face it, so she went to the hearing.
02:42So did her father, three siblings, and her father's partner, Lin Wenyi.
02:47Mayor Alice, or should I say, Guo Huaping, if you do not honor the hearing, I will cite you in contempt.
02:57Senators also asked if Mayor Guo is the Chinese national Guo Huaping.
03:02The NBI said that they got the fingerprint records of the two and they are evaluating them as the same.
03:08It was also revealed that Guo's mother's name was declared differently in the bank accounts opened by the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
03:18When she opened her account, she voluntarily wrote that her mother's maiden name is Wenyi Lin.
03:31Due to Guo's personal issues, the Philippine Statistics Authority has canceled her certificate of live birth.
03:38We already endorsed to the office of the Solicitor General for the cancellation of the Colby.
03:46Because the PSA has no power to automatically cancel when we see that there is an irregular process in the registration.
03:55This was studied by the office of the Solicitor General.
03:58The committee also met with the list of incorporators of Hongsheng Gaming Corporation that operated in Bamban, Puguhab.
04:06Merly Joy Castro was surprised when she received an invitation from the Senate and a letter from the BIR regarding the closure of Hongsheng.
04:15Actually, I don't know how to set up a corporation.
04:23Because I don't have the ability to set up a corporation.
04:27Your signature in the articles of incorporation is fake?
04:33Yes.
04:34That's why the fan core is here.
04:36How did this happen to them?
04:38The cases of the incorporators are being checked one by one.
04:43Because in the previous probity check that is being done, it only includes the documentation, the documents of the corporation, as well as the cases.
04:55According to Hontiveros, there is evidence of the connection of the various Puguhab that were raided in the country.
05:01Yi Wang Jiang, the Chinese fugitive who is a business partner in Bamban, Puguhab, is also an incorporator of Puguhab in Sun Valley, Clark.
05:08Hongsheng Gaming Corporation, which is located in Bamban, Puguhab, is also connected to Lucky South 99 in Porac, Pampanga.
05:15When asked by Mayor Jaime Capil why they didn't find a way to enter Puguhab during their previous inspection.
05:24We were allowed to enter only up to the guardhouse, but only up to the security office, so not the entire area.
05:36So there was no checking?
05:38If you were just outside, we just looked at the façade, in reality there was no checking?
05:46That's what happened because we were not allowed to enter the entire area.
05:53Didn't you have any doubt as to why you were not allowed to enter?
05:57We thought that's a private property.
06:04The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, or PAOC, is preparing the cases that will be raided in Porac, Puguhab.
06:11They have 14 persons of interest and three more are being investigated.
06:15This is the only first time that members of the commission, the secretariat, are getting threats that are nerve-wracking and chilling.
06:24Because these are not ordinary money launderers, Madam Chair, Your Honor.
06:31These are honest-to-goodness transnational criminals with records dating back to decades in China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
06:41This is the first news. Mav Gonzales for GMA Integrated News.
06:46Good morning to the investigation on the murder of Mayor Alice Goma, our guest this morning.
06:52His lawyer is Atty. Stephen David.
06:55Atty. David, Maya Pabac, good morning.
06:57Good morning to you. It's a top-top time here.
07:00Atty., what is the takeaway from the hearing yesterday, the allegedly possible case of stolen identity of Alice Leal Guo?
07:11Senator Rizal Tiberios, what is your comment on this?
07:15You know Ivan, all the allegations against Mayor Guo, we will face them in a proper forum.
07:23What we are trying to avoid is the trial by publicity so he won't be condemned before a formal hearing.
07:31They will file that and we are ready to answer all those questions.
07:36Okay. Preliminarily Atty., what can you say about the allegation that this is a possible case of stolen identity?
07:42If they will file that, we will face it in a proper forum.
07:48It's hard because it's a public trial. There's no evidence to present and my client will be condemned.
07:59Yes. But can you at least tell us Atty., initially, your thoughts on this allegation?
08:06I don't believe in that. I'm not saying it's true. I'm not saying it's wrong.
08:14But we have a process of validating the documents.
08:19If you present that to the judge, we will examine it thoroughly if it's valid, if there's due execution and if the documents are genuine.
08:27You know now, you can't trust photoshops and things like that.
08:31It's too early for us to comment on those documents.
08:36So basically, we haven't established the legitimacy of the document that was presented.
08:43You're correct Ivan. Now, the documents are different. I'm not saying it's true, but we have to go through the process.
08:52Understood Atty. One more thing. The Anti-Money Laundering Council discovered that Mayor Goh's name is different from his mother's in his bank accounts.
09:04I don't know if that's a fake declaration. It would be better if they will stamp that.
09:11Maybe we can answer that. Maybe there's something like that. We don't know.
09:17It would be better if we clarify that with the judge.
09:20But you haven't talked to Mayor Alice about why her mother's name is different from her bank accounts.
09:27Actually, I just heard that from the EU.
09:31Unfortunately...
09:32I forgot about this yesterday in the hearing Atty.
09:34I don't know what happened yesterday.
09:36All right. How is Mayor Alice? You mentioned that she wasn't feeling well yesterday, that's why she couldn't go to the hearing. Is that right?
09:46Actually, yesterday she had an accident. It's been three days since the accident.
09:50I know that when we met, she wasn't feeling well and she was stressed.
09:54I don't know. There are a lot of cases that depend on her. Maybe she can't express herself in that kind of situation.
10:01The committee is asking Mayor Goh to be subpoenaed. He needs to clarify a lot of things.
10:10Will he be able to attend the next hearing?
10:12That's the process. When he arrives, they will really subpoena him.
10:20Under pain of contempt. That's what Senator Riza said.
10:23Will he be able to attend the next hearing?
10:25That's the process. When he arrives, they will really subpoena him.
10:30Under pain of contempt. That's what Senator Riza said.
10:32Do you think that Mayor Goh will be able to attend the next hearing?
10:37I hope that he will be able to attend because it's temporary. It's not permanent.
10:43Okay. This is your appeal to his preventive suspension. The ombudsman denied it. What's your next step attorney?
10:51You know, honestly, the office of the ombudsman has its own opinion about that.
10:56But as a lawyer of Mayor Alex, I don't believe in that. Although I respect the decision of the ombudsman,
11:04I will bring it to the Court of Appeals for a review and for a chance to study if the ombudsman's decision is right.
11:16Using the same arguments attorney? What is your primary argument in your appeal?
11:21Yes. Of course. That's the truth.
11:25But what is your primary argument in your appeal to the suspension order attorney?
11:31Basically, as you said, why did he issue the mayor's permit? The applicant is compliant.
11:37The applicant and the current officials are saying that the development of Paukong is in its early stages.
11:46Before the construction of Paukong began, he was the president of Paukong.
11:51He will name the current officials who will start the construction, not him.
11:56Right. Attorney David, thank you for your time.
12:00Thank you. Thank you very much.
12:02We are talking to Attorney Stephen David, lawyer of Mayor Alex Goh.
12:05In the midst of tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines has no plans to restrict or restrict investors from China to enter the country.
12:14According to the National Economic and Development Authority, or NEDA, Secretary Arsenio Balisacan,
12:19the country is open to any investor.
12:22As of now, Balisacan said that only 5 percent of the official development assistants in the country are from China.
12:30Most of them are from other institutions.
12:34Much of our ODA have come from other sources, particularly ADB and World Bank, Japan.
12:41And so, it's not like that.
12:45There were a number of projects that were initially indicated as potentially Chinese projects,
12:54but those were delayed or they didn't materialize for one reason or another.
13:01And so, we had to look for funding for those other sources.
13:05Former President Rodrigo Duterte is not afraid to face accusations related to the war on drugs of his administration.
13:13He will answer the accusations in court, not in the camera.
13:17Jonathan Andal has the first news.
13:22Former President Rodrigo Duterte will not take the blame for what the camera is doing to the bloody war on drugs of his administration.
13:30According to his former presidential spokesman,
13:32Duterte is not afraid to face accusations related to him, but in court and not in the house investigation.
13:39Duterte is advocating his right against self-incrimination.
13:43Along with Senator Bato De La Rosa in the House Committee on Human Rights.
13:47As the PNP chief back then, De La Rosa was the one who carried out the war on drugs where thousands of people died.
13:53But according to the senator, he will not take the blame.
13:56Following the advice of Senate President Chief Escudero.
13:59I would like to go, but I don't want to become the president of violating the inter-parliamentary courtesy.
14:09So, I am following the guidance of our Senate President.
14:14That is his answer to me.
14:16You should not go there on the grounds of inter-parliamentary or inter-chamber courtesy.
14:24But in a statement, Escudero said that he told De La Rosa that he will support whatever decision this is.
14:31But De La Rosa did not want to go to the hearing.
14:34Escudero will write to the chairman of the Committee on Human Rights in the House of Representatives,
14:37Congressman Benny Abante,
14:39to say that Senator De La Rosa should go to the hearing of the EJK in the House of Representatives.
14:44Abante said that Bato should not be afraid because he will go to the hearing.
14:48He will not be investigated as a senator, but as the former chief of the PNP.
14:52We are not actually pointing an accusing finger on him.
14:56Even if there are some things that he needs to hear the victims,
15:02and there are things that he must clear himself.
15:06Former Solicitor General Jose Calida and former chiefs of the NBI, PNP, and PNP-IAS did not go to the hearing.
15:13That is why the committee will issue a show-cause order for them.
15:16The chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights scolded the police
15:20for taking pictures of the EJK victims.
15:23I am prohibiting any police officer to take pictures of these victims.
15:29Respect this committee.
15:32I do not want anyone to take pictures of anybody if you are not a member of the media.
15:39The police who operated on the drug suspects in Piatas, Quezon City,
15:43where three people died because they did not know the protocol of the OPLAN-TOKHANG that they carried out.
15:49What is the protocol of the OPLAN-TOKHANG, which is differentiated from OPLAN-Double Barrel?
15:59At that time, we just followed the orders of the higher-ups, sir.
16:04You are just following the orders of the higher-ups that you do not know why.
16:11Agaraw just made a mistake in his words.
16:14But he knows that because he is a good person.
16:18It also came out in the hearing that a police officer did not file a criminal case against PNP
16:23for the more than 6,000 drug suspects who were killed in police operations during the drug war.
16:29According to the PNP in the NBI, the relatives of the victims are approaching because they do not trust the police.
16:36The relatives of the victims of EJK also faced the committee,
16:40some of whom will approach the ICC or the International Criminal Court
16:44to answer the police who killed their relatives.
16:48This is the first news. Jonathan Andal for GMA Integrated News.
16:53Former Senator Laila de Lima is hoping that the International Criminal Court will conduct an investigation
16:59on former President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the war on drugs.
17:03De Lima answered the question if he is ready to forgive the former president.
17:08Here is the first news from Sandra Aguinaldo.
17:14Her criminal cases were trashed under the administration of Marcos.
17:19Marcos is still a former Senator Laila de Lima in the face of the opposition.
17:24As a speaker of the Liberal Party, she said that the party has no plans to ally with the current administration.
17:33Because you were free during the time that the president is President Marcos,
17:40are you willing to ally with the administration?
17:45As a member of the Liberal Party, we do not have such plans.
17:48We are not talking about that.
17:51If we are talking about that, our position is that no.
17:56We will not ally because we are an opposition.
18:01So the Liberal Party has no plans as a party to coalesce with the BBM administration
18:09for purposes of the 2025 elections.
18:14That is the position of the Liberal Party at the moment.
18:17I cannot say whether that position can change.
18:22According to De Lima, they have positions that coincide with the position of the Marcos administration
18:28such as protecting the territory of the Philippines.
18:32But they will continue to meddle if necessary.
18:36China WPS, we support the position of the BBM administration
18:42asserting all the way our sovereign rights.
18:45They have a good transparency strategy.
18:49What are the issues that are confusing?
18:53Why not?
18:55I mean, we are not like that.
18:58We do not want to choose between the Marcos bloc or the Tutetes bloc.
19:08Again, we want to engage in the issues.
19:14Under the Marcos administration,
19:16De Lima hopes that the case of Duterte in the International Criminal Court will continue
19:22and that he can go home for his imprisonment.
19:25We hope that the process in the ICC would result in the correct outcome.
19:34And the correct outcome, of course, would be the issuance of the warrant of arrest,
19:38eventual prosecution, and ultimately imprisonment.
19:43De Lima is still fighting.
19:45But he admitted to seven years in prison.
19:48Sometimes, he felt weak inside.
19:51He was told that he was hostaged by a member of the terrorist group in 2022.
19:57According to the PNP, three men escaped from the Custodial Center.
20:03When the authorities heard about this,
20:05one of these men ran to De Lima's prison.
20:09I stood my ground.
20:10I did not show that I was afraid.
20:13Because I had to be mentally alert.
20:16Because if you are afraid, you cannot think properly.
20:22I was trying to appease him.
20:25But he was also suicidal.
20:31I told him, Lord, it's up to you.
20:34It's up to me.
20:36It's up to my family if something happens to me.
20:39But there was a point where I said, Lord, why is this happening?
20:43That I committed suicide.
20:44That I sacrificed for so long.
20:46That was already more than six years.
20:50And then this is what will happen to me.
20:53I will just die here from a hostage-taking incident.
20:58Because of his stubbornness,
21:00he was saddened by friends who left him.
21:05He was also saddened by some bad news.
21:10Including the time he was separated from his family.
21:13When I heard about the deaths of relatives, friends,
21:20and then the death of Pinoy, Dinky, and Solomon,
21:27I was really sad.
21:31When my son graduated from law school,
21:34when he was already married,
21:35he did not let me join his off-taking.
21:38He did not allow me to join.
21:40He encouraged his relatives to write
21:43and publish some books from prison.
21:47He also has time for prayer and meditation.
21:50He fulfills his schedule
21:52and follows it so that there will be no negative thoughts.
21:57And one thing that helped him
22:00was taking care of stray cats that reached 20.
22:05Two or three of them were sitting next to me in my very small bed,
22:11a single bed.
22:12My favorite of the five was the one I took home.
22:15It's a good thing that there are cats
22:17because it's a big thing.
22:19They helped me overcome my sadness.
22:25The day has come when he can say that he is truly free.
22:30But are you ready to forgive Atty. Delima?
22:34I already forgave those witnesses,
22:39those who worked for those witnesses.
22:42But when it came to President Duterte,
22:46I wasn't ready.
22:48At first, did he ask for forgiveness?
22:51He didn't do that.
22:54So I've been praying for the grace
22:58that I can forgive him.
23:03But for now, not yet.
23:05This is the first news.
23:07This is Sandra Aguinaldo for GMA Integrated News.
23:13The Philippine Coast Guard will open its talks
23:16to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
23:20According to PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo,
23:24they will wait for the decision of the Department of Foreign Affairs
23:27or the National Maritime Council
23:29if there will be talks.
23:31The PCG believes that nothing will be lost
23:33if the issues are discussed.
23:35The DFA first confirmed
23:37that they already sent a note verbal to China
23:40regarding the harassment of the PCG
23:42in the Philippine Navy in Yungin Shoal on June 17.
23:46DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo also reported
23:49regarding the spread of false information
23:52about the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
23:55To fight that, the Philippines and America
23:58will discuss the cyber digital policies of the two countries.
24:03For far too long, the narrative surrounding the West Philippine Sea
24:07has been obscured by disinformation.
24:10Genuine photos and videos
24:12or those that are not AI-generated or digitally manipulated
24:16speak louder and more powerfully
24:19than the myriad attempts at misinformation
24:22and the peddling of false narratives.
24:25How are the prices of vegetables and fruits
24:28in Kadiwa Stores in Caloocan?
24:30We have live news from James Salukian.
24:33James, is there still a lot of supply of vegetables and fruits?
24:40Yes, Maris.
24:41For the residents of Caloocan and nearby areas,
24:44they can still go here
24:45because I have seen a lot of supply of vegetables and fruits.
24:49Not only that, there are also other products
24:51such as eggs.
24:53We also saw school uniforms and shoes.
24:58And early this morning,
24:59Maris, a lot of people will buy
25:01from Kadiwa Stores here in Caloocan City Hall Complex.
25:05It is cheaper to buy some vegetables here
25:08such as cabbage, which is Php 50 per kilo.
25:11Cauliflower is Php 120 per kilo
25:14while carrots are Php 90 per kilo.
25:18There is also sayote, which is Php 50 per kilo,
25:20eggplant, which is Php 70,
25:22bitter melon, which is Php 100 per kilo,
25:25and labanos, which is Php 95 per kilo.
25:28There are also fruits that can be bought
25:30such as mango and avocado,
25:32which is Php 120 per kilo.
25:35Banana is Php 95 per kilo
25:38while saba banana is Php 35 per kilo.
25:42Some of the early buyers here, Maris,
25:44came from the airport
25:45and went to Kadiwa Stores first.
25:48They can save somehow.
25:51First of all, we are close.
25:55Second, Php 20 is also cheap.
25:59Instead of riding a tricycle,
26:02here, it's okay that we are close.
26:05It's a bit cheaper here than in the market.
26:09It's a bit closer
26:11than when we go there to get a massage.
26:21Maris, tomorrow, Kadiwa Stores
26:23will also be scheduled here
26:24in Kaloocan City Hall Complex.
26:26Kadiwa will be open
26:28from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
26:31That's the first news from Kaloocan.
26:33I am James Agustin
26:35for Gemma Integrated News.
26:39Move, move, fellow Filipinos.
26:41Many Filipinos say that
26:42the lack of exercise in 2022
26:44is due to the World Health Organization.
26:47And live from Marikina,
26:49we have the first news from Ma'am Alegre.
26:51Ma'am, move, move.
26:57Good morning.
26:58Those behind us are already praying.
27:01Almost half of Filipinos say
27:03that the lack of exercise
27:05is due to the World Health Organization.
27:07So, let's get physical here in the street.
27:09Hit it.
27:16It's 5 a.m. already.
27:17Roberto Estanislao is already walking
27:18in Marikina Riverbank in the morning.
27:20While he's still healthy,
27:21he's working hard to sweat.
27:37Not everyone sweats like Roberto.
27:39According to the World Health Organization,
27:4145.5% of Filipinos
27:43lack enough exercise
27:45based on their studies.
27:46It's 13.8% higher
27:49than the number of people
27:50who didn't exercise in 2000.
27:52If this is the trend,
27:53according to the WHO,
27:55almost 60% of Filipinos
27:57don't exercise in 2030.
28:00It's also shown in the WHO studies
28:02that women are less active
28:04than men.
28:05Jerome Uy,
28:06who's always cycling here in Marikina,
28:08if he can't sweat,
28:09he doesn't feel good.
28:11It's like...
28:13my body is not light enough
28:15to be heavy.
28:16I need to move around a lot,
28:19especially at my age.
28:20Exercising is good for our health.
28:25We can prevent a lot of diseases.
28:28Exercise is free,
28:29so it's good to buy a lot of medicine
28:31when you get older.
28:32It's better to move around
28:33to sweat.
28:35It's getting weaker.
28:37It's like my muscles are getting tight.
28:41That's why I need to stretch
28:42even for an hour.
28:44What's the importance of exercising?
28:47It's a big thing.
28:49It can reduce
28:51the number of diseases,
28:52like diabetes.
28:58Ivan,
28:59if almost 50% of Filipinos
29:01don't have physical activity,
29:03in the whole world,
29:04almost 1.8 billion people
29:06lack exercise.
29:08So if you're really busy,
29:10at least do it for an hour
29:12every week for exercise.
29:13This is straight from Marikina Bamalegre
29:15for GMA Integrated News.
29:21Here I am, Sochi.
29:22We're all set.
29:23SB19 member Ken
29:25is about to debut
29:26his solo album.
29:28It's called 7 Sins.
29:30It's a follow-up
29:31to his debut EP,
29:33Extended Play.
29:34The songs in the EP are
29:36Rockstar,
29:37Criminal,
29:38and Drink Smoke.
29:40To celebrate this milestone,
29:42Ken will have a concert next month.
29:44But wait, there's more, A'Tane.
29:46P-POP Idol will fly to Japan
29:49for his signing event
29:50in the August and September concert.
29:53Congrats, SB.
29:54Congratulations.
29:58The Department of Trade and Industry
30:00plans to level up
30:01the Sari-Sari stores.
30:03It's in favor of
30:04sellers and buyers.
30:06Let's find out in the first news live
30:08from EJ Gomez.
30:10EJ,
30:11what does that level up mean?
30:16Susan,
30:17for those of us
30:18who have Sari-Sari stores,
30:20the government has a plan
30:22to upgrade your stores
30:24through digitalization.
30:27It's a way
30:28for the business to thrive
30:30and be able to keep up
30:32with the modern economy.
30:38The Department of Trade and Industry
30:40has a program
30:41to upgrade Sari-Sari stores
30:43across the country.
30:44The program includes
30:45receiving cashless payments,
30:47offering digital services
30:49like e-load, cash-in,
30:51and bills payments,
30:52and ordering goods online.
30:54In this program,
30:56we will help you learn
30:58digital tools,
31:00as well as knowledge
31:02and sustainable practices
31:04that will help your business.
31:07Under your store,
31:08level up your DTI.
31:10There will be free modules,
31:12webinars,
31:13and learning sessions
31:14in business centers.
31:15It started yesterday
31:16and will last until October 23.
31:19DTI is making this program
31:22so that your stores
31:24will be stable,
31:26profitable,
31:27and ready to keep up
31:29with the modern economy
31:31towards the new Philippines.
31:35The opinions of some
31:36stores in the DTI program
31:38are very different.
31:39They can earn more,
31:41but they can also go crazy,
31:43especially in the system
31:44of cashless payments.
31:46It's a favor because
31:47they can earn more
31:48in the store.
31:50And no, because nowadays,
31:53there are a lot of people
31:54who go crazy.
31:55Just in case I'm inside
31:57and they're holding their cellphones,
31:59I won't be able to catch them.
32:01The owners of Sari-Sari stores
32:04are very generous.
32:07It's a favor, ma'am,
32:08because it's convenient
32:10for the people.
32:13It's faster to buy.
32:16For some,
32:18cashless and bills payments
32:19are a big thing
32:20because of the convenience.
32:22If there's a style payment center
32:25in Sari-Sari stores,
32:27it's not a waste of time.
32:28It's just nearby.
32:29When you go out,
32:30you can pay.
32:35Susan, according to DTI,
32:37the number of Sari-Sari stores
32:39across the country
32:40will reach one million.
32:42They are included
32:43in the so-called
32:45economy circle.
32:47And that's the first news
32:49from Manila,
32:50EJ Gomez,
32:51for GMA Integrated News.
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