Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong January 20, 2025
- Panayam kay Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez kaugnay sa inauguration ni US President-elect Donald Trump
- FPRRD at Davao City Rep. Ungab: P6.326 trillion budget ngayong 2025, walang bisa kaya hindi dapat ipatupad | Halaga ng pondo ng ilang ahensiya, blangko raw sa Bicam version ng 2025 budget na hawak ni Davao City Rep. Ungab | Ilang grupo, planong magpetisyon sa Korte Suprema para ideklarang invalid at unconstitutional ang 2025 budget | Malacañang, Senado, at Kamara, wala pang tugon sa alegasyong invalid at hindi dapat ipatupad ang 2025 budget | Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin: Nagkakalat ng fake news sina FPRRD kaugnay sa 2025 budget
- P58/kilo na maximum SRP para sa 5% broken imported rice sa NCR, ipatutupad na simula ngayong araw
- Sunog sa cold storage facility sa FPJ Avenue, inaapula pa rin
- Deployment ban sa Kuwait, pinag-aaralan kasunod ng pagkamatay ng 2 OFW roon
- Ruru Madrid at John Arcilla, nag-dance showdown sa "APT." Challenge; reunited sa "Lolong: Bayani ng Bayan" | Michelle Dee, gaganap bilang si Apong Ayo sa "Lolong: Bayani ng Bayan"
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- Panayam kay Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez kaugnay sa inauguration ni US President-elect Donald Trump
- FPRRD at Davao City Rep. Ungab: P6.326 trillion budget ngayong 2025, walang bisa kaya hindi dapat ipatupad | Halaga ng pondo ng ilang ahensiya, blangko raw sa Bicam version ng 2025 budget na hawak ni Davao City Rep. Ungab | Ilang grupo, planong magpetisyon sa Korte Suprema para ideklarang invalid at unconstitutional ang 2025 budget | Malacañang, Senado, at Kamara, wala pang tugon sa alegasyong invalid at hindi dapat ipatupad ang 2025 budget | Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin: Nagkakalat ng fake news sina FPRRD kaugnay sa 2025 budget
- P58/kilo na maximum SRP para sa 5% broken imported rice sa NCR, ipatutupad na simula ngayong araw
- Sunog sa cold storage facility sa FPJ Avenue, inaapula pa rin
- Deployment ban sa Kuwait, pinag-aaralan kasunod ng pagkamatay ng 2 OFW roon
- Ruru Madrid at John Arcilla, nag-dance showdown sa "APT." Challenge; reunited sa "Lolong: Bayani ng Bayan" | Michelle Dee, gaganap bilang si Apong Ayo sa "Lolong: Bayani ng Bayan"
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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00:00Good morning, Ambassador to the U.S., Jose Manuel Romualdez.
00:23Good morning to you, Ambassador. This is Maris. We are live on Unang Balita.
00:27Hi, good morning Maris.
00:29Yes, first of all, will you be attending the inauguration here as President Trump?
00:33And who are the official Filipinos who are invited?
00:37Well, actually, I am the only one invited because the State Department officially invited the representative of each country in the diplomatic corps.
00:50So it's inside the Capitol. But there are other congressmen who are here now.
00:56They were invited by their fellow congressmen in the U.S.
01:01Like Deputy Speaker Tony Petalbano and Deputy Speaker Mendoza who are also here now.
01:09And I think Congresswoman, I don't remember her name.
01:17But we have about four of our congressmen who have been invited by Congressman Joe Wilson.
01:23All right. The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump was endorsed.
01:30Is this because of the cold weather in your area or because of security reasons?
01:37Yes. I think it's very cold. In fact, it's snowing here in Washington, D.C.
01:44Tomorrow, the temperature is something between minus seven to minus 11 degrees Fahrenheit.
01:52People will get sick there. So President Trump was right in really putting his inauguration inside the Capitol.
02:01It's also going to be, to a certain extent, a security risk.
02:05Because the security, they're going to be out in the open starting at five or six in the morning.
02:12They can get sick and obviously, their work will be hindered because of the cold weather.
02:21I understand that 25,000 security personnel will be deployed there.
02:26Do you have any news on the protests or riots against Trump's inauguration?
02:31Well, there is a report that there will be a small rally but I don't think it's going to be anything major
02:39because the security officers here in Washington, D.C. are not concerned.
02:44Ambassador, I will also ask. How are the Filipinos, our countrymen there?
02:48Are there many who left because it's expected that Trump will be more strict with immigrants?
02:54Well, we are not sure whether there are many of those undocumented, our countrymen have left.
03:01But our advice to them is if they don't have a legal path, it's better that they go first
03:07so that they can return here at some point in time.
03:10Because if you get deported, you will not be able to return.
03:14Just the same, the first thing that the authorities are telling us
03:21is that they will prioritize those who have a criminal record and criminal elements who have entered the U.S.
03:29and the 1.3 million who have been processed for deportation.
03:35Those will be the first ones to be deported.
03:37When it comes to the issue of the South China Sea,
03:40are there any major changes in the policies of the outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and incoming President Trump?
03:47I don't think there will be any because if we heard the confirmation hearing of the incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
03:56it's very clear that the United States is going to be very supportive of Taiwan, the Philippines,
04:03and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region that's facing the challenges with China.
04:08And also, we've talked to other countries that will enter national security here in America.
04:15They are also convinced that the Indo-Pacific region must remain free.
04:24In other words, they support the countries that are fighting off this attempt to dominate the South China Sea.
04:32In other words, we are still expecting the support of the U.S. in the new leadership?
04:38Yes, absolutely. I have no doubt about that.
04:41One of the first issues that President-elect Trump will face is the TikTok ban.
04:47Is there a condition for him to return it fully?
04:49Because he is saying that the part of TikTok should be owned by an American firm.
04:56Well, that was passed already as a law by the U.S. Congress.
05:03So they're going to try to push that and save TikTok from being closed down completely here in the U.S.
05:10So there's a possibility that there could be some negotiations that will ensue during the time of President Trump's entry.
05:20I would also like to ask Ambassador, how are our countrymen in Los Angeles?
05:24Are there more affected by the wildfire?
05:28Well, what our consulate is telling us is that there are Filipinos that were affected by the Palisades fire.
05:37A total of about 150,000 homes have been destroyed.
05:42So there are a lot of Filipino-Americans.
05:45But we're still assessing the situation.
05:48And our consulate in Los Angeles is coordinating with the local authorities
05:54on who are the Filipinos or most especially our Filipino workers that were affected by the Los Angeles fire.
06:03And of course, we are with you in praying for the situation of our countrymen there
06:07and of course for the other Americans affected by the wildfire.
06:11Thank you very much, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S., Jose Manuel Dings from Waldez.
06:16Take care.
06:18You too. Thank you.
06:20It's invalid, that's why the 6.326 trillion budget of the government should not be implemented in 2025,
06:28according to former President Rodrigo Duterte and Double City Congressman Isidro Ungap.
06:33Their base is holding a copy of the BICAM report where there are blank pages.
06:40We have first news, Jonathan Andal.
06:43After President Bongbong Marcos signed the 6.3 trillion Pesos 2025 National Budget on December 30,
06:54former President Rodrigo Duterte prioritized the national budget,
07:00based on the copy of the BICAM report that he is holding.
07:05These are the blank pages.
07:09These are the blank pages.
07:13He said this in a special episode of the podcast, Basta Dabawenyo,
07:17which was uploaded to the YouTube channel of his son, Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte.
07:22Former President Isidro Ungap of the 3rd District of Davao City is here with us,
07:27who became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee under the administration of Duterte and Binigno Aquino III.
07:33Mr. Ungap was the one who noticed the 13 pages of the BICAM report of the 2025 budget
07:39that has blank pages in the amount of the alleged funds,
07:43such as the funds of the National Irrigation Administration or NIA,
07:47and the Philippine Coconut Authority or PCA.
07:50Most of the blank pages are in the funds of the Department of Agriculture,
07:54such as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BIFAR,
07:58small-scale irrigation projects,
08:01and Agricultural Machines Equipment and Facilities.
08:05There are also blank pages in the Unprogrammed Appropriations.
08:08This is the first time that I saw a BICAM Rural Conference Committee report that has blank pages.
08:15I was shocked.
08:16We can see that the BICAM report is defective.
08:20Why was it signed by members?
08:24So the House and the Senate ratified a defective BICAM report.
08:30In other words, our BICAM is affected.
08:34It's like the issue of the check and the blank quota.
08:37What does that mean?
08:39Are they the ones who will put it? The secretary or the director?
08:45What kind of nonsense is that?
08:48Because of that, Duterte said,
08:50Duterte, the 2025 national budget has no visa, so it should not be implemented.
08:56I would like to remind Congress,
09:00that's wrong.
09:03It's invalid.
09:05Please correct it.
09:07Or recall the budget
09:11and demand an explanation
09:17Why did it come to you that it's invalid?
09:22That is falsification of law.
09:25Perjury or whatever.
09:28It's criminal action.
09:31You can all go to jail for that.
09:34If I were to ask,
09:37it should be brought to the Supreme Court because the President signed it.
09:42It's possible that Ungab joined the petitioners asking the Supreme Court
09:46to declare the 2025 budget invalid and unconstitutional.
09:51For now, the lawyers are preparing to file a complaint about this.
09:55The reaction of JMI Integrated News was heard by Malacanang and the Senate and Camera leaders
10:01to confirm if the copy held by Duterte was read and signed by the President.
10:06But they still have no answer.
10:08President Marcos' signing of the national budget was delayed
10:12because a review was needed.
10:15In the national budget signed by the President,
10:19there were 26 billion in DPWH and 186 billion in unprogrammed appropriations
10:26because it did not meet the priority programs of his administration.
10:30This is the first news.
10:32Jonathan Andal for JMA Integrated News.
10:36Meanwhile, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin defended what former President Rodrigo Duterte
10:42and Davao City Congressman Isidro Ungab said about the petitioners
10:47regarding the 2025 national budget.
10:50According to Bersamin, this is a malicious distribution of fake news.
10:54He blamed each and every page of the 2025 national budget
10:59before President Bongbong Marcos signed it.
11:02You can see the approved version of the 2025 General Appropriations Act
11:06on the website of the Department of Budget and Management.
11:09There is no program, activity or project that left the budget blank.
11:17We are back here in Pasay City Public Market
11:20where the Department of Agriculture is implementing the maximum suggested retail price
11:26for imported rice.
11:28We asked some of the vendors here about the effect.
11:32They said that they are following the DA.
11:34They are now imposing P58 per kilo for imported rice.
11:37But they said that the price will be cheaper for the traders
11:42or for those who are collecting rice.
11:45Now, we will talk to the spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture,
11:49Mr. Arnold Demesa.
11:51Good morning, Mr. Demesa.
11:54Good morning, Susan. Good morning to everyone.
11:57Mr. Demesa?
12:00Sir, good morning. How is your monitoring here in Metro Manila?
12:05How is the monitoring?
12:07How is the compliance of the rice vendors in MSRP for imported rice?
12:14Susan, for now, actually, we are happy because
12:17we can hardly see a price that is increasing to P60.
12:24Unlike when the DA and DPI went around last year before Christmas,
12:30we saw a lot of P60 premium and special.
12:35This is a big help to our countrymen.
12:38We are hoping that in two weeks' time,
12:40in our periodic review,
12:42we will be able to lower the MSRP for imported rice.
12:46Yes.
12:50What is the target of the DA to lower the MSRP
12:53so that you can have a review after two weeks and compliance,
12:58if the effect is good.
12:59If not, what is your target to lower the price?
13:04In two weeks' time, the target is to lower it to P55.
13:08After two weeks, the target is to lower it to P50 to P52.
13:17Wow, that's a good news.
13:19But we talked to some vendors here in Pasay City Public Market.
13:23The rice vendors.
13:26They said that it would be better if the MSRP is lower.
13:30Earlier, it was P58.
13:33But what they got from the traders is like P57.
13:37Is it possible for the MSRP to be lower for the traders?
13:46Actually Susan, when there was a competition,
13:49the traffic margin here in P58 is P10,
13:52which normally is P6 to P8 only.
13:55The DA consulted with our importer traders
14:00regarding the pricing of our landed cost to the retailers.
14:08We saw that it will be lower.
14:11As of now, the price of December 10 to January 10
14:16is lower than the price of the international market of Thailand
14:21and the Phabiet Manis Rice.
14:22So we can expect that the price of landed cost will be lower
14:27and the price given to the retailers.
14:33I have a question, sir Demesa.
14:36Is the DA monitoring that the price of pork has increased
14:44in some families here in Metro Manila?
14:46Have you received such a report?
14:48Yes, Susan.
14:50In the first half of January,
14:52we experienced P10 to P20 increase in the price of pork.
14:58This is also the reason why in the third quarter and fourth quarter,
15:02the ASF increased.
15:07At the same time, in the fourth quarter,
15:09the demand for pork increased.
15:12We experienced in January that the supply of pork decreased.
15:19But that can be recovered immediately.
15:22We expect that the price will return next week.
15:26This is the recommendation of the National Price Coordinating Council
15:35to declare a food security emergency
15:38so that the NFA can use the buffer stock
15:42and lower the price of rice.
15:44In your opinion, sir Arnold Demesa,
15:47will this be favorable?
15:49Will this help our farmers?
15:53Of course.
15:54Because Susan, if we don't release the stocks of the NFA,
15:58it will be difficult for the NFA to buy
16:01during the harvest season of March and April.
16:05Normally, the NFA is the reference price of the farm gate price of rice.
16:12It is high, between P17 to P29.
16:19So it's a big deal if the NFA can buy from our farmers
16:25at a better price for the traders to follow.
16:31When will the DA make a decision on this recommendation Mr. Demesa?
16:36We're expecting, Susan, that we will receive today
16:40the recommendation of the National Price Coordinating Council.
16:44If we receive it, we will review it until tomorrow.
16:48Our former Secretary Francisco Chulaurel Jr. also mentioned
16:53that by Wednesday, we can take action on this recommendation.
17:03Thank you very much, Mr. Arnold Demesa,
17:05spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture.
17:08Good morning to you.
17:10Thank you very much, Susan. Good morning.
17:12Good morning.
17:17Let's get an update on the still-burning cold storage facility
17:21in Barangay Del Monte in Quezon City.
17:23We will return live to James Agustin. James.
17:31Good morning.
17:32The operation of the firemen is still in operation
17:34because of the huge fire that started here
17:37in the still-burning cold storage facility.
17:39It started here in FPJ Avenue in Barangay Del Monte in Quezon City.
17:43Until now, the smoke is still coming from the still-burning establishment.
17:50The fire started before 3 a.m. earlier
17:53and it was still able to raise the first alarm.
17:56The firetrucks that responded this morning also increased.
17:59There's a part of the cold storage facility
18:01where some parts of the roof and walls have been pierced.
18:05Gasolinahanan is being closely monitored on its side.
18:08Some firetrucks are also placed there so that water can flow nearby.
18:12A message to our motorists who are passing by FPJ Avenue,
18:17especially those who are heading to Quezon Avenue.
18:21Expect a heavy traffic flow
18:24because the vehicles are being diverted here in Osmeña Street
18:29because of the number of firetrucks that are now stationed here in FPJ Avenue.
18:34Meanwhile, we are still gathering additional details
18:37from the BFP regarding the fire here in the cold storage facility.
18:42That's the first news from Quezon City.
18:44I am James Agustin for GEMA Integrated News.
18:48James, is the BFP looking at the fire?
18:56Earlier, before we started, we talked to the arson investigator
19:00and he said that it's really hard to get inside
19:03because of the thick smoke
19:05and they need to use breathing apparatus.
19:08For now, they can't even penetrate or start the investigation
19:12because the operation that the firefighters are carrying out is still going on.
19:17Isn't it dangerous for our neighbors
19:21if there are chemicals that smell?
19:23They have breathing apparatus.
19:29Yes, earlier when we arrived here,
19:31the smoke from the cold storage facility was really thick.
19:35That's why we need to wear N95 masks.
19:39But now, there is no smell from there and there are no chemicals.
19:43Because of the thick smoke, that's the problem
19:46for the motorists who are passing through this area.
19:50Thank you very much. Take care.
19:51James Agustin.
19:53The Department of Migrant Workers is studying the implementation of the ban
19:57on sending domestic helpers to Kuwait.
20:00This was followed by the death of two Filipinos.
20:03The first was Daphne Calaban, who was suddenly missing
20:07and the second was found dead in the backyard of the house of her employer.
20:11Jenny Alvarado was also in the news because she witnessed the suffocation
20:15with some of her co-workers at work.
20:17I'm checking if the employer of Jenny Alvarado has been released.
20:21The suspension of the deployment of domestic workers in Kuwait was lifted in June 2024.
20:30Here it is, Caloy.
20:31Before we get back to GMA Prime, the second season of Lolong na Bayani ng Bayan,
20:36the actors of the series Sinururu Madrid and John Arcelia
20:40will have a dance showdown first.
20:42What is this?
20:45So cute!
20:46It's a game, right?
20:47Yes, but it's so smooth.
20:49This is the pairing of the award-winning actors, Sinururu and John,
20:52in the Apa2Dance Challenge.
20:54Sinururu will be played by Lolo,
20:56while John will be played by Julio.
20:58This is a reunion project of the two.
21:00They were together in Encantadia in 2016,
21:03where Sinururu was played by Rama Ibrahim
21:06and John was played by Hagorn.
21:08It's exciting to see what plot twist Julio will bring to Lolo.
21:15Apung Ayo is my name.
21:19A new contravention.
21:21Apung Ayo is my name.
21:25A new contravention.
21:26One more thing to look out for in Lolong,
21:28the upcoming production of Sparkle Star at Miss Universe Philippines 2023,
21:32Michelle will play Apung Ayo.
21:34In her IG, Michelle showed off her gorgeous look for the series.
21:39What will her role be in Lahing Atubaw and in Lolong's journey?
21:43All of that, watch out for Lolong na Bayani ng Bayan,
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