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00:00Let's be together or we'll be together.
00:08Taxi!
00:14The sudden collision of this AUV with the Gilean La Union was accompanied by a dashcam.
00:20A few moments later, it fell to the ground four meters deep.
00:25Based on the investigation, the driver of the AUV lost control of the handlebars
00:29when he tried to avoid the collision of the van.
00:33The driver of the AUV and three of its passengers were injured.
00:39Suffocation or not being able to breathe due to carbon monoxide.
00:42This was the topic of the NBI that was killed by Jenny Alvarado, the OFW in Kuwait.
00:48And at first, it was wrong that the ship was returning to the Philippines.
00:52After that, it was forgotten again that the deployment ban was implemented in Kuwait.
00:57Let's witness it!
00:59No!
01:02This is my mother!
01:04This is my mother!
01:07Two days after the OFW in Kuwait found out that Jenny Alvarado had returned to the country,
01:13her true identity was revealed and she was immediately put under an autopsy.
01:17Rodriguez Rizal, who was the victim,
01:19according to his family,
01:20Jenny's boss told them that she died after being suffocated in a fire.
01:26Something that they did not believe.
01:28For them, there was foul play in the incident because her body was full of pus.
01:33At the Senate hearing earlier, Jenny's family told the abuse that their mother experienced to her Kuwaiti employer.
01:40My mother said that she was being imprisoned in her own house when her boss left.
01:45Her food, she was being scolded for having too much food.
01:51We investigated the DMW and OFW,
01:54and the DFA,
01:56the foul play.
01:58There it is.
02:00Imprisoned,
02:02not being fed properly.
02:05We will look at the criminal aspect of the case that we will file.
02:10In 2018, the total deployment ban was implemented in OFWs in Kuwait
02:14after Joanna Dimafilis' ship was found inside the freezer of her boss in Kuwait.
02:18But it was lifted after there was an agreement in Kuwait that there should be additional protection for OFWs.
02:25That includes their right to hide their passports and mobile phones,
02:29the right to food,
02:31housing,
02:32and health insurance of their employers.
02:34In spite of this, the cases of abuse did not stop.
02:38In 2023, Julie Biranara's ship was found in the desert of Kuwait
02:42after being killed and raped by her boss' daughter.
02:45The bilateral labor agreement in Kuwait was ordered to be studied again.
02:50The deployment in Kuwait was stopped by first-time overseas workers,
02:54and it is still being implemented until now.
02:57Earlier, the Senate approved the implementation of the deployment ban.
03:01Even if I have to talk to the President about this, and I will.
03:05Let's go back to the ban.
03:07There is no new deployment.
03:10Stop.
03:11Those who are there now, who have contracts,
03:16and want to renew their contracts,
03:19I'm okay with that.
03:21But there is no new deployment.
03:24Those who are staying there,
03:26that's it.
03:28Then, renew their contracts.
03:32Okay.
03:34The Department of Foreign Affairs is in favor of this.
03:36The government of Kuwait has a hard time talking about the addition of police
03:39to protect our OFWs.
03:42But the deployment ban can be used as a bargaining chip.
03:45I believe that when you mentioned that the ban needs to be reinstated,
03:49that's one incentive for Kuwait to agree.
03:53If there are a lot of requirements and briefings for our countrymen working in Kuwait,
03:57it should be the same for employers.
04:00For GMA Integrated News, I am Rafi Timah, your witness.
04:05Face-to-face classes are canceled in one school in Malabon today
04:09because of the fire.
04:11And in Manila, Kendi's warehouse caught fire.
04:14Witness, Oscar Oida.
04:20An injured firefighter was brought to the ambulance
04:25who fell from the stairs
04:27while the warehouse was on fire in Bambang Street in Manila.
04:31The firefighter was taken to the hospital.
04:35He had a hard time breathing because of the fire.
04:39The fire alarm went off.
04:41The warehouse's ventilation did not work.
04:45The smoke was very thick and dense.
04:49We cannot go directly to the focal points.
04:54More than 400 firetrucks responded.
04:58According to the warehouse worker,
05:00the fire started in the first floor.
05:02It is not yet known what caused the fire.
05:05The warehouse was worth P8 million
05:09when it caught fire almost four hours before it caught fire.
05:14A part of Tinajeros Elementary School in Malabon was also burned.
05:19I heard someone shouting for help.
05:22When I went out, I called people to call for rescue.
05:28When I went there, I saw a big fire.
05:30A security guard almost fell from the stairs.
05:35We were shocked.
05:37There was a sudden fire.
05:40We tried to put out the fire, but it was too big.
05:45We couldn't hold it anymore.
05:47The fire was not yet known.
05:49The fire is still under investigation by our ARSO
05:52and we are safe.
05:54It was hard because when we arrived,
05:57a room was totally burned.
05:58That's why we were able to hold it.
06:03Because of the incident,
06:05face-to-face classes of students in Tinajeros Elementary School
06:08were canceled today.
06:11We will close it because we will check their electrical system
06:15to see what effect it has.
06:17For GMA Integrated News,
06:19I am Oscar Roy, your witness.
06:23The jeepney and bus operator asked for P1 to P3.
06:26In the middle of the next oil price hike,
06:29since 2025,
06:31the price of oil has not yet risen.
06:34Joseph Moro is a witness.
06:38Ray used to pay P300 for a diesel load
06:42when he was riding a jeepney.
06:44But now, he spends P550 for a liter of shampoo.
06:48In one day, I used to earn P700.
06:53Now, I don't know.
06:55Maybe, I won't reach P700
06:58because the diesel price is too high.
07:01They increased it a lot.
07:03The jeepney driver, Lorenzo, reduced the price of diesel.
07:06Yesterday, my load was P500.
07:09Now, it's P8.
07:11On Tuesday, 2025,
07:13the price of oil has also risen.
07:16P2.70 for a liter of diesel,
07:19P1.65 for gasoline,
07:22and P2.50 for a liter of kerosene.
07:26This is the biggest increase,
07:28not only for this month,
07:30but since October 15 of last year.
07:33Since 2025,
07:35the price of diesel has risen P5.00
07:37since the first week of the year,
07:39P3.45 for gasoline,
07:42and P4.30 for kerosene.
07:45That's why a transport group is asking for a rollback
07:48by suspending the oil export
07:50and violating the Oil Deregulation Law.
07:53According to the LTFRB,
07:55there are four petitions
07:57asking for an increase in the price of diesel
07:59that they currently have.
08:01Three are from jeepney operators
08:03and one is from bus operators.
08:06According to the LTFRB,
08:08jeepney and bus operators are asking for an increase of P1.00 to P3.00.
08:12Currently, the minimum fare for jeepneys is P13.00,
08:14while the bus fare is P15.00.
08:16The LTFRB is asking for a study in NEDA
08:18on what will be the effect on the economy
08:20if the fare is increased.
08:22I think an increase is already long overdue
08:25because the price of gasoline
08:28and the cost of maintenance of these motor vehicles
08:31has already increased.
08:33So it is imperative that we add.
08:36But the issue is how much fare will be given.
08:40The fare is also increasing,
08:42our jeepney drivers.
08:44Yes, sir, it should.
08:46It should increase a little
08:48How much?
08:50Even just P1.00.
08:52But for some commuters?
08:54Before the fare increases,
08:56the minimum fare should also increase.
08:59Of course, there are a lot of expenses.
09:02Now, petitions are being heard
09:04that the drivers should tighten their seat belts
09:07especially if the oil price hike is still to be followed.
09:10That is if there is no increase in the production
09:12of the Organization of Petrol and Exporting Countries or OPEC.
09:15If the OPEC decision is withdrawn immediately,
09:18that is the only way to neutralize it.
09:21Other than that, there will be tightness
09:25or there will be a tendency to increase.
09:28Again, if the OPEC plus is withdrawn,
09:30there will be a reversal
09:32of the tendency to increase.
09:35For GMA Intubated News,
09:37Joseph Morong is your witness.
09:39Some Senators refused to sign the BICAM report
09:42of the 2025 National Budget
09:44that they saw blank
09:46in their signed documents.
09:48Another congressman showed
09:50to GMA Intubated News
09:52a copy of the BICAM
09:54that was ratified by the Camera
09:56even though there were blanks.
09:58Our witness is Jonathan Andar.
10:02The GMA Intubated News
10:04obtained a copy of the BICAM report
10:06of the 2025 National Budget
10:08from Congressman Raul Manuel
10:10of the Kabataan Party List.
10:12He said that it matches the blanks
10:14that were signed
10:16in the released documents
10:18by President Rodrigo Duterte.
10:20Manuel said that this BICAM report
10:22with blanks
10:24was also ratified by the Congress.
10:26He added that the BICAM report
10:28was given to all congressmen
10:30last December
10:32before it was sent to the plenary
10:34to be ratified.
10:36But the problem is that
10:38the soft copy was emailed
10:40less than a week before the ratification
10:42while the printed copy
10:44was given less than an hour
10:46before it was sent to the plenary
10:48to be ratified.
10:50It took a lot of time
10:52for the BICAM to be ratified.
10:54There was an end date
10:56but we didn't see the blanks
10:58right away
11:00because we are not used to
11:02having things like that.
11:04I just found out
11:06that the budget was ratified
11:08but there were still blanks.
11:10According to the GMA Intubated News,
11:12this page,
11:14for example,
11:15shows the number of blanks
11:17in the document held by Manuel
11:19but it turns out that
11:21there are more signatures
11:23in the document from Manuel
11:25and some of them are in different places.
11:27The GMA Intubated News
11:29is trying to get an official copy
11:31of the BICAM report from the camera.
11:33In the process of passing the budget,
11:35after the BICAM report is ratified,
11:37it will be the basis
11:39of the General Appropriations Bill
11:41that will be submitted to the President.
11:43When the President signs it
11:45under the General Appropriations Act,
11:47Manuel's question is,
11:49In the BICAM report
11:51that was ratified by the camera,
11:53there are blanks.
11:55After ratification
11:57and before signing,
11:59who filled in the blanks?
12:01So it should not be answered
12:03until the BICAM members
12:05and the President can answer.
12:08Even the President's brother,
12:10Senator Aimee Marcos,
12:12said in December
12:13that he will not sign the BICAM report
12:15because it is a blank paper.
12:17I assure the people
12:19that I will never sign
12:21any paper
12:23up to the budget of 2025
12:25or in that BICAM report
12:28that aims to reduce money
12:30in legitimate projects.
12:32How can I sign
12:34a blank paper?
12:36The media tried to get
12:38a new comment from Senator Aimee
12:40but it ran away.
12:41Senator Wynne Gatchalian
12:43and Joel Villanueva
12:45signed the BICAM report.
12:47For me and my team,
12:49we did not see a blank paper
12:51because it should be balanced.
12:53I have a whole team
12:55that checks the budget
12:57before signing.
12:59I did not see a blank paper
13:01whatsoever.
13:03But
13:05I do not close
13:07the rumors
13:09that we heard
13:11that there are some
13:13that do not have an item.
13:15Senate President Cheese Escudero
13:17and Senate Finance Committee Chair
13:19Grace Poe did not comment.
13:21In the House of Representatives,
13:23Speaker Martin Romualdez
13:25and former House Appropriations Committee Chair
13:27Zaldico did not comment.
13:29First, President Marcos said
13:31that Duterte is lying
13:33because there is no blank paper
13:35when he signed the General Appropriations Act.
13:37For GMA Integrated News,
13:39I am Jonathan Andal,
13:41and we will continue
13:43the law against espionage
13:45or espionage in the country.
13:47This follows the arrest of a Chinese
13:49and fellow Filipinos
13:51who use high-tech equipment
13:53to spy.
13:55Watch Marisol Abdurrahman.
13:59After the arrest of
14:01Janice Nacional
14:03who espionaged several military bases,
14:05government offices,
14:07vital installations,
14:09and malls,
14:11if you look at the entire expanse
14:13of the country
14:15covering the different instruments
14:17of national power
14:19and start connecting the dots,
14:21there seems now to be
14:23a deliberate and calculated move
14:25to map out the country
14:27by a foreign power.
14:29This is not the first time
14:31that a Chinese national
14:33has been caught spying.
14:35An underwater drone
14:37that has been recovered
14:38after being arrested
14:40in several countries
14:42has a faking ID and birth certificate
14:44like in the case of
14:46Dismissed Barban Tarlac Mayor
14:48Alice Buo,
14:50whose belongings were taken
14:52from a Chinese national.
14:54High-precision topographic mapping
14:56and 3D modeling
14:58of military installations
15:00and critical infrastructures.
15:02Our camps are included here,
15:04even the malls.
15:06They utilize their equipment
15:08in strategic areas
15:10to include military installations,
15:12ports,
15:14malls,
15:16communications grids,
15:18energy grid,
15:20and major seaports and airports
15:22covering major routes
15:24from the northernmost point of Luzon
15:26down to the Bicol region.
15:28But the question is,
15:30if China is behind these incidents
15:32according to the AFP?
15:34I do not want to speculate on anything.
15:36We base our statements on facts.
15:38We do not want to cause an alarm
15:40but we call on the public
15:42to be vigilant
15:44and report to them
15:46the latest developments.
15:48In the midst of this,
15:50National Security Advisor
15:52Secretary Eduardo Año
15:54urged the Congress
15:56to strengthen the law
15:58against espionage.
16:00For GMA Integrated News,
16:02Marisol Abdurrahman
16:04is your witness.
16:05In the midst of this,
16:07Police Colonel Hector Grijaldo
16:09is our witness.
16:11Grijaldo was cited in contempt
16:13after he refused to answer
16:15questions about his affidavit
16:17to the Senate.
16:19According to the affidavit,
16:21Grijaldo was forced to sign
16:23a reward system
16:25for war on drugs
16:27by the Duterte administration.
16:29Since December 14,
16:31Grijaldo has been detained
16:32by the Duterte administration.
16:38Netizens were impressed
16:40by Marian Rivera's flexibility
16:42in her pilates session
16:44and General Mercado
16:46signed a contract
16:48with GMA Network.
16:50This is Nelson Canlas' showbiz sexy.
16:53Starstruck's ultimate survivors are
16:58General Mercado!
17:00From being the ultimate female survivor
17:03of Starstruck Season 1,
17:05fast forward to 21 years,
17:07despite numerous projects
17:09and roles,
17:11General Mercado is still staying strong
17:13in his heart.
17:16After signing a contract
17:18with his home network,
17:20we can see General Mercado
17:22in various projects.
17:24One of the projects he wants to try
17:26is a musical theater
17:27with Jenny Lin
17:29in his latest contract.
17:31Senior GMA President
17:33and Chief Executive Officer
17:35Gilberto Arduabit Jr.,
17:37Executive Vice President
17:39and Chief Financial Officer
17:41Felipe S. Yalong,
17:43Senior Vice President
17:45for Entertainment Group
17:47Lilibet G. Razonable,
17:49and Jen's manager, Katrina Aguila.
17:51Jen coincides with the start,
17:53the manifestation of a dream
17:55we both shared.
17:57Back then,
17:59she was dreaming
18:01of becoming famous
18:03as an actress.
18:05While Jen,
18:07presuming,
18:09dreamt of being
18:11an actress.
18:13This was the first year
18:15of Starstruck.
18:17In 2003,
18:19the program started
18:21where Jenny Lin was the
18:23ultimate female survivor.
18:25On that basis,
18:27definitely homegrown
18:29all throughout.
18:31She's safe with GMA.
18:33There is no other network
18:35that will take care of her.
18:37It will only be GMA.
18:39This is where she really started.
18:41This is where she was discovered
18:43because of Starstruck.
18:46And she really
18:48dream,
18:50believe,
18:51survive.
18:53Jen admitted
18:55that her journey was not easy
18:57as a breadwinner of the family.
18:59They were separated
19:01by her other half,
19:03Dennis Trillo.
19:05It's one of the saddest
19:07parts of my life
19:09because he's my,
19:11he's my
19:13greatest love.
19:15This year,
19:17Jenny Lin will be on TV
19:19in an action drama series.
19:21She will also return
19:23to the big screen
19:25for the comedy drama film
19:27Dennis Trillo.
19:29Ruru Madrid will be
19:31flexing her muscles
19:33that she worked hard on
19:35for the series
19:37Lolong Bayani ng Bayan
19:39that was piloted last night.
19:41Thank you very much.
19:43From the bottom of my heart,
19:45I want to thank you.
19:47Even he was surprised
19:49by the pilot episode last night.
19:51But there's more to come
19:53according to Ruru
19:55because the next nights
19:57we will see
19:59another character
20:01in Lolong's life.
20:04Marian Rivera's
20:06flexibility skills
20:08in her Pilates session
20:10are also flex-worthy.
20:12In the video,
20:14you can see Marian's
20:16amazing form
20:18while being guided
20:20by her instructor.
20:22And speaking of Marian,
20:24you can also watch
20:25her Cinemalaya film
20:27Balota this January 31.
20:29For GMA Integrated News,
20:31Nelson Canlas is your eyewitness.
20:35Global tourism has recovered
20:37from the COVID-19 pandemic
20:39according to the United Nations.
20:41Here in the Philippines,
20:43has tourism also recovered?
20:45Niko Wahe is the eyewitness.
20:49Travel is life
20:51for BFFs
20:53like Miggy and Nick.
20:55They are friends
20:57who witnessed
20:59the beautiful sights
21:01in the Philippines
21:03and abroad.
21:05Friends that travel together
21:07stay together.
21:09Traveling somehow
21:11relaxes me from my work
21:13and I feel like
21:15I'm healing my inner child.
21:17They also added more
21:19to their quota
21:21to go abroad
21:23after the COVID-19 pandemic.
21:25I can say that
21:27we will travel together
21:29for the following years.
21:31And it seems like the whole world
21:33is eager to travel
21:35after the pandemic.
21:37According to UN Tourism,
21:39global tourism has recovered
21:41from the COVID-19 pandemic.
21:431.4 billion international
21:45tourist arrivals
21:47were recorded worldwide in 2024.
21:4911% more than
21:511.3 billion in 2023.
21:53In Europe,
21:555.9 million tourist arrivals
21:57were recorded.
21:595% more than last year
22:01and 1% more than 2019.
22:03Asia-Pacific is also slowly recovering.
22:05316 million people
22:07landed here in 2024.
22:0987% of the total
22:11number of tourists
22:13in 2019.
22:15In the Philippines,
22:17tourism is also recovering.
22:19According to the Department of Tourism,
22:215.9 million tourist arrivals
22:23were recorded in 2024.
22:25According to the Department of Tourism,
22:27the total number of tourists
22:29who arrived in the country in 2019
22:31is the quality of the visitors.
22:33They spent over
22:35700 billion pesos.
22:37So in 2019,
22:39I think they only spent
22:41600 billion.
22:43So that for me is already
22:45a very good news in the end
22:47because that is what
22:49drives our economy.
22:51What is moving now
22:53are our fellow countrymen.
22:55According to the Philippine
22:57State Research Department
22:59of the House of Representatives
23:01of 2023,
23:0348.52 million domestic tourists
23:05overnighted in different parts
23:07of the country.
23:09That is higher than
23:1146.38 million in 2019.
23:13According to the PTAA,
23:15they felt that last year.
23:17We had the Travel Tour Expo
23:19last year.
23:21We had over 100,000 people
23:23who visited us in February.
23:25Because we had over 800 exhibitors
23:27and they were all very happy.
23:29They are hoping that
23:31more people will go to their
23:33Travel Expo this year
23:35which will be held
23:37from February 7 to 9.
23:39If you really deserve to travel
23:41because you worked hard
23:43to pay for it.
23:45If you want to travel,
23:47book it now.
23:49For GMA Integrated News,
23:51I am Nico Aje,
23:53your witness.
23:56A man came from Cuyo, Palawan
23:58when he left his bag
24:00in a taxi in Iloilo City.
24:02But he was very happy
24:04because it was returned to him.
24:06The bag contained
24:082.4 million pesos in cash.
24:10He realized that
24:12the taxi driver, Anthony,
24:14was full of
24:16honesty.
24:18And when he was about to go home,
24:20he received a call from the operator
24:22and said that he left a bag
24:23in his unit.
24:25He quickly brought it
24:27to the police station
24:29to return it.
24:31He will be recognized
24:33as an honorary citizen
24:35of LGUC Anthony
24:37because of his honesty.
24:42To feel the blast
24:44from the past feels,
24:46in Calle Crisologo in Vigan City,
24:48you can try their Kalesa.
24:50And a college student
24:51or a part-time driver
24:53will be blown away
24:55by the thought of a gimmick.
24:57Level up your travel posts
24:59because the driver
25:01is flying a human drone.
25:03Tourists will be confused
25:05where he's going.
25:07He's going backwards
25:09and it looks like he's still flying.
25:11The driver is happy
25:13that the tourists are smiling
25:15and that it will help
25:17the tourism in the city.
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25:21Ako po si Pia Arcangel
25:23para sa mas malaki mission
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