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00:00It is expected that the cheap electricity bill will not last long now that the weather is cold.
00:05A group is worried that some power plants may be affected again when the weather gets hot.
00:10The Energy Department will monitor the situation.
00:13Maki Polido is on the scene.
00:18When it got cold last December, Rosana's family used two electric fans instead of four.
00:23300 pesos was deducted from her January electric bill.
00:27Of course, the 300 pesos can be used to buy rice.
00:3122 pesos per kilowatt hour was deducted from her January bill
00:35due to the cheap sales of electricity in the spot market due to the cold weather.
00:39But that is not only because of the low consumption due to the cold weather,
00:42but also because the supply of 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy, mostly solar, has increased.
00:49It means that the supply of renewable energy is increasing rapidly.
00:55We can already feel the effect.
00:58This is just the initial effect because the ones that are coming in are solar.
01:02But according to the Power for People Coalition,
01:04a large part of the consumers are buying electricity from PSA or Power Purchase Agreements.
01:10Electricity is contracted and not bought in the spot market.
01:13It is not like before where electricity is bought at a straight pricing.
01:18The PSA of Meralco will just pass the price increase and decrease to the consumer.
01:24A large percentage of this income is from coal and gas plants, not renewable energy.
01:29The trajectory in the last 10 years is that coal resources and gas resources are increasing.
01:36So, that is not the main thing to consider.
01:40Meralco has no excuse.
01:42According to the Energy Regulatory Commission,
01:44there are straight pricing contracts for non-renewable energy sources
01:48as long as it is a short-term, for example, one-year contract.
01:51Now that the hot season is coming, Rosana is getting nervous.
01:54During the last hot season, the electric bill increased when the supply of electricity was low while the demand was high.
02:00According to the Power for People Coalition,
02:02friends, in the past years, when the demand is high, coal plants are closing.
02:07But they are also the ones who will sell electricity in the spot market.
02:11How much are these same companies earning?
02:14The ERC is investigating if non-planned power plants are closing.
02:20The Department of Energy is also monitoring this.
02:22The last hot season was just too hot because El Nino was forced to close some coal plants.
02:27But now that it's hot, they are earning enough electricity supply.
02:31We already have additional plants that are entering.
02:36For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Polido, for 24 Hours.
02:41The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is being held in the Senate and not in a hurry.
02:50According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,
02:53the leader of the House of Representatives where the prosecutors or prosecutors-in-chief will come from in the impeachment trial.
03:01That's what Senate President Jesus Codero said.
03:04In June, the impeachment trial will start because the session is already on break.
03:11It's already the last day of the session of the Congress this Wednesday.
03:15The House of Representatives will send the documents related to the impeachment to the Senate.
03:23Congressmen signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
03:29In the midst of the dissenters, some did not want to interfere in the impeachment process.
03:35Tina Panganiban Perez was there.
03:41God save the Philippines.
03:44Congressmen who supported the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte answered her statements in the press conference earlier this morning.
03:53Vice President Sara Duterte is arrogant in saying God save the Philippines.
03:57She has no right to say and invoke God save the Philippines
04:01because in many occasions, she failed to save the Philippines if necessary as leader of the country.
04:09Rep. Arlene Rosas said the country should be saved from government officials who consider their personal ATM to be the money of the people.
04:21Rep. Raul Manuel said that they do not want officials who do not care about trust
04:28and that the people should be the ones who will save the country from officials like Vice President Sara Duterte.
04:35They also did not want Vice President Sara Duterte to interfere in the impeachment process
04:40and prevent the lovers from separating.
04:45It is more painful to be left behind by a boyfriend or girlfriend than to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
04:57She is showing how low her regard for public service is,
05:03how she does not value the mandate of the people and our democratic processes.
05:09I want to tell Vice President Sara Duterte that this is not a matter of boyfriend or girlfriend.
05:13This is a matter of public accountability.
05:17Rep. Franz Castro also said that impeachment is a serious issue
05:22because it aims to punish those who steal money from the people.
05:27Impeachment prosecutor Rep. Joel Chua told Vice President Sara Duterte
05:32that they should just meet in the Senate Impeachment Court.
05:35250 congressmen filed an impeachment complaint that was transmitted to the Senate the other day,
05:42but some added their signatures.
05:4525 congressmen filed their signatures in the 4th impeachment complaint,
05:50according to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco.
05:53They are in their district or in other countries where congressmen signed on Wednesday.
06:01If the Senate accepts the additional signatures,
06:05the endorsers of the 4th impeachment complaint will reach 240.
06:11For GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez,
06:15Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
06:18My fellow countrymen, beware of TV brands that are branded but are cheap.
06:23It might be one of those TV brands that were assembled in Bulacan using electronic parts
06:28but were not licensed by the brand, so it is fake.
06:31Four were arrested in one raid, including one Chinese.
06:35Nakatutok, June.
06:36Veneration.
06:41Electronic items were stolen from the people of PNP-CIDG.
06:45They were stolen from their warehouse in Maycawayan, Bulacan.
06:48Peking Smart TV is worth P4.3 million.
06:52Panels and other items were also stolen.
06:54This company imports various electronic parts
06:59that they assemble into television sets and sell them in the local market
07:05without the proper licensing and authorization.
07:08The plant has been selling famous brands and generic TVs for several months.
07:13The PNP-CIDG raided the plant because of the complaints
07:17that there are electronic products that are cheap but dangerous because they burn.
07:21This is where they started to look for where the products come from
07:25until the assembly plant in Maycawayan, Bulacan collapsed.
07:29They do not regulate, so there is no assurance.
07:32This is what usually causes the fire.
07:34Authorities are reminding them to be vigilant and not to send products at a low price.
07:40It's better to be safe than sorry.
07:42One of the owners of Chinese National and three Filipinos were arrested.
07:47They will face a complaint of violation of the Consumer Act of the Philippines.
07:51We are still trying to get their name.
07:54For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jun Van Aracion.
07:57Katutok, 24 Hours.
08:10In flood-prone areas, some are used to preparing a go-bag with emergency items.
08:16But what if they can also wear it and save their lives in the flood?
08:21Some senior high students developed something like that.
08:24Let's change the game.
08:30A bag with a life jacket.
08:32Waterproof plastic storage that can float in the flood.
08:37And other emergency equipment
08:40like a hard hat, fire blanket, thermal blanket, pitot, and survival mirror.
08:50Here is your upgraded go-bag in times of disaster.
08:53The Mabuhay Bag.
08:56Developed by Grade 12 students from Manila Science High School.
09:01Here it is. Let's put on the Mabuhay Bag.
09:04The life jacket is already attached.
09:06The harness is already secured at the bottom so that it won't come off.
09:10Here is the bag at the back.
09:14What can we improve in the go-bag aside from what we can put in there?
09:19Floating capacity because the flood is in the Philippines.
09:22And the storage capacity for the necessary survival materials.
09:26Let's give people products that they can really use in times of emergencies.
09:33In July 2024, the developers started the project.
09:36Now, it's a level of life-saving innovation for evacuees.
09:41We redesigned. We had preliminary testing.
09:44That's what the engineer suggested when we consulted.
09:51The steps that we are currently doing is to patent the design of the bag itself.
09:59The Mabuhay Bag was recognized as a second-placer in the Regional Science and Technology Fair last year.
10:07This Mabuhay Bag can float in water or sea for 30 to 90 minutes.
10:14And what you can put in here, the bag itself can handle 3 to 4 kilograms of weight.
10:20You can put essential items like food, documents that you don't want to get wet,
10:27or clothes that you need.
10:30Check that it will greatly help evacuees until the actual rescue arrives.
10:37A multifunctional bag made by our senior high school students
10:41that could save a lot of lives, especially in times of emergencies.
10:46For GMA Integrated News, I'm Martin Avier, Changing the Game!
10:54There are still many people who are willing to donate blood.
10:59There are still many people who are willing to donate blood.
11:03Even if it's for a benefit, it's not only for those in need of blood,
11:08but also for donors.
11:11To help those people, let's listen to the explanation of the Philippine Red Cross,
11:17led by the GMA Kapusong Foundation, in our Sagip Dugtong Buhay Bloodletting Project.
11:24Donating blood is considered painful.
11:27Leonora used to do this as a hobby.
11:30But in 2011, she became strong and didn't give in to fear.
11:35A true Kapuso.
11:38After more than a decade,
11:41Leonora is still a part of the Kapuso Bloodletting Project
11:45for the past 13 years.
11:48When I first donated, I was nervous.
11:51But afterwards, I felt relieved because I was able to save a life.
11:58A week before our blood donation drive,
12:01she was preparing her body.
12:04I slept well for one week.
12:06I didn't put on weight.
12:07I ate healthy food.
12:09Like Leonora's early morning routine,
12:12there are still questions about how to donate blood.
12:16I'm 60 years old.
12:18Can I donate blood?
12:20From the age of 60 to 65,
12:23you can donate blood,
12:25as long as it's a regular blood donation.
12:27You can donate blood that has a tattoo
12:30and has a hole in the ear.
12:32Those who have a tattoo,
12:34the hole in the ear,
12:35or other parts of our body,
12:38can donate blood after one year
12:41because there is a hole in the ear.
12:43We can donate blood after one year
12:45because we have a temporary deferment
12:48to make sure that we won't be able to transfer
12:52or transmit infections.
12:56I would like to donate blood,
12:58but I have hypertension.
13:00But even if I take medicine,
13:01can I donate blood?
13:03You can.
13:04Those who have high blood pressure can donate blood,
13:07as long as the day of blood donation
13:10their blood pressure is under control.
13:13That's why, Kapuso,
13:14let's go to the Evercommonwealth on February 15
13:18to donate blood to our
13:20Sagipdugtong Buhay Bloodletting Project.
13:24For every drop of blood that you donate,
13:27one life will be donated.
13:40Evercommonwealth.org