Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong February 21, 2025
- DepEd: Imbestigasyon sa "ghost beneficiaries" ng SHS Voucher Program, posibleng ilapit sa NBI at DOJ | DepEd Sec. Angara, hindi sang-ayon na alisin ang SHS Voucher Program dahil maraming estudyanteng umaasa at nakikinabang dito | DepEd, makikiisa sa Senate inquiry para imbestigahan ang pananamantala sa SHS Voucher Program
- Panayam kay PhilHealth Spokesperson Israel Francis Pargas kaugnay sa kanilang outpatient emergency care benefit package
- Presyo ng sibuyas, bawang, at luya sa Pasig Mega Market, nagmahal | Ilang karinderya, nagbabawas ng rekado para hindi raw kailangang magtaas-singil
- Ilang motorcycle rider na dumaan sa EDSA busway, nahuli at natiketan ng SAICT
- Sen. Pimentel, gustong mag-caucus ang mga senador para talakayin ang impeachment ni VP Sara Duterte | 1987 Constitution framer Rene Sarmiento: 'Forthwith' na nasa Saligang Batas kaugnay sa impeachment ay nangangahulugang gawin agad | Dating SC Justice at Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales: Hindi puwede ang impeachment proceedings habang naka-break ang Kongreso | Abogado ni VP Sara Duterte, sinabing nalabag ang 1-year ban sa impeachment proceedings | Ilang impeachment prosecutor, iginiit na hindi sa paghahain ng reklamo nagsisimula ang pagbilang sa 1-year ban sa impeachment proceedings | House SecGen Velasco: Naaayon sa Saligang Batas ang pagpapadala ng Articles of Impeachment sa Senado | VPSD, handang humarap sa impeachment trial, ayon sa kaniyang abogado
- Libo-libong turista, inaaasahang makikisaya sa Panagbenga Festival
- Chorizo De Cebu Festival, inilunsad sa Cebu City | Mga obrang Inabel, tampok sa Binakol Festival
- "Mananambal" block screening sa isang mall, all-out support ang natanggap mula sa ilang Kapuso stars
- Ilang Kapuso stars, kumasa sa "Sobrang Latina" trend
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- DepEd: Imbestigasyon sa "ghost beneficiaries" ng SHS Voucher Program, posibleng ilapit sa NBI at DOJ | DepEd Sec. Angara, hindi sang-ayon na alisin ang SHS Voucher Program dahil maraming estudyanteng umaasa at nakikinabang dito | DepEd, makikiisa sa Senate inquiry para imbestigahan ang pananamantala sa SHS Voucher Program
- Panayam kay PhilHealth Spokesperson Israel Francis Pargas kaugnay sa kanilang outpatient emergency care benefit package
- Presyo ng sibuyas, bawang, at luya sa Pasig Mega Market, nagmahal | Ilang karinderya, nagbabawas ng rekado para hindi raw kailangang magtaas-singil
- Ilang motorcycle rider na dumaan sa EDSA busway, nahuli at natiketan ng SAICT
- Sen. Pimentel, gustong mag-caucus ang mga senador para talakayin ang impeachment ni VP Sara Duterte | 1987 Constitution framer Rene Sarmiento: 'Forthwith' na nasa Saligang Batas kaugnay sa impeachment ay nangangahulugang gawin agad | Dating SC Justice at Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales: Hindi puwede ang impeachment proceedings habang naka-break ang Kongreso | Abogado ni VP Sara Duterte, sinabing nalabag ang 1-year ban sa impeachment proceedings | Ilang impeachment prosecutor, iginiit na hindi sa paghahain ng reklamo nagsisimula ang pagbilang sa 1-year ban sa impeachment proceedings | House SecGen Velasco: Naaayon sa Saligang Batas ang pagpapadala ng Articles of Impeachment sa Senado | VPSD, handang humarap sa impeachment trial, ayon sa kaniyang abogado
- Libo-libong turista, inaaasahang makikisaya sa Panagbenga Festival
- Chorizo De Cebu Festival, inilunsad sa Cebu City | Mga obrang Inabel, tampok sa Binakol Festival
- "Mananambal" block screening sa isang mall, all-out support ang natanggap mula sa ilang Kapuso stars
- Ilang Kapuso stars, kumasa sa "Sobrang Latina" trend
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).
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00:00The Department of Education discovered that there are names and references of students who used 12 private schools to receive benefits from the Senior High School Voucher Program.
00:22According to the Government Assistance and Subsidy Service and Private Education Assistance Committees of the Department of Education,
00:29three schools are being investigated in Bulacan and two in Pangasinan,
00:33one in Metro Manila, Tarlac, Pampanga, Rizal, Northern Samar, Davao del Sur, and Maguindanao.
00:40The Department of Education is also studying if the investigation of the GHOST beneficiaries of the SHS Voucher Program will go to the Philippine National Police or National Bureau of Investigation.
00:51According to Education Secretary Sani Angara, the program was cancelled because many students are hoping and benefiting from it.
00:59The Department is working on the Senate Inquiry Plan to investigate the impact of the voucher program.
01:06That's what we're considering, especially to talk about not only the removal of vouchers from their system,
01:18but also to chase them to the court if there's a case against them.
01:27PhilHealth will also respond to the expenses of the patient who will be brought to the emergency room even if he's not confined.
01:33That's their outpatient emergency care benefit package.
01:37We will now hear from PhilHealth spokesperson, Dr. Israel Francis Pargas.
01:42Good morning Pargas.
01:44Good morning. Good morning Egan and good morning to all of our viewers.
01:49How much is the benefit package?
01:52Well Egan, this is our new benefit. This is not a case rate or package that has an amount.
02:00This time will be a fee-for-service.
02:03For example, because the reasons for going to the emergency room are different,
02:08what we will do, what laboratories will order or what medicines will be provided during your stay in the emergency room,
02:19that is what we will pay and it is capped.
02:23So it depends on our condition, what treatment and what we did in the ER, that is what we will pay.
02:30But suffice it to say, we already have a benefit for that.
02:33All expenses in the ER will be paid?
02:38Yes.
02:39That includes the ER room fee, supplies, laboratories, medicines and even the doctor's fees.
02:49But it is also possible, because we know that the hospital charges are different,
02:55it is also possible that we cannot cover all expenses because again, this is a fee-for-service with a cap.
03:02So for example, our laboratory charges up to P3,500 or our medicines up to P2,000.
03:09That is how we will pay.
03:11Even if you're not confined, you can still be admitted.
03:15That's the time you're in the ER?
03:18Yes. You're right Egan.
03:20This is for the members who will be brought to the ER, who stayed for two hours or three hours or less than 24 hours
03:29and were not admitted, we already have a benefit.
03:32In the ER, do we have a feel-health desk?
03:36When you enter, you will lie down on the bed and your family members will take care of you.
03:43It's not in the ER, but we have hospitals.
03:49That is their billing station.
03:51There are feel-health who are sitting there, especially for example, what we call P-Cares.
03:57Or if there's a malasakit, that's the malasakit center.
04:00That's where the feel-health is.
04:02But those who are in the billing, those are not feel-health employees.
04:07Okay. Who is in charge of this?
04:10What type of patient?
04:12Because sometimes, there are patients who are brought to the ER.
04:16There are patients who have hiccups, who have a headache and just want to know what's happening to them.
04:23All of our Filipinos are members of feel-health.
04:26All of us are in charge of this.
04:28If we were brought to the ER and we were given an appropriate treatment,
04:34we will be covered by feel-health.
04:37If this is the first one, as you mentioned, who has a headache,
04:41or if it's not, for example, a hiccup or high blood pressure, we will also be covered.
04:47Okay. If we will bring this to the ambulance, this is an emergency case,
04:51will feel-health also pay for the ambulance?
04:55For now, not yet.
04:57But it is being studied to be part of our emergency care benefit package.
05:03Okay. Let's go to Dengue.
05:05Dr. Vargas, how can feel-health help in increasing the number of Dengue patients?
05:12Yes. Actually, there are three ways to benefit from Dengue.
05:18First, if you are a member of feel-health and you are registered with our primary care or consulta provider,
05:26you can go there for consulta or free check-up.
05:31If you need a laboratory, our consulta provider will give you a free one.
05:38Second, if you will go to the emergency room, as we mentioned,
05:43and you are suspected of Dengue but you were not admitted, feel-health will also pay for that.
05:50If you will be confined, there are two packages covered by feel-health.
05:56First, for Dengue mild fever, our package is P19,500, which was P10,000.
06:06If this is Dengue severe or hemorrhagic Dengue, which was P16,000 before,
06:13now we are paying P47,000.
06:17The number of patients will be reduced.
06:20But the question is, how can we become a member?
06:24If we are all members, what can ordinary Filipinos do?
06:27Yes. By virtue of the Universal Healthcare Act, every Filipino is a member of feel-health
06:34and we have immediate eligibility for the benefits of feel-health.
06:39What we are saying is, for us to get the benefits of feel-health,
06:45we need to register in feel-health so that when the time comes,
06:53we don't need to present documents because we are already in the feel-health database.
07:00Is there a fee for registration?
07:02No. It's free. You can go to our offices nationwide or through our website, www.feelhealth.gov.ph
07:14or even to the e-gov application. You can register there.
07:19Thank you for the good news, feel-health spokesperson Dr. Israel Francis Pargas. Be careful.
07:25Thank you Egan. Good morning to all of us.
07:29Meanwhile, the price of onions, garlic, and ginger has already reached Php 200 in their markets.
07:37The number of people who are buying is decreasing so that they won't cry because of the high price.
07:43Some shops are also reducing their orders so that they don't have to raise their prices.
07:51We have first news from Bea Pinlac.
07:54Some of our favorite Filipino flavors will not be missing.
07:58Onions, garlic, and ginger.
08:01But the bitter reality for some of the buyers that we talked to,
08:06the prices of these products are not affordable.
08:09In Pasig Megamarket, you're lucky if you can get 1 kilo of onions, ginger, or garlic
08:16that won't exceed Php 150.
08:19In some stalls here, the prices are high.
08:22Onions from Php 120 to Php 160 now reach Php 200 to Php 240.
08:29For each kilo of garlic, it reaches Php 240 and Php 300 for the ginger.
08:36According to some of the vegetables sellers that we talked to, their prices depend on the decline of the supply.
08:42But because it's expensive, the sales are good.
08:46But because it's expensive, the sales are good.
08:49They only buy a little because onions and garlic are expensive.
08:54It's not like before when they buy a lot.
08:57But there are some stalls in the market that even if the prices don't go down,
09:01the prices of onions, garlic, and ginger won't go down since January.
09:06According to the group Sinag, the farm gate of onions is cheap.
09:10The price of red onions is Php 90 per kilo and Php 40 for white onions.
09:16It should not exceed Php 150 per kilo.
09:22Before, we used to buy a lot of onions.
09:24Now, it's just a few kilos.
09:26It's just enough for a few stalls that we cook.
09:29Of course, it's just enough to save money.
09:32It's also expensive.
09:34It's hard to budget.
09:36If the prices of onions, garlic, and ginger are not enough,
09:39they will buy more to save money.
09:42In the stalls that we visited, the prices of onions, garlic, and ginger are high.
09:47It can't be removed from their recipes,
09:51especially since the taste of it is sought after in their favorite Filipino dishes.
09:56They can't just lower the prices of their stalls.
10:01People are used to that price.
10:04They can't afford other prices.
10:08We just control the amount of ingredients that we put in our dishes
10:13so that our dishes will taste good.
10:15We just reduced the amount of ingredients, even if it's expensive.
10:20But the price is still the same.
10:22Our customers will still buy from here.
10:26It's hard to increase the price.
10:28We are still trying to get a statement from the Department of Agriculture about this.
10:33This is the first news.
10:35Bea Pinlac for GMA Integrated News.
10:39A few motorists were caught crossing the EDSA busway.
10:43Live from Quezon City, we have the first news.
10:45Bam Alegre.
10:47Bam!
10:51Good morning.
10:52The Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation, or SAIC,
10:57is here in Edsa Ortiga's flyover northbound.
11:01It's on the side of Quezon City.
11:03Not less than 8 motorcyclists were stopped and arrested.
11:09They are used to being faster.
11:12They used a shortcut here in the EDSA busway.
11:14But they are not allowed here.
11:15They are not authorized to pass here.
11:17Only public transport buses are allowed here.
11:19So they asked for documentation.
11:23They were even stopped and arrested.
11:25They were fined P5,000 for this.
11:28This is an additional hassle.
11:30It's not allowed.
11:31So don't do it.
11:32Even if someone is watching.
11:33Or not.
11:34This is to make sure that the EDSA busway is in order.
11:37So that there are no more commuters using this rush hour.
11:42The traffic situation here in Edsa's northbound lane,
11:46especially here in the flyover,
11:48is moderate to heavy in these hours.
11:51This is the latest news in Quezon City.
11:52Bamalegre for GMA Integrated News.
11:56Some legal experts have different opinions
11:58on when the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte can start.
12:02Tina Panganiban Perez has the first news.
12:08The Congress has recessed.
12:11But a senator has promised that the impeachment court
12:15or those who will sue Vice President Sara Duterte can convene.
12:19This is part of the legislative work of the senators.
12:23To discuss the impeachment trial,
12:25Senator Coco Pimentel will ask Senate President Cheese Escudero
12:30to hold a cocos or private meeting with the senators.
12:34First session, cocos first.
12:36Cocos first.
12:37Then they will listen to me.
12:39If they really don't want to,
12:41we will admit to the people.
12:43It is a legitimate political issue for the people.
12:46We admit that in the special session,
12:49you should have asked for a majority in the quorum.
12:54Pimentel said that next month,
12:57the impeachment trial will be held.
13:00But he admitted that the quorum will be challenged.
13:02The majority of senators and re-electionists
13:06need to be convinced that they need to campaign.
13:10The campaign is on one side.
13:11The priority is impeachment.
13:13Isn't that a very big ask of your colleagues?
13:16That's part of the job description.
13:18According to the Saligang Batas,
13:20trial by Senate shall forthwith proceed.
13:23What is the meaning of the word forthwith?
13:26Should the Senate immediately start the litigation
13:29if an impeachment complaint is filed against them?
13:32According to one of the framers,
13:34or there is a constitution.
13:36As constitutionally interpreted,
13:39it means right away.
13:42It means immediately.
13:44There is no delay.
13:47There is no delay.
13:49Do it right away.
13:51If the Senate starts the litigation,
13:55what will happen when the election is over
13:57and the composition of the Senate is different?
14:00When Sarmiento is re-elected,
14:02the work of the current impeachment court
14:05will be separated from the Senate.
14:07Outside of legislation,
14:09it has a continuing function.
14:13It could be convening as a canvassing board.
14:17It could even be serving as an impeachment court.
14:22Retired Associate Justice Conchita Carpio Morales said
14:26the Senate cannot have a special session.
14:29Impeachment is not included
14:33among the reasons why
14:36an impeachment special session can be conducted.
14:40My conclusion is that impeachment trial
14:43cannot be conducted during recess.
14:47The impeachment trial is not yet starting.
14:50The Supreme Court petitioned the Vice President
14:53to stop this.
14:55Based on his defense team,
14:57there is a provision in the Constitution
14:59that only one impeachment proceeding
15:01can start against an official
15:03within a year.
15:05There are already three complaints against the Vice President
15:08according to his lawyers.
15:10The actions taken by the House of Representatives
15:14in respect of the three prior impeachment complaints
15:19before it decided to finally transmit
15:23what it purports to be a verified resolution
15:28is something that is not permitted by the Constitution,
15:34particularly that one-year bar rule.
15:38But some impeachment prosecutors said
15:41that the start of the one-year rule
15:44is not just the beginning of the complaint.
15:47The one-year ban starts
15:49when the impeachment complaint is initiated
15:52based on the Supreme Court's decision
15:55in the case of Francisco v. House of Representatives.
15:59Initiated under this Francisco case
16:02means the filing of the complaint
16:05endorsed by a congressman
16:07and referred to the Committee on Justice
16:10for proper disposition.
16:12So it is not the mere filing of a complaint
16:16that will trigger the one-year period.
16:20So for us, there was no grave abuse of discretion.
16:24There was no lack of due process.
16:26The Vice President's camp also questioned
16:29if Secretary General could sit down
16:32on the first three impeachment complaints.
16:35There were official reports and interviews
16:38and public pronouncements that were made
16:40by the Secretary General
16:42that supposedly these three complaints
16:44were already verified and ready for transmittal
16:47to the Speaker, but never did.
16:51And then suddenly, you see a fourth impeachment complaint
16:56that was suddenly referred to the Senate
17:00on the last day of the session.
17:02The question that we're asking respectfully
17:06the Supreme Court to decide is
17:08whether this is permitted.
17:10The Secretary General of the House of Representatives
17:13confirmed that according to the Constitution,
17:15the fourth impeachment complaint was transmitted to the Senate.
17:18He was followed by impeachment prosecutors.
17:21This is not the first time this has happened.
17:24This happened during President Erap's time.
17:26This also happened.
17:28Despite the absence of a court,
17:30the Vice President is ready to face an impeachment trial.
17:33The statement of the Vice President
17:36that she's willing to face whatever charges
17:40against her, I think that hasn't changed.
17:44It doesn't mean that she filed a petition
17:47and she doesn't want to face it.
17:49This is the first news.
17:51Tina Panganiban Perez for GMA Integrated News.
17:55Thousands of tourists are expected to attend
17:57the main events of the Panagbanga Festival this weekend.
18:01Live from Baguio City,
18:03I'm Jasmin Gavier Galvan of GMA Regional TV.
18:07Jasmin.
18:11Good morning, Igan. Good morning, Kapuso.
18:14Baguio City is ready for the major activities
18:18of the Panagbanga Festival this weekend,
18:21including the Grand Street Dance
18:23and Grand Float Parade.
18:25Thousands of tourists are expected to attend
18:28the celebration of the Panagbanga Festival 2025
18:31this weekend.
18:33This morning, Kapuso,
18:34the traffic is still loose in the city proper,
18:37as well as in Marcos Highway
18:39and McKennon Road.
18:41Later this afternoon,
18:42people are expected to attend the fiesta.
18:44The traffic is tight in Baguio City.
18:48The hotels and transient houses in Baguio City
18:50are almost full.
18:52Authorities have called on the tourists
18:54to be careful of online bookings
18:56to avoid modus
18:58and scams.
19:00The Baguio City Police Office
19:02issued the Traffic Advisory
19:04or the Abiso
19:06on the roads that will be closed tomorrow,
19:08Saturday and Sunday.
19:10The road routes of the parade
19:12are still open.
19:13Meanwhile,
19:14according to the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation
19:16incorporated or BFFFI,
19:18tomorrow, Saturday,
19:20the Grand Street Dance Parade
19:22will be followed by a drum and lyre
19:24and street dancing filled demonstration
19:26while on Sunday,
19:27of course,
19:28the Grand Float Parade
19:30where we will see beautiful floats
19:32decorated with beautiful flowers.
19:37Thank you very much,
19:38Jasmine Gabriel Galvan
19:39of GMA Regional TV.
19:43It is also worth noting that
19:45the festival was held in other places in the country.
19:48In Cebu City,
19:49Luzon hosted the first
19:50Chorizo de Cebu Festival.
19:53It is part of the 88th
19:55Charter Anniversary of Luzon
19:57and of course,
19:58the locally made chorizo,
20:00a type of sausage.
20:02Different styles,
20:04sizes and spices
20:05are guaranteed to be delicious.
20:08The chorizo was first made
20:10in the 1970s
20:11in Cebu City.
20:15Meanwhile,
20:16the Binacol Festival in Sarat,
20:18Ilocos Norte
20:19will be held
20:20with works by Inabel.
20:22The Binacol bags,
20:23wallets and clothes
20:25are available for a limited number of people.
20:28The street parade is part of the festival
20:30as well as the agri-trade fair
20:32where vegetables are sold at a lower price.
20:42Alright,
20:43full support
20:44to the stars
20:45in the block screening
20:46of Mananambal
20:47in a mall
20:48in Quezon City.
20:50We also have
20:51Asia's Multimedia Star,
20:52Alden Richards.
20:54Lolong Star,
20:55Ruru Madrid.
20:57And Princess of the City Jail Star,
20:58Sofia Pablo
20:59and Allen Ansay.
21:01And Forever Young Star,
21:02Nadine Samonte.
21:03We also have
21:04Sparkle Stars,
21:05Aisle Santos,
21:06Glyza De Castro,
21:07Gabby Eigenman,
21:08and Kailin Alcantara
21:09with Toby Paras.
21:11We also have
21:12the lead stars
21:13of the movie,
21:14Bianca O'Malley,
21:16E.A. Guzman,
21:18Kelvin Miranda
21:19and Jerrick Gonzalez.
21:21We also have
21:22the director,
21:23Adolf Alex Jr.
21:25We also have
21:26the one and only
21:27superstar and national artist
21:28for film and broadcast arts,
21:30Nora Honor.
21:32The story goes around
21:33to the group of content creators
21:34and to Mananambal
21:35with Lucille.
21:36played by Nora
21:37and her daughter,
21:38Alma,
21:39played by Bianca.
21:41From Latina Transformation
21:42to Sobrang Latina.
21:44That's the latest trend.
21:45How about it?
21:46How many stars
21:47are you hoping for?
21:49Sobrang Latina!
21:53Gabby Ngan Johnson,
21:54Princess of the City Jail Star,
21:55Sofia Pablo
21:56and Lauren King,
21:57a.k.a. Princess.
21:59And Libby
22:00who bonded
22:01with that trend.
22:03G-Ren,
22:04the trending
22:05Bining Manikit star,
22:06Ashley Rivera,
22:07flexing her beauty and charm.
22:08I also didn't miss out
22:09on Buboy Villar's
22:10Bubble Gang actor
22:11who has an amazing
22:13transformation
22:14that we haven't seen yet.
22:15Sobrang Latina
22:16started with a content creator
22:18where he finnexed
22:19his Latina-inspired makeup.
22:22I hear it everywhere.
22:23Oh, yes.
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