Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong April 3, 2025
- LTFRB: Discount ng mga senior citizen, PWD, at estudyante sa TNVS, papasanin ng ride-hailing app at operators simula April 7
- Sugar Regulatory Administration: Presyo ng asukal sa merkado, bumaba
- DSWD: Walang "Cash and Rice Distribution o CARD Program" ang ahensiya; mag-ingat sa mga kumakalat na fake news online
- American author Nicholas Kaufmann, viral matapos mapagkamalang si Nicholas Kaufman na abogado ni FPRRD sa ICC | Author Nicholas Kaufmann sa sagutan online ng mga pro at anti-Duterte: "It's been a big distraction to me" | Author Nicholas Kaufmann, dismayado sa mga hindi naniniwalang manunulat siya, at hindi abogado ni FPRRD | Author Nicholas Kaufmann sa Pinoy netizens: "Please stop. You've got the wrong guy"
- Voter's Information Sheet, sinimulang ipamahagi na ng Comelec | Mga negosyante at employer, hinimok na tumulong sa voter's education | Comelec: Kailangan ng batas para sa mano-manong pagbibilang ng boto sa mga presinto | Pagboto ng mga Pinoy sa Myanmar, by mail gagawin; Internet voting naman sa Thailand
- Iba't ibang isyu sa bansa, tinalakay ng ilang senatorial candidate
- Ex-PBB Housemates Ashley Ortega at AC Bonifacio, ni-recreate ang kanilang trending eviction meme sa "It's Showtime" | PBB Housemate Klarisse De Guzman, nag-come out as bisexual
- David Licauco, Very proud sa "Unang Hirit" guesting ng kaniyang ina | David Licauco tungkol kay Barbie Forteza: "I care for her a lot" | David Licauco sa estado ng kaniyang puso: "I'm really happy" | David Licauco, proud kay PBB Housemate Dustin Yu; game daw na maging housemate sa bahay ni Kuya | David Licauco, maraming pinag-aralan para sa upcoming film na "Samahan ng mga Makasalanan"
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- LTFRB: Discount ng mga senior citizen, PWD, at estudyante sa TNVS, papasanin ng ride-hailing app at operators simula April 7
- Sugar Regulatory Administration: Presyo ng asukal sa merkado, bumaba
- DSWD: Walang "Cash and Rice Distribution o CARD Program" ang ahensiya; mag-ingat sa mga kumakalat na fake news online
- American author Nicholas Kaufmann, viral matapos mapagkamalang si Nicholas Kaufman na abogado ni FPRRD sa ICC | Author Nicholas Kaufmann sa sagutan online ng mga pro at anti-Duterte: "It's been a big distraction to me" | Author Nicholas Kaufmann, dismayado sa mga hindi naniniwalang manunulat siya, at hindi abogado ni FPRRD | Author Nicholas Kaufmann sa Pinoy netizens: "Please stop. You've got the wrong guy"
- Voter's Information Sheet, sinimulang ipamahagi na ng Comelec | Mga negosyante at employer, hinimok na tumulong sa voter's education | Comelec: Kailangan ng batas para sa mano-manong pagbibilang ng boto sa mga presinto | Pagboto ng mga Pinoy sa Myanmar, by mail gagawin; Internet voting naman sa Thailand
- Iba't ibang isyu sa bansa, tinalakay ng ilang senatorial candidate
- Ex-PBB Housemates Ashley Ortega at AC Bonifacio, ni-recreate ang kanilang trending eviction meme sa "It's Showtime" | PBB Housemate Klarisse De Guzman, nag-come out as bisexual
- David Licauco, Very proud sa "Unang Hirit" guesting ng kaniyang ina | David Licauco tungkol kay Barbie Forteza: "I care for her a lot" | David Licauco sa estado ng kaniyang puso: "I'm really happy" | David Licauco, proud kay PBB Housemate Dustin Yu; game daw na maging housemate sa bahay ni Kuya | David Licauco, maraming pinag-aralan para sa upcoming film na "Samahan ng mga Makasalanan"
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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00:00From Monday to April 7, ride-hailing app and TNVS operators and not the driver will pay a 20 percent discount to passengers, senior citizens, PWD and students.
00:24According to the order of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, LTFRB, operators and ride-hailing app will pay a 50 percent discount.
00:34The LTFRB issued an order in response to the issue raised by the Senate in December that TNVS drivers will pay a discount to passengers.
00:45The price of sugar decreased in the market according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration.
00:51The price of raw sugar is at P73 per kilo, 11 percent lower than the P82 retail price in March 2024 according to the SRA.
01:02The price of brown sugar is also stable at P70 per kilo.
01:07The price of washed sugar is at P76 per kilo and refined sugar is at P80 per kilo.
01:13With the addition of SRA, the supply of raw and refined sugar is sufficient.
01:18It is now the time to harvest.
01:22Members of the public, please do not simply believe those who earn online.
01:26The Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD is aware of the pecking cash and rice distribution program that is spreading online.
01:36According to the agency, they don't have a card program that provides 5,000 pesos and 10 kilos of rice.
01:43To avoid being victimized by fake news, just visit the official pages of DSWD.
01:49You can call or message their numbers or email to DSWD.
01:57Nicholas Kaufman, a former lawyer of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court, ICC,
02:02was also viral online.
02:07He was contacted by GMA Integrated News and he told the Filipinos to stop sending him too many messages.
02:17We have first news from Bea Pindac.
02:20It's the same Nicholas Kaufman.
02:22The difference is, one letter in their last name.
02:27The other one is, the former President Rodrigo Duterte's lead defense counsel in the International Criminal Court.
02:34And the other one is, an American author or author of various books with horror and thriller themes.
02:41The author seems to be involved in the case of Duterte online.
02:46In a post, Kaufman said that his social media pages are flooded with comments and messages from Filipino netizens.
02:54That's why he posted it, to say that he's not the lawyer of Duterte.
02:59In an interview with GMA Integrated News, Kaufman said that both anti- and pro-Duterte are the ones sending him messages.
03:08For the first couple of weeks, it was all very pro-Duterte.
03:12People thought I was his ICC lawyer and wanted to wish me good luck and give me all sorts of best wishes.
03:22This week, things changed and the more anti-Duterte crowd found me as well.
03:29And they started sort of arguing with the pro-Duterte crowd in my comments.
03:37It blew up.
03:38It feels very invasive because it's been a big distraction to me trying to get any work done or anything.
03:45Kaufman posted twice on Facebook and is appealing to stop sending him messages.
03:54Believe it or not, there are people who commented that they thought I was lying.
03:57But most of them said, oh, we know it's you.
03:59You look exactly like him, which I don't.
04:02So apparently they feel that Nicholas Kaufman from the ICC has a side gig as a writer of horror and thrillers in New York City, which is very strange.
04:13I don't understand why these folks won't listen to reason or why they believe that Duterte's lawyer would lie to them about who he is.
04:23According to Kaufman, he heard Duterte's name before, but he just read about the former president when his name was already mentioned.
04:32The author said, even if there was confusion, it did not affect his view of all Filipinos.
04:40It has not affected how I see Filipinos in general.
04:44It has definitely affected how I might view Duterte supporters in particular.
04:50The anti-Duterte people have shown up to try to explain or to try to apologize for what's happening.
04:57Do seem a little more rational and sane minded.
05:02But I have nothing but respect for the Filipino people themselves.
05:07Please stop. You've got the wrong guy. I would like for them to please just, you know, kindly stop.
05:12This is the first news.
05:14Bea Pinlac for GMA Integrated News.
05:18Former Committee Commissioner Gus Lagman presented a manual counting of votes for the voting percent.
05:24Committee Chairman George Garcia said that a law is needed for that.
05:28He started by dividing the votes by the percentage.
05:33In Barangay 70 in Pasay City, Committee Chairman George Erwin Garcia and three Commissioners of the Committee
05:39are involved in the division of the Voter's Information Sheet or VIS.
05:44There are four pages of paper where you can see the name, address, and presentation of the voters.
05:49The Voter's Information Sheet is a document that is used by the Committee Chairman George Garcia
05:55There are four pages of paper where you can see the name, address, and presentation of the voters.
06:02There are also instructions on how to vote and a list of candidates.
06:06This is very important because not everyone has access to the internet.
06:10Even if they are far from the barangay, they can reach the Voter's Information Sheet.
06:1668 million registered voters across the country can receive this.
06:21The Committee should make the division personal because it is cheaper and faster than doing it by mail.
06:28The voter also needs to sign or receive it as proof that the VIS was delivered.
06:35Again, don't worry about why you need to sign because the reason for signing is because it is evidence that you have received the Voter's Information Sheet.
06:46Our people have an ID.
06:49This is a big thing for me because this is a guide for me to go to the precinct.
06:58This is a big guide.
07:00In the face of Garcia in the Management Association of the Philippines,
07:04the business community and employers who helped in voter's education and allowed their employees to vote freely.
07:14We have to ensure that people will still and continue to trust our electoral process and system.
07:20And the only way to do that is voter's education.
07:23We should not let a single child, a Filipino child, to grow up and say,
07:28I will just buy a vote. I will just sell it.
07:32On the part of the event where the participants can ask questions,
07:35one of them is the former Common Law Commissioner, Gus Lagman.
07:39His point is that voting in the precincts should be done manually so that each vote can be counted.
07:46Garcia's answer is that a law is needed for this.
07:50The counting at the precincts, which is the most crucial, is that witnessed by the voters.
07:57You feed the ballot and then at 7 o'clock in the evening, the machine counts the ballots.
08:05Since 2010, it should be done manually and then automated.
08:11And yet the Supreme Court did not put that in their decision because it's a question of law.
08:17After the election in Myanmar and Thailand, Garcia said that by post or by mail,
08:24320 registered voters in Myanmar will vote.
08:28Internet voting in Thailand will continue.
08:31Here is the first news.
08:33Sandra Aguinaldo for GMA Integrated News.
08:48The removal of 12 percent VAT in electricity was helped by Congressman Rodante Marcoleta in Manila.
08:53Philippe Salvador was also there.
08:55He fought against corruption, criminality, and illegal drugs.
08:59Mark Luis Gamboa was also part of the campaign.
09:03Senator Aimee Marcos is pushing for agriculture and support for farmers.
09:09Ariel Quirobin is pushing for industrial hubs and a good salary in the province.
09:14Tito Soto and Senator Pia Caetano are heading to Cebu.
09:19Senator Francis Tolentino recognized the role of LGUs in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental.
09:25Congresswoman Camille Villar helped support mango farmers in Pangasinan.
09:30The removal of VAT in electricity was one of the promises made by Benher Abalos.
09:36Bama Kino gave support to Talaba Growers.
09:42David D'Angelo went around Caloocan.
09:45Leode D. Guzman is pushing for the use of renewable energy in Leyte.
09:51Senator Bong Go is pushing for the development of infrastructure.
09:56Ping Lackson is pushing for a strong disaster response in the country.
10:02Senator Lito Lapid is planning for agritourism in Cebu.
10:06We continue to follow the campaign of the running Senators in the election of 2025.
10:12This is the first news. Rafi Tima for GMA Integrated News.
10:22The first evictees of the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition were guests on the show.
10:29Ashley Ortega and A.C. Bonifacio.
10:40In the segment, who is this?
10:43They ate the viral meme of being evicted from their brother's house.
10:47That's A.C.'s tears and Ashley's confidence.
10:51It's Showtime hosts didn't miss their version of the meme.
10:55Ashley and A.C. also joined the gagam battle where Ashley won.
11:00And speaking of PBB, a new task of making the housemates face the truth.
11:08I think this is the time.
11:12Time not straight.
11:17Clarice de Guzman after coming out as bisexual.
11:24She also revealed that she has a girlfriend for four years.
11:28She is happy that her family accepted her.
11:31Meanwhile, Sneer became emotional when she told her life behind her happiness.
11:37Others said that she looks financially stable but her family has a lot of debts.
11:45Sneer also cried when she told her that her father didn't take care of her.
11:50One of her goals is to pay off all the debts of her family and take care of her father.
11:58I care for her a lot.
12:00That's what the innocent star David Licaco felt in the other half of Team Barda, Barbie Ortega.
12:10David is very proud of his mommy Eden's recent guesting.
12:14Here in Unang Hirit, we have Nelson Canlas.
12:19David Licaco is proud of his mommy Eden's guesting in Unang Hirit.
12:25At the last meeting of Pambansang Gino'o in GMA Integrated News Interviews,
12:30he said that he's hats off to his mommy for being natural on TV.
12:35She's proud that she was able to do that despite that it's not her line of work.
12:42She wants to meet Barbie.
12:44She wants to meet Barbie.
12:46Oh yeah.
12:47Of course.
12:48It's like you're the one holding the key.
12:51Because Barbie is busy.
12:54If there's no plan, it will continue.
12:58It can be.
13:00And speaking of Barbie.
13:02What we see on social media, is this a fan service or does it have feelings?
13:12Which one?
13:13Your closeness with Barbie.
13:15Well, we're really close.
13:19But then, we have to...
13:23You're the one I'm asking.
13:25I mean, you have to think that of course, Barbie just got off from her relationship.
13:31And we should respect that.
13:35She needs to heal.
13:40She needs to...
13:43It doesn't have anything to do with healing.
13:46I'm asking you, do you have feelings involved?
13:49I care for her a lot.
13:52Care for her a lot.
13:53Can we qualify that?
13:55I just really care about her a lot.
14:00You're so comfortable with each other.
14:04Like, you protect her and sometimes she protects you.
14:07Do you have different dynamics?
14:09I mean, did your dynamics evolve?
14:12Sure, before.
14:14Transparently, she was taken.
14:17That's a bad factor.
14:20No, I mean, Barbie has always been caring.
14:22But then, of course, when...
14:24You're the one she loves.
14:26Yeah, right?
14:27It's like, be caring.
14:28Because, of course, when you're working, you really need to.
14:32Especially in a love theme context.
14:34You have to be caring.
14:35And Barbie is someone I really care about.
14:38So, it's...
14:39Would you say it's...
14:41It's more relaxed now that you're together?
14:46Now that you're single.
14:52The question's right.
14:56Again.
14:57I mean, I feel like anyone who's in my situation,
15:01when I'm taken,
15:04I won't do anything extra.
15:08Extra care, right?
15:10But now, obviously, when we're together,
15:13I care for her.
15:15And, of course, it's more relaxed, like you said.
15:20When I asked David about his state of mind...
15:24Are you in love now?
15:25In love?
15:26Yeah, with life.
15:27I'm in love with life.
15:28I'm in love with life.
15:29No, you're in love with another human being.
15:35You're a little tense.
15:37I'm really happy.
15:39We also got to talk to his best friend, Dustin Yu,
15:45as a housemate in the PBB Celebrity Co-Love Edition.
15:48He's proud of his best friend,
15:50especially when he shows his bravery and intelligence
15:53while he's inside his brother's house.
15:56Dustin, how are you?
16:00I miss you.
16:02Why are you there?
16:05It's true that I miss you,
16:06but I just want to let you know that I'm really, really proud of you.
16:09It's a bad thing that I don't have a text,
16:11and I don't have a friend that I can call.
16:14Hey, how are you?
16:16I'm not playing...
16:17I'm just kidding.
16:18But is it a game for David to be a housemate?
16:22If Dustin's there, but he's sure he's there,
16:24so maybe it's okay.
16:25For now, one of David's priorities is his upcoming film,
16:30Samahan ng Mga Makasalanan.
16:32Because it's a comedy film,
16:34he studied a lot to make the audience laugh.
16:38And it's a big help that he's surrounded by comedians
16:43while he's shooting.
16:44You just have to react to your co-actors.
16:48It's just like basic acting, right?
16:50If you laugh, you'll laugh.
16:51Kapuso, I hope you'll watch Samahan ng Mga Makasalanan,
16:56April 19.
16:57As you can see, I'm so nice here.
17:02Right?
17:03So you'll see that I'm teaching our God up there.
17:08And you'll learn a lot.
17:10It's a beautiful movie.
17:12You should really watch it.
17:14This is the first news.
17:15Nelson Canlas for GMA Integrated News.