Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong April 8, 2025
- PHIVOLCS: Bulkang Kanlaon, nagkaroon ng explosive eruption + Panayam kay PHIVOLCS Director Teresito Bacolcol kaugnay sa pagputok ng Bulkang Kanlaon
- Presyo ng isda at gulay, tumaas ilang araw bago ang Semana Santa
- Ilang uuwi sa mga probinsiya, bumiyahe na bago ang inaasahang dagsa sa mga bus terminal | Ilang biyahe ng airconditioned buses pa-Bicol, fully booked na; ilang bus company, nag-apply para sa special permit | Ilang bus terminal, magdadagdag ng bus para sa inaasahang dagsa ng mga pasahero sa Martes at Miyerkules Santo
- Ilan pang gamot laban sa diabetes, hypertension, mental illness, at high cholesterol, VAT-free na rin
- VP Sara Duterte, handang dumalo sa pagdinig ng Senado tungkol sa pag-aresto kay FPRRD | SP EScudero: Mga opisyal na hindi pumunta sa nakaraang Senate hearing, dadalo na sa April 10
- Panayam kay DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian kaugnay sa viral video ng PWD na ginamit para pulaan ang isang kandidato
- Panayam kay NTC OIC Industry Planning and Management Branch Engr. Mary Coleen Cas kaugnay sa paggamit ng emergency broadcast system sa kampanya
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- PHIVOLCS: Bulkang Kanlaon, nagkaroon ng explosive eruption + Panayam kay PHIVOLCS Director Teresito Bacolcol kaugnay sa pagputok ng Bulkang Kanlaon
- Presyo ng isda at gulay, tumaas ilang araw bago ang Semana Santa
- Ilang uuwi sa mga probinsiya, bumiyahe na bago ang inaasahang dagsa sa mga bus terminal | Ilang biyahe ng airconditioned buses pa-Bicol, fully booked na; ilang bus company, nag-apply para sa special permit | Ilang bus terminal, magdadagdag ng bus para sa inaasahang dagsa ng mga pasahero sa Martes at Miyerkules Santo
- Ilan pang gamot laban sa diabetes, hypertension, mental illness, at high cholesterol, VAT-free na rin
- VP Sara Duterte, handang dumalo sa pagdinig ng Senado tungkol sa pag-aresto kay FPRRD | SP EScudero: Mga opisyal na hindi pumunta sa nakaraang Senate hearing, dadalo na sa April 10
- Panayam kay DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian kaugnay sa viral video ng PWD na ginamit para pulaan ang isang kandidato
- Panayam kay NTC OIC Industry Planning and Management Branch Engr. Mary Coleen Cas kaugnay sa paggamit ng emergency broadcast system sa kampanya
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 volcano erupted at Negros Island this morning at 6 a.m.
00:24The eruption reached 4,000 meters.
00:28The ash and debris left the side of the volcano. The volcano is now at alert level 3.
00:38This morning, the volcano erupted at Negros Island. We have with us PBOX Director Teresito Bacolcol.
00:43Director, good morning.
00:45Yes, sir. Good morning to you too.
00:47How strong was the eruption of the volcano, the so-called explosive eruption?
00:54Earlier, our plume height reached 4,000 meters or 4 kilometers.
01:00This is comparable to the December 9 explosive eruption that also reached 4 kilometers or 4,000 meters.
01:09Earlier, there were reports of ashfall that reached Barangay Cubay in La Carlota City and sulfuric smell in La Carlota City.
01:21Is the eruption still going on until now, Director?
01:25It ended earlier at 6.47 a.m. The eruption ended. It lasted for almost one hour from 5.51 a.m. to 6.47 a.m.
01:39Yes. Is there a chance of ashfall?
01:42Yes. If there's ashfall, it's dangerous. If we have a problem in Baga, it can spread.
01:57We can feel it because volcanic ash is composed of small pieces of rock, mineral and volcanic blast.
02:08If there's ashfall, it can cause irritation in the eyes, nose and throat.
02:14If there are respiratory conditions like asthma, it can cause symptoms.
02:19Yes. Director, what are the cities in Negros Island that are possibly affected?
02:24Right now, again, the plume is heading southwest.
02:31Most likely, in La Carlota City, Bago City and La Castellana, they will be affected by the plume.
02:39But right now, we just confirmed that in La Carlota City, there's light ashfall.
02:48Should the plume be raised to alert level four, Director?
02:52Right now, we are still maintaining alert level three.
02:57Okay. Thank you very much, Phoebus Director Teresito Bacol. Take care.
03:01Thank you very much.
03:03A few days before Easter, how is the price of fish and vegetables in the market?
03:08Live from Pasig, EJ Gomez is back. EJ.
03:16Egan, a few days ago, before Holy Week, the price of fish and vegetables in the markets increased.
03:24Just like here in Pasig Megamarket.
03:29It's only 12 o'clock in the evening, and the fish market of Mina is open.
03:33It's all good, especially the sales are a bit bad because of the continuous increase in their prices.
03:40According to some fish markets in Pasig Megamarket,
03:43their prices of fish and vegetables increased from 20 pesos to 30 pesos per kilo last week.
03:49Fish is at 200 pesos now.
03:52Tilapia is at 140 pesos.
03:54Pampano is being sold at 360 pesos per kilo.
03:59In Galunggong, it's 240 pesos per kilo.
04:02While in Alumahan, it's at 280 pesos.
04:05The sellers said that their prices will increase in the next few days before Holy Week.
04:12It will increase a bit, even the sellers.
04:15The supply is low, that's why the prices are high.
04:18That's why it's hard.
04:20Before, there were 120 pangbangos.
04:22Now, there are 160 pangbangos.
04:24Now, it's all at 200 pesos.
04:26Some seafoods, like shrimp, also increased their prices.
04:29Now, it's at 600 pesos.
04:31The price of squid decreased from 480 pesos to 440 pesos.
04:37As for vegetables, some of them increased their prices.
04:41Cucumber is at 60 pesos per kilo.
04:44Carrots and potatoes are at 80 pesos.
04:46Cabbage is at 100 pesos per kilo.
04:48Squash is at 50 pesos.
04:50Bell pepper is at 140 pesos.
04:53Onions are at 120 pesos.
04:56Garlic is at 180 pesos.
04:58While tomatoes are at 60 pesos per kilo.
05:01Okra, water spinach, and malunggay are at 10 pesos per kilo.
05:06Now, during Christmas, the prices of vegetables will increase.
05:11Because there are only a few people who will deliver vegetables.
05:15It is expected that the prices of vegetables will increase from 5 pesos to 20 pesos per kilo next week.
05:26Igan, if the prices of some fish are at 20 pesos to 30 pesos,
05:32the prices of vegetables will increase from 5 pesos to 10 pesos.
05:36But it is expected that the prices of vegetables will increase from 5 pesos to 30 pesos next week.
05:42And that is the first news from Pasig City.
05:46EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.
05:50Let's go back to the situation in some bus terminals in Quezon City.
05:54Christmas is coming.
05:56Live from Cubao, we have the first news from James Agustin.
05:59James?
06:03Susan, good morning.
06:04During our tour of some bus terminals in Cubao,
06:07there are a lot of trips that are fully booked for next week.
06:11It is expected that there will be more passengers.
06:13That's why the bus companies applied for a special permit in the LTFRB
06:17so that they can add more books.
06:23After more than 10 years,
06:25the senior citizen, Nani, will return to Daetka Marinas Norte.
06:29She will travel with her daughter, Benjun.
06:31They are already in a hurry to go to the bus terminal.
06:35So that there won't be a lot of people in Holy Week.
06:40It's hard to travel.
06:42Who will go there?
06:44My relatives, my siblings, my nephews.
06:48It's hard to go to Holy Week because there are a lot of people.
06:51It's crowded.
06:53And if it's too hot, we might die.
06:55Mary Grace and her 7-year-old daughter, Joymee, also discarded.
07:00They will go home to Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte.
07:03It's hard if there are a lot of passengers.
07:05It's crowded.
07:07That's why we decided to travel.
07:11Tomorrow, my daughter is moving up.
07:14In this bus terminal, the air-conditioned buses are fully booked from April 11 to 17
07:20to Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Albay.
07:23They applied for a special permit in the LTFRB
07:26to add more travel buses to the mentioned routes.
07:30We expect that on Friday, April 11, there will be a lot of passengers.
07:40Will there be a lot of passengers?
07:42There will be a lot, sir.
07:43In fact, from April 11 to April 17.
07:49The bus company assured that passengers will be able to ride even without a ticket reservation.
07:55That's only for non-air-conditioned buses.
07:58We have a lot of ordinary buses, sir.
08:01That's for passengers without a reservation or what we call chance passengers.
08:08In this bus terminal, passengers are expected to arrive on Tuesday and Wednesday.
08:13They will also add more buses to Bulacan and Nueva Ecija.
08:17There are already passengers going home for the Holy Week.
08:21Like Joel, who traveled to Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
08:24It's hard. It's narrow.
08:27It's not wide anymore.
08:30We added more buses for the special permit.
08:33And usually, traffic is the only problem.
08:37Especially on the left side, the bus can turn very fast.
08:46Meanwhile, Susan, when will the bus terminal be full of passengers,
08:50especially those who will travel to faraway places?
08:53For example, Bicolay.
08:54If possible, they should not bring big things
08:58because it can delay the trip and the departure of the bus from the terminal here in Cubao.
09:04That's the first news from Quezon City.
09:06I am James Agustin for GEMI Integrated News.
09:10Here's the good news.
09:12VAT-free medicines were added.
09:14Value-added tax is not allowed.
09:17According to the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
09:19the list of medicines for diabetes, hypertension and mental illness
09:24also includes medicines for high cholesterol.
09:27You can see the complete list of those medicines on the BIR website.
09:32The BIR said that the addition of VAT-exempt products
09:35is based on the endorsement of the Food and Drug Administration.
09:40Vice President Sara Duterte,
09:42who attended the hearing of the Senate Committee on Arresting former President Rodrigo Duterte,
09:47said on March 11.
09:48The Vice President said that she is ready to provide details
09:51about the visit of the former president to Hong Kong
09:53until he returns to IAN Terminal 3 in Pasay.
09:56Senate President Chief Escudero is in talks in Malacanang
09:59and said that he will attend the official hearings on Wednesday, April 10.
10:03Senator Aimee Marcos, the chairperson of the committee,
10:07said that it's good that Malacanang has changed its mind.
10:09She asked him to speak the truth
10:12and not to go back on his promise to show the people their future in the next hearing.
10:17Here is the viral video of the PWD that was used to mislead a candidate.
10:23We would like to invite Secretary Rex Gatchalian of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
10:28Good morning Secretary.
10:30Good morning to all the viewers and listeners of your program.
10:35Thank you for having me.
10:36Secretary, are you discussing who has the right to use another PWD in the campaign?
10:43The first thing we can say is that yesterday,
10:46we sent a fact-finding team to investigate this allegation.
10:50It was proven that the person in the video, the woman in the video,
10:55really has something to do with it.
10:57We have enough evidence to say that.
10:59Second, the incident really happened according to her relatives and her own relatives.
11:07Third, we were also able to find out where the video was taken.
11:14We can say that the location is owned by a candidate.
11:20I don't want to disclose the following details because the family is talking to each other,
11:27but I would like to give them a heads-up because they haven't been able to form their position,
11:32if they will continue the complaint or not.
11:35I don't want to pre-empt what they will say to us today.
11:39Yesterday, we were with them.
11:41But before all of this, I would like to assure the public that we should first look at the condition of the victim.
11:48Of course, she has psychological trauma because she was raped.
11:52She was raped by her neighbors.
11:55So if someone is mentally challenged or has a mental disability,
12:03there will be more incidents.
12:08That's what we did first, financial assistance.
12:11Our social workers are assessing the psycho-emotional or psycho-social of her experiences.
12:17Was she forced or was it her will to be exposed in the video?
12:23According to her will and according to the will of her relatives, she was forced and she was taught what to say.
12:33What happened is she said she doesn't want to, but she was forced.
12:37She agreed. I don't know what I will say next. I don't know how to answer such questions.
12:44Anyway, we will teach her and she was taught. She was forced to answer.
12:49To be honest, her anguish, her mental and emotional anguish is the main issue.
12:56We should remember that she already has a mental disability.
13:00Now, she was forced.
13:02I cannot speak further on what will happen to her family.
13:07They are asking for time for us to pay attention.
13:12While they are asking for time for us to pay attention to the investigation, her condition is a priority.
13:18That has become our priority now.
13:20Can you answer if there's a financial exchange for this?
13:23Was there money paid to her?
13:25Actually, no. According to their initial analysis, there's no money paid to them.
13:33But the reason she went to that compound is because there's rice being given to the vloggers.
13:39But the rice was not given by the candidate.
13:43But it was taking place supposedly in an address or a headquarters of a known candidate in the area.
13:52If it can be proven that there's exploitation in our country, PWD.
13:59There are cases that you are preparing against the candidate.
14:03I want to repeat three things that we are doing.
14:07First, we should take care of the victim. That's the priority.
14:11Second, we are working with the NBI Cybercrime Division to find out who uploaded the video.
14:18We are also working with Facebook to bring down the posts.
14:23There are many viewers.
14:26That's the request of the victim and her family. I hope we can bring it down.
14:31Third, we are working with them again because yesterday, they were really reluctant.
14:39They don't want to increase the issue.
14:41As the mother said, we just want to move on and forget.
14:45Of course, we are ready to file a case against them.
14:49They violated the law, RA 7610.
14:52It's a protection for the youth.
14:54Our countrymen who have mental disability, our treatment for them is child.
15:01This is also included in the violations of Magna Carta that protects the rights of our countrymen.
15:08They really violated a lot of things.
15:10But we are not sure if the family wants to pursue.
15:14They were the ones who came from Laisay.
15:16But don't worry, I'm not saying this is the end.
15:19We will go there again to get more details and to get their sentiments.
15:24Secretary Campaña, are you sure that they will not use or exploit the kidnappers?
15:30Igan, it's in the guidelines.
15:33First, they cannot go during the conduct of payouts.
15:36Second, their materials should not be inside the vicinity of the payouts.
15:41Third, we will disclose to the public the recipients.
15:45There are sufficient provisions in the new Joint Memo Circular that guides the use of ACAP.
15:51We are making sure that this will not be used for political gain of anyone.
15:56Don't use ACAP, Igan. Use all programs of DSWD.
15:59Thank you very much, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian. Take care.
16:03Thank you very much, Igan.
16:05We will talk about the investigation on the use of emergency cell broadcast system for Campaña.
16:10Some of the candidates are younger.
16:12We will invite the officer-in-charge of the Industry Planning and Management Branch
16:17of the National Telecommunications Commission, Engineer Mary Colleen Cas.
16:21Good morning to you, ma'am.
16:24Good morning, ma'am. Good morning to those who are watching your program.
16:30Engineer, have you found out where the emergency alert came from?
16:35Actually, ma'am, we haven't found out yet.
16:39But currently, we have an enforcement team in Masbating that is conducting an investigation
16:46regarding the messages received through emergency broadcast.
16:51Before, it was only sent through SMS.
16:54But with this emergency alert, how did this happen?
16:59What technology is used in this system?
17:04Actually, ma'am, it is still the same broadcaster, I mean, machine or device that they used.
17:14This is what is called SMS broadcaster or SMS text blasting machine.
17:20There is only a text blasting machine feature that is called flash message.
17:27That flash message, when you send a message, it will broadcast the same message.
17:35It will only flash on the screen.
17:38So, the SMS broadcaster or SMS blaster also has a capability.
17:45Will this kind of work, Engineer, be stopped?
17:49How can we make sure that this kind of work will not be used anymore?
17:57Actually, ma'am, this SMS blaster is just a portable device.
18:02It's small.
18:03You can put it in your backpack and you can turn around and text blast.
18:09So, what the government is doing, like NTC,
18:15our enforcement is still continuous on prohibited devices.
18:20We are also working with PNP.
18:26PNP has already conducted several operations with regard to SMS blasters.
18:35NTC is also part of that.
18:37Aside from that, we are also collaborating with DTI.
18:43We are also working with marketplaces or our e-commerce platforms
18:48to take down sellers who are selling prohibited devices.
18:53And of course, the media, public awareness,
18:57just like what we are doing now, media engagement,
19:01as much as possible, we are doing this to give advice to the public.
19:08Yes, so they will know that it is prohibited to use this.
19:11Thank you very much, Engineer Mery Colleen Cass of the National Telecommunications Commission.
19:16Good morning to all of you.
19:18Thank you very much.