Unang Balita sa Unang Hirit: AUGUST 23 2023 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023:  Mga guro at magulang, naglinis sa mga paaralan para iwas-dengue sa pasukan | DOH: dapat laging malinis ang paligid at alisin ang mga pinamumugaran ng lamok para iwas-dengue | DOH: 90,320 ang dengue cases sa bansa mula January-July 2023 Budget Sec. Pangandaman: non-recurring ang mga gastusin na tinapyas sa budget ng DOH | DOH Sec. Herbosa: tutuparin namin ang mandato ng DOH magkano man ang budget Anim na pulis-Navotas na sangkot sa pagkamatay ni Jemboy Baltazar, inusisa sa imbestigasyon sa senado | Magkahawig sina Jemboy Baltazar at target ng operasyon, ayon sa team leader na si p/capt. Mark joseph carpio | team leader ng operasyon at pulis na umano'y unang nagpaputok ng baril kay Jemboy Baltazar, na-cite in contempt sa senado | suweldo ng mga pulis na sangkot sa katiwalian at pang-aabuso, planong ipitin ng PNP DOLE: desisyon na ng mga employer kung ipagpapatuloy o ititigil ang work from home 'Royal Blood' child star Sienna Stevens, kumasa sa "Price tag" dance challenge Resupply mission sa BRP Sierra Madre sa Ayungin Shoal kahapon, matagumpay Reaksyon ni Chinese Amb. Huang Xilian sa resupply mission sa Ayungin Shoal DA: mahirap ibaba sa P20/kilo ang presyo ng bigas sa susunod na 2 taon | DA: kahit hindi kulang ang supply ng bigas, mataas pa rin ang presyo dahil apektado ito ng pandaigdigang presyo | Hindi naipamahaging rice seeds at farm equipment at pagbiyahe abroad ng NFA administrator, pinuna I-ACT, naglabas ng revised guidelines para sa mga aalis ng bansa simula Setyembre | DOJ: bagong guidelines sa pagbiyahe, hakbang para mapigilan ang human trafficking at illegal recruitment Dry run ng klase sa Pinyahan Elementary School, isinagawa ngayong araw | Mga dekorasyon, artwork, at poster, binaklas na sa mga classroom | Ilang magulang, iba-iba ang opinyon kaugnay sa pagpapatanggal ng dekorasyon sa classroom Ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, itinangging nangako siya sa China na aalisin ang BRP Sierra Madre sa Ayungin Shoal Rocco Nacino, wagi ng dalawang gold medals sa isang tennis tournament | Ashley Ortega, Khalil Ramos, at Gabbi Garcia, game din sa paglalaro ng tennis Team Gilas Pilipinas, puspusan ang paghahanda para 2023 FIBA World Cup | Coach Chot Reyes: Final 12 players na lalaban sa 2023 FIBA wWorld cup, isusumite ngayong araw  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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00:00 [Music]

00:08 Good morning. Here are the first news of GMA Integrated News.

00:13 Six days before the classes open for public education,

00:17 along with the preparation of teachers and parents to be saved from the dengue,

00:21 the students have their first news.

00:24 [Music]

00:28 The teachers and parents are busy cleaning schools

00:31 for the opening of classes next week.

00:34 Like Camuning Elementary School in Quezon City,

00:37 where almost 2,000 students are expected to return to school.

00:42 The bottles, containers, cans, and other things that can be used to store dengue, mosquito,

00:50 we are trying to make sure that the school is clean.

00:53 The parents are also busy discarding their children away from the mosquito that brings dengue.

00:59 I just clean it and put lotion on it to avoid dengue.

01:03 In school, I just need long socks.

01:07 DOH said that dengue cases usually increase during the rainy season.

01:12 That's why it's important to always clean the surroundings and remove possible pests from the mosquitoes.

01:18 It bites during the day.

01:19 Classes have already started, so the children are already moving from their house,

01:23 to the car, to school, and back.

01:27 They can be bitten by the mosquito anywhere along that route.

01:30 Not all of them are caught in the house.

01:32 It's urgent, so it's important to immediately give the affected person dengue.

01:37 Among the symptoms are fever, which is associated with headaches,

01:42 cough, rashes, eye and body pain.

01:44 According to the DOH, more than 90,000 people have been infected with dengue from January to July.

01:50 It's even lower than 22 percent compared to the same period last year.

01:55 This is the first news.

01:57 Lei Alvis for GMA Integrated News.

02:01 Budget Secretary Amena prepared a 10-billion-peso budget for the Department of Health in 2024.

02:12 The DOH budget is mostly based on amendments of Congress.

02:19 Additional, meaning congressional initiatives.

02:25 So it's a non-recurring budget.

02:30 According to the feeling, the funds for health facilities and medical assistance are being added.

02:38 For the poor, it is a non-recurring expense or one-time expenditure.

02:43 According to Health Secretary Ted Erboza, it is possible that the reduced expenditure is based on the improvement of the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

02:52 His budget will be approved by the Congress.

02:57 The legislature divides the projects.

03:02 If they want to return the 10-billion-peso they withdrew, we are happy.

03:06 We will fulfill our mandate as Department of Health.

03:10 The Philippine National Police plans to cut the salaries of police officers who are involved in the abuse and other irregularities.

03:20 This is included in the conversations of the Senate investigation into the murder of Jemboy Baltazar, a suspected suspect of police voters.

03:28 Mayonong Balita with Sandra Aguinaldo.

03:34 The six police officers who were involved in the operation of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar,

03:40 who was facing the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, were the first to be shot, according to their team leader,

03:48 Police Captain Mark Joseph Arpio and Police Staff Sergeant Jerry Maliban, who was followed by other shots.

03:55 The first to be shot was Police Staff Sergeant Jerry Maliban. I immediately shouted, "Don't let them shoot. Don't let them shoot."

04:04 Maliban was dismissed. We should know who reinstated him. Why did he give the order to be a police officer again?

04:11 My case is related to Naval Component, Your Honor.

04:16 What case?

04:17 Robbery and extortion, Your Honor. The case was dismissed from me, Your Honor.

04:24 According to Arpio, Jemboy and the target of their operation, 18-year-old Reynaldo Bolivar, were in a fight.

04:32 They were just fighting.

04:33 How far were you facing the victim?

04:36 About 10 to 15 meters.

04:38 From that far, you will know if they were fighting or not. With that far? 15 meters?

04:43 No, Your Honor.

04:44 But in the following questions, Arpio said that they did not see Jemboy on the boat.

04:51 He was the first to be reported that he was just fishing with his friend, Sunny Boy.

04:56 But isn't it true that he was shot when he was still cleaning his boat? That's why he fell into the water?

05:06 Your Honor, we did not see him jumping from the boat.

05:11 What did you see?

05:13 We only saw one person, Sunny Boy.

05:18 If you only saw one person, why did the bullet hit the person in the water, Jemboy?

05:27 Your Honor, maybe the intention of those who shot him was to kill Sunny Boy as a warning shot.

05:38 When Maliban was asked about this...

05:41 I invoke my right to self-incrimination, Your Honor.

05:44 Your team leader said that you were shooting in the water.

05:48 Your Honor, the case is already in the fiscal.

05:51 So what? Huh? So what if your case is already in the fiscal?

05:57 Do you want to stop the investigation of this committee because you have a case in front of you?

06:04 Nobody can stop our investigation.

06:06 I move, Mr. Chair, to hold the two gentlemen in court.

06:10 I second the motion.

06:11 Meanwhile, Carpio and Maliban were in jail in the office of the Sergeant at Arms.

06:16 Some senators called on the PNP to promise that Jemboy will use justice

06:21 and to stop the neuropsychiatric screening of police recruits.

06:26 The PNP promised a thorough investigation of what happened.

06:30 According to the PNP Deputy Chief for Administration, Lieutenant General Rodel Cermonia,

06:35 one of the changes they will implement in disciplining their staff is to cut the salary of police officers

06:42 who are subject to irregularities or abuse.

06:46 They will also look at the cases of police officers who were dismissed and returned to their positions.

06:52 This is the first news.

06:54 Sandra Aguinaldo for GMA Integrated News.

06:58 Work from home will not be removed according to the Department of Labor and Employment.

07:02 The implementation of this will depend on the employer and employees.

07:07 Dolen believes that hybrid setup is still a big help.

07:11 Before the pandemic, there is a telecommuting act for remote working arrangement.

07:17 It's better if the employer and employee will discuss what will be better for them.

07:25 All activities that can be subject to telecommuting or hybrid online performance,

07:37 it is not prohibited.

07:40 We know that it will help, especially if there will be face-to-face meetings.

07:48 At the same time, there are jobs that are already available for hybrid or online services.

07:59 She will be on Wednesday morning, not only in acting, but also in dancing,

08:04 the royal blood star, Shena Stevens.

08:07 Netizens liked the wedding of child actress in the Prize Tag Dance Challenge.

08:12 It has more than three million views.

08:14 This is not the first time Shena danced.

08:17 She was caught in the act of doing a TikTok dance move in a press conference.

08:21 She also had a dance collab with Gillian Ward, a.k.a. Doc Annalyn of Abot Kamay na Pangarap.

08:27 Shena is being watched as Lizzy in the murder mystery series Royal Blood.

08:33 She's a cute child.

08:35 She's so beautiful.

08:36 The supply mission of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayung, Ixol will be completed.

08:41 On the other hand, China will invade again.

08:44 According to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea,

08:47 food and other supplies were delivered to the Philippine troops yesterday.

08:52 They were escorted by BRP Cabra and BRP Sindangan of the Philippine Coast Guard.

08:58 Philippine Navy ships also guarded the ships.

09:00 The task force also added that China Coast Guard and Chinese militia have already stopped the supply mission.

09:07 According to a source of GMA Integrated News,

09:09 the Philippine and Chinese ships have changed radio channels.

09:14 On August 5, BRP Sierra Madre should have been supplied,

09:19 but it was stopped because of the Chinese Coast Guard bombing of the Philippine ships.

09:25 Chinese Ambassador Huang Zilian said there's no problem if humanitarian supplies are delivered to BRP Sierra Madre.

09:36 The problem is the delivery of building materials.

09:40 The Philippine Coast Guard said that food, water and gasoline will be delivered to BRP Sierra Madre.

09:47 Huang's answer was not direct.

09:49 The question is about the Chinese Coast Guard's blocking of the resupply mission in Ayungin.

09:55 According to the Chinese Coast Guard,

09:57 the Chinese government did not allow the resupply mission,

10:00 so they went out of their way and followed the Philippine ships.

10:05 They allowed the food to be delivered to BRP Sierra Madre

10:08 because the resupply ships did not bring building materials.

10:12 China again insisted that the Ayungin Shoal is theirs.

10:16 According to the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling,

10:19 Ayungin Shoal is part of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.

10:24 Discussed in the hearing of the camera,

10:26 the former President promised that each kilo of rice will be 20 pesos.

10:33 For the first news, Tina Panganiban Perez.

10:36 The Department of Agriculture admitted that it cannot reduce the price of rice by 20 pesos

10:44 except for what President Bongbong Marcos promised during the campaign.

10:48 Within the next two years, is it possible to reduce the price of rice by 20 pesos?

10:54 Next two years?

10:56 Next two years.

10:57 It might be difficult.

10:58 Yes, we never discussed about those things that you are asking, Mr. Chair, with the President.

11:03 Yes, reduction, that is included, but not the 20 pesos, Mr. Chair.

11:08 Based on the monitoring of the DA, the cheapest local rice is 41 pesos per kilo.

11:14 But according to some congressmen, it looks like the rice cartel is dictating the price.

11:19 At this point, the farmers are still subject to the caprice and wishes of the buyer.

11:28 And we cannot immediately change that system, Mr. Chair.

11:33 Mr. Chair, one of the big problems we have since time immemorial,

11:38 why it is the traders that dictate the prices, is the rice cartel.

11:45 We still have the rice cartel today.

11:49 I don't believe, Mr. Chair, there's a rice cartel.

11:51 The Philippine Competition Commission believes there's a rice cartel.

11:55 But at this time, Mr. Chair, because of the high price of the imported rice coming in,

12:02 it is pulling the price of the local to a higher level.

12:07 The DA assured that there is no problem with the supply.

12:10 Even if some of the baguio are already tasted, only a few are left.

12:13 That's why some congressmen asked, if there's no problem with the supply, why is the rice expensive?

12:19 It's being influenced by the global prices, which has spiked over time.

12:26 And also local prices, farm grade prices, which has also risen over the last year,

12:35 primarily from the input cost prices.

12:39 But the Commission on Audit took note of this 2022 report,

12:43 which the DA said that more than 855,000 bags of rice seeds

12:48 and more than 2,000 farm equipment would be a big help to the farmers to lower their expenses.

12:56 It's a waste, said some congressmen,

12:59 the expenses of the Administrator of the National Food Authority for traveling abroad.

13:04 Based on the law, the NFA cannot import rice.

13:09 You just mentioned a while ago that we will not import,

13:13 and yet I see in your trainings and your reports that you have been traveling to India and all other places.

13:21 I was asked to go to India to find out as a fact finding, what are the terms of reference of the G2G.

13:31 Here is the first news. Tina Panganiban Perez for GMA Integrated News.

13:37 As preparation for the opening of classes for public education next week,

13:47 a dry run of a class was held in Quezon City.

13:51 According to the Department of Education, there are no more decorations in their classrooms.

13:57 We have live news with James Agustin. James.

14:01 Good morning. The elementary school in Quezon City is ready for the start of their school year next week.

14:13 Today, students are here in the school for a dry run of classes.

14:21 Kinder grades 2, 4 and 6 are scheduled this morning.

14:25 Grades 1, 3 and 5 will be held later this afternoon.

14:28 There are more than 2,400 enrollees this year, according to the principal of the school.

14:33 The big change in the return of students to school is that they will not see any decorations,

14:39 artworks and posters in the classroom and school facilities,

14:43 according to the order of Vice President and Deputy Secretary Sara Duterte.

14:47 Here in Pinaan Elementary School, the classrooms of grade 2 students,

14:51 which used to have alphabet-incursive writing, were removed due to the blackboard.

14:56 There are no more posters in the subject area.

14:59 This is a big challenge, especially for the teachers of Kinder, but they need to follow the directive.

15:04 The opinions of the parents we talked to are also different.

15:07 We'll have a big difference because we are used to having stickers.

15:13 But then we have to adopt the change.

15:16 Maybe for our Kinder pupils, as much as possible, we still want to have a visual class.

15:25 But for higher grades, we are on the digital age now.

15:31 The children are distracted, they just look at one place.

15:34 So it's okay for me to focus on their studies.

15:39 I don't agree with that, sir, especially for Kinder students.

15:43 Because when they see it, they can easily understand.

15:48 But when they grow up, it's okay, they can remove it.

15:52 For now, this is just one classroom here in Pinaan Elementary School.

16:00 This is Kinder.

16:01 Before, on top of the blackboard, as you can see, there are alphabets, numbers, colors, and shapes

16:08 that are really colorful, so that it's easy for Kinder students to understand.

16:13 But now, they have removed that.

16:15 Even on the walls of this classroom, you won't see any decorations or artwork.

16:22 It's a big challenge for Kinder teachers, but they will just add their educational materials.

16:29 For example, like this paper, which they call tar paper or tarpaulin.

16:34 They will use this paper to teach the students.

16:38 That's all for now from Quezon City.

16:40 I'm James Agustin for GEMMA Integrated News.

16:43 Former President Rodrigo Duterte also denied the campus

16:47 that he promised to remove from China by the BRP Shera Madre, Saiyung Ixol.

16:51 According to former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea,

16:55 the BRP Shera Madre is a symbol of our country in the area.

16:58 Duterte said that it's not easy to remove it.

17:01 Former President Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo also denied

17:06 that they are the ones who promised to remove the BRP Shera Madre from China, Saiyung Ixol.

17:12 Time out for the missing husband star, Roco Nacino, in the drama, Para Magtenis.

17:17 Nice!

17:21 Roco joined a tennis tournament where he played singles and doubles match.

17:25 In both categories, Roco won gold and he flexed it on IG.

17:29 Nice! Congrats!

17:31 His partner, the sparkle star, Ashley Ortega, also joined the tennis tournament.

17:36 Before that, Gabby Garcia and Kalil Ramos also set a couple of goals for the tennis tournament.

17:43 Watch out for Attorney Gabby when it comes to tennis.

17:46 Just two days and the hardcourt fight for the 2023 FIBA World Cup will start.

17:57 That's why the training of the GILAS Pilipinas is already underway.

18:00 As for the ones who joined the practice game yesterday,

18:02 Jordan Clarkson, Scotty Thompson, CJ Perez, Jun Marfajardo, Kai Soto, and no one else,

18:08 head coach Chot Reyes, will be joining the technical meeting today.

18:12 The names of the 12 players who will be fighting in the FIBA World Cup.

18:17 After the opening ceremony on Friday, the GILAS Pilipinas will fight right away

18:21 where they will face the Dominican Republic led by the big man, Carl Anthony Pone.

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