24 Oras Express: August 23, 2023 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Miyerkoles, August 23, 2023.  - China Coast Guard, tatlong beses nag-radio challenge nang harangin ang magdadala ng suplay sa BRP Sierra Madre - Dalawang barko ng Pilipinas na naghatid ng supply sa BRP Sierra Madre, nakabalik na sa Palawan - Nag-iisang testigong hawak ng SITG, hindi na interesadong makipagtulungan - source - Posibleng abutin ng limang taon para dahan-dahang maibalik sa dati ang school calendar - DepEd - 100-anyos na inmate na itinuturing na pinakamatandang PDL sa bansa, gusto nang makalaya - Saksi, pinagbantaan umano ng amo ni nanay Elvie; humarap sa preliminary investigation - PAGASA: LPA na namataan sa loob ng PAR, posibleng maging bagyo sa mga susunod na araw; tatawaging Bagyong Goring - Joint patrols sa WPS, inihahanda ng U.S.; ibang bansang lalahok, kinakausap ng PHL - Landslide prone ang halos 90% ng Baguio City - Mines and Geosciences Bureau - Cordillera - CHR, handa raw makipagtulungan sa ICC sa imbestigasyon kontra drug war ng administrasyong Duterte - Heart Evangelista, nag-open up tungkol sa love at friendship sa bago niyang vlog  For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs, including the full version of 24 Oras.  24 Oras is GMA Network's flagship newscast, anchored by GMA News pillars Mike Enriquez, Mel Tiangco, and Vicky Morales, featuring top news stories from the Philippines and the hottest showbiz news on Chika Minute hosted by Iya Villania. Visit GMA News Online (http://www.gmanews.tv/24Oras) for more.

Transcript

00:00 Live from the Geomarine Network Center, this is 24 Horas.

00:06 Good evening, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

00:12 Recorded video and audio of the distribution of supplies to the Union Shoal is tense.

00:19 Including the three times radio challenge of China.

00:23 We will also watch the big ship's landing on the Philippine supply ship.

00:28 And the stoppage of a Coast Guard ship.

00:31 There is also a video of China's opening of the water cannon.

00:35 Although it was not hit, it was shot according to the AFP chief.

00:39 And that is the joint force of Najun Veneration and Chino Gaston.

00:43 Before arriving at the Union Shoal to deliver supplies to the troops in the BRP Sierra Madre,

00:53 China has already done radio challenge three times to the Philippine Coast Guard ships.

00:57 You can hear in this video from the BRP Gabra, which was obtained by the Agence France-Presse.

01:02 China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nanshan Islands,

01:07 including the Yangtze River and its adjacent waters since ancient times.

01:12 This is also what the BRP Sandingan got.

01:15 The Philippine Coast Guard responded to this video obtained by PTV.

01:19 China Coast Guard Vessel 3302.

01:22 This is Philippine Coast Guard Vessel BRP Sandingan MRRV 4407.

01:28 Conducting lawful routine maritime patrol within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:34 In accordance with international and Philippine national laws, we are proceeding according to our planned route.

01:41 This happened in the Sabina Shoal, which is located 248 kilometers from Palawan.

01:46 And before arriving at the Union Shoal, which is located 315 kilometers from Palawan,

01:51 these are the places inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

01:54 In the spirit of humanism, we only permit your ship carrying food and other necessary living materials

02:01 and rotating personnel without construction materials to the illegally granted vessel. Over.

02:08 China is constantly being alarmed by the delivery of construction materials for the BRP Sierra Madre

02:16 the ship anchored in the Union Shoal serving as the outpost of the Philippines.

02:21 But our Coast Guard said...

02:23 You are within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

02:27 Your action will affect Philippine-China relations and will be reported to concerned authorities. Over.

02:34 But aside from the banks themselves that are delivering supplies,

02:37 no other vessel is allowed to pass through the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.

02:41 Government vessels are not allowed to enter. To avoid miscalculations, leave and keep far off.

02:48 Otherwise, you will bear full responsibility for all the consequences.

02:52 The PCG said, so that there will be no conflicts...

02:55 You are requested to stay clear from our passage in accordance with the collision regulations. Over.

03:01 So, the PCG ships and the supply ships escorted by China Coast Guard are being patrolled again.

03:09 This is a report by Agence France-Presse.

03:11 You can see the large ship of China Coast Guard docking in a small supply ship.

03:16 At times, you can also see ships of China crossing the Philippine Coast Guard's ship.

03:22 And at one point, it even stopped in front of the PCG ship.

03:26 Coast Guard Commodore J. Tariella said,

03:29 "The smaller ships are now blocking the resupply mission."

03:33 The David and Goliath optics, every time we capture that photo,

03:37 they are being widely condemned in different parts of the globe.

03:41 So, they now modified their style. They deployed smaller vessels.

03:47 While all this is happening,

03:49 it is getting worse when this airplane with a Navy on board is being surrounded.

03:53 According to AFP TV, this is a P-8 Poseidon plane of the US Navy.

03:58 For a while, the two Philippine resupply ships have been successful.

04:02 That's why the supply ships were able to survive and the soldiers who were destined to join the BRP Sierra Madre were able to return.

04:08 The PCG countered China's claim that they allowed the resupply mission under the name of humanitarianism

04:16 because it is not building materials.

04:19 The videos and the photos are telling that there is no humanitarian consideration

04:26 or humanist consideration that they have extended.

04:29 They are willing to block the resupply boats of the Philippine government.

04:34 The PCG allowed the investigation of how China learned about the contents of the resupply ships

04:42 that are under the operational control of the AFP Western Command.

04:46 Sir, the water cannon has activated.

04:48 Mike 305, sir, the water cannon has activated.

04:53 In this video from the AFP Chief of Staff, General Romeo Bronner Jr.,

04:58 you can see the actions of a China Coast Guard ship.

05:01 These water cannons were not washed by the Philippine ships.

05:06 Bronner said that this is considered a rebellion.

05:09 We can say that they were flexing their muscles.

05:12 They are showing that we are here and we are ready to use these water cannons.

05:19 Bronner was surprised that the mission was successful because it was discussed in China.

05:24 We don't need to make arrangements or even ask permission from them

05:29 because first of all, that ship is a commissioned ship of the Philippine Navy.

05:34 The civilian ships that are on Isamay 1 and 2,

05:37 the ones that have supplies loaded from the BRP Sierra Madre,

05:40 they were also the ones who experienced the water cannon on August 5.

05:44 Bronner said that they can use the Philippine Navy ships in this mission but...

05:51 we are not doing it yet so that the tensions in the South China Sea will not increase.

05:58 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jun Veneracion.

06:01 Chino Gaston on the water cannon, 24 hours.

06:03 The two ships that were successful in delivering supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre

06:10 were also safe and returned to the Philippines.

06:12 It was a happy meeting for them.

06:15 Let's watch the live water cannon of Joseph Morong from the Philippines.

06:20 Joseph?

06:21 Mel, it was a happy meeting but serious.

06:27 AFP Western Command Commander Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos answered that

06:32 the Chinese were the only people who were able to do this so the resupply mission was allowed.

06:42 We will remember first the two resupply boats that arrived from the sea of Palawan.

06:50 They were just returning from the BRP Sierra Madre in Iungin Shoal

06:54 where they were able to deliver the new supply of food and gas for a month.

07:00 They also delivered the soldiers who will be replaced to guard the wrecked ship.

07:06 This is one of the resupply boats that were successful in delivering supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Iungin Shoal yesterday.

07:14 They left on Monday and on their return, they were able to ride on some of the soldiers with high morale.

07:20 Aside from the personal greetings of the officers of the Western Command,

07:24 they were also greeted with pizza and ice cream snacks.

07:27 Some of the soldiers here are half of the force of the Philippine Navy that was left in the BRP Sierra Madre.

07:33 They were the ones who rode on one of the two supplies that were not delivered to Iungin Shoal

07:38 when the Chinese Coast Guard bombed the water on August 5.

07:41 We're happy that they are safely back. That's what's important.

07:45 We're extra happy.

07:46 Those who have a big smile, those who extended and finally are here, finally can go home.

07:53 The soldiers who were destined to the BRP Sierra Madre are volunteers and were able to make a change.

07:59 We have enough food, water, internet, you can watch Netflix.

08:04 According to the Western Command, the administrative work of the Armed Forces is to maintain the BRP Sierra Madre

08:13 because it is inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.

08:17 It is within our jurisdiction and it is also based on the 2016 Arbitral Ruling.

08:21 We're staying there. We're deploying people there.

08:23 The Western Command also responded to the Chinese's insistence that they were only allowed to enter the resupply boats

08:29 because of the human nature.

08:31 We don't need permission because the law has already provided us the authority to exercise jurisdiction over that area.

08:41 That's why the rotation and resupply missions like those that were done in Iungin were continued

08:46 that was led yesterday by the Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.

08:49 Long live the Philippines! Hurrah!

08:52 [Silence]

08:57 Mel, in fact, there is another resupply mission that was launched last night in another occupied area of the Philippines.

09:06 Thank you very much, Joseph Mono.

09:09 [Music]

09:11 It seems that the justice for the missing sabongero has become more difficult.

09:15 The witness in a case is no longer interested in helping.

09:19 The reason for my arrest.

09:21 [Music]

09:24 In a safehouse we interviewed earlier, Alias Arby,

09:29 he is the only witness in charge of the Special Investigation Task Group.

09:33 The case of the missing six sabongero who played derby in Manila Arena on January 13 is related.

09:39 I'm in the right.

09:41 Because if I don't help them, the other side can also fire me.

09:47 It's in our law. I'm just here to look at them.

09:53 He saw how the police officers surrounded the victims.

09:57 I got four at the same time.

10:00 Marlon Bacay, Mark Joseph Velasco, Rondel Christorum, and Ruel Gomez.

10:08 I didn't see where I got John Claude and James Bacay.

10:13 When I saw them, I just drove them to the van.

10:16 The witness, Arby, is said to be a big help in the case.

10:19 But after some of the families of the missing sabongero were fired from their cases last week,

10:27 the witness, Arby, also refused to testify in other cases.

10:31 This has reached Senator Bato de la Rosa.

10:34 And earlier, a reliable source of GMA Integrated News confirmed

10:39 that he is no longer interested in helping Arby's case.

10:43 Other families of the missing sabongero are even more saddened by the developments in this case.

10:49 We are losing hope. We don't know who our real allies and allies are.

10:56 But we will continue to fight until we see hope.

11:03 We will not give up. We will continue to fight.

11:08 We don't need their money. We know they are rich and they can pay us all the money.

11:12 Even though the families of the case number one are now rising, the case is still ongoing.

11:19 They are posing as dismissal of the case. The judge is still not the owner.

11:25 They are asking Senator de la Rosa to have a dialogue to help in this case.

11:30 For GMA Integrated News, Emil Sumangil, Nakatutok 24 Hours.

11:36 DepEd answered that the plans to return the school calendar to June

11:41 will not be easy and it will take a year to return the school calendar.

11:46 How long will Sandra Aguinaldo's plan last?

11:49 The school calendar will start on August 29.

11:55 But the Senate discussed the possibility of returning the school calendar to the previous date,

12:00 which will start on June and end on April of the next year.

12:05 The school calendar was made in August 2020 due to the pandemic.

12:10 But it will not be returned to the previous date, according to the Department of Education.

12:15 There are many things that we want to do, Mr. Chair.

12:18 But the reason why we returned it to the previous date, there are many factors that need to be considered.

12:24 DepEd explained that the school calendar will be completed on June 14, 2024.

12:31 If we return the school calendar to the previous date, the students and teachers will not be able to take a break for two months.

12:38 The time is also a big consideration,

12:41 so the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture also faced the hope.

12:47 In the study of hope, under the new school calendar,

12:51 the school days will be less affected by the rain.

12:55 Less classes will be canceled due to the storm.

12:59 You can see that June, July, August has the most number of tropical cyclones.

13:06 And most of the tropical cyclones are in the northern part of the country.

13:13 The problem is that if the school days are in August, the classes reach the summer,

13:18 so the students and teachers are also having a hard time.

13:21 For now, according to DepEd, it is possible to adjust the school days to the previous five years until they return.

13:29 The problem of school lunches was also discussed in the hearing.

13:33 The children are lacking in weight and malnourished.

13:36 According to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Chairman of the Committee,

13:39 the school lunches are for children aged 2.8 million to 6 to 10 years old.

13:45 Underweight children are 2.7 million and malnourished are 1 million.

13:50 That's quite a significant number and a concerning number.

13:56 And the reason why I bring this up is we all know a hungry child will not learn.

14:01 DepEd will expand the feeding program, so they are asking for a bigger budget for 2024.

14:09 According to DepEd, the lack of classrooms in the country is 159,000,

14:14 including 440 classrooms that were damaged by the typhoon and other disasters.

14:20 But due to the lack of funds, only 7,000 classrooms will be built this year.

14:26 One action that DepEd is studying is the expansion of the Senior High School Voucher Program

14:31 where the students in private schools will be given a subsidy or assistance.

14:37 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.

14:44 The process of releasing inmates aged 70 and above is being processed

14:49 as the oldest PDL in the country, which is 100 years old.

14:55 Its situation and others are known in the exclusive tutok of Salim Aracan.

14:59 The women of PDL, Therapeutic Community Dorm of Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong,

15:08 is the only dorm that has 110 beds.

15:13 The other dorms have 331 beds.

15:20 The situation in Dorm 10 is better.

15:23 No one is sleeping on the floor, but some are sleeping on one bed.

15:29 The PDL here has 194 beds, 66 for them, the elderly.

15:35 One of them is Mamang, 100 years old.

15:40 She is considered the oldest PDL in the country.

15:44 She can't walk, it's hard to see her, and the hearing is weak.

15:49 The reason why she was imprisoned in the maximum security compound

15:55 was the sale of drugs in 2012.

15:59 I really want to see my loved ones,

16:05 I haven't seen them for a long time.

16:08 The brigade is listening to her.

16:11 We are praying that at this age, our president will be free.

16:17 Not all prisoners are guilty, and not all prisoners are bad.

16:23 There are also changes.

16:25 Aside from Mamang, there are more than 300 elderly,

16:29 or over 70 years old, in the 3,286 PDLs in the CIW.

16:35 There are 15 terminally ill, or those with severe feelings.

16:40 Their papers are being processed by the Bureau of Pardons and Parole.

16:45 We want to release them, but we have a process that is being followed.

16:50 Many people enter the CIW or the Bureau of Corrections when they are already old.

16:56 Their penalty is life, reclusion, and we have a heinous crime law.

17:03 It's not that easy to process documents.

17:07 This is also the situation in the Philippines.

17:09 According to the Bureau of Corrections,

17:11 almost 2,000 over 70 years old are being monitored by the CIW.

17:18 If the justice secretary asks,

17:21 the elderly are allowed to be released, but there are limitations.

17:26 It should not be a sexually oriented crime.

17:29 We cannot let it go because it is a crime.

17:33 You cannot let them go home where they committed the crime.

17:37 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Nima Refrain, reporting for 24 Hours.

17:43 A witness, Elvie Vergara, was facing a preliminary investigation.

17:50 She is a delivery boy of Elvie's parents.

17:53 She told us that she sometimes cried and bled when she saw her grandmother.

18:00 She was wearing a mask, and she was saying painful words.

18:03 Her husband threatened to kill her, so she ran away.

18:06 Elvie's mother was not there when the investigation was conducted,

18:08 and her former employers were not there.

18:10 According to the Philippine Legal Justice Center,

18:13 the wife of the motion for extension,

18:16 who was suspended from her fiscal duty for 10 days, requested for her release.

18:19 Good evening, Kapuso!

18:32 Be ready because according to the law,

18:34 it is possible for a storm to hit the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

18:38 It is possible for a storm to hit the Philippine Area of Responsibility in the next few days.

18:42 The last area of low pressure monitoring was the 445-kilometer-wide Aparica Gayan.

18:49 According to the local media, the chance of a storm to hit the area is high.

18:54 If it happens, it will be called a "Goring Storm."

18:58 We will continue to provide updates on the weather.

19:02 But the storm that is outside the Pharr, which is located at a distance of 3,060 kilometers,

19:08 is the northern Luzon.

19:10 It has no effect and the possibility of a storm hitting the Pharr is small.

19:14 Kapuso, the trough or extension of the LPA inside the Pharr,

19:18 will still be affected by heavy and localized thunderstorms.

19:23 According to the Metro Weather,

19:25 it will rain in some parts of the southern Luzon tomorrow morning.

19:29 By the afternoon, it will rain in a large part of the northern and central Luzon.

19:35 There will be heavy rain in some areas, so be alert for a flood or landslide.

19:41 Just like what happened in Mountain Province,

19:43 where there was a pile of soil with stones.

19:47 It just hit the road, but the local government responded immediately

19:52 and carried out a clearing operation.

19:54 Meanwhile, in Metro Manila, make sure that you have a umbrella or a raincoat if you are walking tomorrow

20:00 because the chances of rain are still high, especially in the afternoon or at night.

20:05 For the people of Visayas,

20:07 tomorrow morning, there will be heavy rain in the western and central Visayas.

20:12 By the afternoon, it will also rain in more places,

20:16 including Samar and Leyte Provinces.

20:19 For the people of Mindanao, before noon, it will start to rain there.

20:24 It will continue in the afternoon and the whole of Mindanao will experience rain.

20:30 There is a high possibility of heavy to intense rain in Zamboanga Peninsula,

20:34 Northern Mindanao, and Sok Sarjin.

20:37 Be careful, my dear.

20:38 And that is the latest in the latest weather.

20:40 I am Maureen Shrivers for GMA Integrated News Weather Center.

20:44 We are the ones you can count on, no matter what the weather.

20:48 In the midst of tension in the territory of the West Philippine Sea,

20:53 the Philippine Ambassador to the United States said

20:56 that the plan for joint patrols with America and other countries has been planned.

21:02 J.P. Soriano was on the scene.

21:04 While patrolling the China Coast Guard,

21:10 the resupply mission ships headed to Ayungin Shoal

21:14 and this aircraft is already approaching.

21:18 According to AFP TV, this is a P-8 Poseidon plane of the U.S. Navy.

21:23 But when the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines asked

21:26 what the mission of the so-called U.S. Navy plane is around Ayungin Shoal,

21:30 their spokesperson did not give details.

21:34 But whatever the military activities of America,

21:37 there is coordination with the government of the Philippines.

21:41 Philippine Ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel Romualdez,

21:45 said that America is monitoring the resupply mission via satellite.

21:51 He also said that he has already planned the plan for the joint patrols in the West Philippine Sea.

21:58 The United States has already prepared the plan as far as the participation of the United States.

22:04 That's the information that they are just waiting now for our national defense to give the go signal

22:10 or if there's any new conditions or in terms of engagement so to speak.

22:15 But America is not the only one that is talking to the Philippines for the joint patrol operations.

22:22 We're also talking to Japan, we're also talking to South Korea,

22:25 and now we're even engaging our conversation with Vietnam, who is also a claimant.

22:31 But at the same time, they would like to be able to resolve issues surrounding this area as peacefully as possible.

22:39 According to the Department of Foreign Affairs,

22:41 incidents like China's blockade of the Philippines' resupply mission

22:46 will be avoided if the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, which has been discussed for more than 20 years, is violated.

22:56 According to the DFA, the Philippines hopes that all stakeholders in the negotiation

23:01 will agree that there is a right desire to build a meaningful negotiation.

23:07 China's desire is also the same, according to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Wang Xinyan.

23:13 And the COC that will be formed, they are hoping that according to UNCLOS, or United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,

23:21 China is ready to work with ASEAN countries to accelerate the negotiation on a Code of Conduct at an early date.

23:31 This is good news, if it's true, according to Romualdes.

23:35 But...

23:36 Action speaks louder than words.

23:38 If they seriously want to be able to talk to us, and recognizing the arbitral award, and recognizing our territorial waters,

23:46 then we have something to talk about.

23:48 But if they keep on pushing us and telling us that it's not yours, it is ours, and we have to ask permission from them,

23:54 then there's nothing to talk about.

23:55 For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano.

23:59 Stuck for 24 hours.

24:02 [Music]

24:08 The effects of the typhoons in Baguio are getting worse,

24:12 especially since 70% of the cities are landslide prone.

24:16 But this is getting worse because of the changing climate, which is also affecting the flour industry.

24:24 In our Climate Change Series, we will be reporting from GMA Integrated News Weather Center.

24:31 Let's start with a special report from Katrina Son.

24:35 [Music]

24:40 This is one of the striking images of the typhoon Egy.

24:44 That house in Baguio City suddenly collapsed.

24:48 The land was covered with mud due to the continuous rain.

24:54 And even though the city of Baguio is located in the mountains, it was not saved from the floods.

25:00 The typhoon Egy was hit by the rain in Baguio within three days.

25:05 It reached more than 740 millimeters.

25:08 That's equivalent to one month of rain based on the data of the forecast.

25:13 Landslides also caused heavy rains in the barangay Dominican Hill, Mirador in October 2021.

25:20 [Crying]

25:33 The wife, grandson and cousin of Mary Jo were also affected by the typhoon.

25:38 That's why when heavy rains fall on the city of Pines,

25:42 she regains her fear.

25:44 I was traumatized by the impact.

25:46 I was really scared when it rained.

25:50 The typhoon was so strong that I was scared.

25:53 [Thunder]

25:55 According to experts, Baguio City is one of the most affected by the floods in the country.

26:01 The problem is that almost 90% of the city of Baguio is susceptible to landslides

26:08 based on the data of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Cordillera.

26:11 That's why rain is not a mere danger.

26:15 It rained for more than three days.

26:18 So, of course, it will pour a lot of water.

26:24 It will have an effect on the land.

26:26 As long as it rises in one hour and it's continuous for 24 hours, you should watch out for it.

26:35 [Thunder]

26:37 Experts blame the impact of the typhoon on the people.

26:42 The occurrence of more extreme rainfall events is related to the adverse impacts of climate change.

26:49 It can be attributed to human activities, including the emissions of greenhouse gases,

26:54 and then the land use changes, in particular, urbanization, and then deforestation.

27:00 It's all related to the factors.

27:02 But the mountains where the trees should be planted in the City of Pines,

27:07 are almost houses that are already planted.

27:10 There is no escape from the high and low-pressure cars in the country's denigrated summer capital.

27:17 And there is no escape from the strong rainfalls.

27:21 But it's not just the Baguio problem, but also the neighboring towns in Benguet.

27:29 [Rainfall]

27:32 In 2015 in Tuba, Benguet, it was only a few kilometers away from Baguio.

27:37 Landslides also hit the children, granddaughter and grandson of Betha.

27:41 When it rains, I remember them, "Oh, the heavy rain again."

27:45 "Oh, my God."

27:47 We just pray that if something like that happens,

27:52 I thought that someone will be able to save my child or my relative because of the rain.

28:00 It's not just the residents who are affected.

28:03 Because whenever it rains, and especially when there is a storm,

28:06 [Rainfall]

28:09 landslides and rockslides are a problem in the main roads.

28:13 That's why it's affected even the travelers.

28:19 This is Canon Road, one of the roads that leads to and out of Baguio City.

28:24 It's known for its beautiful view.

28:27 But one of its problems is the landslide and rockslide on the left and right.

28:32 That's why in the affected areas, they put rockfall netting and slope protection netting.

28:38 But it's still not allowed.

28:40 That's why this is what they are trying to do.

28:43 [Rainfall]

28:46 In landslides, we consider it as human-initiated activities,

28:53 such as unsystematic development.

28:56 In terms of the bulldozers on the mountains,

29:01 the bulldozer on the ground, in terms of its strike or stability,

29:06 compared to the original, it's softer.

29:09 So it landslides only in a little rain.

29:14 [Rainfall]

29:16 Even the cut flower farmers here in Benguet are affected by the different times.

29:21 This includes the continuous rain they experience.

29:25 That's why their livelihood is affected.

29:28 Sometimes, they produce a lot of flowers like this.

29:31 But they don't have a way to transport it.

29:34 That's why they are suffering.

29:36 Last month, the road of Canon,

29:39 the vehicle was walking on the river

29:45 because the road was not allowed.

29:49 And there was a time when we were on the ground,

29:52 we were on the Marcos Highway.

29:55 [Music]

29:58 The concern of Baguio City,

30:00 is that the rainfall will be more in the next years.

30:05 Based on the latest modeling that we did,

30:09 with the help of our consultants from ADB,

30:13 by 2032, the amount of rainfall will increase by as much as 23%.

30:19 So in short, it will now become a regular occurrence.

30:22 That would be the normal during that time.

30:24 So we need to really act fast now.

30:26 [Music]

30:28 Along with their work here,

30:29 the requirement of the houses to have rain harvesting facilities

30:33 so that the rain that will go to the waterways will be reduced.

30:38 The city is also serious in guarding their watersheds

30:42 and demolishing the illegal structures

30:45 in the middle of their population.

30:48 We found out that 2014 to 2017,

30:52 that was the period rather,

30:54 that the reduction of our forest cover and green cover was very high.

31:01 The reduction was around 52 hectares because of build-up areas.

31:05 It was dangerous because your margin is only 5%,

31:10 your margin is only 5 points.

31:12 How can the population increase?

31:14 [Music]

31:19 Here in the city of Baguio that I grew up in,

31:21 and the problems that the city is facing,

31:24 we have experienced it before and we are still experiencing it now.

31:27 Will we let the next generation face it?

31:31 For JIMEI Integrated News, Katrina Son,

31:37 Tutok 24 Hours.

31:39 The Commission on Human Rights is ready to assist the International Criminal Court of ICC,

31:45 in the investigation of the war on drugs by the Duterte administration.

31:49 According to CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-Latok,

31:53 they are ready to share the evidence they have collected

31:56 regarding the drug war because it is considered a public document.

32:00 He said he did not see any limited documents

32:02 because they are also sharing it with other government agencies.

32:06 He also said that he did not see any conflict

32:08 if the ICC will help even if the position of the Executive is different

32:13 because they have their own mandate.

32:15 President Bongbong Marcos will remember the Philippines' intervention

32:19 regarding this issue in the ICC.

32:24 If the ICC will request us to help them

32:31 insofar as the evidence that we have gathered

32:34 regarding the cases that we have investigated,

32:37 we can share it because it is a public document.

32:41 We are an independent constitutional body

32:43 and we have an independent mandate

32:45 that we are not dependent on the directive of the President.

32:50 So, I did not see any conflict.

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32:58 Heart Evangelista shared in her new vlog

33:01 some of the trials in love and friendship.

33:05 Despite the hardships, how is she now?

33:08 Let's chat with Nelson Canlas.

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33:13 I feel like everything is clean.

33:16 I feel like everything has been wiped clean.

33:19 Everything is fresh.

33:20 And really, truly, everything is really for a reason.

33:24 Feels like in a calmer place now

33:27 is the international fashion icon Heart Evangelista

33:30 despite her recent experiences.

33:33 In the latest entry of her vlog series, "Adulting with Heart and Cheese,"

33:37 Heart shared Senator Cheese's recent experiences.

33:42 It's like a crime, a name of a crime that I can't pinpoint.

33:46 I mean, for my life.

33:48 Not necessarily you.

33:50 I don't know what went wrong.

33:52 No, I knew.

33:53 I think I got carried away.

33:55 I think I, yeah, I should have listened to you.

33:59 For now, Heart and Senator Cheese are better, stronger, and tighter as a couple.

34:06 Senator Cheese recently accompanied and supported

34:10 his wife in Fashion Week in Paris, France

34:13 which is a new experience for the Senator.

34:17 Heart also applies the words of wisdom of her husband to her way of life.

34:22 I think I got married to a king Solomon, full of wisdom.

34:27 Like, oh my God.

34:28 And he's still a macho.

34:29 Macho, but really, like, I think it's part of also the age.

34:34 I don't think I would ever meet anybody like Cheese.

34:39 Heart also became vulnerable when it comes to talking about friendships.

34:44 Friendship breakups are more painful for Heart than romantic breakups.

34:50 For me, it's painful because I never treat my friends like friends.

34:54 I treat them like family.

34:55 It's like I wrote all my thoughts on a diary and they just stole it.

35:00 So, for me, friendships are hard.

35:02 And communication is also important in marriage, as well as in friendships.

35:09 I never believed of outgrowing people.

35:11 Communication is important.

35:14 It's the same with marriage.

35:16 You have to be open and talk to each other.

35:18 Heart is very grateful for the life she has.

35:22 Her number one prayer is the safety and good health of her family.

35:29 Take everything away.

35:30 Just don't take my family away.

35:31 Give them good health.

35:32 Protect them.

35:33 That's all.

35:34 I don't need anything else.

35:35 Of course, I love the jacket.

35:37 I love the bag.

35:39 I love the jacket.

35:40 But you can take it all away.

35:41 Just don't harm my family.

35:43 Nelson Canlas, updated on Showbiz Happenings.

35:47 And now, for the news this Wednesday, I am Mel Tianco.

35:53 I am Vicky Morales for a bigger mission.

35:56 For a wider service to the country, I am Emil Sumangyo.

35:59 From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines, we are in touch 24/7.

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