IDF pounds Gaza with hundreds of airstrikes;
Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-Wen touts freedom, democracy on National Day;
Sen. Chuck Schumer cancels SoKor, Japan tour with 5 other senators on Taiwan's National Day
Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-Wen touts freedom, democracy on National Day;
Sen. Chuck Schumer cancels SoKor, Japan tour with 5 other senators on Taiwan's National Day
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00:00 Nightly greetings everyone.
00:06 I am William Thio and this is PTV News Now.
00:09 Booming bomb blasts and columns of dark billowing smoke filled the air in and around Gaza and
00:15 Israeli fighter jets pounded Palestine's most populous enclave from Monday evening all into
00:21 the night and this morning with hundreds of airstrikes targeting terrorist hubs.
00:27 In a statement, the IDF said it has struck hundreds of targets from the air in Ramal
00:32 and Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, claiming without proof all the areas are terror hubs
00:38 Hamas has been using and that a large number of attacks on Israel are being directed from
00:44 there.
00:45 The IDF is committed to make good on its vow to completely eliminate the terrorist group
00:49 and machinery known as Hamas from Gaza.
00:53 Then again, Israel's mission to lay complete siege on Gaza to annihilate Hamas is prohibited
00:59 under United Nations law, the UN Human Rights Chief said Tuesday.
01:05 Meanwhile Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said earlier today that democracy has flourished
01:11 in her country despite all pressures from China to disparage or downplay Taiwan's government
01:17 and state of affairs and vowed Taiwan would remain free for generations to come.
01:23 In a nation-day speech, she said it was her duty to safeguard the democratic and free
01:29 way of life for her 23 million constituents.
01:33 Tsai, who is in her final year in office, stressed peace is the only option with China
01:39 and waxed in a more conciliatory tone, saying Taiwan seeks free, unrestricted and unburdened
01:46 interactions with people from across the strait.
01:50 Since her rise to power in 2016, relations with Beijing have gone south due to her staunch
01:56 adherence to democracy and her refusal to accept that Taiwan belongs to China.
02:03 Expectedly, China's propaganda machine pushed back on Tsai's speech and accused her and
02:09 her Democratic Progressive Party of being the biggest threat to peace.
02:14 Meanwhile, the last two legs of a U.S. senatorial tour of Asia have been canceled.
02:20 Washington, D.C.'s embassy in Tokyo said Sunday.
02:23 An embassy spokesperson told Agence France-Presse the South Korea visit was also canceled, but
02:32 refused to elaborate on the details of the so-called external events.
02:36 The cancellation comes at the heels of deteriorating developments in the Holy Land, where a war
02:42 has been declared by Israel against the terrorist group Hamas for their brutal and savage assaults
02:48 against Israeli civilians over the weekend and for the deaths of 11 other Americans as
02:54 a result of those attacks.
02:58 At this moment, we hand it over to Ala Sungduan in our Baguio News Studios for the latest
03:03 in the Cordilleras.
03:04 Ala?
03:05 Good morning to all Filipinos.
03:07 The Philippine Ministry of Finance has approved P533 for the city of Baguio to provide assistance
03:14 to individuals in crisis situations through its program, the Department of Social Welfare
03:19 and Development.
03:20 It is headed by Senator Lito Lapid.
03:26 In the Philippines, the Ministry of Finance has not yet received a financial assistance
03:31 from the family of a student who was forced to pay Php 3,000 for food aid while the family of a student who was forced to pay Php 5,000 for educational assistance.
03:41 The Ministry of Finance has not yet received a financial assistance from the family of a student who was forced to pay Php 5,000 for educational assistance.
03:45 The Minister of Finance has not yet received a financial assistance from the family of a student who was forced to pay Php 5,000 for educational assistance.
03:56 The Philippines is asking for financial assistance to provide food aid and food assistance to our fellow Filipinos.
04:05 I hope that the assistance we are providing here, especially in DSWD, will help.
04:14 If you need it again, our office is open to you as a senator.
04:19 In Baguio General Hospital, we have already provided Php 1 million for the need of medical and hospitalization to our fellow Filipinos.
04:28 We are now joined by the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Benvenido Lagresma
04:36 to pay out the Php 2,000 to the residents of Vigan City.
04:44 The Php 4,000 payment was made by the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Benvenido Lagresma
04:54 to help the workers who are working in the construction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive.
05:07 This is a temporary payment.
05:10 The government has personally donated Php 4,040,000 to the local government of Santa Maria
05:23 and Php 1,344,000 to Secretary Lagresma.
05:29 This is a great opportunity for us to learn from you. I want to see that our government will fulfill its promise
05:46 to have a better future for the Philippines.
05:50 For more information, this is PTV Cordillera, Shakni Ann Asunduan, for Naimbag, Tarabii.
05:59 And that's a wrap for today. We look forward to bringing you the latest breaking events all over the planet.
06:05 And here's wishing you a restful night and reminding you to be aware, stay fit, be kind, be of use, and catch the news right here on PTV.
06:14 I am William Theo for PTV News Now.
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