PGH requires personnel, visitors to wear face masks;
DFA leads holding of Indo-Pacific Regional Meet on LAWS;
Lower house to probe on alleged abusive NBI agent;
Complaint vs. former Rep. Teves filed
DFA leads holding of Indo-Pacific Regional Meet on LAWS;
Lower house to probe on alleged abusive NBI agent;
Complaint vs. former Rep. Teves filed
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00:00 The Philippine General Hospital or PGH is requiring its personnel and visitors to wear face masks amid increasing cases of respiratory illnesses.
00:10 This and other stories in tonight's national news roundup by Soojin Kim.
00:15 The Philippine General Hospital or PGH has once again required its medical personnel as well as visitors to wear face masks amid a rise in respiratory illnesses as of late.
00:27 PGH is requiring visitors of its patients to wear surgical masks.
00:32 But despite the increase in respiratory illnesses, there is no uptick in COVID-19 cases in the said public hospital.
00:39 PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario confirmed eight of their patients, two adults and six children tested positive for COVID-19.
00:48 The two adults are mild. We call it incidental COVID. They were admitted to PGH primarily for other illnesses. They have comorbidities, but they tested positive for COVID.
01:04 In Pedia, there are two severe cases of COVID pneumonia. The remaining four are mild to moderate.
01:15 The Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA led the conduct of the Indo-Pacific regional meet on lethal autonomous weapon systems or LAWS this year.
01:24 This after the President during the United Nations or UN General Assembly urged world leaders to develop structures to ensure weaponization of emerging technologies is prevented.
01:35 As a country dedicated to the cause of peace and committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical and humanitarian principles,
01:44 the Philippines supports the development of ethical rules for the responsible use of such technologies through a coherent and effective global governance structure,
01:55 building on existing international treaties as well as the work of the United Nations.
02:00 The lower house is set to conduct a probe on an allegedly abusive National Bureau of Investigation or NBI agent in Quezon City.
02:09 The alleged victim, identified as Michael Gonzaga, lodged a complaint before the Office of Representatives Erwin Tulfo against the NBI agent.
02:18 The parking ball was moved and he was jailed for two weeks.
02:22 Second, they are being investigated by the barangay. The NBI is blocking the barangay.
02:28 The National Bureau of Investigation or NBI filed another complaint against former Representative Arnulfo Tevez Jr.
02:36 The complaint is for allegedly financing and providing material to support terrorists.
02:41 It supposedly stemmed from the Anti-Money Laundering Council's scrutiny of Tevez's bank records and transactions.
02:48 Soojin Kim, for The Nation.