Saksi Express: April 18, 2024 [HD]

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00:00 [gunshots]

00:02 [people screaming]

00:04 [people screaming]

00:06 [people screaming]

00:08 [music]

00:12 More than 200 million pesos worth of shabu was found in a cargo terminal in Naia.

00:17 The drugs were sold to the "Tambucho".

00:20 Witness, Marisol Abdurrahman.

00:22 [music]

00:26 A grinder was used to seal the "Tambuchon" and to open it.

00:30 Kilos of shabu were delivered to the authorities.

00:33 It was more than 32 kilos and was worth 200.18 million pesos.

00:39 The muffler is made of plastic so that the metal won't scratch.

00:44 The shabu was wrapped around the muffler.

00:47 The smugglers were intercepted in a cargo terminal in Naia Complex.

00:51 The shabu was taken to the Naia Interagency Drug Interdiction Task Group's investigation.

00:56 The shabu was from Zimbabwe and the machinery muffler was declared.

00:59 Based on the field test conducted by PDEA,

01:01 the four large shabu were found to be of positive shabu.

01:05 The 28-year-old who was supposed to get the shabu was arrested last night.

01:10 The suspect has yet to be charged with the complaint of violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

01:17 The smugglers who were intercepted are not new.

01:20 Some were arrested but despite that, some are still in the dark about this.

01:25 They were not brought here but we will not stop.

01:29 According to the PNP Aviation Security Group, a large group may be behind this.

01:35 The Naia Interagency Drug Interdiction Task Group is still investigating

01:39 where the drugs were brought from and if the claimant has a witness.

01:43 In Batangas, a suspect was caught who possibly used

01:47 more than one ton of shabu to proceed to the province based on a checkpoint last Monday.

01:53 The suspect was caught and the post guard is investigating where he went.

02:03 Aside from the blocked van full of shabu, the PNP is also investigating another vehicle.

02:09 According to the DILG, the suspect's vehicle may be the vehicle of the van's last driver.

02:15 We are still being chased and we are still being targeted.

02:20 This is a sin that we are working on.

02:24 For GMA Integrated News, I am Marisol Abdurrahman, your witness.

02:30 The Energy Regulatory Commission is now investigating

02:34 if there is a link to the forced outage of more than 30 power plants in Luzon and Visayas.

02:39 Earlier, the red alert in Luzon and Visayas Grid rose again.

02:43 Witnesses are Maki Polito.

02:45 In the heat of the moment, it is a big challenge to save on electricity.

02:52 You are the one who suffers because of the heat.

02:56 So, the people are not able to use their electricity.

03:01 We are not able to use our electricity because we don't have an electric fan.

03:07 It's hot.

03:08 The Department of Energy's appeal is to reduce consumption, especially during peak hours.

03:13 High temperatures or hot weather is affected in the operation of power plants,

03:18 just like the coal-powered plants.

03:21 The hydro-powered plants cannot run if the water level is low due to the heat.

03:26 Today, the red alert in Luzon and Visayas Grid rose again.

03:30 This means that the supply of electricity is insufficient to meet the demand.

03:34 That's why the NGCP issued a possible brownout in some places in Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Sorsogon, and Zambales.

03:41 The red alert in Luzon and Visayas Grid rose again due to the shutdown of a hydro-powered plant

03:46 that did not comply with the allocation of water by the National Irrigation Authority.

03:50 In Luzon, 14 out of the 17 forced outages were hydro-powered plants, and 3 were coal-powered.

03:56 The climate right now, it also contributes to a lot of factors.

03:59 The Energy Regulatory Commission is now looking into whether there is a basis for formally investigating

04:04 the 32 plants of electricity that were forced outages in Luzon and Visayas.

04:09 It will find out if there is a reason for it and if there should be a punishment.

04:13 The group of independent power producers said that there are no plants that do not want to supply electricity.

04:18 It is in our advantage to maintain our plants.

04:22 If we do not maintain it, we will not earn.

04:26 On Saturday, April 20, according to the Bilaw Power Station, their 750 megawatts power plant will go online.

04:33 If we can immediately return the power plants that are outages,

04:41 then we will not be able to improve our problem or we will still be able to meet the demand.

04:46 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Macky Pulido, your "Saksi".

04:52 It has not rained in the whole country for the first half of April due to the effect of El Niño.

04:58 It is due to the lack of hope.

05:01 Even a few trees that were cut down by the residents are being cut down.

05:06 Our "Saksi".

05:08 Little Baguio, Mindanao is the taguri of some in the nearby Bukidnon,

05:15 surrounded by mountains, hence the cold climate.

05:19 There is a visitable cold spring here if you want to unwind with nature.

05:23 And if you go out of the city, there is a place to go to that is extreme adventure.

05:28 The houses are cool.

05:32 The problem is due to El Niño, it has not rained in the city for several months due to the lack of hope.

05:38 That is why the heat is getting worse.

05:40 Yesterday, April 17, the heat index in the houses is 35.5 degrees Celsius.

05:47 It is because of El Niño, the dry season has started.

05:54 The trees are wet.

05:56 El Niño is a high temperature area.

06:00 It is the dry season.

06:02 So the trees are wet.

06:04 That is why the temperature is getting higher.

06:09 Even in the neighboring town of Lagtapan, residents are aware of the change in temperature.

06:15 At first, we wear jackets.

06:17 Now, we wear sleeveless shirts and white t-shirts.

06:23 I am with my workers.

06:25 We cannot work until 10 or 4 o'clock.

06:31 It is very hot.

06:32 The lack of rain may be due to the drying of some trees in the remote barangay of Cebu City.

06:40 Joshua has been working in the neighboring barangay for 10 years.

06:46 It is hot.

06:47 Do you have a towel?

06:48 The trees have water.

06:50 Some are drying.

06:53 The Metro Cebu Water District and LGU also get water here using a mobile siphoning machine.

07:00 They will process and filter the water to save the drinkable water.

07:04 From April 1 to 17, according to the forecast, rainfall is way below normal in the country.

07:12 It means that it is very likely to rain.

07:15 And because of El Niño, it is expected that the temperature will rise.

07:19 Today, the temperature is recorded at 45 degrees Celsius in Rojas, Capiz.

07:24 44 degrees Celsius in Aborlan, Palawan.

07:27 43 degrees Celsius in Dagupan, Pangasinan.

07:31 Sangli Point, Cavite. Tanawan, Batangas.

07:34 Tilika, Marinezur. And Dumangas, Iloilo.

07:37 And it is expected that tomorrow, the heat index may be experienced again

07:42 that some provinces are at a danger level.

07:45 Because of El Niño, Basilan is also included in the provinces that declared a state of calamity.

07:52 Aside from the plants, the canals that provide water to the farmers are also drying.

07:58 Aside from Basilan, two provinces and 14 cities and towns across the country are in a state of calamity.

08:06 For GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez, your witness.

08:12 First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos was injured in the blows of former President Rodrigo Duterte

08:18 against her husband, President Bombo Marcos.

08:21 Also, in the laughter of Vice President Sara Duterte.

08:25 Witness, Eva Melina.

08:28 That is the straightforward answer of First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos

08:35 when she was questioned by the broadcaster and blogger Anthony Taberna

08:38 about the state of her relationship with Vice President Sara Duterte.

08:42 What the First Lady said was that she was injured in the blows of former President Duterte

08:47 in Davao City on January 28 against President Bombo Marcos.

08:51 Former President Bombo Marcos was injured in the blows of former President Duterte.

08:59 Vice President Sara Duterte and the sister of the President, Senator Amy Marcos, also got injured in the blows of former President Duterte.

09:05 I was always kind to her.

09:07 For me, I was hurt because my husband will do everything to protect you.

09:12 You ran together, right? We will get up together.

09:15 You will go to the rally and your president will call you injured.

09:19 You're going to laugh, right? Is that right? Even Lenny never did that.

09:23 The First Lady and the Vice President talked about their cold relationship several times.

09:28 On January 29, the First Lady seemed to surpass the second president in the departure honors to the Vietnamese president.

09:36 The First Couple seemed to have the same encounter on March 11 in the departure honors to Germany and Czech Republic.

09:47 We asked Vice President Sara about the statement of the First Lady but she didn't respond.

09:53 Former President Duterte attended the 64th anniversary of the defeat of the Pakibato District in Davao City.

09:59 He said he's not an opposition.

10:01 I'm not an opposition. I'm not against Marcos.

10:08 I'm not against Marcos but I cannot support him because my president has friends who are candidates for president.

10:25 So I cannot support him. I'm not what he wants.

10:34 For JMA Integrated News, Ivan Mayer, your witness.

10:38 In a message on JMA Integrated News Online, Vice President Sara Duterte said that she has no comment on the statement of First Lady Lisa Araneta Marcos.

10:50 Ban on e-bike, e-trike and electric and light vehicles on the main roads in Metro Manila was stopped by President Bongbong Marcos.

11:02 The President explained that he's not giving the affected motorists a month's notice to know that they are not allowed on the main roads and where they can go.

11:14 That's why they will not be ticketed, taxed and the vehicle will be towed.

11:20 The MMDA is also angry. The ban on e-trikes and e-bikes is also for the safety of motorists.

11:28 Comelec refused to sign a contract with the consortium of South Korean firm Miru Systems for the election of 2025.

11:36 Formerly, former Executive Representative Egey Erice was impeached by the Supreme Court for not issuing a visa.

11:42 We will be turned into a guinea pig in 2025 because the machine we will use is prototype, which is against automation law.

11:51 Second, there are certain procedures that were not followed by the Commission on Elections.

11:55 Erice also questioned the almost P18 billion that the government will spend for the election.

12:02 Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia defended the award of the contract to Miru Systems, which is legal and in accordance with the process in the law.

12:12 The contract is not overpriced and Erice's comparison with the old election contracts is not correct.

12:19 Miru will issue a statement when it gets a copy of the petition.

12:25 The 18-hectare land in Mount Arayat in Pampanga was burned.

12:31 One private property is among the burnt.

12:34 According to the BFP, the forest fire started at 4 p.m. yesterday.

12:40 It was declared as a fire out last night.

12:43 No one was hurt in the fire, and the cause of the fire is still unknown.

12:48 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo is your witness.

12:54 A group of people can be attracted by the American missile system located in Northern Luzon.

13:01 It is for military exercise.

13:04 And Joseph Moro is the witness.

13:09 In a place not mentioned in Northern Luzon, there is a mid-range capability missile system or MRC system of America.

13:17 This is the first time that a group of people brought this there as part of SALAKNIP 24 or military exercise of America and Philippines.

13:25 And using this, standard missile 6 and Tomahawk land attack missile can be destroyed.

13:35 In the surrounding exercises, there is a SM-6 missile system that can reach up to 300 nautical miles or 500 kilometers.

13:47 This distance is further than the distance between the northernmost tip of Luzon Island and the southernmost tip of Taiwan,

13:55 which is now in a conflict with China.

13:57 A group said that the government is showing the intention to fight against China in the agreement with the American missile launchers.

14:05 It is giving the opportunity to America to attack China from the Philippines.

14:11 It is spreading the rumour and putting the lives of Filipinos in danger if there is a war.

14:16 Because the missile launchers are the first target of China.

14:20 The group called for the Philippines to remove the forces and weapons of America.

14:24 But the executive agent of BALICATAN 2024, Colonel Mike Lohico said,

14:30 We will not be firing the SM-6.

14:32 We are testing the feasibility of bringing this weapon system by air and offloading it into a secure and established space.

14:45 But Lohico also said that because of the proximity of Taiwan, that is why most of the military exercises of America and the Philippines are in the northern part of Luzon.

14:54 The purpose of an armed forces, why we exist is really to prepare for war.

14:59 There is no sugar coating it. It is absolutely true.

15:05 Even now, it is not clear to China that BALICATAN will be led by 11,000 American soldiers and 5,000 Filipino soldiers.

15:14 With or without China, let's say for example in a parallel universe, China did not exist, we would still be doing these exercises.

15:22 For a maritime expert, it is better to have military exercises in the northern part of Luzon

15:27 because here are the two flashpoints or the start of a war between Taiwan and the West Philippine Sea.

15:34 Given the current geopolitical environment and concerns over China's increasing aggressiveness, it's alright I think to prepare for it.

15:46 It is said that this is a warning to the region even though other Southeast Asian countries are not participating in the issue.

15:52 It shows that in case of any contingency, there is that capability to respond to it.

16:02 And I think that gives at least some assurance that anyone attempting to destabilize the region will not have an easy time.

16:10 There is a deterrence factor as well.

16:13 China said that if countries from outside the region are moving to the South China Sea to show their strength and to attack, tensions may escalate.

16:22 It urged the Philippines to stop the maritime provocations and other countries outside the region to attack.

16:30 The DFA also said that the rapid invasion of China by the sea and its ships,

16:35 like the militarization of these reclamations, is what is causing the tension.

16:40 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your reporter.

16:44 Miss Universe 2022 Arbony Gabriel is back in the Philippines.

16:55 She revealed something in her GMA Integrated News interviews.

16:59 See you next week.

17:01 Miss Universe 2022 Arbony Gabriel is back in town.

17:11 But this time, she will stay in the Philippines for a long time.

17:16 You know what, this is my first time coming for a longer period of time and post Miss Universe 2.

17:21 Like I said earlier, I have been wanting to live here.

17:27 Arbony's recent posts are being talked about like her inspiring workout videos,

17:32 and her cooking Filipino food.

17:36 You're willing to learn to cook Filipino dishes?

17:39 Yeah, I love to cook. It's so rewarding when you make something.

17:42 Even in the big USA, Arbony has a lot of Filipino friends.

17:50 She is still studying Tagalog, but growing up, she picked up some Filipino words.

17:56 I always call my best friends actually "Pinsan".

17:59 We call it "Ate", "Kuya", you know.

18:03 Like, what else? I always remember, "Ay, naku!"

18:07 In her several months of staying in the Philippines,

18:10 Arbony wants to show the world the beautiful views of the country.

18:15 She will also pursue her advocacy on sustainable clothing.

18:20 Will she enter the entertainment industry?

18:23 Acting, I'm definitely very interested in. I'm up for the challenge.

18:28 I recently just watched a movie with Ann Curtis-Smith,

18:31 and I thought that was really good. I would love to work with her.

18:34 For GMA Integrated News, Nelson Canlas is your witness.

18:48 In the middle of the hot weather, you can enjoy sunboarding and 4x4 adventure in Ilocos Norte.

18:54 And the summer capital of Negros Occidental where students are wearing jackets.

19:00 You can be a travel witness in the report of Aileen Pedrezo of GMA Regional TV, One Western Desire.

19:14 It's so hot! Let's go and cool down in Negros Occidental.

19:19 Welcome to Don Salvador, Benidicto, the summer capital of Negros Occidental.

19:30 The temperature here is between 17 to 18 degrees Celsius every morning.

19:37 And the highest temperature is usually 26 degrees Celsius.

19:42 Don Salvador is a pretty hot place.

19:45 And the temperature is below zero.

19:47 But I'm a sun-proof guy.

19:50 Right, Dai?

19:51 I'm not a mega-sweater, but I'm a pretty hot guy.

19:54 As the summer capital of Negros Occidental, they also have a winter wonderland across town.

20:04 If you're adventurous, why not try their trekking activities?

20:10 You'll also get a refreshing view of their waterfalls.

20:13 You'll also get a refreshing view of their pine trees.

20:17 From Alafrosty Town, Negros Occidental.

20:22 Let's go for a ride in Pauay, Ilocos Norte.

20:26 In the middle of the hot weather, you can enjoy sand juice and sandboarding.

20:33 Don't miss their 4x4 adventure.

20:39 [cheering]

20:41 There's a bonus view of the West Philippine Sea.

20:45 For Jemmy Integrating News, I'm Linda Grazio of Jemmy Regional TV.

20:52 May God bless you.

20:54 Success!

20:56 We caught a monkey in Montana, America.

21:01 It came from a traveling circus.

21:04 It was followed by a circus trainer on the street and they parked it until it was driven in a trailer.

21:09 According to local media, the elephant disappeared in a car.

21:13 They called the circus an animal rights activist.

21:16 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PFA)

21:19 has banned the circus because of its cruelty,

21:22 especially since the elephant disappeared in 2010 and 2014.

21:26 The circus has yet to be found.

21:28 School bus back then, now it's a high-tech classroom.

21:33 It's a project of alumni of a school in the northern part of the Philippines.

21:37 The bus is an e-learning and reading center.

21:40 It has air-conditioning inside.

21:42 There are computers, laptops, and it's connected to the internet.

21:46 The class of 1996 came up with the idea of a school bus.

21:51 It cost a million pesos for the old bus to become a new path

21:56 to fulfill the dreams of the students.

22:00 [music]

22:06 South Korean rappers Zico and Blackpink's Jennie have confirmed their relationship.

22:11 They have revealed their relationship.

22:14 [music]

22:20 Zico's digital single "Spot" was released on April 7.

22:25 It featured Jennie and it's part of Zico's 10th anniversary.

22:30 According to a Korean news outlet, Jennie is also included in the music video of the song.

22:35 But the agency of Zico has not confirmed this.

22:39 [music]

22:42 Thank you for watching. I'm Arnold Clavio.

22:44 I'm PR Kang Hel for a bigger nation and for a wider service to the country.

22:50 From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines,

22:54 until tomorrow, we will be together as witnesses.

22:58 [music]

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23:16 [music]

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