Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Martes, May 14, 2024.
-Gurong nanghipo umano ng 12-anyos na estudyante sa classroom, arestado
-China Coast Guard, nagsasanay na umano sa Panatag bago ang pinoy civilian mission doon
-Ospital na walang kaukulang permit, ni-raid at ipinasara ng PAOCC
-Singil sa kuryente nitong abril, tumaas ng P0.46/KWH
-Midyear bonus na katumbas ng isang buwang sweldo, matatanggap ng mga kawani ng gobyerno simula bukas
-PAGASA: Nasa transition period na tayo mula tag-init patungong tag-ulan
-7,749 pumasa sa May 2024 Nurse Licensure Exam
-Tubig mula sa balon, may halong gasolina
-166 Bamban Pogo workers, ipina-deport na; 1 pinaiwan dahil sa kasong Estafa rito sa bansa
-Dagdag-power plant at taas-multa sa mga lumalabag na planta, layon ng isinusulong na Epira law amendment
-Dagdag-kapangyarihan para sa NFA, hiling ng DA sa pag-amyenda sa rice competitiveness enhancement fund
-Paolo Contis sa pag-unfollow sa kanya ng gf na si Yen Santos: "I'd like to keep it personal"
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-Gurong nanghipo umano ng 12-anyos na estudyante sa classroom, arestado
-China Coast Guard, nagsasanay na umano sa Panatag bago ang pinoy civilian mission doon
-Ospital na walang kaukulang permit, ni-raid at ipinasara ng PAOCC
-Singil sa kuryente nitong abril, tumaas ng P0.46/KWH
-Midyear bonus na katumbas ng isang buwang sweldo, matatanggap ng mga kawani ng gobyerno simula bukas
-PAGASA: Nasa transition period na tayo mula tag-init patungong tag-ulan
-7,749 pumasa sa May 2024 Nurse Licensure Exam
-Tubig mula sa balon, may halong gasolina
-166 Bamban Pogo workers, ipina-deport na; 1 pinaiwan dahil sa kasong Estafa rito sa bansa
-Dagdag-power plant at taas-multa sa mga lumalabag na planta, layon ng isinusulong na Epira law amendment
-Dagdag-kapangyarihan para sa NFA, hiling ng DA sa pag-amyenda sa rice competitiveness enhancement fund
-Paolo Contis sa pag-unfollow sa kanya ng gf na si Yen Santos: "I'd like to keep it personal"
24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.
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00:00 [Newsreel Music]
00:02 Live from the GMA Network Center,
00:05 20 years have passed, 24 hours.
00:09 [Newsreel Music]
00:12 Good evening, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
00:15 A teacher was arrested for trying to escape from a classroom in Pangasinan.
00:24 The police investigated and found that he tried to escape from a classroom several times.
00:30 Deped Region 1 is waiting for a formal complaint to start its own investigation.
00:36 Rassel Simorio of GMA Regional TV, One North Central Luzon, is on the scene.
00:41 [Newsreel Music]
00:44 The 12-year-old male grade 6 pupil is afraid.
00:48 He was arrested after molesting his male teacher in the classroom of a public elementary school in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan.
00:57 According to the teacher, the teacher let him in on Sunday morning, May 12, for a graduation ceremony.
01:05 But the ceremony was not held. Instead, he was locked in a classroom and buried in a clay body.
01:14 The child was like a statue when he went home.
01:18 My son was crying when he complained to me.
01:21 I told him that I don't want him to go to school anymore because my teacher is rude.
01:26 What did he do? He told me what happened to him.
01:29 I can't express my anger, but for my son, it's painful as a mother.
01:37 The mother immediately reported to the Santa Barbara PNP and the male teacher was arrested for a follow-up operation.
01:44 At the police station, the news team tried to get him to give an explanation, but he refused.
01:50 The parents accompanied the children in the complaint.
01:56 There are many cases where the complaint is strong.
02:00 The news team went to the school where the incident happened, but the principal was not there.
02:05 According to DepEd Region 1, they are waiting for the formal complaint that the victim's family will file
02:12 to start the investigation of the incident.
02:15 But just in case, the result of the investigation or inquiry that the department is conducting,
02:22 there is a legal action that the Department of Education is conducting.
02:26 There should be an official complaint, the parents.
02:31 The family of the child who filed a legal case against the teacher is decided.
02:37 For GMA Regional TV 1 North, Sanchez, Luzon and GMA Integrated News,
02:43 Russell Simorio was on the air 24 hours.
02:47 The China Coast Guard was engaged in various activities at Panatag Shol,
02:53 a day before the supply of a civilian group was delivered there.
02:57 Joseph Moro was on the air.
03:00 In this video of the Chinese TV station CCTV recorded by Reuters,
03:06 the Chinese Coast Guard showed their activities at the emergencies at Panatag Shol.
03:13 There are people who drowned and need to be rescued, and their Coast Guard is ready to deploy.
03:19 This was released before the civilian mission was established at Panatag Shol that will be released tomorrow.
03:25 The civilian mission showed that the water at Panatag Shol is filled with the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines.
03:33 They will put buoys and supply will be given to fishermen.
03:37 We should normalize and regularize civilian access in the West Philippine Sea.
03:43 If China is militarizing our own Exclusive Economic Zone, we're there to civilianize our own seas.
03:52 Because at the end of the day, we stand by our belief that the West Philippine Sea should be accessible to ordinary citizens.
04:05 In the satellite image of the maritime expert, Ray Powell, the Chinese vessels at Panatag Shol are increasing.
04:12 There are now 29 Chinese maritime militia vessels and 5 Chinese Coast Guard, but our mission is not in our hands.
04:20 We are now riding the Coast Guard vessel that will patrol the Bajo de Manzanoc
04:25 to ensure that the civilian mission of our group is safe, even though it is not an activity of the government.
04:33 The priority is safety, and we don't have water there.
04:38 So our waterlines and checklists are with us.
04:42 And at the same time, we have the coordination and lights of communication.
04:45 So that if something happens, we can easily respond.
04:51 The Philippines and America held the first space dialogue to strengthen cooperation in civil space matters,
04:59 including the use of space for maritime domain awareness.
05:03 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, 24 Hours.
05:09 A hospital in Pasay City was attacked by POGO workers who are using drugs.
05:15 Aside from the fact that this person does not have a license to operate,
05:18 this person also does not have a working permit.
05:20 His relatives are doctors and nurses.
05:22 That is what Rafi Thima is targeting.
05:25 Outside the house, this medical facility is already clear.
05:33 Although the Chinese character is written in English,
05:35 there is a small English translation of what service they are providing in the Tai An Clinic and Laboratory.
05:41 The raided facility is not far from the Senate's house in Makapagal Boulevard in Pasay.
05:48 The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission received a report that a hospital is operating here.
05:54 Upon checking, there is no hospital in this area with a license to operate.
05:59 Upon that report, we conducted an intelligence visit to this hospital.
06:06 We found out that there is a hospital like this here,
06:10 and there are doctors and nurses who do not have a license to practice medicine and nursing in the Philippines.
06:16 The POGO is asking for an explanation.
06:18 It was said that this was raided based on the statement of the Filipino government.
06:21 Ideally, this should not be operated.
06:24 If this was reported to us three weeks ago, it should have been closed when we entered.
06:28 It is clear that the patients of this facility are not Filipino.
06:32 According to the POGO, the POGO workers are the main patients.
06:36 The wounded, the COVID-19 patients who are going to POGO are running here.
06:45 Since they do not have any documents in their bodies, they rather go here to hospitals like this.
06:50 This clinic or small hospital is fully equipped.
06:53 Aside from examination tables like this, they also have a hemodialysis machine.
06:58 According to the authorities, this facility has been operating for several months now.
07:02 It is hidden in restaurants in this part of Pasay.
07:06 In this room, you can see one of the expensive items that you can only see in hospitals or large clinics
07:12 like this ECG machine and ultrasound.
07:16 But one of the things that the authorities are asking for when they entered this facility
07:20 is that it has a back door.
07:23 This is a possible indication that the people operating here know that they are doing something illegal.
07:29 At first, all the patients who were admitted were accepted.
07:34 Like this man who gave the prescription of the abutan of the raiding team.
07:38 I am not a doctor. I am not a doctor.
07:40 But then he confessed.
07:42 I am a Vietnamese doctor.
07:44 What are you doing here in this clinic?
07:47 I visit only.
07:48 Visit only?
07:50 Yes, visit.
07:51 Another Vietnamese and a Chinese doctor were admitted by the raiding team
07:54 along with a foreign pharmacist and nurse.
07:57 After investigating and obtaining the relevant documents,
08:00 the foreign patients were also released while the foreign doctors and nurses were detained in the Bureau of Immigration
08:05 and will face criminal and immigration violations.
08:09 The facility was immediately closed and locked.
08:14 The POC is still investigating who owns the facility and is asking the Pasay LGU if they obtained a permit.
08:21 According to our reports, this is not the only clinic like this.
08:24 There are many like this in Metro Manila.
08:26 I said that this is an underlying problem indicative of a much larger problem
08:31 that is a big problem that is being caused by POGO in our country.
08:35 The Pasay LGU confirmed in GMA Integrated News that the facility is not permitted.
08:41 Their staff inspected it and explained it before the raid last night.
08:46 The show was on.
08:48 There is no permit.
08:49 In fact, we also consulted the administrator of the building beforehand
08:57 to let them know that their businesses there have a permit.
09:04 For GMA Integrated News, Rafi Timan, for Tutok, 24 hours.
09:10 The electricity bill rose this April.
09:13 It is the effect of the yellow and red alert last month
09:17 when the country's supply and reserve of electricity is lacking.
09:21 For Tutok, Mackie Pulido.
09:23 This is it, the fear that we have of rising electricity bills
09:30 due to the reduced supply of electricity last month.
09:33 Annie's bill from Php 8,900 this April is now Php 13,700.
09:40 When the face-to-face classes were suspended due to the rise in the heat index,
09:44 the only child staying at home the whole day, so they were forced to use air-conditioning.
09:49 It's so hot, ma'am.
09:51 We were forced to stay at home before, but we couldn't.
09:56 Annie's consumption increased, but the cost of electricity also increased.
10:00 Php 46 per kWh was increased, so Php 11.41 per kWh was the bill for the consumer.
10:07 The biggest reason for the rise in electricity bill is the high price of electricity
10:11 from the wholesale electricity spot market during the red and yellow alert
10:16 due to the lack of supply and reserve of electricity.
10:19 If there are alert levels, that simply means there is pressure as far as demand is concerned
10:27 that will also have an impact on the price.
10:31 The increase in electricity bills is higher in some areas of the province
10:34 where all the electricity supplied by electric cooperatives was bought from the spot market.
10:39 In Catanduanes, the increase in electricity bills is Php 7, so Php 13 per kWh.
10:46 In Dumaguete, the increase in electricity bills is Php 4 to 5 per kWh.
10:51 Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives said that some of their members may borrow from the anti-bill shock program of the land bank
10:58 to make sure that their customers will pay instead of paying one-time big-time.
11:03 There is no other way. The consumers will not be able to afford the increase in the price of generation.
11:10 Because this is the only effect of the increase in the generation charge,
11:13 the Power for People Coalition said that corporations should investigate the behind the wrong plants.
11:19 That's why there are red and yellow alerts in the heat.
11:23 They may earn from the spot market because they sold their plants for high prices.
11:29 The government agencies show in their reports that those who enforce shutdowns
11:39 are also some of the companies that are selling electricity in the market where the price is very high.
11:48 They need to investigate.
11:49 It seems that some people's life is in danger because of the high electricity bill.
11:53 Judy Lin is a single mom and a dialysis patient.
11:55 So in order to pay the electric bill and other expenses, she said that she will not drink other medicines that she needs to drink.
12:03 I'm nervous because it's our obligation to prepare for it every month.
12:08 The problem is that it's high. It's high.
12:13 That's why it's very difficult to decide where to get it.
12:18 For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Pulido, for 24 Hours.
12:22 Good news, Kapuso.
12:25 Because of the mid-year bonus, the government officials will receive a salary of one pound starting tomorrow.
12:31 According to the Department of Budget and Management,
12:33 all civilian personnel, not only those in other branches of the government and institutions,
12:40 but also military and uniformed personnel are qualified to receive if they have worked non-stop for four months from July 1, 2023 to May 15.
12:50 The government employees are still employed until the said date of the bonus
12:54 and they have received a satisfactory score in the performance rating period.
12:59 It is still being studied if government employees will be given an additional salary.
13:02 The Budget Department is expected to submit its final report on this in the next month.
13:10 It's still hot and foggy, but it's getting more and more rainy.
13:14 That's why there's a yellow sign in one place.
13:17 Is that a sign that the rain is coming?
13:20 That's what Mark Salazar is pointing out.
13:25 It's foggy and suddenly it will get dark and the heavy rain with lightning will pour.
13:32 In San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City, yesterday, it rained with ice.
13:37 It's called hail, which happens when the thunderstorm is severe.
13:42 Every time there's a severe thunderstorm, it has a related hazard like hail and tornadoes.
13:54 Those are some of the hazards that severe thunderstorms bring.
14:01 This type of thunderstorm is almost everyday in Metro Manila.
14:05 But earlier, Baguio City also experienced a severe thunderstorm.
14:09 It was around 10 in the morning when it suddenly got dark and the heavy rain poured.
14:14 Is this the rain?
14:16 According to Pag-asa, it's not yet. But we're in the transition period of the weather.
14:25 To say that it's already foggy and rainy,
14:27 Pag-asa needs to monitor 7 out of 13 stations to experience continuous rain for 3 days.
14:37 The wind in the country should also come from the heat.
14:42 The time and duration should be continuously and consistently.
14:47 The amount of rain that is being measured for all those stations should be satisfied to say that it's officially raining.
14:55 Until the first week of June, we are in the transition of heat to rain.
15:00 We should also be careful because it's the season of severe thunderstorms.
15:05 In Lubwangan, Calinga, two soldiers were killed and four were injured after being struck by lightning.
15:12 So as the dark clouds of thunderstorms were about to arrive, they immediately turned their backs.
15:18 If we really have no choice and we were struck by a thunderstorm in a wide area,
15:25 we would be in a lightning crouch position, squatting and joining our heels or our ankles.
15:35 We would cover our ears.
15:37 For those who are still chasing the summer getaway in the rivers and falls,
15:41 they should feel it because it's also the time of flash floods.
15:45 They thought the weather is good but suddenly the water level is rising
15:51 because the rain is in another place and it's just falling on the river system.
15:59 It's better to monitor the rainfall warnings issued by Pag-asa
16:04 so you know what to prepare for your place or destination.
16:09 For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar, Nakatutok 24 Hours.
16:17 The dedication and effort of almost 8,000 people in the May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam has paid off.
16:25 And the story of the success of Top Notcher is proof of Maris Umali's efforts.
16:31 There is no need for Philippine pride to be considered by the Filipino nurses.
16:38 Aside from the in-demand in the whole world due to the hard work, diligence and quality of the work,
16:43 the contribution of the Filipino nurses in global healthcare is also great.
16:48 And not only the Filipino-British nurses who gave first doses of COVID-19 vaccine,
16:53 but also the Filipino nurses whose dedication was fulfilled during the pandemic.
16:57 Now, there is a new generation of Filipino nurses
17:01 who passed the May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam.
17:07 The top notcher among them is the 22-year-old Abigail Escueta Cayana of St. Jude College, Dasmarinas, Cavite
17:15 who submitted the highest score of 92.60%.
17:20 Until now, she still cannot believe the success she has achieved.
17:24 It still doesn't sink in. I'm still in cloud nine.
17:29 I'm not hungry. I don't feel anything. I don't know what I will feel.
17:34 But I'm very happy.
17:36 It's not a joke that she went through the review to submit the childhood dream of being a nurse.
17:42 She deactivated her social media account to reduce the distraction.
17:48 She also stopped eating and she also stopped studying.
17:52 There was a time when she felt down, but she used the inspiration of her aunt, nurse and parents.
17:59 My parents and I are also inspired.
18:02 I really want them to experience a good life.
18:06 It's fulfilling as a child when you can provide that to your parents.
18:11 For now, Abigail is just able to afford cake and flowers that her school gave her
18:16 because they still don't have the budget to get a divorce.
18:19 And her plan is to focus on school and the country.
18:23 That's why she said she will teach and nurse at the same time.
18:26 I was also scared that if the Lord gave this to me, I will also share my knowledge.
18:31 I will teach here.
18:32 You will practice as a nurse?
18:34 For now, I also want to practice as a nurse here in the Philippines, especially in public hospitals.
18:41 For GMA Integrated News, Mariz Umali is on the air 24 hours.
18:46 More than 100 Chinese nationals were also deported and arrested in Pogo Hub in Bambang, Tarlac.
18:53 But there is one left because there is a case here in the Philippines.
18:57 Jun Veneracion is on the air.
19:00 Don't try.
19:01 This raid happened two months ago in Pogo Hub of Zun Yuan Technology Inc. in Bambang, Tarlac.
19:08 The deportation of illegal immigrants who worked here is almost complete.
19:13 The 166 Chinese nationals who were brought to Terminal 1 were wearing plastic handcuffs
19:22 before they were deported to Shanghai, China.
19:25 They were the third batch of Bambang Pogo workers who were deported because of being an undesirable alien,
19:31 undocumented or overstaying.
19:34 Only 50 Bambang Pogo workers were left.
19:37 Though they were arrested inside a Pogo Hub in Bambang, but mostly what they are doing is scamming.
19:44 167 should have been deported today, but an airplane did not let a woman board.
19:50 It was discovered that there is a case of estafa that she needs to face here in the Philippines.
19:55 In the past deportations, the Philippines is the one who pays the expenses.
19:59 But this time, China volunteered to pay for the return of their country
20:05 of Chinese Pogo workers who were involved in various scams.
20:09 They will be jailed in China and will face cases like internet fraud.
20:15 Here, you can see that they are in an air-conditioned unit.
20:20 The food is good for them because our treatment to them is victim.
20:24 But when it comes to the extortion of Shanghai, they are criminal and jailed.
20:29 Aside from the Pogo Hub in Bambang, they are also the front line workers for various illegal activities
20:35 like cryptocurrency and love scam.
20:38 The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission is monitoring more than 400 cases.
20:43 Most of them are in Metro Manila, but there are also cases in Central Luzon and Calabarzon.
20:49 So far, all the Pogo Hubs that we raided are all illegal, they are doing scamming activities.
20:58 So we expect the same here in the neighboring areas.
21:01 For GMA Integrated News, Jun Veneracion, Katutok, 24 Hours.
21:07 In the midst of the ongoing strife in the supply of electricity in the country,
21:13 the power plants and the increase of fines to the polluting plants were added to the camera.
21:19 This is through the amendment of the Epirah Law.
21:23 And Jonathan Anda, Katutok, 24 Hours.
21:25 In the Peruvian newspaper, in the ongoing brownout,
21:31 the Department of Energy said earlier in the hearing of the Energy Committee in the camera,
21:36 it is because of the shut down plants of electricity due to the high heat and high demand.
21:42 That's why new plants are really needed now.
21:46 Most of the things we use now are coal plants that are too old and should be phased out.
21:51 Because it's different, they're only forced to do it for 30 years.
21:54 Because there is no replacement.
21:57 That's why the demand is increasing, but our power plants are getting old.
22:02 So, new plants are really needed.
22:05 Not just to increase, but also to make it more efficient.
22:09 The problem is that the process of building a new plant that is 5 years old is forgotten.
22:15 And it still needs a long-term permit, according to FIPA,
22:18 or the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association, Inc.
22:22 But can't the government build its own plant?
22:26 We are not allowed to build power plants because of EPIRA.
22:31 Because of that, some lawmakers want the EPIRA law to be amended so that the government can build a plant.
22:38 I truly believe that the government now should come in and have a hand in building power plants.
22:46 That plant will be very cheap to build.
22:51 And it will be able to answer more or less the shortcomings if we have sudden shutdowns of power plants.
23:00 They also want to amend the EPIRA law to increase fines for power plants that are getting brownout.
23:07 The penalty is too small.
23:09 Therefore, why should they be afraid? Isn't that it?
23:14 So, I think that's the main problem.
23:19 According to the ERCO, they received a fine of P60 million in 2021 for the plants that were deposited in the National Treasury.
23:29 But some congressmen say that the fines should be refunded to the consumers.
23:36 Because they suffered a high price.
23:39 Some congressmen say that there is a cartel in the energy sector.
23:43 Especially after the shutdown of 50 plants in April that were affected by the high brownout and rising electricity prices.
23:52 It's confusing.
23:54 I always ask, "Is there really a cartel in energy, in power, like in rice?"
24:01 My answer is yes.
24:02 The problem here is that we pinpointed the problem.
24:06 The problem is on generation.
24:08 There is no pollution.
24:12 We can see that the generators are not polluted.
24:15 According to the DOE, new plants will be added to the system that will add 1,100 megawatts.
24:22 Some of them are renewable energy or dependent on sunlight, water, and air.
24:27 According to the DOE, El Niño is too hot.
24:30 Many of the hydropower plants are running out of water.
24:33 According to the DOE, their plan in the energy mix is nuclear energy and natural hydrogen energy.
24:40 In a separate hearing of the Senate, the senators of the DOE and ERC questioned the maintenance of power plants.
24:47 In a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy, the ERC Director Sharon Montaner said that there is no regular maintenance of power plants.
24:54 As a response, the ERC said that they have already formed an ad hoc team to monitor the power plants.
24:59 However, this is only for long power outages.
25:02 For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, 24 Hours.
25:08 Some senators are pushing for additional power for the National Food Authority
25:13 in the plan to implement the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund or RCEP.
25:17 Some are urging for the power to be given to the Agriculture Secretary, President Reyes.
25:23 In the midst of the challenges in El Niño and the high price of rice,
25:30 the Department of Agriculture is adding more power for the National Food Authority or NFA
25:36 in the plan to implement the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund or RCEP.
25:41 As a response, Senator Cynthia Villar returned the NFA under the administration.
25:47 You said you don't have stock.
25:50 After two weeks, it was reported that the NFA sold to the trader.
25:56 Why don't we sell and the trader sells?
26:00 That's why I'm so angry with you.
26:02 Because it's prohibited under the Rice Tarification Law.
26:06 And now, they want to give you back the power.
26:10 We cannot agree to that.
26:12 Senator Francis Tolentino asked,
26:15 It's not an amendment to the law, existing law,
26:18 but the grant of temporary authority to be used during periods of exigencies.
26:25 What needs to be changed in my opinion is,
26:27 because now the NFA has no power to intervene.
26:31 Even if he bought local rice, not imported,
26:35 he cannot sell it for a low price.
26:42 The additional power that is being asked for will be used if there is an emergency,
26:47 for example, if there is a high price of rice or aluminum.
26:49 It seems that it needs to be paid to keep the traders honest
26:54 during several instances during the year.
26:59 Senator Aimee Marcos is in favor of giving the power to the Agriculture Secretary,
27:04 but not to the NFA.
27:06 As long as the NFA is aware of it,
27:08 it can be the task force, it can be the commission,
27:11 it's just an emergency.
27:12 If you don't want to give it to the NFA, it's okay for us to give it.
27:16 It's allergic.
27:17 Even to the power to import as a last resort.
27:26 The fund was also discussed in the hearing on how the fund from RCEF helped,
27:31 such as improving the yield,
27:33 lowering the production cost,
27:35 and increasing the income of farmers.
27:37 Villar also examined the crops that do not grow
27:40 or some imported hybrid rice that were rejected,
27:43 which were given to farmers for P250,
27:47 which is far from the P30 price of the local.
27:50 He also earned P10 billion imported fertilizer,
27:53 which according to him is considered to have degraded 38% of the country's land.
27:58 Meanwhile, the Ombudsman has already released the preventive suspension
28:01 to 72 warehouse supervisors,
28:04 for a thorough investigation into the sale of NFA rice to traders in low value.
28:09 The suspension remained in the highest official of the agency.
28:13 Many warehouses will be lifted,
28:16 not only padlocked, but will be opened.
28:18 Hopefully, we can buy more rice and store it in padlocked areas
28:26 because it's the last week of harvest.
28:31 In the Chamber, the second reading of the Rice Tarification Law has been approved,
28:35 so it will be sent to the last reading.
28:38 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes,
28:41 Tutok 24 Hours.
28:47 Paolo Contis answered the question about the unfollowing of his girlfriend,
28:51 Yen Santos, and the removal of their pictures on Instagram.
28:56 Let's talk to Aubrey Caramfeld.
28:58 Yen Santos' removal is being discussed in their pictures
29:05 of her boyfriend Paolo Contis on his Instagram account.
29:08 Yen has no longer followed his account.
29:10 Speculation has spread that the two have separated.
29:14 When we asked Paolo on the premiere night of his new movie, "Fuchsia Libre",
29:19 his answer was...
29:20 One good thing, no comment.
29:22 As I always say, you know too much about my life,
29:26 so I'd like to keep it personal, my personal life.
29:29 I used to follow you, I used to follow you.
29:31 Gorgie, I unfollowed you all.
29:33 Does that mean we're all separated?
29:35 Paolo is still following Yen's Instagram account
29:38 and they still have pictures of them on his account.
29:41 Meanwhile, Paolo is proud of his movie where he plays a gay MMA fighter.
29:47 He said he had to lose weight and trained wrestling for the role.
29:52 This is my first time acting and my role is gay.
29:56 It's very fun, it's very entertaining.
30:00 Paolo will be joined by actor John Arcelia.
30:03 This movie is very controversial for me
30:08 because it's not just for LGBTQ, it's definitely for the whole family.
30:12 Especially for parents who don't understand that kind of situation.
30:17 Also in the cast, there's a sparkle actor, Khalil Ramos,
30:20 who also joined the premiere with his girlfriend, Gabby Garcia.
30:24 It's exciting because his character is very new, so I'm looking forward to watching it.
30:28 Actually, I really enjoyed it more than anything.
30:32 It was like going back to my high school self because the character is very annoying.
30:37 There was a challenge but I was able to go through it easily.
30:41 Obrigarabel, updated to showbiz happiness.
30:45 And that's my chica this Tuesday night.
30:49 I'm Ia Adaliano, Miss Vicky Adam, Emil.
30:52 Thanks Ia.
30:54 Thank you Ia.
30:55 And that's the news for this Tuesday.
30:57 I'm Vicky Morales.
30:58 I'm Atom Arawlyo.
31:00 For a bigger mission.
31:01 For a wider service to the country.
31:04 I'm Emil Sumangim.
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