Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong November 13, 2024
- Panayam kay Comelec Chairman George Garcia kaugnay sa paghahanda sa Eleksyon 2025
- Casiguran at Dilasag, wala pa ring supply ng kuryente dahil sa epekto ng Bagyong Nika | Ilog, umapaw; ilang barangay, hindi mapuntahan
- Ilang bayan sa Cagayan, lubog pa rin sa baha dahil sa Bagyong Nika | Day care center, nawasak dahil sa rumagasang baha mula sa bundok | Aparri, Cagayan, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa pinsalang iniwan ng Bagyong Marce
- Wind Signal No. 1 dahil sa Bagyong Ofel, nakataas sa Northern at Central portions ng Isabela | pinsalang iniwan ng Bagyong Nika, bakas sa maraming lugar sa Isabela | Magat Dam, patuloy na nagpapakawala ng tubig
- Malawakang pagbaha, nasirang kabuhayan at mga ari-arian, epekto ng Bagyong Nika
- PCO Acting Sec. Chavez: Paubos nang pondo para sa mga kalamidad, muling dadagdagan
- Ret. PCol. Royina Garma, hinarang sa airport sa Amerika dahil sa kanseladong visa; pagpapabalik kay Garma, inaasikaso ng Bureau of Immigration | DOJ Sec. Remulla: Garma, aaluking maging state witness kapag nakauwi na | FPRRD, nakatakdang humarap sa House Quad Committee mamaya | House Quad Comm, wala raw natanggap na kumpirmasyon na dadalo si FPRRD sa pagdinig
- Ilang grupo, planong salubungin ng protesta si FPRRD sa labas ng Batasang Pambansa | FPRRD, nakatakdang humarap sa House Quad Committee mamaya
- Tom Rodriguez, ni-reveal na isa na siyang daddy sa anak na si Baby Korben
- Bianca Umali, ipinamalas ang kaniyang impressive balisong skills
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
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- Panayam kay Comelec Chairman George Garcia kaugnay sa paghahanda sa Eleksyon 2025
- Casiguran at Dilasag, wala pa ring supply ng kuryente dahil sa epekto ng Bagyong Nika | Ilog, umapaw; ilang barangay, hindi mapuntahan
- Ilang bayan sa Cagayan, lubog pa rin sa baha dahil sa Bagyong Nika | Day care center, nawasak dahil sa rumagasang baha mula sa bundok | Aparri, Cagayan, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa pinsalang iniwan ng Bagyong Marce
- Wind Signal No. 1 dahil sa Bagyong Ofel, nakataas sa Northern at Central portions ng Isabela | pinsalang iniwan ng Bagyong Nika, bakas sa maraming lugar sa Isabela | Magat Dam, patuloy na nagpapakawala ng tubig
- Malawakang pagbaha, nasirang kabuhayan at mga ari-arian, epekto ng Bagyong Nika
- PCO Acting Sec. Chavez: Paubos nang pondo para sa mga kalamidad, muling dadagdagan
- Ret. PCol. Royina Garma, hinarang sa airport sa Amerika dahil sa kanseladong visa; pagpapabalik kay Garma, inaasikaso ng Bureau of Immigration | DOJ Sec. Remulla: Garma, aaluking maging state witness kapag nakauwi na | FPRRD, nakatakdang humarap sa House Quad Committee mamaya | House Quad Comm, wala raw natanggap na kumpirmasyon na dadalo si FPRRD sa pagdinig
- Ilang grupo, planong salubungin ng protesta si FPRRD sa labas ng Batasang Pambansa | FPRRD, nakatakdang humarap sa House Quad Committee mamaya
- Tom Rodriguez, ni-reveal na isa na siyang daddy sa anak na si Baby Korben
- Bianca Umali, ipinamalas ang kaniyang impressive balisong skills
Unang Balita is the news segment of GMA Network's daily morning program, Unang Hirit. It's anchored by Arnold Clavio, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina, and Mariz Umali, and airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 AM (PHL Time).
For more videos from Unang Balita, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/unangbalita. For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs.
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00:00Good morning, Chairman Garcia. Good morning, Ma'am Susan. Good morning to our fellow countrymen.
00:28Chairman, Election Watchdog has said that someone bought a lens worth P35,000.
00:34Have you received such a report? Or is there another lens worth more than P35,000, Chairman?
00:40Ma'am Susan, even though the lens mentioned was bought in 2020,
00:44and at that time, the servant was just a commissioner, we weren't really the first.
00:49We didn't hear anything about that amount.
00:52Although there are smaller amounts that we heard,
00:56at that time, we also created a task force to give back the money in 2022.
01:02But now, in 2025 elections, where we are leading, they will try to buy and give back that kind of amount.
01:09That's a big news and we will see what the Comelec will do.
01:16Anyway, Chairman, the lens was pointed out that even if it's wrong, it's hard to deny the vote buying or selling
01:23because P35,000 is a big amount for some of our countrymen.
01:27How can that be resolved, Chairman?
01:29Ma'am Susan, we really need voter's education here.
01:32That's why the Comelec is pushing for the opening of the curriculum.
01:36I hope it will include the subject in the curriculum of the youth, even if it's small, the voter's education.
01:42Because even if we tell them not to accept, the Filipinos are hungry, our countrymen are hungry.
01:47They need immediate use of money.
01:50That's why they are tempted to accept that kind of offer.
01:54Even though we always say that if you accept the future of what you're selling, not just for one day,
01:59you can explain that to a hungry citizen.
02:03That's why voter's education is needed and that's why we need everyone's help.
02:08Not just the commissioner elections, but all citizens armed, interest groups, private sectors,
02:14even the churches and private educational and public educational institutions, including the media.
02:22Chairman, another problem is the government's relief goods for the recent typhoons.
02:28They might buy votes.
02:31What do you have to say to the DSWD and other agencies about that, Chairman?
02:35You know, Ma'am Susan, the relief goods that are given to our countrymen,
02:43when there's calamity, that's exempted from the law.
02:47We don't need to ask for an exemption.
02:50Maybe the reason for the law is the urgency, the need, the emergency nature of the relief goods.
02:57That's why our law says that it should be given to the agency of the government that distributes the relief goods,
03:06to ensure that it can be distributed properly.
03:09As an explanation and information to our countrymen, they should remember that because of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Pinera v. Comelec,
03:18they are not yet candidates in the present.
03:20The candidates filed from October 1 to 8 and November 4 to 9 in Bangsamoro.
03:25They are only candidates in February 12 in the national position and March 28 in the local position.
03:32So whatever they distribute in the present, whatever they are giving or rotating, it's not yet a violation.
03:40There's no premature campaigning, Ma'am Susan.
03:42What we're talking about is that hopefully, there will be a halt when the so-called campaign period comes.
03:49Chairman, you are helping the MMDA to bring down the illegal campaign posters.
03:56Where are the places where you can see that?
03:59Metro Manila, Ma'am Susan.
04:02As you can see, there are flags there.
04:04During this time, because there's no premature campaigning and there's no power of the Comelec,
04:09we should call the LGU because local government units have their own ordinances that can be implemented to remove illegal materials
04:21that are attached to our roads.
04:25At the moment, the Comelec will just call, but once the so-called election period comes, we will start the violence.
04:33The MMDA, even though there's no election period, is already violent, especially to the so-called MMDA owners.
04:42Chairman, isn't the private social media accounts of the candidates included in your monitoring?
04:50What if they are spreading fake news or they are harming other people?
04:54Ma'am Susan, your service is the first to push for a change in our era,
04:58our first historic guidelines in social media, AI, defakes and others.
05:04We said that private individuals should not be included because it can intrude, Ma'am Susan,
05:11or violate the constitutional right of private individuals, what we call freedom of expression or freedom of speech.
05:19We should remember, if you liked a post of a politician and you share it, Ma'am Susan,
05:25it's very unfair that we should blame the private individual.
05:28Now, if the private individual is spreading fake news, misinformation or disinformation,
05:34it can be pursued because in the omnibus election code in section 261 letter V,
05:40it states that if a person is spreading misinformation, threats or questioning the integrity of our election,
05:49we can sue them.
05:51That means we will not register you as a private individual, we will not regulate you,
05:57but you can sue anyone, especially if you are spreading disinformation and misinformation.
06:06Thank you very much, Comm. Chairman George Garcia. Good morning to all of you.
06:11Good morning and thank you very much.
06:13There's still no electricity in Casiguran, Aurora following the Nika typhoon,
06:18followed by the collapse and destruction of several posts of electricity there.
06:22Some residents are relying on candles, gas stoves, lighters or solar-powered ones.
06:28According to the Casiguran Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office,
06:33Aurelco is working hard to restore electricity supply in the town this week.
06:41It's very hard, especially for us who have a small child.
06:45It's very hard when there's no electricity. We can't sleep.
06:49Like in Casiguran, there's still no electricity in the town that was destroyed.
06:53Cleaning operations are still ongoing in the collapsed posts of electricity.
06:57Because of the typhoon, the river is flooding, that's why three barangays are isolated.
07:02Aside from the high water level, there's a strong flood, that's why the road is not accessible.
07:07But there are still motorists who poured water to see their relatives.
07:12Because of the flooding of the river, some residents are still unable to provide help.
07:17Family food packs are still being given to the residents of other parts of Aurora.
07:25The Nika typhoon hit many places in Cagayan.
07:29Flooding is still widespread in the towns of Alcala and Solana.
07:33As you can see in the video, many places are already flooded.
07:37The situation is also the same in Tuguegiro City.
07:40And almost all houses were destroyed.
07:44When the typhoon hit, the river flooded a mountain in the town of Bagao.
07:48A daycare center was destroyed there.
07:51It was difficult to rescue some residents in Gonzaga because the river was flooded.
07:57Because of the flood left by the typhoon Marse, the town of Apari was submerged in a state of calamity.
08:05The Philippine Air of Responsibility will release the Nika typhoon yesterday.
08:09The residents of Isabela were alerted again for the Ophel typhoon.
08:13Isabela is one of the places where the new typhoon may landfall.
08:18Live from Etiaga, Isabela, we have the first news, James Agustin.
08:22James, let's talk about that now.
08:27Ivan, the weather here in Isabela is good since yesterday.
08:31But the authorities are already preparing for the upcoming Ophel typhoon.
08:38In the towns in the northern and central portions where the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is high,
08:43the liquor ban is being implemented again.
08:45It is also prohibited to swim, swim and fish.
08:48Yesterday, we saw houses that were flooded by the Nika typhoon in some of the towns we visited.
08:53There are houses and establishments that were removed from the roof and some were destroyed.
08:58Residents are calling for help.
09:00There are also rivers that cannot be crossed due to the flooding.
09:04The supply of electricity in some places is still a problem.
09:06The Magat Dam continues to lose water.
09:09Its two spillway gates are open.
09:12As of 4 a.m., the water level is at 188.73 meters.
09:17This is a normal level but it needs to be reduced due to the volume of water
09:21from the watershed and other nearby areas.
09:24Ivan, what you are seeing now is the Fugo Bridge in the town of Echague in Isabela.
09:31This is just one of the three bridges that were not crossed yesterday due to the flooding.
09:36Today, the water level in the river has decreased.
09:41That is why some motorists are already crossing this bridge.
09:44The only problem is the branches of trees that are there that residents are asking for help to remove.
09:50This is just one of the three bridges that will lead to the town of San Ysidro from here in Echague.
09:57I am James Agustin for JEMAIntegrated News.
10:02James, did the people who were evacuated during the last storm in Sinica go home
10:06or are they staying at the evacuation center due to the new storm?
10:09How is the supply of relief goods?
10:14Yes, Ivan. Yesterday, the residents who were evacuated went home.
10:22We are coordinating with the coastal municipalities and the towns.
10:27There are only a few residents who are at the evacuation center.
10:30As for the relief packs, the provincial government is still repacking more than 5,000 relief packs
10:36and they added 8,700 relief goods to their stockpile.
10:42What they are doing here, Ivan, for example, in the town of Echague,
10:45they have identified the areas that are usually flooded.
10:48That is why they are not able to isolate when it rains heavily because the branches cannot pass through.
10:53That is why they are already proposing relief goods.
10:56Because of the storm, they have been replenishing the relief goods since yesterday
11:02because the weather is good since yesterday here in Isabela. Ivan.
11:05How long will the Magat Dam, James, be without water?
11:12The authorities cannot tell us how long the Magat Dam will be without water.
11:17But that is very important because of the volume of water that was drained during the Nica storm,
11:23aside from the water coming from the watershed and nearby rivers.
11:28That is also part of the preparation for the upcoming Ophel storm. Ivan.
11:32Thank you very much, James Agustin.
11:36The Nica storm also left a large area in other places in Isabela.
11:40The areas in the south were flooded.
11:44The flood was almost on the opposite side of a subdivision where some residents were rescued.
11:50Just like in the south, the situation in the town of Tumawini is the same.
11:54The lives of the residents are affected.
11:57The roofs were blown off, the waiting shed was overturned,
12:01and the schools were cut down in the town of Alicia.
12:05The houses of the residents in Santiago City were also damaged.
12:13The government is asking for a refund of the calamity and quick response funds for the next storm.
12:20According to PCO Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez,
12:23the Department of Budget and Management told him that there is a sufficient fund for the calamity until the end of this year.
12:30According to the DBM, as of October 24,
12:33the QRF was estimated to be worth Php 30 billion in different countries for the quick response to the calamity,
12:39such as DSWD, DILG, DOTR, and DPWH.
12:43More than half of them have already been used.
12:45One of the things that the QRF can get is the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, or NDRRMF.
12:52But the Office of Civil Defense said that it will also be used up.
12:56Aside from the NDRRMF, the DBM also said that the Contingent Fund, Unprogrammed Appropriations, and Local Government Support Fund can be used for additional funds.
13:06Former President Rodrigo Duterte will visit the Camera later to face the Quad Committee that is investigating the war on drugs of his administration.
13:16Retired Police Colonel Royina Garma, who is said to be close to former President Duterte, will be the state witness of the Justice Department.
13:24Here is the first news, Tina Panganiban Perez.
13:29Former Police Colonel Royina Garma, who is said to be close to former President Duterte, is out of the country.
13:33She is the former police officer who was involved in the House Quad Committee of the Umanoy Reward System in the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
13:42She left with her son.
13:45She took PR-104 last Sunday here. PR-104. She arrived in the U.S. in San Francisco.
13:58She has no hold departure order. She has not been charged with a crime. That is why she can leave the country.
14:04She is with her daughter.
14:07But they were stopped at San Francisco Airport in America, according to the DILG Secretary, because their U.S. visa was canceled.
14:16Apparently, in the course of the hearings of the Senate, her visa was canceled.
14:21So she went there by chance. She arrived in America. The USINS flagged her. They detained her and we are in the process of being sent home here.
14:33The Bureau of Immigration is arranging for her return to the country. It's time for Garma to return to the country, according to the DILG Secretary.
14:42They will appoint her as a state witness.
14:44We intend to offer her witness protection for that matter, at least for the matters that the Quad Comm is seeking from her.
14:53Of course, there are other things that we are conducting.
14:56The purpose of the case build-up is to make sure that the cases to be filed are strong cases. She may be part of it in one way or the other.
15:05There's no case against her. She can go home here. She can just go home.
15:09She can. But we will offer her protection.
15:12The House Quad Committee will continue the hearings, according to the former chief presidential legal counsel of Duterte, Atty. Salvador Panelo, who will lead the former president.
15:23Panelo said that Duterte will still go to the House of Representatives to confront the Quad Comm on the violation of the hearing when they were not warned.
15:33The former president wants to schedule the judges for a 10-day marathon hearing.
15:39But the Quad Comm said that they did not receive any confirmation regarding the hearing of Duterte.
15:46The first invitations were snubbed by Duterte.
15:51We were supposed to have a November 13 hearing, but we decided to cancel it. Now they're saying that he's going. What is this brother?
16:01It's also not true that they did not receive any notice from Duterte's camp because they sent him a letter that the hearing was postponed.
16:09A person from Duterte messaged the Quad Comm to say that they received the notice and Duterte wants to confirm if the hearing was really canceled.
16:20It was only on social media that the congressmen learned that Duterte plans to confront the Quad Comm.
16:27Why would our social media get the confirmation? I mean, we are officially writing. We are not announcing on social media that we are inviting the former president.
16:40I think they did it on purpose. It's only Sunday and they're already talking about it. That's their style, right?
16:53To make it appear that we are backing this kind of invitation.
16:59According to the Quad Comm, they cannot continue the hearing just for the former president Duterte because he is not the only one invited to speak.
17:08Another thing, the camera has a three-day rule wherein everyone must attend a hearing three days before it is postponed.
17:18Here is the first news. Tina Panganiban Perez for JMA Integrated News.
17:24Let's take a look at the situation. The country's law is out and several groups are planning to join the protest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
17:32in front of the House Quad Committee hearing on the drug war.
17:36Here is the first news live from Van Malecre. Van.
17:44Van, this morning, an estimated 130 relatives of those who were victims of extrajudicial killings gathered here in different parts of Queso City,
17:54like Barangay Holy Spirit, CamarÃn, and they are gathering here this morning at the headquarters of the Diocese of Navaliches
18:01and they will participate here at the Quad Comm today because they heard that former President Rodrigo Duterte will be visiting.
18:11Around 9am, they will hold a mass inside. This is their way of expressing their invitation for the hostess.
18:19Here is the first news live from Queso City, Van Malecre for JMA Integrated News.
18:27Showbiz chica, one of daddy, Kapuso star Tom Rodriguez.
18:31Finlexing Tom the sketches of his 4-month-old son, Corbin.
18:35Cuteness overload and it looks like his daddy, Tom, already has a dimple.
18:41There is no face reveal for the privacy of his son and his non-showbiz mother who is currently in America.
18:48Tom will use baby Corbin as his source of joy and inspiration.
18:56Just that he will do everything he can to make sure that he's well.
19:02Not just in mind, body, spirit. So hopefully I can be a great example for him.
19:06So that's what I strive for. I strive to be a good person.
19:10Finlexing Inkantadia Chronicles Sangre star, Bianca Omali, his newest kill.
19:14He is the one who holds and does various tricks using a butterfly knife or balisong.
19:20On IG Reel, we can see Sangre Terra in his new habit while his arms are being twisted.
19:28His boyfriend, Ruru Madrid, is also making fun of him.
19:30Are you afraid, miss?
19:32Before, Sparkle Actress also made fun of him for using an arnis and bamboo sword.
19:38Nice one, Bianca.
19:40Thank you, Bianca.
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