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00:00A counter-affidavit was filed against the police
00:02when they found a Sampaguita vendor in a viral video
00:05that was taken in front of a mall in Mandaluyong.
00:08A body of their security agency was the one who submitted it.
00:13The police first confronted the PNP Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies
00:19on Monday,
00:21asking for clarification on the incident.
00:24The next week, the Sampaguita vendor was expected to be confronted
00:27by the PNP Social
00:29If he won't be shown,
00:31a pre-evaluation will be conducted
00:33so that a decision can be made regarding the incident.
00:38The Department of Agriculture and DTI will cooperate with the Bureau of Customs
00:43to determine the origin of some unusual vegetables
00:46that are sold in a market in Pasay.
00:49According to the DA, the vegetables are lacking in import clearance
00:53and it is not certain if they are safe to eat.
00:56Witnessed by Bernadette Reyes.
01:00Tiger Chili, Garlic Sticks, and Chinese Yam.
01:04Just by the name, you can already find them in some markets here in Cartimore Market in Pasay.
01:10But aside from that...
01:11According to some buyers, it is tempting to buy vegetables here in Cartimore Market
01:16because aside from being clean, there are a lot of unique vegetables here
01:20just like this Tiger Chili, which is like the largest long pepper.
01:24But according to the Department of Agriculture,
01:26it is possible that these vegetables are dangerous to health.
01:30It's big, but we can't eat it.
01:32Why?
01:33We are afraid because we don't know what they are doing there.
01:39If it's from another country, what is there?
01:42Why are they prescribing the good ones?
01:44According to the Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chula Real Jr.,
01:48it is likely that the vegetables sold here are smuggled
01:51and it is not certain if they are safe to eat.
01:54They were not issued with sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance by the Bureau of Plant Industry.
02:00I don't remember that the BPI has issued SPSICs for those types.
02:07They don't have a health certificate.
02:09So that is actually dangerous.
02:11We don't know if it is high in heavy metals.
02:14We don't know if it will be rejected.
02:17We don't know if it has a pesticide content,
02:20if the fertilizer used is right,
02:23and if it is not harmful to humans.
02:26According to the DA,
02:27the sellers may not know that these are smuggled,
02:30but it is important for them to ask for help to find the source of the vegetables.
02:35We only know that we got it from Divisoria,
02:38and we are just selling it here.
02:40We will coordinate with the DA and DTI
02:44on the sanctions that we can give them.
02:49The DA and DTI will also help the Bureau of Customs
02:52to find the source of the vegetables.
02:56Meanwhile, from Php 58,
02:58they plan to lower the maximum suggested retail price
03:02or the highest sale of imported rice to Php 55 on February 5.
03:08After that, they will try to lower it to Php 49.
03:12By March 1,
03:13hopefully, we will break Php 59 to Php 49 MSRP
03:18as long as world prices remain as is today.
03:22For GMA Integrated News,
03:24Bernadette Reyes is your witness.
03:28Executive Secretary Lucas Besamin said
03:30that it is not the Executive but the Congress
03:33that should explain to Ma'am Blanco
03:36in the BICAM Report of the 2025 National Budget.
03:40This is Van Myrina.
03:46This is the answer of Executive Secretary Lucas Besamin
03:49amid controversy about Ma'am Blanco
03:51in the BICAM Report of the 2025 National Budget.
03:55Besamin said that it is the Congress
03:57and not the Executive that should explain.
04:00There is a lack in that because it is a BICAM Report.
04:05We have nothing to do with the BICAM Report.
04:08We are only concerned with the finished product
04:11that was signed by the President,
04:15not the blank check.
04:17The so-called BICAM Report ratified by the Congress
04:21is based on the General Appropriations Bill
04:23and passed by the President
04:25under the 2025 General Appropriations Act or National Budget.
04:30Budget Secretary Amena Pangandaman said
04:32that Blanco did not submit a copy of the General Appropriations Bill.
04:37So the so-called Blanco,
04:42they are the only ones who can fill the blank check.
04:47If it is true that there are blank checks in the BICAM Report
04:50that was submitted after it was ratified,
04:53this is wrong, said Professor Dan Gatmaitan
04:56of the University of the Philippines College of Law
04:58who teaches Constitutional Law.
05:00He said that after the ratification,
05:02nothing should be added or reduced
05:05and that the BICAM Report should have the same content
05:07in the Enrolled Bill that was submitted to the President.
05:09After the BICAM Report,
05:11the insertions and appropriations should be finished.
05:15You cannot change that.
05:17You can do typos and forms to make it consistent.
05:21But adding value to the blank appropriations,
05:25that cannot be done.
05:27That should be agreed by both houses.
05:31The BICAM Report participants said
05:33that they are complaining to the Supreme Court
05:35and that's why there were arguments
05:37to stop the implementation of the 2025 budget.
05:40But Bersamin believes that sometimes,
05:42the Chief Justice served in the Supreme Court
05:44that this will not happen.
05:46I cannot understand if the Supreme Court
05:48will have that tendency to put a stop to it,
05:52even if any of those challengers will ask for a TRO.
05:56Because the government must function, must be run.
06:00They will say, fall back on the re-enacted budget.
06:04But the re-enacted budget can come only
06:07when there is a finding that it has been vetoed
06:11or the Supreme Court has nullified the present budget.
06:16But that is yet to be in the end of the year
06:20or maybe when this resolution of these challenges
06:23will have been delivered.
06:25For GMA Integrated News,
06:27Ivan Mayrena is your witness.
06:30After the oil price hike this January,
06:33there is a rollback expected for motorists next week.
06:38And based on the four-day trading,
06:40up to P55 is the price reduction for each liter of diesel.
06:45Up to P1 is the possible rollback for gasoline.
06:48Up to P50 is the possible price reduction for kerosene.
06:52And according to the Oil Industry Management Bureau
06:54of the Energy Department,
06:56one of the reasons for the price reduction
06:58is the reopening of oil refineries and ports
07:03in the U.S. Gulf Coast.
07:05U.S. President Donald Trump's predictions
07:08have also been affected.
07:13It is possible that Amihan will grow this weekend,
07:16according to the forecast.
07:17But aside from Amihan, Easter Leaves will also continue to flourish.
07:21And as the cold Amihan and hot Easter Leaves fall,
07:25there is a chance that the sheer line will return.
07:28According to the Metro Weather,
07:30there is still a chance of rain in some parts of Cordillera,
07:33Cagayan Valley, and Palawan tomorrow.
07:36The rain in Visayas will be scattered.
07:39In Mindanao, it is possible that there will be a wide and steady stream of rain.
07:42This is also the expected time by the end of the week.
07:46Be prepared for a flood or landslide.
07:49Here in Metro Manila,
07:51the chance of rain will remain low this weekend,
07:54but be careful.
07:56For now, there is no sign of a new bad weather.
07:59Just hope.
08:01Five days before the Chinese New Year,
08:03there are some good news for the buyers
08:06that they will prepare and believe in for good luck.
08:10And from Binondo,
08:12the oldest Chinatown in the world,
08:14Saksilat,
08:15this is Jamie Santos.
08:17Jamie!
08:18Pia, the Prosperity Tree was lit up tonight
08:26in Plaza Lorenzo here in Binondo, Manila, Hodiat
08:29for the start of the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
08:33Three, two, one!
08:38The red and gold colors of the Prosperity Tree
08:42were lit up tonight.
08:44The Prosperity Tree is a symbol of prosperity
08:47and prosperity this year.
08:48The 50th anniversary of China-Philippines Diplomatic Relations
08:52was also celebrated this year.
08:54That's why some Filipinos are in Binondo
08:57and are looking for good luck.
08:59I'm a Ticoy,
09:01and I'm looking for good luck.
09:04Will you give angpao?
09:06I hope you will accept angpao.
09:08You can also give,
09:10you can also give.
09:12Emma and Eliza,
09:15will put rice in a bowl with coins and eggs
09:18for good luck.
09:19They are planning to buy other things for good luck
09:22and to counter negative vibes.
09:24Usually, the bracelets,
09:27lucky bracelets,
09:28we usually buy those here in Binondo.
09:32I hope we can receive angpao.
09:35We believe that we can get good luck.
09:38We also believe in horoscopes,
09:40the beliefs of the Chinese.
09:43So we will get good luck.
09:47Because many people wished for a good start to the new year
09:50or Year of the Wood Snake,
09:52lucky bracelets like this can be sold.
09:55The black one is anti-bad luck,
09:57to counter negative vibes.
09:58It also has a bow,
10:01for the Chinese.
10:03We also have the color of the year,
10:07mocha.
10:08This is the mocha that we call.
10:10It also has a bow.
10:14Of course, you can't miss the food trip.
10:16And every Chinese New Year,
10:18you can buy tikoy.
10:20It is believed that the Chinese
10:22will bring good food to every family.
10:25Radish cake like this is also a present.
10:28It is really made from radish.
10:30It is also mixed.
10:32Then we have different kinds of shrimp.
10:35It also has mixed pork,
10:39dried shrimps,
10:41and some seafoods.
10:42It brings togetherness.
10:48On the eve of the Chinese New Year,
10:51there will be a countdown at Jones Bridge
10:53at 11 p.m.
10:55There will also be a grand parade
10:57at Chinatown in Binondo
10:59on January 29 at 2 p.m.
11:02And live from Binondo, Manila,
11:04for GMA Integrated News,
11:06Jamie Santos is your witness.
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