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00:00The Senate Secretary and the House Secretary-General inspected the Senate where the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will be held.
00:08The Senate was given a conventional room for the House Prosecution Team.
00:12But Secretary-General Reginald Velasco asked for two rooms to accommodate the 11 prosecutors and their staff.
00:21The answer of Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. is that they will still look for them.
00:25The Senate's plenary hall and the robes of the Senator Judges are still being prepared.
00:31On July 13, the trial of Duterte has just begun.
00:35He is currently in the Netherlands.
00:38House Speaker Martin Romaldes thanked the Senate for its preparedness and professionalism regarding the impeachment trial of Vice President Duterte.
00:56Senator Lito Lapid in Iloilo helped with tourism and economy.
01:01Amir Ali Dasan, Ronell Arambulo, Franz Castro, Mimi Duringo, and Mody Floranda discussed the bad effects of mining in Palawan.
01:11Manny Pacquiao in Cavite is pushing for more jobs and affordable housing.
01:16Kiko Pangilinan in Panay Island insisted on food security.
01:22Ariel Quirobin called the teachers real heroes.
01:26Senator Bong Revilla has metangrit and motorcade in Pangasinan.
01:31Senator Francis Turentino gave importance to the role of barangay and SK officials.
01:37Benher Abalos gave incentives to government employees.
01:42Bama Kino is pushing for modernization for tricycle drivers.
01:48Abibinay promised to focus on the benefits of barangay officials.
01:53Senator Bong Go is pushing for the distribution of medical services to the communities.
01:58We continue to follow the campaign of the running senators in the election of 2025.
02:03Raffy Tima reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:07The host, society columnist, and influencer of Sparkle Artists, Tim Young, is officially a Sparkle Artist.
02:19Tim is happy to be part of the roster of Sparkle Artists.
02:24They also talked about his projects as an actor.
02:31In the contract signing present, GMA Senior Vice President Attorney, Annette Gozon Valdez
02:36and Sparkle GMA Artist Center First Vice President, Joy Marcelo.
02:43I want to make milestones with GMA, whether it be in hosting, in new shows,
02:49in projects that will elevate and uplift the network on its milestone year.
02:58Other competitions for NCAA Season 100 are coming soon.
03:04Starting in April, the Women's Volleyball Tournament and Finals in Juniors Basketball will be broadcast on GTV at Heart of Asia.
03:11The games of Women's Volleyball and Juniors Basketball and Men's Volleyball are ongoing.
03:19According to some women's volleyball players who took photoshoots,
03:23they brought their studies for Season 99 this season.
03:33We will just focus. Of course, this season, we have been training all year.
03:38This season has already started, so that's what we need to focus on.
03:42All teams are strong, all are advanced, improving.
03:46And we should not underestimate one team.
03:49Everyone should be prepared.
03:53This time of the campaign, both campaign jingles will be popular.
03:57Do you know what is considered the first cross-national campaign jingle in the Philippines?
04:04Mambo, Mambo Magsaysay
04:06Mambo, Mambo, Mambo Magsaysay
04:09Our democracy will not go away
04:14You are listening to Mambo Magsaysay, used by former President Ramon Magsaysay in the 1953 elections
04:20when he fought against Elpidio Quirino.
04:23The story behind Mambo Magsaysay will be discussed in the podcast of award-winning journalist Howie Severino.
04:29Howie Severino presents Moments in Election History.
04:33Howie will be joined by several political science and history experts
04:37as well as the son of the composer of the previous jingle, former Senator Raul Manglapus.
04:44See you on Thursday, March 20 at Howie Severino Presents
04:48on various streaming platforms of GMA Integrated News.
04:53Good morning.
04:54Rehabilitation of EDSA and traffic.
04:57We will talk about that.
04:58We are joined by the Department of Transportation Secretary, Vince Dizon.
05:03Good morning and thank you for allowing us to start the interview.
05:07Secretary.
05:08Good morning, Rocky. Good morning.
05:11Yes.
05:12First of all, why did you relieve the position of MRT General?
05:16Good morning.
05:17Yes.
05:18Why did you relieve the position of MRT General Manager?
05:21Secretary General Manager Oscar Rabongon.
05:23Does he have a replacement now?
05:30First of all, this is the reason why there was a problem with an escalator in EDSA,
05:40in the TAF station of MRT 3.
05:42It was fixed, but the problem here is that it was damaged on Saturday morning.
05:49I just found out that it was damaged when a viral video went viral on Monday night,
05:58almost midnight.
06:00And when I called the MRT 3 management on Tuesday morning,
06:06it hasn't been fixed yet.
06:09And that's what made me a little unhappy.
06:17These things, repairing escalators, elevators, and other facilities,
06:24should be done immediately.
06:26It doesn't wait for two or three days.
06:30In this case, it took almost four days.
06:33And the reason why it was given to me, I wasn't happy about it.
06:37Because the reason why it was given to me,
06:40we still need to know the reason why it was damaged.
06:45For me, this is unacceptable.
06:48Our government officials should focus on front-line services
06:54such as MRT, LRT, and other service agencies.
07:00If there's a problem, it should be fixed immediately.
07:07And those who repair it, maintain it,
07:10partners like Sumitomo Corporation of Japan,
07:16when I gave them an order to fix it on Tuesday morning,
07:21it was fixed at 5 p.m.
07:25So if this was done on Saturday, it should be done by Saturday evening.
07:32Our government officials should understand
07:37that we should not wait for our countrymen
07:41who use these facilities every day.
07:43It's clear.
07:44Again, is there a replacement for MRT-3?
07:50We already have the recommendation from the Office of the President.
07:56We are waiting for it to be released.
08:00Maybe in the next few days, it will be released.
08:03But I cannot say who it will be because we need to give it to the Office of the President.
08:09He will be the one to announce it.
08:11Regarding the extended operations of MRT-3,
08:14why was it extended by next week,
08:16that it should be implemented this week?
08:22I did not say this week, Rafi.
08:27I just said that one day, after my inspection on the Lunes,
08:32I ordered MRT-3 to be implemented
08:37and to implement the one-hour extension at night.
08:41So more or less, our last train to MRT-3 was at 10 p.m.
08:46I am asking it to be done at 11 p.m.
08:49so that it can be done for our countrymen who work late.
08:54And the additional fatigue.
08:56But they said,
08:58it looks like it can be done,
09:00it just needs a few hours to adjust its maintenance schedule.
09:04So I am pressuring them to implement it by next week
09:10and to announce it to our countrymen.
09:12This is important for our commuters.
09:14But why wasn't this done before?
09:17Is there an issue of additional expenses?
09:19First, maintenance needs to be done
09:28for the extension of the operation time.
09:32There is a minimum.
09:34And I, as an operator,
09:38maintain that the minimum maintenance time
09:44so that we can extend the time a bit.
09:48It can't be compromised.
09:51They will find a way and it looks like it can be done.
09:54The additional fatigue,
09:57I don't know why this wasn't done before.
10:00But for me, we really need this.
10:04We will have rehabilitation of EDS
10:07that will be done by DPWH.
10:10That's why the fatigue needs to be added
10:12so that more people can ride the MRT-3.
10:15You mentioned the rehab of EDS.
10:17When will this start?
10:18And what is the difference with the past rehabs of EDS
10:21where every weekend,
10:23some lines are being closed for rehabilitation?
10:31I don't think I can speak on this, Rafi.
10:35Because DPWH will implement this.
10:38At the moment, we are talking with MMDA and DPWH
10:43so that we can do a proper rehabilitation
10:47so that we can minimize the effect on our vehicles,
10:51our private motorists,
10:53and our commuters.
10:55Maybe we will wait.
10:57They are finalizing that.
10:59Maybe by next week,
11:01we will be able to announce to the public
11:03what will happen.
11:04This includes the traffic scheme
11:06for those affected.
11:08I will go to the issue of busways.
11:10Until now, there are still many busways.
11:12Do you have an idea to stop this?
11:21We will talk to our Psyche Enforcers.
11:24First of all,
11:25I am calling on our countrymen.
11:27I hope that we will restitute the rules
11:32on the traffic.
11:34This includes the prohibition of private vehicles
11:39on the busways.
11:41Of course,
11:42it is clear who is exempted.
11:44It is clear when there can be an exemption.
11:47That is why,
11:48if we don't want this to happen,
11:51because we will obviously be banned,
11:54because if there are continuous violations,
11:58we might be forced to increase the fines.
12:01We don't want to do that,
12:03but if there are still many busways,
12:05we might be forced to increase the fines.
12:08So, you are really asking for cooperation of motorists.
12:10Let's move to the issue of privatization
12:13of critical transport projects.
12:15How do you see this can help
12:17to improve our transportation system?
12:25The most important thing for all transportation facilities
12:30is the speed that we can provide to our countrymen.
12:36It will be faster,
12:37it won't be damaged,
12:39and our system will be more efficient.
12:42We believe that this can be done
12:45through the partnership with the private sector.
12:48But the good thing is that it will be more efficient.
12:53The escalators and elevators won't be damaged.
12:56Our trains will run faster.
13:00But our countrymen can still hope
13:04that this won't increase the price.
13:09The government is still there to regulate,
13:12to make sure that it won't abuse
13:16whoever will be our private partner.
13:18Because the government is still there.
13:23All the projects that we discussed today
13:25in Metro Manila,
13:26are there any projects that you are working on
13:28for other major cities across the country?
13:35Yes, it's included in our flagship list
13:40that was released,
13:41the most important and largest,
13:43the Cebu BRT.
13:45We thank the Provincial Government of Cebu
13:49and the City Government of Cebu
13:51because we had a very good discussion
13:54two weeks ago,
13:56and we will have a more coordinated
14:00and consultative way of implementing this project.
14:04In Cebu.
14:05We also have the Davao Public Modernization System.
14:10This is our Davao Bus System
14:12that was funded by the Asian Development Bank.
14:16And this is a very modern bus system
14:18that will happen in Davao City.
14:21There are many other projects,
14:23but these are the biggest projects.
14:26Not only in Luzon and NCR,
14:28but also in Visayas and Mindanao.
14:32Okay, let's look forward to this project.
14:34Thank you very much for your time this afternoon.
14:40City Department of Transportation,
14:41Secretary Vince Dizon.
14:43Thank you very much, Raffy.
14:44Thank you very much.
14:45God bless you.
14:48Meanwhile, PNP CIDG Chief,
14:51Nicola Storey III,
14:52denied that the government's force
14:54in arresting former President Rodrigo Duterte
14:57was overkill last week.
15:02How can they say it was overkill?
15:03He was just about to board the plane.
15:11How can it be overkill?
15:12We just have enough resources
15:17to accomplish the mission.
15:20In a statement by GMA Integrated News,
15:22two days after the arrest of the former president,
15:25Tore said that they also prepared for several days
15:28before Duterte arrived from Hong Kong.
15:30As part of the plans,
15:32he was directed to the Villamor Air Base
15:34so that he can easily fly to the Netherlands.
15:38Tore and Malacanang first legalized
15:41the arrest of the former president
15:43under the visa of the arrest warrant of the ICC
15:46that was passed in Interpol.
15:48In the end, Tore said,
15:49he just did his duty.
15:55The whole PNP planned for this.
15:57The Directorate for Operations
15:59had made a very, very well-crafted plan
16:03and a very, very meticulous plan.
16:07There are things beyond me.
16:09Like, for example, the plane.
16:11I requested it from those who were higher up than me.
16:15It really pains me.
16:16I really don't like the work
16:19that is being done in our country,
16:25especially in the organization of the Philippine National Police.
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