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00:00Many people have been evacuated from their homes due to the heavy rain.
00:08The flood only brought water to the houses in Mandalay, Myanmar.
00:16The floods have brought the houses in Mandalay, Myanmar,
00:21to the point of being destroyed in a flash flood.
00:27In other places, the tower of a pagoda was removed due to the strong earthquake.
00:38Most of the affected areas in Myanmar due to the quake are in Mandalay, the second largest city in the country,
00:46which is close to the epicenter of the magnitude 7.7 quake yesterday.
00:51More than 1,000 people were evacuated and more than 1,000 people were also injured in Myanmar,
00:59as well as the arrival of foreign rescue teams and relief supplies there.
01:06In Thailand, where there is a strong feeling of calm,
01:11the number of people evacuated to Siam is not decreasing.
01:14Most of them were evacuated due to the construction of a house in Chatukak District in Bangkok.
01:20According to the Thai Rescue Operation, more than 100 people were evacuated.
01:26A high-rise apartment building also had a broken connecting bridge.
01:31Some debris also fell.
01:35The water from the rooftop pool was also waterfalls.
01:40Meanwhile, the operation of the treads was suspended.
01:44Some roads were also closed as a precaution.
01:48There was also a feeling of anxiety in the neighboring countries of Myanmar, including China.
01:53This house was one of the affected areas in the province of Ruili in Yunnan.
01:59Two people were again injured, including China, in those who sent help to Myanmar.
02:06For GMA Integrated News, I am JP Soriano.
02:18Hey, it's so strong!
02:21The Thampis family felt fear in this video
02:25as they built the house they are continuing on vacation in Thailand.
02:31But they were more afraid to see that their wall was about to collapse.
02:40They ran down the stairs to the house from the 29th floor.
02:47They were safe when they came out of the house.
02:50There were no slippers or anything else but themselves and their cellphones.
02:54As a designer, in Dubai, when we design super high-rise buildings,
03:02the staircase is the most solid component of a super high-rise.
03:09So whatever happens, it should go there.
03:12When I saw that the stairway wall was about to collapse,
03:17we were more afraid.
03:20I thought that it was possible that the building would collapse.
03:26It was shaking.
03:28It was moving up and down.
03:32Clifford, who has been living in Thailand since 2014,
03:36called his family while building his condo unit on the 22nd floor.
03:42I said, this is my end.
03:44It's the end.
03:45So I thanked the Lord.
03:47I was calling my cousin to tell my mom and dad,
03:50thank you.
03:52Until it didn't collapse, I said, maybe it's still possible.
03:56When I opened the door, I tried to go out.
04:00And yeah, it's a blessing.
04:03When I was on the ground floor, I said,
04:06because the building is about to collapse.
04:08Because it's strong.
04:10I slid to the floor.
04:11But he managed to go out and go down the stairs.
04:15That's where he saw the other resident.
04:18The epicenter of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake was in the middle of Myanmar yesterday.
04:23But it was felt in neighboring countries like Thailand.
04:26Our ambassador in Thailand said,
04:28no Filipino was injured or injured following the strong earthquake.
04:33He denied the spreading information that there were 10 Filipinos who died in the earthquake there.
04:38I'm denying that there are 10 Filipinos who perished.
04:43No, absolutely that's not true.
04:45There was one person who asked for help from the Philippines
04:48to find the child who was in Bangkok for a meeting.
04:51We found them.
04:53We found them.
04:55The mother was just worried in Manila.
04:58No need to worry.
05:00And we thank God for that because again,
05:02we have not received any call for help,
05:05any call for assistance,
05:06any report of a member of the Filipino community being affected negatively by this event.
05:14In Myanmar, where there are 600 Filipinos,
05:17our ambassador did not notice any casualty.
05:20They were in their anti-trafficking shelter,
05:23Myanmar's authorities.
05:25And then of course, even those who were still there,
05:28in the scam hubs,
05:29they were also planning to send them home.
05:32The DFA and the forces with Myanmar's authorities and the DMW
05:37were also safe.
05:39We did not notice any casualty.
05:42For GMA Integrated News,
05:44Jonathan Andal reporting for 24 Hours.
05:52From Php 49 per kilo,
05:54the maximum suggested retail price,
05:57or the price of imported rice,
05:59will drop to Php 45 per kilo from Monday.
06:01But there are rice sellers who have a grudge.
06:04Bernadette Reyes has the story.
06:08A big help to Lisa's business is that the price of rice is going down.
06:13Before, the price of rice was Php 60 per kilo.
06:16Now, she can buy rice for Php 49 per kilo.
06:19The income will increase.
06:20The income will increase.
06:22It will be reduced in the future.
06:26The income will increase.
06:29But not all retailers
06:31can lower the price of imported rice
06:33to the maximum suggested retail price,
06:36or MSRP, of Php 49 per kilo.
06:39If we buy at the market price,
06:41it reaches Php 56, so it's still heavy.
06:44Unlike before,
06:46our usual rice is at a good price of Php 48.
06:50According to the Department of Agriculture,
06:5350% of rice retailers in Metro Manila
06:56follow the MSRP of Php 49 per kilo
06:59for imported rice.
07:01But on Monday,
07:03it will drop to Php 45 per kilo.
07:06Just like when we started,
07:08it's almost the same.
07:10Eventually, it will go up to 80 to 90%.
07:13According to Arthur,
07:14they still can't sell imported rice for Php 45 per kilo
07:18on Monday.
07:20In Gagalangin Market,
07:22there are also those who can't follow the maximum SRP.
07:25That's why some of them
07:27go directly to the supplier in Bulacan.
07:29While trying to find a way
07:31to lower the price of imported rice,
07:33hundreds of thousands of sacks of rice
07:35have been shipped to the warehouses
07:37of the National Food Authority or NFA.
07:39This is the buffer stock of rice
07:41that was allowed to be sold
07:42to the LGU and government agencies
07:45through the Food Security Emergency
07:48to lower the price of rice.
07:50According to the NFA,
07:52500,000 sacks of rice per month
07:54is the target to be released from the warehouses.
07:56But only 10,000 sacks of rice
07:58will be released today.
08:00It will take some time.
08:02And of course,
08:04the LGU might have other expenses
08:06and limitations.
08:08This is the problem.
08:10We don't have control over the LGU.
08:12For GMA Integrated News,
08:14Bernadette Reyes,
08:1624 Hours.
08:25To strengthen the credibility
08:27of automated counting machines
08:29in the election of 2025,
08:31Comelec made a trusted build again.
08:33Comelec also expanded
08:35the registration of online campaign platforms
08:37of these candidates.
08:39Von Aquino was chosen.
08:4344 days before the election of 2025,
08:47Comelec made a trusted build
08:49of the automated counting machine
08:51of the Commission on Elections
08:53that was tested by the Mirror Systems
08:55and Election Watchdogs.
08:57It is part of the process
08:59to strengthen the reliability,
09:01accuracy, transparency, and security
09:03of the automated counting machines
09:05in the national and local elections
09:07on May 12.
09:09All possible bugs,
09:10even the backdoor,
09:12are checked by our source code reviewers.
09:16The backdoor means that
09:18the hackers might enter there.
09:21The reliability,
09:23it should run properly.
09:26Comelec's target
09:28is to get a certification
09:30for the automated election system
09:32as soon as possible.
09:34So far, we are satisfied
09:36and we have a lot of
09:37things to recommend
09:39for the 2028
09:41national and local elections
09:43that might speed up
09:45this process.
09:47Comelec also extended
09:49the registration
09:51of online campaign platforms
09:53of these candidates
09:55until March 31.
09:57Many are requesting
09:59to extend it.
10:01Although,
10:03to be fair to all
10:05our candidates,
10:07let's just extend it.
10:09So that we can avoid
10:11the social media accounts
10:13of the candidates
10:15posting disinformation,
10:17misinformation.
10:19Comelec plans
10:21that in the 2028 elections,
10:23the registration of online campaign platforms
10:25will be done simultaneously
10:27with the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy.
10:29Comelec is warning
10:31the candidates who will see
10:33illegal campaign posters.
10:35Within three days,
10:37they might be disqualified.
10:39For GMA Integrated News,
10:41Vonna Quino,
10:43for Tutok, 24 hours.