Narito ang mga balitang ating tinutukan ngayong WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024
• Pangulong Marcos sa charter change: I always said that senate will take the lead; that will be the way we will do it
• Sen. Imee Marcos: Para mapondohan ang "AKAP," kinaltasan ang pensiyon ng gov't employees at militar | Rep. Rodriguez, iginiit na dumaan sa tamang proseso ang "AKAP" | Epekto ng Pilipinas at Amerika, nagdaos ng joint patrols sa West PHL Sea | China, inakusahan ang Pilipinas na nang-uudyok ng gulo sa South China Sea gamit ang joint patrols
• Gilas Pilipinas, patuloy ang paghahanda para sa 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
• Maxine Medina, buntis sa first baby nila ni Timmy Llana
• Halos 400 manok na panabong mula Amerika, hinarang ng Bureau of Animal Industry | Consignee ng mga inangkat na manok na panabong, sinabing kumpleto ang kanilang mga dokumento | Bureau of Animal Industry: sumusunod lang kami sa protocol | Halos 400 manok na panabong mula Amerika, hinarang ng Bureau of Animal Industry
• Huling araw ng pasok sa public elementary at high school, sa May 31 na; bahagi ng unti-unting pagbabalik ng dating schedule ng pasukan -- Panayam kay DepEd Asec. Francis Bringas
• Ilang estudyante at magulang, pabor na ibalik sa Hunyo ang simula ng pasukan | DepEd: Pagbabalik sa dating school calendar, posibleng abutin nang 3 taon | Ilang responsibilidad ng mga guro, babawasan ng DepEd para sila'y makapagpahinga
• Tulong pinansiyal ng DSWD, maagang pinilahan | DSWD: Peke ang social media page na nangangakong magbibigay ng P10,000 assistance
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• Pangulong Marcos sa charter change: I always said that senate will take the lead; that will be the way we will do it
• Sen. Imee Marcos: Para mapondohan ang "AKAP," kinaltasan ang pensiyon ng gov't employees at militar | Rep. Rodriguez, iginiit na dumaan sa tamang proseso ang "AKAP" | Epekto ng Pilipinas at Amerika, nagdaos ng joint patrols sa West PHL Sea | China, inakusahan ang Pilipinas na nang-uudyok ng gulo sa South China Sea gamit ang joint patrols
• Gilas Pilipinas, patuloy ang paghahanda para sa 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
• Maxine Medina, buntis sa first baby nila ni Timmy Llana
• Halos 400 manok na panabong mula Amerika, hinarang ng Bureau of Animal Industry | Consignee ng mga inangkat na manok na panabong, sinabing kumpleto ang kanilang mga dokumento | Bureau of Animal Industry: sumusunod lang kami sa protocol | Halos 400 manok na panabong mula Amerika, hinarang ng Bureau of Animal Industry
• Huling araw ng pasok sa public elementary at high school, sa May 31 na; bahagi ng unti-unting pagbabalik ng dating schedule ng pasukan -- Panayam kay DepEd Asec. Francis Bringas
• Ilang estudyante at magulang, pabor na ibalik sa Hunyo ang simula ng pasukan | DepEd: Pagbabalik sa dating school calendar, posibleng abutin nang 3 taon | Ilang responsibilidad ng mga guro, babawasan ng DepEd para sila'y makapagpahinga
• Tulong pinansiyal ng DSWD, maagang pinilahan | DSWD: Peke ang social media page na nangangakong magbibigay ng P10,000 assistance
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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00:00 [Music]
00:13 Good morning. Here are the first news of GMA Integrated News.
00:18 President Bombon Marcos insisted that the Senate should be the first to amend the Constitution.
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00:40 The President said that he has been in talks with the Senators and the House of Representatives for several months
00:45 and they have reached an agreement.
00:48 The changes to the Economic Provision and the Constitution should be done quietly and without disturbance.
00:55 Some of the lawmakers insisted that the President should be in the middle of the Senate and House of Representatives.
00:59 They agreed to this because of the Charter Change or CHA-CHA.
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01:08 After the 4-Piece Fund, the lawmakers are now looking for aid for the near poor.
01:15 We have first news from Ma'am Gonzales and Tina Panganiban Perez.
01:19 Aid for the so-called near poor.
01:24 The target is to be divided by the ACAP or Aid for the Low-Income Program of the DSWD.
01:31 They are the ones who are paying the WIS, but most of the time, our programs in our department are for the poor.
01:38 They are the ones who are helping our economy, but when it comes to their needs, where can they get help?
01:45 But according to Senator Aimee Marcos, to fund the ACAP, many were asked to give funds to the national budget.
01:54 The Senators have been warning that the ACAP will be used to distribute signatures in the People's Initiative,
02:01 which was previously rejected by the DSWD and several congressmen.
02:05 I am surprised that the 71 billion in the Public Works was only foreign funded.
02:12 This is a big flagship project that the country needs.
02:16 Even the pensions, the retirement funds, including the 10 billion in the military, were also removed from the budget.
02:24 How can this be?
02:25 House Deputy Speaker David Suarez was surprised that the pensions of retired government workers and military personnel will be reduced.
02:33 A congressman insisted that everything went through the right process.
02:38 It is a very grave accusation that should be studied very carefully and investigated.
02:43 How can we say that it did not go through the right process?
02:46 You signified, you showed your approval of the same by giving that signature.
02:53 Senate Finance Committee Chair Sonny Angara said that he will approve the placement of the camera of the ACAP program in the budget.
03:00 It is an anti-poverty program. It is similar to the AICS program, but maybe the name was given differently so that the house has branding.
03:12 It is not like the HGAB program. After NEP, the DBM submitted the HGAB.
03:18 The House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chair Raul Angelo Bongalon approved the removal of Senator Marcos of 13 billion pesos from the 4-piece budget,
03:30 so that the aid will be cut. Many are in need.
03:33 Marcos should be investigated, especially since in 2021, he was re-allying the 4-piece budget every year.
03:42 But the senator's answer to this is dead.
03:45 In the Senate, the discussion on economic provisions that we want to amend under the 1987 Constitution,
03:52 the expansion of the ownership of foreign students in schools, which is now only up to 40 percent.
03:59 According to the senators, the expansion is only for higher education, colleges, and technical and vocational schools.
04:07 The intention is to keep basic education in the hands of Filipinos.
04:11 If we allow foreign citizens to control, own, and administer the institutions that we are looking at,
04:22 that may be prejudicial to our Filipino culture, values, moral, and spiritual matters. They may be in danger.
04:33 According to a Filipino who teaches abroad, many countries in the region have opened their education to foreigners.
04:40 Providing a globally competitive and world-class education to all of these 57 million young people is just beyond the financial resources of the government yet.
04:53 But Senator Riza Contiveros asked, is it possible to buy foreign students to teach in the country?
04:59 That would be my interpretation that basically that is what ownership would allow them to do.
05:07 But he said that State University is different from UP and PUP.
05:11 My opinion cannot sell. We are not even allowed to sell 2 billion-aid property, real estate, even to another government agency, unless of course it's by act of Congress.
05:27 This is the first news. Mav Gonzalez, Tina Panganiban Perez for GMA Integrated News.
05:34 The Philippine and American Joint Patrols on the West Philippine Sea were on duty this Monday.
05:40 Three Philippine Air Force fighter jets and one US Pacific Air Force bomber were met at the Ilocos Sur crossing.
05:49 These jets patrolled from the Ilocos region to Mindoro Strait.
05:54 The Philippines was accused by China of using the joint patrols to stir up trouble.
06:00 According to China's Southern Theater Command, their Navy and Air Force monitor the Philippine and American Joint Air Patrols
06:08 and China is prepared to defend their sovereignty.
06:12 The Philippine Air Force is only a gate for the joint patrols to monitor the military cooperation of the Philippines and America.
06:21 It does not target any country.
06:27 It's not directed towards any country. It's just a simple exercise to promote regional peace and security and of course,
06:37 what I said earlier, to promote the rules-based order. It's part of exercising our rights, especially within our territory and within our exclusive economic zone.
06:47 My fellow Filipinos, the Philippines is now preparing for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.
06:56 The first team to play is the Hong Kong team tomorrow, February 22 in Hong Kong.
07:00 The Philippines will return to the tournament on February 25 to play against the Chinese team in Taipei.
07:06 The tournament will be attended by naturalized player Justin Brownlee after being suspended for three months after the 2023 Asian Games.
07:15 Brownlee is happy to play again for the GILAS.
07:19 The team includes Cai Soto, Sky Thompson, Dwight Ramos, CJ Perez, Prince Newsom, Calvin Ortana, Jamie Malonzo, Kevin Quiambau, and Carl Tamayo.
07:31 The GILAS' big men, June Marco Ardo and AJ Edu, will not be able to play in the first window of the qualifiers due to injuries.
07:40 According to head coach Tim Koon, their goal is to play in the Olympics this year in Paris or Los Angeles in America in 2028.
07:49 We'll start with our first topic this Wednesday morning.
07:56 Baby is on the way for the beauty queen actress Maxine Medina and her hubby, Tim Ilyana.
08:03 The couple shared their most precious news on an Instagram post. They are full of love and excitement for their little bundle of joy.
08:12 Maxine also said that it's true that you'll cry when you hear the heartbeat of your baby for the first time.
08:19 Congrats, Maxine and Timmy!
08:21 The Bureau of Animal Industry banned the importation of 400 chickens from the United States.
08:29 The gate of those who imported is legal and their papers are complete.
08:33 Live from IA, you're always the first on the news of Mico Juaje, exclusive.
08:38 Mico, good morning.
08:40 Maris, good morning to the chicken breeders who can go home.
08:50 Not only are they tired, but their chickens that they bought from America are also exhausted.
08:56 The Bureau of Animal Industry banned them and they can't release them because they don't have enough documents.
09:03 But the gate of the breeders and the consignee of the shipment have a complete permit.
09:08 More than 40 chickens were sold to a cargo and warehousing company in IA Terminal 1 in Pasay City.
09:19 That's after they imported the chickens from America that arrived last night.
09:24 The Bureau of Animal Industry banned the importation of 400 chickens from the United States.
09:30 The breeders bought 32 chickens from the shipment.
09:35 The price of the chickens is about 2 million pesos.
09:38 It's a lot.
09:39 We are all concerned if the chickens are in bad condition.
09:45 So they should be released.
09:47 Ruel is waiting for 4 chickens that are worth 200,000 pesos.
09:51 There's a big price for each chicken.
09:54 How about the chickens we killed? Where will we go?
09:57 According to the consignee of the shipment, Juan Bacar Jr.,
10:00 it's like harassment that the Bureau of Animal Industry is doing to them.
10:04 The breeder even called to see if there's illegal drug in the shipment.
10:08 When it's probably not there, they said that they are looking for the original copy of the documents.
10:15 The person who was looking for the original copy called me and said that the documents are missing.
10:21 I called up my shipper and asked them where it is.
10:24 He said it's in the silk envelope.
10:27 I showed him that it's complete. I'm not missing anything.
10:31 Bacar Jr. refused to accept the copies of the documents that were completed from the import-export clearance,
10:37 veterinary health certificate, blood test result and certificate of quarantine.
10:42 I told him that the chickens flew five days prior.
10:47 They already have the documents. Why would they say that they are missing the documents?
10:52 He said that he's looking for the address and contact number of the chicken senders
10:56 that were not found during their three years of import.
10:59 It's only been three weeks since the last shipment.
11:02 If there's a new memorandum, how do you do that?
11:05 Do you have to post it seven days before you do it?
11:09 No.
11:10 The Bureau of Animal Industry said that they only follow the usual protocol.
11:15 Well, in line with Administrative Order 11-1987, there should be documentation, inspection and clearance.
11:21 So, those are the protocols during cargo clearance processing for agricultural products in general.
11:29 As for the release, they will ensure that the chickens will be released as soon as possible and once the process is completed.
11:36 They have no comment regarding the harassment that is being done to them.
11:41 The chickens were released and transferred to a place where there's a fence and where it's not hot.
11:51 They are still inside the compound of the Cargo and Warehousing Company.
11:55 Earlier or last night, they were in an open area where it's possible to get heated.
11:59 This morning, breeders are worried that if the chickens are heated, they will die one by one.
12:08 According to the consignee of the shipment, Juana Bacar Jr., they have a written agreement
12:17 or an agreement signed by both sides that the Bureau of Animal Industry will pay for the chickens even if they die one by one.
12:26 Live from Pasay City, I'm Nico Juaez for JMA Integrated News.
12:32 The Department of Education urges that the classes will be finished this school year so that the school year will return to June.
12:42 We will now call on our Deputy Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas. Good morning.
12:49 Good morning Egan. Good morning to all the viewers of the first hearing.
12:54 For a better explanation, seven school days will be reduced this school year 2023-2024 for calendar adjustment.
13:07 Isn't this a big loss for the students' studies?
13:11 Egan, we already talked about that during the consultation with the regional directors and the school division offices.
13:19 Definitely, we will have a few adjustments to our budget of work to cover all the competencies in our curriculum.
13:28 If there are instances that we cannot cover all of these, we still have the national learning camp and the early parts of the next school year to cover these competencies.
13:40 When will the school start returning to this process, Asec?
13:46 Well, we're looking at it by 2026. We're probably at the June opening because we will open on July 29.
13:55 We will follow the same mode of adjustment. Maybe we will be in mid-July by next school year, by 2025-2026 and then we will return to June by 2026-2027.
14:07 Those are our projections.
14:09 Will this have an effect? Because the current system is also including the entry of other schools in other countries, right?
14:22 Egan, most of the other countries are opening in August. But since they are in the other hemisphere, we can see the different situation of our weather,
14:36 our climate. We can see that's why we are adjusting because our summer season is hot. El Niño is bringing climate change.
14:46 We are still balancing the well-being and wellness of our students while they are in school.
14:53 Maybe when we return to June, there will be heavy rain and floods.
14:59 You won't think of returning... you know, the climate is affecting the education of our children.
15:08 Yes exactly. But our tradition is that our school year is in June and June to March or April.
15:18 We have experienced the flood during the rainy season that we have.
15:24 We have to establish and institutionalize our interventions during such rainy season.
15:31 Is it right that our teachers have a break? What is the effect of that?
15:37 That's right. We have given our teachers mandatory 30-day rest.
15:42 We don't have any voluntary or mandatory tasks to give to our teachers to enjoy their vacation.
15:51 In the past, we have many deaf-ed initiated activities during summer season, during the two-month break.
15:58 The time of our students, especially our teachers, is reduced after each school year.
16:06 So we have given them uninterrupted 30 days.
16:09 Will this not affect the program for international student assessment or PISA this year?
16:16 Is this the adjustment we are making ASEC?
16:21 Well, I'm not sure. In fact, this will help because in our studies, our researchers,
16:28 they see that our teachers are overworked and our curriculum is too congested and our students are tired.
16:37 So this is a much welcome break for all of them, for both teachers and parents.
16:43 How about the Catch-Up Fridays? What improvements have our students made ASEC?
16:49 Catch-Up Fridays are really catching fire in all our schools.
16:54 It means that our primary objective of returning reading, comprehension, basic numeracy, including PISA education and value for education
17:06 is increasing and so far, the reception of our learners in Catch-Up Fridays is good.
17:12 Hopefully, this will be a success so this can help in our recovery of our learning losses.
17:19 Thank you very much Deputy Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas. Take care.
17:24 Thank you Egan. Take care.
17:26 Meanwhile, let's find out if this is a favor or not for students, parents and teachers
17:34 in the gradual adjustment of our school calendar.
17:37 Here is the state hear it live of Bam Alegre.
17:42 Bam!
17:43 Egan, good morning.
17:48 The adjustment of the school schedule has become a pandemic issue to make the students' studies more affordable.
17:54 This is the issue that was raised by the Deputy Assistant Secretary according to your interview.
17:58 But the question is, is this a favor for the stakeholders of the school, the students, teachers and parents?
18:04 Here is the state hear it.
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18:09 It is the birthday of grade 6 student Eliza Munoz on May 29.
18:15 She planned to celebrate it in their school, Camuning Elementary School, but now she is still planning to celebrate it.
18:20 The Department of Education announced that the school year will be until May 31, 2023-2024.
18:26 Eliza said that she might not be able to celebrate her birthday because her birthday is in vacation mode.
18:32 But now, she said that it is a good birthday gift that the vacation is back to summer time.
18:36 It is like before because it is happier.
18:40 Because my birthday is May 29.
18:45 I should be there for my birthday, but I will not because I learned that I will not be able to attend.
18:55 Karl Caridad also had a hard time because of the heat in the school.
19:00 The window is next to me and it is hot. I am getting sunburn.
19:05 Linda Venas, a parent, also remembers the health of her children in the school schedule.
19:10 She also wants to have summer vacation.
19:13 It is better than now because it is too hot.
19:19 The children are pitiful because it is too hot.
19:21 The school year will start on July 29, 2024 and will end on May 15, 2025.
19:27 According to DEPEL, it is possible for the school year to last for three more years before the school year starts on March.
19:33 They will need some adjustments in the lesson plan of the teachers to return the school calendar of the children.
19:39 They will have a short period of time instead of June, it will be May.
19:44 So, the children will have less time in the lesson.
19:55 As mentioned by DEPEL, the teachers can avoid giving homework and seatwork while they have a break for 30 days
20:01 to prioritize their well-being and mental health.
20:05 This is Street Heal It from Quezon City.
20:07 Bama Lagre for GMA Integrated News.
20:09 A message from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, PECE,
20:15 a social media page that promises 10,000 pesos of assistance.
20:20 Live from the office of DSW-PEL, this is your first news.
20:23 James Agustin. James?
20:25 Susan, good morning. We have many people who are waiting to get out of the DSWD office
20:34 and are hoping to get financial assistance.
20:37 The agency is planning to create a social media page that is providing assistance,
20:42 but it is not connected to the DSWD.
20:50 In the early morning, there are already people waiting outside the office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Quezon City
20:55 who are asking for assistance.
20:57 Many people are waiting for medical assistance and there are also people waiting for burial assistance.
21:02 Senior citizen Mang Damian is from Marikina.
21:06 He has received medical assistance from the DSWD four times.
21:10 It's a big thing. I have to buy food and expenses for the house. But first, I have to buy medicine.
21:16 That is also the intention of senior citizen Aling Emerita who is from North Caloocan.
21:21 It's a big thing to buy maintenance.
21:26 Maintenance for my diabetes and high blood pressure.
21:37 That's why I need to get it.
21:41 The DSWD is planning to create a social media page that is providing assistance of P10,000 in financial assistance to the online agency.
21:51 It's not true. The agency is not giving any importance until it passes the social worker's assessment.
21:59 The page is not connected to the DSWD.
22:02 The agency is calling for people not to believe in this post because it could be a victim of a scam.
22:08 I don't believe in this post. I'm sure that it's a scam.
22:13 I'm sure that I can get some money for my maintenance.
22:22 Meanwhile, this morning, the queue of people who want financial assistance outside the DSWD is long.
22:35 Some of them have already entered because there's a queue here early in the morning.
22:39 Some of them just arrived.
22:41 The queue is different for senior citizens and PWD.
22:46 There are people here who are in the task force discipline of Quezon City Hall.
22:49 They are the police to maintain the order here in the queue of people who want to ask for financial assistance from the agency.
22:56 First news from Quezon City. I'm James Agustin for JEMA Integrated News.
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