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Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong Huwebes, APRIL 18, 2024


- Umano'y pagdami ng Chinese students sa Cagayan, pinaiimbestigahan sa Kamara | Cagayan Gov. Mamba sa umano'y influx ng Chinese students: I do not see any threat | Bureau of Immigration: Lehitimo ang foreign students sa Cagayan | Pagdami umano ng Chinese students sa Cagayan, iniimbestigahan ng AFP
- Arrest warrant mula sa Pasig RTC vs. Quiboloy, dinala sa Davao; Quiboloy, hindi pa rin nakikita | 5 kapwa-akusado ni Quiboloy sa kasong qualified human trafficking, hindi rin matagpuan | Davao RTC, nauna nang naglabas ng arrest warrant laban kay Quiboloy para sa mga kasong sexual abuse at child abuse | SC: Contempt order ng Senado vs. Quiboloy para sa paulit-ulit na hindi pagsipot sa mga hearing, epektibo pa rin | Sen. Zubiri at Hontiveros, at Senate Sergeant-at-arms, pinagkokomento ng SC sa petisyong TRO ni Quiboloy
- Perpetual Lady Altas, panalo kontra Mapua Lady Cardinals, 3-1 | Perpetual Altas, wagi kontra sa Mapua Cardinals, 3-1
- Sofia Pablo, ready na for her Hawaiian-themed debut celebration this Saturday | SUV, first-ever big girl purchase ni Sofia para sa kaniyang sarili
- Presyo ng mga isda sa Malabon Fish Port, bumaba | Bentahan ng isda sa Malabon Fish Port, matumal
- Presyo ng karneng baboy, nananatiling mataas | Presyo ng manok, bumaba
- NGCP: Red alert, itinaas sa Visayas Grid kahapon; Luzon Grid, nag-yellow alert | NGCP: Walang brownout kung walang papalyang planta | Sen. Gatchalian: Nakakaalarma at hindi katanggap-tanggap ang pagpalya ng mga planta | DOE: May penalty kapag hindi nakapag-maintain nang tama ang power plant | Meralco, hindi masabi kung may epekto sa singil ang pagbili ng kuryente sa spot market | DOE: Demand sa kuryente sa 2027, inaasahang tataas sa 23,910 MW
- Visayas Grid, nag-red at yellow alert sa 2 magkasunod na araw; Luzon Grid, nag-yellow alert din kahapon
- PBBM, kabilang sa "100 Most Influential People of 2024" list ng Time Magazine
- Unang news-docu ng GMA Integrated News 360 na "Sundo," naka-Bronze sa 2024 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards | "The Atom Araullo Specials," naka-Gold at Silver; "I-Witness," naka-Silver at dalawang Bronze | "Black Rider," Bronze medalist para sa Entertainment Program: Drama Category


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Transcript
00:00 [Music]
00:14 Good morning. Here are the first news of GMA Integrated News.
00:18 We are visiting the Chamber of Deputies of the Chinese Students in Cagayan Province.
00:22 We are visiting the Cagayan 3rd District Representative Joseph Lara and Isabella 6th District Representative Faustino D.
00:30 for possible monitoring of the economy and national security.
00:33 Two new enhanced defense cooperation agreement or EDCA sites are located in Cagayan,
00:38 which is part of the US-China Cooperation Agreement.
00:41 The province near Taiwan, which is located in China,
00:44 has received a report that 4,600 Chinese students are enrolled in a university.
00:51 According to Governor Manuel Mamba, only 400 Chinese students are in the province
00:57 based on the data provided by the Commission on Higher Education Region 2.
01:02 [Music]
01:04 I don't see any threat, but that is not for me to say because we have security agencies.
01:10 As far as I know, there was never a mention of the threat of the Chinese students' presence here.
01:17 Since I became ARCO and now PPOC, head of our province.
01:24 It's not a question that we are against foreign students.
01:29 We are just thinking why all of a sudden, the influx of Chinese students here
01:34 and one of the reasons why we are being threatened here is considering that we have an issue in China.
01:42 [Music]
01:44 The CHED Region 2 is going through a tight process in accepting foreign students.
01:49 The Bureau of Immigration confirmed that the number of foreign students in the country is increasing.
01:54 They are small students based on endorsements from CHED and their schools.
02:00 Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is monitoring the security of EDCA sites inside the Philippine military bases.
02:09 The Senate has commented on Pastor Apolo Quibuloy's petition to remove the visa of the contempt order against him.
02:19 The authorities of the pastor are still unable to find his whereabouts in Davao Region
02:25 and to bring an arrest warrant from Pasig RTC for the case of qualified human trafficking.
02:30 Here is the first news, Salima Refran.
02:37 Almost simultaneously, copies of the arrest warrant were brought to the properties of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder, Pastor Apolo Quibuloy
02:45 for the non-bailable case of qualified trafficking.
02:48 The properties of Quibuloy were brought to various places in Davao City,
02:52 including the town of Matanao in Davao del Sur.
02:55 But Pastor Quibuloy did not see the authorities.
02:59 His accomplices were not seen either.
03:02 The warrant of arrest for the sexual abuse of a minor and maltreatment of Davao RTC was first served.
03:10 The arrest order of the Senate that was based on the insistence of the pastor that he did not face the hearing is still valid and in effect.
03:18 The Supreme Court has not yet decided on the petition of Quibuloy
03:22 that questions the authority of the Senate to arrest him and to request a temporary restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction.
03:30 The Supreme Court required the respondents in this case or the Senate to file a comment on Pastor Quibuloy's petition and prayer for the issuance of the TRO.
03:42 This does not mean that the Supreme Court denied the TRO.
03:46 All they want to do is to find out the side of the Senate regarding the issuance of the TRO.
03:53 In the resolution issued after the summer session of the Supreme Court in Baguio, the respondents were asked to comment
04:01 by Senate President Meigs Zubiri, Senate Committee on Women and Children Chair Risa Ontiveros, and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.
04:08 The court gave them 10 days to submit their answer.
04:12 Senator Ontiveros did not receive or read the directive of the Supreme Court.
04:18 He did not receive an answer from his lawyer, former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
04:26 The JMA Integrated News is still collecting the response of Senator Zubiri and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.
04:33 Here are the first news in the first half of the program for JMA Integrated News.
04:43 Perpetual Alta won twice in the NCAA Season 99 Volleyball Tournament yesterday.
04:49 In women's volleyball, Lady Alta won three sets to one against the Mapua Cardinals.
04:54 Because of that, they have two wins and one loss.
04:58 Their men's team also won three sets to one against the Cardinals.
05:03 Alta remains in the men's standing in their undefeated 3-0 record.
05:08 Watch the games live on GTV and on the social media platforms of JMA Sports and NCAA Philippines.
05:16 All set for the 18th birthday celebration of SPARKLE star Sofia Pablo this Saturday.
05:29 Tropical vibes and trip to Hawaii will be her theme.
05:33 Sofia has prepared a lot of surprises for her guests in the upcoming big day.
05:38 Including 18 roses where they will dance TikTok dances.
05:45 Sofia also showed one of her birthday gifts for herself.
05:49 An SUV that she saved up.
05:52 She will study driving to practice being independent.
05:56 What gift did Sofia ask from her friends?
06:02 I'm not a materialistic type.
06:04 I believe that I should be the one who buys things.
06:08 I always ask my friends for quality time.
06:12 Like, "Let's go out!"
06:14 Happy birthday Sofia and look.
06:17 Legal age.
06:18 Yes, right?
06:19 You made a good investment for yourself.
06:22 If you plan to catch a fish, good news.
06:26 The price has dropped.
06:28 We will return to Malabon Fish Port with Susan Enriquez.
06:33 Susan.
06:34 Yes, because of the high supply of fish,
06:41 because of the hot weather, the price of fish in Malabon Fish Port has dropped.
06:46 Because of the low supply of fish, the price of fish in Malabon Fish Port has dropped.
06:52 We are all here to buy.
06:55 Ma'am, what are you planning to buy?
06:58 All pot.
06:59 What is that?
07:00 All pot.
07:01 What's the name?
07:02 All pot.
07:03 All pot?
07:04 What's good to cook in all pot?
07:06 Fried.
07:07 Fried.
07:08 All pot is like a kind of Lapo-Lapo.
07:11 Why do you buy here in Malabon Fish Port?
07:14 It's cheaper here.
07:15 Cheaper.
07:16 Did you feel the price of fish is cheaper now that the weather is hot?
07:19 Yes.
07:20 How much did the price drop?
07:22 About 70%.
07:23 70%?
07:24 Yes.
07:25 For example, this all pot, how much was it before?
07:28 Before, it was 200 pesos.
07:30 Now, it's only 150 pesos.
07:31 Oh, it's really big.
07:33 It's really big.
07:34 The price of fish is dropping because the sellers said that because there are a lot of fish coming.
07:38 Ma'am, thank you.
07:39 What are you going to cook?
07:40 Just fried.
07:41 Just fried?
07:42 Escabreche.
07:43 Escabreche too.
07:44 Thank you.
07:45 And she's buying fish here in Malabon Fish Port.
07:47 It's big.
07:48 The price of fish is dropping 70%.
07:51 The seller said that because the weather is hot, is this one of the reasons why the price of fish is really dropping?
07:59 Yes.
08:00 Why?
08:01 The price of fish is dropping.
08:02 Dropping?
08:03 Yes.
08:04 What kind of fish?
08:05 All kinds of fish.
08:06 All kinds of fish.
08:07 Okay.
08:08 For example, I noticed tilapia.
08:10 In other markets, you can buy it for 180 pesos per kilo but here, it's 80 to 100.
08:16 Yes.
08:17 Why is the price like that?
08:18 Because there are a lot of fish.
08:20 What do fishermen say?
08:22 Why is it a lot?
08:23 Because there are a lot of fish.
08:25 Does the fish drown when the weather is hot?
08:27 The fish drown and die under the sea.
08:29 Okay.
08:30 So when will the price of fish rise again?
08:32 When will the price of fish rise again?
08:35 When it rains?
08:37 Yes, when it rains.
08:39 So this is a good time to cook different kinds of fish, different kinds of fish because it's cheap.
08:45 Yes.
08:46 Okay.
08:47 Thank you, sir.
08:48 So that's what they say, the price of fish is really dropping.
08:51 Now that the weather is very hot and it's said that the weather will be hot until May.
08:58 So we can expect that the price of fish will be cheaper.
09:02 So now, here's the price.
09:03 The Mayamaya, which was 700 pesos before, is now only 400 pesos.
09:08 The Binuan is 200 pesos.
09:12 For the Lakitok, 300 pesos.
09:14 The Lakitok is 500 to 600 pesos per kilo.
09:18 But the Sapsap is 300 pesos, 250.
09:20 The Asos is 200, the Betilia is 200.
09:23 The Paro is 180.
09:25 The Bisugo is 250, the Bisugo was a bit expensive before.
09:27 It's now 400 pesos per kilo but it's now 250.
09:30 The Alumahan is 170.
09:31 The Bangos was 180, now it's only 120.
09:34 The Tilapia, which was sold for 120, can now be bought for 80 to 100 pesos.
09:40 The Dalagang Bukit is 200 pesos.
09:42 The Galunggong is 100 pesos, it was a bit expensive before.
09:45 The Krimdori is 90 pesos.
09:47 And the Tantanigi is 250.
09:48 The Lapu-Lapu is 400 pesos.
09:50 The steamed Lapu-Lapu is delicious.
09:52 While it's cheap, you can cook it in your homes.
09:55 And the old 1,000 pesos per kilo of Lapu-Lapu can now be bought for 400 pesos.
10:03 You can still choose the kind of Lapu-Lapu that you can buy here in Malabon Fish Port.
10:08 So that's the good news, even though the prices are rising.
10:14 The good news is that the fish prices are getting cheaper because of the hot weather that we are experiencing.
10:20 From here in Malabon Fish Port, let's go back to the studio.
10:24 And from Malabon Fish Port, we will have Karling Baboy in Mega Q Mart.
10:31 And from Quezon City, we have the first news, James Sabustin.
10:35 James.
10:38 Van, good morning.
10:39 I think all of the discounts were made by our beloved Mami Mili so that their budget can be afforded.
10:46 In the middle of the high price of buying, just like in Karling Baboy.
10:51 In Mega Q Mart in Quezon City, the price of the meat of Karling Baboy is from P310 to P320.
11:04 Including pork chop, kasi matpige.
11:08 The pork chop is P340 to P350 per kilo.
11:12 While the bones and legs are P290 per kilo.
11:16 Some sellers say that the price of pork has started to rise.
11:20 Shortage of pork.
11:22 How is your business?
11:25 It's okay.
11:27 Roger is now discarding the discount.
11:30 He bought adobo that three people will share.
11:34 One piece, one meal.
11:37 Because it's for work.
11:43 It's just a budget.
11:45 The price of chicken has dropped.
11:47 The whole chicken is P180 per kilo.
11:50 It's lower than P190 last week.
11:54 If the choice cut is P200 per kilo, the running go is from P210.
12:00 When we get it, it's also getting lower.
12:02 How is the market?
12:06 It's weak now.
12:08 Meanwhile, the beef can be bought for P390 per kilo here in Mega Q Mart in Quezon City.
12:20 Here's the first news. I'm James Agustin for GEMA Integrated News.
12:24 If the weather is ever too hot, the country's electricity reserves will be cut off for the next two days.
12:30 Power plants went out yesterday.
12:33 And we have the first news from Mackie Pulido.
12:35 Red alert in Visayas grid from 5 p.m. yesterday until 9 p.m.
12:43 Two plants tripped and that's why the supply of electricity was cut off, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or NGCP.
12:51 Yellow alert from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m.
12:55 Until 11 p.m., there was a yellow alert in Luzon.
12:58 The electricity reserves are still low, but NGCP said...
13:02 We will be safe over the weekend.
13:04 And again, all things being equal, we will be safe until yellow alert, but if a new power plant trips.
13:13 When the power station went out yesterday, it was not able to supply more than 750 megawatts.
13:19 It was added to the 18 plants in Luzon grid that were forced outages before,
13:24 which is why there was a rotational brownout in some parts of the country.
13:27 The supply of online plants that are targeted to be added to the grid was slightly reduced.
13:33 What we are avoiding is the widespread outage, what we call blackouts, because we have mitigating measures.
13:40 According to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy,
13:45 the replacement of plants is alarming and unacceptable.
13:49 They repeatedly told the Department of Energy to implement a contingency plan
13:54 to overcome the need for electricity in case a power plant trips.
13:59 The Department of Energy said that there is always a risk of the reserves being reduced,
14:03 no matter what maintenance of the plants.
14:05 But there is a penalty if a power plant is not properly maintained.
14:10 In the middle of that is the increase in demand for electricity that seems to be unable to supply.
14:15 We have scarcity of power supply. We have so much demand and we have so little supply.
14:21 Meralco is buying electricity from the spot market because of the forced outage of plants.
14:26 What they cannot say now is if this has an effect on the electric bill of consumers.
14:31 Our sourcing principle is to secure supply from the market at the lowest price
14:39 and to refrain from buying at high prices.
14:42 That is why Meralco and government agencies are being cautious in using electricity so that demand does not increase.
14:49 In 2023, the power capacity of the entire country was at 28,291 megawatts.
14:55 While the peak demand increased to 17,331 megawatts.
15:00 But in the coming years, demand for electricity is expected to increase to 23,910 megawatts by 2027, according to the DOE.
15:11 That is why before demand increases, supply should increase.
15:14 70% of our electricity now comes from fossil fuels like coal and liquefied natural gas.
15:20 More than 40% of that is coal like the coal that is being burned here in Dinginin Power Plant.
15:25 29% comes from renewables like solar, hydro and wind.
15:29 If we are only talking about base load or electricity that provides 24 hours of supply, this is enough.
15:36 Yes, we measured the capacity that it can provide versus the demand of our consumers.
15:47 But the DOE said that the power generation projects that will be implemented until 2027 will only provide 10,000 megawatts.
15:54 There are proposed projects for gas and renewables that would be able to meet the forecasted supply.
16:00 The Department of Energy is looking for more aggressive growth
16:05 to make sure that we can produce supply in excess of the demand.
16:12 The problem, said energy producers, is that you will only get a few permits and clearances.
16:18 The government and local government units need hundreds of signatures.
16:24 That is why it is only in the pre-development stage. It has been three years already.
16:28 Some of the investors, if they see how hard it is,
16:32 in the feasibility or pre-development stage, they turn off or lose their motivation.
16:38 The DOE's answer is the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop System or EVOS.
16:43 Online, it will submit the requirements that the agencies need to act within a few days.
16:49 The construction of a power plant can take up to five years or more.
16:54 From planning, obtaining permits, funding, design, until the actual construction.
17:00 That is why a strategic plan is important.
17:03 Because the economy is closely tied to cheap, sufficient and stable electricity.
17:09 Here is the first news. Mackie Pulido for JIMEI Integrated News.
17:14 The next two days, Luzon and Visayas grids were red and yellow alert.
17:20 It means that the country's electricity reserve has decreased.
17:23 Can it be avoided, especially now that it's hot?
17:27 We will talk to the Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Maracigan.
17:31 Good morning.
17:33 Good morning sir Egan. Especially to you, our viewers.
17:38 Thank you. Will there be an alert in the electricity reserve again today?
17:42 Yes. Our yellow and red alert will continue today in Luzon and Visayas grid.
17:51 Did you find out what happened? Aren't those plants under regular maintenance?
17:57 You're right. According to the grid operating and maintenance program we approved,
18:05 they should have conducted their maintenance activities.
18:09 But what happened to our yellow power plants,
18:13 the two units had a boiler tube leak.
18:18 We are expecting them to do that and return to service by April 20.
18:24 Are those problems not being addressed, Sec?
18:30 Well, it depends on how big or how serious the damage of the plant is.
18:38 Okay.
18:39 Especially now that it's hot and our demand is high.
18:43 If it's said red and yellow alert, will it automatically turn brownout?
18:47 No. What I mean is, if we are under yellow alert,
18:54 if there's another plant that will outage, there will be a possibility of rotational brownout.
19:02 Rotational.
19:03 But if we are under red alert, we need to implement mitigating measures because there's a high possibility of rotational brownout.
19:15 Okay. How many plants in total have gone out of service?
19:21 According to the NGCP, when will those plants return to normal?
19:25 The plants that are currently out of service have different reasons.
19:32 Our hydro facilities, the reason why the generation is low is because of the lack of water in our dams.
19:43 Okay.
19:44 Others have additional needs to continue their maintenance activities.
19:54 They extended their maintenance period.
19:57 Aside from this, these are the plants that had an emergency shutdown because something was damaged in the plant.
20:06 How many are these?
20:08 We can see that by April 20, our plants will return to operation if our alert levels are reduced.
20:22 That's what we expect over the weekend.
20:25 Over the weekend.
20:27 Okay. Senator Sherwin Gatchalya said that you have repeatedly said that you will implement contingency plans, even if there's a power plant outage.
20:39 What did the DOE do in that contingency plan, Asec?
20:44 That's right. We implemented the contingency measures, just like last Tuesday.
20:51 Even if we have a red alert, because we activated the so-called interruptible load program,
20:59 it helped us to reach 300 megawatts that was deloaded to our system, which is why we were able to stop the rotational brownout.
21:09 There was no brownout on Tuesday, yesterday and we expect that there will be no rotational brownout.
21:17 Asec, how can we call on our countrymen to save on electricity?
21:22 In the heat, we need to turn on the air conditioner or ventilator.
21:26 That's a good thing you're saying. Actually, we're not saying that we should not use air conditioner.
21:35 Let's not use it excessively. For example, we have a habit that when we turn on the air conditioner, it's at 18 degrees or 28 degrees.
21:46 The DOE is comfortable with us if our setting is 25 degrees.
21:54 25.
21:55 There's a big decrease in the consumption of electricity if it's higher than our current setting.
22:04 For some, it's up to 18, but it's still bouncing.
22:09 You're right.
22:12 Okay. Thank you very much. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Maracigan. Be careful.
22:18 Thank you very much. Long live to all of us.
22:21 President Bongbong Marcos is one of the 100 most influential people of Time Magazine since 2024.
22:29 Time Magazine recognized the priority of the President on the development of technology and economy of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
22:38 The President also supported the issues in the West Philippine Sea.
22:42 Malacanang has yet to react to the recognition.
22:45 Aside from President Marcos, the President was also included in Time's 100 most influential people,
22:52 such as Rodrigo Duterte in 2017 and Noynoy Aquino in 2013.
23:01 Don't miss the documentary of Jimmy Integrated News and Jimmy Public Affairs in the prestigious 2024 New York Festival's TV and Film Awards.
23:09 Here's the first news of Ma'am Gonzalez.
23:11 For the first time, all programs of Kapuso Network, shortlisted in different categories, won the New York Festival's TV and Film Awards.
23:25 More than a week after the next flag.
23:28 The first news documentary under the GMA Integrated News 360, the documentary of Sundo, won the Bronze World Medal in the news program category.
23:39 The veteran reporters brought in Raffi Dima
23:45 and JP Soriano.
23:51 Along with the big news journalist, Kim Sora.
23:57 Kim, Kim!
23:58 My God, my God!
24:00 Our countrymen are affected.
24:04 The story and experience of our loved ones in the war through Israel and Hamas was shared by the whole force.
24:18 On behalf of the men and women behind GMA Integrated News, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the jury and all the people behind the New York Festival's TV and Film Awards for this Bronze World Medal.
24:30 We share this award to our countrymen, especially to all the Filipino overseas workers and their families here and abroad.
24:36 And to those affected by the Israel-Hamas conflict, to God be the glory.
24:41 The six programs of GMA Public Affairs were also divided into different categories.
24:46 The Atom Auralio Specials won the Silver Medal.
24:49 The documentary of Tung Batas Bata won the Gold Medal for the Social Justice category.
24:55 The Silver World Medal was won by another documentary that is very deep for the Human Concerns category.
25:03 The three World Medals were also awarded to the flagship documentary program of GMA Public Affairs, iWitness.
25:10 The Silver Medalist for the Social Issues category is the documentary of Atom Auralio, "Bawat Baryak".
25:16 The Bronze World Medal is the documentary of Howie Severino, "Go to School" for the Heroes category.
25:23 And the documentary "Pum Sisig sa Kutik" for the Community Mortgage category.
25:28 The Action Pack Drama Series of GMA Public Affairs, "Black Rider" was also recognized for the Global Stage for the first time.
25:34 The Bronze Medalist for the Entertainment Program Drama category.
25:38 Thank you very much MYF.
25:40 This is the first news.
25:42 Mav Gonzalez for GMA Integrated News.
25:44 [Music]
25:47 [Applause]
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