00:00 The Department of Justice, DOJ and private institutions team up for a project seeking to upskill female PDLs.
00:06 Meanwhile, a former lawmaker has filed a petition on the contract between Conlec and Nauru Systems Company Ltd.
00:13 These and more stories in tonight's national news roundup by Luisa Erispe.
00:18 The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges is still waiting for someone to file a complaint against Davao del Norte
00:26 Sen. Pantelion Alvarez with the panel before it begins a probe on the lawmaker.
00:31 According to the Ethics Chair Felimon Espares, the controversial issue on Alvarez's call to the AFP has no sufficient grounds to conduct a motu proprio inquiry.
00:41 Espares added they are still waiting for a sufficient basis to start a serious investigation on the issue.
00:48 Some senators believe it is possible to file a diplomatic protest if reports confirm that the Chinese are cutting the payos put in place by the BIFAR in the West Philippine Sea are true.
00:59 Sen. Francis Tolentino said the BIFAR should not let China get in the way of their work or mission.
01:05 He added the BIFAR should make known how many payos were lost or cut off.
01:11 The Department of Justice has partnered with private institutions for a project to help improve the technical skills of female persons deprived of liberty at the Correctional Institution for Women.
01:21 These private partners are set up to train PDLs in bag making, makeup, design and arts, and entrepreneurship, among others.
01:30 Former lawmaker Edgar Arice has filed a petition to declare null and void the contract inked between the Commission on Elections and Mirosystems Company Ltd. to supply the hardware and software for the 2025 midterm elections.
01:44 Arice said the country will be a guinea pig as the machines to be used are still new.
01:49 He added the Php18 billion 2025 Automated Election System Service contract is too pricey and 300% more than the Php6 billion Smartmatic deal.
01:59 The Kamala clarifies the metaphor of the country as a guinea pig does not apply because the machines and their service code have long been in use in other countries.
02:08 Louisa Erispe from The National TV for a new and better Philippines.
