01:26.9
He dismissed the Senate testimony of former...
01:30.0
...Pidea Agent Jonathan Morales who implicated him in alleged leaked anti-drug documents along with veteran actress Maricel Soriano.
01:40.0
Marcos bluntly called Morales a professional liar.
01:45.8
Mahirap namang bigyan ng importansya yan.
01:48.7
You know, this fellow is a professional liar.
01:52.8
At parang joke box yan eh.
01:54.8
Kung ano yung hulog mo na, basta mag-hulog ka ng pera, kahit anong kantang gusto mo, kakantay niya.
02:00.0
Sa iyo, mababasa nila.
02:01.0
Walang nag-iingalaw ng pera.
02:02.3
Walang mag-iingalaw ng pera.
02:02.8
Walang mag-iingalaw ng pera.
02:02.9
Walang mag-iingalaw ng pera.
02:03.2
Also today, President Marcos rejecting calls for a loyalty check among government troops.
02:09.0
His comments followed a claim this week by former Senator Antonio T twitter lyan is that some police officials are plotting to overthrow the government.
02:18.1
The president acknowledges some retired police officials may indeed be working against him.
02:23.2
But he adds they have yet to monitor active officials involved in such plans.
02:27.9
He also urges the police and the...
02:30.0
military to remain true
02:32.1
to their mandate.
02:32.9
Thank you very much.
03:02.9
The Philippine and U.S. militaries
03:04.6
wrapped up this afternoon.
03:06.3
Over 16,000 troops from the Philippines,
03:08.7
the U.S., and partner nations
03:10.2
participated in this year's exercises.
03:13.1
The troops also conducted their first-ever
03:14.9
multilateral maritime exercise,
03:17.7
marking a historic milestone
03:19.5
in regional cooperation.
03:21.7
Philippine Defense Chief Gilberto Teodoro
03:23.6
is looking forward to next year's drills.
03:26.2
He teases that 2025 Balikatan exercises
03:29.2
will involve a full-scale battle simulation.
03:32.9
Next year and the continuation of this year
03:38.7
will be a busy one for all of us.
03:42.2
And we look forward to this
03:44.4
because exercises such as this,
03:49.5
where at least on the Philippine side,
03:52.4
we go out of our normal comfort zone
03:54.6
and try to focus on actual soldiering,
03:58.9
which is what an armed force
04:02.8
and the military need to do.
04:02.9
President Marcos says
04:07.0
joint maritime drills with Manila's allies
04:09.4
help guarantee peace and stability
04:11.4
in the West Philippine Sea.
04:16.1
It's a huge thing
04:17.7
because this is the only way
04:22.9
that the West Philippine Sea
04:25.4
will continue the so-called
04:27.5
freedom of navigation
04:28.8
and a lot of things are happening there.
04:31.7
And the United States
04:32.9
is a part of the global economy
04:38.9
for the global economy to be ready.
04:41.3
It needs to be free
04:44.1
in the West Philippine Sea.
04:49.3
The Philippines' National Security Advisor
04:52.0
calling for accountability from China
04:54.3
over the alleged recording
04:56.0
of a conversation
04:57.0
between a Philippine military official
04:59.9
and a Chinese diplomat.
05:02.0
Secretary Eduardo Obrador,
05:02.9
said the Chinese Embassy's
05:05.2
repeated acts of spreading
05:06.8
disinformation and misinformation
05:09.3
should not go unsanctioned.
05:12.3
He wants Chinese Embassy personnel
05:14.2
involved in the issue
05:15.5
immediately expelled from the country.
05:18.4
He also echoed other government agencies
05:20.6
in saying the Chinese Embassy
05:22.7
is out to sow division among Filipinos.
05:25.7
Anio asserts what the Embassy did
05:27.8
is a serious breach
05:29.6
of the basic norms
05:30.8
of international relations
05:31.9
and the United States'
05:36.2
The Philippine Foreign Affairs Department
05:38.5
confident they can make a dent
05:40.2
on the illicit entry
05:42.3
of Chinese nationals in the country.
05:45.4
it is working on a stricter visa policy
05:47.9
that would require applicants
05:49.7
to submit a social insurance certificate
05:52.2
on top of other necessary documents.
05:55.4
Undersecretary Jesus Gary Domingo admits
05:57.8
it will take a lot of work
05:59.4
in weeding out possible troublemakers
06:01.4
from legitimate tourists
06:04.2
He adds they're working
06:05.2
with Chinese authorities
06:06.5
in cracking down on crimes
06:08.2
linked to offshore gaming operations.
06:13.4
There's been a lot of attention
06:14.7
and we have to strike now.
06:17.1
Of course, it's a lot of hard work
06:19.3
but I'm glad that we have
06:20.6
the full cooperation
06:21.4
of our colleagues
06:22.3
and the other agencies
06:23.1
and of course our foreign service posts
06:25.3
even the government of China
06:27.1
I'm confident with our spirit
06:28.9
we could make a big dent
06:30.2
on this criminality.
06:32.8
The DFA is confident
06:34.5
the move won't deter
06:35.6
Chinese nationals
06:36.7
from visiting the Philippines.
06:40.5
We want continuous
06:42.0
and increased quality visits
06:44.1
and tourism investment from China.
06:46.8
In fact, last year
06:48.0
we began to institute
06:49.1
an e-visa for China
06:50.8
to make it easier to travel
06:52.2
but we had to put that on pause
06:53.8
because we still have to work out
06:55.4
bugs with the payment platform.
07:00.9
Senator Sherwin Gatsolian
07:02.5
also flagging the issuance
07:04.3
of legitimate government documents
07:07.4
He warns those documents
07:09.0
may be used by individuals
07:10.5
who may compromise
07:11.8
the country's national security.
07:14.1
The Senate is currently
07:15.2
investigating the ties
07:16.5
of Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alex Kuo
07:18.8
to illegal Philippine offshore
07:20.8
gaming operations.
07:23.3
has been under scrutiny
07:24.5
with no public records
07:27.4
and education history.
07:29.7
There are also suspicions
07:31.5
she may be the one
07:32.3
who may be a Chinese national.
07:36.6
From what we heard,
07:38.2
we saw that it is easy
07:40.5
to get a legitimate birth certificate
07:42.7
that you were not born here
07:44.3
or it is very easy
07:46.1
to get a passport.
07:49.0
can be manipulated
07:50.3
by people who do not have the right
07:53.4
to give a document.
07:55.4
And because of that,
07:56.7
they are now included
07:57.4
in different positions
08:00.7
of our government.
08:02.3
The West Philippine Sea Issue
08:07.8
or the West Philippine Issue
08:09.2
and Security Cooperation
08:10.5
high on the agenda
08:11.5
during the visit of
08:12.5
Philippine Foreign Secretary
08:13.6
Enrique Manalo to Canada.
08:15.8
Rwena Papasin with that story.
08:19.5
The Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary
08:22.7
is visiting Canada
08:23.8
for the first time
08:24.8
in his current post
08:25.8
as the two countries
08:27.1
marked their 75th year
08:28.6
of diplomatic relations this year.
08:31.0
Manalo noted that
08:32.0
ties between the two countries
08:33.3
have steadily grown
08:34.3
because of Canada's
08:35.3
increased presence
08:36.2
in the Indo-Pacific region
08:37.7
and the connection
08:38.8
to the almost 1 million
08:40.2
Filipinos living here.
08:42.2
Manalo met with his counterpart,
08:44.0
Foreign Affairs Minister
08:45.8
and with Immigration Minister
08:48.1
and other senior government officials
08:51.2
It was illustrated
08:52.3
by the Indo-Pacific Strategy
08:55.5
There is certainly
08:56.1
a growing awareness
08:57.4
of the importance
09:00.2
especially the Philippines.
09:02.0
we hope to build on that.
09:05.7
the Philippines is expecting
09:06.8
a proposal from Canada
09:09.4
status of forces agreement
09:11.0
as the Philippines
09:13.1
increasing provocations
09:15.1
in the West Philippine Sea.
09:17.5
are open to that proposal.
09:19.3
I suppose if there is
09:20.4
such an arrangement,
09:21.8
it would be similar
09:22.6
to the ones we have
09:27.7
probably focusing a lot
09:29.3
on humanitarian assistance
09:34.4
natural disasters.
09:36.3
The Philippines' friction
09:38.5
has not been helped
09:39.4
by China's revelation
09:42.3
and the recent incidents
09:44.4
and Ayungin Shoals.
09:46.6
they have invited China
09:48.5
their bilateral consultations
09:50.4
to further discuss
09:53.7
design in the existence
09:59.4
in these consultations
10:01.5
we would probably
10:02.1
take up that issue.
10:05.0
During his short stop
10:07.7
the Indo-Pacific Leaders
10:10.0
of the Asia-Pacific
10:11.1
Foundation of Canada.
10:12.6
But student protesters
10:13.8
disrupted his keynote address
10:16.9
We are not for sale!
10:26.1
We are not for sale!
10:28.6
The students also
10:30.0
protested right outside
10:33.0
could still be heard
10:36.9
Filipino community
10:38.1
leaders who attended
10:54.4
I guess it's okay.
10:56.8
the right to protest
10:57.8
but there is also
11:00.8
that's putting them
11:06.3
anything like this.
11:08.7
with the Philippines
11:10.3
grow trade with Canada,
11:13.5
importers in Canada
11:14.7
urged the government
11:15.7
to cut bread tape
11:17.7
urging manufacturers
11:18.8
to get certification
11:19.9
for their products.
11:21.8
We need to upgrade
11:23.1
our certifications
11:25.8
Philippine products
11:36.2
the local government
11:42.2
and the procedure
11:43.8
because it's hard.
11:50.2
In other developments,
11:53.9
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
11:55.9
to visit the country
11:58.1
75th year celebration
11:59.5
of the two countries'
12:00.7
diplomatic relations.
12:02.7
they still have to agree
12:03.8
to a suitable date
12:12.4
the International Criminal Court
12:13.8
may also investigate
12:15.2
the two Philippine police chiefs
12:19.1
Rodrigo Duterte's
12:20.4
bloody war on drugs.
12:22.5
ICC Assistant to Counsel
12:24.2
Attorney Christina Conte says
12:25.9
Retired Police General
12:28.9
and Senator Ronald De La Rosa
12:30.6
may also be involved in the case.
12:31.7
for command responsibility.
12:34.1
Conte also clarified
12:35.4
Duterte's children,
12:36.7
Vice President Sara Duterte
12:38.1
and Davao City Mayor
12:39.4
Sebastian Duterte
12:40.5
are not primary respondents
12:42.4
of the ICC's investigation.
12:49.5
is because of his
12:50.6
direct encouragement
12:55.1
orders of the killings.
12:57.8
Then the other two
12:58.6
are because they are
12:59.4
the chief of police
13:03.9
Because the police
13:04.5
are the ones who are
13:04.9
telling them to die.
13:06.7
does it go up the ladder?
13:09.1
is the one who is fleshed out.
13:10.3
What is his role?
13:11.7
This is one of Duterte's
13:13.6
and not those of his children.
13:17.6
Albayalde, for his part,
13:18.9
says he's ready to face
13:20.4
any possible charges
13:23.1
He notes he's grateful
13:24.2
that President Marcos
13:30.5
We have nothing to hide
13:32.8
and all of our operations
13:38.1
in our President,
13:41.0
it will not continue
13:45.1
he's saying it again and again
13:47.0
that the foreign court
13:53.7
here in the Philippines.
13:58.2
Residents of the country's jail
14:00.5
will no longer be subjected
14:02.2
to strip and cavity searches
14:05.7
Philippine Prisons Bureau
14:06.8
suspended the security measure
14:08.4
following allegations
14:12.9
deprived of liberty.
14:14.7
The Justice Department
14:15.7
and the Bucor say
14:16.9
they are investigating
14:18.4
those complaints.
14:20.0
Jail officials earlier
14:21.1
defended their body checks
14:22.8
after rising incidents
14:24.6
bringing in contraband,
14:26.8
including illegal drugs.
14:32.1
Filipino seafarers
14:33.4
on a ship seized by Iran
14:34.9
has been released.
14:36.7
The Foreign Affairs Department
14:37.6
says he will be returning
14:40.6
The agency also thanked India
14:43.1
in securing his release.
14:45.0
The Migrant Workers Department
14:47.2
to continue working
14:51.6
on board MSC Ares.
14:53.6
The ship was seized
14:54.4
by Iran's Revolutionary Guards
14:57.1
in an apparent response
14:58.7
to an Israeli attack
15:00.5
A consulate in Syria.
15:04.1
A hospital in Manila
15:05.9
notes an increase
15:06.8
in the number of patients
15:07.9
bitten by animals.
15:09.6
The Health Department
15:10.3
meanwhile gave its assurance
15:11.7
the supply of rabies vaccines
15:13.7
in the country is enough.
15:15.4
Ara Perez reports.
15:19.8
and Pasay resident Roberto
15:22.1
San Lazaro Hospital
15:23.7
to get a rabies vaccine.
15:30.5
I feel like I've been bitten.
15:36.2
my wife is scared.
15:40.8
She saw it on YouTube
15:43.0
that someone died.
15:44.2
It's just a dog house.
15:49.8
Eric from San Juan
15:50.8
prefers to tie his dogs
15:52.3
and not let them loiter
15:54.6
for the rabies vaccine schedule
15:57.1
veterinary office.
16:00.3
expired in March,
16:05.1
I was holding it.
16:10.5
The San Lazaro Hospital
16:12.0
is seeing more people
16:13.4
seeking treatment
16:14.3
after being bitten
16:17.0
or stray animals,
16:19.3
to increased public awareness
16:20.8
on the effects of rabies.
16:22.8
The hospital has reported
16:24.1
a surge in daily consultations
16:26.1
from over a thousand
16:28.4
It tripled in May.
16:29.3
The number of consultations
16:30.8
in the first week of May
16:32.2
alone has reached
16:35.7
hospital officials
16:36.5
are calling for patients
16:38.0
as they try to manage
16:39.5
a surge in consultations.
16:41.5
They also advise patients
16:42.8
to seek medical care
16:44.1
from animal bite treatment centers
16:46.2
in their locality.
16:48.1
Pati po mga hayop natin
16:51.8
na kunting hawak lang
16:54.9
na iirita po sila
16:56.5
at nangagagat kaagad.
16:58.4
Tinatanggap po namin na
16:59.3
lahat ng mga pasyente
17:00.8
dito po sa San Lazaro Hospital.
17:03.4
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa
17:05.0
says they have not yet
17:07.2
on shortages of rabies vaccines
17:09.2
in the local government units.
17:11.1
Herbosa is looking to work
17:13.3
and private stakeholders
17:14.4
to bring down bite cases
17:16.5
and manage vaccination schedules.
17:19.3
Reviewing ko yung mga locations
17:22.2
and treatment centers
17:23.4
at sapati yung mga private.
17:25.3
Maybe pagpupulongin ko
17:26.9
tingnan natin kung
17:27.8
paano natin maayos
17:29.3
but together with the LGU.
17:31.1
Herbosa is also recommending
17:32.6
spaying or neutering pets
17:34.4
and stray animals.
17:36.7
sila din yung dapat yung
17:39.8
kasi yung stray animals
17:43.4
para hindi dumadami
17:47.7
bakunahan mo every year
17:48.9
kasi yearly yung pagbabakuna.
17:51.8
huwag lalapit sa mga
17:53.7
kasi hindi mo alam
17:56.3
vaccination status doon.
17:59.3
the City Veterinary Office
18:00.7
goes around to bring in
18:02.8
to the quarantine facility.
18:04.6
They turn them over
18:05.4
to the adoption center
18:06.8
to give them proper shelter
18:08.3
once they are healthy and safe.
18:10.6
According to DOH data,
18:12.5
89 human rabies cases
18:14.1
have been recorded
18:15.1
from January 1 to March 16.
18:22.3
But this is preventable
18:23.5
by seeking immediate treatment,
18:25.7
vaccinating pets,
18:26.8
and being a responsible
18:33.7
A total of 276 cities
18:36.3
and municipalities
18:37.2
in the Philippines
18:39.4
declared a state of calamity
18:40.7
due to the effects
18:43.1
Task Force El Nino
18:45.2
Joey Villarama said,
18:47.2
more areas are looking
18:52.2
and other sources
18:54.3
The Philippine government
18:55.2
has vowed to assist
18:56.2
farmers and fisher folk
18:59.3
weather phenomenon.
19:02.8
So, kahit po sinabi ng pag-asa
19:07.1
ang epekto ng El Nino,
19:08.6
nandiyan pa rin po yung
19:10.8
na may epekto sa kalusugan,
19:12.5
may epekto po sa agrikultura,
19:14.4
pati sa ating fishing industry.
19:16.6
Kaya, kailangan pa rin tayo
19:17.9
magbantay at may posibilidad po
19:19.6
na makaka-apekto pa rin
19:21.0
ng matinding init
19:23.7
sa ating mga probinsya
19:25.2
sa mga susunod pang linggo.
19:29.3
Let's now check on the weather
19:31.1
here in the Philippines
19:32.0
with pag-asa forecaster
19:36.4
Good afternoon, ma'am
19:37.5
and all our viewers
19:41.8
with scattered rains
19:42.6
and thunderstorms
19:45.4
and northern Quezon
19:47.0
due to the effect
19:49.0
of the shear line
19:50.0
affecting the eastern sections
19:51.3
of northern and central Luzon.
19:53.2
Here in Metro Manila
19:54.1
and the rest of the country,
19:55.1
we will experience
19:56.0
partly cloudy to cloudy skies
19:57.8
with chances of thunderstorms
19:59.3
in the afternoon or evening
20:01.5
due to easter leaves.
20:03.5
Then for Metro Manila,
20:05.5
that's expected for today
20:06.8
is still 41 degrees Celsius.
20:09.4
The maximum temperature
20:11.1
at 1 p.m. a while ago
20:14.1
is 33 degrees Celsius.
20:17.3
That's the latest from pag-asa.
20:18.6
This is Lori de la Cruz.
20:24.7
Sofitel Philippine Plaza
20:26.1
will cease operations in July.
20:28.1
And U.S. President Joe Biden
20:30.6
to impose new tariffs
20:32.6
More news when we return.
21:29.3
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22:58.1
Thank you for watching Top Story here again.
22:59.3
Here again are the headlines.
23:00.3
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. calls a former anti-narcotics agent who linked him to drug use a professional liar.
23:07.3
The Philippines and U.S. conclude this year's Balikatan exercises.
23:11.2
The Philippines' debt-to-GDP ratio narrows in the first quarter of the year.
23:15.3
And Israel is unfazed by America's threat to withdraw arms supplies if it invades Rafa.
23:27.7
The Philippines' slightly more serious threat to withdraw arms supplies if it invades Rafa.
23:29.3
The Philippines' debt-to-GDP ratio narrows in the first quarter of the year.
23:32.3
The measure of the nation's public debt to its economic output stood at 60.15% in the three-month period.
23:39.6
This was lower than the 61% recorded last year, but remains above the level at the end of 2023.
23:47.4
The government projects the full-year debt ratio to settle at 60.3%.
23:52.2
Fiscal deficit, or the shortfall in state income compared to its spendings,
23:57.3
was also down to 4.3%.
23:59.3
Philippine banks ramp up lending at the end of the first quarter despite elevated interest rates.
24:09.5
Central Bank data on Thursday showed bank lending in the country expanded by 9.4% last month.
24:16.8
This was higher from the 8.6% in February.
24:20.3
The Banco Central said borrowings for production activities were up from more loans to real estate,
24:26.3
appliances supply, and wholesale and retail.
24:29.3
Consumer loans to residents were also higher from increased credit card,
24:36.2
motor vehicle, and salary-based general-purpose consumption loans.
24:42.9
Fit Solutions Unit BMI bullish on the Philippine economy following the release of official GDP figures Thursday.
24:50.4
The local economy grew 5.7% in the first quarter.
24:54.4
That's faster compared to the 5.5% in the last quarter of 2023.
24:59.3
While this was lower than BMI's 6% forecast,
25:03.2
the company noted it expects growth to accelerate in the succeeding quarters
25:07.9
as the central bank begins cutting rates in July.
25:11.8
The analytics firm, however, warned the El Nino weather phenomenon
25:14.9
could affect food production and further push prices higher.
25:20.3
The Philippine Stock Exchange sees more sell-off on Friday
25:24.5
as traders stay cautious amid concerns over inflation and economic growth.
25:29.3
We have this report.
25:33.1
Most Asian markets ended the trading week on a positive note
25:36.6
with initial jobless claims in the U.S. up in April,
25:40.7
strengthening hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
25:44.8
In China, stocks wobbled amid a report that the U.S. could unveil
25:48.9
as soon as next week a plan to impose tariffs in strategic sectors,
25:53.8
including electric vehicles.
25:56.3
Here at home, Philippine shares further slide,
25:59.3
...a data-heavy week that ended with market disappointment
26:02.6
on first-quarter growth.
26:04.8
Next week, the focus turns to the stock market
26:07.2
for the PSE's first public listing this year by Oceana Gold Philippines.
26:12.4
MSCI rebalancing results follow, and on Thursday,
26:16.1
the policy decision of the Philippine Central Bank.
26:19.3
The impetus really for people to spend more and invest more
26:24.3
is really the rate cut.
26:26.1
So we'll see next week.
26:27.1
But on the other hand,
26:29.3
it seems like it might be a slow one cut.
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If ever it happens, it might be delayed.
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I hope it's not delayed because that's really the crux.
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If that doesn't happen by July, September,
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then our GDP numbers will be on the pessimistic side.
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We hope there won't be any major surprises,
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but generally, a rebalancing will be good.
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The ones being removed, their stock prices are hit,
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usually temporarily, and then when they try to rebound.
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But the ones will be included, there'll be a run-up.
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Sometimes it's a zero-sum game for the Philippines,
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but it'll be good for some of the corporates.
27:04.9
In corporate stories,
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Cebu Landmasters booked 6.2 billion pesos in revenues in the first quarter.
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This was higher by 31% on upbeat performance across its business segments.
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The Vismin developer says the strong showing pushed its net income,
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attributable to parent to 978 million pesos.
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CLI adds 27 billion pesos worth of projects are in the pipeline.
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Including its first project in General Santos
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and more land acquisitions in Luzon.
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As for Integrated Microelectronics Incorporated,
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it saw 16% drop in quarterly revenues.
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This was partly due to its unloading of shares in its British subsidiary, STI.
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The Ayala-led firm, however, says
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cost rationalization efforts mitigated the drop in revenues.
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Net loss also stood at 3.7 million dollars.
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the Bank of Commerce raises 6.57 billion pesos
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from the second tranche of its peso bond offering.
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Series B is part of the San Miguel Affiliate Lenders' 20 billion peso bonds program.
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Bankcom says the offer was 1.3 times oversubscribed,
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suggesting strong demand.
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It will be listed on the PDEX on May 16th,
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proceeds of which will be used for refinancing maturing debt obligations.
28:25.4
Next, Alternergy breaks ground for its Labat Wind Power,
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project in Quezon Province.
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The ceremony was attended by company executives
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and officials from the provincial and national governments.
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The Labat project is targeted for completion by November next year.
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It will have a total gross capacity of 64 megawatts per hour.
28:47.6
Finally, from Double Dragon, the company touts
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it is closing in on breaching the 100 billion peso mark in total equity.
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This would make the firm of Edgar Injapsia II,
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one of the few Philippine companies with 12-digit level in total equity.
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Double Dragon says the Nasdaq listing of its Hotel 101 Global
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is expected to further fatten its balance sheet.
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The Sofitel Philippine Plaza confirms it is seizing operations soon.
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In a statement, the iconic five-star hotel said
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it will close its doors on July 1st after nearly five decades.
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The decision is part of its commitment to provide guests with the best possible experience.
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Sofitel, however, assures its clients it will honor engagements and reservations until the end of June.
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The private operator of the Manila-Cavita Expressway
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sues the acting chief of the tollways regulator before the ombudsman.
29:53.4
Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. of Metro Pacific Tollways alleged
29:56.9
Dioscoro Esteban misread the statement.
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He represented the Piazzi when he filed a case at the appellate court
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to reclaim Cavitex for the government.
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Piazzi had alleged the government lost billions of pesos to CIC last year from missed tolls.
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Esteban, in turn, was sued by CIC for perjury, usurpation, and violation of the anti-graft law.
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CIC also says Esteban hurled false claims against the company that damaged its reputation.
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Esteban has yet to comment on the filing of the complaints.
30:28.8
China and the U.S. are among the numerous countries that have expressed interest in nickel ore mining in the Philippines.
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This is according to Philippine Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga.
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She said Australia, Britain, Canada, and EU nations have also shown interest.
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She adds Manila should boost its capacity for processing nickel,
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which is a key component in the production of batteries for e-vehicles.
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NETA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan meanwhile said,
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the transition to green energy has made critical minerals an economic value proposition.
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He adds the country is studying possible incentives for mining companies.
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U.S. President Joe Biden set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week.
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Reuters reported this Friday, citing unnamed sources.
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The target of the new set of levies includes electric vehicles, semiconductors,
31:28.2
and solar panels.
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The announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.
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Biden seeks to contrast his approach with his 2024 rival Donald Trump,
31:37.3
who has proposed across-the-board tariffs, which White House officials see as inflationary.
31:43.3
The measures could also invite retaliation from China at a time of heightened tensions
31:47.8
between the world's two biggest economies.
31:52.9
The Shipping Channel in Baltimore, Maryland, set to reopen by the end of this month.
31:58.1
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told the BBC,
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he is fully confident by the end of May, the channel will be ready for normal operations.
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The economically vital channel in the Patapsco River had been largely closed
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since the key bridge collapsed in March, impacting supply chains.
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The bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, killing six workers.
32:22.7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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Netanyahu defiant, even after U.S. President Joe Biden threatened to withhold arms supplies
32:32.9
if Israel invades Rafah.
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Netanyahu said Israeli troops will fight with their fingernails if necessary.
32:42.0
As they educate their children to this unfathomable hatred of Jews to this murderous mentality,
32:50.4
and many comply with it, and those who don't, they're used as human shields anyway.
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They use them as human shields, and they seek,
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they target civilians, and they hide behind their civilians, their own civilians.
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They target ours, hide behind theirs.
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That is a double war crime.
33:07.7
Even as troops have not entered Rafah, Israel has continued carrying out airstrikes on the southern Gaza City.
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Netanyahu claims the city, which shelters more than a million displaced civilians,
33:19.6
is also the last stronghold of Hamas militants.
33:23.3
Meanwhile, a senior Israeli official said the latest round of ceasefire negotiations
33:27.9
in Cairo have ended with no deal.
33:33.5
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fires the head of the department
33:37.8
responsible for his personal protection.
33:41.3
This comes days after Ukraine's security service detained two of Zelensky's bodyguards
33:46.4
over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate the president and other senior officials.
33:52.5
Zelensky has been a target of Russia since its 2022 invasion.
33:56.3
The Ukrainian leader said,
33:57.9
he was aware of at least five or six foiled assassination plots against him.
34:06.4
Presidents and visitors seek relief from sweltering conditions as a scorching heat wave sweeps Mexico.
34:13.3
A maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius was recorded in the capital Thursday.
34:18.6
The tourist city of Oaxaca, meanwhile, has been experiencing high temperatures since the weekend,
34:23.8
which have kept the thermometer above 35 degrees,
34:27.1
with a heat index of 40 degrees.
34:30.5
Mexico is experiencing its second heat wave this year.
34:34.2
High electricity demand have caused power outages in at least 15 states.
34:41.7
Switching gears now, three Filipinos are chosen as finalists for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize.
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Jeffrey Hernandez tells us more.
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The University of the Philippines is very proud
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to have two of its alumni,
34:57.1
as finalists in the 2024 Pulitzer Prize.
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Considered the most prestigious award-giving body for journalism and the arts globally.
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And Ren Galeno, contributor of the Washington Post.
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One of them is Ren Galeno, the visual artist for the story,
35:12.8
Searching for Maura, by the Washington Post under the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category.
35:18.7
It's about the fate of the Igret Woman Maura and other members of her tribe
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who were brought to the World's Fair in St. Louis, America in 1904.
35:26.5
She worked on the project with Washington Post reporters Clare Healy and Filipino-American Nicole Dunca.
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I don't know what to do.
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I don't think this is a shot.
35:39.1
Yes, but afterwards, of course, the pride and the honor.
35:44.2
And just, I'm so proud of the team and the comic.
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The production lasted more than a year.
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But according to Galeno, it's an honor to share the Filipino story with the world.
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This is an honor.
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This is an investigative report.
35:58.5
It's an illustrated report.
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We really had to make sure that everything we were portraying was real and factual as much as we can.
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We want to make sure that we are not speculating on anything.
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And if there is an available reference, we will hunt it down.
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Feature photography.
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Hannah Reyes Morales.
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Also a finalist for the prestigious award is photographer.
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Hannah Reyes Morales for her photos of youth from Africa published in the New York Times.
36:31.5
Hannah said she's still in the days since hearing the news that her name was included in the prestigious list.
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The award-winning project also helped the world understand the story of African youth.
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Galeno hopes that with this recognition, the talents of Filipinos will be more recognized around the world.
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I hope this opens up a lot of doors for us.
36:52.5
And I'm just so grateful
36:54.5
for whatever is happening right now.
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It's really exciting.
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And also for my friends na kumikero.
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I've always known that we can do it.
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And hopefully the world can see that this is what we can do.
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Journalist Manuel Mogato won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018.
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And Carlos P. Romulo in 1942.
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Jeffrey Herdnaes, ABS-CBN News.
37:22.5
The latest in entertainment.
37:24.5
Filipino actress Sharon Cuneta and husband former senator Francis Pangilinan
37:28.5
file a cyber libel complaint against showbiz columnist Christy Fermin.
37:34.5
The couple's legal counsel says Cuneta and Pangilinan were subjected to humiliation and ridicule
37:40.5
due to Fermin's reports.
37:42.5
In response, Fermin said she understands where the complainants are coming from.
37:47.5
Adding, facing libel complaints comes with the territory.
37:52.5
Two new films are arriving in cinemas.
37:56.5
One, the latest installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise.
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The other, a comedy thriller from first-time director Chris Pine.
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Our resident movie critic Matty the Movie Guy tells us what he thinks.
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I see strange things.
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You will see a lot of strange things when you enter the kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
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Evolution moves backward in this standalone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes.
38:28.5
All the simians can now talk but most humans can't.
38:33.5
Many years after Caesar's death, our new hero emerges.
38:37.5
He's Owen Teague's Noah, part of the clan that raises pet eagles.
38:41.5
He must find the courage to fight Kevin Durant's Proximus Caesar.
38:49.5
At its heart is the question,
38:50.5
can apes and humans coexist?
38:52.5
Central to that thesis is Priya Allen's Nova,
38:55.5
a young woman who helps Noah with his mission.
38:59.5
Alright, there we go. Picture's up.
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Director Westball did a good job expanding the Planet of the Apes universe
39:05.5
while paying homage to the original film.
39:07.5
It's beautifully shot and rendered and the acting benefited from some coaching
39:11.5
from actor Andy Serkis who played the original Caesar from the trilogy reboot.
39:16.5
He's the OG of the Apes.
39:19.5
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is thrilling,
39:21.5
but it's a bit long at 140 minutes.
39:24.5
Still, this kingdom is as smart and exciting as ever.
39:28.5
What a wonderful day!
39:33.5
And for that, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
39:35.5
gets 3 out of 4 simians and humans kisses.
39:39.5
Also out in theaters, Pullman.
39:43.5
As I was writing it, I was thinking about it visually
39:45.5
and it just seemed to be fated that, you know,
39:47.5
it was gonna be my first thing.
39:48.5
Chris Pine tries his hands at directing,
39:50.5
to a respectable but mediocre result.
39:53.5
Have an awesome aquatical day.
39:55.5
His film is called Pullman.
39:57.5
He also stars in the title role.
39:59.5
He cleans pools and finds ways to help clean his beloved city of Los Angeles
40:04.5
until he stumbles upon a conspiracy.
40:07.5
I'm June Del Rey.
40:09.5
Well, it's an incredible cast.
40:10.5
I mean, it's Chris Pine and Annette Bening and Danny DeVito.
40:13.5
Jennifer Jason Leigh plays the girlfriend
40:15.5
and you'll wish she's in a better film.
40:18.5
I want space for someone.
40:20.5
The screen lights up when Pine, Bening and DeVito are together
40:23.5
and there's still some humor and food for thought to be picked.
40:27.5
And in the end, all you'd wish is for everyone to have
40:31.5
Have an awesome aquatical day.
40:35.5
I gotta get myself out.
40:36.5
And for that, Pullman gets 2 and a half out of 4
40:40.5
swimming with the fishes kisses.
40:42.5
I'm Manny the Movie Guy for ABS-CBN News.
40:50.5
The NBA Eastern Conference semifinal between the top-seeded Boston Celtics
40:54.5
and the Cleveland Cavaliers?
40:57.5
After getting routed by 25 points in Game 1,
41:00.5
the Cavaliers responded by demolishing the Celtics by 26 points in Game 2.
41:06.5
They did it by playing inspired defense,
41:08.5
limiting Boston's high-octane offense below 100 points.
41:12.5
Donovan Mitchell again led the Cavs with 29 points
41:16.5
as they head back home for Games 3 and 4.
41:33.5
Thousands flocked to Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles
41:36.5
to promote Filipino culture and cuisine
41:39.5
in the first-ever Barrio Hi-Fi.
41:42.5
Steve Angeles tells us more.
41:46.5
Beverly Boulevard is one of Los Angeles'
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many streets that connects many communities.
41:50.5
But to kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month,
41:53.5
the Filipino community shut it down
41:55.5
to turn it into Barrio Hi-Fi.
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I wish I didn't love you, love you
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Stage performances by global rising musicians.
42:04.5
Award-winning celebrity Pinoy chefs.
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Uniquely Pinoy products.
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And yes, a karaoke contest hosted by Grammy-nominated
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Phil-am rapper Guapdad 4000.
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Thousands packed the streets of historic Filipinotown
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for the first-ever Barrio Hi-Fi.
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It's a very, very good, you know.
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This is a successful one.
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Really great turnout.
42:29.5
A beautiful event for the community to come together.
42:32.5
This is like a very good thing to see, man.
42:34.5
Just our culture, our people, our artists coming up.
42:38.5
It's a really good scenery, man.
42:42.5
Originally conceptualized five years ago,
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this free event was planned by members of the Hi-Fi Coalition.
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With the mission to promote historic Filipinotown as a cultural hub.
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After the original plans were shelved during the pandemic,
42:54.5
the coalition, along with big-time sponsors like Joe Coy,
42:57.5
stepped in to bring the festival to life with less than two months of planning.
43:01.5
And Mixed Global came aboard as a media partner.
43:04.5
We really wanted to do something really different
43:06.5
and go really big in how we do that
43:08.5
and really partner with the entire creative community.
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So we have everything from food, art, fashion, music, entertainment,
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all on one block.
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It's really amazing.
43:16.5
It's really a big honor to be able to do something
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that is for our culture, for our people,
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and being able to do it on such a big scale.
43:28.5
Beverly Boulevard in the heart of historic Filipinotown
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is just such a blessing.
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We're just continuing on the work that others before us started in Hi-Fi.
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So we're glad to be this next generation
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that's being the catalyst of things that are going to activate historic Filipinotown.
43:46.5
Artists such as Bay Area rapper P-Lo,
43:48.5
New Jersey's Yeek,
43:49.5
Filipino-Australian music sensation Rene,
43:51.5
and many more turned this street party
43:53.5
into a global affair and celebration of culture.
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I feel happy and prideful because this is thrown by a lot of Filipinos,
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the Filipino community basically in LA.
44:07.5
And I just love seeing everybody come together and celebrate our culture.
44:16.5
It warms my heart because a lot of this is very reminiscent of stuff that I grew up with,
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family, seeing all my cousins, seeing all my like,
44:23.5
it feels like I'm with my uncles and my aunties, like a family party.
44:27.5
Long food lines may have made grabbing a quick bite a bit difficult,
44:30.5
but John Legaspi from San Francisco put on the ultimate fast food display
44:35.5
in the lumpia eating contest,
44:37.5
winning a thousand dollars in post-made credits by devouring 15 lumpias
44:40.5
in a little over a minute.
44:46.5
I had to really lock in, shove it down my mouth,
44:49.5
and put some, it helped a lot with some liquid.
44:54.5
With plenty of food and memories to make Baon home,
44:57.5
the first ever Barrio Hi-Fi proved to be the ultimate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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vlog party, and also to be a new proudly Pinoy tradition in the City of Angels.
45:06.5
Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, Los Angeles.
45:12.5
We have this just in,
45:13.5
the Ombudsman orders graft charges to be filed
45:16.5
former Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III
45:20.5
and former Undersecretary of the Budget Department's Procurement Service,
45:25.5
The Ombudsman ruled Duque and Lau are guilty of grave misconduct
45:30.5
and ordered the forfeiture of all their retirement benefits
45:33.5
and perpetual disqualification from public service.
45:37.5
Now this stems from the alleged pandemic supply deal
45:40.5
secured by Farmily Pharmaceutical Corporation
45:43.5
during the Duterte administration.
45:45.5
We'll bring you more details in our succeeding newscasts.
45:50.5
And before we go, think about your typical 3D printer
45:54.5
then scale it up a hundredfold.
45:56.5
That's what the University of Maine is playing with.
45:59.5
A giant fabricator that researchers hope will one day be able to churn out entire neighborhoods.
46:08.5
This is said to be the world's biggest 3D printer
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and it's building a house in Maine.
46:13.5
The prototype is made entirely with bio-based materials.
46:17.5
The hope is that the printer could help with greener manufacturing
46:21.5
while slashing production times.
46:23.5
This particular machine really is not just a printer.
46:26.5
It's really, you could think of it as a hybrid manufacturing cell.
46:31.5
The printer, dubbed the Factory of the Future 1.0,
46:35.5
is designed to help address a shortage of homes and construction workers in the U.S.,
46:40.5
printing dwellings in days that could be installed within days.
46:42.5
The prototype is called BioHome 3D.
46:45.5
The floors, walls, and roof in the 600-square-foot home,
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all 3D printed, are made from waste wood fibers and bio-resins.
46:53.5
Habib Darga is the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center
46:57.5
at the University of Maine.
46:59.5
Our goal was to put it through a few issues spaces,
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put it out there in a challenging Maine winter.
47:05.5
And we've seen already two challenging Maine winters.
47:08.5
It's done extremely well.
47:09.5
And we hope that it will be a success.
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Of course, we've done a lot of material testing ahead of that for years
47:15.5
to produce to make sure it's going to work.
47:17.5
But there's nothing like getting it all out there
47:19.5
and then monitoring the performance.
47:21.5
So we're comfortable enough right now to scale up and do a neighborhood,
47:24.5
and that's where we're heading next.
47:26.5
That neighborhood will have nine homes
47:28.5
for people experiencing or at risk of facing homelessness.
47:32.5
Darga believes a facility like this could cut production time in other fields too.
47:38.5
Imagine a day where you have a design of a boat
47:42.5
particular to yourself,
47:44.5
and then you email those designs to a facility like this
47:47.5
and they can produce a vessel like this in days versus months or years.
47:52.5
And that's a possibility.
47:55.5
We produced a boat, a 25-foot vessel,
47:58.5
three years ago in about three days.
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And we're in the process right now of producing a 50-foot vessel,
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a 51-and-a-half-foot vessel
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that we would be putting in the water here within a year.
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Those were the top stories today.
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I'm Denise Dinsay.
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