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Yes, Ron. Halfway through its voyage, the Atinto Coalition said they have already achieved its major objectives.
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This includes conducting a peace and solidarity regatta, deploying symbolic buoys and markers,
01:16.0
and distributing fuel and food packs to Filipino fishermen.
01:19.1
Early into the journey, volunteers deployed the buoys.
01:22.5
At the end of the journey, the Atinto Coalition said they have already achieved its major objectives.
01:24.5
The West Philippine Sea, Atin Ito, or This Is Ours.
01:28.2
Several fishermen also received food packs and fuel from the volunteers.
01:32.7
The captain of one of the main vessels said he is elated to be part of the mission.
01:37.6
They are also saying that they are happy with joining it because they will be able to contribute to the success of the mission.
01:47.3
The Sinok fishermen, who are also most affected in the Scarborough Shoal disputes,
01:51.6
also joined the mission.
01:52.4
They are also saying that they are happy with joining it because they will be able to contribute to the success of the mission.
01:52.5
They are also saying that they are happy with joining it because they will be able to contribute to the success of the mission.
01:52.7
They are also saying that they are happy with joining it because they will be able to contribute to the success of the mission.
01:54.0
They said that fear will always be there, but they will always be standing to become passionate for this issue.
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Especially that they have to protect this because this is an issue that affects them as fishermen.
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They are also calling for respect to the decision of the UN clause.
02:12.0
Meanwhile, we also have the Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson saying that we are not provoking China.
02:20.8
Are we provoking them? Are we escalating the tension? No. They are the ones escalating the tension.
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I think it's a wrong lens to see that the civil society is the one provoking China.
02:36.7
This is a civil society movement. And they are just enjoying what is written on the international law
02:44.4
and what are entitled to them as Filipino people.
02:47.7
Ron, we are still at the middle of the sea and we are expected to arrive in Scarborough Shoal
02:54.0
if left unimpeded by tomorrow morning. Ron?
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Gervais, so far, no indications of threats or disturbances to the mission of Atenito?
03:03.9
So far, none, Ron, because we are still quite near to the mainland.
03:09.1
We are expected to voyage overnight.
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And up until this moment, we have not seen any Chinese vessel so far.
03:17.7
Gervais Manahan with our top story. Thank you very much, Gervais. Stay safe.
03:22.9
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian files a bill seeking to reform and reorganize the Philippine Coast Guard.
03:30.2
The measure also aims to strengthen its capacities amid continuing aggression of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea.
03:38.5
Gatchalian noted gaps in the organizational structure and administration of the PCG,
03:43.9
which have negatively affected its operations.
03:47.3
The senator said,
03:47.7
The senator earlier filed a separate bill seeking to modernize the assets and facilities of the Coast Guard.
03:56.4
The Philippine Senate set to investigate the alleged wiretapping of a top Philippine military official by the Chinese embassy.
04:04.8
China claims it has audio recording of Western Mindanao Command Chief Alberto Carlos
04:09.5
speaking with a Chinese diplomat about a supposed deal on a union show.
04:14.9
Philippine officials have denied such a conversation.
04:19.0
Senator Tolentino says if proven that the wiretapping did happen,
04:23.3
the government can expel the diplomat involved.
04:28.5
This can be proven that there was indeed wiretapping.
04:33.3
We can expel the diplomat concerned.
04:37.0
We can ask the Chinese embassy to expel the said diplomat.
04:42.0
And we can even declare him as a persona non grata.
04:47.7
This is very serious.
04:48.8
We can expel even non-diplomatic staff members of the Chinese embassy.
04:55.9
We can reduce their staff.
04:59.8
Meanwhile, in that same interview on Dateline Philippines,
05:03.5
Senator Tolentino confirmed that he will seek re-election in the 2025 midterm polls.
05:11.0
Moving on, former Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes asserts
05:15.3
he has enough proof to pin.
05:17.4
former Duterte administration spokesman Harry Roque
05:20.5
for libel and cyber libel.
05:23.2
Trillanes sued Roque and several pro-Duterte vloggers Tuesday.
05:27.1
The former senator said Roque falsely accused him
05:30.9
of selling the Scarborough show to China in 2012
05:33.9
when he was assigned to hold back channel talks with Beijing.
05:38.3
Trillanes points out it was the Duterte administration
05:41.7
that had a secret deal with Beijing.
05:47.4
I wasn't the one who sold it.
05:50.0
Then I explained how we were able to get the ships of China out of that time.
06:00.8
It was totally baseless.
06:03.5
But he said, brazenly, that a few weeks ago,
06:11.0
the secret agreement with China came out.
06:16.5
That's where it came out.
06:18.9
What China said, our secret agreement there with the Duterte administration.
06:27.4
In response, Attorney Harry Roque says,
06:30.4
by filing libel cases,
06:32.6
Trillanes has proven himself to be an enemy of freedom of expression.
06:37.1
He adds the former senator is seeking to rewrite history in his favor
06:40.8
since he claims the Philippines did lose physical possession of Scarborough.
06:46.5
Philippine Interior Secretary Benher Abalos highlights gains
06:52.3
in the Marcos administration's anti-narcotics campaign
06:55.2
at a United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice event.
07:00.1
There, Abalos reported the government has seized over $587 million
07:04.4
in prohibited drugs in just the first two years of the current administration.
07:09.8
Abalos attributed this success to their holistic crime prevention approach,
07:14.3
which he says is rooted in...
07:16.5
community engagement.
07:18.6
The Marcos administration's claim of a bloodless anti-drug campaign
07:22.4
is in stark contrast to the drug war waged by its predecessor,
07:26.7
Rodrigo Duterte, which officially left over 6,000 dead.
07:33.1
A lawyer working with the International Criminal Court
07:36.4
in its investigation into the Duterte drug war believes
07:40.0
it's only a matter of time before the ICC summons or orders
07:44.6
the arrest of the former president.
07:46.5
ICC Assistant to Counsel Atty. Christina Conte says
07:50.5
the court is now determining who is the most responsible
07:54.0
for the bloody anti-narcotics campaign.
07:57.1
There have been reports former police chiefs under the Duterte administration
08:01.4
are also part of the ICC's investigation.
08:07.4
We've already established during the preliminary examination
08:11.2
that crimes against humanity occur in the Philippines.
08:13.9
The Philippine government said,
08:16.5
you forgo the investigation, defer it, because we will investigate.
08:22.2
Later on, the ICC says, what kind of investigation are you doing?
08:25.6
You're doing 52 cases?
08:27.8
Ah, we'll step in again.
08:28.9
And so it started technically in September 2021,
08:33.2
re-approved again in January 2023.
08:37.9
And it's been too long.
08:39.6
So I think at this point, they have their finger on things already.
08:44.9
And the name of President Duterte,
08:46.5
has been there in the OTP,
08:50.0
in the Office of the Prosecutor Documents,
08:55.0
He's been named as someone who has enabled, at the least,
08:58.9
tolerated, or even ordered, or encouraged these killings.
09:03.9
And so it's not just me who's saying that President Duterte
09:07.6
will likely be looked into.
09:10.2
At the minimum, there will be someone's issue.
09:13.2
But at the maximum, I think really,
09:15.2
there will be a warrant of arrest.
09:16.5
Meanwhile, Conti denies the claim of columnist Rigoberto Tiglao.
09:23.4
She's being paid 8 million pesos per year
09:26.1
to help the ICC gather evidence against Duterte.
09:32.8
I am not gathering dirt specifically against President Duterte.
09:37.9
I was asked by the victims to figure out what happened to the killings
09:42.3
and how to connect the killings to the statements of President Duterte.
09:46.7
What I will admit is,
09:49.1
when we first submitted a communication to the International Criminal Court,
09:53.2
this was in August 2018,
09:55.0
we submitted transcripts of the statements of the President
09:58.9
with regard to the war on drugs.
10:00.5
This is publicly available.
10:02.6
And, I mean, if there is dirt at all,
10:04.9
it comes from Duterte's side.
10:06.5
What we just did was put together all this information
10:09.9
and make it available to the Office of the Prosecutor.
10:14.7
As to the paid part,
10:16.6
I think they're just reading too many novels.
10:21.7
Former Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa
10:24.7
expected to attend the next Senate hearing
10:27.0
into the alleged leak of confidential documents
10:29.4
from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
10:32.4
The documents, which have not been presented in previous Senate hearings,
10:36.2
allegedly mentioned high-profile personalities,
10:38.8
including then-Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
10:41.9
in anti-illegal drug operations.
10:44.3
Senator Ronald de la Rosa,
10:45.9
the chairman of the Philippine Government,
10:46.5
and the chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs,
10:48.7
says he intends to end the inquiry next week.
10:52.8
Now, this comes amid criticisms even from his fellow senators
10:55.8
that the proceedings have so far yielded nothing but hearsay testimonies.
11:01.1
No less than President Marcos has called the main witness,
11:03.8
former PIDEA agent Jonathan Morales,
11:06.2
a professional liar.
11:10.3
Philippine opposition figures,
11:12.1
such as former Senators Laila de Lima and Francis Pangilinan,
11:15.5
remain giants in the political arena.
11:18.8
That's according to Dean Tapia of the University of Makati.
11:22.5
Tapia believes the Lima and Pangilinan have big chances
11:25.2
of entering the Magic 12 in the 2025 Senate polls.
11:30.0
But he says their possible wins will be credited
11:32.6
to their own name and identity
11:34.6
instead of their membership in the Liberal Party.
11:38.1
He also believes the LP should forge alliances with other parties
11:41.9
and field alternative candidates who share their ideals.
11:45.5
For LP spokesperson Laila de Lima,
11:48.4
their new party list, the Mamamayang Liberal,
11:51.1
could help expand their base in the upcoming polls.
11:57.0
Well, that is one way or one mode
12:00.1
by which we can really expand the base also of the Liberal Party.
12:03.8
But the Mamamayang Liberal is actually,
12:07.3
it has a separate personality than the Liberal Party.
12:12.9
But it is considered to be a sectoral,
12:15.5
a wing, or a sectoral organization of the Liberal Party.
12:19.8
And that is not the first time.
12:21.2
That is not unusual.
12:22.1
Because what I know is that PDP-LABAS,
12:26.2
I mean, PDP-LABAS, and not just PDP as it is now,
12:30.6
has its also sectoral wing called the PDP-CARE.
12:35.4
Now this ML, the Mamamayang Liberal,
12:39.6
is also the sectoral wing or sectoral organization
12:43.2
of the Liberal Party.
12:45.5
And it is also a regional party list.
12:51.3
The Philippine poll body drops a separate substitution period
12:55.1
for election candidates.
12:57.1
Now this means the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy
13:00.0
and the withdrawal and substitution of candidates
13:02.4
will now be held during the same period.
13:05.9
For the 2025 midterm elections,
13:08.0
this will happen from October 1 to 8.
13:10.4
The Kamalak has traditionally held separate periods
13:13.8
for the filing of COCs,
13:15.5
and substitution.
13:17.3
But in recent election cycles,
13:19.0
the timeline had become an avenue for political parties
13:22.2
to put so-called placeholder candidates
13:24.9
with the intention of substituting them before the deadline.
13:29.5
Infamously, former President Rodrigo Duterte
13:31.6
was a substitute candidate of PDP-LABAS,
13:34.3
which initially fielded Martin Diño.
13:38.7
Nearly a year after it was approved at the committee level,
13:42.3
the proposed SOGI-SE equality bill,
13:45.5
has reached the House plenary.
13:47.4
On Tuesday, sponsors of the measure,
13:49.5
including lawmakers Geraldine Roman and Arlene Brosas,
13:52.9
delivered privileged speeches for the bill
13:54.9
with groups from the LGBTQIA plus community in attendance.
14:00.4
Roman says while executive orders and local ordinances are welcome,
14:04.7
those are not enough to protect members of the community
14:07.2
from discrimination.
14:08.9
But she stopped short of categorically asking the president
14:12.5
to certify the measure as urgent.
14:15.5
I would want him to certify it,
14:20.9
but I do realize that there are other issues
14:25.0
that are more urgent,
14:26.6
like the prices of our basic commodities like rice,
14:31.9
the increase in the prices of utilities like water,
14:37.7
ang ating mga problema sa transportation sector.
14:41.0
Those are very important
14:42.2
because it's a matter of life and death,
14:44.0
which is not to say na hindi,
14:45.4
importante ang pagkilala sa dignidad at karapatan ng mga Pilipino
14:51.5
kasama na dyan ang LGBTQ plus community.
14:55.1
Meron tayong 77 LGUs with anti-discrimination ordinances,
14:59.7
especially in big cities,
15:01.0
but we do not have a national law,
15:02.8
which begs the question,
15:04.1
if local government units are capable of recognizing this need
15:09.3
to fight discrimination,
15:11.7
bakit nilang minkaya sa national level?
15:15.4
The last time the Sogi Bill reached the House plenary
15:20.5
with all lawmakers eventually voting in favor of the measure.
15:24.5
But it languished in Congress yet again
15:27.4
due to stiff opposition from various groups.
15:32.4
House lawmakers defend their push to amend the Rice Tarification Law.
15:36.8
The lower chamber passed amendments to the measure
15:38.8
on second reading Tuesday night.
15:41.0
But Philippine senators are rejecting the proposal,
15:43.5
which seeks to restore the power
15:45.3
of the Constitution.
15:45.4
The National Food Authority to import and sell rice
15:48.7
when prices are high or when there are shortages.
15:52.2
They fear this would lead to more corruption in the agency.
15:56.7
But the Vice Chairperson of the House Panel on Agriculture
15:59.3
urges her colleagues at the Senate
16:00.9
to consider the chamber's position.
16:05.3
What is their option?
16:06.9
Yan ang tanong ko.
16:08.3
Sana mapag-usapan nila.
16:09.6
Nagdaan po kami sa napakaraming oras
16:11.7
ng pagdinig dito sa mga amendments na to.
16:14.7
And of course, we recognize and we realize
16:19.0
that trust is an important issue,
16:21.3
especially sa pag-carry out ng mandate ng NFA.
16:26.3
So I think the senators should also come up
16:29.0
with an option sa Kongreso
16:30.4
na isanin sanang empowering NFA.
16:33.3
If we have to weed out corrupt officials within the NFA,
16:40.4
The Philippine government vowing its preparedness
16:43.6
for the looming lockdowns.
16:44.7
The country which is still grappling with the effects
16:47.9
of the El Niño phenomenon
16:49.1
is expected to face La Niña in the third quarter.
16:53.0
The weather event could bring above normal rainfall conditions
16:56.4
that could lead to floods and landslides.
16:59.5
But the Interior Department is calling for calm,
17:02.2
saying local government units have already been guided
17:05.4
on the implementation of safety measures amid La Niña.
17:11.9
Ilan lamang sa mga hagbangin na kinakailangan
17:14.6
ang gawin ng ating mga lokal na pamalat.
17:16.4
Kung darating man ang malalakas na bagyo at tag-ulan,
17:20.9
ay yung pag-pulot na nilang
17:24.3
Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils
17:26.8
at ang pagsagawa ng La Niña Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment,
17:31.3
yung sinasabi natin na PIDRA.
17:33.3
At kinakailangan din nila na i-update
17:35.3
yung kanilang Local Contingency Plans
17:38.7
or La Niño Action Plan.
17:40.3
At kinakailangan din na magkaroon ng close coordination
17:45.6
at with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
17:50.9
particularly yung ating Mines and Geosciences Bureau,
17:55.3
ma-update yung kanilang mga local hazard maps
17:58.5
on rain-induced landslides and floods.
18:05.0
Let's now check on the weather here in the Philippines
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with pag-asa forecaster Lori de la Cruz.
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Good afternoon, ma'am.
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to all our viewers and listeners.
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Cagayan, province, Batanes, and Apaya
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will be cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms
18:23.4
due to the effect of the shear line.
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For Metro Manila and the rest of the country,
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we will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies
18:31.0
with chances of isolated passing rain showers or thunderstorms.
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Meanwhile, we're not monitoring any tropical cyclone
18:39.2
inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility
18:41.3
and we don't have clear warning based over
18:43.9
any sea words of the country.
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That's the latest for pag-asa.
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This is Lori de la Cruz.
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Up next, more Philippine airports could be up for privatization.
18:56.0
And a recap of today's market action.
18:58.5
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24:13.9
Okay, so remaining steady and even seeing some sort of appreciation as well as food prices continuing to come down and also on a sustained basis coming down.
24:25.3
Also, the latest MSCI quarterly review of stocks is out, showing ASIN Corporation in the list, while Cebu Air, SP New Energy, and Aboyte's Equity Ventures are out by May 31st.
24:39.4
We are in a holding pattern.
24:41.2
6-4 would be the base that we're trying.
24:43.9
We're trying to kind of create a better support.
24:47.2
But over the long-term perspective, we are definitely beyond the pandemic lows, and we think that we are improving.
24:54.9
Fundamentally, we are.
24:56.0
The earnings are showing it.
24:57.6
Now, a matter of being appreciated by investors in the stock market is a different thing, and that's what we're waiting for.
25:04.2
In corporate stories, the SM Group opens this Friday its latest mall in Caloocan.
25:09.3
The 94,000-square-meter mall is the third of its kind in the city.
25:13.9
And the first in the northern part of Caloocan.
25:17.8
The C-Family small chain says this is among the four branches it will open this year, aside from one in Mandaue, Cebu, in San Fernando, La Union, and in Lawag, Ilocos Norte.
25:31.1
In earnings, Shell Philippines' first quarter net income zooms to P1.4 billion on cost and supply chain efficiencies and inventory holding gains.
25:41.6
Core earnings and net sales, however,
25:43.9
were both down on weaker volumes.
25:46.8
The local oil giant is also earmarking up to P3 billion this year for capital expenditures.
25:54.8
Next, Philinvest Development Corporation books P2.9 billion in Q1 income.
26:01.3
This was up 36% on strong contributions of its banking, power, and property segments.
26:09.9
A-Rates net income also jumping to P1.5 billion.
26:13.0
It was up to P1.5 billion.
26:13.9
It also declared cash dividends of 56 centavos per outstanding common share.
26:19.4
This is the highest since its IPO in 2020.
26:23.3
Dividends are out on June 13th to shareholders on record as of May 28th.
26:30.1
As for Shakey's Pizza, net income fell 15% to P171 million on higher operating expenses due to investments and sales generating activities.
26:41.4
System-wide sales, though,
26:43.9
were up to P4.8 billion.
26:47.4
Finally, security banks' net profit rose to P2.6 billion,
26:51.9
driven by growth in its retail and MSME business.
26:56.3
Revenues were also higher,
26:58.0
while the bank's total assets expanded to P887 billion.
27:05.5
The Philippine Stock Exchange lapsed penalties on companies owned by some Philippine tycoons
27:11.6
for failing to file their 2020 contracts.
27:13.9
P23 financial reports on time.
27:16.0
The local boards penalized Manny Villar's Golden MV Holdings,
27:20.8
Dennis Uwe's Chelsea Logistics and Phoenix Petroleum,
27:24.5
and Edgar Garcia's Merrimart,
27:26.5
William Gachalian's Waterfront Philippines,
27:28.9
as well as Antonio Chu's AgriNurture and InfraDev, also facing penalties.
27:35.1
The PSE rules state companies must file their annual financial reports five calendar days after the end of the fiscal year.
27:43.3
Firms that fail to meet this deadline may be fined or even be delisted from trading.
27:52.1
President Marcos underscoring the government's resolve to provide good education to the Filipino youth.
27:58.4
In a speech during the National Higher Education Day Summit,
28:01.3
the chief executive said doing so will secure the country's good future.
28:06.0
Marcos adds his administration remains committed to continue providing free tertiary education to qualified students.
28:12.3
Marcos adds his administration remains committed to continue providing free tertiary education to qualified students.
28:13.3
He also stressed the importance of private sector engagement in this endeavor.
28:20.2
We must pursue a comprehensive and all-encompassing strategy that will turn this trend around.
28:27.3
The state of our education today shapes the future of the nation.
28:32.6
The battle to win the future is waged in today's schools,
28:36.2
where we should arm our young men and women with the right skills to not only survive,
28:43.3
but to thrive in a rapidly changing world that does not wait for anyone.
28:49.8
Giving the youth the right competencies and skills and training
28:54.2
is the only way for them to prevail and to prosper in this highly competitive world.
29:00.2
Our greatest obligation to them is to mold them into critical thinkers,
29:04.7
into problem solvers, into visionaries,
29:08.0
wielding the skills that will allow them to succeed in the future.
29:12.1
Without an education system,
29:13.3
without an educated workforce that will implement them,
29:15.8
any national economic blueprint will remain simply as that blueprint.
29:23.8
Philippine economic managers approve a 30 billion peso funding
29:27.9
to repair schools previously damaged by calamities.
29:31.7
The school building resiliency project secured approval Wednesday
29:35.2
during a meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority.
29:38.3
The project is to be funded mostly by official development assistance
29:42.5
from the World Bank,
29:43.3
with 3 billion pesos coming from the government.
29:46.8
The four-year project begins repairs next year
29:49.5
in over 1,200 schools outside the capital region.
29:54.2
The palace says these facilities will be retrofitted
29:56.8
to ensure they can withstand disasters.
30:00.8
The Philippine Trade Department positions the country
30:03.8
as a halal-friendly destination in an annual halal expo in Toronto.
30:09.2
Jocelyn Reyes-Sambilay takes us there.
30:11.0
For the first time, Philippine officials along with the Philippine Consulate General
30:17.8
participated in the annual Halal Expo Canada recently held in Toronto.
30:23.6
The Trade Department's Halal Industry Development Program Manager says
30:27.6
this is a boost to their efforts of promoting the local halal industry
30:32.0
and positioning the Philippines as a halal-friendly hub.
30:35.7
This is a byproduct of the legacy of all the relationships we have had.
30:41.0
we know, uh, we gave the keynote address to, uh,
30:44.8
highlighting the role of the Philippines in terms of our campaign for halal travel to the Philippines
30:49.3
to generating 230 billion, uh, business investments
30:52.9
and also the 120,000 jacks for the next five years.
30:56.3
So, we really wanted to have a whole ecosystem of those
30:59.5
to engage both of the partners abroad
31:01.7
and to connect with the other agencies of the Philippines.
31:04.5
The Halal Expo Canada is North America's premier business-to-business event
31:09.2
dedicated to the halal lifestyle,
31:12.2
This is a two-day gathering where Canadian businesses and vendors
31:15.8
showcase their products,
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and stay updated on the trends and innovations in the halal industry.
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The Philippines also had a pavilion at the Expo
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where it showcased locally-made halal products
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such as the Sagana Coconut Spread
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and halal-certified coffee.
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the Filipino Muslim Association of Canada
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also showcased their rich culture through a mini-exhibit.
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We want to feature the halal products from the Philippines.
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We want to show that there is a lot of support
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from the Philippines, not only in the Philippines
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but internationally,
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to support the halal industry.
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An official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Mustang, Mindanao
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emphasized the significant improvement in peace and order
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in the historically restive area.
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Lanang Ali Jr. also assured potential investors and tourists
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that security and the peace and order
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situation in Mindanao has already improved.
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The environment of businesses, investment,
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as well as tourism has gradually improved.
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Now, we are open to investors
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who visit Bangsamoro and open businesses.
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Nasir Dib, the show director of Halal Expo Canada,
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highlights the success of the Expo since its launch in 2019.
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To further promote the halal industry,
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they will launch the first ever Halal Expo Philippines in November
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in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry.
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We want to bring everybody to the Philippines
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to help the government of the Philippines
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to develop the halal sector
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so we can provide more halal options
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to the growing Filipino community.
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We want to spread the awareness of having halal.
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It's not only just for the food.
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For helping the women.
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It's a lifestyle.
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Meanwhile, Alim Gopal is hopeful that they can bring
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all the companies that participated in the event
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to the Philippines Halal Expo,
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especially those owned by PhilCanadians.
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To all the Canadian and Filipino companies operating here,
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we welcome you to participate in the biggest
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and the first Philippine Halal Expo
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this coming November 14, 2016.
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We can coordinate with our trade partners here
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in Canabahan, Manila, and the Philippines.
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We can also coordinate with DTI Halal Industry Development Office.
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Justin Ray Sambilay, ABS-CBN News, Toronto.
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Singapore is set to inaugurate a new leader
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after two decades.
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Mobility will be key to recovery because we have relaxed some of our quarantine methods
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and we have allowed more transportation to come out.
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That's going to prove to be better for demand.
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If we do follow the health protocols, the ability of people to move around will likely contribute better to growth.
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Thank you very much.
35:39.2
The May 16-17 visit is Putin's first foreign trip after winning a new six-year term.
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The Kremlin says during the visit, the two leaders will discuss Moscow's ongoing war with Kiev,
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the tensions in the Middle East, as well as China's Belt and Road Initiative,
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which is a global infrastructure development strategy by the Chinese government.
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China and Russia declared a so-called No Limits Partnership in February 2022 when Putin last visited Beijing.
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Days after that, Putin sent thousands of troops into Ukraine,
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triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War II.
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The United States vowing to use its power to seize Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.
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The group of seven countries froze around $300 billion worth of Russian finances
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soon after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Since then, the EU and G7 countries,
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have debated how and whether to use the funds to help Ukraine.
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The U.S. has proposed seizing the assets in their entirety,
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which Europe has opposed, citing risks to the euro and massive legal repercussions.
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Our Congress has given us the power to seize Russian assets in the United States.
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We intend to use it.
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We're working with our G7 partners to see that Russia's immobilized sovereign assets
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are used to rent them.
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That news is to remedy the damage that Putin continues to cause.
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The G7 can unlock billions of dollars and send a powerful message to Putin
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that time is not on his side.
37:20.8
The United Nations alarmed by the escalation of military activity in Rafa.
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According to residents, Israeli tanks have pushed deeper into neighborhoods in
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the eastern part of the city.
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Israeli operations in Rafa which started this month
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have already closed a main crossing
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for aid from the border with Egypt.
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The Secretary General is appalled
37:44.1
by the escalation of military activity
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in and around Rafah by the Israeli Defense Forces.
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These developments are further impeding humanitarian access
37:53.8
and worsening an already dire situation.
37:57.5
At the same time,
37:58.9
Hamas goes on firing rockets indiscriminately.
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Civilians must be respected and protected at all times
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in Rafah and elsewhere in Gaza.
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For people in Gaza, nowhere is safe now.
38:13.8
Qatar's Prime Minister also says
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Israel's operations in Rafah have set back talks for a ceasefire.
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But he vows Qatar would keep working to resolve the situation.
38:25.9
And especially in the past few weeks,
38:29.4
we have seen some momentum building,
38:31.2
but unfortunately things didn't move in the right direction
38:34.8
and we have seen some momentum building.
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And unfortunately things didn't move in the right direction.
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Right now, we are in a status of almost a stalemate.
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Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward.
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Rafah is a refuge to more than a million civilians
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displaced by the seven-month war.
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But Israel firmly believes it is the last stronghold of Hamas.
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The U.S. unveils steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports,
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including the U.S. military's military presence in Gaza.
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Including e-vehicles, computer chips, and medical products.
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The sweeping measure will affect $18 billion worth of Chinese imported goods.
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The White House says this is in response to China's unfair trade practices,
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which have flooded global markets with artificially low-priced exports.
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But U.S. President Joe Biden says
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Washington only wants fair competition with Beijing, not conflict.
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Because we're not going to let China flood our market,
39:37.4
making it impossible for American auto manufacturers to compete fairly.
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We're also implementing a 25% tariff on electric vehicle batteries from China
39:47.4
and a 25% tariff on critical minerals that make those batteries.
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Folks, look, I'm determined that the future of electric vehicles
39:55.1
will be made in America by union workers. Period.
39:58.5
We're in a stronger position to win that economic competition in the 21st century against China.
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Than anyone else, because we're investing in America again, in American workers.
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As for China, it immediately vowed retaliation.
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Beijing says it opposes the tariff hikes and would take measures to defend its interests.
40:21.0
After two decades in power, Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down as Singapore's Prime Minister today.
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Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister,
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who turned the world around.
40:32.4
A resource-poor city set into one of the world's richest nations.
40:36.8
For a political analyst, a younger Lee's tenure has also been significant.
40:43.5
It has been a successful 20 years as Prime Minister.
40:49.6
The economic and fiscal transformation of Singapore
40:52.5
is one very obvious difference between 2004 when it took over
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But I think his rule was also one in which he sought to pursue
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a kinder, gentler, and more compassionate Singapore.
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Taking over Lee's deputy, Lawrence Wong,
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who will become the island nation's fourth leader since independence.
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Wong's inauguration takes place this evening.
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Switching gears now, a Filipino-Canadian double amputee adds fashion modeling to his growing list of accomplishments.
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Rowena Papasin tells us more.
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Double amputee Aristotle Domingo is not one to let his disability get in the way of living his best life.
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The Filipino-Canadian's left leg was amputated in 2017 due to a blood infection,
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while his right leg was also amputated two years later.
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But for Domingo, losing both his legs pushed him to live an even more active life as a runner and a para-athlete.
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In the years that followed, he also became a commercial model, an actor, and now a fashion model.
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So I became a double baloney amputee, and since then my life has really taken off.
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I'm an athlete now, I'm a national classified athlete, I'm an actor,
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and now I'm apparently taking on the modeling world with walking the Vancouver Fashion Week.
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And I found a way to think about it in a positive light.
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And I think that just opened up to all of these experiences which I am thankful and blessed for.
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Domingo recently walked the runway for All Else, a maker and designer of prosthetic covers for amputees.
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All Else, led by its founders Macaulay Wanner and Ryan Palibroda,
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also worked with its amputee models on apparel that fit their personalities.
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It also designed new covers for him for this event.
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The amputee models and the designers were met with a standing ovation after their show.
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They really worked with us.
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In terms of, you know, what our styles were, in a simple questionnaire.
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And so, yeah, they really thought of who we are as people, and showcasing their art through us.
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Domingo has a very full schedule.
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He does commercial modeling, he is training for his next Paralympics,
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all while auditioning for roles in TV and movies.
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A couple of ads coming out this year, you know, hoping to get a, you know, in a movie or a TV series this year as well.
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So just constantly working and auditioning, you know, hopefully the experience,
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with Vancouver Fashion Week will hopefully open me up more to maybe doing that more, a little bit more full-time.
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The Phil Canadian is also a regular 5K runner in Toronto and has even run in London.
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He says he was determined to turn his life around after both his legs were amputated
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in order to inspire others like him who face challenges each day because of their disability.
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His hope? To make them realize that there's a full life waiting for them if they so choose.
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I was told I was never going to walk again, and now I am actually walking on two legs, albeit prosthetics.
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And to represent people like myself in media, whether that's in fashion, the way that we're doing it now,
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in commercials, in print, and in movies, it's really a way for me to showcase that we are just part of society,
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and we have to be represented and seen out there.
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Rowena Papasin, ABS-CBN News, Vancouver.
44:29.6
From TikToker to award-winning.
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The award winner, Abby Marquez, who is dubbed as TikTok's Lumpia Queen,
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is recognized at the 2024 Webby Awards in New York.
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Don Tagala has that story.
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We bow to the People's Voice winner for food and drink in social.
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From Chroma Entertainment, it's Abby Marquez. Come on out, Your Majesty.
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Philippines, this is for you.
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Filipino content creator, Abigail Marquez, took home the 2020
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People's Voice Award for food and drink in social at the 2024 Webby Awards in New York City.
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Diversity of voices.
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Dubbed as the Oscars of the Internet, the Webby's are awards for excellence on the Internet,
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given by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
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It's the Oscars for creators, you know?
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And when you start making content, or if you're a content creator, influencer, digital company,
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I feel like this is...
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One of the biggest goals that you want.
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And I started content creation two years ago, and I'm here.
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In the social media space in the Philippines, Marquez has come to be known as the Lumpia Queen.
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She started creating online content after her love for food and filmmaking collided
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while cooking dinner for her family during the pandemic.
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It's basically out of passion and just to have fun in the kitchen.
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Now I have this platform where the world is looking at my, you know, the world is looking at the videos that I do.
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So it's really an opportunity to show them Filipino food.
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This year's top honorees include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was the recipient of the Webby Podcast of the Year.
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Taylor Swift was honored with Best Creator or Influencer Collab for her National Voter Registration Day Collab with Vote.org.
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While Filipino-American Olivia Rodriguez...
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... earned a Webby Award in two categories, Arts, Culture and Lifestyle Social Campaigns, and Celebrity Fan General Social.
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Accepting the Webbys for Jam City's Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery Game,
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the 2024 winner for Action and Adventure Games are the Weasley twins in the Harry Potter film series, Oliver and James Phelps.
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There's so many people from Jam City and so many guys who worked on Hogwarts Mystery,
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and not to mention the millions and millions...
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... and millions of players who play the game.
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We know how many hard work, how many long hours, hard work for all the many people that helped make the game possible.
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So we were honored to come and take all the praise for it.
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Meanwhile, Phil M. Dante Bosco and podcast co-host Janet Varney won a People's Voice Webby Award for TV and Film Podcast...
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... for their episode on Avatar Braving the Element on Nickelodeon.
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This has been, you know, such an amazing journey.
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It's been such a great experience.
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So much of it is connected to not just the quality of the show...
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... but to be a part of it.
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We're just fortunate and excited.
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Fans of Bosco can look forward to two new exciting movies in the works.
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We're working on putting Pabos Filipino Brothers 2 together right now, so look for that.
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Yes, and I have another film coming out called East of Western, all about taking over Filipino towns.
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As for Marques, the Lumpia Queen is keeping her fingers crossed for another possible international honor.
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She has been nominated for a James Beard Award...
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... for Best Social Media Account, an award that recognizes excellence in a food-related social media account or platform.
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Winners of the James Beard Awards will be announced in Chicago on June 8.
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Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News, New York.
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Sports, the undermanned New York Knicks are a win away from reaching the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals.
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Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson continued his red-hot scoring as the Knicks routed the Indiana Pacers...
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... 121-91 in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series.
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Brunson, who leads the playoffs in scoring, dropped 44 points while teammate Josh Hart added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
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The Knicks are on the verge of advancing to the third round despite missing several key players, including all-star Julius Randle.
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Google parent company Alphabet is beefing up its artificial intelligence fleet as the AI race heats up.
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In an apparent answer to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT update, Google unveiled a prototype called Project Astra.
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Like ChatGPT 4.0, Project Astra can talk to users about anything captured on their camera in real time.
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It's AI chatbot Gemini also being rolled out to more Google services.
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Including Gmail, which can summarize long email chains.
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It also unveiled Google VO, a generative AI service which can create realistic videos based on a prompt.
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It can capture the details of your instructions in different visual and cinematic styles.
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You can prompt for things like aerial shots of a landscape or time-lapse, and further edit your videos using additional prompts.
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You can use VO in our new experimental tool called VideoFX.
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We're exploring features like storyboarding and generating longer scenes.
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VO gives you unprecedented creative control.
50:13.5
And before we go, when he's not busy trying to end wars, America's top diplomat really is a rockstar at heart.
50:21.1
During his visit to Kiev, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a trip to a local bar,
50:26.4
treating the crowd to a rare performance of his guitar riffs and singing chops.
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His tool of diplomacy this time around, Neil Young's Rocket in the Free World.
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I know this is a really, really difficult time.
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Your soldiers, your citizens, particularly in the Northeast and Kharkiv, are suffering tremendously.
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But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you.
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And they're fighting.
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Not just for a free Ukraine, but for the free world.
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And the free world is with you, too.
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So maybe we can try something?
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And those were the top stories today.
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