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If you don't love your business and you're just investing, forget about it.
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Number two, you have to know and probably collab with a veterinarian
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because you have to take care of the pets, no?
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I mean, they're not just there for show.
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You have to also have that rapport with your customers.
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They're able to explain. They're like an advisor.
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They're not just there for sales.
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After this pandemic or during this pandemic,
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I've seen the boom of the pet industry.
01:38.4
Several leaders of economies today reminded APEC leaders to focus on economic synergy
01:43.8
and cooperation on this year's APEC.
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Good morning, I'm Katrina Domingo. Join me as we give you the rundown of the news you need to know today.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. backs an investigation into the underground, or rather the background, of Bambantarloc Mayor Alice Guo.
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The Philippine leader vowing to fend off any destabilization attempt against his administration.
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And Philippine Senators on the receiving end of China's radio challenges as they visit Pagasa Island.
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Welcome to the program. We begin with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joining the clamor for an investigation into Bambantarloc Mayor Alice Guo.
04:33.2
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Marcos said he himself was baffled by the background of Guo.
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The mayor failed to answer basic questions about her citizenship and upbringing during a Senate hearing on illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators or operations in the country.
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Guo's birth was only registered when she was 17 years old.
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She also failed to provide details about her education.
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Kilala ko lahat ng mga tigatarlak na politiko eh. Walang may kilala sa kanya.
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Kaya nagtataka kami kung saan ang galing ito, bakit ganito ito, hindi namin malaman.
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Kaya kailangan talagang investigahan.
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So kasabay sa Bureau of Immigration, pati siguro may mag-quick question na ng kanyang citizenship, yun lahat, iimbestigahan natin yun.
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Kasama ang investigasyon ng mga hearing.
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Asking na ginagawa ng Senado.
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Asked if cases like Guo's could pose a security risk, Marcos said they could.
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Balagay ko hindi natin malaman eh. Kaya kailangan talagang natin pag-aralan na mabuti.
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Pero may possibility na ganyan. Hindi tayo nakabantay na mabuti. Yun ang naging problema.
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At siguro pinababayaan din yung mga iba.
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Kaya maraming pera yan. Nagbabayad sila. Nasusuhulan nila.
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Nagbabantayan natin na hindi na mangyari hindi yan.
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Basta't mabawasan yung mga incidents ng pagpasok ng kung sino man.
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Meanwhile, Solicitor General Minardo Guevara has created a special team to look into Guo's case to determine if she is unlawfully holding public office.
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President Marcos meanwhile clarifies government's stand on enforcing visa rules.
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He says he only wants stricter implementation of visa policies for all.
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In order to curb abuses.
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Marcos adds, government would improve its regulations on the examination for visa applicants.
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And for those who convert their tourist visas to student visas.
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Let me explain. Walang stricter rules kahit sa kanino.
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Pare-pareho lang ang rules sa lahat ng ating mga kaibigan nang gagaling.
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Ang problema lang dahil maliwanag na maliwanag at lumalabas ang mga report.
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Meron nag-aabuso nito. Kaya babantayan namin ito.
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So what we will do is to more strictly enforce.
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Whereas dati, hindi dati masyadong tinitignan.
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Nakita natin maraming nagiging problema dahil dyan.
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Nakakakuha sila ng mga peke na dokumento.
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Kung ano-ano ginagawa. May mga iligal, mga scammer, mga may human trafficking.
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The Foreign Affairs Department earlier said it is crafting a stricter visa policy.
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Growing concerns on Chinese nationals submitting fraudulent documents.
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There are also concerns on the rising number of Chinese nationals studying in Tuguegarao.
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The Philippine President vowing to fend off any destabilization attempt.
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Marcos says his administration will not allow agents within the country to destabilize the government and creative vision.
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He spoke at a military camp in Cagayan de Oro where he urged soldiers to also fight disinformation and digital operators.
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Or operations that seek to sow conflict.
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The President warns of possible attempts by the country's enemies to infiltrate Philippine communities and institutions.
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Now Philippine Senators witnessed first-hand China's encroachment in the West Philippine Sea during their visit to Pag-asa Island.
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Victoria Tulag reports.
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A few minutes before landing in Pag-asa Village in Kalayaan Island in the Philippine province of Palawan,
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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and his party received a radio challenge from China.
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Zubiri, accompanied by Senate Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva and Senator J.V. Ejercito
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all expressed alarm over the considerable Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea.
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They spotted more than 10 Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island.
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So sad na nandito tayo sa loob ng ating bansa. Talagang nakakagulat, nakaka-alarma at nakakagalit.
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Gusto ko lang pong sabihin kung nakikinig po sila.
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Ito po ang teritoryo ng Republika ng Pilipinas.
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Hindi po inyo ito.
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Kaya kung pwede, lumayas na kayo.
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Talagang nakakabahala na sa dyang napakalapit na po talaga ng mga militia vessels at Chinese Coast Guard.
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It was the first time the three senators went to Pag-asa Island for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Philippine Navy's barracks
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to show support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard and local government of Kalayaan.
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Zubiri says they also gave funds for other projects.
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2.5 billion for the buying of two ships for the Philippine Coast Guard.
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They're already under negotiations.
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Ang missile systems, weapon systems na ibigay po natin sa armed forces.
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Ang importante dito, hindi tayo nagpapalupig.
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Ang importante dito, buo ang suporta ng bawat isa sa atin at mali ang China sa kanilang mga narratives na nagkakawatak-watak ang mga Pilipino.
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It was their first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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It was their first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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It was the first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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It was the first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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It was the first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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It was the first time to see the encroaching presence of Chinese military.
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And China Coast Guard ships near Pag-asa.
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But for the island's residents, it's nothing new.
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According to Defense Secretary Gilberto Chudoro Jr.,
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about 22 Chinese vessels are about an hour away from Pag-asa.
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He believes China will not attack, but if this happens, they already have a contingency plan.
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It will be tough for them if they try.
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The Senators also led the groundbreaking of a rural health unit in Pag-asa.
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The construction is set to finish in December this year and it is expected to be a big help for residents.
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Sa ngayon kasi we don't allow na mga anak sila sa isla.
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So on their third trimester, pinabababaan natin sa isla, sa mainland.
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Kapag na-install po itong RHU natin, magkakaroon po ito ng birthing facility.
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Aba Shaltz said they still don't have a doctor, a problem that Zubiri promised to address.
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Meanwhile, Senators will have a closed-door meeting with the Defense Department
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to discuss the alleged war-tapping of China with an official of the AFP.
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Chidoro said they will have to consult the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News, Pag-asa Island.
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The Philippine House Panel on Human Rights set to begin its hearing into the Duterte administration's drug war next week.
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But key personalities involved in the bloody drug crackdown were not invited to the probe.
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The panel's chairperson, Manila Representative Bienvenido Abantes, says
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former President Rodrigo Duterte and his drug war architect, Sen. Ronald de la Rosa,
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will be spared from attending the House probe as a form of courtesy to them.
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Meanwhile, former Police Chief Oscar Albayalde and former Justice Secretary Minardo Guevara
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will be invited to the hearing together with the families of drug war victims.
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Abantes assures the public,
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We would like to emphasize that the House will approach this inquiry
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with the impartiality, objectivity, sensitivity, and empathy
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that such a profound responsibility demands.
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And as Chair of the House Committee on Human Rights,
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it is my duty and responsibility to ensure that this process is conducted
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At most, poverty, fairness, and respect for all the parties involved.
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We'd like to find out, bakit maraming mga napatay?
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Bakit parang walang due process dito?
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Yan ang hinahanap namin sa Committee on Human Rights.
12:39.5
President Marcos, re-ejecting calls to abolish the National Task Force
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to end local communist armed conflict, or NTFL-CAC.
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The President insists,
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His remarks come amid renewed calls to dismantle the task force
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following a Supreme Court decision which describes red-tagging
12:59.4
as a threat to people's life and security.
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The task force has repeatedly been accused of red-tagging government critics.
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Yung mga sinasabing, yung dating lumalaban sa pamahalaan,
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imbis na nilalabanan natin, tinutulungan na nga natin.
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At malaking naging epekto dito sa,
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pagbawas ng mga internal security threat dahil dyan sa NTFL.
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Matapusin namin kasi mayroon pa yata ilan na barangay na hindi pa natapos.
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May ilan pa na mga returnees na hindi pa nabigyan ng tulong.
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Kaya nakakuha ako ng report kanina.
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Tatapusin namin lahat yan.
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Bago natin pag-isipan na yung NTFL-CAC, tanggalin na natin yung NTFL.
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Kailangan. Sa ngayon, kailangan pa rin.
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A measure seeking to reinstate absolute divorce in the Philippines
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may be inches away from hurdling the House of Representatives.
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Willard Chang reports.
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The divorce bill gains momentum in the House of Representatives
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as House Bill No. 9349 passed on second reading.
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The highest habit, House Bill No. 9349 is approved.
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Congratulations, Honorable Dickman.
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Under the bill seeking to reinstitute divorce as an alternative mode for the dissolution of marriage,
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divorced spouses are given the right to remarry, unlike in legal separation.
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Compared to annulment, advocates say, the divorce process is expected to be faster and cheaper.
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An aggrieved spouse can still file a petition for legal separation if that is what he or she wants.
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Because the effect there...
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The effect there is that she or he cannot remarry.
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But we have said that if the petition is filed under the divorce law,
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which also reiterates the grounds under legal separation,
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then the effect is they can remarry.
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In 2018, the divorce bill even passed on third reading.
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The divorce bill was passed on third reading in the House during the 17th Congress.
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But the measure failed to gain traction in the Senate.
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Lawmakers from the Macabayan Bloc are hoping the outcome will be different this time.
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This is a big thing for divorce advocates, especially for domestic violence victims.
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We will give the women a chance to start over.
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And let's give their children a chance to grow up in a safe and loving environment.
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Let's give their children a chance to grow up in a safe and loving environment.
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Let's give their children a chance to grow up in a safe and loving environment.
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Let's give their children a chance to grow up in a safe and loving environment.
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Now, Del Sur is also in favor of the measure.
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We see marriage as a social contract between two consenting adults.
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And the reason why I agree with the divorce is that it would make it easier for the legal processes to apply for annulment,
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the nullity of marriage, the absolute annulment under the family code,
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much easier and less costly for those who may avail of it.
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But for Manila 6th District, Representative Bien Benitez,
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a divorce law is not needed, adding that it may run counter to the Constitution.
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We do not want to promote the separation of couples.
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We do not want to promote the destruction of families by putting divorce.
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We have legal separation, we have nullity of marriage, we have annulment of marriage law.
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In the Senate, its counterpart measure, Senate Bill No. 2443, is still pending for second reading.
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Sen. Risa Conteveros vowed to push for the measure
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as she waits for the sponsorship of the bill to be placed in the Senate's agenda
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and get enough support from her colleagues.
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Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News.
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Now here's a look at other stories we're tracking today at 8 in the morning.
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Women's group Gabriela will hold a protest against the increase
17:50.8
Happening with this is the same hour, the Asian Development Bank
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will mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
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Meanwhile, at 11 a.m., President Marcos will attend the inauguration
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of a tourist area in Ilocos Norte.
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We will also monitor today updates on the Senate's Economic Charter Change Consultations
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Let's get an update on the weather now from Pagasa Forecaster, Ana Claren.
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Good morning, Katrina.
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Currently, the shearline is still affecting the Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela
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and this will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
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While here in Metro Manila and the rest of the country,
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we're expecting a generally fair weather condition
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aside from isolated rain showers mostly in the afternoon or in the evening.
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We're not monitoring any weather disturbance or LPAs
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that may affect the country for the next three to five days.
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And for our heat index forecast here in Metro Manila,
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the temperature will be around 42 up to 43 degrees Celsius
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while the highest heat index is expected over the Gupan City, Pangasinan
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at around 45 degrees Celsius.
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And that's the latest from Pagasa.
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This is Ana Claren. Good morning.
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Thanks for that update, Pagasa Forecaster, Ana Claren.
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Still to come, the U.S. finishes installing a floating pier in Gazit
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to allow the entry of more aid.
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More on that story after the break.
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This is the ANC's Rundown.
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What do you think Congress failed to do?
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At that time, in order for the country to avoid having a broken transport system,
19:53.9
with what is happening on the ground,
19:55.4
with what is happening in the West Philippine Sea,
19:57.4
are fishing and being driven away from their traditional fishing grounds,
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this doesn't add up.
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How is this affecting the morale of the force?
20:04.6
Tell us, what is it about the system there
20:08.0
that really allows this impunity to exist?
20:12.5
Is the Philippine government entirely powerless in this situation?
20:15.7
Your no-nonsense, no-time news fix,
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on ANC, Dateline Philippines, with Carmina Constantino,
20:23.3
weekdays at 12 noon, only on ANC.
20:40.0
We're going to talk to the lady boss, Stephanie Candley Gonzalez,
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the vice president and COO of one of the country's finest and leading furniture,
20:59.2
Philox started really as a mom-and-pop company,
21:01.8
and in 1980, it started with two carpenters in the backyard.
21:06.2
Up to now, we still use the traditional techniques of wood manufacturing.
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What I'm most proud of is that at the core of the DNA of Philox,
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it's really about highlighting Filipino craftsmanship.
21:18.8
We strive for international standards in terms of design and services.
21:22.9
So that's our goal, right?
21:24.1
Bringing us to the international level in terms of product and design and service,
21:29.7
but still maintaining the Filipino world.
21:32.2
Did you ever dream you'd ever be on television, your own TV show?
21:34.6
Oh my gosh, I wanted to be a DJ when I was a teenager.
21:39.8
I was just really pleasantly surprised to get the call from someone in ABS
21:44.8
and saying, you know what, we have this show in the pipeline,
21:48.1
and we want to do it.
21:48.5
We want you to co-host it.
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Are you enjoying it? Do you like it?
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I'm enjoying it simply because it's something I'm passionate about.
21:56.6
Interior. So I get to meet different interior designers.
21:59.3
I get to meet architects.
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I get to meet clients who are passionate about design.
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And I understand the manufacturing side of it.
22:06.4
It's like a parallel work to me.
22:18.5
Welcome back to The Rundown, the headlines across the web.
22:21.2
In Farware's banner story online, President Marcos Jr. says
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the government plans to release cheap rice into the market to temper high prices.
22:30.7
Philippine Star's top story,
22:32.3
civilian group Atenito Coalition marks its mission to the West Philippine Sea a success.
22:37.7
The group has delivered 1,000 liters of fuel and 200 food packs
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to Filipino fishermen in the area.
22:44.2
Manila Bulletin's headline,
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following the civilian mission,
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China has issued a warning to the world.
22:48.3
According to the Philippines,
22:49.6
it will bear the consequences
22:51.2
if Manila continues to abuse Beijing's goodwill.
22:55.2
And topping JMA News' website,
22:56.9
foreign investment pledges secured by the Philippines
22:59.6
saw a double-digit decline in the first quarter of 2024.
23:05.7
News overseas now,
23:07.0
the floating pier built by the U.S. military
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to boost aid deliveries
23:10.9
now docked to a beach in Gaza.
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U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans
23:15.8
for the temporary structure in March
23:17.6
as a result of the U.S. military
23:18.3
and aid officials implored Israel
23:19.7
to improve access to relief supplies
23:21.8
into the besieged enclave.
23:24.6
The purpose of this temporary pier
23:26.8
is to deliver critical humanitarian assistance
23:29.2
to the Palestinian people.
23:31.6
The pier is temporary
23:32.8
and not meant to replace land routes into Gaza.
23:37.8
this is an internationally-backed effort
23:39.8
coordinated with the United Nations.
23:42.0
The U.S. military is merely providing
23:43.9
the logistical support to enable humanitarian aid
23:46.7
to flow into Gaza from the sea.
23:48.3
The United Nations has stressed
23:52.6
delivering aid by land
23:54.1
is still the most viable, effective,
23:56.3
and efficient method.
23:57.8
The U.S. State Department also urging Israel
23:59.6
to allow sustained access for aid
24:01.5
via the southern and northern parts of Gaza
24:03.8
as the humanitarian situation
24:05.9
continues to deteriorate.
24:09.7
NATO expressing confidence
24:11.5
Ukrainian forces will be able
24:13.5
to hold their lines in Kharkiv.
24:16.1
Christopher Cavoli,
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the Supreme Allied Commissioner,
24:18.3
commander in Europe,
24:19.1
says Russia's military
24:20.6
does not have the necessary numbers
24:22.5
to reach a strategic breakthrough
24:24.6
in the eastern region.
24:26.6
Moscow has made inroads
24:28.1
into the north of Kharkiv since Friday,
24:30.7
forcing Kyiv's outmanned troops
24:32.5
to try to hold the line on a new front
24:35.2
as Russia mounts more pressure in the east.
24:39.5
They don't have the skill
24:41.5
and the capability to do it,
24:44.3
to operate at the scale necessary
24:49.1
to strategic advantage.
24:51.4
They do have the ability
24:52.5
to make local advances
24:53.8
and they have done some of that.
24:55.4
They've also made some local losses.
24:59.4
I'm in very close contact
25:01.0
with our Ukrainian colleagues
25:02.2
and I'm confident
25:04.4
that they will hold the line.
25:07.9
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
25:10.2
visited Kharkiv on Thursday
25:12.8
and reinforce troops in the region.
25:19.1
continuing their assault
25:20.5
on the credibility
25:21.2
of his former fixer,
25:24.2
the star witness's record of lying
25:26.1
in statements celebrating
25:27.4
Trump's legal troubles.
25:29.1
They played audio of Cohen
25:30.6
expressing delight
25:31.6
at imagining Trump
25:32.6
and his family in prison
25:33.8
and said he had previously
25:35.9
lied to Congress,
25:37.3
the Justice Department,
25:39.6
Cohen agreed he had blamed others,
25:42.0
in the wake of his own
25:42.8
criminal convictions.
25:44.5
Members of the Far Right Freedom Caucus
25:47.2
attended Thursday's
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Trump's complaints
25:53.0
This isn't justice.
25:54.7
This is politics.
25:56.0
It's political warfare.
25:57.6
And we see it happening
25:58.8
in third world countries
25:59.9
all over the world.
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I'd see it happening
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in the United States of America.
26:04.3
The fact that this trial,
26:06.4
look at the timing of it.
26:07.9
Before the presidential primary,
26:10.4
before the conventions,
26:12.3
having Donald Trump sit here,
26:14.0
their whole purpose
26:14.8
is to keep him off
26:15.7
the campaign trail
26:16.6
so that he can't,
26:18.1
do what he does best.
26:19.6
We have a convicted felon
26:20.9
who has a vengeance
26:22.5
against the president.
26:25.0
who has paid for sex
26:27.3
against the president.
26:29.0
This is not a prosecution.
26:31.4
This is a persecution.
26:35.0
Cohen is due to return
26:36.5
to the witness stand
26:37.4
for more questioning
26:38.5
when the trial resumes
26:43.0
U.S. President Joe Biden
26:44.2
announces a historic proposal
26:46.0
made by the Justice Department
26:47.6
to ease the situation.
26:47.9
to ease restrictions
26:51.0
first announced in April,
26:52.1
would reclassify cannabis
26:56.7
with a low to moderate potential
27:00.3
Penalties for the use
27:01.7
of Schedule 3 drugs
27:03.9
under federal law.
27:06.9
my administration
27:07.5
took a major step
27:08.8
to reclassify marijuana
27:10.9
from a Schedule 1 drug
27:12.7
to a Schedule 3 drug.
27:14.3
It's an important move
27:16.1
long-standing inequities.
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today's announcement
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builds on the work
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we've already done
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to pardon a record number
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of federal offenses
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for simple possession
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The reclassification
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also allows for more research
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into the medicinal benefits
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The U.S. Food and Drug
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Administration has said
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it found credible
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scientific support
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for the use of marijuana
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And before we go,
27:46.4
our North America Bureau
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is bringing to us.
27:47.9
Pursuing right now
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from our correspondent,
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here are news-making headlines
27:55.8
in North America.
27:58.5
Seven and a half million dollars.
28:01.4
the city of Antioch, California
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the family of a Filipino-American veteran
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who died after being
28:08.1
in police custody
28:12.0
a wrongful death claim
28:16.8
the city of Antioch
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in February 2021,
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alleging that he was
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undergoing a mental health episode
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after police officers
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kneeled on the back
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for close to five minutes
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Quinto died by asphyxia.
28:33.1
The Antioch City Council
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in a closed session
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on Tuesday night.
28:49.3
a Filipino-American
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is making his case
28:51.1
for a shot at the NBA.
28:53.1
After not initially
28:54.9
to the NBA Draft Combine,
28:57.1
University of Southern California
28:58.6
grad Boogie Ellis
28:59.9
impressed at the NBA's
29:01.9
G League Elite Camp
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and eventually earned
29:04.4
an invite to the Draft Combine
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You're coming to Combine, baby.
29:13.3
and I appreciate it
29:16.8
why I'm here today
29:17.5
and I thank them as well.
29:20.5
at the Draft Combine,
29:22.9
has been putting on
29:23.7
a shooting display
29:24.7
helping his team win.
29:26.7
Standing at just under 6'1",
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Ellis also impressed
29:29.9
in the vertical jump,
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finishing in the top 10
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We had a great performance
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We got a great win.
29:38.0
I felt like I did well
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coming off the bench,
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leading the team,
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being a great teammate,
29:44.1
having good energy.
29:47.5
that we did that.
29:53.1
at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon,
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Filipina Ruthie Vitor
29:58.7
a six-year journey
30:01.2
World Marathon majors.
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Trying to make it
30:07.4
I still tell myself,
30:08.9
I can do hard things.
30:10.5
I can finish this.
30:14.5
to the finish line.
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Based in Alpine, Utah,
30:17.5
Ruthie and her husband Roy
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started this marathon mission
30:24.7
at each of the six majors.
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But like a 26.2-mile course,
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the road to the coveted
30:31.7
was long and demanding.
30:35.0
overcoming injuries,
30:36.6
including a torn meniscus
30:37.9
that she tried to run on
30:39.5
in Tokyo last year.
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I did not finish.
30:42.0
I made it to mile 18
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before I decided to quit.
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anxious about it.
30:48.7
But then I thought,
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well, you know what?
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This is my six stars.
30:52.6
I need to finish this.
30:54.3
Thanks to her determination,
30:56.0
the Manila native
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joins an exclusive group
30:59.0
to have earned this.
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Here's all my six stars
31:02.1
One of the most sought-after
31:03.5
prizes in running.
31:06.0
everybody can do it.
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Because I'm an old woman.
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But it's just a matter
31:10.0
of like just doing it.
31:16.4
the news-making headlines.
31:17.5
You can catch more
31:20.0
ABS-CBN News website,
31:24.0
I'm Henny Espinosa.
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And that's the Rundown today.
31:30.1
I'm Katrina Domingo.
31:31.3
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