01:34.5
In 2023, the Philippines had the fastest growing economy in the region.
01:38.7
Still, NETA says it remains on the lookout for headwinds at major real growth,
01:43.7
including the impact of the El Nino phenomenon.
01:48.5
Our first quarter economic performance, it is a testament to our people's and industry's resilience.
01:56.0
Ensuring food security remains the top goal.
02:00.8
Given extreme weather conditions and climate change,
02:04.0
we'll invest more in research and innovation to enable our agriculture and food systems to cope with this challenge.
02:15.7
The Philippine government expects the economy to grow between 6 and 7% this year.
02:22.7
A Philippine official standing firm.
02:25.1
No deal was made.
02:25.8
No deal was made.
02:26.0
No deal was made with China over the West Philippine Sea.
02:28.7
A local newspaper on Wednesday revealed the transcript of a phone call recording
02:33.4
allegedly between Philippine Armed Forces Western Command Chief Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos
02:39.1
and an unnamed Chinese diplomat, both agreeing to a new arrangement in Ayungin, Seoul.
02:44.8
But the AFP asserts it will not dignify China's claim, saying,
02:49.6
Transcripts can easily be fabricated while audio recordings can be forged using deepfake technology.
02:56.0
The Philippine Navy also believes the issue is part of China's disinformation campaign that should be put to rest.
03:04.8
We will not dignify reports like that.
03:08.1
Again, it's a zombie story.
03:10.0
Let's bring it back to where it rightfully belongs, to the grave.
03:13.5
Anybody could say anything.
03:15.3
These stories will be rehashed.
03:16.7
We have to understand that today's warfare is a battle of narratives.
03:20.8
It's a battle of shaping the perception of the people.
03:26.0
Meanwhile, for Manila's Defense Chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr.,
03:31.1
the Chinese Embassy violated the law should the alleged recording of a phone conversation be proven real.
03:38.8
Kung itong statement ay totoong galing sa Chinese Embassy na sila ay nag-recording ng sino man sa Pilipinas,
03:51.0
sila ay umaamin na lumabag sila sa batas ng Republika.
03:56.0
ng Pilipinas, particularly the anti-wiretapping law.
04:01.3
At sila ay nag-gumawa kung totoo man ito ng bagay na labag sa international relations
04:10.2
at labag sa batas dahil hindi sila nakipag-ugnayan sa Department of Foreign Affairs
04:19.5
at sila'y umoperate na pailalim.
04:24.0
The Foreign Affairs Department,
04:26.0
meanwhile, warns Filipinos against falling for false narratives in the West Philippine Sea.
04:32.5
resorting to tactics such as releasing unverifiable recordings
04:36.6
could translate to efforts to sow discord and confusion.
04:42.5
diplomats should respect the laws of other countries
04:44.8
and refrain from interfering in internal affairs.
04:49.4
We must continue to categorically reject these narratives
04:54.7
and ensure that our positions,
04:57.0
grafted by an independent foreign policy
04:59.3
and firmly based in international law,
05:02.1
are beyond the reach of those that seek to plant doubt.
05:09.3
China remaining mum on reports
05:11.2
Beijing may soon release the audio recording of the alleged phone call
05:15.1
with a Philippine military official.
05:18.0
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says
05:19.5
the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has released details
05:22.5
about the relevant communication.
05:23.7
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has released details about the relevant communication.
05:24.5
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has released details about the relevant communication.
05:26.1
the situation in Ayunganshol.
05:28.4
This, as it again insists,
05:30.2
the facts of the alleged new model are clear
05:32.8
and backed by hard evidence.
05:35.3
It also says Manila,
05:36.7
denying these objective facts,
05:39.0
that's what they call it,
05:40.3
hurts its own credibility
05:41.8
and puts peace and stability in the South China Sea
05:50.0
A Chinese-made decommissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy
05:53.9
is targeted and sunk as a mock enemy ship
05:56.7
during joint drills of Filipino and American troops.
06:00.1
Bianca Dava tells us more.
06:04.1
The armed forces of the Philippines
06:06.5
and the United States Armed Forces
06:08.4
declared as successful the conduct
06:10.6
of the Balikatan maritime strike exercise
06:12.8
in Lawag City, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday
06:15.5
when they achieved their objective
06:17.3
to sink a mock enemy ship,
06:19.6
the BRP Lake Kaliraya.
06:21.9
Formerly known as MT Lapu-Lapu,
06:24.1
the BRP Lake Kaliraya was donated
06:25.9
by the Philippine National Oil Company
06:27.9
to the Philippine Navy in 2014.
06:30.6
It was decommissioned in 2020.
06:33.4
During the maritime strike,
06:35.1
the vessel represented an enemy force
06:37.0
approaching Philippine territory.
06:39.4
With the mission of trying to prevent
06:41.6
an aggressor from landing on the Philippine soil.
06:46.0
Various naval, aerial, and land assets
06:48.7
of the Philippine and U.S. military
06:50.3
were utilized to target the mock enemy vessel
06:53.3
located in the Philippine territory.
06:53.8
The missile was located 8.5 nautical miles
06:55.6
or 15 kilometers off the coast of Lawag City.
07:00.2
Using its spike missile,
07:02.2
the first to shoot the target
07:03.5
was the fast attack interdiction craft
07:05.7
of the Philippine Navy.
07:07.5
This was followed by the BRP Osarizal
07:09.8
equipped with Sea Star anti-ship missile
07:12.4
that struck a major blow at the target.
07:15.5
The Philippine Air Force's
07:16.8
F-A-50 lead-in trainer fighter aircraft
07:19.1
then dropped air-to-ground missiles
07:21.2
on BRP Lake Kaliraya
07:22.8
causing it to take off.
07:23.2
The missile was then dropped on the BRP Lake Kaliraya
07:23.4
causing it to take off.
07:23.5
The missile was then dropped on the BRP Lake Kaliraya
07:23.5
causing it to take off.
07:23.8
The United States F-16 aircraft
07:27.2
meanwhile, released its guided bomb unit
07:29.9
directly hitting the target.
07:32.0
The U.S.'s Lockheed AC-130 aircraft
07:34.7
also fired 105mm cannons
07:37.0
at the mock enemy ship.
07:42.0
the Philippine Army's
07:43.1
Atmos 155mm howitzer
07:45.1
was likewise fired.
07:47.2
It was already sinking
07:48.8
and with a few rounds
07:51.7
from the Army artillery,
07:53.5
the ship really sank to the bottom.
07:57.5
Now it's not in the sea anymore.
07:59.5
The official also mentioned
08:00.8
that there was an interloper,
08:02.6
a Filipino fisherman,
08:04.1
monitored near the operational area
08:06.0
which delayed the exercise.
08:08.3
There were a few minutes of delay.
08:10.1
We have to make sure that it's safe.
08:11.7
Safe for everyone.
08:12.7
After almost two hours
08:14.2
of being targeted and fired at,
08:16.4
the made-in-China ship
08:17.5
BRP Lake Kaliraya
08:21.4
The sinking exercise was witnessed
08:23.4
by observers from 14 countries.
08:26.5
For Philippine and U.S. military officials,
08:29.1
the drills allowed troops
08:30.2
from both countries
08:31.3
to enhance their interoperability
08:33.2
in maritime security
08:34.7
and territorial defense operations.
08:36.9
So we are confident
08:37.9
that we will be able to
08:42.2
to protect the country.
08:44.9
we can work well with each other.
08:46.4
Practicing alongside one another
08:49.1
how each other operates
08:51.1
and how we're going to react
08:52.4
to certain scenarios.
08:53.4
We will continue to prepare.
08:54.7
The goal is to continue training,
08:56.2
continue to building the partnership.
08:58.1
Said to be the largest
08:59.2
since its first staging in 1991,
09:02.0
this year's edition of the Balikatan
09:03.7
will officially end on Friday.
09:10.2
Lawag City, Ilocos Norte.
09:13.2
The Philippine Justice Department
09:15.2
will present scenarios
09:16.4
to President Marcos
09:17.5
on the possible arrest
09:18.7
of his predecessor
09:19.7
by the International Criminal Court.
09:22.4
DOJ Assistant Secretary,
09:23.4
Mico Clavano says
09:25.0
a legal brief for the President
09:26.5
is being prepared
09:27.6
in relation to the ICC probe
09:29.6
of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
09:32.1
But Clavano insists
09:33.3
this won't change
09:34.3
the President's stance
09:35.4
of not recognizing
09:37.0
the ICC's jurisdiction
09:38.6
over the Philippines.
09:40.4
The court is investigating
09:41.7
alleged extrajudicial killings
09:43.8
in the Duterte administration's
09:49.3
that the government's policy
09:51.6
today is to protect
09:53.3
and prevent the ICC
09:55.3
from entering the country.
09:57.0
So it will have to be
09:58.7
a very objective briefer
10:00.9
so that the President
10:02.2
will know how he will act
10:04.4
once the ICC warrants of arrest
10:06.5
if ever are issued,
10:08.5
then he will know
10:09.8
what are the legalities,
10:12.0
what are his options,
10:13.5
and what are the remedies.
10:20.0
Well, joining us now
10:21.1
to give us his thoughts
10:21.9
on the latest chapter
10:22.8
in the Maritime Forum,
10:23.8
between China and the Philippines.
10:25.3
Of course, we're also going to talk
10:26.5
about recent developments
10:27.6
on the political front
10:28.6
is political scientist Edmund Dayo.
10:31.0
He is the President and CEO
10:32.4
of Political Economic Elemental Researchers
10:35.4
and Strategists or PEERS.
10:37.4
Professor, good afternoon to you.
10:39.0
Thanks for joining us today
10:39.8
and welcome to the program.
10:42.0
Good afternoon, Casey, as always.
10:44.8
All right, so lots of talk about today.
10:46.5
I want to start off
10:47.3
with this alleged recording
10:49.6
over an alleged new model
10:53.1
between the Philippines and China
10:55.7
as spearheaded by allegedly
10:57.7
the West Mincom Carlos.
11:04.7
West Mincom's Carlos, I should say.
11:07.7
What do you make of this?
11:10.2
there are two narratives at play here.
11:13.4
the Philippine government
11:14.2
denying it ever existed
11:15.7
and then the Chinese embassy
11:17.2
comes out with this purported transcription
11:19.9
of an alleged recording.
11:21.3
What do you make of it, Professor?
11:23.1
Well, it's good that
11:25.8
the way you share it,
11:28.6
you use the word alleged
11:30.7
because some other
11:33.4
media organizations
11:35.9
interviewed me on the same issue
11:37.8
and they have already
11:39.9
put a label to it
11:41.3
that they refer to it
11:43.1
as a quote-unquote
11:50.6
clarified to them
11:53.1
that this is not even
11:55.8
near the realm of a deal
11:58.6
because a deal or an agreement
12:00.9
can only be entered into
12:02.6
by the heads of state.
12:08.6
at best, assuming,
12:10.5
and again, it's good that you
12:12.0
use the word alleged
12:13.5
because to my mind,
12:26.9
not to say the least,
12:33.0
I'm inclined to think,
12:38.3
track record of China,
12:41.1
I'm inclined to think
12:43.7
all but a propaganda.
12:48.1
Now, again, still assuming,
12:49.8
let's give it the benefit
12:51.2
of the doubt, assuming that it did,
12:54.2
I know the Vice Admiral
12:56.5
personally, I've met with him
12:59.4
in several official meetings
13:01.8
before, and I'm inclined
13:03.4
to think that this,
13:05.1
you know, a model
13:11.0
who knows his protocols
13:17.1
being in the front line,
13:20.3
with these options,
13:23.1
available for him to
13:24.5
ensure the safety of his men.
13:28.8
again, assuming, if that
13:30.8
so-called phone call actually happened,
13:36.4
Exploring those options and therefore,
13:38.5
at best, a level of negotiation.
13:41.7
And being a security
13:45.0
it should not have been
13:50.1
nothing but malicious to me, Casey.
13:53.1
All right. The Philippine Navy also believes
13:55.1
that the issue is part of China's disinformation
13:57.2
campaign, saying that it
13:59.1
should be put to rest.
14:01.0
Should it be put to rest? No questions
14:03.3
asked. Professor?
14:07.0
agree more because, again, as I'm
14:11.2
recording is between the President
14:13.6
his counterpart, then
14:16.9
it's not something that can just be
14:19.1
simply put to rest.
14:22.6
basing this, Casey, by the way,
14:24.9
in accepted protocols
14:26.8
and international relations and
14:28.7
diplomacy, knowing
14:34.8
proceeds. At best,
14:36.9
the level of Vice Admiral
14:39.7
will be involved or
14:42.8
can be involved only
14:46.9
track two, at best,
14:48.8
level of diplomacy, which is
14:52.5
way of negotiations.
14:58.3
accepted the protocols. And these
15:00.6
are international
15:01.6
protocols, Casey, I have to say.
15:04.5
And China should have been more
15:07.5
at the very least, professional
15:10.5
in this regard. They should not have
15:16.5
unless, of course, they have ulterior
15:19.9
Yeah. Here's the thing, though. Sorry to cut you there,
15:22.5
sir, but here's the thing. Everyone
15:24.3
seems to be looking at China now,
15:28.7
interfering, breaking
15:32.2
particular word coming from
15:33.8
former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.
15:36.7
I talked to him the other day.
15:38.3
But what about the accountability
15:40.2
of Vice Admiral Carlos?
15:42.1
If it is true that this
15:46.5
indeed happened, in what
15:48.3
authority did he have
15:52.5
Chinese officials,
15:54.9
even if, as you put it,
15:56.3
it may have been to ensure the safety
15:58.4
of his men? Did he have
16:04.5
an agreement or even a conversation
16:06.2
with Chinese officials? Go ahead.
16:10.4
even entertain the thought of an agreement,
16:12.9
Casey, because, again, if I
16:14.5
may reiterate, an agreement
16:16.7
can only be entered into by
16:18.6
two heads of state.
16:20.1
The Vice Admiral, at best,
16:24.5
the officials that
16:26.8
policies and laws
16:30.1
that are promulgated
16:32.0
by decision makers.
16:36.2
authority, you say? He is
16:38.1
the commander of the West Minkon, and therefore
16:40.2
at the front line.
16:47.5
your counterpart.
16:49.7
That is face-to-face, and
16:52.4
that may be in person or by
16:54.4
a phone call, that is always a possibility,
16:56.8
Casey. So it's not a question
16:58.6
of authority. It's a question of whether
17:00.6
or not it's possible to happen.
17:04.8
if I may disabuse the public
17:08.8
again, this is just malicious because
17:10.5
I've always reiterated
17:14.2
political leaders who will
17:16.1
make this a partisan issue because
17:18.6
this is a security issue, Casey.
17:21.0
So, in other words,
17:22.4
I really find no reason why
17:24.3
it should be made public
17:26.3
not by China, but
17:28.3
definitely not by the Philippine government.
17:31.3
you know, the call for
17:34.1
accountability is misplaced
17:38.1
it is not even near
17:40.0
the idea of an agreement
17:42.0
because that's simply
17:44.1
impossible to happen.
17:46.2
Alright. What has been
17:48.3
made public, though? Allow me to
17:49.8
allow me to jump to another topic
17:52.4
because we have a list of topics we wanted to
17:54.2
discuss with you. On the
17:56.2
topic of something being made public,
17:58.4
the briefer on the possible
18:01.9
former President Rodrigo Duterte,
18:04.2
that briefer, the ICC briefer
18:06.1
presented to President Marcos,
18:11.8
spokesperson of the
18:14.1
Justice Department saying
18:15.5
that the legal briefer, the president,
18:17.9
is being prepared in relation
18:19.8
to the ICC probe of former President
18:22.4
But he also insists
18:24.2
on the same breath, in the same breath
18:26.5
that this will not change the president's
18:28.5
stance, rather, of not recognizing
18:32.0
of the ICC over the Philippines.
18:36.5
that make sense to you, Professor Tayo?
18:39.1
That's a very good question,
18:40.7
Casey, as always.
18:41.8
You know, I can only
18:46.3
again based on what
18:48.4
transpired before. If you remember,
18:50.3
the president has always been
18:52.2
quoted as saying that
18:53.9
he has been entertaining
18:55.8
and he's inclined to
18:58.0
entertain the presence of
19:02.0
further investigation and so forth.
19:05.7
the government has to
19:07.4
carefully study in the event that
19:13.6
that is issued. Again,
19:18.5
putting it in simple terms and
19:22.2
to the public, it's not
19:23.9
the ICC who's going to make
19:25.9
the arrest. It's the Philippine government
19:28.0
if at all it allows
19:31.8
the arrest order.
19:35.9
be clear, that the
19:37.6
international organizations do not
19:39.9
have their own armies,
19:42.3
so to speak. They rely on
19:43.9
the armies of their
19:45.9
member states. And therefore,
19:48.5
it goes without saying
19:49.8
that the country in
19:52.2
question, or involved,
19:54.7
in that case, the Philippines,
19:57.9
this jurisdiction
20:02.1
court, of the international
20:06.4
you're a political leader, of course,
20:08.4
you don't want to be second-guessed.
20:10.5
And I'm inclined to think
20:11.8
that this issue has always been
20:18.4
I don't know if the word is anticipated,
20:20.8
but second-guessed is
20:22.2
another closer term,
20:24.4
which means, even if the president
20:26.5
has been rather clear
20:28.1
that at best, the government
20:30.5
is going to carefully
20:32.2
study it, but not inclined to
20:34.4
with this entertain
20:36.6
and therefore accept
20:37.8
and therefore enforce such
20:40.4
a warrant of arrest.
20:42.8
Again, for partisan
20:44.3
purposes, it's still used
20:50.1
create the impression
20:52.2
and I'm sorry, but
20:54.3
it may have misled the former president
20:56.4
to thinking that he
21:00.1
set aside and therefore
21:04.4
of a sacrificial lamb by the
21:06.3
incumbent president. And so,
21:08.1
this statement by the DOJ
21:13.4
cleared the whole process
21:16.2
even before another statement
21:18.4
can be done by any
21:22.2
it's clear that they haven't been
21:23.6
revealed yet. They already said it publicly
21:25.9
so that no one else
21:28.3
will say anything to the other group.
21:29.9
There's no more information.
21:32.1
Which brings us to the next topic.
21:34.8
Now that it's clear,
21:36.1
as you said, there's no more information,
21:38.1
there's no more information,
21:45.9
or what is happening now
21:47.6
before you. I mean, we heard of the rally,
21:50.5
right? We know of the...
21:54.3
within Team Unity.
21:56.7
Does this now explain it
21:58.3
as to why that is happening?
22:02.1
So, what about...
22:06.1
some are of the opinion
22:10.5
that there was this divide
22:12.3
to begin with because of
22:14.4
the entry of the ICC.
22:17.3
the briefer has been prepared,
22:19.7
it's going to be presented to the
22:22.2
President, does this now
22:25.9
more... give reason
22:28.3
to the rhyme that we have been
22:30.6
seeing the past months?
22:32.8
I don't think so,
22:35.3
Casey, unfortunately,
22:36.5
because more than
22:38.5
the former president
22:40.0
and the incumbent president, there are other
22:50.6
know, and I could be
22:52.2
wrong, and I can...
22:54.0
In fact, not I can,
22:56.5
but I really hope I am wrong
22:59.7
I said at the outset the former
23:02.1
president may have been misled
23:03.6
about it because it is in
23:06.2
their interest to
23:10.2
group divided because
23:14.3
you have to find your place.
23:15.9
If you don't have a place,
23:17.8
then you create that space
23:20.4
with you regardless of...
23:26.2
I will translate it
23:28.2
so that most people can understand.
23:31.2
If you don't have a place
23:33.2
and you want to have a place
23:35.2
because you have a small
23:39.2
you want to divide
23:41.2
the group so that you will have
23:43.2
a chance to have a place.
23:47.2
There are many like that.
23:49.2
I'm going there, Casey. I don't want to...
23:51.2
I don't want to just pinpoint a particular
23:53.5
person, but clearly there are so many
23:55.4
of them. But I'm saying
23:57.6
this because it is quite clear
23:59.4
I am still of the belief
24:01.3
that the president and the vice president
24:03.2
still works together.
24:06.3
the disagreements
24:09.9
between personalities.
24:12.2
In the end, Casey,
24:13.7
again, if I may reiterate,
24:15.2
you know me to have always been
24:17.5
saying this, we don't have real
24:19.5
political parties.
24:21.2
So if we don't see
24:23.2
a fight between individuals,
24:27.2
that the whole group will be divided.
24:31.2
if I may reiterate,
24:33.2
every time the president leaves,
24:35.2
and again, we can refer to all previous presidents
24:37.2
that when they go out,
24:39.2
they appoint their
24:41.2
executive secretary as the caretaker,
24:43.2
not the vice president. But in this particular
24:45.2
case, if they really don't
24:47.2
have a conversation anymore,
24:49.2
they are no longer able to work,
24:51.2
the vice president
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and the vice president
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I don't think it has happened yet
24:57.2
that when the president leaves,
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the vice president doesn't become
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the caretaker. So for me,
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that's a big battle.
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of the thinking that
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it's the groups surrounding
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the two principles
25:13.2
that's really making
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Alright. Speaking of groups,
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Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
25:25.2
and LACAS-CMD forming that union
25:27.2
yesterday, the president
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describing it as such,
25:31.2
pagkakaisang bibigyang buhay
25:33.2
sa bawat proyekto, batas, at
25:35.2
polisiya upang mapaganda ang buhay
25:37.2
ng bawat Pilipino. How would you describe
25:39.2
the union that you just saw between
25:41.2
the two political organizations?
25:45.2
You know, Keisha, I'm sure of course
25:47.2
many of us, especially
25:49.2
you and the media,
25:53.2
that alliance has always
25:55.2
been there at the outset.
25:59.2
of course, it's just
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more of reminding the
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in this alliance, at least
26:09.2
in the case of PFP
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and LACAS, and that
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we know of course
26:15.2
as much that we're preparing
26:17.2
for the next year's election.
26:19.2
And so it's imperative for
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political groups, political parties
26:23.2
as they call themselves,
26:25.2
and political personalities to
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declare that they're working together
26:29.2
and that these are all in preparation
26:31.2
for the coming election.
26:33.2
We know what it means for them, right?
26:35.2
We know what it means for all these
26:39.2
But here's the thing, what does it mean
26:41.2
for the Filipino public?
26:45.2
use all the words that they want, whether
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it's this alliance
26:49.2
or another alliance or future alliances
26:51.2
that will come out in the
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run-up to the 2025 elections, but
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what does this mean for the Filipino public?
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Does it mean anything at all?
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interesting question, Casey,
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but again, as you know,
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and I emphasize that you
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I think, which is based on
27:15.2
systems, and that this is
27:17.2
very much a reflection of
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a political setup that
27:21.2
is simply archaic
27:23.2
and simplistic, and therefore
27:25.2
it's just based on personality.
27:29.2
to make of it for the public
27:39.2
when they are already
27:43.2
make their promises happen.
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thing that I wanted to talk to you about because
27:53.2
you know, the rally
27:55.2
that happened the other day, right?
27:57.2
You had former President Rodrigo Duterte
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going up the stage saying his
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bid, right? In the run-up to that
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prayer rally, they were
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all for, you know, the Philippines not being
28:11.2
a war between the U.S. and China, right?
28:13.2
And they were rallying for peace and for
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one flag and all that.
28:17.2
But what was confusing was that
28:19.2
during the time that the former
28:21.2
president was on stage, he was talking
28:23.2
about the constitution.
28:25.2
He was talking about
28:29.2
warning the incumbent,
28:31.2
not the thinker with the constitution,
28:35.2
that he was the only president who
28:37.2
didn't dare do such a thing.
28:39.2
But you were part of the constitutional
28:41.2
commission under his
28:43.2
administration, under his
28:45.2
watch. So how do you
28:47.2
explain what's happening with the former
28:49.2
president now? The
28:51.2
so-called advocacies and causes
28:53.2
that he's suddenly interested in.
28:55.2
What do you make of it?
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your guess is as good as mine. That's why
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I'm just smiling.
29:03.2
And I'm sure, of course, you can imagine how
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I can only say for sure
29:15.2
that the former president,
29:21.2
I was appointed by him before, but
29:23.2
I had a very limited
29:25.2
encounter of the president. But even
29:27.2
with that limited encounter, I'm
29:31.2
remain of the belief, as
29:33.2
I've seen this firsthand, that
29:41.2
president, so to speak. Not only
29:43.2
calculating, but thinking. Meaning he's
29:47.2
substantive presidents I've
29:49.2
ever encountered.
29:51.2
Except that, again, as a
29:53.2
politician, precisely because we don't have
29:55.2
real political parties,
29:57.2
Casey, and this is quite a pity.
29:59.2
We've been advocating for
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it for seems like
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a lifetime, but nothing's happening.
30:05.2
You know, as a person, you can only
30:07.2
do so much. And you will
30:09.2
really need the support
30:11.2
of so many people for you
30:13.2
to keep making sense
30:15.2
of what's happening
30:23.2
give you the proper perspective,
30:25.2
inform you objectively
30:27.2
of what's happening,
30:29.2
precisely because of your
30:31.2
limited vantage point, you can be
30:35.2
I'm sorry to say,
30:37.2
but that's what I'm
30:39.2
seeing right now. Because
30:41.2
it would have been best that
30:47.2
the group of the former president and the
30:49.2
current president, it would have been best
30:51.2
if they kept on working together.
30:57.2
from the other, but also
30:59.2
learn from the other.
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So I don't know really how
31:03.2
to make sense of which.
31:05.2
Because it's hard.
31:07.2
Especially when the former president
31:11.2
the West Philippine Sea in a rather
31:15.2
way in the sense that I know he
31:17.2
understands very clearly what security
31:19.2
issue means. It's not done by
31:21.2
partisan issue. But
31:23.2
in what's happening now,
31:25.2
that's not what's happening.
31:27.2
Then when it comes to the change
31:31.2
if you think they're different
31:35.2
it doesn't mean you won't
31:37.2
participate. That's what I've always
31:39.2
been saying. In fact, all the more
31:41.2
that everyone should participate
31:43.2
so that one can check on the other.
31:45.2
The more you don't
31:47.2
participate, the more you
31:49.2
allow whoever it is that's pushing
31:53.2
whatever they are inclined to do.
31:55.2
Which brings us to the point
31:57.2
that you were making earlier.
31:59.2
That there are those who are looking for
32:03.2
There are those who are looking for
32:07.2
the number of people is increasing.
32:09.2
Because while all of this
32:11.2
is happening, Professor, what do you
32:13.2
do with inflation that's
32:15.2
slightly quickened? What do you do
32:17.2
with the unemployment rate that
32:19.2
rose in March? What do you do
32:21.2
even if GDP grew?
32:23.2
That's our headline today.
32:25.2
We're still not out of the woods yet
32:29.2
the effects of the El Nino phenomenon.
32:33.2
only the El Nino, Casey. This has
32:35.2
long been the issue.
32:39.2
charter change. In all
32:41.2
policy exchanges,
32:43.2
even if our GDP continues
32:45.2
to grow, and I hope that
32:47.2
it does continue to grow,
32:49.2
the trickle down is
32:51.2
hardly happening.
32:55.2
there remains only
32:59.2
actually benefits from
33:01.2
this growth. Whatever
33:15.2
exasperated to say the least.
33:17.2
Until we can't change
33:19.2
the system, the rules of
33:21.2
the game, so to speak.
33:23.2
It's hard to expect
33:25.2
that there will be
33:27.2
deeper and longer
33:29.2
changes to happen.
33:33.2
We need to make good decisions
33:35.2
especially when it comes to
33:37.2
halal. Who will we choose?
33:39.2
Alright. Exasperated, yes.
33:41.2
But we're always the optimists here, right?
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See you in the next elections.
33:45.2
We can't do anything else
33:49.2
Our country will be one.
33:53.2
Alright. We're going to have to leave it at that.
33:55.2
We keep on doing what we're doing
33:57.2
and hopefully make it there.
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Once again, we're going to have to leave it at that.
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But we're going to have to leave it at that.
34:05.2
Professor Edmund Dayo there,
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the President and CEO of the group called
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Political, Economic, Elemental
34:11.2
Researchers and Strategists or PEERS.
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Thanks a lot for joining us this noon.
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Thank you so much, Casey.
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From there, we're going to take a quick break. Up ahead,
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Rafi Tulfo remaining firm that he will
34:21.2
not be gunning for the presidency come
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2028. The details when we return.
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36:37.2
Back with more news. President Marcos
36:39.2
urged to back a Supreme Court ruling
36:41.2
which declared red-tagging
36:43.2
a threat to a person's life,
36:45.2
liberty, and security. The High
36:47.2
Court earlier granted a writ of
36:49.2
to former Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Siegfried de Duro.
36:53.5
He claimed military officers had tagged him as a Communist Party member.
36:58.0
The court said there was evidence the military's actions could put de Duro's life and security at risk.
37:04.2
Human Rights Watch says government needs to end the practice of accusing critics and activists
37:08.8
as supporters or members of the Communist Party.
37:11.9
For a human rights lawyer, if Marcos is serious in protecting human rights, he should abolish
37:16.8
government's anti-communist task force as well as press congress to pass a bill
37:22.0
that would criminalize red-tagging in the country.
37:46.8
Senator Rafi Tulfo eyes strict laws to avoid the alleged multi-level marketing scheme
38:07.4
of pharmaceutical companies.
38:09.4
Tulfo says he wants doctors banned from owning pharmacies and being shareholders in pharmaceutical firms.
38:15.5
He also wants doctors...
38:16.8
...to declare the incentives they receive from selling specific drugs.
38:21.6
Tulfo says other possible measures include allowing pharma companies to advertise prescription medicine
38:27.4
to stop them from going directly to doctors and hospitals.
38:32.3
Ang tanong doon sa 6.5 billion, ilan ba yan ang na-misdiagnose?
38:36.6
Ilan ba yan nabigyan ng over-prescribed na mga medicines?
38:40.0
Nakakawa naman yung mga pasyente kahit na hindi naman talaga nilasakit yung gamot na binibigay sa kanila
38:44.7
or hindi makakapag-fix sa kanila.
38:46.8
Gamot na piniprescribe ng mga doktor, binibigay nila yun kasi sinabi ngang doktor eh.
38:50.9
Diba? So, ito yung masama dito.
38:53.5
Tama lang na lumitaw lahat ito. In fact, matagal na ito nangyari.
38:56.9
Pero recently lang, may mga lumapit na na-doktor sa amin.
39:02.5
On another matter, Senator Tulfo told ANC he is not planning to gun for the presidency in 2028.
39:08.8
Tulfo has been topping surveys for presidential preference for 2028
39:12.8
along with Vice President Sara Duterte.
39:16.8
Wala sa utak ko ang pagtakbo as president sa 2028.
39:23.2
Nakafocus ako ngayon sa Senado. I'm enjoying being a senator.
39:26.4
At sa kaisa pa, sakit sa ulo lang yung pre-election at the most ang pwede kang gagawin ko.
39:35.4
79% of the COVID health emergency allowance amounting to some 59.8 billion pesos
39:41.4
has been distributed to healthcare workers.
39:43.8
President Marcos making that announcement on health workers.
39:46.8
According to the law, medical workers who were on the front line during the peak of the COVID pandemic
39:53.2
are entitled to a special risk allowance for each month they served.
39:57.8
A health workers group for its part says while they welcome the development,
40:01.6
more effort is needed from the health department to speed up the distribution of the allowance.
40:16.8
So, minsan, nagdatatakba sila ng kanilang pag-upload ng mga dokumento.
40:21.7
Walang malinaw na datos ang binibigay ang Department of Health.
40:25.0
Nung nangangailangan ulit, dapat meron talagang IA mapping.
40:28.1
Yung IA mapping, makikita natin sana kung ilan pa yung mga per region,
40:32.9
ilan pa yung mga private at mga local government units ang hindi pa nakatanggap.
40:36.6
At ilan pa yung makikita rin natin kung ilang buwan lang ba na natanggap.
40:42.9
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa,
40:46.8
has said government will complete the payment of the emergency allowance
40:50.4
to all eligible health workers by year 2026.
40:56.1
U.S. President Joe Biden warns Israel, Washington will stop supplying it weapons
41:02.4
if it launches a large-scale invasion of Rafah.
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Biden also acknowledging that U.S. weapons have been used to kill civilians in Gaza,
41:10.9
where Israel has mounted a seven-month-old offensive aimed at eliminating Hamas.
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represent Biden's strongest public language to date
41:19.5
in his effort to deter an Israeli assault on the southern Gaza City.
41:23.3
The threat to cut artillery supplies comes after the U.S. confirmed on Tuesday
41:28.2
it had already paused a shipment of large bombs
41:31.5
over concerns about Israel's planned assault on Rafah,
41:34.9
where more than a million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter.
41:41.2
The U.S. also pressing Israel to reopen the Rafah crossing
41:45.0
and allow the entry of vital air.
41:46.8
The White House says choking off assistance to a population
41:50.1
already on the brink of famine is unacceptable.
41:53.9
Israel seized control of the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt Tuesday.
41:59.4
Ultimately, it's a question for Israel.
42:01.0
Israel has seized that crossing and Israel is in control of it now.
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So it is the responsibility to open that crossing
42:08.1
and make sure that it is running effectively.
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Right now is the responsibility of the government of Israel,
42:13.0
which is why we have made clear to them
42:14.4
that they need to open the crossing as soon as possible
42:16.4
and make sure that aid deliveries can come in,
42:18.1
make sure that humanitarian aid workers can come in and come out,
42:21.3
and make sure that the delivery of humanitarian assistance
42:23.3
isn't further impeded.
42:27.0
Israel's unrelenting offensive in Gaza has killed more than 30 fire,
42:30.5
make that 34,800 Palestinians.
42:36.5
Russia insisting the war in Ukraine would be over in just two weeks
42:40.1
if the West halts military supplies to Kiev.
42:43.0
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Shakirova
42:46.4
also saying it is the West that has raised the rhetoric about Moscow.
42:50.9
Her remarks echoes those of European Union Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Beryl,
42:56.1
who said earlier this month the war would be finished
42:59.3
if the supply of Western weaponry ended.
43:02.4
But Beryl also stressed he did not want the war to end like that.
43:08.4
Authorities forced to suspend rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil
43:12.6
with rain and the risk of lightning and strong winds in the forecast.
43:16.4
The floods that began last week caused by unusually heavy rains
43:20.0
have now killed at least 100 people in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
43:24.2
and displaced 163,000 others.
43:27.9
At least 128 people are still missing.
43:30.7
Brazil's weather agency warns the southern areas of the state
43:34.4
are under heavy risk of more flooding
43:36.4
with the downpours expected to restart after a brief hiatus.
43:43.0
The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly defeats an effort
43:46.1
by Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove fellow Republican Mike Johnson
43:50.1
from his leadership role.
43:51.9
Democrats joined Republicans in a 359-43 vote
43:56.2
to protect Johnson's speakership
43:58.6
in a bid to avoid a replay of the chaos that occurred in October
44:02.2
when Republicans ousted his predecessor Kevin McCarthy.
44:06.4
Johnson has angered many hardliners within his party
44:09.3
by enacting bipartisan spending measures to avoid government shutdowns
44:13.6
and a security package for U.S. allies.
44:16.1
Hopefully, this is the end of the personality politics
44:21.9
and the frivolous character assassination
44:24.2
that has defined the 118th Congress.
44:27.3
It's regrettable. It's not who we are as Americans
44:29.2
and we're better than this. We need to get beyond it.
44:37.6
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Budapest,
44:40.5
the third stop on his European tour.
44:42.8
The Chinese leader arrived in Hungary
44:44.4
after visiting France and Serbia.
44:46.1
Similar to Serbia, Hungary is a supporter
44:49.8
of China's Belt and Road Initiative.
44:52.3
She launched that ambitious plan a decade ago
44:54.9
in the hopes of building global infrastructure
44:57.9
and energy networks connecting Asia with Africa and Europe.
45:03.3
Budapest is also an important Chinese partner
45:06.1
in trade and investment in contrast with other EU nations
45:09.8
that want to become less dependent
45:11.5
on the world's second-largest economy.
45:16.1
The Olympic flame has landed on French soil,
45:20.2
firing the starting gun for the Paris Summer Games.
45:23.3
The flame arrived in Marseille via boat
45:25.9
after a 12-day trip from Greece
45:28.7
in a symbolic ceremony with an estimated crowd of 150,000.
45:34.1
From Marseille, the torch will continue
45:36.2
on an 11-week voyage across France
45:39.0
and its overseas territories.
45:41.3
French President Emmanuel Macron says
45:43.2
that the country is ready to face the huge impact of the pandemic.
45:46.1
It's a huge security challenge of hosting the Games
45:48.3
which will kick off in July.
45:53.8
The flame is on French soil.
45:56.3
It's the end of several years of preparation
45:58.3
and it's still very emotional for me
46:00.6
to remember July 2017
46:02.3
when we won the right to host the Olympics.
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Unity is our strength.
46:08.4
It is the spirit of the Games
46:09.7
and that is also why we wanted this Olympic truce
46:12.9
around the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
46:16.1
And that will be the diplomatic initiative
46:17.9
that we will deploy for the Games for peace.
46:26.2
In the NBA playoffs,
46:28.2
the New York Knicks continue their dominance
46:29.9
of the Indiana Pacers,
46:31.3
taking Game 2 of their Eastern Semis showdown.
46:35.0
Jaylen Brunson scored 29 points
46:37.2
while Dante DiVincenzo and OG Anunovim
46:43.0
had 28 each to lead the Knicks
46:46.1
The Pacers will be looking to defend home court
46:51.5
as the series shifts to Indiana
46:53.1
for Game 3 Saturday night.
47:12.1
And before we go,
47:13.3
Korean drama has now had a new tool
47:15.3
under their belt.
47:16.1
Artificial intelligence.
47:17.9
For the hit TV show Queen of Tears,
47:20.3
generative AI was used to depict a snowy forest
47:23.8
for a particular scene.
47:25.3
It learned the structure of complex trees
47:27.9
and created the patterns on large-scale LED screen.
47:32.4
Many of the core scenes on the show
47:33.8
were also filmed using the virtual stage,
47:37.9
freeing the production from the boundaries
47:39.4
of time and location.
47:41.5
Queen of Tears recorded the highest viewership
47:43.1
for cable channel TVN,
47:46.1
and also made Netflix's top,
47:48.7
make that global top 10 non-English series
47:51.4
for eight consecutive weeks.
47:56.3
And that'll do it for today.
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Thanks for joining us.
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I'm Carmina Constantino.
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