01:16.0
But PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore J. Tariela, said he's fascinated how China is able to employ deception and denial
01:25.3
while projecting a false accusation against the Philippine Coast Guard.
01:26.5
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation that China is attempting to build an artificial island in Escoda Shoal, that's after Beijing's foreign ministry strongly denied the accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
01:26.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation that China is attempting to build an artificial island in Escoda Shoal, that's after Beijing's foreign ministry strongly denied the accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
01:56.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation that China is attempting to build an artificial island in Escoda Shoal, that's after Beijing's foreign ministry strongly denied the accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
02:26.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation that China is attempting to build an artificial island in Escoda Shoal, that's after Beijing's foreign ministry strongly denied the accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
02:56.6
The Philippine Navy says it will be sending one of its ships to monitor the civilian mission.
03:26.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation that China is attempting to build an artificial island in Escoda Shoal, that's after Beijing's foreign ministry strongly denied the accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
03:56.5
The Philippine Navy says it will be sending one of its ships to monitor the civilian mission.
03:56.5
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
03:56.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
03:56.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
04:26.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
04:56.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
05:26.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
05:56.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
05:56.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:11.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:22.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:22.9
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:23.3
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:23.3
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:23.3
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:23.6
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:23.7
The Philippine Coast Guard standing by its accusation calling it fabricated and purely groundless.
06:24.0
Bamban residents did not know Guo until she ran for mayor in 2022.
06:28.8
According to those whom ABS-CBN talked to, however, they have known her since she was a child.
06:35.0
Nakikita namin siya na matapat talaga siya.
06:38.7
Eight years old pa lang siya, kaya kilalang-kilalan namin si Mayor Alice Go.
06:43.6
Nandun pa po yung mga kapatid niya, ma'am, at tatay niya.
06:46.2
Another hearing will be conducted.
06:48.4
One of the things senators want to know is how Guo was able to run for mayor.
06:52.8
The Commission on Elections said no one filed a disqualification case against her.
06:59.0
Ang Comeleg po ay ministerial ang duty namin.
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Ano po ibig sabihin? Wala po kaming karapatan na tumanggi sa pinafile na certificates of candidacy.
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Kahit pang maaaring mali ang deklarasyon o nagsisinungaling,
07:11.4
hindi po nire-require ng ating batas na magsasubmit ng dagdag na dokumento
07:15.6
para lang patunayan na ikaw ay of age, wala pong birth certificate requirement.
07:19.4
According to a party list representative,
07:21.4
the lower house may also hold an inquiry on Guo.
07:26.0
I guess it's a possibility to have a parallel investigation here in the House of Representatives
07:33.7
because this is very serious and at the same time very alarming.
07:38.5
ABS-CBN News tried to get the side of Guo, but her camp has still yet to respond.
07:44.1
Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News.
07:46.3
167 Chinese nationals who were arrested for illegally working in the Pogo hub in Bambantarlac have been deported.
07:56.7
They were escorted by Philippine authorities as they boarded a flight back to Shanghai, China.
08:01.7
All of them will be included in the immigration blacklist to prevent them from re-entering the Philippines.
08:07.8
On Monday, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission raided an unlicensed hospital for Pogo workers in Pasay City.
08:15.1
Several Vietnamese...
08:16.3
Vietnamese and Chinese nationals were arrested.
08:20.6
We're now joined by Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz.
08:23.2
He's the Executive Director of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
08:27.4
Yusek, good afternoon. Thank you very much for talking to us.
08:30.4
Yes, good afternoon and to all the viewers and listeners, good afternoon.
08:34.1
Let's jump off from the more than 160 people illegally working for Pogos who have been deported.
08:40.5
Are there more lined up to be sent back to their respective countries?
08:46.3
Yes, actually these 167 foreign national Chinese in particular have been deported this morning.
08:55.7
And there will be another batch of deportees.
08:59.0
Probably in a week or two, there will be another 44 foreign national Chinese to be deported.
09:06.9
Are these people also the ones rounded up from Bambantarlac?
09:11.7
Yeah, they're all involved in the scamming operation.
09:16.3
That was raided a month ago in Bambantarlac.
09:20.6
Okay, so 44 more in the next few weeks.
09:23.2
Some of our lawmakers have been vocal about the problems that have arisen
09:28.1
with the establishment of Pogos here in the country, including crimes.
09:32.7
We're curious to find out, maybe for this year,
09:36.0
are you seeing a rise in a number in Pogo-related crimes compared to the rate last year?
09:46.3
As of now, we are looking at about 100 more, 400 more of Pogo hubs
09:54.8
that were not registered with the PagCorp.
09:59.8
So, as of now, we are monitoring the activities of these 400 plus Pogo hubs.
10:09.1
And if ever that we have enough proof that they are really involved in scamming,
10:15.1
perhaps we would...
10:16.3
do another raid in this...
10:18.1
for one of these 400.
10:22.2
How could have...
10:23.4
How could have they established themselves in different areas here in the country?
10:29.0
Is there going to be an investigation as well in the possible involvement of the local governments
10:35.0
in where they have set up?
10:39.0
Actually, the DILG to our secretary, Secretary Ben Harabalos,
10:46.3
an investigating body
10:50.1
to look into the case of the involvement of the local government officials,
10:57.8
specifically the mayor of Banban, Pogo,
11:01.0
as to her involvement in the Pogo operation.
11:05.9
So, with these 400, too, that are still...
11:10.4
These 400, too, we need...
11:13.5
We really need to...
11:16.2
close monitoring of these 400, too.
11:18.8
And I think we can involve, of course, the local government executives to help us
11:24.7
because this is practically scattered all over the country.
11:29.5
How do you manage to monitor all of those, Yusek?
11:35.5
Initially, these 400, too, are part of those Pogo hubs that were registered with the Pag Corps.
11:43.4
And unfortunately, when the Pag Corps...
11:46.2
canceled all their licenses.
11:50.5
Instead of calling it Pogo, they changed it to IGL, the Internet Gaming License.
11:56.6
And only a few, probably 60 of them, renewed their license and permit.
12:04.0
And these 400, too,
12:07.0
aptly failed or intentionally did not renew their license with the Pag Corps.
12:16.2
On to the commission's task of also rescuing Pogo workers that are being illegally held.
12:24.1
How many have been rescued so far this year?
12:27.8
I believe just in Tarlac, there were about 800, if I'm not mistaken, sir?
12:33.6
For this year, yeah, we have that...
12:36.0
The Banban raid, the Banban Pogo raid, which totaled to about 600 Pogo workers.
12:46.2
200 of them were foreign nationals.
12:50.0
And the rest were Filipino workers.
12:53.5
And these Filipino workers worked for...
12:56.7
Either they were involved in the laundry or the cooking or the kitchen crew.
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Or some of them are involved in the maintenance and security.
13:07.8
So immediately, those Filipino workers, we released them and then we just take custody of the foreign nationals.
13:16.2
So immediately, those Filipino workers, we released them and then we just take custody of the foreign nationals.
13:16.8
That were caught in that Banban raid.
13:19.8
And speaking of Banban Tarlac,
13:23.4
is there any update on the case of Zun Yuan Technologies
13:28.8
regarding cases filed against its operators?
13:33.5
Yeah, we did file cases of human trafficking.
13:37.0
And for some management,
13:45.3
for the management,
13:46.2
we have already filed those who are involved in inflicting physical injuries to some workers.
13:52.2
And we're looking at the, of course, involvement of some foreign nationals involved in the scamming operations.
14:05.2
They also have those task scams and loan scams.
14:10.2
Okay, one more topic, sir.
14:12.2
The Commission has been very busy.
14:14.2
You've also been involved in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
14:15.1
You've also been involved in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
14:15.2
You've also been involved in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
14:15.8
Involved in a raid of an alleged legally operating hospital in Pasay City.
14:23.3
What led you to believe that,
14:26.1
what led you to the operation?
14:27.6
What led you to believe that that hospital was operating illegally?
14:33.2
Well, they were, we received some intelligence reports
14:36.9
that there were medical practitioners initially, I know,
14:48.2
in a certain hospital.
14:50.1
So we tried to create
14:51.4
a team to look into that and
14:53.7
we found out that a certain
14:57.8
or a clinic is involved
15:02.6
illegal medical practice
15:10.2
that is not approved
15:11.8
with the Food and Drug Administration
15:13.9
and those who are working
15:15.8
as doctors, nurses
15:17.1
are not practically
15:23.9
licensing here in
15:27.4
medical licensing here in our country.
15:29.5
We were showing video of
15:31.0
the inside of that mini hospital
15:33.8
that we're talking about. How long has it
15:35.9
been operating, sir?
15:38.5
We're trying to investigate
15:45.7
night and we're trying to
15:47.6
establish whether this clinic
15:49.5
or hospital is working
15:51.5
for a long time already but
15:55.8
process and it's being
15:57.5
investigated right now. You also
15:59.4
believe, sir, that this is catering to
16:05.3
was the initial info we got
16:07.6
that mostly they're catering
16:09.7
to POGO workers and
16:11.2
that's the danger of having
16:13.5
this kind of clinic because
16:19.3
gunshot wounds from
16:23.4
only POGO workers because
16:27.9
that you have gunshot
16:29.6
incidents, gun shooting incidents,
16:31.8
you need to report that to the
16:33.4
police station so
16:35.1
the crime that was committed
16:37.4
will be addressed but in this case
16:39.6
there is no, practically there is
16:41.6
no reporting of crime commission
16:43.7
and commission of crimes and
16:45.1
there is no reporting of crime commission of crimes and
16:46.2
medical practitioners who
16:49.6
are doing that treatment
16:51.5
are not authorized to
16:53.5
practice their medical skills
16:55.5
here. In your raid of this hospital,
16:57.8
sir, was there anyone held for questioning?
17:01.1
patients in that mini hospital who could
17:07.8
Yeah, there were patients and
17:09.6
of course there were
17:13.1
three, I think there were
17:17.4
who were, when asked about their
17:19.4
licenses, they cannot present any
17:21.2
and there were one
17:23.5
pharmacist and I think
17:27.4
Have you identified the
17:29.1
owners and the operators of this establishment?
17:33.8
We're still in the
17:35.6
process of identifying the
17:37.4
owner of the building or that
17:39.1
mini hospital or clinic
17:40.7
and of course those who are
17:45.5
running this mini hospital
17:49.2
check on their identity.
17:50.6
Finally, sir, do you think,
17:52.9
do you believe that there could be
17:54.9
more hospitals like these
17:57.4
spread around the country?
18:03.5
we, I do believe that they
18:07.5
do have this kind of clinics
18:09.5
or hospitals. In some cases that
18:15.0
establishments that we
18:18.8
their clinics and
18:21.9
it's inside the Pogo Hub.
18:24.2
And I think this is the first time
18:29.4
catering to Pogo workers.
18:32.3
So most of the time it's inside the Pogo Hub.
18:35.3
Newsec Gilbert Cruz,
18:36.4
thank you very much for talking to us.
18:39.0
Yes, thank you very much.
18:43.1
Zavao Representative Pantaleon Alva,
18:45.0
vows to appear before
18:47.0
a House inquiry into his alleged
18:49.0
violations. Tagom City Mayor
18:51.2
Ray Uy filed a complaint against
18:53.3
Alvarez, accusing the former
18:55.2
House Speaker of committing
18:56.7
disorderly behavior in
18:59.1
violating the Code of Conduct of the
19:00.9
lower chamber. This after
19:03.1
Alvarez issued a call for the armed
19:04.9
forces to withdraw its support
19:07.1
for President Marcos, citing
19:09.1
the rising tension in the
19:11.0
West Philippine Sea. The House
19:12.9
Committee on Ethics will tackle the issue
19:15.0
beginning this Thursday.
19:19.5
The committee is now prepared to
19:21.0
discuss the merits of the
19:24.1
violations filed against
19:26.8
Congressman Alvarez.
19:29.3
We do not want to preempt the
19:31.2
outcome of the investigation and
19:33.1
of course the discussion.
19:34.7
But then again, I just want to quote
19:36.4
what was said in the complaint.
19:38.3
Of course, it was mentioned that
19:40.9
there were apologies given by
19:43.1
Congressman Alvarez. But again,
19:45.0
the damage has been done and
19:47.0
therefore the act is
19:49.1
uncalled for. This is the first
19:51.4
committee hearing
19:53.5
where the accuser and
19:55.5
the accused will face
19:57.2
a pandemic. More than
19:59.7
eight have complained
20:06.2
Senator Francis Escudero
20:08.1
asserts it is within
20:09.5
Senator Ronald De La Rosa's discretion
20:11.5
to continue the upper chamber's
20:13.4
so-called PEDEA leak.
20:15.0
He Also is leading an investigation
20:17.9
into unformed documents from the
20:19.9
country's anti narcotics agency,
20:22.4
which supposedly linked President
20:24.4
Marcos to drug use.
20:26.4
The investigation was criticized
20:28.0
by the leaders of the House of
20:29.3
Representatives who say the Senate
20:31.4
is losing its integrity by
20:33.1
continuing to probe a questionable
20:36.2
Senator Escudero admits a probe
20:37.8
has yet to find anything helpful.
20:41.7
But support the land that goes
20:44.1
Basta may hearing ang kadalo mag-aaten para bigyang linaw ang ilang bagay at para mailagay sa tamang direksyon dahil minsan ay nalilihis.
20:53.0
Dahil nga sa kung ano-anong sinasabi ng mga testigo, na halos napiga na yung iso at halos wala na rin namang mapipiga doon sa mga resource persons na halos personal na alitan na lamang.
21:04.1
Ang inilalabas na komite tulad ng alitan, nabas na lang sila ng Senado mag-away kung sakasakali.
21:14.1
Antonio Trillanes files libel and cyber libel charges against former President Duterte's spokesperson Harry Roque.
21:23.0
Trillanes also filed charges against SMNI vlogger Banat B and seven other pro-Duterte social media accounts.
21:30.9
The cases stem from what Trillanes called persistent online attacks and false accusations.
21:36.0
In particular, Trillanes said Roque and B falsely accused him of selling Scarborough Shoal to China in 2012.
21:44.5
The former lawmaker asserts it has been proven that the Shoal was not lost during his stint as a back-channel negotiator for China back then.
21:55.9
Former Senator Bob Aquino all set to lead a new political party for the 2025 midterm elections.
22:03.6
Aquino told ANC's Head Start he left the Liberal Party back in 2019 and is now serving as chairman of the Katipunan na Nagkakaisang Pilipino Party,
22:15.8
He said KNP was formed in 2021 when they were preparing for the presidential bid of former Vice President Lenny Robredo.
22:23.7
And with a year to go before the midterm polls, Aquino says he's ready to return to politics.
22:32.5
After the elections, nag-usap-usap sila, at this time I was still advising them, itutuloy pa ba yung partidong to?
22:40.1
And sabi nila, ang laki nang naipakita natin nung kampanya.
22:44.1
Tayo nagwagi, pero yung paglabas ng tao, yung klarong paghangad ng tao for something better in our country, nakita natin, naramdaman natin yan, sayang naman kung mawawala.
22:54.4
And now that we're one year before 2025 and everyone's preparing already, hiniling nila na maging chairman ako ng partido.
23:01.0
And I said yes, naghahandaan na kami at handaan na rin ako bumalik sa larangan ng politika.
23:07.6
Aquino served as senator from 2013 to 2019.
23:11.8
He failed to win his re-election bid under the...
23:15.0
Asked if KNP is keen on forming an alliance with President Marcos' Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, this is Aquino's response.
23:27.0
Kung magkakaroon ng alliance, para saan?
23:29.9
Kung ang alliance mo para lang sa eleksyon, nakita natin within one and a half years, wala na yan.
23:35.6
Pero kung may alliance para sa talagang kailangan ng taong bayan, why not?
23:40.9
May mga issue tayo na mas mahalaga sa mga tao.
23:44.1
Mas mahalaga sa mga partido.
23:46.4
Kung yan ang batayan, if we can really move our country forward, maaangat natin yung bansa natin dahil magtutulungan, why not?
23:53.9
Pero right now, nakikita natin yung mga alyansa, base lang sa kapangyarihan.
24:01.4
An election watchdog urges the Commission on Elections to come up with a code of conduct on the use of artificial intelligence as a midterm polls near.
24:11.1
An AI code of conduct will be a timely guide for...
24:14.1
...candidates ahead of the October 1-8 filing of Certificate of Candidacy for the May 2025 elections.
24:21.3
Another po-watchdog, Lente, meanwhile, is working with the Comelec to combat the spread of fake news.
24:29.5
Malaki yung pakikipagtulungan namin sa Commission on Elections dahil naniniwala kami na yung mga pulisiyan na ilalatag ng ating Comelec ay malaking tulong sa mga problema natin patungkos sa disinformation,
24:42.0
abuse of state resources, food buying, at kasi.
24:44.1
Yung mga controlled areas nga.
24:49.5
The Philippine Justice Department defends the government's new human rights body amid criticisms over its effectiveness.
24:58.1
The DOJ says the new council is one of the Philippines' commitments during the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which happened in Geneva last year.
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The agency believes the new body will have a more rational approach.
25:14.1
...agressing human rights in the country.
25:18.1
Noong December, nung pumunta po kami ni na Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin sa Geneva, doon po ay nagbigay ang ating gobyerno ng tatlong pledges.
25:31.7
Ang isa doon ay itong pagtatatag ng isang coordinating body para ipagpatuloy yung human rights promotion and protection.
25:41.9
...instead na parang ginagabayan tayo.
25:44.1
Ito ay sa relinyon ng UN. Ito ay sa relinyon na natin. We took ownership of it.
25:49.6
Ang Commission of Human Rights kasi is a constitutional body. Iyan ay independent.
25:55.4
Siya ang mga siwa at siya yung parang monitoring body ng ating gobyerno. Wala hong conflict.
26:06.8
Transport groups Piston and Manibela hold another protest in a last-ditch effort to convince the Supreme Court
26:13.5
...to hold a final vote.
26:13.9
...to hold a final vote.
26:14.1
...to halt the PUV modernization program.
26:16.8
They're seeking a temporary restraining order ahead of possible apprehensions of jeepney drivers and operators
26:22.3
...who failed to beat the deadline for franchise consolidation last April 30th.
26:28.0
Transport officials have said they will start catching so-called kolorum vehicles by May 16th.
26:34.1
The jeepney groups insist the PUV modernization program is ill-conceived.
26:38.7
This afternoon, the Supreme Court has asked the Transportation Department to comment on...
26:43.9
...the group's petition.
26:47.2
In other news, the House of Representatives approves on second reading a bill with proposed amendments to the rice tarification law.
26:55.1
The measure includes the proposal to restore the National Food Authority's function of selling more affordable rice to retail outlets during food security emergency situations.
27:07.0
The bill also seeks to extend the period of validity of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund...
27:13.1
...for another six years and increase the annual appropriation for the RCEF to 15 billion pesos from the current 10 billion pesos.
27:22.0
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mark Enverga believes this will stabilize rice prices and address supply issues.
27:33.1
Senators reject the proposal to re-empower the National Food Authority to import rice and sell it to control the price of the staple grain.
27:42.4
Senators reject the proposal to re-empower the National Food Authority to import rice and sell it to control the price of the staple grain.
27:43.0
The Senate panel reviewing the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund under the rice tarification law instead preferred to give that power to either the president himself or his cabinet members.
27:53.7
Senators note the NFA is hounded by controversies, the latest of which is the alleged disadvantageous sale of the agency's rice buffer stocks to private traders.
28:05.0
On Tuesday, the ombudsman lifted a suspension order on 72 more NFA personnel implicated in that controversy.
28:12.2
Asserting their continued presence in the agency will not affect the ongoing case.
28:17.6
Rosendo So of Agriculture Group Sinag agrees with the senator's views.
28:24.7
For now, I think, because at the hearing of the Senate, the secretary agreed that the power will increase the emergency,
28:34.9
the president or the secretary can come in for the price and the Senate can come in for the price.
28:41.1
The Senate can come in for the price and the Senate can come in for the price.
28:41.2
And the Senate can come in for the price.
28:41.3
And the Senate can come in for the price.
28:41.5
The Senate is agreeable if that's the NFA who will distribute the rice.
28:55.4
As Philippine lawmakers discuss measures to ensure the country's food security,
29:00.5
the Agriculture Department maintains the country can produce rice close to its demand.
29:06.4
According to Agriculture Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa,
29:10.3
the Philippines is on par with neighboring countries in terms of rice production.
29:16.2
This assurance comes amid a recent U.S. report saying the Philippines is projected
29:21.5
to remain the top rice importer next year amid growing demand.
29:26.3
De Mesa also explains the country imports rice to maintain its buffer stock.
29:40.3
We don't import rice because we need to maintain 60 to 90 days buffer.
29:46.1
We can't eat all of it when we harvest it.
29:50.2
Especially in remote areas, they have it available because it's an issue of availability,
29:56.2
affordability and accessibility of commodities, especially when it comes to rice.
30:04.5
Let's now check on the weather here in the Philippines with Pagasa Forecaster Lori de la Cruz.
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Good afternoon, Mr. News and all our viewers and listeners.
30:15.3
At the moment, shearline is affecting the eastern section of northern Luzon
30:19.8
while easterly is affecting the rest of the country.
30:23.0
Shearline is causing cloudy skies with light, moderate rains over Pagayan Valley region,
30:28.1
Cordillera and Misty region and also Aurora province.
30:31.6
For the rest of the country here in Metro Manila and the rest of our capital,
30:35.5
we're experiencing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of thunderstorms
30:40.3
most especially in the afternoon or evening.
30:44.0
And we're also not monitoring any tropical cyclone right now inside the Philippine area of responsibility.
30:49.8
The heat index that's expected in Metro Manila is still up to 42 degrees Celsius.
30:55.3
The latest from Pagasa, this is Lori de la Cruz.
31:01.4
Up next, Meralco hikes power rates for the month of May.
31:05.1
And the U.S. bracing for a strong Chinese response over a new set of...
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Manila also exploring legal action.
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Former Senator Antonio Terelianes files libel and cyber libel charges against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque over false accusation.
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Over a hundred Chinese workers arrested in an illegal pogo hub in Tarlac have been deported.
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And former Senator Ba Maquino ready to return to politics as he leads a new political party.
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Oceano Gold Philippines heading its side on growing its mining business following its market debut.
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The gold miner listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange Monday becoming the first firm to do so this year
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and the first mining firm in the Philippines to go public in a decade.
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We're very excited about the exploration prospects.
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We're looking at the DDP mine being open at depth.
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So we are investing.
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We're looking at the DDP mine being open at depth.
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So we are investing 3 million to 5 million U.S. dollars for our exploration program.
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Not only are we going to look at the DDP mine but also at the nearby regional exploration targets within our permit area.
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So a lot of things.
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There's also the optimization study that we're working on that would enable us to bring more higher grade ore to oatmeal.
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So lots of things coming our way.
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The figure of Coffee Group bears its gains.
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plan for growth this year as it
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aims to grab a bigger slice
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of the pizza segment. Jackie Pascual
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Coffee Group is now focusing more
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on expanding its pizza business
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rather than its namesake coffee
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brand. Its chairman, Justin
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Liu, says Angel's Pizza
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now contributes 75%
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of the company's sales
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and he plans to make it the number
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one pizza chain in the country in five
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years. Angel's Pizza
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is enjoying more of the
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capital because that's where a lot
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the profit is coming from
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and also the growth potential.
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Angel's Pizza now
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branches while Figaro only
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has some 60 branches.
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Liu explains they still
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plan to add new Figaro cafes
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but the coffee business in the
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country is no longer as
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lucrative as before.
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competitive industry and
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very low barrier to entry.
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Anyone can just open a coffee
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are actually, you're seeing people
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shying away from large
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coffee brands. The delivery
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business has also grown significantly
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since the pandemic and Liu
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says among all its restaurants,
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it is the pizza business that
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has benefited the most from delivery.
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of sales of Angel's Pizza
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But they also want to expand its
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dine-in service by offering
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party packages to customers.
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Yung mga provincial
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meron din kami like
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dito sa Manila sa Retiro,
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pwede rin sa BGC,
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nagkaroon na din ng mga small parties.
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The group hit 1.3 billion
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pesos in revenues in the first quarter
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of this year, up 27%
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Pascual, ABS-CBN News.
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Philippine shares move sideways
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as investors remain on the sidelines
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ahead of America's inflation print.
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More in this report.
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A gauge of regional equities
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climbed on Tuesday ahead of the
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release of the latest inflation data
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in the United States.
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Also in focus in Asia,
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quarterly earnings from Chinese tech giants
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Tencent and Alibaba Group.
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Here at home, Philippine shares,
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finished flat as investors
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opt to stay on the sidelines.
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First Metro's Christina Ulang
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expects range trading to go on
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but is staying hopeful
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given the strong corporate earnings
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I think the PCA is a trap
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within a narrow range like
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and maybe going higher to
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The corporate earnings are very encouraging
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but foreign buying is simply not
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very much encouraged
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even though our inflation,
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there are gains within the 2-4%
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target and our macro data
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are also strong like our unemployment.
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Unemployment is like 3.9%.
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It is still a very exciting market
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notwithstanding the low value turnover
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because corporate earnings have come out,
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turned out very strong for the banks,
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Meralco, and the market
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is moving to reflect the earnings.
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Speaking of company earnings,
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Ayala Corporation books
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11.8 billion pesos
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in core net income.
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The stronger performance
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was driven by growth
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in its core businesses
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Also from the Ayala Group,
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with 5.8 billion pesos
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in core net income
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Overall revenues,
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from mixed profit
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in mobile business
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while home broadband revenues
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converged ICT's solid growth
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in its residential
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and enterprise segments,
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pushed net income
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Total subscribers also climbed
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in the three-month period.
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In the F&B sector,
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Jollibee Foods delivers
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at 2.7 billion pesos.
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Revenues and system-wide sales
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Next, Tubalaini Frutas
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whose net income jumped
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to 13.2 million pesos.
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on same-store sales growth
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and its e-commerce push
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Also, with a strong start
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Betty Angs Mondenisin
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whose net income climbed
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to 3.48 billion pesos.
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slightly higher net sales
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of over 20 billion pesos.
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Bloomberg Resorts
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with lower net income
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in the first quarter.
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2.6 billion pesos
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from the 3 billion last year.
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Revenues were also down
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of the Solera Resorts
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VIP rolling chip volume
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in the said period.
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Nickel Asia extends
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into the new year.
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Its net income in Q1
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was down nearly 80%
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or from 970 million pesos
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to 202 million this year.
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an oversupply situation
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in the nickel sector
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led to lower ore prices
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which dragged sales
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to just 2 billion pesos.
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Customers of Meralko
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will see higher electricity rates
40:53.7
in their next power bill.
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the power distributor
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announced a 46 centavo hike
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per kilowatt hour.
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This means a typical household
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consuming 200 kilowatt hours
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will see a 92 peso increase.
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In their May power bill.
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The European Union
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calls for collective action
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to address environment woes
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in the Philippines.
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Officials of the regional
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blocs delegation to Manila
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identified solid waste management
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of natural resources
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as the main challenges
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in the environment sector.
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The EU previously announced
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with the Philippines
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to help it transition
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into a sustainable economy.
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EU representatives
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will work with government agencies
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to promote sustainable practices.
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The climate challenge
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is a global challenge
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which can only be tackled
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by all economies together
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the green element,
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sustainability element
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has become a key point
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in all our activities,
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economic activities,
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economic relations
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with our partner countries.
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It's about enhancing circular economy.
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I think that the starting point
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is that we in Europe
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have introduced the Green Deal
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and the Green Deal is about
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becoming carbon neutral
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and introducing circular economic model.
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So in other words,
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decoupling growth
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from natural resource inputs.
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The Philippine Justice Department
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deeper investigation
42:39.6
into an illegal investment scheme
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involving the Maria Francesca Tang group
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of companies and foundry ventures.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Ramirez said,
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he ordered the task force
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on investment scams
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to uncover every detail
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and charge everyone
42:56.3
who is proven to have defrauded
42:58.0
Filipino investors.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission
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sued the two companies
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following complaints
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from several investors
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who availed of the investment scheme.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
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warning of a possible
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strong Chinese response
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against tariff actions
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come ahead of the expected
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Tuesday announcement
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of President Joe Biden's
43:18.0
new China tariffs
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targeting strategic sectors.
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a major hike in levies
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on electric vehicles.
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could reconfigure tariffs
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President Joe Biden's
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new China tariffs
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targeting strategic sectors.
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a major hike in levies
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on electric vehicles.
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could reconfigure tariffs
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under President Donald Trump
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to be more strategic.
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Yellen did not disclose
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China would be informed
43:47.0
before implementation.
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The United States
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National Security Advisor
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Israel can do more
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of innocent civilians.
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the U.S. continues
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their military operations
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strategic endgame
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We do not believe
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what is happening
44:19.0
We have been firmly
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that proposition.
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Military pressure
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but not sufficient
44:30.0
are not accompanied
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by a political plan
44:34.0
and the Palestinian
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Russian bombardment
44:56.0
on its northeastern
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military aid package
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Blinken is expected
45:09.0
to reassure Ukraine
45:11.0
continued support.
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shortages of troops
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and artillery shells
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by slowly advancing
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in the Donetsk region.
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internally displaced
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Monitoring Center,
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with 9.1 million.
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a Filipino-American
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