01:05.8
The regulation comes after a civilian-led supply mission in the West Philippine Sea joined by hundreds of volunteers and fishermen.
01:14.4
Part of the group was able to enter Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatagshol, currently surrounded by Chinese Coast Guard ships and maritime militia vessels.
01:22.7
Aririto Coalition, which is perheaded the trip, admits the new policy is deeply concerning.
01:28.5
Speaking to Dateline Philippines,
01:30.0
the group's co-convener, Rafaela David, believes Beijing may have been rattled by their civilian mission that delivered aid to Filipino fisher folk in the Scarborough Shoal.
01:39.8
She believes the mission was successful in showing Filipinos can stand up to China, which she called a bully.
01:46.8
David also reiterated her call to normalize Filipinos' access to the country's own waters.
01:51.4
It definitely looks like a desperate attempt for China to keep a hold of their illegal occupation of the West.
02:00.0
And this for us is also an indication that active citizenship as a model is an effective model in challenging China.
02:11.0
Because it seems like China is the one who's actually afraid when people come together and show this big superpower that they will not be silenced, they will come together and speak truth to power.
02:26.0
For our speaker, Martin Muades,
02:30.0
he says the new policy is a blatant escalation of tensions in the West Philippine Sea in a flagrant violation of international law.
02:36.5
Muades says Manila will not tolerate any arrest of Filipinos within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
02:43.0
He also vows to ensure the safety and rights of Filipinos.
02:46.4
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio echoes the position of the House leader.
02:51.4
Carpio, who was part of the legal team on the arbitration case against China,
02:54.8
pointed out China's policy cannot be applied in the EEZs of other coastal states.
03:00.0
Thus, it would violate the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.
03:04.0
The arbitration court had already invalidated China's expansive Nine-Dash Line claim in 2016.
03:09.9
Carpio also said threat or use of force in settling disputes between states is also a violation of the United Nations Charter.
03:17.9
He is calling on the Philippines to invite its allies and other coastal states to sail in the South China Sea
03:23.8
to strongly register the objection to Beijing's ill-conceived regulation.
03:28.5
Meanwhile, Filipino fishermen in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS,
03:30.0
praised the civilian mission despite the potential threat posed by Chinese vessels.
03:36.0
New Masinlok Fishermen's Association President Leonard Cuaresma told Teleradio Servicio
03:41.1
the expedition validated their experiences of Chinese harassment in the disputed waters.
03:46.7
He adds the convoy showed fishermen are not alone in their fight to make a living in their traditional fishing grounds.
03:53.9
We have already had a stand-off and a tension between China and the Philippines.
03:60.0
The Philippines is limited and they are the only ones that can do it.
04:05.7
They are the only ones that can fish and other species are no longer able to enter because the tennis court is closing.
04:14.3
And if they have a Filipino fisherman that can enter, they are bullying it and taking the beautiful fish.
04:21.9
Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News.
04:25.1
New Masinlok Fishermen's Association President Leonard Cuaresma told Teleradio Servicio the expedition validated their experiences of Chinese vessels in the disputed waters.
04:30.0
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urges this year's graduates of the Philippine Military Academy to help defend the country's territory against foreign intruders.
04:40.2
With his administration confronting China's threats to arrest intruders in the West Philippine Sea and rumors of a destabilization plot,
04:48.2
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had these marching orders for the Philippine Military Academy Bagong Sinag Class of 2024.
04:54.4
You will respect civilian authority.
04:57.8
You will protect the life and liberty.
04:60.0
Of our people, you will defend the sovereignty of the state and you will ensure the integrity of the national territory.
05:08.3
This is a time of birth pains, sadly of opportunism, blatant attempts of destabilization and last ditch to cling to the rapidly disappearing past.
05:20.5
What we are facing now are a blatant disregard of international accepted principles and deployment of weapons of mass destruction.
05:29.2
By parties who seek to drive a wedge between a united citizenry.
05:34.8
For the commander-in-chief, the mission of the country's newest soldiers is clear.
05:39.8
You are now inductees in the national effort to attain the following.
05:44.8
Against parties whose fossilized ideas have been rejected by a people tired of war, no quarter will be given.
05:52.0
Against intruders who have been disrespecting our territorial integrity.
05:57.8
We will vigorously defend.
05:59.2
What is ours, but our conduct always guided by law and our responsibility as a rules abiding member of the community of nations against evolving threats that harm our people and corrodes social and political trust.
06:16.2
We will be adept.
06:17.5
We will be flexible and we will be ready in repelling such things.
06:22.3
The president gave them and the entire military his assurances that their sacrifices for the country will not be in vain.
06:29.2
He's also ordered the Department of National Defense and Armed Forces of the Philippines to review the PMA curriculum to ensure that graduates are ready to confront the emerging threats to the country.
06:38.6
In the digital battlefield, a clear vision for truth, integrity and patriotism are necessary tools to combat attempts at disinformation and infiltration.
06:50.5
The commander-in-chief personally lauded the PMA's top-notcher this year, Cadet First Class Jeanette Ilumba from Surigao.
06:57.5
Along with other females.
06:59.2
On Teleradio Servicio, Ilumba recalled how she overcame her own challenges to finish on top.
07:05.6
Mahirap naman po siya kasi lalo na sa females, kailangan namin yung physical attributes, capabilities para mag-keep up sa standard ng PMA.
07:15.6
Pero po, tinibigyan po kasi kami ng training para i-develop po yung physical abilities namin.
07:21.8
Yung masasabi ko pong nahihirapan po talaga ako, yung time po na operahan po ako nung third year po.
07:29.2
Ako dito sa academy. So I was not able to do physical activities for almost a year po.
07:35.3
Yung po yung malapit na po, mal-discharge due to medical season.
07:39.2
With 278 graduates, the PMA class of 2024 began their PMA journey just as the world went into lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
07:49.3
RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News.
07:53.0
The Philippine Naval Commander supposedly approved a new model to ease tensions between China and the Philippines.
07:59.2
In the West Philippine Sea, now relieved from his post.
08:02.8
In a speech Thursday, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said,
08:06.8
Rear Admiral Alfonso Torres Jr. is replacing Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos as Commander of the Armed Forces Western Command.
08:15.5
Teodoro did not disclose the reason for Carlos' removal from the position.
08:20.0
But he said it was the AFP's administrative decision.
08:23.7
It is unclear whether Carlos will be given a new assignment.
08:28.3
The Philippine Navy.
08:29.2
The Philippine Navy's Interior Department urges the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend controversial Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.
08:35.6
DILG Chief Benhar Abalos says their investigation into Guo's alleged links to illegal Pogo operations in Bamban, Tarlac, showed troubling results.
08:44.7
Abalos did not disclose further details though.
08:47.5
Guo's identity has a certificate registration and lack of school records.
08:53.0
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri now urging the poll body to be more vigilant in screening election candidates.
08:59.2
The Philippine Navy's Interior Department urges the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend controversial Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's alleged links to illegal Pogo operations in Bamban, Tarlac, showed troubling results.
09:29.5
Drawing a token question to WASD application is not allowed for Orbital
09:42.8
Meanwhile, President Marcos, Jr. addresses questions over pictures showing him and Mayor Go Tugetherr in an event.
09:49.5
The President maintains the pictures do not prove anything.
09:52.8
He also says he doesn't decline people who ask for selfies.
09:56.5
The Chief Executive earlier said he doesn't know about the vraag by люди dana na ang t motorsa.
09:57.8
The Chief Executive earlier said he doesn't know about the quizאלa ng każdy na powsad.
09:58.1
The President maintains the pictures dana na winesa ang завinanin ng pnikówating polin.
09:59.2
the Bamban Mayor.
10:01.8
More political parties
10:03.5
forging alliances with Partido
10:05.4
Federal ng Pilipinas of President
10:07.1
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
10:09.0
The Nationalist People's Coalition becomes the latest
10:11.3
addition to the new version of the
10:13.3
UNI team, gearing up for the
10:15.3
2025 midterm polls.
10:17.9
NPC Chairman Vicente Soto
10:19.6
III says the partnership is
10:21.3
grounded. An alliance with LACAS-CMD,
10:23.7
the political party of the President's
10:25.6
cousin, House Speaker Martin
10:27.4
Romualdez. Marcos had said
10:29.4
he hopes to finalize the party's
10:31.2
alliances and coalitions before the filing
10:33.4
of certificates of candidacy
10:37.8
Former Senator Bam Aquino
10:39.7
now gearing up for the 2025
10:41.6
midterm elections this early.
10:44.2
In an interview with Teleradio
10:45.7
Servicio, Aquino said they
10:47.7
are now preparing for the polls
10:49.2
as they have learned their lesson during the
10:51.5
2022 presidential election.
10:54.3
The former lawmaker is seeking
10:55.8
a return to the upper chamber
10:57.3
under the banner of the newly formed
10:59.6
political party, Dikatipunan ng
11:01.6
Nagkakaisang Pilipino.
11:05.1
Yung main learning
11:06.1
from the 2022 campaign
11:07.9
is huwag na tayong
11:09.2
last minute. Let's start as early
11:12.0
as we can. Tsaka again,
11:14.0
yes, bumabalik ako sa politika
11:15.8
after so many years, pero
11:17.1
ang sa puso ko kasi, hindi lang to
11:22.3
parang bago, kasi
11:23.5
mula rin ito dun sa mga nakaraang
11:25.7
eleksyon. Alam natin na may
11:27.3
maraming mga Pilipino, kahit sino pa
11:29.5
yung binoto noong 2022, nagahangad
11:31.6
talaga ng pagbabago, nagahangad na
11:33.4
ma-address yung concerns nila.
11:35.0
And we're hoping na we can build on that.
11:39.6
The head of the Philippine Poll Body
11:41.7
stresses the need for a law to regulate
11:43.7
the use of artificial intelligence
11:45.6
during elections. Come-elect Chairman
11:47.6
George Garcia said Saturday their
11:49.5
hands remain tied on the matter.
11:52.2
He says the commission cannot police
11:53.8
AI-related content during
11:55.5
campaigns without a law,
11:57.3
giving them power for it.
11:59.3
In the meantime, Garcia says Comelec will
12:01.3
improve coordination with social media
12:03.5
platforms to take down harmful
12:05.4
AI election content.
12:08.0
Yung mga nakakarang
12:09.4
eleksyon ng Comelec, nagpapasubmit lang kami
12:11.3
ng mga otorizado na
12:13.3
social media accounts, salimbawa,
12:16.0
ng mga kandidato, and
12:17.4
pagkatapos dun, wala na po halos kami magawa.
12:19.3
Kahit po yung paggastos sa social
12:21.3
media, hindi naman namin pepwede ma-regulate
12:23.5
kung walang batas, at hindi rin po kami pepwede
12:29.5
ng imprisonment. Kung wala pong batas
12:31.5
na nagsasabing yung isang aksyon na yan
12:33.2
o yung paglalagay na yan sa social media
12:38.4
The Philippine Health Department agrees
12:40.6
with the call of some lawmakers
12:42.2
to delay the implementation of the
12:44.0
5% premium hike for PhilHealth.
12:46.7
Health Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo
12:48.6
says the state insurer can afford
12:50.6
to hold off on increases
12:52.6
because of its robust financial
12:54.6
standing, which will not affect
12:56.5
existing services.
12:57.3
Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo
13:01.2
earlier cites the need to adjust
13:03.1
the contribution rates, calling them
13:05.2
too high for the members.
13:08.4
So matutal, nakita namin,
13:10.7
pinakita ng Department of Finance
13:12.5
yung estado ng mga pera
13:15.1
ng PhilHealth. So nakita nga
13:17.1
natin dun na actually
13:18.5
yung dami ng pera ng PhilHealth
13:20.9
hindi naman siya at risk of being closed
13:22.9
far from it. In fact, maganda
13:25.1
yung kanyang financial health.
13:27.3
sa kagandaan ng financial health niya
13:29.0
is ini-improve na nga yung sinasabing
13:31.3
benefit delivery.
13:35.2
Local oil prices heading for
13:37.2
mixed movement next week. Per estimates,
13:39.5
a liter of gasoline could be lower by as much
13:41.4
as 40 centavos per liter.
13:43.9
The cost of diesel, meanwhile,
13:45.5
could stay the same or see a
13:47.3
slight increase of 20 centavos.
13:49.9
As for kerosene, it is
13:51.4
likely to be higher by up to 30
13:53.3
centavos per liter.
13:57.3
the President, believes poverty
13:59.2
in the Philippines is merely an
14:00.8
imagination of some people.
14:03.5
This observation, coming from the
14:05.1
Presidential Advisor on Poverty,
14:07.0
Larry Gadon, has he touted government's
14:09.5
recent gains on poverty
14:11.1
alleviation. Gadon suggested
14:13.2
that the number of people in malls and
14:15.1
cars on the roads are signs
14:17.3
that the economy is doing well.
14:20.9
poverty rate has remained at
14:23.0
double-digit levels of
14:24.8
22% in the first half of the year.
14:27.3
The Marcos administration has
14:29.3
vowed to reduce this figure to
14:31.0
9% when the President steps
14:35.3
Gadon previously gained notoriety
14:37.2
for his controversial remarks with
14:39.2
targeted comments against a female
14:41.1
journalist, leading to his
14:42.9
disbarment by the Supreme Court
14:47.4
But even as Presidential Advisor
14:49.4
on Poverty, Larry Gadon describes
14:51.3
poverty in the Philippines as a figment
14:53.4
of people's imagination.
14:55.1
President Marcos Jr. was in
14:57.0
Quezon City to launch the Ayudas
14:59.0
sa Kapos ang Kita program
15:01.2
or ACAP. This initiative
15:03.3
aims to support financially distressed
15:05.3
individuals, including minimum
15:07.2
and low-income wage earners.
15:09.6
With House Speaker Ferdinand Martin
15:11.2
Romualdez and Social Welfare Secretary
15:13.2
Rex Gatchalian, the program
15:15.2
is assured of some P26 billion
15:17.4
in funding in the
15:19.3
2024 national budget.
15:21.7
More than 1 million beneficiaries
15:23.2
nationwide were given cash assistance
15:27.0
Commuters and dealers
15:29.4
welcome government's move to make
15:31.2
e-vehicles more affordable for
15:33.0
Filipinos looking for an alternative mode
15:35.2
of transportation. But
15:37.1
advocates cite a disconnect
15:38.8
in state policies following
15:40.5
the looming ban on e-bikes and e-trikes
15:43.3
on national roads.
15:44.8
Andrea Daguinas with a full story.
15:49.7
Celso Bezares has been saving
15:51.2
up money to buy an electric scooter
15:53.0
for months now. Since he only travels
15:55.3
short distances, he figures out that he can't afford to buy an electric scooter.
15:57.0
He figures having his own e-scooter would make
15:59.0
more sense than riding a jeepney
16:06.7
But when he got to the dealership,
16:11.1
turns out he still hasn't saved up
16:13.2
enough. To make two-wheeled
16:15.0
and three-wheeled e-vehicles more affordable
16:17.0
for more Filipinos, the National
16:19.1
Economic and Development Authority has approved
16:21.2
their inclusion in the list of
16:22.9
EVs covered by the zero-tariff policy
16:27.0
Scooter and e-bike dealers expect
16:28.9
this would trigger an increase in sales.
16:31.8
Mas magugrow yung business
16:34.7
Especially, yun nga,
16:36.7
benefit sa company, benefit sa tao.
16:39.0
The tax break also covers hybrid
16:40.9
cars. But the Electric Vehicle Association
16:43.2
of the Philippines believes more
16:44.9
charging stations would be built
16:46.5
if the government focuses on promoting just
16:50.0
Kung mas marami ang bibinin ng hybrid, why would they have to
16:52.9
establish a charging station? Kasi ang hybrid
16:54.9
doesn't use any charging station.
16:57.0
Active Transport Advocacy Group,
16:58.8
ALC Mobility PH, sees the government's
17:01.1
expanded tariff-free policy
17:02.7
to be a positive step in providing commuters
17:05.0
with additional transport options
17:06.7
and lessening traffic congestion, especially
17:08.9
in Metro Manila. However,
17:11.1
this is not going to
17:12.8
work if we are not going to
17:15.1
deal with the restrictions that are
17:16.9
being implemented
17:23.4
We've reduced the cost,
17:25.1
but then the question is,
17:26.0
are they able to use it?
17:28.6
The one-month grace period ordered by
17:30.5
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before
17:32.6
the banning of e-trikes, e-bikes,
17:34.5
tricycles, and pedicabs on major roads
17:36.7
ends today. The Metropolitan
17:38.8
Manila Development Authority has yet
17:40.6
to announce when it will start apprehending
17:42.6
them. But the Transportation Department
17:44.6
reminds the public, light electric
17:46.7
vehicle users may still traverse
17:48.5
national roads as long as they stay
17:50.6
on the bike lanes.
17:52.0
As long as yung light electric vehicle
17:54.2
ay hindi lalagpas ng 50,000,
17:56.0
at saka yung kanya maximum speed
17:58.8
ay 25 kilometers.
18:02.5
many national roads don't actually
18:06.3
Some cities have a more active policy
18:08.6
to make sure that bike infrastructure
18:10.5
is continually being constructed.
18:12.6
And some cities don't have policies at all.
18:15.3
And you have other cities on the other
18:16.7
end of the spectrum that's been removing bike lanes.
18:19.8
Ortega said the DOTR
18:21.1
will also coordinate with the MMDA
18:23.1
to make sure their policies
18:24.7
are aligned with Marcos' direction.
18:26.0
which is to promote EVs
18:28.0
and active mobility in the country.
18:34.8
President Marcos is optimistic
18:36.6
the Philippines is now a step
18:38.1
closer to becoming a tourism powerhouse
18:40.3
in Asia. Joyce Balancio
18:42.1
with the details.
18:46.6
The Department of
18:48.2
Tourism opened on Friday
18:50.0
its ninth tourist rest area
18:52.1
or TRA in Ilocos Norte,
18:53.9
the hometown province of
18:55.8
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
18:59.0
Situated in the iconic tourist town
19:02.7
TRAs are designed to provide
19:04.7
a restful environment for travelers.
19:07.5
The rest area features
19:08.7
a pasalubong center or souvenir shop
19:11.2
where visitors can buy local delicacies
19:14.5
It also provides free Wi-Fi,
19:16.6
charging outlets, and a tourism help desk.
19:19.9
President Marcos says
19:21.1
this project will help transform
19:22.9
the Philippines into a tourism powerhouse
19:26.7
We are in very steep competition.
19:31.6
Thailand has done
19:33.7
an extremely good job
19:35.0
in promoting tourism.
19:41.0
very good job doing that.
19:43.7
Indonesia, the same thing.
19:45.3
Vietnam, the same thing.
19:47.2
Nine TRAs have been constructed
19:49.6
across Luzon, Visayas,
19:52.5
The country's summer capital,
19:54.0
Baguio City, will have,
19:55.8
This will be finished this year and DOT is eyeing to put 20 more in other areas.
20:03.1
Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco says the project will not only make travel more convenient for tourists, but it will also help boost the local economies of each region.
20:14.0
These tourist rest areas are envisioned as well to provide livelihood to our local small and medium enterprises with the availability of a pasalubong center that will allow our guests to avail of local goods and wares.
20:30.9
Even tour operators are expected to benefit from the tourism project.
20:36.0
Hinala ko silang client yung mas convenient kahit saan sila magpunta.
20:40.3
Nagahanap sila ng wifi, nagahanap ng mga...
20:44.0
internet, signal, mga ganyan.
20:46.6
Tourism Professor Oral Robert Rojas urges local government units to do their part and ensure the safety of travelers since many tourists are expected to use the free facilities.
20:57.5
He plans to visit a project with his students who are holding an educational tour in Ilocos.
21:03.9
Kailangan lang natin siyang i-maintain. Mas mahalaga talaga din yung safety and security ng mga bibisita dito sa pagodpad.
21:12.0
To further boost the tourism sector.
21:14.0
President Marcos plans to develop regional airports and seaports to help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
21:22.7
Road projects and intermodal terminals are also being put up to encourage more travelers.
21:28.8
Maganda talaga masyado ang Pilipinas. Kaya isang katumingin, maganda.
21:32.7
Siguro yung mga city lang mas hindi kasing ganda.
21:36.6
But once you leave the city, you see the real Philippines.
21:40.8
There is no place in the Philippines that's not beautiful.
21:44.0
Yan ang puhunan natin.
21:46.9
The Department of Tourism recorded around 5.45 million international visitors in 2023.
21:54.5
Their target is to increase the number to 7.7 million this year.
21:59.8
Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News, Ilocos Norte.
22:06.1
Still to come, an analyst sees a limited effect of China's move to rescue its ailing property sector.
22:11.3
The World Tonight returns after the break.
22:14.0
Ilocos Norte, ABS-CBN News.
22:44.0
The World Tonight returns after the break.
23:14.0
Ilocos Norte, ABS-CBN News.
23:14.7
The World Tonight returns after the break.
23:14.7
Ilocos Norte, ABS-CBN News.
23:14.9
The World Tonight returns after the break.
23:16.3
Yan chen shu on Friday said,
23:19.0
relaxing mortgage rules and finishing stalled housing projects may not work to stabilize the mainland's ailing property market.
23:25.4
He instead suggested that China nationalize the troubled developers
23:29.7
or ask enterprises in more stable locations or conditions to take over the projects.
23:38.4
I think this will play sort of a limited role in, let's say,
23:43.2
Ilocos Norte, ABS-CBN News.
23:43.4
in the current drop
23:47.4
and probably also prices.
23:49.7
This is because there is
23:51.3
additional government demand
23:57.3
And with additional demand,
23:59.6
this can also support
24:01.2
prices a little bit. But the question is
24:05.3
a lack of genuine demand from
24:07.4
home buyers and private
24:09.3
consumers probably taking
24:11.3
more wait and see
24:16.6
Filipino films take the spotlight at the
24:19.2
prestigious Two Week Cannes Festival.
24:21.9
Rose Eclarinal gives us a look.
24:27.3
Cannes Film Festival officially
24:29.1
opened on Tuesday in the
24:31.2
usual fashion of glitz and glamour
24:33.2
with a host of stars
24:34.9
walking the red carpet.
24:37.3
The prestigious Two Week Festival
24:39.2
features world-class
24:41.2
films including Filipino
24:43.2
films. One of them
24:45.0
is the restored 4K version
24:47.2
of Bona of director
24:49.0
Lino Broca starring
24:50.9
Nora Honor. It will be shown
24:53.1
again on May 19 in
24:54.9
Cannes Classics Selection
24:56.5
after over 40 years
24:58.9
since it was last screened
25:01.2
in Cannes Director's
25:02.7
Fortnight. Also showing during
25:05.1
the Director's Fortnight is
25:07.1
the film Strange Home or
25:09.1
Walay Balay which
25:10.9
premiered on Tuesday.
25:13.2
in the film screening were
25:14.8
Shaina Magdayaw and Ruby Ruiz
25:17.2
the main stars of the film.
25:21.1
a little bit on the heavy side
25:22.6
but it was a very fun experience
25:25.5
because of the strength
25:26.9
of the Filipinos. We still managed
25:29.3
to smile despite everything that's
25:31.1
happening in our country.
25:32.8
So thank you for this opportunity.
25:34.9
And I never thought it would be that
25:39.1
enjoyable and fruitful for me
25:43.2
film with of course with Shaina
25:46.8
and our two directors. I love
25:49.1
the way they collaborated and it's the first
25:50.9
time I've experienced something
25:52.9
like this. It felt so good
25:55.1
because I saw the
25:57.0
interchange of cultures.
25:59.0
Another film which was screened is
26:01.1
Silig, directed by
26:03.0
Arvin Bilermino starring
26:07.2
I'm overwhelmed. I'm
26:09.2
shaking until now. I'm proud to say
26:11.2
that I have good directors here.
26:13.2
The Uncertain Regard
26:14.7
category, the film Viet and Nam
26:17.2
by Filipino producers
26:18.8
Bianca Balbuena and husband
26:20.8
Bradley Liu will be screened from
26:23.0
May 22nd until May
26:24.9
25. Under the short
26:27.1
films category, Radicals
26:29.5
by director Arvin
26:30.8
Bilermino will be showcased
26:32.8
from May 21 to 24.
26:35.5
And under the documentary
26:36.8
feature, Pony Boys
26:38.6
by director Joseph Magat.
26:41.3
The documentary on the
26:43.2
OPM icon Pilita Corrales
26:45.6
is in the early stages
26:47.3
of development, but it is
26:49.3
being introduced by award
26:51.3
winning director Baby Ruth
26:53.2
Villarama in Cannes
26:55.1
Producers Network Spotlight
26:57.2
this week. Villarama
26:59.5
said, this once in a
27:01.3
lifetime opportunity to capture
27:03.4
into film the colorful life
27:05.5
of the OPM icon and
27:07.4
Asia's Queen of Songs is
27:09.3
a project she cannot pass up.
27:12.2
Cannes will showcase
27:13.2
other premieres, parties,
27:15.4
press conferences until
27:17.3
May 25, which will
27:19.1
culminate with an awards
27:21.1
night. With Danny
27:25.1
Eclarinal, ABS-CBN
27:29.3
Japan steps into the future
27:31.5
following a demonstration flight
27:33.3
on an electric aircraft on Friday.
27:35.5
The Hexa aircraft took to the skies
27:37.6
of Tokyo as part of an
27:39.5
innovation conference in the Japanese
27:41.4
capital. According to its
27:43.2
manufacturer, US firm Lift Aircraft,
27:45.7
the Hexa can be flown by
27:47.3
anyone and it is safe amid
27:49.3
or easy, in fact, to pilot.
27:52.2
The aircraft, which looks
27:53.3
like an oversized drone,
27:55.4
features 18 independent
27:57.3
electric motors and propellers
27:59.0
for a stable flight.
28:01.4
It is also capable of landing on both
28:07.3
simple. The computer
28:09.1
handles most of the details
28:11.6
including fighting
28:13.2
the wind. So, when
28:14.9
wind comes along, the aircraft
28:17.1
will hold the aircraft
28:19.0
against it for you.
28:21.5
So, all you do is say, I want
28:23.3
to go forward and the aircraft
28:25.0
goes forward. Press a button
28:27.3
to take off, press a button to
28:29.2
land. Very simple.
28:33.1
Our final word tonight is a quote from
28:35.4
Omar Gaddafi. Nations
28:37.3
whose nationalism is destroyed
28:39.2
are subject to ruin.
28:43.2
And that is The World Tonight, the 18th
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of May 2024. I'm Stanley
28:47.1
Palisada from the Philippines. Thank you.
