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earning a standing ovation and loud applause from those in attendance.
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Pia Gutierrez with the highlights.
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President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. finally breaking his silence on Pogos
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by announcing the complete ban on all Philippine offshore gaming operations
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during his third State of the Nation address on Monday.
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The grave abuse and disrespect to our system of laws must stop.
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We need to stop this mess in our society and the protection of our country.
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Effective today, all Pogos are banned.
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I hereby instruct Pagko to wind down and cease the operation of Pogos by the end of the year.
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The announcement comes amid calls.
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From various groups to ban Pogos, which have been embroiled in a host of controversies
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such as financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, torture, and even murder.
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The dollar, in coordination with our economic managers,
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shall use the time between now and then to find new jobs for our countrymen who will be displaced.
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This will solve many of the problems that we are encountering.
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It will solve many of the problems that we have been encountering.
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But it will not solve all of them.
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To solve all the problems that we have been suffering under,
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all officials, law enforcers, workers in government, and most of all, the citizenry,
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must always be vigilant.
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And think of the health of the nation.
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Also in his speech, the President touted his administration's bloodless anti-illegal drug strategy,
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which he says has led to the confiscation of billions worth of illegal drugs
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and the arrest of thousands of drug personalities.
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Our bloodless war on dangerous drugs adheres and will continue to adhere
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to the established eight E's of an effective anti-illegal drug strategy.
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This termination was never one of them.
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The President in his speech also made the assurance that his administration is working to bring down the prices of food
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and addressing the effects of climate change.
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The President welcomed the decision for the Philippines to host and have a seat at the Loss and Damage Fund,
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which he hopes will help countries like the Philippines, who are most affected by climate change.
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This welcome development shall complement all our other climate adaptation and mitigation measures
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and give us a strong voice.
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to access the needed financial assistance for climate-related initiatives and impacts.
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As the administration works to stabilize the country's power supply,
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the President called on Congress to undertake a study of the IPIRA law.
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Marcus Jr. also vowed to increase the wages of government workers.
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For our government, they have medical allowance as an additional benefit in the coming year.
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At hindi lamang iyon, meron ding napipintong omento sa sweldo na makukuha nila sa apat na tranch.
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He also announced additional benefits for public school teachers,
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whom he called the foundation of the country's education system.
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Clearly, of course, the quality of our education rests on the quality of our teachers.
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And so, as we build and upgrade schools, so too must we uplift and upskill our schools.
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Our teachers, whose competence and trademark Filipino patience, determination, and compassion
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will be at the core of our national learning recovery.
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Marcus Jr. also issued this directive to newly installed Education Chief Sonny Angara
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as he admitted that the quality of the country's education system needs to be vastly improved.
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Natiyakin ang pagbangon at pagtaas ng kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa sa lalong madaling panahon.
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Marcus Jr. also vowed to increase by a thousand,
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PhilHealth's coverage for the treatment of breast cancer and other diseases,
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the construction of mobile hospitals and specialty clinics,
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the continued funding for feeding programs,
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and policies to protect PWDs and the mental health of Filipinos.
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The president, meanwhile, thanked OFWs and vowed that the administration is working for their protection.
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Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News.
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The president's pronouncement on Pogos received a warm response.
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Senator Grace Poe called it one of the best parts of his speech
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while Senator Sherwin Gatchilyan thanked President Marcos for listening to their demands.
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Opposition Senator Risa Ontiveros, who is one of the staunchest critics of Pogos,
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also gave Marcos a standing ovation due to his announcement.
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First time I stood up to clap for the president.
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This one was the first time for me to stand up and applaud at a sauna.
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Here, in their decision to fight Pogos.
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A great success today for the women and children who fought against Pogos.
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Success for the whistleblowers who fought against Pogos.
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It's really heartwarming, it's fun, and this is what we can say that it will give peace and justice to our country.
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Meanwhile, at least one House lawmaker and chief of the country's gaming regulator
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expressed concerns on the possible effects of Pogo ban on workers and the economy.
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I think it was very clear the president has already spoken.
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We have more than six months to fulfill his order not to continue Pogo.
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The workers will lose their jobs.
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The same goes for the other businesses that are attached to Pogo.
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The key risk there is that Pogo is just part of a small part of a bigger part called IGL,
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which is the Internet Gaming Licenses.
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That's 43 billion or 43% of Pogo.
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Aside from the Pogo ban, President Marcos also,
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reiterated his unwavering commitment in defending the West Philippine Sea during Monday's sauna.
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His brief remark on the issue drew one of the longest rounds of applause
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and at least two standing ovations from Congress.
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Marcos asserts his government will not compromise the country's position and principles
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while trying to find ways to de-escalate tensions with China.
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The Philippines cannot yield. The Philippines cannot waver.
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The West Philippine Sea is not just our mind. It is ours.
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Meanwhile, Manila refutes Beijing's account of the supposed arrangement on a union show.
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Both sides earlier confirmed they have reached a provisional agreement
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in the conduct of resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre.
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...retains its sweeping claims, insisting the Philippines must remove its grounded ship in the area.
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It adds it will monitor and allow the entire resupply process only if Manila give advance notice.
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Despite this, many are supportive of the dialogue, even members of the international community.
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Dialogue is an important component of bilateral relationship.
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And I commend it.
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And I commend the Philippine government for their hard work in trying to de-escalate the situation
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while protecting their rules-based order and their sovereign rights.
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The Philippine Interior Secretary debunks a viral video supposedly showing President Marcus Jr. sniffing cocaine.
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Secretary Benjur Abolos dismissed it as a deep fake that's part of a destabilization attempt against the President.
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Abolos has ordered the Philippine National Police to investigate who created and spread the video.
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It is loyal to us that if you observe this,
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our President on the left,
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we have a earlobe,
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what was that word saying back in the Tagalog,
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and the one on the right...
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that's all that you will see.
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The Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro also believes the fake video is a proof of a destabilization plot against the government.
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Heading now to the U.S. as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to reset the Democratic campaign.
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Harris made a stop in Washington, D.C. for her first public appearance since launching her White House bid.
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There, she praised U.S. President Joe Biden's leadership and the work he's done in the past three years.
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I'm one of the presidents who have served two terms in office, and I first came to know President Biden through his son, Beau.
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We worked together as attorneys general in our states, and back then, Beau would often tell me stories about his dad.
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His honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his big heart, and his love, deep love of our country.
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And I am first-hand witness that every...
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Every day, our President Joe Biden fights for the American people, and we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation.
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Biden's departure was the latest shock to a White House race that included the near-assassination of Donald Trump during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is making strides in what U.S. President Joe Biden failed to do.
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United Democrats in the race for the White House.
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Her latest endorsement coming from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Pelosi played a leading role in persuading Biden to step aside as concerns over his ability to beat Donald Trump grew after their debate last month.
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Democratic Senator Dick Durbin also giving his seal of approval to Harris as he welcomed Biden's decision to abandon his re-election bid.
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The announcement yesterday by President Biden came as a surprise to many.
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This has been building for some period of time.
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I want to salute him.
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It is an extraordinary decision for someone who has a lifetime in public service to step aside for the good of the country and the good of his party.
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He made that decision yesterday.
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I'm sure it wasn't an easy one for him.
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One hundred and six days.
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If we're going to wage a successful campaign against Donald Trump, we've got to get our act together.
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So I'm hoping that more Democrats will step forward to support her nomination and it will get underway in just a few weeks with the convention.
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The Vice President's campaign said it raised $81 million in just 24 hours since Harris announced her White House bid.
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The massive haul represents the largest 24 hours some reported by either side in the 2024 campaign.
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Over now to Capitol Hill.
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The House Republicans and Democrats take a rare united stand.
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Both sides of the political aisle are calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheadle to resign over security failures that led to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last week.
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James Comer, the Republican chairperson of the House Oversight Committee, and top Democrat Jamie Raskin, who are bitterly divided on most issues, called on Cheadle to step down.
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But she repeatedly replied,
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It is my firm belief, Director Cheadle, that you should resign.
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However, in complete defiance, Director Cheadle has maintained she will not tender her resignation.
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I will be joining the chairman in calling for the resignation of the director just because I think that this relationship is irretrievable at this point.
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And I think that the director has lost the confidence of Congress.
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At a very urgent and tender moment in the history of the country, and we need to very quickly move beyond this.
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Despite her refusal to step down, Cheadle admitted she and the agency failed to do their job.
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The Secret Service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders.
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On July 13th, we failed.
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As a director of the United States Secret Service,
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I take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency.
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We are fully cooperating with ongoing investigations.
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We must learn what happened, and I will move heaven and earth
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to ensure that an incident like July 13th does not happen again.
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Now here's a look at other stories we're tracking today.
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At 8 in the morning, President Marcos will attend the 160th birth anniversary of Philippine President,
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Hiro Apolinario Mabini, in Batangas.
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While at 11 a.m., the Philippine Central Bank will hold a press conference on its digitalization initiatives.
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We will also monitor updates on Typhoon Karina, which continues to drench parts of Luzon.
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Still to come is where else renewed assault in Han Yunus kills a thief's 70th Palestinians.
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More on that story after the break. This is ANC's Rundown.
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Welcome back to the Rundown, the headlines across the web.
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Inquires Banner Story Online.
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The Philippines' poverty rate falls to 15.5% last year from the 18% recorded in 2021.
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Philippine Star Stop Story.
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The Philippine police set to file criminal cases against activists
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who burned effigies during Monday's sauna.
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In Manila Bulletin's headline, a resort in Cebu was shut down
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after one of its guests died while using its floating jumping balloon.
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And topping GMA News website, the U.S. welcomes the decision of the Philippines
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to engage in an agreement with China to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
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More news overseas.
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At least 70 Palestinians killed,
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while more than 200 were wounded in Israel's latest assault on Khan Yunus in southern Gaza.
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Israel sent tanks back and launched airstrikes into the area,
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citing renewed attacks by the Hamas militants, giving little time for civilians to evacuate.
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Around 400,000 Palestinians were living in the targeted area,
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which was initially designated as a safe zone.
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The death toll in Israel's retaliatory offensive against Hamas
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has reached more than...
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Over in Ethiopia, at least 50 were killed in a landslide.
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Authorities say the death toll rose after rescuers got trapped while searching for victims.
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Women, children, and local police were among the fatalities.
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The landslides were triggered by days of heavy rains over a mountainous area of south Ethiopia.
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Videos from the scene showed rescuers digging with their bare hands.
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Let's get an update on the weather now from PAGASA forecaster, Veronica Torres.
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Good morning to you, Ms. Bettina, and to all of our audience at ANC.
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Currently, Carina maintains its strength while moving north-northwestward.
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So as of 4 a.m. today, the center of Typhoon Carina was estimated at 380 kilometers east of Aparica, Guyana,
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with maximum sustenance.
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Stained winds of 130 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness up to 160 kilometers per hour.
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It's moving north-northwestward with a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.
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And because of Carina, we have raised signal number 1 over Batanes, Babayan Islands,
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the northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan,
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the eastern portion of Isabela,
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the northern portion of Apayau,
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the northern portion of Ilocos Norte,
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the northern portion of Aurora,
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the Punillo Islands,
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the Calaguas Islands,
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and the northern portion of Catanduanes.
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For heavy rainfall outlook for today, we're expecting 100 to 200 millimeters of rain over Batanes and Babayan Islands.
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50 to 100 millimeters of rain is expected over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Benguet, Apayau, and Cagayan.
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So we're also expecting that before it exits,
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the Philippine Area of Responsibility,
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it may make landfall over the northern portion of Taiwan between tomorrow evening and Thursday morning.
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And that's the latest from Pag-asa Weather Forecasting Center, Veronica C. Torres reporting.
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Hi Veronica, just one quick question.
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Until when can we expect the rains here in Metro Manila?
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For Metro Manila, we're expecting it to be rainy until Thursday.
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And by Friday, we're expecting better weather conditions.
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Due to the effects of the storm or the southwest monsoon?
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So actually, what's happening right now is Carina is enhancing the southwest monsoon,
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bringing more rain over the western sections of Luzon and some parts of Visayas.
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Okay, thank you very much for that, Veronica Torres, giving us updates on the weather.
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Thank you very much.
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And that's the Rundown today.
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