Balitanghali: (Part 1) March 28, 2025

GMA Integrated News

-Babaeng binugbog umano ng kanyang dayuhang nobyo, nasagip sa tulong ng na-book niyang motorcycle taxi rider/ Suspek na Taiwanese national, sumuko sa pulisya   -Oil Price hike, posibleng ipatupad sa susunod na linggo   -WEATHER: 7 lugar sa bansa, posibleng makaranas ng danger level na heat index ngayong araw   -MMDA at MMC: Dagdag na odd-even scheme, pinag-aaralang ipatupad oras na simulan ang EDSA rehabilitation   -Halos 100 estudyante sa isang paaralan, nahilo, sumakit ang ulo at nahimatay ngayong buwan dahil sa matinding init   -COMELEC officer, patay matapos atakihin sa puso habang nasa peace covenant signing ng mga aspirant   -Oplan Baklas, isinagawa ngayong araw sa pagsisimula ng local campaign period/ COMELEC: Simula bukas, March 29, padadalhan ng "order to remove" ang mga kandidatong may campaign materials sa maling lugar/ MMDA: 500 tauhan, ipakakalat para magbaklas ng illegal posters; hindi magbibigay ng permit para sa motorcade tuwing Lunes hanggang Biyernes/ COMELEC: Wala pang lugar na nasa ilalim ng COMELEC control; posibleng may isa na isailalim dito sa sunod na araw o linggo/Grand Oplan Baklas, isinagawa sa ilang kalsada sa Quezon City   -INTERVIEW: ATTY. ONA CARITOS, EXEC. DIRECTOR, LENTE   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00With the help of her motorcycle taxi rider, a woman was saved from the beating of her boyfriend in Makati City.

00:09The suspect, a Taiwanese, tried to call the police.

00:12Jomar Apresto brings you exclusive news.

00:18The people of Makati City Police Station were saved this Wednesday morning.

00:23This woman was saved from the beating of her ex-boyfriend.

00:29That was with the help of a motorcycle rider from a ride-hailing app that was opened by a 23-year-old victim.

00:36In the story of the rider who did not face the camera,

00:39using the app, the victim asked the victim to follow him to a hotel in the town.

00:43But instead of riding the victim, he sent the following message asking for a ride.

00:50He immediately went to the police station to let them know what happened.

00:55Sir, how can I rescue my customer?

00:58He is asking for a ride and his boyfriend is asking for a ride.

01:11When the police arrived outside the hotel room,

01:14the 45-year-old suspect, who is a Taiwanese national, immediately surrendered.

01:19According to the police.

01:20We were able to rescue the victim.

01:22Then we brought him to our station and we got the details.

01:27According to his report, he was beaten three times.

01:30The first time he was beaten, allegedly, it was written in his report that he was under the influence of liquor.

01:37When he gets drunk, he gets hurt.

01:40It is not yet clear the reason for the beating of the suspect to the victim.

01:45The two of them agreed to completely separate.

01:47That is why they were signed in the barangay where they were accused of adultery.

01:51We are still trying to contact the victim and the suspect.

01:54The PNP reminded the public that they can contact them directly.

01:59You can call 911.

02:01You can also contact the PNP through various social media.

02:07Jomer Apresto reporting for GMA Integrated News.

02:15Beep, beep, beep to the motorists.

02:17The price of some oil products will increase next week.

02:21In the initial projection of the Department of Energy Oil Industry Management Bureau based on 4-day trading,

02:26the price of gasoline will increase from P85 to P1.35 per liter.

02:32The price of diesel will also increase from P75 to P1.25 per liter.

02:37While for kerosene, the price will increase from P95 to P1.10 per liter.

02:44The sanctions imposed by America on Iran and Russia and Ukraine are also possible.

02:54My fellow countrymen,

02:55seven places in the country can experience the danger level of the heat index this Friday.

03:00According to the forecast, the heat index may reach 46 degrees Celsius in Dagupan, Pangasinan,

03:0743 degrees Celsius in General Santos City,

03:1142 degrees Celsius in Apari and Tugegarao, Cagayan,

03:14Olongapo City, Sangley Point, Cavite City, and Cuyo, Palawan.

03:19The heat index is still an extreme caution level that can be experienced here in Metro Manila,

03:2540 degrees Celsius in Pasay,

03:27while 39 degrees Celsius here in Quezon City.

03:31If it will be hot and foggy in the said places,

03:34several parts of the country will be flooded due to the low-pressure area.

03:39It was last seen at 60 kilometers north of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur,

03:44where the chance of the said LTA being a typhoon remains low.

03:48Karagar Region, Eastern Visayas, Albay, Sotsogon, Masbate, and Catanduanes are also affected by the bad weather.

03:57Based on the rainfall forecast of Metro Weather,

03:59this morning, it is expected that there will be rain in several parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Samindanao.

04:07It will continue and there will be widespread rain when the afternoon arrives.

04:12Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will also be flooded this weekend.

04:17It is also expected that a large part of Northern and Central Luzon will be affected.

04:23Rainfall is possible this Friday in several parts of Metro Manila.

04:27MMDA and Metro Manila Council are studying the implementation of the Odd-Even Scheme in EDSA

04:32when the rehabilitation starts.

04:35If ever, it will be separate from the existing number coding of MMDA.

04:39It aims to avoid carmageddon or heavy traffic when the rehabilitation starts.

04:45The Department of Transportation will check that the EDSA bus carousel will not be closed when the EDSA is in operation

04:52and that the system will remain the same.

04:57This is the GMA Regional TV News.

05:02Hot news from Luzon brought to you by GMA Regional TV.

05:06Some students in a school in Kalasyao, Pangasinan, felt sick due to the hot weather.

05:13Chris, what happened to them?

05:18Some were dizzy, have a headache, and even died due to the heat.

05:23According to the Kalasyao Comprehensive National High School,

05:26more than 73 students were consulted in the clinic this month due to a headache and heat.

05:33There were also 22 who were dizzy and two who died.

05:39They were immediately visited by a school nurse.

05:42Since Monday, the heat index here in Dagupan City, next to Kalasyao,

05:47has been at a danger level of more than 42 degrees Celsius.

05:52That's why doctors are advised to always drink water and wear comfortable clothes.

05:57A Kamalek officer in Pidig, Ilocos Norte, was rushed to the hospital after being attacked in the heart.

06:04According to the investigation, the Kamalek officer, Judy Adriano, suddenly fainted

06:10while speaking during the Peace Covenant signing of the aspirants.

06:15She was helped by the police and rushed to the hospital.

06:18According to the attending physician, the attack in the heart is the cause of Adriano's death.

06:23She also has diabetes and hypertension.

06:34Just 45 days before the election of 2025,

06:37the campaign for the local opposition is now in full swing.

06:42At the same time, Oplan Baklas, Kamalek, and other LGU members

06:45have made campaign materials that are not in the right place.

06:49The hot news is brought to you by James Agustin and Joe Marapresto.

06:56The Grand Oplan Baklas Commission on Election has started today

06:59for the posters of the local candidates who are stuck in the prohibited areas.

07:05This is followed by the start of the local campaign period

07:08Kamalek chairman George Garcia and MMDA chairman Romando Artes

07:12have joined the Baklas in the Pre-Till Market in Tondo, Manila.

07:16Kamalek said that starting tomorrow,

07:18they will send a letter or an order to remove for the candidates.

07:22This one corner that we removed here in the Pre-Till Market

07:26is one truck that we removed.

07:28But starting tomorrow, we will not go out.

07:31Starting tomorrow, we will give them an order to remove.

07:36After three days, they will not remove it.

07:39The next thing they will receive is a show-cause order.

07:42Aside from placing posters in undesignated places,

07:45they will also remove oversized and non-environment-friendly materials.

07:50According to MMDA, they will spread 500 people

07:54in different parts of Metro Manila to remove illegal posters.

07:58They will also not give permits to the candidates

08:01to have a motorcade every Monday to Friday.

08:05Weekdays are prohibited.

08:07Only on weekends and holidays,

08:09they can allow it on the roads under our jurisdiction.

08:13Will they be punished if they do that?

08:16Well, we will catch them because it is an obstruction.

08:19Aside from Oplan Baklas, Kamalek also mentioned

08:22that they continue to target places

08:24where there was a possible election-related incident.

08:26As of now, there is no place under Kamalek's control,

08:30but it is possible that there is one under this

08:32in the coming days or weeks.

08:34Kamalek is monitoring,

08:36and we have deployed additional troops of PNP and AFP

08:40in critical places that we think

08:43can be in trouble anytime.

08:45Again, we are asking the Philippine National Police

08:50to remove all private armed groups in our country.

08:54All firearms, especially loose firearms,

08:57should be confiscated.

09:00Kalayaan Avenue in Quezon City has just been evacuated

09:03by Kamalek and its members

09:05of the Department of Public Order and Safety, or DPOS,

09:08the campaign posters attached to the walls.

09:11There are wrong measurements,

09:12and none in the common poster area.

09:14A few meters away,

09:15there are also many posters attached to the stale fence.

09:18Tarpaulins attached to the walls

09:20were also removed one after another.

09:22In Viluna Avenue corner, Mabili Street,

09:24the one-year-old Bakod of Bacanteng Lote

09:26was attacked by campaign posters.

09:28The situation is the same in the corners of Mapangakit Street

09:31and Matatag Street.

09:34The tarpaulins of the candidates are attached

09:36even in the lowest places.

09:38In E. Rodriguez Avenue,

09:39many campaign posters attached to the walls were also removed.

09:43The posters attached to the dump truck were also removed.

09:46Compared to the first Oplan Baklas,

09:48most likely now,

09:49there are no more streetlights,

09:51signposts, and traffic lights

09:54because we have a local ordinance

09:57so now, we noticed that there are no more.

09:59Mostly, it's in the abandoned walls,

10:02abandoned places.

10:03James Agustin, Jomer Apresto,

10:06reporting for GMA Integrated News.

10:10It's time to start the 45-day campaign period

10:13of those running for local elections.

10:16We will talk to Atty. Ona Caritos,

10:18Executive Director of Legal Network for Truthful Elections,

10:22or LENTE.

10:23Good morning and welcome to Balitang Halil.

10:26Good morning, Ms. Corine.

10:27Good morning to all of our viewers.

10:31Ma'am, what is your initial assessment

10:33for starting the local campaign period today?

10:37So far, in our initial assessment

10:39for starting the campaign period for local candidates today,

10:42we haven't received any violations

10:45or reports of violations,

10:48especially on the posters in the wrong places.

10:54So, we're expecting in the following days

10:56that we will receive more reports

10:58because this is just the beginning.

11:00So far, so good.

11:01We haven't received any untoward incidents

11:03reported to us in LENTE.

11:05But in history,

11:06it's usually more heated

11:08when candidates are removed from their local positions.

11:12Why is that?

11:13So that our viewers can better understand.

11:17In history, Ms. Corine,

11:19the local elections are more heated

11:21because more people feel

11:23that this is really politics

11:25and this is the government

11:27that we can rely on every day.

11:29So, it's more heated,

11:30especially since more people are fighting.

11:32The issues and problems

11:34facing the local elections

11:36are closer to our voters.

11:39So, historically,

11:40the local elections are more heated

11:42compared to the national elections.

11:43Yes.

11:44And what are the usual violations

11:46in the campaign

11:47of those running for local positions?

11:49Maybe it's been added.

11:51The Vote Report PH

11:53is an election watchdog

11:55for midterm elections.

11:56They say that the leading candidates

11:58are also the leading campaign violators.

12:00What can you say about that?

12:02Well, the number one violation

12:04that we always see

12:05when it comes to local candidates

12:07is the misplacing of posters

12:10in the wrong places,

12:12the misuse of the size of the posters,

12:15the excess of 2x3 feet.

12:17So, in the last two elections

12:19that we monitored,

12:20we also monitor

12:22the use of government resources,

12:24the use of vehicles,

12:26the use of what the government calls

12:28for the campaign of the incumbents

12:30or the relatives of the incumbents

12:33who are not running for positions.

12:35That's what we call ASR.

12:37And that's another thing that we monitor

12:39and we expect that we will receive

12:41reports about that.

12:43Now, in the digital age,

12:45of course, there is also digital campaigning.

12:47My question is,

12:49is the power of Comelec enough

12:52to answer the election violators

12:54online?

12:56Well, it's enough for now

12:58because what Comelec is doing

13:00is being creative about it.

13:01They are using the laws

13:03for our elections

13:05that were passed by the law

13:07such as the Omnibus Election Code

13:09and our Fair Election Act.

13:10It's not like that yet.

13:11Actually, the Omnibus Election Code

13:14was passed in 1985.

13:16As for the Fair Election Act,

13:18the usage and penetration

13:20of the internet in our country

13:22is not that massive yet.

13:23So, because there is no change

13:25in our law regarding online campaigning,

13:27Comelec and Ms. Tres are doing

13:29the laws that I mentioned

13:31to regulate

13:33the campaigns

13:35of our candidates

13:37on different online platforms.

13:39When it comes to election-related violence,

13:41what is the trend

13:43that you are seeing

13:45as the election 2025 approaches?

13:47In Sinawing, Palat,

13:49we already have election-related incidents

13:51in Maguindanao.

13:53Well, what we are expecting

13:55but hopefully,

13:57this won't happen.

13:59There are still more incidents

14:01that we are seeing

14:03of election-related violence,

14:05especially in BORM

14:07because we remember that

14:09BORM was the first

14:11parliamentary elections.

14:13So, the candidates and supporters

14:15in BORM

14:17are not only looking at

14:19the national and local elections.

14:21They are also looking at

14:23the BORM parliamentary elections

14:25in October.

14:27Of course, they are preparing

14:29for the upcoming elections

14:31in the region.

14:33If there are election violations,

14:35what should our countrymen do?

14:37First of all, document it.

14:39Don't think about how to report it.

14:41The most important thing is evidence.

14:43We need to take pictures

14:45and videos.

14:47The first thing to think about is security.

14:49Of course, let's not

14:51make the situation dangerous

14:53especially when it comes to taking pictures

14:55and videos.

14:57First, if you see a violation, document it.

14:59After the proper documentation,

15:01report it to COBLEC

15:03or report it to us

15:05so that we can help

15:07especially when it comes to case build-up

15:09and documentation.

15:11Thank you very much for your time

15:13on Balitang Hali, Atty.

15:17That was Atty. Ona Caritos of LENTE.

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