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GMA Network
2 days ago
- Health
- GMA Network
Cebu City Vet to investigate deaths of over 20 dogs, cats on Visayas-bound boat
The Cebu City Veterinary Office will investigate deaths of no fewer than 20 dogs or cats on a boat bound for the Visayas. According to a report on 24 Oras Weekend on Sunday, video showed the animals in their cages or carriers on the boat. According to Cebu City veterinarian Dr. Alice Utlang, the animals may have possibly died of heat stroke during the journey. They will ask the shipping company for the details of the voyage and if it had declared the cargo of animals. According to the report, transporting animals requires proper documentation and care; and there must be air-conditioning. — BM, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
2 days ago
- Business
- GMA Network
DTI says prices of select school supplies down from 2024 levels
Prices of select school supplies have dropped from levels seen a year ago due to lower costs of production and raw materials, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said over the weekend, with two weeks to go before the school year officially starts. According to the DTI, the agency has monitored some 29 items that have recorded price declines of P1 to P10 from their 2024 prices, including notebooks, pad papers, and pencils, among others. 'Siguro 'yung cost of production nila bumaba rin tsaka 'yung mga raw materials. Iilan ilan lang 'yung tumaas,' he said in Vonne Aquino's report on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. (Maybe their cost of production decreased, along with the prices of raw materials. Just a few posted increases.) This comes as DTI officials over the weekend conducted monitoring of sales of school supplies in Divisoria and in malls, ahead of the opening of the school year on June 16, 2025. Monitoring found that sellers have followed the DTI price guide, which covers 195 stock keeping units (SKUs) in 12 categories based on consultations with manufacturers. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque on Sunday also assured that prices of basic goods, including those usually being brought by students to school as snacks, remain unchanged. 'These still no price increases for basic necessities and prime commodities,' she said in the same report.— Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
2 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Imee: Just accept that VP Sara impeachment has already failed
Reelected Senator Imee Marcos said that the bid to remove Vice President Sara Duterte via impeachment has already failed, amid the postponement of proceedings in the Senate. The reading at the Senate of the articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives prosecution panel against Duterte was initially scheduled for June 2, but was moved to June 11 with the 19th Congress set to adjourn sine die on June 14, with Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero citing the need to prioritize the passage of items in the administration's legislative agenda. 'Para sa akin, 'yan ang importante, makatulong sa tao at tigilan na ang pangunguna ng pampulitikang impeachment na 'yan,' Marcos said in Mav Gonzales's report on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. 'Pero sa kabilang inuurong nang inuurong 'yung impeachment?...Tanggapin niyo na, talo na ang impeachment. 'Yun lang 'yun. Kahit ngayon, kahit sa Hulyo pa, talo na,' she added. (For me, that is what is important, to help people and stop prioritizing this political impeachment. On the other hand, why is the impeachment being moved again and again? Just accept that the impeachment has lost. That is it. Whether now or in July, it has already lost.) Another Duterte ally, incoming Senator Rodante Marcoleta also said that the trial will not succeed in unseating her. 'Lintik lang ang walang ganti. Humanda sila. Ayaw niyong tumigil, kurbahan natin,' he said in the same report. 'They would not be able to remove the Vice President. Itaga mo sa bato 'yan, itaga niyo sa bato 'yan, walang mangyayari. The Vice President will stay as Vice President,' he added. (There will be revenge. The should prepare themselves. If you don't want to stop, let us curve them. They would not be able to remove the Vice President. Set that in stone, nothing will happen. The Vice President will stay as Vice President.) Marcos and Marcoleta will both be senator-judges at the impeachment trial. 'Forthwith' For his part, outgoing Senate Minority leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III said he is dismayed with the change in the Senate calendar. 'Nung February 2025, nagpalabas na ng impeachment calendar si SP [Senate President]. Diba dinebate natin dati 'yun na 'forthwith.' Dapat nga hindi mo na hinintay ang June 2 pero siya na ang nasunod kasi lumipas na ang panahon,' he said. (In February, SP already released a calendar. We also debated the term 'forthwith.' He should not have waited for June 2 but he was followed as time passed.) For his part, attorney and constitutional law expert Domingo Cayosa said it seems as though Senate is dribbling the impeachment. 'Even if you look at the rules of the Senate itself, malinaw naman na kapag may [it is clear that if there is an] impeachment, it takes precedence over the ordinary legislative work,' he said. 'It's not fair to the accused, it's not fair to the prosecutors, it is not fair to the Filipino people,' he added. GMA Integrated News has reached out to Escudero for comment on the matter, but he said he will release a statement on Monday, June 2. According to House Assistant Majority Leader and Tingog party-list Representative Jude Acidre, he is optimistic that the impeachment trial will still push through, if not in 19th Congress then in the 20th, as seen in the United States where the impeachment trial process of the Philippines has pas been patterned. 'Pinakilala dun si President Bill Clinton. Na-impeach sa isang Kongreso at nagkaroon ng trial sa kabilang Kongreso. Gusto ko na lang panghawakan 'yung sinabi ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada na gagampanan ng Senado ang kanilang Constitutional duty na talakayin ang impeachment,' he said in a separate report by Jonathan Andal. (Most known is that of President Bill Clinton. He was impeached in one Congress and the trial was held in another. I trust what Senator Jinggoy Estrada said that the Senate will perform its Constitutional duty to take up the impeachment.) Acidre also called Duterte's remarks—likening her impeachment trial to a crucifixion—as drama. 'Hindi kailangan ng drama dito [There is no drama needed here]. We don't even have to resort to language such as that,' he said. 'Kung naniniwala ang ating Bise Presidente at ang kaniyang mga kakampi na wala silang kasalanan, na wala silang pananagutan, harapin nila [If the Vice President and her allies believe that they are innocent, if they do not have liabilities, they should face it],' he added. Hearings earlier revealed that the OVP and the Department of Education (DepEd), also previously headed by Duterte, submitted documents with wrong dates, signatures without names of signatories, and unreadable names of signatories to justify the disbursement of its confidential funds in 2022 and 2023. A House panel in December found that there was no PSA record of 'Mary Grace Piattos,' whose signature appeared the most in acknowledgement receipts for confidential funds of office under Vice President Sara Duterte. The House panel earlier offered a P1-million reward for any information on the individual. Duterte, for her part, earlier said she has not seen the acknowledgement receipts from confidential funds supposedly signed by 'Mary Grace Piattos.' Another article of impeachment against Duterte is her stating that she had contracted a killer to assassinate erstwhile ally President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. if she is killed. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Glaiza De Castro, Faith Da Silva, more Kapuso stars join 'Stars on the Floor'
The pool of Kapuso personalities and content creators who will be joining in the upcoming dance show "Stars on the Floor" have been revealed! According to Nelson Canlas' report in "24 Oras Weekend," Sunday, the Kapuso celebrities are Glaiza De Castro, Faith Da Silva, Rodjun Cruz, Thea Astley, and VXON member Patrick. Meanwhile, for the content creator side, they are Dasuri Choi, Zeus Collins, Joshua Decena, JM Yrreverre and Kakai Almeda. "Dancer ako dito. Aartehin ko ko na magaling ako sumayaw so abangan niyo po ang aking pag-arte bilang mahusay na mananayaw," Glaiza said. Meanwhile for Faith, she's giving her all out effort in dancing as sharing the dance floor with amazing dancers in the country is such a privilege. "'Yung stage presence ko is there. Atsaka sinisipagan ko talaga ng matindi kasi it's such a privilege to be sharing a stage kasama ang mga naghuhusayang dancer dito sa Pilipinas," she said. Meanwhile for Zeus and Dasuri, "Stars on the Floor" is a big challenge for them as they will be performing in front of a big audience and to try new genres of dancing. "We just show our skills sa world through our phone. Ngayon kasi ang daming camera sa harap namin atsaka, ang laki ng stage 360 [degrees]. As in grabe, walang take two kaya super grabe ang pressure," Dasuri said. "'Yung mga genre na ibinibigay sa amin ay hindi kami familiar. Kumbaga ako hiphop, may mga jazz o paso-doble. Kaya andon 'yung mga photographer na talagang inaalalayan kami. And siyempre challenge 'ito sa amin kasi sobrang nahihirapan kaming lahat kahit hindi talaga siya madali," Zeus added. "Stars on the Floor" is hosted by Alden Richards with Marian Rivera, Pokwang and SB19 choreographer Coach Jay serving as the judges. "Stars on the Floor" will begin airing on GMA Network on June 28. —Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
One dead, 2 hurt after tricycle collides with wing van in Albay
A tricycle collided with a wing van on a highway in Polangui, Albay leaving at least one person dead and two severely injured. As seen on a dashcam video, the tricycle was traversing the outer lane of the highway when it veered right and hit a car which immediately swerved to avoid a crash. The minor contact however caused the tricycle driver to lose control of the vehicle and ended up colliding with a wing van coming from the opposite lane. A passenger of the tricycle was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, while another passenger and the driver were severely injured. Authorities are still looking for the driver of the car, as reported on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/RF, GMA Integrated News
