00:00 Good day, I'm Naomi Kimurshu and this is PTV News Now.
00:15 The planet's two superpowers are locked in opposition to each other on geopolitical issues.
00:20 That doesn't mean trade between China and the United States has to suffer.
00:24 Hence in a bid to pull off trade tensions, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo over
00:30 the weekend flew to and arrived in China to meet with her counterpart to stabilize an
00:36 otherwise faltering economic relationship she describes as the most significant in the world.
00:42 Earlier today, she met with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, telling him it was profoundly
00:48 important for the world's two largest economies to have a stable relationship.
00:54 Raimondo's visit is the latest in a series of high-level trips of select officials in
00:59 Biden's cabinet that could culminate in a summit between China's Xi Jinping and U.S.
01:04 President Joe Biden, who has been hinting of meeting with Xi sometime this year.
01:10 Relations between both countries have sunk to their lowest levels in decades, with U.S.
01:15 trade restrictions among the top in the list of disagreements.
01:21 World Cousin and House Speaker Martin Ramaldas heaped praise on the farmers and migrant workers
01:27 who keep the economy afloat and thriving on this auspicious day celebrating the country's
01:32 heroes and freedom fighters.
01:34 He cited their collective efforts and sacrifices and their share in economic growth, describing
01:40 them as "immeasurable" and likened them to the "patriotism and courage of the reavered
01:46 freedom fighters who fought for independence for putting the economy on their backs by
01:51 keeping their families and the nation free from hunger and want."
01:55 He also paid tribute to the employers, business owners and MSMEs for being "drivers of growth."
02:02 The speaker also hailed government leaders and employees, the military and police, local
02:08 officials for keeping the peace and serving the public.
02:11 He joined the president in solemnly celebrating today's occasion of National Heroes Day in
02:17 Taguig this morning.
02:20 Time and again this year, Americans have been clear they want fresh, newer faces to contend
02:25 in next year's presidential polls.
02:28 Resistance to Biden due to his age and to Trump for allegedly being completely unfit
02:33 for the job.
02:34 Yet Trump and Biden are the clear frontrunners of their parties to square off next year despite
02:39 public and party resistance.
02:41 This report.
02:42 Days after the Atlanta jailbooking of former President Donald Trump made headlines around
02:49 the world, his political ambitions are again under scrutiny.
02:53 Trump currently faces 91 criminal charges across four indictments.
02:58 Among his contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, former New Jersey Governor Chris
03:03 Christie, who was interviewed on ABC's This Week Show, suggested that Trump is a liability
03:09 for his party.
03:10 "The majority of my competitors believe that you can have a convicted felon as our nominee
03:16 for president and that they support that and that he could win.
03:20 I think that's an impossibility."
03:22 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who alongside Christie participated last week
03:28 in their party's first debate, acknowledged Trump's achievements when interviewed on NBC's
03:34 Meet the Press.
03:35 "I want to build on the foundation that Trump laid.
03:37 Frankly, I will invite him as an advisor and a mentor.
03:40 I don't want to relearn the same lessons.
03:42 I want to pick up where he left off."
03:44 Trump's legal problems won't be a part of President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign
03:49 strategy, the Biden campaign's co-chair, Cedric Richmond, told ABC.
03:54 "What I will say about President Biden and Vice President Harris is that they have always
03:59 focused on the American people.
04:02 So they're going to continue to do their jobs of bringing down costs, raising wages, rebuilding
04:10 the middle class."
04:11 As President Biden's age continues worrying Democratic voters, independent Senator Bernie
04:17 Sanders, who appeared on NBC, suggested turning the focus to what's at stake in the policy
04:24 arena.
04:25 "Do you believe that women have a right to control their own bodies?
04:28 Well, the president has been strong on that.
04:30 Do you think that climate change is real or do you agree with the Republicans that it's
04:35 a non-issue?"
04:36 Meanwhile, Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, is betting on using his criminal probes to
04:42 advance his 2024 presidential bid.
04:46 That includes promoting his mugshot, which is being printed on all kinds of merchandise
04:51 for fundraising purposes.
04:53 Veronica Valera-Siglesias, VOA News, Washington.
04:59 Let's turn to Allison Duan with a breaking event in Cordillera.
05:02 There are some Filipinos who inspected the police regional office in Cordillera and the
05:08 Cormelet-Cordillera election checkpoint, as well as the election period for the barangay
05:16 and S.K.
05:17 At exactly 12 o'clock this morning, the 22 Cormelet PNP checkpoint was opened in Baguio.
05:27 The two of them, Procor Regional Director of Police Brigadier General David Peredo Jr.
05:33 and Cormelet-Cordillera Director Attorney Julius Tones, implemented the checkpoint.
05:38 At 10 o'clock and until 10.45 p.m., police personnel were guarding the checkpoint to
05:43 prevent the police from entering.
05:46 After the signage was opened, the police were seen.
05:52 The police chief said that the checkpoint was open to all, but the checkpoint was closed.
06:00 The checkpoint was closed for a while, but the police were not able to enter.
06:07 The checkpoint was closed for a while, but the police were not able to enter.
06:12 The checkpoint was closed for a while, but the police were not able to enter.
06:15 We were able to see the people fighting to give deeper assistance.
06:25 The DPRM Council recommended that the State of Calamity be declared by the Paracelis Mountain
06:34 Province to address the Chikungunya epidemic.
06:39 After 10 days, the Chikungunya outbreak was confirmed by the Paracelis in 2013.
06:47 The list of cases was added to the list of eight barangays in the province.
06:53 The laboratory confirmed that the barangay was closed.
06:57 The LGU declared the State of Calamity as the case.
07:02 The LGU hired job order employees to spray the breeding sites of the mosquitoes.
07:10 The spray cans, large civet dales and Bistar were used as Chikungunya test kits.
07:18 The DOH CAR was used to conduct a surveillance action against the Chikungunya disease.
07:24 The Chikungunya epidemic was also reported in the list of three confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis.
07:33 The protector's team was also involved in the investigation into the disease.
07:40 For more information, this is PTB Cordillera, Shaklee Alasunduan.
07:47 For Arabi-I, I'm Kada Kayoan.
07:49 Thank you Alasunduan.
07:52 This is Naomi Timursha, stay informed, be aware, get ahead, be of use, Kata News, right here.
