00:00More than 80 Chinese militia vessels were spotted near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, but the AFP said it's not in the hands of the Chinese militia.
00:11Chino Gaston was the one who pointed it out.
00:16In a social media post, security analyst Ray Powell stated that there are more than 80 Chinese maritime militia vessels near Pag-asa Island this Tuesday.
00:26This was confirmed by the residents of the island.
00:29According to the source of GMA News, there were no Chinese vessels last week, but they returned yesterday.
00:36The AFP confirmed the sudden increase of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island, but it's not a reason for the AFP to be in charge.
00:45It's possible that the vessels came from the nearby artificial island of Subi Reef because it was hit by two typhoons in the country.
00:54It happened in a particular place at a particular time.
00:57So it's nothing to be alarmed because as we said, all over the South China Sea, there could be as many as 250 of these maritime militia vessels.
01:06On the other hand, the AFP said that the morale of the soldiers guarding the maritime outposts in BRP Sierra Madre, Pag-asa Island, and others is still high.
01:17We will keep performing our mandate, our duty of ensuring the integrity of the national territory without fanfare.
01:25We asked the Chinese Embassy for clarification on the reason for the large number of Chinese vessels.
01:32For GMA Integrated News, Chino Gaston, 24 Hours.
01:37Mary Jane Veloso's family will receive additional assistance from the Department of Migrant Workers.
01:45According to the DMW, this is for the arrangement of Mary Jane's house.
01:49Before that, the family received assistance from the DSWD.
01:54She was received by Mary Jane's father who left Nueva Ecija this Monday.
02:00His wife, Cecelia, arrived last night.
02:03TESDA also gave a full scholarship program for Mary Jane's family and relatives.
02:09There is no exact date yet, but Mary Jane was able to return to the Philippines.
02:15She was jailed and sentenced to life imprisonment in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
02:21The President said that the sentence for Mary Jane is already low.
02:33The one-on-one interview of GMA Integrated News with the American actor and
02:38the chosen star, Jonathan Rumi.
02:40Aside from the experiences of being born as Jesus Christ,
02:43he also shared the greatest gift that he wants to receive this Christmas.
02:48Let's talk to Nelson Canlas.
02:54Peaceful and calm,
02:56that was the first thing I noticed in the one-on-one interview of GMA Integrated News
03:00with the American actor, Jonathan Rumi.
03:03Jesus Christ is born in the series The Chosen.
03:06He was able to give part of his personality to the character.
03:12I think the most impactful performances and the most successful performances
03:18are those where the actor has so much of their personality
03:23that they're contributing to the role.
03:26Now that I'm here.
03:36Playing Jesus for me has given me a deeper longing and desire
03:42to know Jesus on a continually deepening level.
03:49It makes me want to just know the inner workings of his mind
03:56and why he did the things he did.
04:05The Philippines has a deep love for Christmas.
04:09We're really big on Christmas.
04:11We actually started Christmas in September.
04:13How do you celebrate Christmas?
04:15Not in September.
04:17You should move to the Philippines.
04:19I probably should, yeah, because I love Christmas
04:22and I think that's awesome you guys start in September.
04:24Traditionally I like to go home and see my family for Christmas.
04:30I'm so busy traveling most of the year and filming
04:34I don't get to go home all that often
04:37but I've been making much more of a concerted effort
04:41to really spend time with my family
04:43and especially around the holidays
04:47those moments become sacred to me.
04:49So I think just being with family
04:52is the greatest gift for me around the time.
04:56The special teal carpet screening for
04:59Christmas with a Chosen Holy Night was held by fans.
05:02It also became a fan meeting
05:04where Jonathan took a selfie with his fans.
05:08Some of the celebrities were also present
05:10like Betong Sumaya,
05:12May Bautista,
05:13Ray Matienzo,
05:14Shuvi Entrata,
05:15Ravio Mateo,
05:16and Jerry Gonzales.
05:18Nelson Canlas updated on the showpiece happenings.
05:29Aside from the individuals,
05:30the spread of fake news in our society is also widespread.
05:35What are the ways to find out
05:38which is the fake news or the truth?
05:41This is what Maki Pulido pointed out
05:43in our debate against fake news.
05:51Because of technology,
05:53information is at your fingertips.
05:57With just one click,
05:58the information is already there
06:00whether you're looking for it or not.
06:02But even if the information is instant,
06:04it doesn't mean you'll be fooled instantly.
06:07Professor JM Lanusa said
06:09he's one of those who studies the spread of fake news.
06:12Whether you believe it or not,
06:14it depends on your beliefs, experiences,
06:16biases, or weakness.
06:18That's what will make those who want to fool you.
06:21Behind this are the for hire social media experts,
06:24marketing experts,
06:25and scammers
06:26who will look for your tricks
06:28just because you believe it.
06:30It's designed to be convincing
06:32no matter how determined you are to be against it.
06:35If it exploits your weaknesses,
06:37your cognitive weaknesses,
06:39or your biases,
06:40it's hard to question it.
06:45Fake news has a direct implication
06:47that sometimes,
06:48money or almost life is the only alternative.
06:51Life is the only alternative.
06:53In 2016,
06:54Mary Ann Obnamia was diagnosed
06:56with stage 2 breast cancer.
06:58Mary Ann was afraid
06:59of the doctors' recommendations
07:01on chemotherapy.
07:03That's why she searched online
07:05for alternative medicine against cancer.
07:07Her timeline showed the products
07:09called natural chemotherapy
07:11and she was hooked by their promises.
07:13It's tempting
07:14when they say
07:15that there's a natural content
07:17of chemotherapy
07:19that you don't have to go to the doctor.
07:21Once you drink this,
07:23they say
07:25you don't have to go to the doctor,
07:27you don't have to go to the hospital,
07:29you don't have to go to the hospital,
07:31you don't have to go to the hospital,
07:33you don't have to go to the doctor
07:35because there's a natural content
07:37of chemotherapy.
07:39So I believed it
07:41since I don't want to go to chemotherapy.
07:43After drinking this for more than 4 years,
07:45the lesion on Mary Ann's breast
07:47came out
07:49and her stage 2 cancer
07:51became stage 4.
07:53That's when she went to the doctor
07:55and underwent chemotherapy
07:57and is now cancer-free.
07:59I thought,
08:01why did you believe it?
08:03Maybe it's because of my support.
08:05The hope that I'm looking for
08:07is a different alternative.
08:09It's a hope.
08:11It's like you're going to risk it
08:13because you don't want this kind of medicine.
08:19Aside from the direct side effects
08:21like what happened to Mary Ann,
08:23Professor Lanuza said,
08:25on a wider or macro level,
08:28Disinformation disables
08:30the ability to trust,
08:32the ability to dialogue,
08:34the ability to debate.
08:36Our democratic institutions have no foundation.
08:38No one believes in the media,
08:40no one believes in schools.
08:54You go to the news media
08:57like GMA,
08:59there's accountability
09:01in these kinds of companies.
09:05Journalists can't just
09:07get random content
09:09that they can spread online.
09:11Whereas, if you go to
09:13influencers,
09:15there's no accountability measures there.
09:17There's a tendency
09:19that no one
09:21is watching them.
09:23The fight against fake news
09:25and misinformation should be
09:27a fight for the whole society.
09:29Professor Edgar Belda
09:31of the UP Department of Family Life and Child Development
09:33created a digital book for children.
09:35Instead of
09:37using a smartphone or computer,
09:39the current generation of digital natives
09:41are taught
09:43how to process
09:45information online.
09:47In the book, we call it the red things,
09:49the red areas, the red flag.
09:51You shouldn't be watching this.
09:53In an agency building,
09:55before they start accepting it as true,
09:57they should be able to stop,
09:59pause, breathe, and think,
10:01and then decide
10:03on what do I know,
10:05currently know,
10:07and then how should I respond
10:09to this new information.
10:11Basically, that's debunking.
10:13You may have heard the concept of debunking.
10:15Parents need help.
10:17The digital book has a story guide
10:19for parents to guide them
10:21It's a way for the next generation
10:23to be prepared
10:25for the digital world.
10:29For GEME Integrated News,
10:31Mackie Pulido for 24 Hours.
10:37Taking double dates
10:39to a whole new level,
10:41Julie Burr and Isigel
10:43Because Christmas is just around the corner,
10:45what are Julian San Jose's
10:47holiday plans
10:49and who's jam-packed on schedule?
10:51Let's check it out.
10:55Nice job!
10:57Nice one.
10:59Time to rush and move
11:01as a unit in the arena.
11:03In-game on a different double date,
11:05Julian San Jose and Raver Cruz
11:07and Isabel Ortega and Miguel Tan Felix
11:09this weekend.
11:11Instead of a romantic dinner,
11:13the four of them threw back
11:15and bonded together in a computer shop.
11:17Julie says Isabel
11:19also likes online games
11:21because of Raver and Miguel's influence.
11:43Last month,
11:45Julie Burr and Isigel
11:47visited Tokyo Disneyland
11:49after a sparkle world tour in Japan.
11:51This weekend, on to another concert
11:53in a Juliet Raver,
11:55this time, in Land Down Under.
11:57Julie Burr will have shows
11:59in Melbourne and Sydney
12:01for the Global Pinoys.
12:03They'll also get a chance
12:05to visit their friends and relatives
12:07in Australia
12:09for a walk.
12:11We want to experience nature.
12:13There's a lot of animals
12:15in Australia
12:17so we want to see some.
12:19For Christmas,
12:21they're already planning
12:23how to celebrate
12:25Christmas
12:27with their families.
12:29Kuya Rojun
12:31and Ate Dian
12:33are five minutes away from our house.
12:35From your house?
12:37Yes, from our house.
12:39Every time Christmas
12:41or other occasions,
12:43from the south,
12:45Ray will go to the north.
12:47I'll pass him to Rojun.
12:49We'll just cross paths.
12:51Julie also ordered
12:53her Christmas gift for Raver.
12:55What does
12:57Julie want for Christmas?
12:59I'm not expecting
13:01a gift because I just want
13:03my gift.
13:05She's excited!
13:07Look at her smile!
13:09Updated to show
13:11the happiness.
13:17Good evening, Kapuso!
13:19I'm your Kuya Kim and I'll give you a trivia
13:21behind the trending news.
13:23A quadrangle of a university in Cebu
13:25is almost colored
13:27because of their confetti.
13:29Let's enjoy their colorful
13:31celebration.
13:33Cheers!
13:55Dean had asked the UCCP
13:57president to have the intramurals
13:59unique and one of a kind.
14:01She thought of having confettis
14:03being launched from the air
14:05to signify unity via
14:07diversity.
14:09Each confetti symbolizes a college or department.
14:11Despite being called as Confetti Wars,
14:13it's not actually a competition
14:15to begin with. It's just that
14:17the students have this kind of
14:19initiative or creatively thinking
14:21that the more confetti, the better.
14:23Confetti Wars started in 2009.
14:25Since then,
14:27it has been one of the traditions
14:29of the students. But how many confetti
14:31were launched in Confetti Wars
14:33this year? How long did they clean it?
14:43It has now become a tradition
14:45to launch confetti whenever we have an occasion.
14:47Launching thousands of
14:49colorful papers symbolizes
14:51good vibes and happiness
14:53whenever we have an occasion.
14:55This is also used in weddings.
14:57This symbolizes good luck and happiness
14:59to the bride and groom.
15:01It was believed that confetti was launched
15:03in Northern Italy in the Middle Ages.
15:05It became a tradition in the 14th century
15:07to launch confetti on Italian parades.
15:09They throw candies, berries,
15:11fruits, eggs, and mud balls.
15:13Also, due to the rise of technology,
15:15the flowers and plants
15:17were replaced with different colored papers.
15:19In 1885,
15:21paper confetti was first used
15:23in celebrating the New Year in Paris, France.
15:25And fast forward to 2024,
15:27we still have confetti and most of it
15:29is made from eco-friendly materials.
15:31According to the University of Cebu,
15:33their confetti
15:35is not harmful to the environment.
15:37We don't use plastic.
15:39We use scrap paper.
15:41We do not allow other materials
15:43which are non-biodegradable.
15:45How many confetti did they launch?
15:47At an estimate, it's around
15:4930 to 40 sacks of confetti.
15:51And even when it comes to cleaning,
15:53we have our committee
15:55as well assigned for that.
15:57After one hour, we already have cleaned the area.
15:59For those who want to launch confetti,
16:01some people buy
16:03what they call a party popper.
16:05Do you know how this works?
16:09Most of the party poppers
16:11that we buy are placed
16:13in a tube with a trigger
16:15at the bottom.
16:17When it spins, it explodes
16:19and launches confetti.
16:21Let's try it.
16:23There! Beautiful!
16:25Inside, there's compressed gas.
16:27The price of the gas is issued
16:29in a small hole and the wind
16:31passes through it quickly
16:33which is the reason for the sudden explosion
16:35of the popper.
16:37To find out what's behind the viral news,
16:39just post or comment
16:41with the hashtag Kuya Kim Ano Na.
16:43Always remember, it's important to know.
16:45I'm Kuya Kim and I'll answer you 24 hours a day.
16:48Around 500 families
16:50lost their homes
16:52in the fire in Santa Cruz, Manila.
16:54A facility in Manila City Jail
16:56was almost damaged
16:58so hundreds of persons
17:00deprived of liberty were evacuated.
17:02I'm Joe Merapresto.
17:06This is how big a fire
17:08was tried to put out by the firefighters
17:10in the area of Barangay 310
17:12in Santa Cruz, Manila last night.
17:14Several residents
17:16were afraid of their belongings.
17:18Others were not saved
17:20except for the images of
17:22San Tonino and Nazareno.
17:24Some were the first to be saved
17:26by their pets.
17:28Kenneth's family was also affected
17:30by the fire.
17:32Before they could escape
17:34from the raging fire,
17:36they had to ask for help
17:38to move the body of their pet
17:40to a safe place.
17:42A lot of people were leaving
17:44their pets here.
17:46If we are left here,
17:48we might get affected
17:50by the fire.
17:52It's so hard.
17:54It's so sad.
17:56Michelle, a resident,
17:58was just about to leave
18:00from her job.
18:02It's so hard.
18:04It's Christmas,
18:06and this happened.
18:08All the hard work
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20:32Riders wearing flip-flops and not wearing the right helmet were seen.
20:37Those using sidewalks were also removed.
20:41In the afternoon,
20:43clearing operations continued in other busy lanes like Biak na Bato Street.
20:47We have nothing to do.
20:49It's prohibited, but it's a driveway here.
20:51I'm just parading, ma'am.
20:53And in Dapitan Street,
20:54Christmas decorations were bought.
20:56Cars parked on the sidewalks were seen.
20:59Illegals were also seen parking on the sidewalks.
21:03Here in Dapitan Street,
21:04the MFDA also said that
21:06the stores that put their stalls here on the sidewalks
21:10are no longer accessible to people.
21:12For now, they were allowed to pass through,
21:14but next time, the stalls that are placed on the sidewalks will be confiscated.
21:19You already have a stall, right?
21:21You should not cross the road on the sidewalks.
21:23Yes, ma'am.
21:24Please.
21:25There are also obstructions in the busy lanes in San Juan City.
21:28One of the reasons why we have busy lanes
21:32is because it serves as an alternate route for our countrymen
21:35who want to avoid our major thoroughfares.
21:38MFDA traffic enforcers have also adjusted the time
21:42for the traffic on major thoroughfares
21:45until midnight until Christmas Eve.
21:50Meanwhile, GMA Integrated News reported
21:52the length of the Chino Rosas Avenue extension in Makati this afternoon,
21:56although the traffic is continuous,
21:58it is noteworthy that there are several jeeps and private vehicles
22:01parked on the side of the road.
22:03There is also an enforcer who is in charge of the traffic in the area.
22:06For GMA Integrated News, I'm Kino Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
22:15We have a back-to-back event from our Sparkle Boys,
22:18so let's quickly check in to update and see what's happening.
22:21Extra special is the 21st birthday of Sparkle star Allan Ansay
22:25when he was able to join his fans in a surprise party.
22:29Allan is very thankful for their love and support,
22:32and he also held a private birthday celebration with friends
22:35with the other half of Alfia, Sofia Pablo.
22:41Sparkle artist Kim Perez has a birthday treat for fans
22:44to thank them for their support.
22:47For Kim, this is his way to give a big thank you
22:50to the people who supported him this 2024.
22:55Kalil Ramos organized a charity event this Christmas season
22:59in an orphanage in Paco, Manila.
23:02Giving Santa Claus for a day,
23:04Kalil also gave gifts to kids.
23:07He said this is to pay it forward
23:09for the many blessings he received this year.
23:17Aside from the giant Christmas trees,
23:20Santa Claus-themed Christmas Village
23:23and the Filipino version of the Eiffel Tower and Pyramids
23:27are also included in the province's Christmas attractions.
23:30Let's take a look at JP Soriano's report.
23:36Santa Claus is coming to town!
23:39Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!
23:42Santa Claus-themed Christmas Village
23:45in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur.
23:47Santa Claus figurines are of different sizes and sizes,
23:51along with colorful Christmas lights.
23:55In the middle of the Christmas Village,
23:57there is a giant Christmas tree.
24:02A 40-feet Christmas tree leads to a plaza in Rosario, Batangas.
24:07Snowmen, giant candy canes, and giant mushrooms stand out.
24:14You don't have to go far
24:16because the fields of Paris and Egypt
24:19are no longer in place
24:21because of their version of the Eiffel Tower and Pyramids.
24:31In Buakbarinduque,
24:33a 30-feet Christmas tree is also lit
24:36along with a fireworks display and a fountain.
24:40For GMA Integrated News,
24:43JP Soriano, 24 hours.
24:49And that's the news for this Thursday.
24:52It's almost 27 days until Christmas.
24:56I'm Mel Tiangco.
24:57I'm Vicky Morales for a bigger mission.
25:00For a wider service to the country,
25:02I'm Emil Sumangir.
25:04From GMA Integrated News,
25:06the news authority of the Philippines.
25:08We're on air 24 hours.
