00:00The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA, believes the adjusted working hours
00:04in government agencies will help ease traffic.
00:07In the meantime, an inaugural Defense Cooperation Working Group meeting between two countries
00:12was held today.
00:13These and other stories in tonight's national news roundup by Floyd Brentz.
00:19Jenny Alvarado's remain have undergone an autopsy led by the National Bureau of Investigation.
00:25Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Hapdak explained the alleged call suffocation
00:31was based solely on reports from her employer.
00:34He emphasized the importance of proper validation.
00:38The death certificate listed cardiac arrest as the cause of death, which according to
00:42the DMW chief, is common in death certificates.
00:48Senator Rafi Tulfo is pushing for an investigation into the unfortunate incidents involving three
00:53Kuwait-based overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs.
00:57Through Senate Resolution 1278, the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers has been tasked
01:03to probe the incident, particularly the reported deaths of OFWs.
01:08Some reported cases involving the OFWs in Kuwait include instances of workers disappearing
01:14only to later be found dead and buried in their employer's garden.
01:21Several government employees support the recommendation of the Metropolitan Manila
01:25Development Authority, or MMDA, to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., where working hours
01:30for government agencies will be adjusted to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
01:36According to MMDA report, the adjusted working hours is expected to ease traffic on the Metro
01:41Manila's main thoroughfares.
01:45The country and Canada held the inaugural Defense Cooperation Working Group meeting
01:50today.
01:51During the meeting, the two nations further strengthened their bilateral defense ties.
01:56Department of National Defense, or DND, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Marita
02:01Yoro emphasized that DCWG is a crucial step in defending the defense cooperation between
02:08the two countries.
02:09Discussions focused on regional security challenges, maritime security, cyber security
02:15and possible areas of cooperation between the Philippines and Canada.
02:20Floyd Brentz, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.
