00:00Here is the PTV news for now.
00:08President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. gave recognition to the important duty of the DSWD
00:15so that the livelihood of many Filipinos will be better.
00:20In his visit to the 74th anniversary of the DSWD,
00:26President R. Marcos gave recognition to the important program of the DSWD,
00:29including the 4Peace, where 4 million Filipinos were helped last year.
00:37Aside from this, the Sustainable Livelihood Program
00:40and the fast development of the DSWD in times of calamity.
00:45At the same time, President R. Marcos called for unity
00:49for a stronger new Philippines.
00:54To my fellow Filipinos,
00:56the success of these programs does not rest on the shoulders of the DSWD alone.
01:01It requires our collective determination, support, and our effort.
01:06Let us build a Bagong Pilipinas,
01:08a nation where every citizen has a chance to dream, to strive, to succeed.
01:14A country where compassion is not merely a value but a way of life.
01:18A Philippines where no one gets left behind.
01:22The OFW remittances in the Philippines in December 2024 were recorded at a record high.
01:30According to the Central Bank of the Philippines,
01:33the personal remittances to our fellow Filipinos in 2024 reached 38.34 billion US dollars.
01:43This is 3% higher than the 37.21 billion US dollars recorded in 2023, according to the BSP.
01:53Most of those who sent remittances came from the United States,
01:58Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
02:04In other news, Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel
02:08appealed to Senate President Chis Escudero to continue the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:16On behalf of the Senator, she issued a Constitutional Mandate
02:20that states that the Senate should move forth with or immediately.
02:26Senator Pimentel gave the importance of the immediate action of the Senate
02:30and their duty to follow the Constitution without delay.
02:38And those are the news for this time.
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02:47I am Allan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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