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Transcript
00:00Is it possible or is it just a misfortune?
00:08The ramp in the new Edsa Busway Station in Quezon City is being built
00:12which is too narrow for PWDs.
00:15And it was suggested by Jonathan Andal in Barangay Saksi Online.
00:19Online.
00:23The streets are crowded.
00:25The benches beside the sidewalks are blocked.
00:28These are just a few of the problems that are being solved in the streets of Metro Manila.
00:33It is difficult, especially for persons with disabilities.
00:36This ramp in the new Edsa Busway Station in Quezon City was built for them.
00:41But it is being built because aside from being narrow, it is also dangerous.
00:46We asked the people online what they can say about this.
00:50Some answered that the people in wheelchairs are pitiful.
00:53It is possible that they are having a hard time because of the narrow and dangerous ramp.
00:57Others said that it is not important for PWDs and the elderly who use it.
01:07We went to the station earlier with Nelson, a wheelchair user of the Safe Haven group.
01:12From the benches, Nelson took the elevator up to the footbridge.
01:16But on the first ramp, when the lift came out...
01:21It is difficult.
01:23I can't do it.
01:24I really can't do it.
01:25They also tried the PWD ramp that was being complained about.
01:29I really can't try it.
01:32Why?
01:33Because it is too narrow.
01:35If I go straight there, there is a metal fence.
01:39If I go straight there, there is a metal fence.
01:42With the help of his companion, Nelson still tried to go down, but backwards.
01:48Can you do it?
01:49Yes, I can do it.
01:51Nelson even had to hold on to the railings to help his companion who broke one of his arms.
01:57It is really difficult.
01:58He really can't do it, even though he is a professional wheelchair user.
02:03It is really slippery and tight.
02:05It is really not standard.
02:08Sir who assisted, did you have a hard time?
02:11It is really a bit difficult.
02:14We showed the ramp to Architect Armand Eustaquio,
02:17one of the pioneers of the first amendment of the IRR or Implementing Rules and Regulations
02:22of the National Law 344 or the Accessibility Law.
02:27According to the law, the incline of PWD ramps should be only 4.8 degrees.
02:33But when he measured it using an inclinometer...
02:3614.15
02:38The difference is huge.
02:4010 degrees steeper.
02:4210 degrees steeper than 1 and 12.
02:45So it is really steep.
02:46It is really steep.
02:47Although there is a standard that is recommended,
02:49it is also stated in the law that the ramps that will be placed on overpasses and underpasses
02:55may not comply with the maximum gradient or angle standard.
02:59The MMDA said that they made this ramp because when the elevator goes up,
03:03it is not even on the footbridge.
03:05They said that they cannot raise the elevator because it will hit the MRT.
03:10The MRT has given a requirement that the ramp should be like this,
03:16that it should be parallel to our structure.
03:20So what happened is that it became a bit steep.
03:24They said that they have a solution for the ramp.
03:26They placed a railing to hold it so that it can be held.
03:30We are always told that it is difficult to climb our footbridges
03:34because they cannot access the loading stations.
03:37So that is the solution.
03:38They placed a railing.
03:39But the problem is that the space is restricted.
03:43I hope that when they do this, they will consult us first
03:48because we are the ones using this.
03:50For GMA Integrated News, I am Jonathan Andan, your witness.
03:56The trust and performance rating of President Bongbong Marcos
04:00based on the latest survey of Pulse Asia this June.
04:03To ask how confident the government officials are,
04:0752% of the trust rating obtained by the President is lower than 57% last March.
04:14The trust rating of Vice President Sara Duterte remains at 71%.
04:1969% of the trust rating obtained by Senate President Cheese Escudero.
04:2435% of the trust rating obtained by House Speaker Martin Romualdez
04:29is higher than 31% last March.
04:32When it comes to their duties,
04:3553% of the performance rating obtained by President Marcos
04:39is lower than 55% last March.
04:42The rating of Vice President is higher than 69% from the previous 67%.
04:48The performance rating of House Speaker Martin Romualdez
04:52is higher than 35% from 31%.
04:55Escudero is not included in the performance probe
04:58because he has not been a Senate President for a month
05:01since the survey was conducted.
05:16Almost a year after President Bongbong Marcos' promise,
05:20education is being challenged.
05:22It is still a problem for many schools in the country
05:25due to the lack of education.
05:27Kim Salinas of GMA Regional TV witnessed this.
05:35It has been less than two weeks,
05:37the teachers at Lapayon National High School in Leganes, Iloilo
05:42are hoping that their classrooms will be added.
05:45I told my young people,
05:48we need to develop our school facilities.
05:52Because the lote is not big enough,
05:54and there are not enough classrooms,
05:56it is not possible to add enrollees to the education.
05:59According to Deped Iloilo,
06:01there are more than 1,500 classrooms in the entire province.
06:06More than 100,000 are not enough for the entire country,
06:10according to Deped this March.
06:14Before President Bongbong Marcos' promise in his zone in 2023,
06:19this problem will be solved.
06:22Aside from new construction,
06:24schools and facilities are being retrofitted to become ready for the future,
06:28ready for hybrid and high-tech learning,
06:31and also climate-ready and disaster-proof.
06:36Through the Deped Partnership Assistance Portal,
06:39our sector partners continue their assistance in the rehabilitation
06:43and improvement of schools as part of their corporate social responsibility program.
06:49Tomorrow, the incoming Education Secretary, Sunny Angana,
06:54and outgoing Education Secretary and Vice President, Sara Duterte,
06:58will help organize the turnover in Deped.
07:01On Friday, the Vice President's B.B.T.O. in Deped was effective.
07:04Now, the B.B.T.O. in the launch of Brigada Eskwela in Carmen, Cebu.
07:08I am happy that Senator Angara has been in government for the longest time,
07:14longer than me.
07:16So, I am happy with what we are doing,
07:20I am happy with what we are doing to improve the quality of education.
07:26Also, to the Deped officials who signed the courtesy resignation,
07:30she told them to stay in their positions.
07:35I invited them for dinner, and I asked the USECs and ASECs,
07:40please stay until the new Secretary will remove you.
07:44Because otherwise, if you are caught,
07:47the Department of Education will be punished.
07:52It will be detrimental to the Department.
07:55For the GMA Integrated News, I am Kim Salinas of GMA Regional TV,
08:00your Saksi.
08:03Kapuso, let's be Saksi together.
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08:09and for Kapuso Abroad,
08:11join us on GMA Pinoy TV and www.gmanews.tv.
08:25Thank you.

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