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00:00Two bodies of a man were found in a separate location in La Union and Laguna.
00:06This is CJ Torrida of GMA Regional TV.
00:13He is no longer alive. His body is burned and there are wounds on his head and legs.
00:18This is how a man was found a few meters away from the road in Barangay Quirino in Bacnotan, La Union.
00:25The body of a 21-year-old victim was discovered after a truck driver stopped him in the area.
00:33According to the PNP investigation, the victim is a student named Pazorubio Pangasinan.
00:39He told his parents last Monday that he is going to Baguio to study.
00:46But his body was found in Bacnotan the next day and it is not yet clear why he was buried there.
00:53In the initial investigation, the victim was hit hard in the head and brain.
00:59He was also found with wounds on his forehead and he was stabbed with an ice pick.
01:04We are encouraging the parents to conduct an autopsy because we want to know the real cause of death.
01:13The PNP is looking into the matter but they will not give details while the investigation continues.
01:20GMA Regional TV is trying to get the family of the victim's statement.
01:25In Santa Cruz, Laguna, a man was also found dead and covered in blood in Pagsawitan River.
01:32The man's identity is not yet known. He was wearing long sleeves and long pants.
01:37According to the police, the man is a street dweller who is always seeing things in the area.
01:43He is also always seeing people washing their hands in the river after picking up garbage.
01:48While trying to find out his identity, his body is being kept in a funerary in Naturang Bayan.
01:55For GMA Integrated News, I am Jay Torrida of GMA Regional TV.
02:01Your Saksi.
02:08The cash grant given under the 4Ps is being studied as an automatic adjustment based on inflation
02:15or the speed of buying goods according to the DSWD.
02:18Danok Ng Kungko discussed this in Barangay Saksi Online.
02:26The possible increase in the cash grant given under the 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
02:32is being studied by the DSWD.
02:34This includes how much or how many percent is the possible adjustment.
02:40The Department of Social Welfare and Development is helping the National Economic and Development Authority
02:45to present our proposed adjustments to the cash grants.
02:50But this is for approval by our President and our economic managers.
02:57Anna Lin has been a beneficiary of the 4Ps for just one year.
03:01This is a big help to her family.
03:03When we were able to pay out for one year, it was a big help to me.
03:09I was able to pay my debts.
03:13Of course, we can't avoid our debts because of the hard life here.
03:18But Anna Lin admitted that even with the 4Ps, they are still in need.
03:22Buying goods is very expensive now, especially rice.
03:25Before, we used to buy for P200. Now, we have P5K. Just P3K.
03:30What did you need to do?
03:32What did you need to do, husband and wife, for the rice to be complete?
03:37My husband is in cash advance in their office.
03:40Sometimes, I borrow P5K and P6K so that we can meet our needs.
03:46And if we have money, we will pay.
03:49It's just like going around, sir.
03:51At the same time, the DSWD is also studying the proposed amendment to the 4Ps law
03:56that will establish the mechanism of automated adjustment in 4Ps grants
04:00depending on the rate of inflation or the rate of buying goods.
04:05We asked if this is in favor of online parents.
04:08One of them said that it's better to give cash grants monthly instead of every two months.
04:14Because of the high inflation, the budget that is being given to children is not enough.
04:19Another one said that the salaries of workers should be increased based on inflation.
04:24Another one commented that the screening of 4Ps beneficiaries should be adjusted.
04:29Because there are a lot of people who are in need but are not included.
04:33And another one said that a stable job should be given to each family.
04:38At the moment, the 4Ps beneficiaries receive a grant of P300 to P700 depending on the school of the child.
04:45There is also a P750 health grant and a P600 monthly rice allowance.
04:51As for the health grant for pregnant women, the DSWD has already approved it.
04:57The DSWD has clarified that the 4Ps beneficiaries are not being doled out,
05:04but they are being given according to their needs.
05:07There are also conditions such as maintenance of the school of the child,
05:11and if they are being fed properly.
05:14For GMA Integrated News, I am Dan Ating Cunco, your witness.
05:19Senator Sherwin Gatchalian clarified that Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
05:25cannot be a state witness in the investigation of the pogos in the area.
05:27Witness, Sandra Guinaldo.
05:33Many are intrigued by the identity of Mayor Alice Guo,
05:40but her face is different.
05:41Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that
05:44this has no effect on the various cases that Guo may face,
05:49including his involvement in the operation of the pogos or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators,
05:55and he said that he will lie about his identity.
05:59Gatchalian recalled that in the record of the Philippine Statistics Authority,
06:04there is only one Alice Guo.
06:06Since she doesn't have a birth certificate,
06:08I don't know if she just went there and got an NBI clearance.
06:14So there should be an investigation.
06:16But based on birth certificate, there is only one Alice Guo.
06:19This is Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban.
06:22Gatchalian denied that the NBI still investigated the real identity of Alice Guo of Quezon City.
06:29But what Gatchalian is waiting for from the NBI
06:33is what will come out of the fingerprint matching of Guo's siblings.
06:38Yesterday, the senator who is based on the investigation of the NBI announced
06:42that the sister of the mayor, Wesley Guo, is the Chinese national, Guo Xiangdian.
06:49Guo has two more siblings.
06:51According to Gatchalian, he is strengthening the evidence that Mayor Guo is not Filipino.
06:56According to Mayor Guo, he is showing that his family abused
07:01the process of late registration of birth in the Philippines.
07:06And he even went abroad to do this.
07:10We can see that a family got four late registrations.
07:14What I am afraid of is that they are using this to buy land.
07:22We are hearing that buying land from foreigners, Chinese in particular,
07:29is really scary to Palawan, to Cagayan, to Isabela.
07:34Gatchalian is calling on the PSA to investigate the data of the late registration of birth in the country.
07:41Senator Riza Ontiveros said that if the sister of Mayor Alice Guo is the real identity,
07:48she is also involved in the crimes committed against Mayor Guo.
07:53They should also investigate the possible involvement of the family and associates of the mayor.
07:59Guo and his family were invited for the next hearing,
08:03but according to Guo's lawyer, there is no confirmation that they will arrive.
08:08When I talked to him, he was crying like he has anxiety depression.
08:12I don't know if he will be able to attend or not. He needs medical attention.
08:17Gatchalian first asked Mayor Guo to talk about what he knows about Pogo in Bamban and Pora
08:24to ease his responsibility.
08:27But Gatchalian clarified that Guo cannot be a state witness in the investigation of Pogo
08:34because he is not the least guilty.
08:36And he is in the center of Hongsheng Gaming Corporation that operated in Bamban-Pogo Hub.
08:43Guo's lawyer said that he only knows a limited amount about Pogo.
08:48If Mayor Alice has other information, I will advise her to tell the whole truth.
08:54But I can't force her. That's all she knows.
08:58For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Ginaldo is your witness.
09:05Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the people called to protect the Masunggi Geo-Reserve in Rizal.
09:11He said in an Instagram post that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
09:16will cancel the agreement to protect the area from land grabbing.
09:24The successful conservation effort may be lost and the area may be damaged
09:30due to mining, construction and illegal construction of structures.
09:35But according to the DENR, no one will violate the law.
09:40According to the law, resort venues in the area are still illegal for their activities.
09:47The Joint Venture Agreement and Supplemental Agreements are also being investigated
09:52for the government houses in the area that were also signed by the officials of the Masunggi Geo-Reserve Foundation.
09:59The foundation that they are a resort was fooled.
10:02They are registered as non-profit.
10:05The BIR also said that they don't need to pay a living wage.
10:11The Health Emergency Allowance of P27 billion for healthcare workers
10:17will be issued this Friday by the Department of Budget and Management.
10:21In May, the Health Department asked for a fund
10:24to pay the remaining P5 billion Validated Health Emergency Allowance
10:30and more than 4,000 COVID-19 Sickness and Death Compensation Claims.
10:35More than P91 billion was first issued by the DBM
10:40for the Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances
10:43that will benefit health workers from 2021 to 2023.
10:49For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano is your witness.
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