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00:00We will be together.
00:08Saksi!
00:14Another news in Saksi.
00:16The fire in Gumaca, Quezon started at 9 o'clock this evening.
00:21And in Gumaca Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office,
00:25the fire started in a big warehouse.
00:28The fire hasn't been extinguished yet.
00:34Even though Mary Jane Veloso can go home to the Philippines,
00:38her release is not automatic because according to DOJ and DFA,
00:43there are possible conditions that the Philippines must follow.
00:46In the middle of this, Mary Jane gave a message from Piitan, Indonesia.
00:51Saksi!
00:52From Ivan Myrina.
00:53The woman in the middle playing the keyboard is Mary Jane Veloso,
01:01who has been in jail in Indonesia for more than a decade.
01:04In a statement read by the prison warden,
01:07along with thanks to those who help her,
01:09Mary Jane said that she is very happy that she can go home to the Philippines
01:14and be with her family.
01:16Mary Jane's family is not happy.
01:19Mary Jane, this is your room.
01:22When you arrive, this is where you will sleep.
01:24Mary Jane was released more than a decade ago.
01:28She can be with her children.
01:30Daren, his mother went abroad just two years ago.
01:34I'm envious.
01:35Sometimes I'm envious.
01:37I think if my mother is there, I will be with her.
01:40It's hard because sometimes I was bullied in school.
01:44My parents said that I was like that.
01:46Where?
01:47They said that I was in jail.
01:50But we didn't pay attention to it.
01:52Because if you're in jail, nothing will happen.
01:58That's why we didn't pay attention to it.
02:00Just like other OFWs, Mary Jane used to be a hardliner
02:03who can help her family.
02:05But she was sent home after being in jail for 14 years
02:09because she was beaten by her recruiters
02:12because she didn't know that she was carrying two kilos of heroin.
02:16I taught my children to be afraid of God.
02:21That's why it's painful that my daughter committed a sin.
02:27That's why it's painful and painful.
02:29Mary Jane's parents called President Bongbong Marcos.
02:32My wish to our beloved President is that when my daughter goes home,
02:38he won't put her in jail.
02:40He will send her home so that we can be with her.
02:44Why?
02:45Because we are very attached to our daughter.
02:49I really want to be with my daughter.
02:53Since she was in jail in Indonesia,
02:57I hope that they will let my daughter go home.
03:04According to the Indonesian government,
03:06it's time for Mary Jane to return to the country.
03:09It's up to the President to give her a pardon,
03:12especially since there is no death penalty in the Philippines.
03:15The President was also asked
03:17when he went to the ground breaking of a solar farm in Nueva Ecija.
03:20We will see. We will see.
03:22It's not clear yet how...
03:27This is the first time this has happened.
03:29So, everything is on the table.
03:33According to the President,
03:35it's clear that Viloso was saved from being put in jail
03:38because his sentence for life in jail has been lowered.
03:42We have been working on this for all the previous President,
03:47not just me.
03:48It's been 10 years.
03:49It's been 10 years.
03:50But what we did is we commuted his sentence
03:53from death sentence to life imprisonment.
03:56Now, according to Viloso's lawyer...
03:59Commutation means lowering, reducing the sentence.
04:06How can you reduce the death penalty?
04:09One is death, the other is imprisonment.
04:15It's different.
04:16According to the Department of Justice,
04:18under the planned agreement to return Viloso to the Philippines,
04:22it does not mean that he will be released soon.
04:25It is mandatory in the Philippines
04:27to follow the possible conditions of Indonesia,
04:30such as continuing his sentence for drug trafficking,
04:35except for the imprisonment that is prohibited by our laws.
04:39We need to respect the judgment made by the Indonesian courts
04:48that he is guilty.
04:55We cannot ignore that.
04:58When it comes to this,
04:59we automatically need to pardon him or give him an executive clemency.
05:04But according to Viloso's lawyer,
05:06Indonesia has no power over Viloso.
05:08It's time for him to return here.
05:10Mary Jane's case in Indonesia is over.
05:14Legally.
05:15How is that?
05:16There is no death penalty.
05:17So the range of possibilities is,
05:19the next one could be a 40-year prison term.
05:25Or maybe what we want and push for is absolute pardon.
05:31He will not be imprisoned for even a second.
05:33I hope that when he goes home,
05:36we will do all the happy things with him
05:41so that we can make up for the time that we lost him.
05:46For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejri, your witness.
05:51The strength of the dollar is a big problem for buyers in the Philippines
05:55because of the effect of the price of products.
05:58Today, the value of the Peso Contra Dolar
06:01is at its lowest level in more than two years.
06:05Maki Pulido is a witness.
06:11In just one month, the value of each dollar increased by more than Peso.
06:16From P57.59 on October 21,
06:20the exchange closed at P59.
06:24Claire should be happy because she will be able to exchange a lot
06:27for the dollar sent by her husband in America.
06:30But this is not due to the equal love of the buyers and payers.
06:35It will also be covered by the higher commodity
06:38or goods that are bought in the market.
06:40It's just like a break-even.
06:42Record Low recorded the exchange today
06:45or the lowest value of the Peso since October 17, 2022.
06:50According to the BSP or the Central Bank of the Philippines,
06:53in their annual report of 2022,
06:55the decrease of the Peso is a major reason for the rise of their key rates in America
07:00or the death of the banks if they set interest rates on loans.
07:04The same is also the restriction of COVID-19 quarantine protocols since 2022
07:09and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
07:12Now, an economist thinks that one of the reasons for the strength of the dollar
07:16is the victory of Donald Trump as the U.S. President.
07:20But this can only be temporary.
07:22It's not like before.
07:23If the interest rate in America rises, the exchange rate will also rise.
07:26If the exchange rate goes down, it will also go down.
07:29But this is not the case.
07:30It is harder to understand,
07:35other than this is Trump,
07:38the euphoria of American businessmen.
07:42How are the buyers affected?
07:45According to Professor Layko,
07:47we are import dependent or many of the products we use
07:50are imported from other countries.
07:52The purchase of these by importers is U.S. dollar,
07:55which if the value increases,
07:57the cost will also increase and will be compensated to consumers.
08:00Immediately, the price of what we import will increase.
08:05When we import oil or gasoline,
08:08when we import consumer products,
08:12our payment is dollars.
08:15Those who are affected are also those who are moving imported products using ships.
08:20The payment is also dollars for the additional charges of shipping lines.
08:24And because it's Christmas, there is a peak season charge and port congestion fee.
08:28The shipping line charges increased.
08:30All in dollars.
08:32Our exchange rate also increased.
08:35It's a burden not to the importer, but to the consumer.
08:38Because all of that will be spent.
08:40The landed cost will increase.
08:43It's expensive.
08:44The BSP has not yet announced the increase of the peso against the dollar.
08:48But they said before that they are monitoring.
08:51The BSP will enter if the increase of the peso is fast.
08:55For GMA Integrated News,
08:57I am Mackie Pulido, your witness.
09:01Marijuana and shabu were found by the police
09:03in a separate place in Paranaque, Valenzuela, and Caloocan.
09:07One of the suspects, a Malaysian national,
09:09who also works in POGO.
09:12Witness, John Consulta.
09:18A Malaysian national was driving a car.
09:23He met a shabu in an undercover agent.
09:29The Malaysian was given money while he was counting the money.
09:36He approached the NBI-NCR agents.
09:43Five grams of shabu worth 30,000 pesos
09:47was recovered from a 30-year-old Malaysian
09:50who was employed by POGO.
09:52The other foreign agents entered other lines.
09:59POGO switched to drug-pushing.
10:02Aside from this,
10:03the suspect and an expert in Tagalog was also an interpreter.
10:07He started selling drugs to POGO employees
10:10and to Filipinos.
10:12We are still trying to get a statement from the suspect
10:14who is now in the NBI detention facility in the Philippines.
10:23The shabu repacked the victim in a new barrio in Caloocan.
10:27Five people were arrested,
10:28including a minor, a grade 11 student,
10:31and an 18-year-old, a grade 12 student.
10:33It was very alarming because he was a student, a minor.
10:38Aside from the shabu,
10:39the suspects also caught marijuana oil worth more than 300,000 pesos.
10:45The suspects have their own defense.
10:47For your safety, how long have you been selling drugs?
10:51Just this year.
10:52Just this year?
10:53Who reported you to the police?
10:56I don't have money.
10:59Sometimes, just a few.
11:01Until a few, not many.
11:03I just sleep at my aunt's house.
11:05Just a few.
11:08In Valenzuela, the suspect pushed marijuana.
11:11It was worth more than 300,000 pesos.
11:15For online sellers, for their customers,
11:19it's like bricks.
11:21At the same time, it's really dry.
11:24It's a good package.
11:26It means that it's not just a small amount of marijuana.
11:32The suspect was connected to the Milor robbery holdup group
11:35in Valenzuela and Caloocan.
11:37Five members of the group were arrested.
11:39The suspects have yet to be released.
11:41For JMA Itinerary News,
11:43John Consulta, your news.
11:48House Speaker Martin Romualdez
11:50challenged Vice President Sara Duterte
11:52to face the committee of the camera
11:54and explain about the use of confidential funds.
11:59He should not answer,
12:02or speak,
12:05because all his officials
12:08know what's going on with the funds.
12:14He should be the one to speak
12:16when he gives the visas to the OVPO.
12:21He should be the one to speak.
12:23That's all.
12:26We are eager to hear what Vice President Romualdez has to say.
12:30First, Vice President Duterte said
12:32that the biggest challenge he is facing now
12:35is to involve his people
12:37in his fight against politics.
12:40Yesterday, his Chief of Staff,
12:44Atty. Zuleika Lopez, was detained in front of the camera.
12:46He was later condemned
12:48because he wrote to the Commission on Audit
12:50that the Commission should not follow
12:52its audit report on confidential funds.
12:56In a statement, the OVP said that Lopez asked
12:59that they should not issue a statement
13:01regarding his detainment.
13:04The U.S. Task Force in Palawan
13:06has long supported the AFP
13:08in its activities in the South China Sea.
13:11That's what the American officials said.
13:13The AFP explained
13:14what kind of assistance
13:16the American troops will provide.
13:18Let's watch Chino Gaston.
13:21The situation in the West Philippine Sea is controversial
13:24because the BRP Sierra Madre is located here,
13:27the Philippine ship
13:29that serves as the outpost of the Philippine Navy
13:31to ensure the rights of the country
13:33in the West Philippine Sea
13:34as part of its Exclusive Economic Zone.
13:37But because China is also involved,
13:39the Philippines' resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre
13:42experienced several times of violence.
13:46That's why before the pandemic,
13:48the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
13:50mentioned that there will be
13:52an Anti-Task Force Meeting of the United States.
13:55In his post on social media, Austin said
13:57that during his visit to the
13:59Command and Control Fusion Center in Palawan,
14:01he talked and thanked
14:04the American soldiers of the U.S. Task Force Meeting.
14:07What is the U.S. Task Force Meeting
14:09and what is its role in the AFP's mission
14:11in the West Philippine Sea?
14:13In a statement, the U.S. Embassy said
14:15that the task force strengthened
14:17the coordination and interoperability
14:19to support the AFP in its activities
14:22in the South China Sea,
14:23which is based on the cooperation
14:25of the forces of the Philippines and America
14:27towards the creation of a free and open
14:29Indo-Pacific region.
14:31The Joint U.S. Military Adjudication Group
14:33did not give details
14:35on how many soldiers were deployed
14:37in the task force meeting.
14:39According to National Security Advisor Eduardo Año,
14:42the members of the task force
14:44will not be included in the missions
14:46in the West Philippine Sea,
14:48but it will help in providing information
14:50whenever the AFP has a mission,
14:52the Western Command in the West Philippine Sea.
14:54ISR, Maritime Domain Awareness,
14:58they help in providing information about that.
15:03But on actual direct participation,
15:07it is purely Philippine operations.
15:11The West comes supported by the Philippine Coast Guard.
15:15In another statement,
15:16the Armed Forces of the Philippines said
15:18that the American soldiers in Palawan
15:20provided technical assistance.
15:22It emphasized the ability of the Philippines
15:25in maritime domain awareness
15:27that is important in planning
15:29and implementing programs and activities
15:32to protect the interests of the country
15:34in the West Philippine Sea.
15:36Maritime law expert Professor J. Batong-Bakal
15:39was not surprised that America has such a task force in the Philippines.
15:43It's not surprising.
15:45These are operational details.
15:48There's no need to be so concerned about
15:51as long as it contributes to the overall
15:54defense and security of the Philippines.
15:56For GMA Integrated News,
15:58who do you want as your witness?
16:02As the price of pork rises,
16:03Christmas is expected to be near.
16:06According to the National Federation of Hog Farmers,
16:08it depends on supply and demand
16:10how high the price will rise.
16:12The Department of Agriculture said
16:14that the rise is really possible
16:16due to the holiday season.
16:18But it's not going to be big.
16:20Their supply of pork is enough.
16:23New guidelines will be issued
16:25to speed up quarantine at checkpoints
16:28so that the delivery of meat
16:30to households will not be delayed.
16:33Some government officials are advising
16:36the Pogo operators
16:38on how to continue their operations in the country.
16:40According to us,
16:42there are government officials
16:44who are advising them
16:46to change their form,
16:50at least legally,
16:52like simple DPOs.
16:54For now,
16:55there is no name given
16:56to the position of Juntiveros.
16:58But he thinks
16:59there is still a big personality in Pogo.
17:02Like Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo.
17:05There is also new information
17:07about the Chinese spies in the Philippines
17:09through the Pogo operators.
17:12This is one of the discussions
17:14in the last hearing of the Senate
17:16about the Pogos on Tuesday.
17:19The family of the suspect
17:21in the shooting of an 18-year-old man
17:23in Molo Ilo Ilo City
17:25insisted that he was tortured to be arrested.
17:28According to one of the suspects,
17:30it took him six hours to get there.
17:33His mother removed the allegations
17:35that the suspect was connected to drugs.
17:37According to the Molo Police,
17:39if that is the family belief of the suspect,
17:41it is up to them.
17:43But they will release a video
17:45as proof of their allegation.
17:48The GMA Regional TV tried
17:50to get hold of the suspect,
17:52but he was not in the police station
17:54because he happened to be under
17:56the inquest proceedings.
17:58He was charged with murder.
18:00For GMA Integrated News,
18:02Bernadette Reyes is your witness.
18:10The year is coming to an end,
18:12but the plot twists are not yet over.
18:14Just like Anthony Mackie's surprise
18:16to the Avengers fans,
18:18he will be the next Captain America.
18:21Here is the showbiz witness,
18:23Lin Chi.
18:28It's not just for kids,
18:30but it also fulfills the younger heart.
18:32We are here at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
18:34for the Disney Content Showcase,
18:37APAC 2024,
18:39where they will show the movies
18:41and TV shows that will be released
18:43in the latter part of 2024 and 2025
18:46in cinemas and Disney+.
18:49From the critically acclaimed Shogun
18:51to The Mandalorian and Grogu,
18:54and even Gannibal,
18:56the fifth floor of Marina Sands Convention Center
18:59will feature cute exhibits and photopods
19:01for everyone who wants to take a selfie.
19:04The lineup is impressive,
19:06especially the K-dramas starring
19:08some of our favorite Korean superstars,
19:10like Kim Hyesoo,
19:12Kim Sun-ho,
19:14Park Yoon-bin,
19:16Ryu Seung-ryong,
19:18and Joo Ji-hoon,
19:20who made my heart-hand moment.
19:24Another highlight of the event
19:26is the Hollywood actor Anthony Mackie
19:28who was known as one of the Avengers
19:30as a former Falcon.
19:32And the plot twist now is that
19:34he will be the next Captain America,
19:37instead of Chris Evans.
19:39I know a lot of people might not like this.
19:41I've never read comics.
19:43What?
19:45I watch every cartoon.
19:47I watch everything from Tom and Jerry
19:50all the way to Teen Titans.
19:54When I have kids, I watch all the cartoons.
19:58He'll explain.
19:59I've just gotten into reading comic books,
20:02but when I got cast as the Falcon,
20:04I went back and I bought
20:06like 50-60 different comic books
20:09from the original Falcon and cast
20:12all the way up to the new one.
20:15He definitely has a story
20:17to tell as Captain America.
20:19I don't have the serum.
20:21The serum is very different.
20:23You have the serum, you can fight anybody
20:25and you don't have to worry about anything.
20:27But Sam, like I said, Jimmy is a counselor.
20:29He used more of his brain than his brawn.
20:32For GMA Integrated News,
20:34I'm Lyn Cheng, your witness.
20:42Bleach is known as a remover,
20:45but it can also be used to sculpt works.
20:48In the comic book, Bleach,
20:50Cyril and Kyle use bleach
20:53to make black t-shirts.
20:55The color fades away
20:57and the details are left out.
21:00It's not easy to make
21:02because it's hard to fix when it goes wrong.
21:05They spend up to 10 hours on each t-shirt.
21:08But they say it's a big help
21:10that they made this business.
21:15It's just three or four days,
21:17and it's already Christmas.
21:19And every other day,
21:20the Christmas market opens.
21:22If there's snow in the Philippines,
21:23no problem.
21:24Because in Quezon City,
21:26there's a taste of winter wonderland.
21:29The whole family will enjoy
21:30because of the snow machine,
21:32different booths,
21:34and food stalls.
21:35And welcome, even the fur babies.
21:39There are also fireworks displayed
21:41every Saturday.
21:47The blue and yellow lights
21:50in Samal Bataan.
21:52The eyes and ears are full
21:54of their Christmas food bazaar.
21:59And in Mindanao,
22:00the theme of the Christmas village
22:02in Cabahan, Putabato
22:03has also opened.
22:05It's meant to be a resident
22:07in Karatikbayan.
22:09The sky is also bright
22:11with the fireworks display.
22:17The sky is colorful
22:18and covered with thick smoke,
22:20the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland.
22:24Next, the volcano erupted there.
22:26The authorities are already
22:27worried about the possible
22:28volcanic activity
22:29under the peninsula.
22:3150 families living
22:33near the volcano
22:34evacuated.
22:35Within three years,
22:36the volcano erupted 10 times.
22:40Full of pride,
22:41Alden Richards and Caffeine Bernardo
22:43from the Asian World Film Festival
22:45in America.
22:47This is the showcase
22:48of Aubrey Carrante.
22:53Dashing in a blue plaid suit
22:55and gorgeous
22:56in her powder blue long gown.
22:58That's how the red carpet walk
23:00of Alden Richards
23:02and Caffeine Bernardo
23:03in the Asian World Film Festival
23:05in Culver City, California.
23:07It's a huge honor.
23:08You know, we're very grateful
23:09for the Asian World Film Festival
23:12for the opportunity
23:13and you know, being here
23:14showcasing Filipino talent
23:15and a Filipino material
23:17is just so rewarding.
23:20This is a very, very important night
23:22for us and for us,
23:23Filipinos as well.
23:24Nakaka-proud to be part
23:25of something like this.
23:27Kasama rin dyan
23:28ng iba pang cast
23:29na nag-roofie sa red carpet.
23:32It's one productive day
23:33para sa kapuso
23:34global fashion icon
23:35na si Hart Evangelista.
23:37Kabilang si Hart
23:38sa mga panelists
23:39para sa Vogue Talks,
23:40Role of Social Media
23:42in Your Business
23:43ng Vogue Threads Manila 2024.
23:46Nakasama niya roon
23:47ang Pinay social media darling
23:49na si Niana Guerrero.
23:51Via online naman
23:52ang pag-join
23:53ng social media personality
23:54na si Bretman Rock.
23:56And there's more for Hart
23:59dahil marami raw
24:00di dapat palampasin
24:01sa susunod na episode
24:03ng Hart World.
24:04Especially the next two episodes,
24:07you will see some things
24:08na never namin pinag-usapan.
24:10Actually, next three episodes.
24:13It's intense.
24:15Basically, before,
24:16there were fake news
24:17that were going around.
24:19Now, it will be addressed
24:21and there are actually
24:22stolen footages
24:23that will be shown.
24:25So, nakaka-excite siya.
24:28Salamat sa inyong pagsaksi.
24:29Ako po si Pia Arcangel
24:31para sa mas malaki mission
24:33at sa mas malawak
24:34na paglilingkod sa bayan.
24:36Mula sa Jimmy Integrated News,
24:37ang news authority ng Filipino.
24:39Hanggang bukas,
24:40sama-sama tayong magiging
24:42Saksi!
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