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00:00It's almost time for the return of Mary Jane Veloso, who was imprisoned for almost 15 years and was lined up in the death row in Indonesia.
00:11She is now in the hands of our authorities, who are going to bring her to justice.
00:17Oh, she vomited on the way here?
00:21Maybe it's over-excitement?
00:24She vomited.
00:26Maybe she's excited. She's already mixed up.
00:28She's already mixed up.
00:30Just relax.
00:32When she arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,
00:36Mary Jane thanked President Bongbong Marcos and Indonesian President Prabowo Sobyanto.
00:42She couldn't help but be emotional while talking on the phone with her parents and children.
00:48Mary Jane also told her family that she vomited earlier.
00:53According to her family, they will wait for Mary Jane.
00:57According to our authorities, she is now in the hands of the doctor of our Bureau of Corrections.
01:02Mary Jane will board a commercial flight.
01:05While facing the press conference of Mary Jane in Indonesia,
01:09her family is watching her from the office of a group of migrants.
01:14To the President of Indonesia, what would you like to say?
01:17Thank you very much, Mr. President.
01:23To President Marcos, please.
01:25President Marcos, President Marcos, President Marcos.
01:29Thank you, thank you.
01:33At the Correctional Institution of Indonesia,
01:36Mary Jane is now in the hands of the authorities,
01:39Thank you, thank you.
01:42At the Correctional Institute for Women,
01:44Mary Jane Veloso will be directed and quarantined when she arrives here in the Philippines.
01:50Her family, on the eve of her return, asked to hug Mary Jane even for a moment.
01:56Reporting by Joseph Moro.
02:03Following Mary Jane Veloso from Yogyakarta to Jakarta,
02:07she was transferred to the Women's Correctional Facility in Kabiseran, Indonesia.
02:11There, she talked to the GMA Integrated News, her lawyers, and other members of the NGO
02:16who helped her since she was imprisoned in Indonesia in 2010.
02:19It is very happy for me, myself, and for our organization because it's 10 years already with her.
02:27It's really, really touching me.
02:31Because every year, I visit her in Yogyakarta.
02:36This evening, Mary Jane was waiting at the Jakarta airport.
02:39According to the Bureau of Corrections, I corrected her this morning.
02:42Mary Jane's parents are eager to see her again.
02:45I can't sleep and I can't eat anymore.
02:48We hugged her, kissed her, and especially the two children.
02:54According to the Bureau of Customs, when Mary Jane arrives,
02:56she will be quarantined for five days at the Correctional Institution for Women.
03:00Their lawyer appealed to the Justice Department for her family to see her and hug her even for a moment.
03:06Especially in the situation of Mary Jane,
03:08it's been almost 15 years since she was last seen here in the Philippines.
03:13If they see her, they will say,
03:15It's just for a moment, just occasionally, for those 15 years.
03:21So, it's important.
03:23Mary Jane's parents are thankful for the government's assurance
03:26that they were able to celebrate Christmas together.
03:28But they have one more request.
03:30I hope that when the 24th comes,
03:32the President will immediately issue a clemency so that she can go home.
03:37There's nothing yet to be said about this to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
03:40President Bongbong Marcos said that it's a priority for Mary Jane to go home.
03:46Joseph Morong reported for GMA Integrated News.
03:50In other news, PhilHealth approved their future fund next year.
03:55In the middle of their withdrawal from the 2025 National Budget.
04:00Congressmen asked how the agency spent their fund.
04:05Jonathan Andar has a report.
04:09In the proposed 2025 National Budget,
04:11they did not withdraw the fund for PhilHealth.
04:13President Marcos himself is in favor of this.
04:15That is, their reserve fund will only be left in the bank,
04:19which is more than half a billion pesos.
04:21Even the health department said that PhilHealth has a lot of money.
04:24But where does PhilHealth bring the subsidy to them?
04:45If the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability continues,
04:48why does it seem that the fund is being invested first rather than helped by the members?
04:54How to run a health insurance program?
04:57That is our problem.
04:59And that is the reason why you have zero subsidy.
05:03I'm sorry.
05:04The point of Antipolar Representative Romeo Acop,
05:07within a year, PhilHealth earned almost 10 billion pesos
05:11from the growth or interest of their investments.
05:15What I see is that you are already in business.
05:17The money of PhilHealth should be used to increase the package
05:22or to decrease the contribution.
05:24We have already begun to change our policy.
05:27So yes, it is showing that our investments are increasing, so and so.
05:31But again, I'm humbly asking this honorable committee to give us just a little more patience.
05:38PhilHealth said that they have no power to lower the contribution of their members.
05:43But they promised that they will recommend this to the Congress.
05:48They are also aggressive in expanding benefits,
05:51such as 30% increase of some benefits packages.
05:54Next year, it will be 50%.
05:57Now, they have a fund of 150 billion pesos surplus or extra,
06:03281 billion in reserve,
06:06and 489 billion in investment fund.
06:09For next year, PhilHealth Board approved their 2025 corporate operating budget
06:15which is 284 billion pesos.
06:18271 billion pesos is for the beneficiaries.
06:21The budget is the fifth in the zero subsidy in the 2025 national budget.
06:26Jonathan Andal reporting for GMA Integrated News.
06:31We are here.
06:33Where?
06:34Over there.
06:35Where?
06:36In the house that was helped by OMANOMA after the online scam of a foreign manager
06:41was discovered in the house of an exclusive subdivision in Paranaque.
06:46When I suddenly climbed up there, I saw that their work is like that.
06:50When I found out that they are already prohibiting their employees,
06:55and they are prohibiting me to go out because I might tell a story outside,
06:58they are prohibiting me to clean the third floor.
07:01I am afraid.
07:02Seven Chinese nationals were arrested.
07:05Computers with scripts for online scams were discovered.
07:10Some Filipinos were the victims.
07:13They came from a big POGO organization.
07:19They came from a big POGO organization.
07:37The biggest POGO hub in the Philippines, in Cavite, was closed.
07:43The closure of POGOs was followed by President Bongbong Marcos' order.
07:48PAG-COR said that POGOs are no longer in the country,
07:51but the PNP is guarding the small-scale POGOs.
07:58The creation of local source code voting machines for the election of 2025
08:04was extended by COMELEC until January 2025.
08:07The source code is part of a software program
08:10that gives instructions on the operation of voting machines.
08:17Alice Gu and her four children were accused by the DOJ of violating the Anti-Dummy Act
08:24and falsification of public documents.
08:26They claimed that the Filipinos bought land from the farm they built.
08:34Ian Cruz reporting for GMA Integrated News.
08:41Tropical Depression Kirubin continues to maintain hope.
08:45According to the 11 p.m. Bulletin of Hope,
08:48the center of the storm was last seen 275 kilometers east-northeast of General Santos City.
08:55It has a strength of up to 45 kilometers per hour and a speed of up to 55 kilometers per hour.
09:01It moves east-northeast at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.
09:06The signal No. 1 in Davao Oriental is now high.
09:09It continues to rain in Visayas and Mindanao.
09:14It was first reported that the storm may weaken as a low-pressure area
09:19and will pass through Mindanao and Palawan from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday.
09:24It continues to point out if there will be changes in the coming hours and days.
09:31It's already the 8th day of Christmas and various Santa Claus are preparing abroad.
09:37In Kosovo, thousands of B-Santa are running in the 9th Santa Claus Marathon for a Cause.
09:44Not only locals, but also tourists and dogs are playing a fun run.
09:51Motorcycles are serving as reindeer for the Santas in Spain.
09:57And they are circling the streets of Barcelona.
10:03The Christmas lights will be installed in Via del Corso in Rome, Italy.
10:08They used sustainable and low-energy lights in lighting the 2-kilometer street.
10:15There are also giant Christmas trees and Christmas balls hanging from historical buildings.
10:22It's also a good start to the celebration of the Catholic Church's Jubilee
10:27which will start on Christmas Eve, December 24.
10:36Love is in Palawan!
10:38Kylie Nalcantara and Kobe Paras are already in vacation mode
10:42while enjoying Malaparaisong El Nido.
10:47What about the Dante Squad? What are their holiday plans?
10:52The four of us will be on vacation.
10:54Just here in the Philippines.
10:56It's also a celebration of Marian's left and right blessings
11:01and Ding Dong's 10th wedding anniversary.
11:06Miguel Tan Felix flew a Sky Lantern in Riles, Taiwan.
11:11Miguel is one of the stars of the GMA Action Drama Prime Series
11:16of Mga Batang Riles which will be aired on GMA Prime in January 2025.
11:24The second theatrical poster of the 2024 MMFF entry of GMA Pictures
11:31and GMA Public Affairs, Green Bones, was also screened.
11:34Aubrey Carampel reporting for GMA Integrated News.
11:42In a small part of the Bueno Fonteno Caves in Italy,
11:46a female cave explorer was caught and trapped there since last week.
11:52The rescue team and medical team are having a hard time.
11:56The fallen creature is still not moving
11:59and it needs to be evacuated within 100 meters of the narrow pond.
12:04According to local media, the woman is in a stable condition
12:07and she might be able to come out on Thursday.
12:10It was reported that a year ago, the woman was also trapped there.
12:21Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Vanuatu, an island in the Pacific Ocean.
12:27The strong earthquake was seen in several videos.
12:30It caused fear and panic among many residents.
12:34There were also earthquakes due to the earthquake.
12:38Houses were also destroyed.
12:41According to the local police, one of the houses was damaged
12:44while according to United Nations,
12:47six people were killed.
13:07For more UN videos visit www.un.org