24 Oras Express: December 18, 2024 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Miyerkules, December 18, 2024.   - Paghahain ng reklamo kaugnay sa crimes against humanity vs. ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Bato Dela Rosa, Sen. Bong Go at 2 dating PNP Chief, inirekomenda ng House Quad Comm   - Mary Jane Veloso, emosyonal nang mayakap ang mga kaanak; magpapasko kasama sila   - Mary Jane Veloso: "Wala akong kasalanan"; hiling niya: makalaya at mapawalang-sala   - Mga bodegang ipinasara noon kaugnay ng pagmahal ng bigas, pinabubuksan na ng BOC   - Mga tindahan ng paputok, ininspeksyon; pinaigting ang kampanya vs. ilegal   -ES Bersamin: Wala pang desisyon ang palasyo kung bibigyan si Veloso ng executive clemency   - PhilHealth: tuloy ang benepisyo kahit walang 2025 gov't subsidy   - Ilang probisyon ng 2025 nat'l budget, susuriin at ive-veto ni PBBM   - Kawayang tulay na dinaraanan ng ilang guro at estudyante, bumigay dahil sa pagragasa ng tubig sa ilog   - Bagyong Querubin, humina bilang LPA; malaking bahagi ng bansa patuloy na uulanin   - Paghahain ng reklamong crimes agaist humanity vs. ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Bato Dela Rosa, Sen. Bong Go at 2 dating PNP Chief, inirekomenda ng House Quad Comm     - Good reviews, umapaw sa special preview ng MMFF entry film na "Green Bones"; Dennis Trillo, very proud sa kanilang pelikula   - 6 na iba pang kaso vs. Marcos Sr. at Imelda kaugnay ng coco levy, ibinasura ng Sandiganbayan   - Single mom, nagpaabot ng tulong sa mga batang nasa SOS Children’s Village sa Zarraga, Iloilo   - "Green Bones," naghahanda na para sa MMFF Parade of Stars sa Sabado   - Pakiusap ng Comelec sa mga pulitiko: 'wag umeksena sa pamimigay ng ayuda   - 26 lantern installations, nagtagisan sa 2024 UP Lantern Parade    24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  #24Oras #BreakingNews  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv  Facebook: / gmanews TikTok: / gmanews Twitter: / gmanews Instagram: / gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Live from the GMA Network Center, a 20-year-old story on Teclas Moronas.

00:12Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.

00:17We just received this news, recommended by the Quad Committee of the Chamber of Investigation on POGO and extrajudicial killings,

00:25the incitement of the Quad Committee on Crimes Against Humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte.

00:32Also on the subject, Senator Bato de la Rosa and Senator Bong Go, two former PNP heads and other personalities.

00:41We will bring you the full story later.

00:46After 15 years of exile, the Veloso family is now in mourning for the return of Mary Jane, a Filipino who was once worshipped in Indonesia.

01:01At the airport, the children's emotions are high, especially when Mary Jane was directed to the correctional when they were not being embraced.

01:11That's why their emotions are even higher at the reunion.

01:15Joseph Moro was there.

01:21Upon meeting Mary Jane Veloso, her son Mark Daryl ran to the airport.

01:29His mother was imprisoned in Indonesia for only a year in 2010.

01:34In that moment, he and his brother Mark Daniel felt the embrace of a mother.

01:42While he was being called by his brothers, there was no brotherly embrace in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong.

01:52That's why when Mary Jane faced the media,

02:00Mary Jane will be quarantined for five days at the Correctional's Reception and Diagnostics Center before being transferred to a regular cell.

02:08However, they were allowed to celebrate Christmas together.

02:13The Veloso family has been mourning for almost 15 years for this day.

02:18That's why they are preparing to go to the airport early in the morning.

02:22Aside from the flowers, they are holding hope.

02:25Since Mary Jane was imprisoned, a recruiter gave her something that contains heroin.

02:32Mom, what do you feel?

02:34I'm so happy.

02:37Every day, when we call her, we believe that she will come home.

02:41I'm happier now than when we used to visit my mom.

02:46Because now, she's closer to us even though we visit her every day.

02:52On the way back to her memories, Mary Jane's fear and anxiety for her son.

02:57I don't know what to say.

02:59What are you thinking?

03:01I'm thinking if my son is being raped there, what will happen to my son there.

03:07They went to the airport because they were told that they will have a chance to be with their son in the VIP lounge.

03:14We're already at the airport.

03:16I'm so happy to see you, dad.

03:19I'm thinking of going down to the stairs.

03:24But it didn't happen as expected.

03:27At the airport, they were in line in front of the security line where Mary Jane will pass through.

03:33And when Mary Jane's airplane landed at 6 in the morning,

03:37she was quickly put in an SUV.

03:39She's not a lion anymore.

03:41The parents are waiting.

03:43Mary Jane!

03:48Her convoy couldn't do anything but watch while the fireworks were being lit for her son.

03:53I'm so sad.

03:55They made my son a criminal.

03:57He's innocent.

03:59Why didn't they show it to us?

04:02We want to hug him.

04:10Their family knows through the lawyers that they shouldn't go to the airport

04:17because of security issues and health issues.

04:20And finally, the long-awaited reunion took place at the correctional.

04:27Here, she will remain for two months before being transferred to the maximum compound

04:31to serve her sentence for life imprisonment in Indonesia.

04:36It's important for me to be given a plenary so that I can be with my family.

04:42For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, for 24 Hours.

04:47Before the family of Veloso met,

04:50Mary Jane has a heartfelt goodbye to her friends and helpers in Indonesia.

04:57I was with her on the flight back to the Philippines.

05:00And here's what I learned.

05:07At Jakarta Airport, the media's first look at Mary Jane Veloso last night,

05:12past 9 o'clock,

05:14Jakarta time,

05:16Mary Jane's followers from the Indonesian government and the Philippine government were surrounded.

05:21Mary Jane, Mary Jane, Mary Jane, I'm your countrywoman.

05:24What do you want to say to the Filipinos? Please.

05:26To your parents.

05:27Thank you to all the Filipinos.

05:30Thank you very much, sir.

05:33Thank you, sir.

05:38From Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where she spent almost 15 years,

05:42Mary Jane was transferred to Jakarta last Sunday night

05:45as part of her preparation for her return to the Philippines.

05:49On Tuesday night, Mary Jane was brought to the airport.

05:54She was tired from the flight from the prison.

05:57But it seemed that the fatigue and tiredness were paid off

06:00when the family was able to talk in a video call.

06:04Are you waiting for Mama Jana?

06:06Yes, we're waiting for Mama Jana.

06:08Yes.

06:10Kuya!

06:12In a short interview, Mary Jane said that she hopes to be free and be able to go home to her family.

06:18My hope is to be able to go home to my family.

06:23I want to be free, to have a clemency.

06:27To be acquitted.

06:28To be acquitted because I did nothing wrong.

06:31Last Sunday night in Jakarta,

06:33Mary Jane was formally turned over to the Philippines.

06:37She thanked everyone who helped her,

06:39including the government of Indonesia and the Philippines.

06:42After being in prison for a long time,

06:45she became fluent in Bahasa Indonesia,

06:48the language of the Indonesians.

06:50I am very grateful and thankful to God.

06:55I am grateful to God that I was able to return to my country.

07:02Thank you very much.

07:05Before boarding the plane, Mary Jane saw her friends in Indonesia

07:09with the people who helped her,

07:11and became her family while in prison.

07:14This poster has a message written in Bahasa.

07:18What does this mean in English?

07:20What does this mean?

07:24Safe trip back home.

07:25Safe trip back home, okay.

07:29And a new life.

07:31New life.

07:33They are happy and Mary Jane is now free.

07:36But they will never forget the Philippines

07:39that helped and became a part of their lives

07:42in poverty and misery.

07:44At the time I was in college,

07:47and my college asked me to attend her trial.

07:53And then we find out that during the trial,

07:57she didn't get any fair trial.

07:59Early in the morning, Mary Jane boarded a commercial flight.

08:04She was placed at the end of the seat.

08:07After more than three hours of travel,

08:09and almost 15 years of imprisonment in Indonesia,

08:13Mary Jane returned home to the Philippines.

08:16Guarded by the NBI, Bureau of Corrections, and Immigration,

08:20Mary Jane was escorted out of the country

08:22as if she had a bad feeling about her fate.

08:26According to the Bureau of Corrections,

08:28Mary Jane was given medicine for her stomach upset.

08:31She was taken to the nearest hospital

08:34where she will be escorted by a car

08:37to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong.

08:41For GMA Integrated News,

08:43Emil Sumangil, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.

08:47To lower the price of rice,

08:49a group of rice millers, traders, and importers

08:53accompanied by the Customs Order

08:56to open the few rice warehouses in Bulacan.

09:00Nakatutok, Bernadette Reyes.

09:06The Millers, Traders, and Importers

09:09joined in tears, joy, and applause

09:11when the Bureau of Customs announced

09:13that they will open the warehouses in Bulacan.

09:17This was accompanied by an investigation

09:19on the high price of rice

09:21and the smuggling allegations.

09:23The BOC gave 15 days for the closed warehouses

09:27to submit documents.

09:29We are looking for proof of payment of duties.

09:32In the meantime, since our country needs

09:34a cheap supply of rice,

09:37we will open it.

09:39I will monitor the output of the rice from their warehouses.

09:43In a dialogue earlier between the Millers,

09:45Traders, Importers, and the government,

09:47the Millers repeatedly said

09:49that the high price of rice did not originate from them.

09:53Our problem is a national problem.

09:56Rice is expensive wherever we go.

09:59Who decides?

10:01Will you tell me, tell us?

10:04Is it the retailer who earns a lot?

10:07I don't know the cost of the retailers

10:11and why they have a high retail cost.

10:13That's why we will lower the price

10:17because you will look pitiful.

10:19No one will buy from you if it's expensive.

10:20The Department of Agriculture submitted

10:22a complete list of wholesalers and retailers

10:25who buy from the Millers

10:27to study who sells at a high price.

10:30In order to help lower the price of rice,

10:34the Millers, Traders, and Importers

10:37will help sell cheap rice to nearby markets

10:40if the price is high.

10:42According to the Center City Rice Mill Owners and Traders Association,

10:45they sell rice to wholesalers and retailers at a low price.

10:49That's why they can sell rice to rice markets

10:52for P40 to P45 per kilo

10:55so that the buyers can buy.

10:58Let's do P40 first.

11:00If it's sustainable at P30, P36, P38, we will do it.

11:04We are willing to help the government

11:06so that we can always have cheap rice

11:09that our citizens can buy.

11:11According to the DA, rice is sold

11:13through the Caniwa Center

11:15at an easier time

11:16so that this Christmas season can help.

11:19For GMA Integrated News,

11:21Bernadette Reyes,

11:2324 Hours.

11:25Less than two weeks

11:27before New Year's Eve 2025,

11:29there was a surge in sales

11:32to grocery stores.

11:35Smuggled goods

11:37or illegal goods

11:39that are sold online

11:42were smuggled by the Jewel Generation.

11:48The eruption of Hurricane Christine,

11:52Karina,

11:54and Pipito.

11:57It is now based on the names

11:59of newly erupted incidents

12:01so the PNP is strictly monitoring it.

12:04With the name and appearance,

12:06you already know what will happen

12:08if you are hit.

12:10We are the stakeholders

12:11who want to follow the law.

12:14We are always hit

12:15by such illegal activities.

12:17That is why the PNP inspected

12:20several stores of fireworks

12:21in Bukawai, Bulacan.

12:22Local manufacturers brought the problem

12:25of selling illegal fireworks

12:28to social media platforms.

12:30We have to protect the legal.

12:32Because there are already many illegal.

12:34What the police are doing

12:36is not only on the road

12:37where there is an inspection,

12:39but we also inspect online.

12:42There are many online sellers.

12:44We are together

12:46against the online selling

12:48of these illegal firecrackers.

12:52Aside from prohibiting

12:53the online selling of fireworks,

12:55the local industry also has a big problem

12:58with the addition of

12:59cheaper smuggled products.

13:01This is the reason

13:03why the price of local lights

13:05and fireworks is reduced by 30%.

13:08Despite the challenges

13:09that the industry is facing,

13:11the sellers,

13:12dealers and manufacturers

13:13of fireworks are able to breathe.

13:17Because of December,

13:18their income increased by 20%

13:21compared to last year.

13:23If you want to buy,

13:24the Department of Trade and Industry said,

13:26you need to check the label of the product.

13:29Check if there is a Philippine Standard Mark

13:31and other information

13:33like the license number of the manufacturer.

13:35Don't buy products

13:38like fireworks or firecrackers

13:39that don't have a complete label

13:41or complete information.

13:43If a product comes from an online store,

13:46you don't know how safe it is

13:50because the quality of the product

13:52is not tested by the DTI.

13:56For GMA Integrated News,

13:58I'm Jun Veneracion,

14:00for 24 Hours.

14:01After not giving up

14:03on the sudden return of Mary Jane,

14:06the Veloso family is still praying

14:08for her freedom.

14:10It's one of the ways of executive clemency

14:12that the President can give

14:14but there is no decision yet.

14:16According to the palace,

14:18John Consulta got it right.

14:24Mary Jane Veloso is still considered

14:26a person deprived of liberty

14:28even though she's back in the Philippines.

14:30Even though she's not in jail,

14:31the National Bureau of Investigation

14:34and Correctional Institution for Women

14:36or CIW are still watching her.

14:38Just like a PDL,

14:40Mary Jane went under

14:41for booking procedures and mug shots.

14:43A while ago,

14:44Mary Jane showed her hands

14:46to show the ink

14:48to fingerprint her.

14:49In this room,

14:50Mary Jane will stay for 5 days

14:52for her quarantine period.

14:54After that,

14:55Mary Jane has a 55-day mandatory orientation

14:58to know the regulations inside

15:00her rights and other things.

15:02While waiting for the President's decision

15:04if he can give her

15:06her freedom.

15:08Remember,

15:09Marusang Kamatayan

15:10sentenced Mary Jane to death

15:12in Indonesia in 2010

15:14due to drug possession

15:15of a briefcase

15:16that was accidentally given to her

15:18by a recruiter.

15:19For now,

15:20Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said

15:22there is no decision yet

15:23if Mary Jane will be given

15:25executive clemency.

15:26The review is said to be ongoing.

15:28DOJ Eusebio Raul Vazquez said

15:30there are two ways

15:31for Mary Jane to be released

15:33from prison.

15:35This is the method of parole

15:36and executive clemency.

15:38Parole is a conditional release

15:40that is given

15:41if a PDL deserves

15:43the minimum period of prison sentence.

15:45It is given

15:46to a good record

15:47while in prison

15:48and in the account of

15:49Good Conduct Time Allowance or GCTA.

15:52A technical working group

15:54called the Bucor

15:55is called to study this

15:56and to know

15:57if Mary Jane spent

15:59more than 14 years in prison

16:01in Indonesia

16:02in the account of GCTA.

16:03That is the beauty of GCTA.

16:05It will not pass

16:06through the executive department.

16:08Yes.

16:09Because if it is computed,

16:11it is only internal.

16:12We will also look

16:13at the system there.

16:17First and second,

16:19what was her conduct there.

16:21Third,

16:22what can be seen

16:26as favorable.

16:27Because the principle of our law

16:29is that all procedural rules

16:33favorable to the accused

16:35are to be granted them.

16:38Because our primary concept

16:41is always towards

16:43human rights

16:44and the right to liberty.

16:46In due time,

16:47we will be able to know

16:48if Mary Jane is qualified

16:53for GCTA

16:56and if there is a GCTA,

16:58has she served the minimum.

17:04So that will entitle her

17:06for parole.

17:07At our level,

17:08we can recommend that.

17:09The fastest way

17:11is the executive clemency

17:13that the president

17:14can give.

17:15In the opinion of our president,

17:19the executive clemency

17:22can be done

17:23in the exercise of his ultimate

17:25and absolute authority

17:27along with other

17:28equally entitled PDLs.

17:30Why not?

17:31If the executive clemency

17:33is given by our president,

17:35definitely,

17:36he will also look at the others.

17:37He will not be single out.

17:40For JMA Integrated News,

17:42John Consulta.

17:44Stay tuned, 24 hours.

17:47Some are clearly spreading online

17:50that PhilHealth will continue

17:52to provide benefits to the public

17:55even if it is removed

17:56from the government subsidy

17:57in the 2025 proposed national budget.

18:00They will also increase

18:02the number of answers

18:03to patients' medical needs

18:05and there are also new packages.

18:08Markie Pulido is on the case.

18:11To proceed to the Malasakit Center,

18:13Marian received a guarantee letter

18:15and left home at 3am

18:17to be the first in line.

18:19Even at 8am,

18:20the Malasakit Center will open.

18:22After waiting for a few hours,

18:24she will be able to get the medicine

18:26from the authorized drugstore

18:27for the mother

18:28who is suffering from

18:29peritoneal dialysis.

18:30Because PhilHealth's medicines

18:32are not enough

18:33to reach 20 mL per month.

18:35It's not enough.

18:36When I was hospitalized,

18:38they only paid 10% to 20%

18:40of the bill.

18:42Because PhilHealth's answer

18:44is limited,

18:45many patients are in need of help.

18:47Marian is walking

18:48guarantee letters

18:49every day

18:50to the offices

18:51of congressmen,

18:52party list,

18:53or senators.

18:54Every time we ask for help,

18:56I feel that we are not

18:58being taken seriously.

18:59To be honest,

19:00Dr. Tony Liatchon said

19:01you don't have to take care

19:03of patients

19:04just to get the medicine.

19:06You don't have to take care

19:07of patients

19:08just to get the medicine.

19:09If the Universal Healthcare Law

19:10is implemented properly,

19:11the hospital should only be

19:12the patient's billing department.

19:14But that's if PhilHealth

19:16raises the case rates

19:18and packages.

19:19That's right.

19:20Universal Healthcare,

19:22if your package is high,

19:23you will pay

19:24at the hospital.

19:26The hearings

19:27are being held

19:28in the House and Senate.

19:29PhilHealth has a lot of money.

19:30The amount of funds is

19:32P150 billion.

19:33The reserve fund is P281 billion.

19:35The investment fund is P489 billion.

19:40PhilHealth is not

19:41a business enterprise.

19:43Use the fund

19:44for social health expenditures

19:46so that they don't

19:47rely too much

19:48on Maipip.

19:49They don't need

19:50to approach

19:51the PCSO,

19:52the DOH,

19:53the DSWD,

19:54the politicians,

19:55the DSWD,

19:56the DSWD,

19:57the politicians,

19:58because you yourself

19:59ensure that

20:00they receive

20:01a sufficient benefit

20:02a sufficient benefit

20:03from health.

20:05Marianne,

20:06who is constantly

20:07asking for help

20:08in providing medical care

20:09for her mother,

20:10is upset

20:11when she heard

20:12that PhilHealth

20:13has a lot of funds.

20:14I hope that

20:15when they give

20:16a real benefit

20:17to the PhilHealth members,

20:18to the PhilHealth members,

20:19to give a real benefit

20:20to the PhilHealth members,

20:21they will use all of it.

20:22they will use all of it.

20:23I will not

20:24be in a queue

20:25to get the money.

20:26to get the money.

20:27I will not be in a queue

20:28to get the money.

20:29Because of the excessive funds

20:30that were not used,

20:31the Senate will not

20:32give the PhilHealth

20:33a P74 billion government subsidy

20:34a P74 billion government subsidy

20:35under the 2025 budget.

20:36a P74 billion government subsidy

20:37under the 2025 budget.

20:38PhilHealth ensures

20:39PhilHealth ensures

20:40that even without this,

20:41its service will continue.

20:42There is a 50% increase

20:43in case rates

20:44and 12 new packages.

20:45and 12 new packages.

20:46Rest assured,

20:47all PhilHealth benefits

20:48will continue to be paid

20:49and will even improve.

20:50and will even improve.

20:51For GMA Integrated News,

20:52Mackie Pulido,

20:5324 Hours.

20:54For GMA Integrated News,

20:55Mackie Pulido,

20:5624 Hours.

20:57It's almost

20:58two weeks

20:59for 2025,

21:00but the signing

21:01of the agreement

21:02the signing of the national budget for the next year.

21:05President Bongbong Marcos will announce it first.

21:08According to the Palace, there are things that need to be examined in the hearing

21:11and there are provisions that need to be vetoed.

21:14Mav Gonzales has the floor.

21:20President Bongbong Marcos' signed the 2025 General Appropriations Act on Friday,

21:27but in Malacanang's announcement, he announced it first.

21:30According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,

21:33he wants to review it first

21:35in the middle of the discussions of some sectors

21:38on the version of the budget that was agreed upon

21:40in the Bicameral Conference Committee.

21:42Bersamin said that the President himself is the one leading

21:45in the thorough review of the budget,

21:46along with Bersamin, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto,

21:50Budget Secretary Amina Pangandaman,

21:52Public Works Secretary Manny Bonuan,

21:54and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

21:56They assure that the 2025 National Budget

22:00is in accordance with the priorities of the administration.

22:02Bersamin said that they have not yet announced

22:05when the budget signing will be.

22:07But he confirmed that he will veto

22:09some items and provisions of the President

22:11in the interest of the public

22:13and to follow the fiscal program of the government

22:16as well as the law.

22:17As one of the first to pass the budget,

22:20the biggest allocation will be given

22:22to the Department of Public Works and Highways

22:24as well as to the Education Sector

22:26to fight for the law.

22:28The same will be done for the budget

22:30of the Department of Education,

22:32the removal of the PhilHealth subsidy,

22:34and the return of the controversial

22:36assistance to the Kapos Angkita Program

22:38and funding of the Congress.

22:40The leaders of the House and Senate

22:42have no objection to the President's decision

22:44because this is part of the process.

22:46The President's power to veto

22:48or reject the proposed laws

22:50passed by the Congress

22:53but the country's budget

22:55is a special case

22:57according to law expert Professor Dan Gatmaytan.

22:59The President may veto

23:01any law

23:03so the effect of that

23:05is if he or she sends it back

23:07to Congress.

23:09But until the removal

23:11of particular items,

23:13he has no power.

23:15He has nothing to do in terms of

23:17adding, in terms of moving

23:19items in the budget.

23:21For example,

23:23if the President vetoes the fund

23:25for the ACA Program

23:27which is not in the original request

23:29of Malacanang,

23:31the 26 billion pesos

23:33will remain

23:35in the National Treasury.

23:37If the PhilHealth budget is vetoed

23:39and the subsidy is zero,

23:41the original allocation

23:43of 74 billion pesos will not return.

23:45Congress has to respond

23:47next time or next year

23:49if they are careful

23:51or if special appropriations

23:53are needed eventually

23:55if it looks like money is needed

23:57for certain things

23:59there will be emergencies.

24:01But Senate Minority Leader

24:03Coco Pimentel said

24:05the President's veto

24:07can still be overrided or the Congress

24:09will lose its visa.

24:11However, this has not happened in history.

24:13Congress can insist

24:15that

24:17it still needs to be a law

24:19it can insist by

24:21two-thirds vote

24:23of Congress voting

24:25separately to

24:27override the veto.

24:29No, because

24:31a super majority

24:33a special majority is needed

24:35more than just a simple majority

24:37of course

24:39the President's allies

24:41are in the House and Senate

24:43so it should not happen.

24:45The President can also

24:47convene the Bicameral Conference

24:49Committee to fix

24:51issues in the budget

24:53as it has not been signed yet.

24:55What he needs to do is prevail

24:57upon Congress

24:59to withdraw

25:01the bill

25:03they gave to the President

25:05so that they can fix it.

25:07That's what I think

25:09is the most viable

25:11solution

25:13solution here

25:15without making the President

25:17veto the entire budget.

25:19The Senate President said

25:21the Condo can be augmented

25:23after the budget is passed.

25:25It's in the special provisions

25:27the Speaker, the Senate President, the President, the Chief Justice

25:29all the heads of agencies

25:31of constitutional agencies have that power

25:33because they have fiscal autonomy.

25:35For GMA Integrated News

25:37Mav Gonzalez

25:39for 24 Hours.

25:41The typhoon Kerubin

25:43has weakened as a low-pressure area

25:45but according to the forecast

25:47it should not be too

25:49severe

25:51because it's possible that it will be

25:53a bad time.

25:55And because it's Christmas,

25:57is there another typhoon

25:59before the end of the year?

26:01Dano Tingkungko is on the phone.

26:05Slowly

26:07teachers and students

26:09in Pitson, Caraga, Davao, Oriental

26:13suddenly

26:19gave away their

26:21bamboo rope

26:23to some who were hit by a big rock.

26:31A student was hit

26:33by a water leak

26:35to the bottom of the river.

26:40They were all saved.

26:42According to a teacher,

26:44it's normal for the river to overflow

26:46while they are in school

26:48but while crossing the river

26:50the water suddenly rose

26:52until they reached the river.

26:54There were also rains

26:56in Bihol.

26:58That rain in Mindanao and Visayas

27:00because of the Typhoon Kerubin

27:02which is a low-pressure area

27:04or LPA.

27:06Our forecast for the next three days

27:09I'm just reminding

27:11that even if

27:13the Typhoon Kerubin is a low-pressure area

27:15because of its interaction

27:17with the shear line

27:19the rains will be stronger.

27:21If our low-pressure area

27:23is just like this

27:25most likely

27:27the main part

27:29of Luzon

27:31will experience

27:33only mild rains.

27:35The shear line in Bihol region

27:37in Camarines Sur

27:39was formed by the Andaya Highway

27:41in the town of Lupit.

27:43It caused heavy traffic

27:45and only one lane was used

27:47by motorists.

27:49Is this the last typhoon of 2024

27:51or will there be more before Christmas?

27:53After this Typhoon Kerubin

27:55we don't expect anything

27:57at least until next week.

27:59According to our outlook

28:01for the month of December

28:03we expect one to two typhoons

28:06and right now

28:08Typhoon Kerubin is one of them.

28:10The chance of another typhoon

28:12is low

28:14but if there are

28:16changes in weather

28:18conditions, we will immediately

28:20inform our countrymen.

28:22For GMA Integrated News,

28:24I'm Dan Otengcuong.

28:36Typhoon Kerubin

28:38became a low-pressure area

28:40last seen 275 kilometers

28:42east of Surigao City.

28:44It is expected

28:46to pass Mindanao, Sulu Sea

28:48and Palawan.

28:50There is still a chance

28:52of another typhoon

28:54or tropical depression

28:56in the West Philippine Sea

28:58so we will continue to watch

29:00for changes in its movement

29:02and strength in the coming days.

29:04Tomorrow morning,

29:06parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao

29:08will start to rain.

29:10By the end of the day,

29:12heavy to intense rain

29:14will be expected

29:16in the Bicol Region,

29:18Mimaropa and Visayas and Mindanao

29:20so it is possible for landslides

29:22to occur.

29:24Our hearts should be alert

29:26for the upcoming Volcano Calaon in Negros

29:28and Volcano Mayon in the Bicol

29:30because FIVOX will be affected

29:32by the rain in Metro Manila.

29:34There is also a chance of rain

29:36in Amihan.

29:38Amihan will also be affected by heavy rains

29:40in Batanes and Babayan Islands

29:42where there is a high gale warning.

29:44Let's go back to the news

29:46about the recommendation and complaint

29:48of the Quad Committee of the Camera

29:50against former President Rodrigo Duterte

29:52and other personalities.

29:54Raffy FIVA is live.

29:58Emil, on the last day of the session

30:00before their Christmas break,

30:02the Quad Committee of the Camera

30:04submitted their Committee Report

30:06where the complaint against

30:08former President Rodrigo Duterte,

30:10Senator Abongo,

30:12Senator Bato de la Rosa

30:14and others was recommended.

30:16They denied Section 6 of

30:18Republic Act 9851

30:20or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against Humanitarian Law,

30:22Genocide and Other Crimes

30:24Against Humanity in the War on Drugs

30:26of the Duterte Administration.

30:28Aside from the three officials

30:30including former PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde

30:32and Debold Sinas,

30:34former Police Colonel Ruyna Garma

30:36and Delberto Leonardo,

30:38the former Malacanang official

30:40Herminia Mooking Espino was also included.

30:42The Quad Committee said

30:44they witnessed 13 years of abuse

30:46of power and institutional impunity.

30:48The testimony of the witnesses

30:50facing the hearing

30:52and the evidence faced

30:54in the hearing from August

30:56of this month.

30:58The 43-page report

31:00stated that since the start of the drug war,

31:02the number of drug addicts in the country

31:04based on the drug war

31:06and repeatedly mentioned by former President Duterte

31:08and DATOS from the Dangerous Drugs Board

31:10also came out in the hearing

31:12that despite the death of 30,000 Filipinos,

31:14its effect was small

31:16to eliminate the problem of drugs in the country.

31:18It was confirmed

31:20in the hearing that Davao Death Squad

31:22and followed by the drug war

31:24was also the Davao template or model

31:26for the police in the EJK.

31:28Aside from illegal drugs,

31:30there were also recommendations

31:32against POGO officials

31:34including the filing of cases

31:36against big POGO companies

31:38including the former

31:40Mayor Alice Guo.

31:42In total, 30 new laws

31:44and amendments to the current laws

31:46will be filed in Congress.

31:48Here is the statement of

31:50House Quad Committee Leader Chairperson

31:52Robert Ace Barbers.

31:56This is a defining moment

31:58for this Congress, Mr. Speaker.

32:00It is an opportunity

32:02to uphold the rule of law,

32:04protect our nation's sovereignty,

32:06and deliver justice to those

32:08who have been wronged.

32:10I urge my fellow legislators

32:12to give this report the attention it deserves

32:14and to support the proposed

32:16measures that will ensure

32:18these injustices

32:20are never repeated.

32:22Together, let us take the necessary

32:24steps to restore faith

32:26in our institutions

32:28and reaffirm our commitment

32:30to the Filipino people.

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33:32Christmas came early

33:34for the many content creators

33:36and movie reviewers

33:38who were given the opportunity

33:40to see the Mecha Manila Film Festival

33:422024 entry of GMA Pictures

33:44and GMA Public Affairs' Green Bones.

33:46At that moment,

33:48various good reviews

33:50came flooding in.

33:52Let's talk to Nelson Canlas.

33:56Just a preview,

33:58many were crying

34:00at the 2024 Metro Manila Film Fest

34:02entry of GMA Pictures' Green Bones.

34:04Good, solid,

34:06and well-produced drama

34:08was the initial review

34:10of film critic Phil D.

34:1211 out of 10

34:14which was given by the influencer account

34:16La Quachera Lovers.

34:18Its writing was praised

34:20by the cast and the direction

34:22of MMFF

34:242023 Best Director, Zig Dulay.

34:26This is a special preview

34:28led by GMA Pictures'

34:30Executive Vice President

34:32and GMA Public Affairs'

34:34First Vice President, Nessa Valdeleon

34:36along with other officials

34:38of Kapuso Network

34:40and Columbia Pictures' distributor.

34:42Dennis Trillo

34:44is already proud

34:46even though Green Bones

34:48hasn't been watched yet

34:50because of their promise

34:52to watch this together

34:54with his wife, Jeneline Mercado

34:56on December 20, Premiere Night.

34:58Because our intention

35:00was effective

35:02on what we want the audience

35:04to feel

35:06and how they can

35:08apply what they learned

35:10and how they can relate.

35:12I'm confident

35:14in my husband's performance.

35:16No matter where

35:18you bring him,

35:20he'll do well

35:22and he's good.

35:24It's hard to believe

35:26that Dennis watched

35:28Green Bones and GMA Prime

35:30Family Drama

35:32on the same day

35:34where he acted as Colonel Saito Yuta.

35:36The roles were demanding

35:38and he needed

35:40a lot of emotion.

35:42After taping of Pulang Araw,

35:44shooting of Green Bones,

35:46it's more demanding

35:48to show emotions

35:50because there's not enough dialogue.

35:52There's not much dialogue

35:54but you need to see

35:56what you want to relay

35:58to the audience.

36:00Nelson Canlas, updated

36:02on showbiz happenings.

36:04San Digang Bayan

36:06has six remaining cases

36:08related to the Coconut Levy

36:10filed against former President

36:12Ferdinand Marcos Sr.,

36:14former First Lady Imelda Marcos

36:16and others.

36:18Maris Umali

36:24San Digang Bayan Second Division

36:26has filed the last six remaining cases

36:28related to the misuse

36:30of the controversial

36:32Coconut Levy funds

36:34and other personalities.

36:36In 42 pages of the resolution

36:38of San Digang Bayan,

36:40the cases were examined

36:42against former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.,

36:44former First Lady Imelda Marcos,

36:46former Senator and

36:48Chief Presidential Legal Counsel

36:50Juan Ponce Enrile,

36:52followers of Maria Clara Lobregat,

36:54Jesus Pineda, and Cesar Zalamea

36:56because of the inordinate delay

36:58or excessive delay

37:00of hearings against their

37:02rights for quick litigation.

37:04The prosecution said that

37:06the spread of evidence

37:08and witnesses from

37:10another case has been going on

37:12for almost four decades.

37:14There were also many pleadings

37:16for an unjustified violation of the hearing.

37:18Because of this,

37:20all the civil cases against

37:22Marcos are now being removed

37:24in order to get their illegal funds

37:26back through the Coconut Levy Fund.

37:28The PCGG has already

37:30responded to the merits of the case

37:32because it is against the sub judice rule.

37:34But despite the trash,

37:36the Presidential Commission on Good Government

37:38or PCGG does not give up.

37:40They will sign a motion

37:42for reconsideration in San Digang Bayan

37:44and if it is still not given,

37:46they will file a case

37:48in the Supreme Court to question

37:50the decision of the Anti-Graft Court.

37:52The dismissal is with respect to certain

37:54individuals.

37:56There are other defendants

37:58in the case.

38:00We are confident that we can still

38:02prove the other

38:04allegations in our complaint

38:06despite the dismissal of the case

38:08with respect to certain

38:10defendants.

38:12We are looking at certain angles

38:14which we will try to study

38:16and

38:18argue before

38:20the Supreme Court

38:24if the opportunity presents itself.

38:26In another text message,

38:28Solicitor General Menardo Guevara said

38:30they are already consulting the PCGG

38:32for their next legal step.

38:34For GMA Integrated News,

38:36Maris Umali reporting for 24 Hours.

38:44As Christmas approaches

38:46and ends

38:48in 2024,

38:50it is good to think that

38:52we should thank a lot.

38:54The children in SOS Children's Village

38:56in Zaraga, Iloilo

38:58have a complete family

39:00to pray for this Christmas.

39:02A single mom

39:04is one of those who

39:06showed them the love of family

39:08in this Christmas

39:10full of gratitude.

39:12Zenkiel Antang Sasa

39:14of GMA Regional TV

39:20They say

39:22Christmas is for children

39:24but not all

39:26children feel

39:28the joy and happiness of Christmas.

39:32There are a few

39:34who are lonely

39:36but

39:38their parents

39:40abandoned them

39:42and they have nowhere to go home.

39:44Their loneliness

39:46is what SOS Children's Village

39:48in Zaraga, Iloilo

39:50We empower them

39:52to reach for their goals also.

39:54We also make sure

39:56for the community as part of

39:58the preventive approach

40:00that they are not separated from their family.

40:02We have our family strengthening program also.

40:04One of the residents here

40:06is Joe.

40:08He was just one year old

40:10when he was brought to the village.

40:12He is the youngest of four siblings.

40:14According to him,

40:16he wants to finish school

40:18so that he can go back

40:20to his family.

40:26Because just a few days

40:28before Christmas,

40:30Mitch and a few children

40:32in the center

40:34want a complete family

40:36that their house mother can take care of.

40:38I want to be happy

40:40because if I don't have a complete family

40:42I won't be happy

40:44on Christmas.

40:46In response to the children's request

40:48and help, Nivia

40:50said she knows how hard it is

40:52to have no parents,

40:54especially her pregnant daughter

40:56who was also left by her ex-partner.

40:58But instead of planting seeds

41:00and be kind,

41:02she strives to make her life

41:04with her children better.

41:06We are blessed

41:08that her business is doing well.

41:10I chose SOS because

41:12of the neglected children

41:14abandoned,

41:16and orphans.

41:18For me,

41:20to expose them from reality

41:22in life and make them grateful,

41:24I chose SOS.

41:26For me,

41:28the more beauty they will see,

41:30the more grateful they will be.

41:32In SOS,

41:34Nivia celebrates the birthday

41:36of her baby girls every year.

41:38Every Christmas,

41:40they also visit the center

41:42to love their children.

41:44Not all storms are meant

41:46to destruct us.

41:48Maybe,

41:50struggles reach us

41:52to be stronger

41:54and a better person.

41:56If you get what you want,

41:58it's God's direction.

42:00If you don't get what you want,

42:02it's God's protection.

42:04From GMA Regional TV and

42:06GMA Integrated News,

42:09Zan Kilantang Sasa,

42:11on TUTOK, 24 hours.

42:19We'll be right back

42:21to update you on SHER-Biz Happenings.

42:25The MNFF Entry Film,

42:27Green Bones, is getting ready

42:29for the upcoming Grand Parade of Stars

42:31this December 21, Saturday.

42:33The stars of SINURUDO MADRID,

42:35Dennis Prieto,

42:37and Sofia Pablo will be there.

42:39The parade will be held

42:41on the streets of Manila

42:43lasting for more than 2 hours.

42:45When it arrives at Manila's

42:47Central Office,

42:49there's a chance for the audience

42:51to meet and greet the stars

42:53of a music festival.

42:57The signing of the agreement

42:59between GMA Network and

43:01Japan-based Star Studio Japan

43:03is now official

43:05at 8 o'clock.

43:07In this deal,

43:09our countrymen in Japan

43:11will have a chance to attend

43:13the Nagoya Japan Live Events

43:15hosted by none other than

43:17Kuya Kim,

43:19which will start this January 2025.

43:25And speaking of Japan,

43:27the upcoming series

43:29is brought to you by

43:31our global Filipinos.

43:33Here's Harleen Budol,

43:35Tony Labrusca,

43:37Paul Kuang,

43:39and Kevin Daso.

44:03...or help in making money

44:05but under the guise of support.

44:07There's also assistance

44:09for those in need of help

44:11in security and other things.

44:13The Commission on Elections

44:15in Comelec is not one of those.

44:17But hopefully,

44:19politicians are not being

44:21indiscriminate,

44:23especially since the 2025

44:25midterm elections are coming up.

44:27We need to make sure

44:29that there's a plan

44:31that is very clear

44:33that will not be used

44:35in the campaign.

44:37Not because a politician

44:39wants you to be excluded

44:41or a candidate doesn't want you

44:43to be included.

44:45But according to the Labor Department,

44:47it's not easy to ban

44:49politicians who

44:51go to the payout of assistance.

44:53That's one of the challenges

44:55of the Department of Labor and Employment.

44:57Most of the constituencies

44:59of our politicians,

45:01local government officials,

45:03are in their areas.

45:05And we don't have

45:07a strict regulation

45:09on banning them

45:11if they are allowed

45:13to show up there.

45:15We're just trying

45:17to avoid

45:19the politics

45:21of giving benefits.

45:23The Social Welfare Department

45:25also admitted that

45:27some of the politicians

45:29share their assistance.

45:31Sometimes it's a congressman,

45:33sometimes it's a local official.

45:35If our partners

45:37and legislators

45:39are present,

45:41that is an exercise

45:43of their oversight functions.

45:45In some activities,

45:47we have local partners

45:49who are present

45:51primarily because

45:53they extend assistance to the DSWD.

45:55They lend us

45:57their covered courts,

45:59their security,

46:01local police.

46:03She can report

46:05if the assistance

46:07is used in politics.

46:09If you see anything wrong,

46:11then report it.

46:13Komelek said,

46:15it's true that politicians

46:17are not yet considered candidates

46:19until the campaign period.

46:21But it's best if they

46:23are considered candidates.

46:25Remember,

46:27even if the election is over,

46:29as long as there are disqualifications,

46:31those disqualifications will not disappear.

46:33Even if we win,

46:35we can still disqualify.

46:37For GMA Integrated News,

46:39I'm Sandra Aguinaldo,

46:41reporting for 24 Hours.

46:43It's great!

46:45The first lantern parade

46:47of the University of the Philippines

46:49in the dark

46:51Mark Talasang is live.

46:53Mark?

46:57Mel,

46:59let's have a lantern parade

47:01here in the UP community

47:03because why not?

47:05This is their annual party

47:07not only for their school,

47:09but also for their

47:11community or barangay

47:13who wants to join.

47:15But what else is there?

47:17Twenty-six

47:19lantern installations

47:21will be lit

47:23with their own themes

47:25and messages.

47:27It's an opportunity

47:29not only for students

47:31and UP community members,

47:33but also for residents

47:35of the UP campus

47:37and nearby barangays

47:39to share

47:41and feature

47:43their interpretation

47:45of the first theme

47:47of the lantern parade.

47:49I think

47:51this will also

47:53raise awareness

47:55on pressing

47:57social issues.

47:59But the real career

48:01of this event is the street party

48:03while the lanterns parade.

48:09There are crowd favorites

48:11because it's brighter and bigger.

48:13But what's most anticipated

48:15is the lantern parade

48:17and of course, the works

48:19of the College of Fine Arts.

48:21The joining of

48:23the College of Fine Arts

48:25is still separate

48:27because they have their own competition

48:29in the college

48:31because of the Hall of Famers.

48:37Mel, it's good

48:39that it's until midnight

48:41before the actual

48:43announcement and awarding

48:45of the winning lantern.

48:47Thank you very much,

48:49Mark Salazar.

48:51And that's the news

48:53for this Wednesday.

48:55My fellow countrymen,

48:57Christmas is just a week away.

48:59I am Mel Kiyangco

49:01for a bigger mission.

49:03For a wider service

49:05to the country, I am Emil Sumangil.

49:07From GMI Integrated News,

49:09I am Mel Kiyangco

49:11for a bigger mission.

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