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00:00After not giving up on Mary Jane's sudden return to the country,
00:04the Veloso family continued to pray for her to be released.
00:08One of the ways of executive clemency that the President could give,
00:12but there was no decision yet.
00:14According to the palace, John Consulta was able to do it.
00:22A person deprived of liberty is still considered to be Mary Jane Veloso
00:26even though she has returned to the Philippines.
00:28Even though she is not in jail,
00:30she is under the supervision of the National Bureau of Investigation
00:33and Correctional Institution for Women or C.I.W.
00:36And like a PDL, Mary Jane is under the booking procedures and mugshot.
00:41Earlier, Mary Jane showed her hands to show the ink on her fingerprint.
00:47In this room, Mary Jane will stay for 5 days for her quarantine period.
00:52After that, Mary Jane has a 55-day mandatory orientation
00:56to know the regulations inside, her rights, and more.
01:00While waiting for the decision of President Marcos
01:03if he will be able to grant her her wish to be completely free.
01:06It is noted that Mary Jane was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2010
01:11due to drug possession of a suitcase that was suddenly given to her by a recruiter.
01:16As of now, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said
01:19that the palace has not yet decided
01:21if Mary Jane will be given executive clemency.
01:24The review is said to be ongoing.
01:26DOJ's Usec Raul Vasquez said
01:28there are two ways for Mary Jane to be completely free from jail.
01:33This is the way of parole and executive clemency.
01:36Parole is a conditional release that is given
01:39if a PDL deserves the minimum period of prison sentence.
01:43It is given to a good record while in jail
01:47and in the account of Good Conduct Time Allowance or GCTA.
01:50A technical working group is established by the Bucor to study this
01:54and to find out if Mary Jane's 14 years in jail in Indonesia is included in the GCTA account.
02:01That is the beauty of the GCTA.
02:03It will not go through the Executive Department.
02:06Yes.
02:07Because when it is computed, it is only internal.
02:10We will also look at what is the system there, first and second.
02:17What was her conduct there?
02:19Third, what can be seen as favorable?
02:24Because the principle of our law is
02:28all procedural rules favorable to the accused are to be granted them.
02:35Because our primary concept is always towards human rights and the right to liberty.
02:43In due time, we will be able to know if Mary Jane is qualified for GCTA
02:53and then if there is a GCTA, has she served the minimum?
03:01So that will entitle her for parole.
03:04At our level, we can recommend that.
03:07The quickest way is the Executive Clemency that can be given by the President.
03:12In the opinion of our President,
03:15Executive Clemency can be done in the exercise of his ultimate and absolute authority
03:23along with other equally entitled PDLs.
03:27Why not?
03:28If our President will give Executive Clemency,
03:32definitely, he will also look at others.
03:35He will not be single out.
03:37For JMA Integrated News, John Consulta.
03:41Stay tuned for 24 hours.
03:44Some are spreading online that PhilHealth will continue to provide benefits to the public
03:52even if it is removed from the government subsidy in the 2025 proposed national budget.
03:59They will also increase the number of patients to be treated
04:04and there are also new packages.
04:06Maki Pulido is on the scene.
04:12To process the guarantee letter that Mary Jane received from the Malasakit Center,
04:16she left home at 3am to be the first in line.
04:20The Malasakit Center will open even at 8am.
04:23After waiting for a few hours,
04:25she will be able to get the medicine from the authorized drugstore
04:27for the mother who is suffering from peritoneal dialysis.
04:30PhilHealth does not provide the medicines that reach 20ml per month.
04:45Because PhilHealth's answer is limited,
04:47many patients are in need of help.
04:49Mary Jane is receiving guarantee letters from the offices of congressman, party list, or senator.
04:56Every time we ask for help, I feel like we are not being taken seriously.
05:01To be honest, Dr. Tony Liatchon said,
05:03patients do not need to be taken seriously just to be able to receive the medicine.
05:07If the Universal Health Care Law is to be implemented,
05:10the patient should only talk to the hospital's billing department.
05:13But that is if PhilHealth increases the case rates and packages.
05:17It should be so.
05:18Universal Health Care, if your package is high,
05:21you will have to pay at the hospital.
05:24Hearings are being held in the House and Senate.
05:26PhilHealth has a lot of money.
05:28The amount of funds is P150 billion.
05:31The reserve fund is P281 billion.
05:34And the investment fund is P489 billion.
05:37PhilHealth is not a business enterprise.
05:40Use the funds for social health expenditures.
05:44So that they don't have to rely on Maipip.
05:47They don't have to rely on PCSO, DOH, DSWD, or Politico.
05:56Because you are the ones who are ensuring that they can receive
06:00a sufficient benefit for their health.
06:03Marianne, who helps her mother with her medication every day,
06:08feels bad to hear that PhilHealth has a lot of funds.
06:12I hope that if they give real benefits to the PhilHealth members,
06:20they will use all of it.
06:22I will not be in a queue like this just to get what I need.
06:27Because of the amount of funds that were not used,
06:30PhilHealth will not be given the P74 billion government subsidy
06:34under the 2025 budget.
06:36PhilHealth assures that even without it,
06:38their services will continue.
06:40There will be a 50% increase in case rates
06:43and 12 new packages.
06:45Rest assured, all PhilHealth benefits will continue to be paid
06:49and will even improve.
06:51For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Pulido for 24 Hours.
06:56It has been almost two weeks since 2025,
06:59but the signing of the national budget for the next year
07:02will be postponed by President Bongbong Marcos.
07:06According to the Palace,
07:07there are things that need to be examined in the Senate
07:09and there are provisions that need to be vetoed.
07:12Malv Gonzales has the floor.
07:18President Bongbong Marcos has already signed
07:21the 2025 General Appropriations Act on Friday,
07:24but in Malacanang's announcement,
07:26it was postponed.
07:28According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,
07:30it is intended to be reviewed first
07:33in the middle of some sectors' discussions
07:35on the version of the budget that was agreed
07:37to by the Bicameral Conference Committee.
07:39Bersamin said that the President himself
07:41is leading the thorough review of the budget,
07:43including Bersamin,
07:45Finance Secretary Ralph Recto,
07:47Budget Secretary Amina Pangandaman,
07:49Public Works Secretary Manny Bonuan,
07:51and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.
07:53They assure that according to the priorities
07:55of the administration,
07:57the 2025 national budget.
07:59Bersamin said,
08:01they have not yet announced
08:03when the budget signing will be.
08:05But he confirmed that he will veto
08:07some items and provisions of the President
08:09in the interest of the public
08:11and to follow the fiscal program
08:13of the government as well as the law.
08:15Among the first to pass the budget,
08:17the biggest allocation
08:19will be given to the Department
08:21of Public Works and Highways
08:23instead of the education sector
08:25to fight for the law.
08:27The same goes for the increase
08:30in tuition, removal of subsidies
08:32in PhilHealth, and the return
08:34of the controversial assistance
08:36to the Kaposangkita Program
08:38and funding of the Congress.
08:40The leaders of the House and Senate
08:42have no objection to the President's decision
08:44because it is part of the process.
08:46The President has the power
08:48to veto or reject the proposed laws
08:50passed by the Congress.
08:52But the national budget is a special case
08:54according to the law expert
08:56Professor Dan Gatmaytan.
08:58He may veto any law.
09:00So the effect of that is
09:02if he sends it back
09:04to Congress.
09:06But until the removal
09:08of particular items,
09:10he has the power.
09:12He has nothing to do
09:14in terms of adding,
09:16in terms of moving
09:18items in the budget.
09:20For example, if the President vetoes
09:22the fund for the ACA Program,
09:24which is not in the original request
09:26he cannot spend
09:28the P26 billion
09:30in other programs.
09:32The money will remain in the National Treasury.
09:34If he vetoes the PhilHealth
09:36budget with zero subsidy,
09:38the original allocation
09:40of P74 billion will not return.
09:42Congress has to respond.
09:44Next time,
09:46or next year, they will be more careful.
09:48Or
09:50special appropriations
09:52will be needed eventually.
09:54If money is really needed
09:56for certain things,
09:58there will be emergencies.
10:00But Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel said
10:02the President's veto
10:04can still be overridden
10:06or the Congress' visa will be revoked.
10:08However, this has not happened
10:10in history.
10:12Congress can insist
10:14that
10:16it still needs to be a law.
10:18It can insist by
10:20two-thirds vote
10:22to override
10:24the veto.
10:26No.
10:28Because
10:30a special majority
10:32is needed.
10:34More than just a simple majority.
10:36Of course, the President's allies
10:38are in the House
10:40and in the Senate.
10:42So it should not happen.
10:44The President can also ask
10:46the Bicameral Conference Committee
10:48to reconvene
10:50but it has not been signed yet.
10:52What he needs to do
10:54is prevail upon Congress
10:56to withdraw
10:58the bill
11:00they gave to the President
11:02so that
11:04they can fix it.
11:06I think that's the most
11:08viable
11:10solution here
11:12without
11:14making the President veto
11:16the entire budget.
11:18The Senate President
11:20can increase the budget.
11:22It's in the special provisions.
11:24The Speaker, the Senate President,
11:26the President, the Chief Justice,
11:28all the heads of constitutional agencies
11:30have that power.
11:32Because they have fiscal autonomy.
11:34For GMA Integrated News,
11:36Ma'am Gonzales,
11:3824 Hours.
11:40The typhoon Kerubin
11:42has become a low-pressure area
11:44but according to the forecast,
11:46it should be calm
11:48because it's possible
11:50that it will be a bad time.
11:52And because it's Christmas,
11:54will there be another typhoon
11:56before the end of the year?
11:58I think it will.
12:04The teachers and students
12:06are slowly crossing the river
12:08in Barangay Pichon in Caraga, Davao Oriental.
12:12Suddenly,
12:16they were given
12:18a rope
12:20and some were hit by a big rock.
12:28A student
12:30tried to pour water
12:32until it reached the lower part of the river.
12:38They were all saved.
12:40According to a teacher,
12:42it's normal to cross the river
12:44but while they were crossing,
12:46the water suddenly rose
12:48until they reached the river.
12:50There were also rains
12:52in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
12:54That rain was in Mindanao and Visayas
12:56because of the typhoon Kerubin
12:58which is a low-pressure area or LPA.
13:00Our forecast for the next three days
13:02is that it will rain in Eastern Visayas
13:04and a large part of Southern Luzon
13:06and almost whole Visayas.
13:08I'm just reminding you
13:10that even if it's a low-pressure area,
13:12the typhoon Kerubin
13:14will be stronger
13:16because of its interaction
13:18with the shear line.
13:20If our low-pressure area
13:22is just like this,
13:24most likely,
13:26the main part of Luzon
13:28will experience
13:30almost nothing.
13:32The shear line in Bicol Region
13:34will also experience rain.
13:36In Camarines Sur,
13:38a part of Andaya Highway
13:41will experience heavy traffic
13:43especially if only one lane
13:45is used by motorists.
13:47Is this the last typhoon of 2024
13:49or will there be another one before Christmas
13:51and the New Year?
13:53After this typhoon Kerubin,
13:55we don't expect anything
13:57at least until next week.
13:59According to our outlook
14:01for the month of December,
14:03we expect one to two typhoons
14:05and right now,
14:07we have one typhoon.
14:09The chance of another typhoon
14:11is already low
14:13but if there are changes
14:15in weather conditions,
14:17we will let our countrymen know
14:19as soon as possible.
14:21For GMA Integrated News,
14:23I'm Daniel Tingcun with Tutok 24 Horas.
14:27Dear listeners,
14:29the weather is still bad.
14:31Most of the country will continue to experience rain tomorrow.
14:33The typhoon Kerubin
14:35will become a low-pressure area.
14:37Last seen, 275 kilometers
14:39east of Surigao City.
14:41According to the forecast,
14:43it is expected to pass
14:45Mindanao, Sulu Sea, and Palawan.
14:47There is still a chance of another typhoon
14:49or tropical depression
14:51if they are in the West Philippines.
14:53So we will continue to watch
14:55for changes in its movement and strength
14:57in the next few days.
14:59There is also a continuous increase
15:01in shear lines and winds.
15:03According to the Metro Weather,
15:05in the southern zone, Visayas and Mindanao,
15:07by the end of the day,
15:09heavy to intense rain
15:11will be expected in the Bicol Region.
15:13There is also a chance
15:15of flooding or landslides
15:17in the entire Visayas and Mindanao.
15:19Our countrymen
15:21should also be alert
15:23near the Calaon Volcano in Negros
15:25and Mayon Volcano in the Bicol Region
15:27because FIVOX will be affected
15:29due to the lahar flow,
15:31especially if the rainy season continues.
15:33There is also a chance of rain in Amihan.
15:35Amihan will also experience heavy floods
15:37in the Batanes and Babayan Islands
15:39where the Gale Warning is high.
15:45Every holiday season,
15:47the supply of blood
15:49to blood banks is declining
15:51when it is needed
15:53according to the Philippine Red Cross.
15:55As a support,
15:57the GMA Kapusu Foundation
15:59is working on a bloodletting project
16:01in Maguindanao, Baguio,
16:03and Tarlac.
16:09In the middle of an all-out war
16:11between the soldiers and the MILF
16:13in Maguindanao in 2000,
16:15a heartbreak
16:17was heard.
16:19That is the unparalleled
16:21donation of the former
16:231st Marine Brigade General Chodosho
16:25of his blood
16:27to a wounded MILF.
16:29I was a young captain then.
16:31There was one wounded MILF fighter
16:33and he had two gunshot wounds.
16:35And our Brigade Commander
16:37did not hesitate
16:39to donate blood.
16:41The care for the fellow soldiers
16:43even if they have different beliefs.
16:45Inspired by the
16:471st Marine Brigade and
16:49GMA Kapusu Foundation
16:51in our bloodletting activity
16:53in Camp Iranun
16:55in Maguindanao.
16:57We are all one.
16:59We saw
17:01the volunteerism
17:03and their commitment
17:05and passion.
17:07We also did a bloodletting activity
17:09in the Philippine Military Academy
17:11in Baguio City.
17:13Every year, as part of our foundation anniversary,
17:15we give blood.
17:17No matter what, we can always save lives
17:19with the simple act of donating blood.
17:21Also, in the training command
17:23in Kapas, Tarlac.
17:25In this way, we can show
17:27our concern
17:29to our fellow countrymen.
17:31Because of you, fellow countrymen,
17:33we were able to donate
17:355,952
17:37blood bags
17:39in our bloodletting activities
17:41this year.
17:43You are truly
17:45fellow countrymen.
17:47To those who want to give support
17:49to our projects,
17:51you can deposit in our bank accounts
17:53or send to Cebuana Luhul Year.
17:55You can also do it online via Gcash,
17:57Shopee, Lazada,
17:59and Globe Rewards.
18:01Let's go back
18:03to the news about the recommendation
18:05and complaint of the Quad Committee of the Camera
18:07against the former President Rodrigo Duterte
18:09and other personalities.
18:11Raffy Diva is live.
18:13Raffy.
18:17Emil, on the last day of the session
18:19of the Congress,
18:22before their Christmas break,
18:24the Quad Committee presented
18:26in the plenary their committee report
18:28where the complaint of the case against
18:30the former President Rodrigo Duterte,
18:32Senator Abongo,
18:34Senator Bato de la Rosa, and others
18:36was recommended.
18:38Section 6 of the Republic Act
18:409851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes
18:42Against Humanitarian Law, Genocide
18:44and Other Crimes Against Humanity
18:46in the War on Drugs of the Duterte Administration
18:48was violated. Aside from the three officials,
18:50the former PNP Chief Oscar Albaialde
18:52and Debold Sinas,
18:54the former Police Colonel Ruyna Garma,
18:56and Delberto Leonardo were also included.
18:58The former Malacanang official
19:00Herminia Mooking Espino was also included.
19:02The Quad Committee said
19:04that they have witnessed for 13 years
19:06the abuse of power and institutional impunity.
19:08The testimony of the witnesses
19:10facing the hearing
19:12and the evidence faced
19:14in the hearing from August
19:16until this month was proven.
19:18According to a 43-page report
19:20that was just started by the Drug War,
19:22the number of drug addicts in the country
19:24who were based by the Drug War
19:26and repeatedly mentioned by the former President Duterte
19:28and DATOS from the Dangerous Drugs Board
19:30did not increase.
19:32It was also revealed in the hearing
19:34that despite the death of 30,000 Filipinos,
19:36its effect was small
19:38to eliminate drug problems in the country.
19:40It was confirmed in the hearing
19:42that there was a Davao Death Squad
19:44and the Davao Template was followed by the Drug War
19:46to give the police a chance
19:48to intervene in the EJK.
19:50Aside from illegal drugs,
19:52there were also recommendations against POGO officials
19:54including the filing of cases against
19:56big POGO companies
19:58including the former mayor,
20:00Alice Guo.
20:02As a result,
20:04up to 30 new laws and amendments
20:06will be filed in Congress.
20:08Here is the statement of the House Quad Committee
20:10Leader Chairperson,
20:12Representative Robert Ace Barbers.
20:16This is a defining moment
20:18for this Congress, Mr. Speaker.
20:20It is an opportunity
20:22to uphold the rule of law,
20:24protect our nation's sovereignty
20:26and deliver justice to those
20:28who have been wronged.
20:30I urge my fellow legislators
20:32to give this report the attention it deserves
20:34and to support the proposed measures
20:36that will ensure
20:38these injustices
20:40are never repeated.
20:42Together, let us take
20:44necessary steps to restore faith
20:46in our institutions
20:48and reaffirm our commitment
20:50to the Filipino people.
21:14This is the latest from Congress.
21:16Emil?