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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:09The next four fires are in Tondo and Binondo, Manila when the Chinese New Year is celebrated.
00:23In Binondo, two households were trapped in a burned condominium.
00:28Saksi! This is Yvonne Aquino.
00:36Some residents were shocked when a fire broke out in Aita Street Corner, Trinidad Street in 91 Tondo, Manila.
00:46No one was hurt but the five houses were affected.
00:50According to Eden Rodriguez, they only saw the three-story room of her ex-husband.
00:56Everything was burned, from the third floor to the ground floor.
01:01We were not able to save ourselves because our first priority is the lives of the people and our pets.
01:06Francisco Sun's room was also hit.
01:09That's where his pet, Kim, was trapped.
01:12She was in a suffocating state.
01:14She couldn't get out of the room because she was old.
01:17She was 14 years old.
01:20I couldn't reach her.
01:22According to the BFP, the third alarm must be declared immediately to get help from the nearby cities.
01:29Because there are other fires in Manila, we are asking for help outside the city of Manila.
01:37The fire was declared before 2 p.m.
01:41Two houses were also burned earlier in Matangtubig R. Papa Street, Tondo.
01:46Two families were affected.
01:48Ongpin Street, Corner Bermuda Street, Binondo was also burned last afternoon.
01:54Last Thursday, after the Lunar New Year celebration,
02:00a part of a condominium in Binondo was burned.
02:03The two houses in the 35th floor were also burned.
02:07According to the owner, the man was outside when the fire started.
02:15Maybe he panicked and couldn't wake up his companions.
02:23The man immediately asked for help from the firefighters.
02:26That's why his two children were immediately taken out.
02:29But the two victims who were inside the maid's quarters were not saved.
02:33The fire was declared at 5 a.m.
02:36After the BFP secured the entire house, the residents were returned inside.
02:42The 78-year-old man in Cebu City was also not saved from the fire.
02:48His body was discovered after the fire was extinguished.
02:52According to the victim's relatives, they had a hard time getting out because of the thick smoke.
02:57The two other houses were also burned.
03:00For GMA Integrated News, I'm Hona Kinong, your witness.
03:06Because of the explosion, one of the houses in Tanza Cavite was destroyed.
03:12Investigators are investigating the people who were inside the house.
03:16I'm your witness, Ian Cruz.
03:21It was a strong explosion.
03:22Like what?
03:23Like a bomb.
03:24And then?
03:25When we got out of here, we saw a lot of smoke.
03:29It was a strong explosion that hit the barangay residents in Jutulan in Tanza Cavite at 5 a.m.
03:36Then, some residents saw the people who were still inside the house.
03:42CCTV footage of the barangay shows the two men getting out of the Antero-Soriano Highway.
03:48Then, two women and two men.
03:51When the firemen responded, they saw something on the side of the house.
03:55It was a room where drugs were being cooked.
03:59And when the fire broke out, the chemicals were being crystallized to make drugs.
04:05Aside from PNP Soko, PDEA also started their investigation.
04:09A kitchen-type, which is a bubble, exploded on them.
04:13Based on the chemicals that we saw and the items that we saw,
04:17the capacity per production is 10 to 20 kilos.
04:21But they also saw boxes of equipment and paraphernalia.
04:26So they may be planning on expanding once their batches are successful.
04:33Because according to our assessment, nothing has been released yet.
04:36Chemicals in the drug-making area were recovered.
04:39Drug paraphernalia.
04:41The finished product of shabu and gas mask was shamed.
04:45Our chemist confirmed that it was a small-scale drug laboratory.
04:51That's all.
04:52There are still incoming development reports.
04:55They are still investigating who are the perpetrators in the house.
04:59The initial profile that was given to us is a Chinese-looking.
05:04We were caught before for 9165.
05:06So it's easier to find.
05:08There are two Indonesians and one Filipino.
05:11So we are looking at their roles.
05:13According to the captain of the barangay,
05:14in November, there was a transaction on social media.
05:17The owner of the house's relative was arrested.
05:20It was posted on Facebook that they have a corret like this.
05:24That's their story.
05:26The neighbors of the house in Inupahang were not noticed.
05:31Sometimes, there are deliveries coming here.
05:34The riders.
05:36It's just like that.
05:38Is it often?
05:39I don't think it's often.
05:41What are they delivering?
05:43Of course, we don't know that either.
05:45Our policemen are currently working with the crime laboratory and PDEA
05:52on the inventory of evidence seized in this place.
06:00According to PDEA, they will assist the PNP, Bureau of Immigration,
06:05and other government agencies in tracking down the suspects.
06:09For GMI Integrated News, I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
06:15Americans are constantly in need of nurses,
06:17according to the group of Filipino nurses in America.
06:20But some Filipinos who want to work there are worried
06:24because of the U.S. resistance against illegal immigrants.
06:28Witness, J.P. Soriano.
06:31The new nursing graduates, Bianca and Frances,
06:35are planning to work in America.
06:38Aside from their relatives who work there,
06:41America is in need of many healthcare workers.
06:45They want to work here in the Philippines.
06:49There are push and pull factors that pushes nurses to really go abroad.
06:54Poor work conditions, low wages,
06:58and then you will grow professionally once you go outside of the country.
07:04However, they are afraid of being affected by the new police.
07:09I think it will be harder for us to work or apply there
07:14since I feel like they will be more strict in a way
07:18with the workers from other countries.
07:24The former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Mary Kay Carlson,
07:28said that Americans have high respect for the Filipino nurses
07:33who helped and sacrificed during the pandemic.
07:36Filipino healthcare workers in America are resilient, hardworking, and kind.
07:42And the Trump Administration recognizes this.
07:46According to the Philippine Nurses Association of America, or PNAA,
07:50the government of the Philippines can leverage
07:54the rising need of America for healthcare workers.
07:58We're compassionate, we're well-trained,
08:02very knowledgeable in the clinical aspects.
08:06Nursing is not just about the technology, it's also about the human caring touch.
08:11It's not about being rich, but the Filipinos are very great nurses.
08:17Despite the worry, I think they still need us, possibly.
08:23At present, there are 200,000 Filipino nurses in America,
08:27which is equivalent to 4% of the 5 million nurses there.
08:32America has already begun to remove all illegal immigrants
08:37in accordance with the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump.
08:40Among those affected are 16 undocumented Filipinos who were forced to be deported to the country.
08:47To help Filipinos who may be deported from America,
08:51President Bongbong Marcos has a directive to give them a new livelihood.
08:56Labor Secretary Bienvenido La Huesma said that
09:00in my career organized by DOLE and an employment website,
09:05President Bongbong Marcos also visited the country and changed the government's approach
09:11to unemployment rate and quality jobs for Filipinos.
09:16Whatever job they hold, it should be called a quality job
09:23that has the potential to be promoted, to be better,
09:31or even to build their own business.
09:35DOLE plans to hold a two-day job fair every month,
09:39which will bring in P18,000,
09:42including the 100 former POGO workers who lost their jobs due to the closure of POGO.
09:49For GMA Integrated News, I am JP Soriano, your Saksi.
09:56A man wanted in Basud, Camarines Norte, was arrested in Laguna
10:01for molesting his 16-year-old step-sister.
10:05According to the victim's record,
10:07he lost consciousness while drinking with his step-brother and friends on July 23.
10:13The victim just woke up while being accompanied by three people.
10:17The first two friends of the step-brother were arrested.
10:21After more than a year, he was arrested for working as a helper on a farm.
10:28He agreed to give his statement.
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