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00:00We will be together, Taxi!
00:18Some passengers fell from their seats while others were trapped
00:22when a modern PUV on MacArthur Highway on Santo Tomas, Pampanga collided.
00:28The Santo Tomas Police was able to stop one of the passengers
00:31but when the vehicle stopped, the driver lost control of the vehicle.
00:36The road was slippery because of the rainy season
00:39and the SUV's speed was fast.
00:43None of the 12 passengers were injured,
00:46except for the driver and the conductor.
00:51If someone else was robbed, he was also killed.
00:54The family of a criminology graduate who was arrested in Manila
00:59was also killed.
01:01But the story of the barangay captain was different.
01:04Watch Joseph Moro.
01:10In this video, you can see the chaos in that part of Barangay 718 in Manila in February.
01:15It looks like someone is being arrested.
01:18In a closer look, you can see a man lying on the street.
01:22He's almost unconscious.
01:23He has no clothes to put on.
01:24His hands are tied.
01:26And there's a stab wound on his side.
01:28He was still running to the hospital but he was also killed early in the morning.
01:31Based on the investigation, the man who was robbed was identified as Christian Ambon,
01:37a 26-year-old criminology graduate who just came back from Samar
01:41to look for a job in Manila.
01:44I don't have a job.
01:46I don't have a job.
01:49They kidnapped my son.
01:52The mother of Christian, Bonifacia, was very angry
01:55that she couldn't accept what happened to her son,
01:57especially since he was kidnapped.
01:59My son won't do it.
02:01Even if it's hard for us, we won't do it.
02:04Before he died, Christian told his mother that he didn't rob him.
02:09He was the one who stole his cell phone from the street where he lived.
02:13He chased the robber to a house where he was kidnapped.
02:17He said,
02:18I said,
02:19Son, who robbed you?
02:21He said, it was Junjun,
02:22the one who robbed me.
02:24Junjun beat him up.
02:28Then he ran upstairs.
02:33Then when he went upstairs,
02:37the woman screamed.
02:39She said,
02:40Robbers! Robbers!
02:42Then, Junjun robbed her.
02:46According to Bonifacia, her son was locked up.
02:48It was planned and stopped because the police arrived.
02:52The people said,
02:54it should be thrown away.
02:55They said,
02:57in the river.
02:59The captain said that.
03:01The captain of the barangay made it up.
03:04It's not true, sir.
03:06The story of the barangay is also different.
03:08They don't know anyone named Junjun.
03:10They entered their house.
03:13A car came out.
03:15The man of the house went back.
03:18The man of the house didn't know where he was going.
03:22They were surprised that there was a hole in the back.
03:26When he went down,
03:28the robber screamed.
03:31They thought he was a robber.
03:33He didn't rob the house,
03:35but he was kidnapped.
03:36Ambon filed a complaint of trespassing and frustrated murder.
03:40The family of the victim will file a complaint against the robber.
03:46The homicide division of the Manila Police District is investigating
03:50the place where the robber went.
03:52For GMA Integrated, I am Joseph Morong, your witness.
04:01How many PUVs were targeted in Quezon Boulevard in Manila?
04:05It's not just road worthiness.
04:07A special action and intelligence committee was set up for transportation
04:11because the tires were worn out.
04:14A bus was also caught.
04:16The windshield was broken.
04:19The bus also didn't have a fire extinguisher.
04:24According to the conductor,
04:26they didn't notice it because they were changing buses.
04:29On the other side of the busway,
04:31the security continued.
04:33In two hours of operation,
04:3514 motorcycles and SUVs were found in Mega-Q Mart.
04:40In the last flyover,
04:4223 people were caught,
04:44including a taxi and a provincial bus.
04:49PNP or NBI may investigate the ghost beneficiaries
04:53under the Senior High School Voucher Program.
04:56That's according to the DepEd.
04:58Witness, Ian Crew.
05:04The Department of Education or DepEd is studying
05:07the services of the law enforcement agencies of the country,
05:11such as the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation
05:14in investigating the ghost beneficiaries
05:17under the Senior High School Voucher Program.
05:19According to the Secretary of Education, Sani Angara,
05:21they are investigating the so-called issue
05:24not only related to the removal of private education in the program.
05:29That's what we are considering,
05:31especially to talk about not only the removal of vouchers,
05:40but also to chase them away if there is a case against them.
05:48DepEd discovered that the names and reference numbers
05:52of senior high school students
05:54were used by 12 private schools in different parts of the country
05:58to calculate the benefits of the voucher program.
06:02As for the 1,300 ghost beneficiaries,
06:05DepEd discovered in the current school year
06:08that the voucher is worth more than P25 million.
06:13DepEd did not specify when the fraudulent scheme
06:16in the voucher program started.
06:18According to Sani Angara,
06:19the Senior High School Voucher Program
06:23only gave financial assistance to 1.28 million students in 2024.
06:29This is a big help.
06:30Maybe there are millions of people here.
06:33So, it's important to get what you really need.
06:37DepEd will work with the Senate Inquiry Plan
06:40to investigate the fraud in the voucher program.
06:44We filed a bill to tighten the requirements in the voucher system.
06:49For example, the quality of the school should be checked.
06:52Because now, even if the school is blocked,
06:55they can still enter and get a voucher.
06:57Even if their students did not pass the National Achievement Test,
07:01they can still enter for a voucher.
07:03Meanwhile, DepEd is now the host
07:06of the Education Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, or ECARE.
07:11It is said that AI will help in the construction
07:16not only in the aspect of improving the quality of education in the country,
07:19but also in solving fraudulent schemes
07:22like what happened in the Senior High School Voucher Program.
07:26For GMA Integrated News,
07:28I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
07:32A senator will ask for a caucus or private help
07:36to discuss the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
07:41Witness, Tina Panginiban Perez.
07:46The Congress has now recessed or there is no session.
07:50But a senator believes
07:52that the impeachment court can convene
07:54or those who will deal with Vice President Sara Duterte.
07:58It is said that this is part of the legislative work of the senators.
08:02To discuss the impeachment trial,
08:04Senator Coco Pimentel will ask
08:07Senate President Chis Escudero
08:09to hold a caucus or private meeting with the senators.
08:13This is a legitimate political issue for the people.
08:25We have admitted that the special session
08:28should be held by the majority of the quorum.
08:33Pimentel said,
08:34he hopes that next month the impeachment trial will be held.
08:38But he admitted that the quorum will be challenged,
08:41especially since the majority of the senators
08:44and the re-electionists need to campaign.
08:48The campaign is one-sided.
08:50The impeachment is a priority.
08:52Isn't that a very big ask of your colleagues?
08:55That's part of the job description.
08:57According to the Constitution,
08:59Trial by Senate shall forthwith proceed.
09:02What is the meaning of the word forthwith?
09:05Should the Senate start the litigation
09:08if an impeachment complaint is filed against them?
09:11One of the framers said,
09:13or there is a Constitutional Act.
09:15As constitutionally interpreted,
09:18it means right away.
09:21It means immediately.
09:23There is no delay.
09:26There is no delay.
09:28Do it immediately.
09:30Should the Senate start the litigation,
09:34what will happen when the election is over?
09:36And the composition of the Senate will be different.
09:39When Sarmiento was re-elected,
09:41the work of the current impeachment court
09:44was completely separated from the Senate.
09:46Outside of legislation,
09:48it has a continuing function.
09:52It could be convening as a canvassing board.
09:56It could even be serving as an impeachment court.
10:01But Retired Associate Justice Conchita Carpio Morales said,
10:05the Senate cannot hold a special session.
10:08Impeachment is not included
10:12as among the reasons why
10:15a special session can be conducted.
10:19My conclusion is that impeachment trial
10:22cannot be conducted during recess.
10:26The impeachment trial is not yet starting.
10:29The Supreme Court petitioned the Vice-President
10:32to stop it.
10:34Based on his defense team,
10:36there is a provision in the Constitution
10:38that only one impeachment proceeding
10:40can start against an official
10:43within a year.
10:45There are already three complaints against the Vice-President
10:48according to his lawyers.
10:50The actions taken by the House of Representatives
10:54in respect of the three prior impeachment complaints
10:59before it decided to finally transmit
11:02what it purports to be,
11:05a verified resolution,
11:07is something that is not permitted by the Constitution,
11:13particularly that one-year bar rule.
11:17But some impeachment prosecutors said,
11:20the start of one-year counting
11:23is not just the beginning of the complaint.
11:26The one-year ban starts
11:28when the impeachment complaint is initiated.
11:31It depends on the Supreme Court's decision
11:34in the case of Francisco v. House of Representatives.
11:38Initiated under this Francisco case
11:41means the filing of the complaint
11:44endorsed by a congressman
11:46and referred to the Committee on Justice
11:49for proper disposition.
11:51So it is not the mere filing of a complaint
11:55that will trigger the one-year period.
11:59So for us, there was no grave abuse of discretion.
12:03There was no lack of due process.
12:05The Vice-President also questioned
12:08if the Secretary-General could sit
12:11on the first three impeachment complaints.
12:13There were official reports
12:15and interviews and public pronouncements
12:18that were made by the Secretary-General
12:20that supposedly these three complaints
12:23were already verified and ready for transmittal
12:26to the Speaker.
12:28But never did.
12:30And then suddenly,
12:32you see a fourth impeachment complaint
12:35that was suddenly referred to the Senate
12:39on the last day of the session.
12:41The question that we're asking respectfully,
12:45the Supreme Court to decide is
12:47whether this is permitted.
12:49The Secretary-General of the House of Representatives
12:52confirmed that according to the Constitution,
12:54the fourth impeachment complaint
12:56should be referred to the Senate.
12:57She responded to the impeachment prosecutors.
13:00This is not the first time that this happened.
13:02This happened during the time of President Erap.
13:05That's how it happened.
13:07Regardless of the court's decision,
13:09the Vice-President is ready to face the impeachment trial.
13:12The statement of the Vice-President
13:15that she's willing to face whatever charges
13:19against her,
13:21I think that didn't change anything.
13:23It doesn't mean that she filed a petition
13:26and she doesn't want to face it.
13:28For GMA Integrated News,
13:30I'm Tina Panganiban Perez,
13:32your witness.
13:54For GMA Integrated News, I'm Tina Panganiban Perez,
13:56your witness.