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00:00Three Filipinos in Cambodia were forced to work in a call center, but they were forced to work as scammers.
00:08They hid from the Chinese for torture, and now they are being targeted.
00:13John Consulta, exclusive.
00:19We know that we can go home safely to our family in the Philippines.
00:25While we are still here, we don't know what else can happen.
00:32It was broadcasted on GMA Integrated News by three Filipinos who were forced to work as Chinese nationals in a scam farm in Cambodia.
00:42They were shown their wounds and bruises, due to the use of batons and sticks, cigarette butts, and stabbings to the head and various parts of the body.
00:52Fifteen Chinese were brought to a vacant lot at 10 p.m., where they were wounded.
00:58After hearing the news, they planned to leave the scam hub.
01:02Alias Ben, before being shot, was held for three days and was not allowed to eat.
01:08I was so scared, sir. I really thought we would die there, sir.
01:12Alice, who was shot by the Chinese, was forced to wake up after being killed in the middle of the torture.
01:19When they threw stones at me on the ground, this is the first thing that happened.
01:26I was like that. Then, someone suddenly jumped on me and I lost consciousness.
01:31I just woke up, sir, when someone stabbed me in the hand with a cigarette. The other one was a stick.
01:37After being stabbed, the Chinese were left behind. That's when they had a chance to escape.
01:42They were hiding in a safe house in Cambodia and were not allowed to leave because they were being stabbed by the Chinese.
01:49When they found out, they were shocked. They were ashamed of what they were taught.
01:55I can't even think of what we can do because we are still being hunted.
02:02I hope you can help us, sir.
02:07The three are now in the NBI.
02:10They promised to coordinate with other agencies and Interpol to help them.
02:16Don't be afraid. I will do everything I can to rescue you.
02:23For GMA Integrated News, John Consulta.
02:27Tune in for 24 hours.
02:30In April, Meralco will start refunding almost Php 20 billion to consumers.
02:37Ma'am Gonzales is on the scene.
02:43Php 6,000 a month is the average bill in Corrientes, Nina Andrea.
02:47She is very thankful for Meralco's generous refund that will start in April.
02:52It's a big deal.
02:54For daily groceries like rice and vegetables.
03:02According to the ERC or Energy Regulatory Commission,
03:05they need to refund almost Php 20 billion in total to consumers
03:10due to the high distribution charges from July 2022 to December 2024.
03:16The Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order for Meralco to refund.
03:23This is the amount of Php 19.95 billion.
03:27It will start in April.
03:29It will last for 36 months or 3 years starting in April.
03:35It's normal for there to be an excess or lack of cash.
03:39There is a gap of maybe two weeks before they can read the metro.
03:44Because in real time, if you contribute, you will pay.
03:49There is a natural cycle of over and under.
03:54There is such a thing.
03:55But this is a delayed year.
03:58It shouldn't be this long.
04:02The utility refund is almost Php 12 per kilowatt hour.
04:05The return to residential customers is bigger.
04:08More than Php 20 per kilowatt hour.
04:10Equivalent to a Php 40 refund if the consumption is up to 200 kilowatt hours per month.
04:16This can be seen in the bill on the separate line for the Awat refund.
04:20Meralco will apply for another refund scheme
04:23if they can compute the actual weighted average tariff or Awat for January to June 2025.
04:29Meralco said this will help.
04:32Especially when electricity consumption is increasing.
04:36The refund is not connected to Meralco's Php 26 rate hike this month.
04:41For GMA Integrated News,
04:43Ma'am Gonzales, 24 Hours.
04:47A solidarity walk was held in Davao City for former President Rodrigo Duterte
04:52along with the celebration of Davao Day.
04:54Davao City Mayor Basté Duterte and President Bongbong Marcos were present.
04:59Argyle Relator of GMA Regional TV was present.
05:07Thousands of people gathered in San Pedro Square in Davao City
05:12for a solidarity walk for former President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this afternoon.
05:17Mayor Basté Duterte thanked them.
05:22He also gave a speech on his illegal arrest of the former president.
05:28I don't know what will happen now
05:34because Rodrigo Duterte stood up for every traditional politician.
05:44They don't want to talk about their corruption.
05:49They don't want Rodrigo Duterte to be arrested by the government.
05:58Marcos is a traitor!
06:05Mayor Basté Duterte thanked President Bongbong Marcos.
06:09Bongbong Marcos himself gave the administration to the ICC.
06:21I will not allow this traitor to get away.
06:31Mr. President Marcos, you will never be loved.
06:38Especially us who are calling out Rodrigo Duterte's name.
06:50You will never be loved.
06:57We will stand up and we will fight back.
07:03He also gave a speech to the President.
07:06Last year in January, Marcos asked you not to pay your debts.
07:16Your father is a traitor to my father.
07:20My father will be put in jail.
07:27Davao Police arrested 30,000 people in solidarity walks in Davao City.
07:34Duterte supporters also held a motorcade in Manila and Quezon City.
07:40Also in Malolos, Bulacan.
07:43Even in Calibo, Aklan.
07:46For the GMA Integrated News, RG Relator of GMA Regional TV, 24 Hours.
08:03The printing of the balotas will be finished in the election of 2025.
08:08And the 6 million outdated balotas were destroyed by COMELEC.
08:14J.P. Sariano has the final say.
08:20The printing of more than 68.5 million balotas will be finished for the May 12 midterm elections.
08:27Why is it 68,542,000?
08:32Because we did not print balotas for the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections.
08:39We should have, just like the COMELEC predicted,
08:43we did not print balotas because at that time,
08:47there is a possibility that the elections in Bangsamoro may not continue.
08:52After the printing of all the balotas,
08:55it will undergo a thorough examination and verification to be sure that it is correct.
09:00And there is no wrong detail.
09:02That is the reason why more than 2 million balotas were rejected
09:07after going through the verification process.
09:10But according to COMELEC, this is not a big problem and can be fixed immediately.
09:14Once the verification process is finished,
09:17the packing process in the NPO will start.
09:20The balotas need to be vacuum sealed and placed in a special box
09:25before being brought to the warehouse in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
09:28On the second week of April,
09:30the delivery of balotas throughout the country will start.
09:33All delivery trucks will have police escort and monitoring devices.
09:38COMELEC also started the destruction of 6 million balotas that will not be used in the elections.
09:45Remember the Supreme Court's order to COMELEC
09:49to include the names of some candidates who were previously disqualified.
09:54Here in the warehouse in Santa Rosa, Laguna, the balotas will be destroyed.
09:59After collecting the outdated balotas,
10:02they will be transported to a facility in Pampanga
10:06where the balotas will be dissolved so that they will not be used in the upcoming elections in 2025.
10:13COMELEC said that the NPO will not use outdated balotas anymore.
10:17And the balotas will be dissolved.
10:20Our papers are biodegradable.
10:22That's why we can use it again as a paper that can be used in the upcoming elections.
10:29For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano.
10:3324 hours have passed.
10:35In one barangay, two separate incidents of hold-up and motorcycle theft have been reported.
10:42Bea Pinlac has the latest.
10:46This delivery rider is going home to Barangay Santo Domingo, Quezon City on Saturday morning.
10:51Later that day, he saw another motorcycle with two men riding on it.
10:57The motorcycle suddenly stopped.
11:00At the same time, the driver lowered his vehicle and pointed a gun at the delivery rider.
11:04The delivery rider lowered his motorcycle and took off his helmet.
11:08He reached the man with the gun before stealing his motorcycle.
11:13He also took his wallet.
11:15They immediately ran to Del Monte Avenue to ride a separate motorcycle.
11:19The next motorcycle they saw was a Lulan.
11:24The victim tried to chase the motorcycle thieves.
11:28But when he couldn't catch up, he rode a tricycle and ran to the barangay.
11:33Our policemen arrived just in time.
11:36So now, the incident is still under investigation.
11:39He still hasn't recovered until now.
11:43Early this Friday, a motorcycle taxi driver was the victim of a theft on Giaraneta Avenue.
11:51He rode a motorcycle and said that he was going to get something from a street nearby.
11:58He said that he was going to go around until he was hidden in a dark park without CCTV.
12:05They brought him to a dark place.
12:07They pointed a gun at him.
12:10Then, they pushed him.
12:12Then, they stole his motorcycle.
12:14Suspects are being interrogated and the two cases of motornapping are being investigated.
12:20We are still trying to get permission from the police and the victims of motorcycle theft.
12:25For GMA Integrated News, Bea Pinlac, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
12:35Octa Research released the results of their Tugon ng Masa February 2025 Pre-Election Nationwide Survey.
12:44Darlene Cai was the winner.
12:4916 candidates have a statistical chance of winning
12:52based on the Tugon ng Masa Survey of the Octa Research Group for the 2025 Senate Elections.
12:57They are Congressman Erwin Tulfo,
13:00Senator Bong Go,
13:01Broadcaster Ben Tulfo,
13:03Senator Bong Revilla,
13:05Former Senator Tito Soto,
13:07Makati City Mayor Abby Binay,
13:09Senator Lito Lapid,
13:11Congresswoman Camille Villar,
13:13Former Senator Manny Pacquiao,
13:15Senator Pia Cayetano,
13:17TV Host Willie Revillame,
13:19Senator Aimee Marcos,
13:21Former Senator Ping Lakson,
13:23Former DILG Secretary Benher Abalos,
13:25Incumbent Senators Batol La Rosa and Francis Toledo,
13:29The survey was conducted nationwide from February 22 to February 28, 2025
13:34and has a plus-minus 3% margin of error and 95% confidence level.
13:391,200 respondents aged 18 and above were asked in a face-to-face interview
13:45who they would vote as senator if the election was held during the survey period.
13:50According to Octa Research, this is a non-commissioned survey.
13:54This is a non-commissioned survey for GMA Integrated News.
13:58Darlene Cain, 24 Hours.
14:01Five years have passed since the first lockdown was declared in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14:07Some of our countrymen shared their unforgettable experiences.
14:12Nico Juahe was able to vote.
14:19Community quarantine is hereby imposed
14:23on the entire of Metro Manila.
14:31March 15, 2020.
14:33It seems that everyone in Metro Manila and many parts of the country
14:38were forced to implement enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14:43Metro Manila was locked down.
14:46No one is allowed to enter and exit the NCR,
14:48except for frontliners and those who have a quarantine pass to buy essential items.
14:53Everyone wore face masks and face shields to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
14:59What were your unforgettable moments during the pandemic?
15:02Quarantine.
15:03I was always in a quarantine hotel.
15:06It's sad.
15:07Why?
15:08Because there's no one to look for a job.
15:10It's hard.
15:11Christian, although he was happy to be allowed to stay at home with his family,
15:16he said it's hard because there's no job.
15:18Motorcycle taxi riders like him were banned.
15:22He's dead.
15:24What?
15:25He's dead. He has no income.
15:28More than 4 million Filipinos were infected with COVID-19
15:32and more than 66,000 people died.
15:35According to the official data distributed by the GMA Integrated News Research,
15:39according to Health Secretary Ted Herbosa,
15:41who was also the head of the COVID-19 National Task Force back then,
15:45if there's a new pandemic, the country is ready.
15:51The problem with COVID-19 was that when it came, it was an uncertain disease.
15:56Now we know what works and what doesn't work.
15:59DOH is now focusing on testing for various diseases.
16:04I'm getting more budget in healthcare.
16:06It's easier to ask for funding for a new specialty hospital,
16:11new health center, more salary for nurses.
16:15For GMA Integrated News, I'm Nico Juage for Tutok 24 Horas.