Ilang kaso ng reckless driving at mga problemang kinakaharap ng mga magsasaka sa bansa, tinalakay ng ‘Reporter’s Notebook.’
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00:00 [car engine revving]
00:02 [car horn honking]
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00:16 [car horn honking]
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00:24 [car horn honking]
00:26 [car engine revving]
00:28 [car engine revving]
00:30 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
00:35 A group of these kids
00:37 made a racetrack on the road in Pampanga.
00:40 They even recorded how they
00:42 made their car roll.
00:44 We're heavy, guys.
00:46 [beep]
00:48 [beep]
00:50 But a few moments later,
00:52 this one jumped on the post.
00:54 [screaming]
00:56 [car engine revving]
00:58 [beep]
01:00 Their SUV was a total wreck.
01:02 The young driver of the SUV
01:04 was found drunk.
01:06 [beep]
01:08 On the skyway,
01:10 a delivery van saw men
01:12 gathering
01:14 after a car was crashed in the middle of the road.
01:16 [beep]
01:18 Later, a truck suddenly
01:20 jumped on their back.
01:22 [beep]
01:24 A man was also found
01:26 on the back of the van
01:28 due to the impact of the crash.
01:30 [beep]
01:32 The victim was taken to the hospital
01:34 but he was quickly brought back to life.
01:36 The number of wrecked cars
01:38 in the country
01:40 reached 31,500 in 2023.
01:42 [screaming]
01:44 What is the government doing
01:46 to prevent such accidents?
01:48 [screaming]
01:50 [car engine revving]
01:52 [beep]
01:54 [screaming]
01:56 [car engine revving]
01:58 [beep]
02:00 In the deep mud,
02:02 they were throwing vegetables
02:04 in the river.
02:06 [screaming]
02:08 Some farmers were forced
02:10 to sell their vegetables
02:12 even if it's for a loss.
02:14 [screaming]
02:16 The reason is that
02:18 they can't sell it at the right price.
02:20 They said that the vegetables
02:22 imported from the market are cheap.
02:24 [screaming]
02:26 [thud]
02:28 The problem is that
02:30 some vegetables are smuggled
02:32 or illegally imported to the country.
02:34 Just like the ones
02:36 that were smuggled by the authorities
02:38 in some warehouses in Manila.
02:40 [thud]
02:42 How can the small farmers
02:44 protect themselves
02:46 from these threats?
02:48 [car engine revving]
02:50 [car engine revving]
02:52 [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
02:56 In this video,
02:58 captured early in the morning
03:00 on January 6,
03:02 we can see how a group
03:04 of young people
03:06 were being pushed by their SUV
03:08 in Pampanga.
03:10 [we're heavy, guys!]
03:12 They also saw how they overtook
03:14 their fellow drivers
03:16 in the middle of the National Highway
03:18 in Guagua, Pampanga.
03:20 But when they tried
03:22 to overtake in a trailer truck,
03:24 [screaming]
03:26 the driver lost control
03:28 [screaming]
03:30 and suddenly fell into a post
03:32 due to the strong
03:34 impact, the post fell
03:36 and almost fell
03:38 on the SUV.
03:40 [screaming]
03:42 [splash]
03:44 [car engine revving]
03:46 A few days after the incident,
03:48 reporters went to the notebook
03:50 of the person who was injured.
03:52 The cement was still loose
03:54 and the power cable
03:56 was also damaged due to the fall of the post.
03:58 [car engine revving]
04:00 At the other end of the road,
04:02 there are signs to remind motorists
04:04 to drive carefully.
04:06 But the barangay said that it is always
04:08 left to the motorists.
04:10 This is where the accident happened.
04:12 The barrier was already fixed
04:14 but when the accident happened,
04:16 it was damaged because the SUV
04:18 hit it. From here,
04:20 the SUV fell
04:22 and fell down and fell
04:24 into the post.
04:26 The barangay officials
04:28 in San Jose, in Guagua,
04:30 were the first to respond to the incident.
04:32 They said that because the car
04:34 was not hit,
04:36 [screaming]
04:38 they thought that no one
04:40 would get out of the car.
04:42 But they were shocked
04:44 when they heard someone shouting
04:46 from under the car.
04:48 [screaming]
04:50 [screaming]
04:52 [screaming]
04:54 [screaming]
04:56 In the CCTV video,
04:58 you can see the five SUVs
05:00 coming out one by one.
05:02 A woman who was badly injured
05:04 was taken to the ambulance.
05:06 When we saw it,
05:08 the woman was screaming
05:10 and her legs were not able to stand.
05:12 She was already in the hospital.
05:14 Because when the car was hit,
05:16 it was already damaged.
05:18 They opened the door
05:20 and they were already in the hospital.
05:22 I called the ambulance and called for rescue.
05:24 [screaming]
05:26 All of them were injured
05:28 but there was one who was badly injured.
05:30 The car's bumper was cut off.
05:32 [screaming]
05:34 [screaming]
05:36 [screaming]
05:38 In the investigation of Guagua Police,
05:40 [screaming]
05:42 the driver of the SUV
05:44 clearly overspeeded.
05:46 [screaming]
05:48 [explosion]
05:50 How fast was their speed?
05:52 You can see it in the video.
05:54 Their speed was around
05:56 100 to 110
05:58 kilometers per hour.
06:00 They were fast.
06:02 That's how it happened.
06:04 Their investigation also revealed
06:06 that the driver and
06:08 his 5 passengers were drunk.
06:10 Are the people here young?
06:12 No, they are just far.
06:14 They came from a village.
06:16 We tried to go to
06:18 the driver's house
06:20 to get some help.
06:22 We were let in by a man
06:24 who looks like a drunkard.
06:26 Did you see the driver?
06:28 No.
06:30 He was just driving.
06:32 He didn't have an accident.
06:34 We also tried
06:36 to find another SUV passenger
06:38 with the help of the barangay.
06:40 He didn't answer.
06:42 I texted him
06:44 but he didn't reply.
06:46 According to the police,
06:48 it doesn't mean that no one was
06:50 involved in the incident.
06:52 They will not be punished.
06:54 They may face
06:56 reckless impudence resulting
06:58 in damage to property.
07:00 [gunshot]
07:02 We consulted
07:04 the Land Transportation Office
07:06 or LTO on this incident.
07:08 The manner in which he was driving
07:10 was like he was in traffic.
07:12 That's when the issue of recklessness
07:14 already arose.
07:16 If he was drunk,
07:18 that's another story.
07:20 We have an anti-drunkness law
07:22 that punishes drunkards
07:24 with penalties.
07:26 [gunshot]
07:28 [music]
07:30 But in some instances,
07:32 the life of the driver
07:34 is in danger.
07:36 [music]
07:38 In Skyway in Santa Mesa, Manila,
07:40 a delivery van is seen
07:42 being piled up
07:44 after it was damaged in the middle of the highway.
07:46 The passengers
07:48 placed an early warning device
07:50 beside the road.
07:52 So an enforcer came to help them.
07:54 [music]
07:56 But just a few moments later,
07:58 a truck suddenly crashed
08:00 into the damaged delivery van.
08:02 [music]
08:04 [truck siren]
08:06 [music]
08:08 [music]
08:10 Due to the speed of the incident,
08:12 the driver was unable
08:14 to avoid the vehicle.
08:16 The victim was
08:18 Jeffrey Rodriguez Lambujon,
08:20 29 years old.
08:22 [truck siren]
08:24 [truck siren]
08:26 Jeffrey was rushed to the hospital.
08:28 But he was immediately
08:32 brought back to life.
08:34 On September 5,
08:36 the ambulance called
08:38 and told me that Jeffrey was in the hospital
08:40 due to a disease.
08:42 I was completely unconscious.
08:44 According to Jeffrey's brother,
08:46 they were in Mindanao when the incident happened
08:48 so they were unable to save
08:50 his life.
08:52 It was very painful.
08:54 We were not able to see him
08:56 at that time.
08:58 He was already a few years old
09:00 here in Manila.
09:02 We were not able to see him.
09:04 It was very painful when I saw
09:06 my brother
09:08 unconscious.
09:10 [music]
09:12 In an investigation by the Philippine National Police,
09:16 Highway Patrol Group or PNP-HPG,
09:18 The location
09:20 of the scene was
09:22 a blind spot
09:24 where he was
09:26 suddenly turned around.
09:28 There was a stalled vehicle
09:30 there that the driver
09:32 did not notice because
09:34 it was a blind spot.
09:36 The case of reckless imprudence resulting
09:38 in homicide with multiple
09:40 physical injuries and damage
09:42 to property was filed.
09:44 Because
09:46 a person died,
09:48 we filed a homicide
09:50 case.
09:52 But the suspect was released
09:54 after he was able to settle the family of the victim.
09:56 The problem is,
09:58 the suspect's statement
10:00 did not meet the demands of the family
10:02 of Jeffrey.
10:04 They promised us
10:06 that we will ask for
10:08 P500,000.
10:10 They will ask for
10:12 P200,000
10:14 so that we can bury my brother.
10:16 But until now,
10:18 they have not paid us.
10:20 We are asking for
10:22 P500,000 so that we can go home
10:24 to our land.
10:26 This is not all, Martes.
10:28 The fourth hearing of the family of Jeffrey
10:30 was held against the suspect.
10:32 They also discussed
10:34 the alleged payment of the suspect.
10:36 It's still far from our life.
10:38 Because
10:40 they are still waiting for the decision
10:42 of their company.
10:44 We are not sure
10:46 if we can give them the money.
10:48 We promised them many times
10:50 that we will give them the money.
10:52 They were hoping that they can
10:54 pay the money of the suspect
10:56 for the family of Jeffrey
10:58 who was left in Bicol.
11:00 Of course, I am very sad
11:02 because I lost my son.
11:04 I couldn't see him.
11:06 He also has two children,
11:08 and he doesn't have
11:10 money to buy milk.
11:12 We tried to get the money of the suspect
11:14 but he refused to face the camera.
11:16 According to the LTO,
11:18 the driver of the truck will also be revoked or his license will be revoked.
11:20 He cannot drive
11:22 because he doesn't have a license.
11:24 As long as there is an injury or death,
11:26 it's automatic.
11:28 According to the data released by the MMDA,
11:30 this is only the third quarter of 2023.
11:32 The road crash incident in Metro Manila
11:34 reached almost 45,000.
11:36 70% of this
11:40 is more than 31,500
11:42 cases due to reckless driving.
11:44 Our problem is that
11:46 Metro Manila is very big.
11:48 We cannot take care of all the roads.
11:50 That's why we're investing
11:52 heavily in technology.
11:54 According to the LTO,
11:56 the increase of the number of accidents
11:58 on the road is under their control.
12:00 That's why they are
12:04 more determined to get a license.
12:06 According to the new LTO,
12:08 the new applicant must first
12:10 go through a theoretical driving course
12:12 from their accredited driving school.
12:14 Anyone new
12:16 will get
12:18 a student driver's permit.
12:20 Our theoretical driving test is included.
12:22 Because a 10-year-old
12:24 has a license.
12:26 Like any profession,
12:28 there must be a refresher course.
12:30 It's very important that we have
12:32 a balance when it comes to
12:34 any regulation.
12:36 The driver's license is included.
12:38 It must be strict
12:40 but not unreasonable
12:42 to make it difficult and costly
12:44 to access driving.
12:46 It's very important that
12:48 only those who can drive
12:50 can drive.
12:52 Those who know how to drive
12:54 and know the rules and regulations
12:56 in terms of driving.
12:58 Remember that driving is a privilege,
13:02 not a right.
13:04 It's important to start
13:06 our discipline on the road.
13:08 But it's still the duty of the government
13:10 to give a license
13:12 to those who are eligible
13:14 to drive on the road.
13:16 I'm Jun Van Rasion
13:20 and this is Reporters' Room.
13:22 [Music]
13:24 [Truck engine]
13:26 [Music]
13:28 In a field
13:30 in Tinok, Ifugao,
13:32 [Truck engine]
13:34 some farmers were forced
13:36 to throw away a truck of cabbage
13:38 that they planted.
13:40 It was also damaged
13:42 because they could not sell it
13:44 at the price they earn.
13:46 The traders said it was too cheap.
13:48 This is what they look like
13:50 when they were not harvested.
13:52 [Truck engine]
13:54 [Truck engine]
13:56 Six tons of cabbage
13:58 were also planted in Benguet.
14:00 The cabbages were not sold
14:02 in the markets, so they were just thrown away.
14:04 Two hundred thousand kilos
14:08 of tomatoes were thrown away
14:10 by the farmers after they were rotten
14:12 because of the high price
14:14 they were paid.
14:16 [Birds chirping]
14:18 This is what the farmers
14:20 of Mountain Province are afraid of.
14:22 They have no land
14:24 and they are just farming.
14:26 The vegetables they plant
14:28 are also borrowed
14:30 from the traders.
14:32 This is not good because
14:34 the black part is already in.
14:36 It's already bitter.
14:38 I need to remove
14:40 all of it.
14:42 That's why it's so important
14:44 to earn money.
14:46 Besides, Brenson's family
14:48 owns the land and earns
14:50 from the farmers.
14:52 The price of vegetables
14:54 is also low.
14:56 Our problem with vegetables
14:58 is that we cannot harvest them
15:00 because we don't have enough money
15:02 to use the crude oil.
15:04 That's why all the vegetables
15:06 are stacked
15:08 and many are damaged.
15:10 We wait for the price to increase.
15:12 For example,
15:14 if the price of cabbage is 2 pesos,
15:16 we don't have enough money
15:18 to use the crude oil.
15:20 We don't have money
15:22 to give to the owner.
15:24 We are just borrowing
15:26 from the farmers.
15:28 It's good that there is a non-government
15:32 organization or NGO that bought
15:34 from their farmers.
15:36 That day, Brenson's family
15:38 and the farmers
15:40 planted Chinese cabbage and cabbage.
15:42 If other traders
15:44 get 2 pesos per kilo
15:46 from their cabbage,
15:48 the NGO bought 12 pesos per kilo.
15:50 That's why they are
15:56 in a good relationship with the next farmer.
15:58 From the mountain province,
16:02 the vegetables will be transported to Manila.
16:06 [Music]
16:08 At the NGO's garage
16:14 of the E-Care Foundation in Quezon City,
16:16 the cabbage and Chinese cabbage
16:22 were planted one by one.
16:24 When it became bright,
16:30 the vegetables that the farmers
16:32 will buy came one by one.
16:34 I'm a farmer,
16:36 I know what are the expenses
16:38 in planting this one,
16:40 effort,
16:42 transportation,
16:44 and that 20 pesos is not enough
16:46 for the whole thing.
16:48 20 pesos per kilo.
16:50 In the market, it's 52 pesos per kilo.
16:52 7 tons arrived this morning.
16:56 They bought this from the farmers
16:58 for 12 pesos per kilo.
17:00 They sell it for 20 pesos per kilo.
17:02 For 12 pesos per kilo,
17:04 the farmer said
17:06 that his harvest was already recovered
17:08 and he can plant again
17:10 in the next farm.
17:12 If there is any income
17:14 that they can get
17:16 from selling vegetables here,
17:18 they will return it
17:20 to the farmers.
17:22 Why did you start?
17:24 Someone called us,
17:26 "Please take the vegetables' car
17:28 and give it to the people in Manila."
17:30 We said, "No, we will throw it away."
17:32 Otherwise, they will throw it away.
17:34 We said, "Tomorrow,
17:36 our truck will go there."
17:38 Another question of the group
17:40 is that even though the vegetables
17:42 are cheap,
17:44 why are the prices of these
17:46 high when it comes to the market?
17:48 It means that despite the promises
17:50 to improve
17:52 the supply chain,
17:54 the supply chain is still a big problem.
17:56 Yes, yes.
17:58 This end is still low.
18:00 There is a high end
18:02 in the middle.
18:04 We have made a story
18:08 about the oversupply
18:10 of vegetables that
18:12 is reaching the point where it needs to be thrown away
18:14 because the prices of these
18:16 are too low.
18:18 The Department of Agriculture
18:20 always promises to add
18:22 infrastructure like cold storage facilities.
18:26 According to the Department of Agriculture
18:28 or DA, there are 268
18:30 cold storage facilities
18:32 in the country.
18:34 They admitted that one of the problems
18:36 is the lack of facilities.
18:38 We don't have enough cold storage
18:40 to bring if we ever
18:42 experience that
18:44 our production is good and abundant.
18:46 Aside from the cold storage,
18:48 of course, the distribution
18:50 and logistics,
18:52 how can it reach our market.
18:54 One of the main reasons
18:56 for the small demand
18:58 is the over supply
19:00 of imported vegetables in the market.
19:02 But the bigger problem
19:04 is that the imported vegetables
19:06 are smuggled
19:08 or are not paid for
19:10 by the people who are importing them.
19:12 Just last week,
19:16 three warehouses in Binondo, Manila
19:18 were invaded by the National Bureau
19:20 of Investigation, Anti-Organized
19:22 and Transnational Crime Division.
19:24 The vegetables,
19:26 like broccoli,
19:28 were smuggled to the warehouses.
19:30 It looks like they were smuggled
19:32 because the boxes
19:34 that were placed
19:36 had Chinese characters.
19:38 Last year,
19:40 70 cases related to agricultural
19:42 smuggling were filed
19:44 by the Department of Justice or DOJ.
19:46 The most important is that
19:48 56 of these were considered
19:50 large-scale smuggling.
19:52 We sent letters
19:54 and messages to the Bureau of Customs
19:56 but until now,
19:58 they still haven't responded.
20:00 The DA assured that they are
20:02 consulting with the Bureau of Customs
20:04 to stop the smuggling of vegetables.
20:06 Actually, some of them were arrested
20:08 and now, they are in jail
20:10 for smuggling onions
20:12 in the last report.
20:14 We will really hit this
20:18 until we file
20:20 the case
20:22 and convict these people
20:24 because we feel sorry for the farmers.
20:26 And one more thing,
20:28 these vegetables are also dangerous
20:30 because when they were smuggled,
20:32 they were not properly declared.
20:34 The problems
20:36 that our farmers are facing
20:38 are very serious.
20:40 From the lack of land,
20:42 the lack of facilities,
20:44 the unpaid bills,
20:46 and the increasing
20:48 smuggling problems.
20:50 That's why the farmers
20:52 are forced to
20:54 go home to the garbage.
20:56 That's why I'm asking our government
21:02 to find a solution
21:04 for this situation
21:06 where the vegetables are being smuggled.
21:08 But they can't do anything.
21:10 I'm Mackie Pulido
21:12 and this is my reporter's note.