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00:00Aside from Tarlac and Pampanga, they are also checking if there are illegal POGOs in Southern Metro Manila.
00:06In the spread of these operations in the country, a senator asked,
00:09why the Anti-Money Laundering Council is not tracing the issuance of money related to POGOs?
00:16Mav Gonzalez was able to answer.
00:20Some places in Southern Metro Manila are saying that there might be illegal operations of POGOs.
00:26Authorities are monitoring this.
00:29Especially some POGO workers who escaped from Tarlac and Pampanga are now in Metro Manila.
00:35The South of Metro Manila is full of reported alleged illegal activities in relation to online gambling.
00:42So that includes Montinlupa, Makati, Las Piñas, Pasay, Paranaque.
00:48Maybe it has something to do with the proximity to the airport, proximity to the hotels and casinos.
00:56Maybe there's a lethal Chinatown in Multinational.
00:59But let's just stop this because they might not have any criminal activities.
01:04They are also monitoring Cavite.
01:06In Cavite, we saw that a few months ago.
01:13But we were not able to verify any illegal activities in the area of Bacoor, in the area of Casmarinas.
01:19They believe that the alleged gateway of POGOs in the South is being used.
01:24Senator Sherwin Gatchalian also thinks that the POGO hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga
01:30are being used because of the proximity of Clark International Airport.
01:33Aside from these, according to the PAOC or Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission,
01:38the marks of money laundering in POGO hubs in Bamban and Porac can be seen.
01:43Senator Gatchalian asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council or AMLC
01:47why they are not able to trace where the money came from and who received it.
01:52I express my disappointment to the AMLAC because it is their job to find the source of money laundering.
01:59It is their job to find out who are the money launderers.
02:02The AMLAC also does not know if money came from POGOs in the Philippines to other countries.
02:08They also cannot see that.
02:10That's why the most basic thing for me is that the money came in and someone received it.
02:17If it came through our banking system electronically, if it's cash,
02:25there should also be someone who received it.
02:28They did not detect it.
02:30Our estimate is 6.1 billion but it can be more.
02:33We asked the AMLAC but they still have no answer.
02:36According to the PAOC, the Chinese fugitive Wang Ji Yang is still in the country.
02:41He is one of the so-called business associates in Bawfo, suspended in Bamban Mayor Alice Goh.
02:46When we checked the CCTV, when he knew that the money will be transferred, he ran away.
02:54Maybe he was anticipating that he could steal the operating units with the PAOC.
02:59That's why he was just there.
03:02It's not that easy.
03:03A large group from Bamban and Porac is still here in Metro Manila.
03:10Pagcor Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco insists that the syndicates are the real threat and not the fake and licensed fugitives.
03:20The law enforcement agencies should chase the underground alien hacking and scam syndicates.
03:26They are cooperating with the authorities about this.
03:29Pagcor is monitoring fugitives who are paying taxes and giving jobs.
03:35The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry is against POGO, legal or not.
03:41Gambling is damaging families and businesses.
03:45Only POGO operators earn money from it.
03:49For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales, 24 Hours.
03:55Four women were injured when the authorities entered a spa in Pasay that provides extra service.
04:03Here's EJ Gomez.
04:08The operatives of Pasay City Police, Pasay LGU and DSWD visited the spa at 9 p.m.
04:16Aside from massages, there is extra service provided to the customers.
04:21We were allowed to enter the spa as a customer.
04:28We were able to prove that there is illegal activity in this establishment.
04:35We saw that there is something wrong. It became a sex den instead of a spa.
04:44Four women were injured.
04:47We didn't see any minors.
04:50All of them are of the right age.
04:52Their age range is from 22 to 28.
04:57There were 10 women.
05:00But now, there are only four women.
05:06There are two men.
05:09The receptionist and the owner of the establishment were arrested.
05:13A box of condoms and several cellphones were confiscated as evidence.
05:17The spa also did not show a business permit.
05:20There's something.
05:21Where is it?
05:22Where is it?
05:23Can we see it?
05:24It's up there.
05:25It's attached to the wall but it fell down.
05:29There's something because it's moving.
05:32Based on the investigation, a corporation is running the so-called spa that also has a branch in Tacloban City.
05:39The establishment is now under the jurisdiction of the City Hall while the investigation is ongoing.
05:43The manager and the owner of the establishment are now looking for the person responsible for the case of human trafficking.
05:48For JIRMEI Integrated News, EJ Gomez, 24 Hours.
05:55The 28-year-old student is now waiting for his graduation.
06:00Despite being visually impaired, he managed to graduate from college.
06:04And that's what Bernadette Reyes is aiming for.
06:10At the same time, more than 500 students graduated from the College of Commerce and Business Administration of the University of Santo Tomas,
06:18the 28-year-old Jerome Santiago.
06:21Santiago Jerome Concepcion.
06:26A success that can be considered that he graduated despite being fully blind.
06:32Jerome was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma more than a year ago.
06:37He underwent several operations but he still lost his sight at his age.
06:43It became a challenge for him to communicate with other students.
06:47For example, there are some subjects where he needs to see the graphs but Jerome can't see anything.
06:53The greatest difficulty with dealing with visual materials in the lens is that
06:59I always ask assistance from my professors and classmates.
07:05With the help of real or touch-based alphabets for visually impaired students
07:09and innovative technology such as software that can read texts, Jerome was able to study.
07:16What's great is that he's really hardworking.
07:20He really knows the lessons and he's able to do it.
07:27He knows the lessons even though we made some adjustments.
07:34But it was more challenging for Jerome and his family to see with the naked eye.
07:39There are people who look at themselves higher than people with disabilities in general.
07:50Because even though a person has a disability, they still have worth and abilities.
07:56It hurts me.
07:58There are also people who don't understand their situation.
08:04But just let them be. Just go on.
08:08Congratulations to me.
08:10Graduation is a memory of success for the students who graduated.
08:14But for Jerome, let him remember that physical challenges like this will come in the future.
08:24And now that he's a graduate, the path is clearer for Jerome.
08:29Trust your abilities and believe in yourself.
08:32In times like this, the part of inaccessibility challenges as a visually impaired student is already there.
08:41For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, 24 Hours.
08:47Ten houses were burned in Santa Cruz, Manila.
08:50Every other house in Quezon was also burned.
08:52And that's what Katrina Son is talking about.
08:58Last night at 6 p.m., this residential area in Barangay 9 in Lucena, Quezon caught fire.
09:05Because of the strong wind, the fire was hard to extinguish.
09:09It took two hours for the fire to pass before it was declared a fire-out.
09:15It was also hard to extinguish a separate fire in a house in the town of Gumaca.
09:20Because of the wheels and old cars that were stuck.
09:23It took ten hours for the fire to extinguish.
09:26No one else was hurt.
09:28No one was injured in the same fire that is still being investigated.
09:32The extent and importance of the left-over ashes.
09:36In Santa Cruz, Manila, ten families were burned in Elia Street at 8.30 a.m.
09:45Residents were shocked.
09:47Their relatives were immediately evacuated.
09:50The fire was so fast.
09:52The wind was so strong.
09:54Of course, I was shocked.
09:56I called my colleagues.
09:58Even though most of the items were not saved, they are still thankful that everyone was saved.
10:04Eight houses were totally damaged, while two were partially damaged.
10:08We had two casualties, but it was just a minor injury.
10:12One woman was terrorized and the other was a fire volunteer.
10:17The fire-out was declared at 9.30 a.m.
10:21The cost of damage to the fire was estimated at P70,000.
10:25It is still being investigated.
10:28For Jimmy Integrated News, Katrina Son.
10:3124 Hours.
10:36NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan was beaten by several groups
10:39because he failed to lower the tariff of waste in the production of some products.
10:44In the case of rice, it is impossible to lower the tariff.
10:47Its price is 29 pesos per kilo.
10:51Mav Gonzalez was beaten.
10:54Good morning to everyone.
10:56Some agricultural groups called for a strike in NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan's position
11:02because he failed to lower the tariff of rice, corn, pork, and chicken
11:07because it will damage the local industry.
11:10Secretary Balisacan is out of his mind.
11:14Maybe he should rest first.
11:16Because there are so many people behind us.
11:20The farmers are the backbone of the economy.
11:22The backbone of the process because of the poverty and the debt of the farmers.
11:27They called for a face-to-face meeting with President Bongbong Marcos
11:31because NEDA did not consult them and it did not pass the tariff commission.
11:36So if the President signs this,
11:38they will be questioned and they will receive a temporary restraining order against this.
11:43It is impossible to lower the tariff of 29 pesos per kilo of rice
11:47because it will lower the tariff from 35% to 15%.
11:51We think that NEDA is giving the President false hopes.
11:56That's why we feel that before the President thinks of issuing an executive order,
12:02he should listen to us first even if the process is reversed
12:06so that we will not put our fault in the rice.
12:11According to the group Sinag or Samahang Industria ng Agrikultura,
12:14the government will still need a subsidy
12:17from the government to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.
12:21It means that there needs to be a 21-pesos subsidy to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.
12:27It is equivalent to 22 billion pesos per month that the government will spend.
12:32The price of rice will be lowered so that it can be included in the imported
12:36and it is estimated that 86 billion pesos will be lost to the local farmers.
12:41In response to the government, the NFA will buy the production of local farmers.
12:45But according to the group, only 5% can be bought by the NFA.
12:49So what will happen if the farmers become rich in October?
12:53How about the remaining?
12:56Does it mean that the price of rice will drop?
13:01Because they don't have money to buy anymore.
13:04So that is a big problem.
13:08They say that the government has a fund to buy the rice,
13:16but they only have a maximum of 15 days.
13:20The rice will just start, they won't be able to buy anymore.
13:24Some hog farmers are also losing the will to breed again.
13:28We were hit by the ASF.
13:30Instead of supporting us,
13:33we were forced to lower the price of rice so that the importation will drop.
13:39So what we can share is that after 4 years,
13:43will the price of pork drop?
13:46No, it won't.
13:47They say that smuggling is still a problem.
13:50They say that not only the farmers will be affected,
13:53but 65 billion pesos will also be lost to the Bureau of Customs
13:58for the products that will lower the price of rice.
14:01We are still trying to get a hold of Balisacan.
14:04For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales was on the news for 24 hours.
14:31For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales was on the news for 24 hours.