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00:00We will all be together in Saksi.
00:13A Senator, Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, has been mocked.
00:16Her information to the illegal POGO members is now out.
00:21According to a congressman, the ones Guo will trust,
00:24there should be no exchange.
00:26Witness, Sandra Aguinaldo.
00:31Torture, human trafficking, and more.
00:34Because of the various crimes committed by POGO members,
00:38Chinese Ambassador Wan Shilian and Executive Secretary
00:43and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Chairman Lucas Bersamin
00:47helped in the fight against transnational crime.
00:52And according to BAOC, China thanked the Philippines
00:57for their efforts against illegal offshore gambling
01:00and for helping Chinese nationals who were victims.
01:04Among the many complaints,
01:07two Chinese nationals and seven John Doe members
01:11were arrested by POGO in Porak, Pampanga.
01:14There was also a complaint of human trafficking
01:17against POGO members in Bamban, Tarlac,
01:20including suspended Mayor Alice Guo.
01:24In the middle of the investigation,
01:26after the National Bureau of Investigation
01:29investigated the fingerprints of the Mayor
01:31and the Chinese national, Guo Huaping,
01:34that they are just one person,
01:36the acting mayor of Bamban, Tarlac said
01:39that they are just following the investigation conducted by the Senate.
01:43So now, in the Senate hearing,
01:46all the departments of our national
01:51are investigating the Mayor.
01:54So whatever results we see,
01:57we will follow the right process.
02:01Senator Sherwin Gatchalansi-Guo
02:04set up to help the authorities
02:06and split the illegal activities of POGO members in the country
02:11so that he can reduce the responsibility
02:14of some of the members of POGO
02:17in Bamban and Porak
02:19who are connected to POGO.
02:21House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chair Ace Barbers
02:25also asked Guo to speak
02:28but he said that he will not say the truth.
02:32If he is really a Filipino who loves his country
02:36and he should help our government,
02:39there can't be no accountability
02:41because it's just like condoning, decrying.
02:44I will say that my fellow will fall,
02:46but I will not fall.
02:47COMELEC also worked with the NBI
02:50to gather evidence.
02:52COMELEC Legal Department will also meet
02:55with the Office of the Solicitor General
02:57regarding the plan of co-warrantor petition
03:00or visa cancellation for his victory as Mayor.
03:04For GMA Integrated News,
03:07Sandra Aguinaldo is your witness.
03:11Before the witness,
03:12the man apologized after he read
03:16about a rider in the Watawata Festival in San Juan.
03:20Witness, Niko Wahe.
03:25This man was on social media for a few days
03:28because he read about a rider using a water gun
03:32who seemed to be in a fight
03:34in the middle of the Watawata Festival in San Juan.
03:36He was even searched by Mayor Francis Zamora,
03:38the captain of their barangay.
03:40Earlier this afternoon,
03:41Mayor Zamora himself faced him in the media
03:44and asked for forgiveness for his actions.
03:46Not only for the rider,
03:47but also for his lack of remorse.
03:50I ask for your forgiveness for everything I said to you,
03:55especially for the rider.
03:57I ask for your forgiveness
03:59and I want to see you personally.
04:02I want to ask for your forgiveness.
04:06He received a lot of death threats.
04:09I am also stressed
04:11about what is happening to me,
04:16especially to my family.
04:18I hope they don't get involved.
04:21If they get mad at me,
04:23I will be the one to blame
04:25because my family is also affected.
04:28He also said that fake bookings
04:31or those who deliver various items to his address should be stopped.
04:34He was affected by the rider and the seller.
04:37Mayor Zamora also insisted
04:39that if the video is being read,
04:40there is no violation of the ordinance.
04:42But that does not mean that he is safe from any complaints.
04:45If the rider he read
04:50broke his cell phone or laptop,
04:53he can be charged with reckless imprudence
04:56resulting to damage to property.
04:58But that depends on
05:00if this rider will go here to file a complaint.
05:05Zamora also called again
05:07to all affected by the incident
05:09who went to the City Hall to file a complaint.
05:12The local government will also amend the ordinance
05:15regarding the Wata Wata Festival.
05:17For GMA Integrated News,
05:19Niko Juahe, your Saksi.
05:22Before Saksi,
05:23more than 4,000 Balikbayan boxes have been received
05:27that have not been claimed since the last part of 2023
05:30according to the Bureau of Customs.
05:32Customs and other agencies are studying
05:34what can be done
05:36to prevent the abandonment of Balikbayan boxes.
05:39Saksi, this is Darlene Kai.
05:45The delivery of Balikbayan boxes
05:47is a way for the OFWs to make their families happy in the Philippines.
05:51Jennifer, who is an OFW in Kuwait,
05:53is working hard to fill every box.
05:57That's why she was so excited
05:59to deliver the three Balikbayan boxes last year.
06:04We are far from our family here.
06:07That's why we just want to give what we want.
06:11What we want, what we see here,
06:13what we can buy,
06:14we will deliver to the Philippines.
06:16However, it's been a year
06:18since the boxes she delivered arrived.
06:22According to Jennifer,
06:24someone approached her to ask for a cheap delivery.
06:27But after she gave the boxes,
06:29she didn't hear from them anymore.
06:32It's really hard, ma'am.
06:34It's really hard.
06:35Until now, it's been 10 months.
06:37It's been 11 months already.
06:38It's not even July yet.
06:40It's been 11 months already.
06:42It's been 11 months already.
06:44It's really hard.
06:46We don't know what's inside.
06:48What else?
06:49It's being destroyed.
06:50Chocolates, food, everything.
06:52It's being destroyed inside.
06:55That's why we're excited.
06:58We have something to send to our family.
07:00Jennifer's delivery details are already in the Bureau of Customs.
07:05But Jennifer is not alone.
07:07Hundreds of OFWs have experienced
07:10that the boxes they delivered to their families
07:12did not arrive.
07:14Here in the warehouse of Portnet Logistics CFS
07:17in Old Panadero Street in Santa Ana, Manila,
07:19the Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes are being packed.
07:23According to the Bureau of Customs,
07:26more than 770 Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes can be claimed here.
07:30All of them are from Kuwit.
07:32Many have already been obtained
07:34after being traced and contacted by the BOC.
07:37Now, only 290 boxes are left.
07:40But there are more than 4,000 Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes
07:44that arrived in the last part of 2023
07:47that will be processed to be found by the owners.
07:51Why is this happening?
07:53According to the BOC,
07:55the talks of the consolidator
07:57or the receiver of the boxes abroad
07:59and the deconsolidator here in the Philippines are not in order.
08:03What's happening is,
08:04those who are contracted here,
08:06either they don't know that they were contracted,
08:09meaning they didn't have a formal talk
08:11when they were told to talk to other countries,
08:13or they were not paid.
08:14So what's happening now,
08:16these Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes were abandoned
08:19and are not being delivered to OFWs.
08:23This is still happening in 2015,
08:25but the number of incidents has increased in the past year.
08:41It is possible for the staff to file a complaint
08:44and violate the Tariff and Customs Code
08:46for those who are leaving or abandoning Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes.
08:50The BOC, DMW and other government agencies are also studying
08:54the steps that can be taken
08:56to avoid abandoning Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes.
09:12Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes can be claimed
09:14from 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday
09:16here in the warehouse in Santa Ana, Manila.
09:18According to the Bureau of Customs,
09:20they haven't set a deadline
09:22on how long Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes can be claimed.
09:26According to the BOC,
09:27it is not true that Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes
09:29will be sold or auctioned
09:31and will not be retrieved.
09:33If the owner of the Unclaimed Balikbayan Boxes
09:35refuses to take it,
09:36they will donate it to other government agencies
09:39so that the needy can benefit.
09:42For GMA Integrated News,
09:44I'm Darlene Kaye, your witness.
09:48A man was killed after he was pulled
09:50by a car and a jeep in Batangas.
09:53And in Camarines Sur,
09:54a motorcycle collided with a bicycle.
09:57This is Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV.
10:04This man was about to go home
10:06after riding a bicycle in Magaraw, Camarines Sur
10:09when the next motorcycle collided with him.
10:12Both the man and the 19-year-old rider
10:16According to the police investigation,
10:18both the motorcycle and the bicycle riders
10:20were drunk.
10:32Currently, the authorities are waiting
10:34for the items to be arranged.
10:36The rider was found drunk while driving
10:40and the motorcycle's ORCR was discovered to be expired.
10:44Both parties are trying to get the statement.
10:48A man was at home after he was pulled by a car
10:51in Lipa City, Batangas.
10:53According to the police,
10:54the man was on his way home
10:56and the vehicle was waiting for the incident to happen.
10:59The man was standing beside the road
11:01when he was hit by a car
11:03and was sandwiched behind the jeep.
11:05Instead of braking, he stepped on the accelerator
11:09which caused the vehicle to accelerate.
11:11There was an agreement between the driver of the car
11:14and the family of the victim following the incident.
11:17For GMA Integrated News,
11:19I am Paul Hernandez of GMA Regional TV,
11:22your Saksi.
11:2550,000 times, the Philippines issued a challenge
11:28to ships passing through the Exclusive Economic Zone
11:31of the Philippines, according to the AFP.
11:33The AFP also monitored the Chinese state media
11:36that a Chinese aircraft carrier
11:39passed 200 nautical miles from Luzon.
11:42Saksi, this is Chino Gaston.
11:45Several times, the China Coast Guard 3302
11:47passed through the West Philippine Sea.
11:50This includes the Chinese ships
11:52carrying water cannons for humanitarian
11:54and support missions at Panatang Shoal last December.
11:59This ship passed 40 nautical miles west of Palawan,
12:02according to maritime security expert, Ray Powell.
12:05It entered the 200 nautical mile
12:07Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
12:09According to the AFP, 50,000 times,
12:12the Philippines issued a challenge
12:14to ships passing through the Exclusive Economic Zone
12:17of the Philippines this year.
12:19There are many international maritime highways
12:25that we call, that ships really pass through,
12:32not just maritime and commercial ships,
12:36but even warships.
12:37The AFP also monitored the Chinese aircraft carrier
12:40that passed 200 nautical miles from Luzon,
12:43according to the Chinese state media,
12:45the Global Times.
12:47However, according to the AFP,
12:49the number of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea
12:52decreased from June 25 to July 1
12:54compared to last week.
12:56We don't want to speculate on the reduction.
13:00Suffice it to say, we have monitored a reduction
13:03on a week-to-week basis of our monitoring.
13:07For whatever reason,
13:08this will be subject to further assessments.
13:10We will not be deterred.
13:12Secondly, we will continue resupplying
13:15and rotating our troops.
13:17Thirdly, this is the mandate of the armed forces,
13:20guided by higher pronouncements
13:22from the government and the Department of National Defense.
13:26Western Command is doing the appropriate planning.
13:30The AFP also denied what was said in a Global Times report
13:33that the construction materials of the PCG
13:36are being brought to Eskoda Shoal.
13:37According to the Chinese state media,
13:39this is an indication that the Philippines
13:41plans to build a maritime base
13:43to support the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
13:46Knowing the background of the Global Times,
13:48be careful.
13:50So just seeking your reaction.
13:52It's the narrative.
13:54The Philippine Navy, the Philippine Coast Guard,
13:57BFAR, and all other government instrumentalities
14:00have to ensure that our territory is intact,
14:04our sovereignty and sovereign rights are protected.
14:07This will mean increased presence.
14:09This will mean increased maritime and air patrols.
14:12This will mean stationing ships longer than necessary.
14:16The AFP also denied the rumours
14:18that there might be a war
14:20if the Philippines forces the resupply missions to Ayungin.
14:24The AFP will continue to resupply to Ayungin
14:27in spite of what happened,
14:29where a soldier was cut in half.
14:32There won't be a war.
14:34There won't be a war
14:36because we are using all the instruments of national power.
14:40For now, we can avoid war.
14:43We don't want a war.
14:46For GMA Integrated News,
14:48I'm your host, Saksi.
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