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00:00We will all be together in Saksi!
00:13Breaking news!
00:1520 families were burned in Sampaloc, Manila this evening.
00:19According to the BFP-NCR, from January to July,
00:22the number of burns increased by 13% compared to the same time in 2023.
00:28Saksi, this is James Agustin.
00:36Before 5.30 p.m. this evening,
00:38a fire broke out in Barangay 185, Sampaloc, Manila.
00:42Based on the investigation,
00:43the fire started in the area of M. De La Fuente and J. Tuazon Street.
00:47It reached the second alarm.
00:4913 houses were destroyed and 20 families were affected.
00:54The fire started at 6.18 p.m.
00:58In Barangay Pasong Tamu, Quezon City,
01:00residents tried to get a man out of the burning house.
01:09The house was completely engulfed by fire
01:11and the bodies of 59-year-old Francis De Los Reyes were found.
01:19But he was grateful for the help he received.
01:23I was sleeping earlier in my house.
01:26When I woke up, there was a fire inside.
01:30I was shaking.
01:31I was pouring water.
01:32I couldn't pour it because there were people around.
01:35I tried to open the gate.
01:36I couldn't open it.
01:37I pushed it and it opened.
01:38It's on fire! It's on fire!
01:42We were scared.
01:43It was about to burst.
01:45Then we ran here.
01:47We were scared of the fire.
01:49We opened the gate.
01:50We tried to escape.
01:52We were trapped.
01:53We couldn't escape.
01:54So we tried to escape.
01:58Everyone helped us to open the gate.
02:04A residential area in Baco, Orcavite, was also engulfed by fire
02:08early this morning.
02:09Three hours ago, there was a red fire
02:11that reached the second alarm.
02:13A senior citizen was injured
02:15after he was hit by a thick smoke.
02:18The fire was also extinguished in Manila and Quezon City
02:22as well as the entire value of the leftovers.
02:26Above a commercial building,
02:28a fire broke out in Tagudin, Ilocosu.
02:30The leftovers were burned according to the BFP.
02:33A tenant who was behind the burning
02:36was not injured.
02:40More than 30 vendors lost their jobs
02:42because of the fire in the market in San Rafael, Iloilo.
02:45He will be fined a million pesos.
02:48For GMA Integrated News,
02:50James Agustin, your eyewitness.
02:53Another eyewitness,
02:55he was investigated by the police
02:57after he was charged by the police
02:59that a man was arrested in Pangasinan
03:02because of drugs.
03:04Eyewitness, CJ Torrida of GMA Regional TV.
03:07Viral video where a man was seen injured
03:10while inside the detention facility
03:13of San Manuel Police Station in Pangasinan.
03:16According to his brother,
03:18the man was arrested yesterday, August 4
03:21because he was involved in illegal drugs.
03:24But when they went to the police station,
03:27his brother was not there.
03:29It was 6 o'clock in the morning on August 5
03:32when he was seen inside the detention facility.
03:35There were wounds.
03:36Because of drugs,
03:37a police officer stabbed him.
03:39We wanted to demand them
03:41because of what they did to my brother.
03:43He was weak and had a headache.
03:46His hands were shaking.
03:50According to Police Regional Office 1,
03:52when he was arrested, he fell down
03:54and I think he was hit in the head.
03:57I think his head was hit.
04:00But nevertheless,
04:02for the benefit of the doubt,
04:04I directed my PD
04:06to relieve the person involved.
04:09The chief of San Manuel Police
04:11and the arresting officer were relieved
04:13to give way for the investigation.
04:16In a statement,
04:17the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office denied
04:20that the suspect was tortured by the arresting officer.
04:23Meanwhile,
04:24the police are also processing
04:26the possible incitement of a cyber attack
04:29against the uploader of the video.
04:31For GMA Integrated News,
04:33I am CJ Torrida of GMA Regional TV,
04:36your witness.
04:39Another suspect was recovered
04:40in Dagat, Cagayan
04:41and was charged with more than P6 million pesos.
04:45Another Taiwanese passenger
04:47who was arrested
04:48after being prescribed drugs
04:50was found guilty.
04:52Witness,
04:53Russell Simorio of GMA Regional TV
04:55Another Taiwanese passenger
04:57who was arrested
04:58after being prescribed drugs
05:00was found guilty.
05:02Witness,
05:03Russell Simorio of GMA Regional TV
05:09A Taiwanese national
05:11who was not able to travel to Cebu
05:13after being stopped
05:14at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3
05:17was found guilty
05:19for consuming 9.3 grams of ketamine.
05:22In the initial report of IA PD,
05:24a security checkpoint was located
05:26at Capcapan, Dayuhan
05:27while he was about to enter
05:28the boarding gate.
05:30He was following the investigation
05:31of Dayuhan
05:32before he was brought to the main office
05:34of PDEA in Quezon City.
05:37Dayuhan has not yet been released.
05:40Another block of Cebu
05:41was found by a fisherman
05:43in the ocean
05:44of Abulog and Ballesteros, Cagayan.
05:47The packaging
05:48is the same as those
05:49first recovered
05:50in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
05:53The package is light blue
05:54and has Chinese markings.
05:56Cebu was found positive
05:58based on a laboratory test.
06:01It weighed 907.55 grams
06:04and was worth 6.4 million pesos.
06:08It is now under the custody
06:09of the Regional Forensic Unit.
06:11A task group was also formed
06:13for the investigation.
06:14Some of the first recovered
06:16were found in other cities
06:17in the province of Cagayan.
06:19For GMA Integrated News,
06:22I am Rassel Simorio
06:24of GMA Regional TV,
06:26your witness.
06:30The China Combat Patrol
06:32organized a sea patrol
06:34of the Panatag-Oscar Boros show
06:36according to their
06:37Southern Theater Command.
06:39The China Coast Guard
06:40also launched
06:41a B-4 ship
06:42to patrol
06:43the West Philippine Sea.
06:45Witness
06:46Rafi Tima.
06:48From Eskoda Shoal
06:49to Lawak and Patag Islands
06:51to Eroko Reef
06:52and Recto Bang
06:53where the B-4 was given
06:54by the crew
06:55to the Filipino fishermen,
06:56the China Coast Guard
06:57followed the B-4
06:58on a BRP-DATO.
07:01The CCG vessel
07:02approached the Philippine ship
07:03a few hundred meters
07:04so that the Philippine ship
07:05could capture
07:06a video and photo.
07:08Until the B-4 ship
07:09left,
07:10the CCG ship
07:11still followed
07:12even though
07:13it was going back
07:14to the direction of Bataan.
07:15The BRP-DATO
07:16was in a hurry
07:17so it issued
07:18a radio challenge
07:19to the foreign vessel.
07:20In accordance
07:21with the international
07:22and Philippine national laws,
07:23you are within
07:24the Philippine Aeasy
07:25and Philippine mainland.
07:26You are conducting
07:27illegal activity
07:28under Philippine laws.
07:29All mentioned places
07:30are in the
07:31Exclusive Economic Zone
07:32of the Philippines.
07:33Even though
07:34Patag is small,
07:35one of the smallest
07:36islands
07:37occupied by the Philippines,
07:38the Philippines
07:39is the only
07:40country
07:41that has
07:42an exclusive economic zone.
07:43Even though
07:44it is the smallest
07:45island
07:46occupied by the Philippines
07:47here in the
07:48West Philippine Sea,
07:49it is important
07:50to have
07:51such structures
07:52in the country
07:53that this part
07:54of the ocean
07:55near Palawan
07:56is a part
07:57of the territory
07:58of the Philippines.
07:59According to
08:00the Southern Theater Command
08:01of the People's
08:02Liberation Army
08:03of China,
08:04they organized
08:05a combat patrol
08:06in the sea
08:07and they are
08:08going to cross
08:09the Scarborough
08:10or Panatag Shoal
08:11that is also
08:12known as
08:13Rapid Deployment
08:14and Joint Strikes.
08:15China is also
08:16monitoring
08:17all foreign
08:18military activity
08:19that is causing
08:20chaos or tension
08:21in the region.
08:22China is not
08:23mentioned.
08:24According to
08:25the Armed Forces
08:26of the Philippines,
08:27there is no indication
08:28of Chinese military
08:29activity in the
08:30Panatag Shoal
08:31according to
08:32initial reports.
08:33Aside from
08:34their illegal
08:35occupation
08:36of the Chinese
08:37Maritime Militia,
08:38the last time
08:39that troops
08:40of China
08:41entered the
08:42Panatag Shoal
08:43was on
08:44August 2.
08:45But the AFP
08:46confirmed that
08:47three Chinese
08:48Navy vessels
08:49entered the
08:50multilateral maritime
08:51cooperative activity
08:52of the Philippines,
08:53Australia,
08:54Canada,
08:55and America.
08:56The training
08:57will last
08:58until tomorrow.
08:59For GMI
09:00Integrated News,
09:01Rafi Timang,
09:02your witness.
09:03Emotionally
09:04facing the
09:05hearing of the
09:06Senate,
09:07Nino Mulac
09:08recognized
09:09the abuse
09:10committed
09:11by the Senate
09:12and NBI.
09:13Witness
09:14Mahab Gonzalez.
09:19The actor
09:20Nino Mulac
09:21could not stop
09:22crying when
09:23the Senate
09:24heard the
09:25allegations of
09:26sexual harassment
09:27in the entertainment
09:28industry.
09:29He feels bad
09:30for the two
09:31who abused
09:32his son,
09:33Sandro Mulac.
09:34I was really
09:35hurt when
09:36he told me
09:37what he said.
09:38Because
09:39I wanted to
09:40see my son
09:41first.
09:43He was crying
09:44and almost
09:45holding his
09:46phone.
09:47When he told
09:48me,
09:51what he did
09:52to him,
09:53anyone,
09:54maybe
09:55a father
09:56or a parent,
09:57would feel
09:58the same way.
09:59He also
10:00expressed his
10:01pain for the
10:02two who
10:03complained
10:04about his
10:05son,
10:06Jojo Nones
10:07and Richard Cruz.
10:08He worked
10:09on several projects.
10:10He's our
10:11head writer.
10:12I respect him
10:13a lot.
10:14I respect him
10:15a lot.
10:16That's why
10:17I can't accept
10:18what he did
10:19to my son.
10:22I didn't
10:23know him
10:24before.
10:26I only met him
10:27when the
10:28incident happened.
10:29But
10:30I feel really
10:31bad for
10:32Jojo Nones.
10:35Now,
10:36they're
10:37trying to
10:38reverse the
10:39situation.
10:40They're
10:41trying to
10:42reverse the
10:43situation
10:44of Jojo
10:45and Richard
10:46in their
10:47comics.
10:48In your
10:49story,
10:50where did
10:51Sandro
10:52go when
10:53he was
10:54young?
10:55He only
10:56saw my
10:57son.
10:58He told
10:59me about
11:00him.
11:01Then I
11:02found out
11:03that before
11:04he told
11:05me,
11:07he said,
11:08Bro,
11:09I hope
11:10what happened
11:11to you
11:12will happen
11:13to me.
11:14The first
11:15thing Sandro
11:16told him
11:17was what
11:18happened
11:19to me.
11:20Your
11:21blood pressure
11:22went up,
11:23so the
11:24hearing was
11:25suspended.
11:26Cruz and
11:27Nones didn't
11:28attend the
11:29hearing.
11:30In their
11:31letter of
11:32regret,
11:33they explained
11:34that they
11:35weren't
11:36regular
11:37employees
11:38and were
11:39just
11:40network
11:41consultants.
11:42There
11:43were also
11:44criminal cases
11:45filed against
11:46Sandro,
11:47accusations
11:48that they
11:49could have
11:50denied.
11:51The
11:52statements
11:53that have
11:54been stated
11:55here in
11:56this letter
11:57are
11:58unacceptable.
11:59I just
12:00would like to
12:01give a piece
12:02of advice
12:03to these
12:04people.
12:05I hope
12:06Sandro will
12:07be able
12:08to go
12:09without
12:10a medical
12:11certificate,
12:12but will
12:13receive an
12:14explanation
12:15from his
12:16lawyer and
12:17the NBI.
12:18Sandro
12:19has just
12:20undergone
12:21something that
12:22has inflicted
12:23emotional and
12:24psychological
12:25trauma,
12:26so he is
12:27not in
12:28the mental
12:29and emotional
12:30state to
12:31be attending
12:32a hearing now.
12:34If you're
12:35going to
12:36invite
12:37Sandro
12:38here,
12:39maybe
12:40additional
12:41pain
12:42or whatever
12:43trauma
12:44that he
12:45will
12:46experience.
12:47According
12:48to GMA
12:49Senior
12:50Vice President
12:51Attorney
12:52Annette
12:53Gozon-Valdez,
12:54Nones and
12:55Cruz are
12:56not regular
12:57employees of
12:58the GMA
12:59Network.
13:00They
13:01are
13:02employees of
13:03Nones and
13:04Cruz,
13:05but they
13:06are still
13:07obligated to
13:08follow the
13:09policies of
13:10the Network
13:11that are
13:12conducting
13:13their own
13:14investigations.
13:15GMA does
13:16not condone,
13:17it also
13:18does not
13:19tolerate any
13:20acts of
13:21sexual abuse
13:22or harassment.
13:23We already
13:24submitted to
13:25the committee
13:26our code
13:27of conduct
13:28and our
13:29policies against
13:30sexual harassment
13:31We feel
13:32that there
13:33might be
13:34sexual harassment
13:35case.
13:36So what we
13:37did was
13:38we immediately
13:39issued a
13:40preventive
13:41suspension order
13:42to the two
13:43being accused
13:44by Mr.
13:45Sandro Mula.
13:46And now
13:47we are waiting
13:48for their
13:49reply because
13:50of course,
13:51we follow
13:52the procedures
13:53of due
13:54process.
13:55We will
13:56conduct
13:57a fair
13:58and thorough
13:59investigation.
14:00The two
14:01were also
14:02given
14:03extreme
14:04confidentiality
14:05because
14:06the issue
14:07is sensitive.
14:08They
14:09apologized to
14:10me.
14:11They
14:12apologized to
14:13me.
14:14I can forgive
14:15you but
14:16you have to
14:17pay for
14:18what you did.
14:19The Mula
14:20family was
14:21accused of
14:22not being
14:23part of
14:24the GMA
14:25Network
14:26in their
14:27complaint.
14:28You will
14:29have to
14:30pay for
14:31what you
14:32did.
14:33Of course
14:34Your Honor.
14:35According to
14:36NBI,
14:37they also
14:38suspended the
14:39two being
14:40accused.
14:41Other media
14:42networks were
14:43also invited
14:44to listen
14:45including
14:46ABS-CBN,
14:47TV5,
14:48and
14:49IBC13
14:50as well as
14:51talent agencies.
14:52They assured
14:53that they also
14:54have police
14:55in cases of
14:56sexual harassment.
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