Saksi: (Part 2) Kaso ng mpox; Tensyon sa Lebanon; Suspended classes dahil sa Taal vog

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00:00The Health Department was warned against community transmission or spread of Mpox or Monkey Pox.

00:07This is after a man from Metro Manila was diagnosed with the disease.

00:11According to the DOH, the man said he did not travel abroad.

00:15He was diagnosed with a disease followed by a disease that waters the face, back, chin and other parts of the body.

00:23This is the first case of Mpox in the country after the disease was declared

00:27as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.

00:31According to the DOH, the man did not need to wear a face mask

00:34because unlike COVID-19, Mpox is transmitted by close and intimate contact.

00:41The DOH often recommends washing hands.

00:48We have Mpox, but we should not be worried

00:51because of COVID-19, many of us are uncertain and do not know.

00:59Mpox was first determined in 1957 as an illness,

01:05and then it just came back.

01:08But it's also good to be careful.

01:13More than 600 people were infected with the disease between Israel and Hezbollah since October 2023.

01:20The DFA is urging Filipinos in Lebanon to leave the country while the borders are still open.

01:26Ivan Mayrina is a witness.

01:31This is the footage of the Israeli army in the airstrikes against Hezbollah structures in southern Lebanon.

01:38In the recent incident of tension, Israeli media reported that there were many injuries in the cross-border fire.

01:45Lebanon said there were two deaths in south Lebanon due to the new Israeli strike.

01:50This weekend, 10 people were killed, including two children, in the Israeli airstrikes in the city of Nabatye.

01:56Poor Syrians who fled to Lebanon to escape the chaos in the country.

02:03There has been ten months of tension between Hezbollah and Israel,

02:06almost at the same time as the start of the war in Gaza.

02:09Tension arose at the border when Hezbollah launched a missile against Israel.

02:14As sympathy to the Palestinians.

02:20The tension intensified in July when a football pitch was hit by a rocket in Golan Heights, the occupied territory of Israel.

02:27Twelve children were injured.

02:29Israel blamed Hezbollah, but the group denied it.

02:33According to the Agence France-Presse, more than 500 people were injured in Lebanon, including more than 100 civilians.

02:40Twenty-two soldiers and twenty-six civilians were killed in Israel.

02:45In a month, there were more than 11,000 Filipinos in Lebanon,

02:48most of them in the capital Beirut, which was not affected by the chaos.

02:53But for some Filipinos working there, the tension did not rise.

02:57Mom, son, I'm okay here, don't worry because it's safe.

03:03I won't be neglected by my employer and my children.

03:07But according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, their situation in Lebanon may be safe.

03:12But they are being told to leave while the borders are still open.

03:17As of now, 356 Filipinos have returned home and more than 700 have allowed their loved ones to return home.

03:24In case the war continues, the government assured that it has plans to force the evacuation.

03:30The other way is through the port, the northern port of Tripoli.

03:35I'm not referring to Libya. The port of Lebanon has a port called Tripoli.

03:40Like we did in the Arab Spring, we're going to have to hire ships from European countries,

03:52maybe Greece or Cyprus, to go there.

03:55The IOM, of course, will be of assistance, UN and support.

03:59The other route is by land, but it will depend on the situation, meaning where the attacks are.

04:12So we'll see for that, but most likely via ship.

04:19We can also charter from the Philippines, but the problem is that the airport is closed.

04:24Admin Ignacio said that the Rapid Response Team is ready.

04:30It's a school. It's like an educational facility.

04:35It's run by the Lasal Brothers.

04:38It's in Metin. It's near Beirut, but it's up in the mountains.

04:45Usually, that's the safest area.

04:47We are really looking at that school as the main shelter for the Filipinos who would require our assistance.

04:59The OFWs returning from Lebanon will receive P75,000 from the DMW and P75,000 from the OAH.

05:08They will also help with the reintegration program so they can work or find a way to return to the Philippines.

05:16Ivan Mejrina is your eyewitness.

05:19The LGU suspended entry tomorrow due to a volcanic smog from the Taal Volcano.

05:26Kavite is part of Alfonso, Amadeo, Silang, Cawi, Rosario, Indang, Maragondon, Tanza, Mendes,

05:36General Mariano Alvarez, Naic, Navaleta, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes,

05:43and the Lonzones of Trece Martires, Kavite City, Imus, Dasmariñas, General Trias, and Bacoor.

05:55The face-to-face classes in Laguna are suspended.

05:59Those are all levels, public and private.

06:03The same goes for Candelaria, Quezon, and Binangonan, Rizal.

06:11Oscar Oida is your eyewitness.

06:15The smog from the Taal Volcano is spreading in many places in Batangas.

06:24The smog is very bad. It entered here in Lalamunan.

06:29Yesterday, there was also a smog, but now it's worse.

06:35Lalamunan is in pain because of the volcanic smog.

06:39More than 30 towns and villages are affected,

06:43according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office,

06:48as well as the towns surrounding the volcano,

06:51where face-to-face classes and distance learning are suspended.

06:57Out of the 31 municipalities that we have, there are 4 cities.

07:03We know that the weather is really bad.

07:08The smog happened because the volcanic gas from the Taal Volcano

07:12was trapped in the Himpapawit, causing the smog.

07:16The wind is slow, so the smog that we observed in Batangas

07:20is because of the slow wind speed which prevented the sulfur dioxide from dissipating quickly.

07:27According to Education Secretary Sani Angara,

07:30the authorities are giving the affected schools in Calabarzon and Metro Manila

07:35that physical classes will also be suspended if there is no notice from the LGU.

07:40Alternative learning modalities such as modular and online learning can also be shifted.

07:46But according to PHIVOLCS, not only the smog is affecting Metro Manila,

07:51but also the effect of local pollutants caused by the slow wind.

07:56This is the same as the smog in Batangas.

08:00The wind is slow, not only in Batangas but also in Metro Manila.

08:05The wind is slow, that prevented the local pollutants from dispersing vertically

08:10and causing them to stay at a lower level.

08:13DOH reminds that if there is smog or fog, avoid going out.

08:19Close the doors and windows, cover your nose and wear a N95 face mask

08:25and drink plenty of water.

08:28For GMA Integrated News, I'm Oscar Oida.

08:34In the first instance, Sandro Mulac accused the Senate

08:38of sexual harassment by Richard Cruz and Jojo Nunez.

08:43And in the middle of the hearing, Nunez was contempted.

08:46Witness, Ma'am Gonzalez.

08:52In the middle of the video conference,

08:54Sandro Mulac accused the Senate of sexual harassment by Richard Cruz and Jojo Nunez.

08:59He claimed that after their text exchange,

09:02his independent contractor, Jojo Nunez, complained,

09:07he went to his room in a hotel in Pasay on the early morning of July 21.

09:12When he arrived at the room, Sandro Nunez arrived,

09:15with another complainant, Richard Cruz.

09:18Cruz was drunk and lying in bed.

09:21Nunez gave Sandro a glass of wine.

09:23When asked what happened next, Sandro hesitated to answer.

09:28What else did he offer you?

09:30I don't know if I can say the whole details because it's really sensitive.

09:35Go ahead, say it.

09:37Your Honor, with all due respect, as I mentioned earlier to Senator Padilla,

09:43the other party has not yet accepted...

09:47Oh, you want to have it in an executive session?

09:50If we don't finish this, this will go on for a long time.

09:56You're wasting our time here.

09:58Are you going to talk or not?

10:00If not, I'm leaving.

10:02Sandro also held an executive session with the Senators.

10:07After this, he detailed what happened next.

10:11According to Sandro, Nunez was accused of drugs.

10:15I will accuse everyone using 500p.

10:18Did Jojo order you to drink?

10:23Yes, Your Honor.

10:25How many times did he tell you to drink?

10:34About three times, Your Honor.

10:36Did you drink continuously?

10:38Yes, Your Honor.

10:39Until you got drunk?

10:40Yes, Your Honor.

10:41Did you get weak?

10:42Yes, Your Honor.

10:44When these two noticed you, what did you feel?

10:49Were you high? Were you weak?

10:55I was drunk, Your Honor.

10:56You lied down in the bed. Am I correct?

10:58I did not lie down. I was pulled to the bed.

11:02Who pulled you to the bed?

11:05Jojo Nunez.

11:06Sandro refused to detail what happened.

11:08But Nunez told him something.

11:11Is it true? Based on my investigation, Jojo Nunez told you?

11:17What happened here stays here?

11:19Yes, Your Honor.

11:20Who told you that?

11:22Jojo Nunez, Your Honor.

11:24You were sexually harassed, correct?

11:30Yes, Your Honor.

11:32Nunez and Cruz denied what Sandro said.

11:36You deny?

11:39Yes, Your Honor. We deny allegations.

11:42What did you do to the child?

11:45We did nothing wrong to Sandro, Your Honor.

11:48What did you do?

11:50He was there.

11:51Nothing, Your Honor.

11:52Really?

11:53We talked.

11:54Really?

11:55We socialized, Your Honor.

11:56Your Honor, that is not true.

12:00You did not pity the child?

12:02Your Honor, with all due respect, please do not judge us.

12:05We are not yet convicted in the case.

12:08No, but you're lying.

12:10We are not lying, Your Honor.

12:12We are also just defending our side.

12:17Nunez and Cruz also denied that they have donated to a charitable institution that will be chosen by the Mulac family.

12:23Senate President Pro Tempore Jingoy Estrada,

12:28because he has denied the affidavit of the victim and the witness, GMA Senior Vice President Atty. Annette Gozon Valdez.

12:35That is why the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media condemned him.

12:40I move that he be cited in contempt.

12:42There is a motion to cite Mr. Jojo Nunez in contempt.

12:48Without any objection, the motion is approved, so ordered.

12:54Because of this, Nunez was detained by the Senate.

12:57Gerald Santos, a singer, cried when he heard the news.

13:01He was also a victim of rape in 2005.

13:04I was raped.

13:06You were raped?

13:07I was raped, Your Honor.

13:09By the musical director?

13:11Yes.

13:12I was only 15 years old at that time, Your Honors.

13:17I don't have a strong heart.

13:19When the abuse happened to me, I don't have a strong heart.

13:26I was just a contestant at that time.

13:28He has power over us, over me.

13:33That's why I couldn't say it right away.

13:37A case was filed against Gerald in the GMA Network five years after the incident.

13:42Based on the document held by Estrada,

13:44the musical director was suspended and dismissed by the GMA.

13:48But Gerald said that he felt that his career was affected.

13:52This musical director is connected to other executives inside.

14:00So, I was insulted inside.

14:05Even though he left, I also left the network.

14:11In the end, Gerald was released from the GMA Artist Center and moved to another network.

14:16The GMA Network assured that it never covered up sexual harassment in the company.

14:22The investigation of Sandro's case is still ongoing.

14:25The two accused are under preventive suspension.

14:27GMA has had a policy against sexual harassment.

14:30And we have been strict about it.

14:32Again, we have never covered up any incident of sexual harassment.

14:37If they say that the department is not acting on it,

14:40they can go directly to legal, to HR, or to the office of the president.

14:44So, there are different avenues, Mr. Chair.

14:47We do not encourage any form of cover-up.

14:51In fact, if there is someone that is covering up the matter,

14:54we also file an administrative case against them.

14:57The GMA Network is against all types of abuse.

15:01In one statement, the GMA said that it does not allow any type of abuse to artists,

15:07personalities, employees, independent contractors, and other stakeholders.

15:12The action of the network was followed.

15:15After receiving the formal complaint of Gerald Santos in 2010,

15:19the investigation was immediately carried out.

15:21After that, the network immediately implemented the punishment for the accusation.

15:26The GMA terminated the accusation contract.

15:29And it did not get him or give him a job after that.

15:33But the content of the formal complaint filed by Gerald in 2010

15:37is different from the accusation of rape that he mentioned in the Senate.

15:41It was only now that the GMA knew about this matter.

15:45The GMA also clearly stated the statement of Gerald that he was removed from the network.

15:49He was the one who asked for the early release from his management contract in 2010 that was given by the GMA.

15:55In the same year, he immediately left the other TV network.

15:58In addition, Gerald also tried to return to the GMA after his contract with TV5 in 2013.

16:05For GMA Integrated News, Mab Gonzales is your witness.

16:11The former Customs Intelligence Officer Jimmy Guban was accused by the Second Gentleman Attorney Manassas Carpio

16:17of 6.8 billion pesos of shabu shipment in 2018.

16:23Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte,

16:26is obviously baseless, malicious, and has no truth to his allegations last Friday.

16:33He is confident that he will be able to bring to justice those politicians

16:37who are the motive for Guban's accusations against him and Congressman Paolo Duterte.

16:43He also accused Guban himself of saying that he was just doing his job

16:48and that he will not allow affidavits to be submitted to the Senate Inquiry and Court Proceedings.

16:54Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.

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