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00:00The PhilHealth and Finance Departments will follow the Supreme Court's order to stop the transfer of the remaining unused funds of the PhilHealth to the National Treasury.
00:23But the previous transferred funds have not yet met the order.
00:27Watch this.
00:33Almost Php 10 billion.
00:35That's how big the funds that are said to be unused by the PhilHealth.
00:39That's why the Department of Finance is putting it back in the Bureau of Treasury under the Visa of the Department Circular 003-2024.
00:48This is in accordance with the General Appropriations Act for 2024 to fund unprogrammed appropriations or projects that are already approved but not yet determined where the money will be collected.
01:00This is followed by several health reform and anti-corruption advocates and budget analysts.
01:06But according to the Finance Department and PhilHealth, this step is legal.
01:11And since May, PhilHealth has already transferred Php 60 billion to the National Treasury.
01:17These are the lessons learned from the transfer to the Supreme Court that fell asleep.
01:21And today, the Temporary Restraining Order or TRO was issued by the Supreme Court,
01:26which will stop the transfer of the government's unused PhilHealth funds to various government projects.
01:35The result of this is the remaining funds that have not yet been transferred.
01:39The TRO is effective immediately.
01:41The TRO is just really to prevent the further transfer of more funds from PhilHealth to the National Treasury.
01:47The TRO did not include the return to the transfer of funds, even though it is part of the petitioners' request.
01:54They included the group of Isang Bayan, Bayan Muna and the group of Medical Professionals and Concerned Citizens and Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel.
02:03The Supreme Court has consolidated or heard at the same time the petitions of the groups
02:09questioning the constitutionality or compliance with the Constitution of the transfer of unused PhilHealth funds.
02:16The oral arguments for this were established on January 14, 2025.
02:21The Supreme Court gave 10 days for the respondents to comment,
02:25including the leaders of the Finance Department, Congress and PhilHealth.
02:29According to PhilHealth, it will follow the decision of the Supreme Court.
02:33They still have a chance to provide health protection through better benefit package and availment policy.
02:41According to Secretary Ralph Recto, the Finance Department will also be involved.
02:46They have also prepared the oral arguments to clarify the issues.
02:51The Office of the Solicitor General, which is the body of the respondents, respects the TRO of the Supreme Court.
02:59In the name of the petitioner of Isang Bayan, he thanked the retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio
03:05and said that this is a salvation to the millions of the most poor Filipinos who are just relying on PhilHealth.
03:13The Independent Health Reform Advocate, Dr. Tony Leachon, also approved the decision of the SC.
03:20He hopes that they will be able to return the funds transferred during the decision-making of the Supreme Court.
03:26For GMA Integrated News, I am Salima Rafra, your witness.
03:33The field of some victims of the Duterte drug war is being studied
03:36if they will be able to use their statements against President Rodrigo Duterte in the Senate yesterday.
03:42Witness, Sandra Quinaldo.
03:45I can make the confession now, if you want.
03:52I have a death squad.
03:56Death squad.
03:58This, but not the police.
04:01They are also the gangsters.
04:05What I said is this.
04:08Let's be frank.
04:10Encourage the criminals to fight.
04:15Encourage them to draw their guns.
04:19Those statements of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the Senate hearing yesterday
04:25cannot be said to be just a joke, according to Senate President Chiz Escudero.
04:29The former president did not say anything new, but the difference now is...
04:35Everything he said yesterday is under oath.
04:38He swore and said that it is true.
04:42He said that it can be used in favor or against him.
04:49I think he is proud of the things he did and said.
04:52He is not ashamed of what he did and said.
04:56That is clear from his statement yesterday.
05:02But can Duterte face the case based on what he said in the Senate?
05:08Escudero said...
05:09In the end, you still need to complain.
05:12The party in interest who can complain is the victim's family.
05:17The group of drug war victims will discuss a possible legal action.
05:23But hopefully, the government will help them.
05:26Maybe the Department of Justice or the NBI can look into it.
05:32They have the power to look into these cases and give answers to the families who are hoping for answers.
05:43For Senator Poco Pimentel, chairman of the Senate subcommittee that is conducting a hearing on drug war,
05:50he wants the lawyers inside and outside the government to study what Duterte said under oath.
05:57Sen. Riza Ontiveros, who was part of the hearing yesterday,
06:01hopes that the Department of Justice and the investigators of the International Criminal Court will study what the former president said.
06:09In the opinion of one of the lawyers of the war on drugs victims who went to the ICC,
06:15is it admissible or can the ICC accept the statements of Duterte in the Senate?
06:20There are only two questions. Is it relevant? Is it material?
06:24Is it relevant or is it related to the investigation in the ICC?
06:31Yes. Regarding the war on drugs of Duterte, is it material? Is it important to face the ICC?
06:39Yes. Because this is what he said.
06:42ACT-Teachers party list representative Franz Castro called for the Senate to submit an affidavit and a recording of the Senate hearing in the ICC.
06:51The Quadcom in Cabra again denied their invitation to face former President Duterte in their hearing
06:59at the DOJ in Rawambola to investigate his statements in the Senate.
07:05These cases could include crimes against humanity as penalized under Republic Act No. 9851,
07:12the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and other crimes against humanity.
07:22That's the title of the Republic Act.
07:26And other criminal laws, not to mention the potential jurisdiction of the ICC.
07:31If the DOJ asks us to turn over the documents, we will do it.
07:36If some Quadcom co-chairs in Cabra will ask,
07:40they prefer if the Philippine court will hold Duterte's case.
07:45Well, I have always been true to my statement since we started the EJK hearing
07:56that I'm not going to allow the ICC to get our documents for that.
08:01It's better if he will be prosecuted domestically.
08:08I'm not favoring the ICC ever since.
08:10Now, if the DOJ will fail on doing their job on this matter,
08:14then the more the ICC will take commissions.
08:19So I think it's really up to the DOJ to do their work.
08:23We're taking the DOJ's permission on this matter.
08:26For GMA Integrated News, I'm Sandra Aguinaldo, your witness.
08:32Many of the people who are on their way to Baguio-Christine were hit by landslides in Batangas.
08:37The Mines and Geosciences Bureau has a geo-hazard map
08:41to see which places are landslide prone.
08:44And you can check it online.
08:46Witness, Rafi Tima.
08:53Even though some of the residents who are on their way to Baguio-Christine
08:56are not allowed to return to their place in Goncillo, Batangas,
08:59they are thinking of where to go back to when they will be evacuated to evacuation centers.
09:04It's really hard.
09:06Because we can't go back home.
09:10Because we can't live here.
09:12Because the inside is full, but the bottom is empty.
09:16Aside from the houses, the lives of many residents are also affected.
09:21Some floating fish cages were destroyed while the fish were killed.
09:25Some boats were also hit.
09:27Our floating boat was damaged.
09:29The boat fell.
09:31Even the boat fell to the ground.
09:33You can see it.
09:34It's all gone.
09:38A part of the Talisay-Laurel-Agoncillo Road was destroyed
09:41which collided with the town of Agoncillo and the town of Laurel
09:44because of the strong flow of water
09:46that was brought by white and cut trees from the mountains.
09:50In the latest report of Batangas PDRRMO,
09:5221 roads are still impassable or inaccessible for vehicles.
09:57Many of those affected due to Hurricane Christine are due to landslides.
10:01In the briefing of the Office of Civil Defense on the effects of the storm,
10:05the Geohazard Map of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the DANR was given importance.
10:10It's complete.
10:12That's why we really need to use everything,
10:16especially our colleagues in the local government units.
10:20This is the Geohazard Map of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
10:23Anyone who has access to this map,
10:25as long as you have an internet connection,
10:27you can see if your area is a landslide prone area
10:30or a flood-prone area.
10:32According to the OCD,
10:34there is a lack of knowledge that there is such a map.
10:38Barangay Sampaloc in Talisay, Batangas,
10:40where two people were killed in a landslide,
10:42red on the Geohazard Map,
10:44means that there is a high chance of a landslide if it rains heavily.
10:49This is not the time when you don't know what will happen.
10:52There is a lack of knowledge that there is such information.
11:00The Office of Civil Defense plans to ask the local government
11:03and local media members in their areas
11:06to repeat this information
11:09whenever there is a near storm or bad weather.
11:12The MGB admitted that even though their Geohazard Map is now good and extensive,
11:17it still needs more data
11:19to make the landslide prediction more accurate.
11:22As of now, we have achieved about 50%
11:26for our updating of the 1 to 10,000 scale
11:29of our rain-induced landslide and flooding.
11:32And we aim to finish it by 2028.
11:35Aside from the Hazard Map,
11:37some places have already placed a warning sign
11:39that it is close to a landslide.
11:41For GMI Integrated News, I'm Rafi Tima.
11:44Saksi!
11:46Be prepared because the storm León is getting stronger.
11:49According to the 5PM Bulletin of Hope,
11:52Signal No. 2 in Batanes,
11:54Pabuyan Islands,
11:55Mainland Cagayan,
11:57Northern and Eastern portions of Isabela,
11:59Apayao,
12:00Northern portion of Calinga,
12:02Northern portion of Abra,
12:03and Ilocos Norte.
12:06Signal No. 1 in the remaining part of Isabela,
12:08Quirino,
12:09Nueva Vizcaya,
12:10remaining portion of Calinga,
12:12Mountain Province,
12:13Ifugao,
12:14Benguet,
12:15remaining portion of Abra,
12:16Ilocos Sur,
12:17La Union,
12:18Eastern portion of Nueva Ecija,
12:20and Aurora.
12:22Northern and Eastern portion of Quezon,
12:24along with Polillo Islands,
12:26Camarines Norte,
12:27Camarines Sur,
12:28Catanduanes,
12:29Albay,
12:30and Northern portion of Sorsogon.
12:32According to the 5PM Bulletin of Hope,
12:34the storm is likely to land on the eastern coast of Taiwan on Wednesday.
12:37It is also possible for a TAR to come out on Thursday night or Friday morning.
12:41It is also possible for a typhoon to come out and become a super typhoon.
12:45The chance of it hitting Batanes will not go away
12:48even if it moves very fast.
12:52Based on the data of Metro Weather,
12:53the chance of rain is high in Cagayan,
12:55Isabela,
12:56Cordillera,
12:57Ilocos Provinces,
12:58La Union,
12:59Pangasinan,
13:00and Extreme Northern Luzon,
13:02along with Batanes and Babuyan Islands.
13:04There are also chances of rain in some parts of Zambales,
13:07Bataan,
13:08Mindoro Provinces,
13:09Palawan,
13:10some parts of Bicol Region,
13:12Western Visayas,
13:13Negros Island Region,
13:14and some parts of Samar and Leyte Provinces.
13:18There is also a chance of rain in some parts of Northern Mindanao,
13:21Caraga,
13:22Barm,
13:23and Davao Region.
13:24Here in Metro Manila,
13:25bring an umbrella because there is still a chance of rain.
13:29It is very scary and nervous
13:31to leave Baguio Christine
13:33due to the effects of this storm.
13:34This is the time when they need a strong support system.
13:39That's why there is a free counseling session
13:42for the victims of the storm.
13:44Witness,
13:45Niko Wah.
13:47Sir, we are going to land here.
13:51It's hard to walk.
13:55In the aftermath of the storm,
13:56like the Baguio Christine,
13:58Oh my God!
14:00one of the victims is really scared.
14:04We almost fell down earlier.
14:08When the storm hit,
14:09they are afraid to get up.
14:12It's really hard because we grew up here.
14:15We were always brought here.
14:17These fears are accumulating
14:20and are greatly affecting the victims of the calamity.
14:24That's why some groups like
14:26the Counseling and Psychological Wellness Center
14:29or COPEWELL Center of the University of Batangas
14:34are there.
14:35Batangas is one of the most affected by the Baguio Christine storm.
14:37That's why COPEWELL is doing
14:39psychosocial support
14:41to the affected victims.
14:45There are three things to do
14:47for the victims of the storm
14:49to feel better.
14:52First, look.
14:54You look around
14:55before you go to the person you want to help.
14:58You assess the situation.
15:00What are their needs?
15:02Next, listen.
15:04You go there.
15:05You listen to their stories.
15:07Whatever they say.
15:09But it doesn't end there.
15:11You just listen to them.
15:14Now, you've learned
15:17what their needs are.
15:19And most importantly,
15:21after listening,
15:22is the link.
15:23We link them
15:24to people,
15:27to agencies,
15:28to another specialized help
15:30that can help them.
15:32You know when you say psychological person,
15:34it's just a short-term,
15:37on-the-ground intervention.
15:40So we go there,
15:42we'll help them,
15:43and then we lead them
15:47to the better help.
16:05It will open their eyes
16:08that I need someone
16:10who will listen to me.
16:12I need someone
16:14who will encourage me
16:16into embracing
16:18the pain that I'm feeling,
16:20the trauma that I'm feeling.
16:22Copewell Center is free counseling.
16:24They also have a joint project
16:26where they will go to the victims
16:28of the Philippine Red Cross.
16:30The Philippine Red Cross
16:32is also all-in-one
16:33in providing help
16:34to the people in need.
16:36We have a trained
16:37psychosocial support team
16:40that will provide
16:41psychosocial support.
16:42However,
16:43there are instances, Niko,
16:45where they were seriously affected
16:47that they will need
16:48professional help.
16:49Then we refer them
16:51to professional psychiatrists
16:52or psychologists.
16:53It's important to overcome
16:54the fears that we feel.
16:56Having a clear mind
16:59is the first step
17:00to fully recover
17:01from the calamity.
17:03For GMA Integrated News,
17:05I'm Niko Ajer,
17:06your witness.
17:10The case was filed
17:11by Dismissed Mamban Mayor
17:12Alice Guo
17:13regarding her
17:14false accusation
17:15in the Certificate of Candidacy
17:17when she ran for mayor
17:18in the 2022 elections.
17:20In a complaint filed
17:21by Comilex
17:22to the Tarlac Regional Trial Court,
17:23Guo was accused
17:24of violating
17:25the Omnibus Election Code.
17:26This is due to Guo's
17:27declaration
17:28that she is Filipino
17:29even though she is
17:30a Chinese citizen
17:31based on her fingerprints
17:34that are the same
17:35as one of Guo Hua Ping.
17:37According to Comilex,
17:38they will file a motion
17:39to the Tarlac RTC
17:40to move the venue
17:41of the election.
17:42We are still asking
17:43for Guo's declaration.
17:45But before,
17:46Guo said
17:47that she is Filipino.
17:50It's not impossible
17:51for the Philippines
17:52to achieve
17:53the Sustainable Development Goals
17:54or SDGs.
17:55According to
17:56United Nations Deputy
17:57Secretary General
17:58Amina Mohammed,
17:59which I exclusively
18:00interviewed,
18:01the SDGs
18:02are 17 goals
18:03for the peace
18:04and prosperity
18:05of the countries
18:06by addressing
18:07the problems
18:08of poverty,
18:09hunger,
18:10education,
18:11protecting the environment,
18:12and many more.
18:13Let's take a look.
18:20In 2015,
18:21the United Nations
18:22laid down
18:23the 17 Sustainable
18:24Development Goals
18:25or SDGs.
18:27These include
18:28zero hunger,
18:29gender equality,
18:30quality education,
18:31climate protection,
18:32and many more.
18:33The Philippines
18:34is the 72nd
18:35out of 167 countries
18:36when it comes
18:37to SDG score,
18:38one of the lowest
18:39in ASEAN.
18:40In the exclusive
18:41interview
18:42of GMA Integrated News
18:43to UN Deputy
18:44Secretary General
18:45Amina Mohammed
18:46who is in the Philippines
18:47for the International
18:48Conference
18:49on Women,
18:50Peace,
18:51and Security,
18:52she said that
18:53the Philippines
18:54is not the only
18:55country
18:56where the SDGs
18:57are hard to reach.
18:58Because of the COVID
18:59pandemic,
19:00and other factors
19:01such as
19:02the climate crisis
19:03and war in Ukraine.
19:06The world is not doing well.
19:07It's not just the Philippines.
19:08We have a
19:09terrible score
19:10of 17%
19:11of the SDGs
19:12globally.
19:13What has really
19:14constrained countries
19:15for not achieving
19:16the SDGs
19:17has been the
19:18international finance.
19:20I see the potential
19:21for the Philippines
19:22to do much better,
19:23but it needs also
19:24the support
19:25of the international
19:26community.
19:27Mohammed believes
19:28that it's not impossible
19:29for the Philippines
19:30to reach the SDGs.
19:32I'm very optimistic
19:33that you will go far.
19:34There are a number
19:35of challenges
19:36that you have ahead.
19:37Reforms have
19:38to be owned
19:39and they have
19:40to be consolidated upon.
19:41It's important
19:42that we look
19:43at all the communities.
19:45This year,
19:46the 79th anniversary
19:47of the establishment
19:48of the UN
19:49was celebrated.
19:50Although many
19:51still believe
19:52in its ability
19:53and capacity,
19:54some countries
19:55question
19:56its effectiveness.
19:57But for the UN,
19:58the importance
19:59of their organization
20:00remains.
20:01Multilateralism
20:02still works
20:03and it's still
20:04very important
20:05to our global family
20:06being able
20:07to have a voice
20:08for their concerns,
20:09for the opportunities,
20:10for the challenges.
20:11A space where there
20:12is a light
20:13on all issues.
20:14Without us having
20:15that space
20:16to continue
20:17to try to do that,
20:18it would be much worse.
20:21A dog
20:22was found
20:23in the garden
20:24of the UN.
20:25A dog
20:26was found
20:27in the garden
20:28of the UN.
20:29And it was rescued
20:30by the widow's war star,
20:31Carla Abellana.
20:32According to Carla,
20:33she was on her way
20:34home from Taiping
20:35when she saw
20:36a pitiful dog
20:37on the street
20:38who seemed
20:39to be asking for help.
20:40She stopped the car
20:41and took the dog
20:42to the veterinary clinic.
20:44According to the veterinarian,
20:46the dog
20:47had no internal
20:48or bodily damage.
20:50It was named
20:51Puppy.
20:52Carla also called
20:53the motorists
20:54to be careful
20:55on the road,
20:56especially if there
20:57is a passing animal.
21:00To our beloved ones
21:01who are planning
21:02a horror movie marathon
21:03this Halloween,
21:04why not
21:05level up
21:06your fear
21:07and make
21:08a live action
21:09movie?
21:11Let's watch!
21:25In Mutsari,
21:26horror characters
21:27and icons
21:28are surprised
21:29by a life-sized dementor,
21:30human-form jack
21:31or lantern,
21:32and pek
21:33who has an appearance
21:34that has a victim
21:35from Stranger Things.
21:37It's not yet
21:38the turn
21:39of the Filipinos
21:40to get rid of it.
21:41But that's not the set
21:42of a horror movie.
21:43It's a horror house
21:44in Santarita, Pampanga.
21:45It's an ancestral manor
21:46that's 183 years old
21:49that transformed
21:50into a spooky destination.
21:52It's worth it.
21:54The first horror movie
21:55started 10 years ago
21:57and was directed
21:58by the Gossioko family.
22:00When we started,
22:01it was just a display.
22:04We just put
22:06what we do
22:08for Halloween.
22:10And then,
22:11we were the only ones
22:12having a Halloween party
22:13when October 31 came.
22:15And then,
22:16we thought
22:17our colleagues,
22:18the teenagers,
22:20what if
22:21they dress up too?
22:22So,
22:23while the people
22:24are taking pictures,
22:26they're just
22:27walking around.
22:28So,
22:29it became successful.
22:31If you also want
22:32to be challenged,
22:33there's a maze
22:34inside their haunted house
22:35and a side trail
22:36where at every corner,
22:37there's a waiting
22:38for danger.
22:39Afraid.
22:44It's like
22:45Darling of the Crowd.
22:46For the visitors,
22:47this woman
22:48has already
22:49twisted.
22:54All in,
22:55the horror movie
22:56for only P70
22:57entrance fee.
22:58If you lost your voice
22:59because you're screaming
23:00like you're getting hungry,
23:02don't worry
23:03because there's a delicious
23:04Chibugan.
23:05The refreshments
23:06in the pastries
23:07of their cafe
23:08are also Halloween themed.
23:09For those who want
23:10a thrilling experience,
23:11the theme park is open
23:12from 5 pm
23:13until 9 pm
23:14until October 31.
23:16For GMA Integrated News,
23:17Joseph Morong,
23:18your witness.
23:22It's true.
23:24And my fellow
23:2557-day-old,
23:26it's already Christmas.
23:29I'm PR Kanghel
23:30for a bigger mission
23:31and for a wider
23:32service to the country.
23:34From GMA Integrated News,
23:36the news authority
23:37of the Philippines.
23:38Until tomorrow,
23:39let's be together.
23:41Witness.
23:48♪