Balitanghali: (Part 2) November 21, 2024

GMA Integrated News

-2 bahay sa Brgy. Padua, nasunog dahil umano sa naiwang cellphone na naka-charge/ Magsasaka, patay matapos matabunan ng gumuhong lupa; 2 niyang kasama, nakaligtas/ Magnanakaw, patay matapos makipagbarilan sa mga pulis; kasabwat niya, sugatan -SUV na kakapaayos lang daw ng ilaw, nagliyab sa kalsada -One Direction members, pamilya at mga kaibigan ni Liam Payne, nagsama-sama sa kanyang libing -INTERVIEW: ATTY. EDRE OLALIA ISA SA MGA ABOGADO NI MARY JANE VELOSO -Mga magulang ni Mary Jane Veloso, payag nang makulong sa Pilipinas ang anak basta matiyak ang kanyang kaligtasan/ Pamilya ni Mary Jane Veloso, hindi pa rin pormal na nakakausap ng pamahalaan kaugnay ng pagpapauwi sa kanya -Pirma ni "Kokoy Villamin" sa acknowledgement receipts ng OVP at DepEd, pinuna sa pagdinig ng Kamara/ Pag-disburse ni dating DepEd official Edward Fajarda ng pera sa iba't ibang lugar sa loob ng isang araw, pinuna rin/ Fajarda at ilang opisyal ng OVP at DepEd, hindi naman dumalo sa pagdinig/ OVP Asst. Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, muling pina-contempt at ipinakukulong sa Bicutan nang 10 araw/ OVP Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez, pina-contempt uli dahil sa sulat niya sa COA na huwag makipag-cooperate sa pagdinig sa Kamara/ VP Sara Duterte, tumangging magkomento kaugnay sa mga pinunang resibo   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00A robber was killed while he was wounded after he fired a gun at the police of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.

00:07In Mangalda, Pangasinan, the two houses were set on fire because the left over cell phone was charged.

00:14This is the hot news brought to you by CJ Torrida of GMA Regional TV.

00:21Dombleng Dagok was attacked by neighbors in Barangay Palwa, Mangaldan, here in Pangasinan.

00:27They were burned by the flames.

00:32Suddenly, there was a strong explosion. I saw the fire was on the roof.

00:39There was an explosion. Maybe Mama's cell phone was charged.

00:45Residents and firefighters helped to put out the fire in the two houses and to prevent it from spreading.

00:51The fire truck could not enter because of the narrow road leading to the area.

00:56The victims are calling for help, especially since they have no other items

01:00other than the clothes that were left outside the house.

01:03Firefighters confirmed the fire.

01:08In Tagkawayan, Quezon, a farmer was killed after he dug a hole in the ground in Barangay Mapulot.

01:15According to his neighbor, Christine broke the ground he was digging.

01:20In order to earn a living, the victim and two of his friends mined.

01:25However, the ground collapsed because the ground in the area was soft due to the heavy rain.

01:30His two friends were saved.

01:35In Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, a poor thief was killed after he fired at the police.

01:42According to the investigation, the victim and his friend entered a house and took some items there.

01:50However, they were seen by a caretaker in the CCTV and were called to the police.

01:55While the authorities were bringing them closer to the house, they were shot by the suspects.

02:00The police rushed to the scene and the suspect was killed.

02:03His friend was brought to the hospital and he was injured.

02:06After a while, he ran away, but he jumped into the fire.

02:09The items stolen by the suspects were recovered.

02:12He will be faced with a criminal case.

02:15He has no statement.

02:17CJ Torrida of GMA Regional TV reporting for GMA Integrated News.

02:24A SUV collided on a roadside in Lawag, Ilocos Norte.

02:28According to the investigation, a resident noticed a fire.

02:32The front part of the vehicle caught fire, so the driver stopped.

02:36He used sand and plants to extinguish the fire.

02:40He was able to extinguish the fire when the firefighters arrived.

02:44According to the driver, he fixed the light of his vehicle and asked him to go home when the incident happened.

02:50He was not injured.

02:54Members of One Direction met at the grave of their bandmate, Liam Payne.

03:01Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan were there.

03:07They were part of the private church service for Liam at St. Mary's Church in the London Metropolitan Area.

03:15The singer's family and other friends were there.

03:18Some Directioners were also there.

03:21Liam's hometown, Wolverhampton, was also there.

03:24He gave flowers, teddy bears, and pictures to the memorial as a tribute to the British singer.

03:32A month ago, a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina fell from its balcony.

03:40The investigation and prosecution is ongoing.

03:46Let's update on the expected return to the Philippines by the Philippines on the death throne of Indonesia, Mary Jane Veloso.

03:52Let's talk to one of her lawyers, Atty. Edry Olalia.

03:56Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.

04:00Good morning, Raffy. Good to hear you again. Is Conny with you?

04:04Yes, this is Conny.

04:05Please clarify, was Mary Jane Veloso's family personally informed or talked to the government regarding her return?

04:14As of now, I would not know that.

04:17But yesterday, they said that they will not inform her

04:22because the two governments of Indonesia and the Philippines are already talking.

04:28From earlier this morning, I talked to Father Cesar.

04:33They said that they haven't talked to her yet.

04:35It's not that easy because she's on the death throne.

04:37She has a lot of protocols before she can talk to Mary Jane.

04:41As a lawyer, what do you know about the talks?

04:45What will be the condition of Mary Jane Veloso's return?

04:50To be honest, what you may know is what we know

04:55because what we are reading is the public statement of Indonesia and the Philippine government.

05:02What we know is that they are talking to each other to bring out the agreement in principle.

05:14They are just arranging the details of where, when and how.

05:20I also heard the message of their chief minister in Indonesia last night,

05:28saying that the only thing they are asking for is to recognize and respect their legal system regarding the conviction of Mary Jane.

05:41Secondly, the cost of her transfer to the Philippines should be recognized by our government.

05:52Thirdly, based on the message of the minister of Indonesia,

05:57they should respect the authority of our government once she is transferred,

06:07including the possibility or prerogative given by the clemency.

06:17So there is still a negotiation going on.

06:19But is it premature to announce?

06:21Because it's not all planned yet, but it's already announced that she will be released.

06:25Is it because of the announcement of Indonesia that they have a police force to bring back to their country the prisoners inside Indonesia?

06:35It's not premature because I would not dare to say that the minister of Indonesia will be released,

06:46including the president of the Philippines and the DFA,

06:50that she will be allowed to go home because the minister of Indonesia has written a press statement

06:57that they are considering the transfer of prisoners.

07:02They are just discussing it because there are formalities.

07:05I think it will not change.

07:10It's just a detail. I think it's just a detail that needs to be discussed.

07:16Is it negotiable until when Mary Jane Veloso can be imprisoned?

07:21There is no death penalty here in the Philippines, right?

07:23There is a lifetime imprisonment.

07:25Is there an equivalence when it comes to the laws in the Philippines?

07:30No. Because the death penalty is a singular penalty.

07:35You cannot divide it.

07:37Like other punishments, there are ranges. Minimum, maximum. Minimum, medium, maximum. There is none.

07:47The nearest punishment is what is called reclusion perpetua.

07:55It's not lifelong, like life imprisonment. It's 40 years.

08:02But I'm not saying that they should be given.

08:05I'm just saying that the minister of Indonesia's statement,

08:11because the government of Indonesia has opened up,

08:15that they should hand over the responsibility.

08:18It's written that they should be given a clemency if our government wants it.

08:24That's a big change from the very limited possibility of giving a clemency.

08:30That's a big change from the very limited possibility of giving a clemency.

08:32That has already been rejected.

08:34So they are handing over the responsibility to our government.

08:37So the clear thing is that Veloso will return.

08:40We don't know when.

08:42And there is a possibility that President Bogbong Marcos will release him

08:45if he is imprisoned in the Philippines.

08:47Yes. This is what we will forget and push him to give a complete release when he gets here.

08:55And in December, this is usually the time when the President of the Philippines will give a pardon.

08:59Thank you very much for your time in Balitang Halik.

09:02Thank you also, PNC.

09:04This is Atty. Edry Olalya.

09:30In the continuation of the hearing of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability,

09:38it turns out that not only Mayor Gris Piatos,

09:40but also the name of the person who signed the acknowledgment receipts of the Office of the Vice President,

09:45is questionable.

09:47It was signed by Kokoy Villamin.

09:49He also signed a receipt of the Department of Education.

09:52But the signature of the two ARs is different.

09:55On the left side, with black ink, that's from the OVP.

10:00On the other side, it's from DepEd.

10:03Can you please read the name of DepEd?

10:06It's the same, Mr. Chair.

10:08It's the same, right?

10:09Yes, Mr. Chair.

10:10It's very obvious, Mr. Chair, that not only Mayor Gris Piatos,

10:14what we saw was questionable.

10:17We also see that there are acknowledgment receipts, Mr. Chair,

10:22with the same names,

10:24with different dates,

10:26with different signatures, Mr. Chair.

10:31Lawmakers also discussed how the former DepEd Special Disbursing Officer,

10:37Edward Fajarda,

10:38was able to disperse in many places in the country

10:40within one day on February 21, 2023.

10:44According to Congressman Royce Gutierrez,

10:46on February 21, 2023,

10:48one day after Fajarda was able to cash in P37.5 million,

10:53there were acknowledgment receipts

10:55that Fajarda was able to disperse in seven different places in the country.

10:59From Malolos, Davao, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur,

11:03Makati City, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, and Davao City.

11:07In passing, he cashed in,

11:08and immediately the next day,

11:10he traveled to these seven places and had these seven ARs.

11:14Did this not raise a red flag of the impossibility of this occurring?

11:19Well, it does, sir.

11:20According to Congressman Royce Gutierrez,

11:23on March 15,

11:24Fajarda's disbursements reached 26

11:27in different places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

11:31Attorney Camora, let's give him a helicopter.

11:33I don't think he'll do that in one day.

11:37So it really raises a question.

11:39How did SDO certify and say that he personally disbursed this?

11:43Camora wants to verify with the Philippine Statistics Authority

11:46if there are real people who signed the ARs.

11:50It will also be referred to the NBI and PNP

11:52to verify the signatures.

11:54Fajarda is one of the OVP officials

11:56who did not hide in the darkness

11:58despite the sight and contempt of the committee.

12:01Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Sunshine Chary Fajarda,

12:05OVP Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta,

12:08and Assistant Chief of Staff and Vision Awards Committee Chair Lemuel Ortonio.

12:13Ortonio was again contempted by the committee

12:16and was ordered to be imprisoned in Vicutan for 10 days.

12:19Ortonio wrote that he will go to the hearing

12:22and asked to remove the contempt order against him,

12:25but he did not come.

12:27Vice President Sara Duterte did not move

12:30when she heard that she was just wasting her time

12:34because she was not asked to move here.

12:37Vice President Duterte said that she did not use her confidential fund.

12:42Vice President Duterte also said the same thing to her letter to the committee.

12:45But the committee said that they did not ask Vice President Duterte to move

12:49because she was not under oath.

12:51They also invited Vice President Duterte several times.

12:54The one who moved to the hearing,

12:56Chief of Staff Libby Pizarra and Artinez Zulaica Lopez.

12:59I am purely handling, as I mentioned, operational concerns.

13:04Although I would wish to answer really respectfully

13:07as regards the matter of the confidential expenses,

13:10it is something that I have not really been privy to from the very beginning.

13:16In the hearing, Lopez wrote to the Commission of Audit

13:20to tell them not to follow the order of the camera

13:23that is being submitted by these audit reports

13:26regarding the confidential funds of the OVP.

13:28She said that Vice President Sara Duterte knows about this.

13:32That letter does not in any way seek to undermine the power of Congress.

13:38It is simply a request to the Commission of Audit

13:42given that there is still an ongoing audit investigation.

13:47That's why we requested that since the audit is not yet completed,

13:53it is not right to give such documents first.

13:59But Attorney Lopez, that is not a call for you to make, right?

14:05Your Honor, it was...

14:06Precisely because you are the agency that is being investigated.

14:10You are asking another agency not to cooperate with Congress

14:15when an ongoing investigation is happening.

14:20I truly apologize if there was something in that letter

14:27that slighted you on a personal note.

14:30It was not my intention, Your Honor.

14:32And I would like to request to the members of the Honorable Committee

14:36to lift that contempt order or to reconsider

14:42and grant my request, Your Honor, not to cite me in contempt.

14:45We will have the next meeting on November 25, Mr. Chair.

14:50So I move now until November 25.

14:54Which is on Monday.

14:55Yeah.

14:56May we request the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrange a room?

15:05Just here in the vicinity of the House of Representatives.

15:09At the press conference, VPSara came forward to comment

15:12regarding the acknowledgment receipts that were being questioned in the camera.

15:15According to the Vice President, he has not yet seen the said receipts.

15:19The liquidation documents did not reach him.

15:22The Vice President will also not provide additional answers to the committee.

15:26It is up to the Congressmen to do their job.

15:29He also said that he is not stopping the employees of the OVP

15:32from visiting the hearings.

15:34It's sufficient that they did not accept it.

15:36I did not say anything.

15:37I did not even try to make an affidavit.

15:41So, they just need to go to the debate.

15:44They just need to go to the debate.

15:46They just need to go to the debate.

15:49There is no V.P. indictment.

15:51Will you bring it to the next hearing?

15:54Well, it remains to be seen, sir.

15:58In the present case, on a case-to-case basis,

16:00it depends on what the real invitation is.

16:04Marisol Abduraman, reporting for JMA Integrated News.

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