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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:16Before Saksi, two people were killed in a fire in a residential area in Barangay Gulod in Navaliches, Quezon City.
00:22According to Superradio DZBB, in BFP Quezon City, it was around 5 p.m. when the fire started and the second alarm went off.
00:3210 houses were burned and 20 families were affected. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
00:40One more thing, before Saksi, there was also a fire in Gumaca, Quezon City around 9 p.m.
00:51According to the Gumaca Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the fire started in a large warehouse.
00:58The fire has not been extinguished yet.
01:00Even if Mary Jane Veloso is allowed to return to the Philippines, her release will not be automatic because according to DOJ and DFA, there are possible conditions that the Philippines must follow.
01:16In the middle of this, Mary Jane gave a message from Piitan, Indonesia.
01:21Saksi! This is Yvonne Myrina.
01:26The woman in the middle who is playing the keyboard is Mary Jane Veloso, who has been in prison in Indonesia for more than a decade.
01:34In a statement read by the prison warden, along with thanks to those who help her, Mary Jane said that she is very happy that she can return to the Philippines and be with her family.
01:47Mary Jane's family is not happy.
01:50Mary Jane, this is your room. When you come here, you will sleep here.
01:55Mary Jane was released from prison for more than a decade. She was able to be with her children, Daren.
02:02Her mother was abroad for more than two years.
02:04I am envious. Sometimes, I am envious. I think that if my mother is there, I will be with her.
02:11It's hard because sometimes, I was bullied in school. My parents said that I was like that.
02:17They said that I was in prison. But we don't pay attention to it because if we are punished, nothing will happen. That's why we don't pay attention to it.
02:30Just like other OFWs, Mary Jane was able to help her family. But she was sent back to prison within 14 years.
02:39That's because she was beaten by her recruiters because she didn't know that she was carrying two kilos of heroin.
02:46I preached to my children that they should be afraid of God. That's why it's painful that my daughter committed a sin. That's why it's painful.
02:59Mary Jane's parents called President Bongbong Marcos.
03:03My request to our beloved President is that when my daughter goes home, he should not imprison her. He should bring her home so that we can be with her.
03:15Because?
03:17Because we are very attached to my daughter. I really want to hug her.
03:23She has been praying in Indonesia for a long time. I hope that they will bring my daughter home.
03:34The government of Indonesia said that it's time for Mary Jane to return to the country.
03:39It's up to the President to give her a pardon, especially since there's no death penalty in the Philippines.
03:45The President was also asked when he visited the groundbreaking of a solar farm in Nueva Ecija.
03:50We will see. We will see. It's not yet clear what will happen. This is the first time this has happened. Everything is on the table.
04:03According to the President, it's clear that Veloso is safe from the prison because his sentence for life imprisonment has been lowered.
04:12We have been working on this for all the previous, not just me, it's been 10 years.
04:19But what we did is we commuted his sentence from death sentence to life imprisonment.
04:27Now, according to the lawyer of Veloso,
04:30Commutation is lowering, reducing, reducing the death penalty.
04:36How can you reduce the death penalty? One is death and the other is imprisonment. It's different.
04:47According to the Department of Justice, under the planned agreement to return Veloso to the Philippines,
04:52it doesn't mean that he will be released soon.
04:55The Philippines is obligated to follow the possible conditions of Indonesia,
05:00such as continuing his sentence for drug trafficking,
05:05aside from the prison sentence that is prohibited by our laws.
05:10We need to respect the judgment made by the Indonesian courts against him,
05:19that he is guilty.
05:24We cannot turn a blind eye to it.
05:28When it comes to this, we automatically need to pardon him or give him an executive clemency.
05:34But according to the lawyer of Veloso, Indonesia has no power over Veloso.
05:39It's time for him to return here.
05:41Mary Jane's case in Indonesia is over legally.
05:45How is that? There is no death penalty.
05:46So, the range of possibilities is,
05:49he can be sentenced to 40 years in prison,
05:55or he can be sentenced to absolute pardon.
06:01He will not be imprisoned for even a second.
06:03I hope he will return home.
06:06We will do everything we can for him,
06:11so that we can make up for the time he lost.
06:16For GMA Integrated News, I am Ivan Mejrina, your witness.
06:21The driver of a bus that was hit and killed by a gun while crossing the EDSA busway in Quezon City is still looking for him.
06:30Witness, James Agustin.
06:35The life of an officer who was hit by a gun in the EDSA busway
06:40at the Munyuska station in Quezon City before midnight has been lost.
06:43He was hit by a gun while crossing the EDSA busway.
06:48His friends told him that they will be the next ones to cross the EDSA busway in case of an accident.
06:53I hope we can get a helicopter.
06:55We haven't got one yet.
06:57Suddenly, the bus stopped.
06:59The bus stopped.
07:01The conductor stopped.
07:03I was chasing the bus.
07:05I was chasing it, but I couldn't catch it.
07:07In the CCTV footage of the MMDA,
07:09we can see the arrival of a bus.
07:10A man ran towards the busway.
07:14He was the victim.
07:16The bus stopped for a while and someone went out to take a look.
07:19But suddenly, the bus started moving again.
07:23It's still hard to believe what happened to the 13-year-old victim's family.
07:28He was not at home in the morning.
07:30I was selling rice in Munyus.
07:34When I arrived, he was still not at home.
07:37What's more painful for them is that they still don't know who the driver of the bus is,
07:41who ran away after being hit by a car.
07:44The lights in the footage are too bright,
07:47so the license plate and details of the bus are still not mentioned.
07:50They called the driver who was hit by a car.
07:52They also have children.
07:54They also have grandchildren.
07:56Why did they run away?
07:58Why didn't they take care of themselves?
08:00They only held the child.
08:02I hope he will get better.
08:04I hope he will get better.
08:06The investigation is still ongoing.
08:08Authorities have appealed to the public to inform the DOT or PNP
08:12on any information that may help to find out who the driver of the bus is.
08:16For Germany Integrated News, I am James Agustin, your witness.
08:22A senior citizen was killed in the collision of two SUVs in Opol, Misamis Oriental.
08:28And in the collision, the SUV went round and round.
08:32Dead on the spot,
08:34the driver of this 67-year-old woman was hit in the head.
08:39The six children of the victim were taken to the hospital,
08:42including the three children.
08:44According to the police,
08:46the driver of the SUV is a minor.
08:49The police already held the driver.
08:51And according to the driver,
08:53he is not used to the road,
08:55so he did not notice the intersection.
08:57The driver of the SUV has a license.
08:59The family of the victim is determined to file a case against him.
09:04The strength of the dollar is a big problem for buyers in the Philippines
09:09because of the effect of expensive products.
09:12And today, the value of the Peso Contra Dollar
09:15dropped to the lowest level in more than two years.
09:19Mackie Pulido is a witness.
09:20Within a month,
09:22the value of each dollar increased by more than a peso.
09:25From Php 57.59 on October 21 earlier,
09:30the exchange closed at Php 59.
09:33Claire should be happy
09:35because she will be able to exchange a lot
09:37for the dollar sent by her husband in America.
09:40But this is not felt
09:42because of the equal love of the buyers and payers.
09:45He also took over
09:46the higher commodity or goods you buy in the market
09:50as a break-even.
09:52The record low recorded the exchange today
09:55or the lowest value of the peso
09:57since October 17, 2022.
10:00According to the BSP or Banco Central of the Philippines
10:03in their annual report of 2022,
10:05a big reason for the decrease of the peso
10:08is the increase of their key rates in America
10:11or the value of the bank
10:12on how much interest rates they will set on loans.
10:15The same is true of the restrictions
10:17on COVID-19 quarantine protocols
10:19since 2022
10:21and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
10:23Now, an economist sees
10:25one of the reasons for the strength of the dollar
10:27is the victory of Donald Trump
10:29as the U.S. President.
10:31But this can only be temporary.
10:33Unlike before,
10:35when the interest rate in America increased,
10:37the exchange rate also increased.
10:39The exchange rate also decreased.
10:40But this is not the case.
10:42It is harder to understand
10:45other than,
10:47ah, this is Trump,
10:49the euphoria of American businessmen.
10:53How affected are those who buy this?
10:56According to Professor Leko,
10:58we are import dependent
11:00or many of the products we use
11:02are from other countries.
11:04The price for these importers
11:06is the U.S. dollar
11:07which, if the value increases,
11:09the cost will also increase
11:11and will be compensated to consumers.
11:13Immediately,
11:15the price of what we import will increase.
11:18When we import oil,
11:20gasoline,
11:22when we import consumer products,
11:25our payment is in dollars.
11:28What is more painful
11:30is the transfer of products
11:32used by ships.
11:34The payment is also in dollars
11:35due to the increased charges
11:37of shipping lines.
11:39And because of Christmas,
11:41there is a peak season charge
11:43and port congestion fee.
11:45The shipping line charges increased.
11:47Everything is in dollars.
11:49Our exchange rate also increased.
11:51That is painful not to the importer,
11:53but to the consumer
11:55because everything will be passed on.
11:57The landed cost will increase.
11:59It is expensive.
12:01The BSP has not yet announced
12:02but they said before
12:04that they have monitored it.
12:06The BSP will enter
12:08if the price of oil rises quickly.
12:10For GMA Integrated News,
12:12I am Mackie Pulido, your witness.
12:33For GMA Integrated News,
12:35I am Mackie Pulido, your witness.