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00:00Let's talk about the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City.
00:04Aside from Atty. Zuleika Lopez, the Chief of Staff of Vice President Sara Duterte,
00:08there is also the Special Disbursing Officer of the OVP, Gina Acosta.
00:13Please welcome, Niko Wache.
00:16Niko?
00:18Pia, Vice President Sara Duterte is back here at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center.
00:24She is here with her Special Disbursing Officer, Gina Acosta,
00:28who was brought here from the House Hearing after her blood pressure rose.
00:37Since the day she was brought here to the VMMCCOVP,
00:40Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez,
00:42supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte and her family came here.
00:47Duterte! Duterte! Duterte!
00:51She will show support to the Vice President who they consider to be the main opposition of the administration.
00:57She will also monitor what is happening in the office of the Vice President.
01:00As of now, VP Sara and Atty. Lopez will not leave the VMMCCOVP.
01:05Their members are from different parts of the country.
01:09As we can see, there is no opposition that is standing.
01:13We need to call on our fellow Filipinos.
01:19After facing the camera,
01:21Vice President Sara Duterte returned to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City this evening.
01:27Last Saturday night,
01:29the Special Disbursing Officer of the Office of the Vice President, Gina Acosta, was brought here.
01:34She was with the congressmen who were questioned regarding the confidential funds of OVP and DepEd.
01:39She was in a wheelchair and was barely able to get out of the camera.
01:42According to VP Sara, her blood pressure is 150 over 100.
01:47The Chief of Staff of VP Sara, Atty. Zulaika Lopez, is also staying at the VMMC.
01:52Atty. Lopez sent a letter to the committee that is scheduled to open on November 24.
01:56He apologized for not being able to attend the hearing today.
02:00The letter contains the certificate of confinement of the VMMC
02:03which states that Lopez has an acute stress disorder.
02:07He is having a hard time sleeping,
02:08he is scared,
02:09he has nightmares,
02:10and he has severe shoulder and back pains.
02:13VP Sara is also a victim of psychological and neuropsychiatric tests,
02:17as well as drug tests.
02:18But she is also a victim of the officials of the government who are also involved in drug tests.
02:22All the employees of the Office of the President,
02:30the Office of the Vice President,
02:33all the offices of the Senate,
02:37all the offices of the House of Representatives,
02:42all the departments of our country,
02:49of our government.
02:56Until now, VP Sara Duterte has not appeared here at the VMMC.
03:01Earlier, around 10.22 p.m., Senator Bato de la Rosa arrived here with food.
03:09And live from the Veterans Memorial Medical Center,
03:12for GMA Integrated News, I am Nico Juaque, your witness.
03:17In other news, because a 500-peso bill was stolen,
03:19a guard in Iloilo was arrested by his colleague.
03:23And in Ilocos Norte,
03:24one of the motorists was hit by a senior citizen who threw wood.
03:29Witness, Kim Salinas of GMA Regional TV.
03:33An old woman threw wood at a car in Vintar, Ilocos Norte.
03:38Later, the driver got out of the car.
03:42He then hit the house of the woman.
03:45The window of the house was broken.
03:48This happened in September and the grandmother blotted out the incident.
03:52In defense of the woman,
03:54she did this because her pet dogs were about to give birth.
04:00But this is not the first time a woman has done this.
04:05In March, the woman heard a noise in the past motorcycle,
04:09so she threw wood at the rider.
04:12The rider did not let it pass and intended to hit him.
04:16The rider is a barangay official
04:18and has long said that he has been doing this for a long time.
04:21He has also complained to the woman several times in the barangay.
04:25He has also complained to the woman several times in the barangay.
04:29He insisted that he just wanted to slow down the cars passing by his house.
04:36In Iloilo, a guard was killed in a car crash.
04:47According to the police, the victim was standing near the car of the working suspect.
04:55His co-workers were able to catch him.
04:57But our suspect has a big body.
05:00It was difficult for him to be caught.
05:04And unfortunately, our victims were still injured.
05:09The suspect and his accomplice gave up.
05:12The crime happened after the victim's accomplice
05:16took the 500 pesos that was supposed to be paid in the parcel.
05:22When he came back, he did not see me.
05:25He did not see me.
05:27He did not see me.
05:29He did not see me.
05:31He did not see me.
05:33I was very angry.
05:35I was very angry.
05:37I was very mad.
05:39I was very angry.
05:41I was very mad.
05:43I was very angry.
05:45The prosecutor will now look at the accessory to the crime
05:48the suspect has with him.
05:51For GMA Integrated News, I'm Kim Salinas
05:54of GMA Regional TV.
05:56Your witness...
05:59House Speaker Martin Romualdez
06:01urged Vice President Sara Duterte
06:03to answer to his alleged crime this weekend.
06:06Witness, Maki Pulido.
06:12In the plenary of the House,
06:14Speaker Martin Romualdez answered
06:16the words of Vice President Sara Duterte.
06:19It is alarming, and it is impossible
06:21to ignore the confession of Vice President Romualdez
06:23that Vice President Romualdez has a contract
06:25to kill President Bongbong Marcos,
06:27First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos,
06:29and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
06:31Because such words are dangerous,
06:33he needs to be answered.
06:35This is no longer a joke.
06:37This is no longer a normal speech.
06:40This is a direct threat
06:42to our democracy,
06:44to our security,
06:46and to the security of the country.
06:49Applause
06:53Such statement is not just reckless,
06:55it is dangerous.
06:57It sends a chilling message
06:59to our people.
07:01A message that violence
07:03can be contemplated by those
07:05in positions of power.
07:07Romualdez is determined to address
07:09the real issue of the accusations
07:11of the Vice President.
07:13The Vice President's unfounded
07:15and baseless accusations
07:17that I am plotting to destroy her
07:19because of alleged
07:21political ambitions for 2028
07:23elections.
07:25My colleagues,
07:27these accusations are not only
07:29untrue, they are a
07:31desperate attempt to distract
07:33from the real issues at hand.
07:35The issues surrounding confidential
07:37and intelligence funds,
07:39the questionable disbursements,
07:41and the lack of transparency
07:43demand answers.
07:45We will not tolerate and accept
07:47vague explanations
07:49and evasive responses.
07:51If you have nothing to hide,
07:53why don't you answer
07:55the questions?
07:57It is the right of the people to know
07:59the truth.
08:01Romualdez also denied
08:03following the protocols of the Camera.
08:05Disrespect
08:07for the protocols,
08:09security measures,
08:11and leadership of this institution
08:13is not just a breach of rules,
08:15it is a breach of trust.
08:17After Romualdez's speech,
08:19some congressmen also spoke
08:21to condemn the statements
08:23of the Vice President
08:25and called for an investigation
08:27to answer him.
08:29The House must take immediate action.
08:31We must call for a full
08:33investigation into
08:35the Vice President.
08:37Mr. Speaker, the behavior cannot just
08:39be tolerated.
08:41We demand that the Vice President
08:43face the full force
08:45of the law for actions.
08:47We cannot and will not
08:49allow anyone, even the
08:51Vice President,
08:53threaten the very foundation
08:55of this Republic.
08:57Congressmen also condemned the resolution
08:59asking for support from the President and Speaker.
09:01After the speech,
09:03lawmakers,
09:05including Romualdez,
09:07as well as VP Sara's allies,
09:09called on the President and
09:11Second District Representative,
09:13Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
09:15Romualdez's counterpart,
09:17VP Sara,
09:19was inside the House at that time.
09:21We are still trying to get her statement
09:23from Romualdez's statements.
09:25For GMA Integrated News,
09:27Mackie Pulido is your witness.
09:29One of the participants
09:31when I heard about the confidential funds
09:33of the Office of the Vice President
09:35was the Special Disbursing Officer,
09:37he was just handing the confidential funds
09:39to a Colonel La Chica
09:41who was sharing the funds.
09:43This is Joseph Moro's witness.
09:49He was panting in his wheelchair
09:51when the Special Disbursing Officer
09:53of the Office of the Vice President,
09:55Gina Acosta, was shown in the camera.
09:57Vice President Sara Duterte's
09:59blood pressure reached 150 over 100.
10:01Acosta was taken to
10:03Veterans Memorial Hospital
10:05where he was also followed by the Vice President.
10:07Before that, he was answering
10:09the questions of the Congressmen
10:11about the P125 million pesos
10:13that he cashed in December 2022.
10:15He said that he cashed the check
10:17in the Land Bank Show,
10:19put it in four traveling bags
10:21and brought it to the OVP.
10:23When the money was cashed,
10:25the check,
10:29my head of agency
10:31informed
10:33the security officer
10:35that I was released.
10:39While on the way to the office,
10:41I called up
10:43the security officer
10:45informing him
10:47that I cashed the check.
10:51Can you please
10:53mention the name of the security officer?
10:55Colonel La Chica.
10:57Colonel La Chica.
10:59Can you please enlighten the committee?
11:01Who is Colonel La Chica?
11:03He is the ground commander
11:05of our VPSPGs
11:07assigned
11:09to the office of the Vice President.
11:11Acosta said that he did not know
11:13who received the funds
11:15from La Chica,
11:17about the projects of the OVP
11:19under the CONFIFUNDS.
11:21I wish to direct your attention
11:23to the left
11:25bottom portion of
11:27this accomplishment report.
11:29It says, prepared by
11:31Special Disbursing
11:33Officer, Gina F.
11:35Acosta.
11:37Is this not contradictory
11:39to what you said
11:41that Colonel La Chica is next?
11:43My final report
11:45is based on
11:47the final accomplishment report
11:49given by Sir La Chica.
11:51I am just copying it.
11:53Special Disbursement
11:55Officer of the Department of Education
11:57Edward Fajarda.
11:59He withdrew
12:01P37.5 million pesos
12:03in February 2023.
12:05The total amount of
12:07P112 million pesos
12:09of confidential funds was put in
12:11duffel bags and brought to the DepEd
12:13to be deposited in a cashier.
12:15Fajarda was also appointed
12:17as a security officer who provides
12:19confidential funds.
12:21He is Colonel Dennis Nolasco,
12:23Vice President of Duterte.
12:25I was informed by BPSARA
12:27that there is a designated
12:29security officer.
12:31The instruction
12:33came from?
12:35From BPSARA.
12:37Fajarda did not know who gave
12:39the confidential funds to Nolasco.
12:41Based on the liquidation report of DepEd,
12:43DepEd gave confidential funds
12:45to seven places including Makati, Dabao,
12:47Negros Oriental, and Occidental.
12:49There was none.
12:51In the hearing of the committee,
12:53DepEd gave confidential funds
12:55to seven places including Makati, Dabao,
12:57Negros Oriental, Occidental,
12:59and Occidental.
13:05We asked the Vice President
13:07about this.
13:09This is the reason why we don't want to discuss
13:11confidential funds.
13:13That's why there is a law
13:15that prohibits the discussion
13:17of confidential funds.
13:19We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:21We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:23We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:25We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:27We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:29We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:31We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:33We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:35We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:37We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:39We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:41We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:43We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:45We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:47We will wait for Colonel Nolasco.
13:49I present my defenses based on the completeness
13:51of the said allegations, Mr. Chair.
13:53For GMA Integrated News,
13:55I am Joseph Morong, your witness.
13:59The Assistant Chief of Staff of the Office
14:01of the Vice President, Lemuel Ortonio,
14:03admitted that he had knowledge
14:05of the acknowledgement receipt
14:07submitted by his office for liquidation.
14:09He said this when the Congressmen
14:11asked him why the acknowledgement
14:13receipt had the same writing
14:15used by the Chief of Staff,
14:17the Vice President,
14:19Atty. Zulaika Lopez.
14:21Edward Fajarda,
14:23the former DepEd Special Disbursing Officer,
14:25asked about the spreading
14:27text messages where he asked
14:29for the bank details
14:31of the Regional Directors
14:33and Division Superintendents.
14:35Fajarda explained that
14:37Vice President Sara Duterte ordered this.
14:39Every time the Vice President
14:41visits schools,
14:43he sees DepEd officials
14:45who need financial assistance.
14:47The money came from
14:49the Vice President.
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