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Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Huwebes, December 05, 2024.


- 187 na mga Chinese POGO worker, pina-deport na pabalik ng China; asawa, partner at kanilang anak na naiwan sa Pilipinas, emosyonal na namaalam


-: Manipesto ng pagsuporta at pagtatanggol sa pangulo, iprinisenta ng mga kongresista sa fellowship dinner kasama si PBBM


- 4 na bata, sinagip matapos ikulong ng sariling ina sa kanilang bahay; depensa ng nanay, naghanap siya ng pera pantustos


- Posibleng i-deploy ng Phl Navy ang warships ng Pilipinas para sa sumabay sa mga resupply mission -- NTF-WPS


- P40/kg na bigas ng "Rice-for-All" program, mabilis naubos sa iba't ibang tindahan sa unang araw ng roll out


- Iglesia ni Cristo, magra-rally bilang pagsuporta sa pahayag ni PBBM laban sa impeachment kay VP Duterte


- Shear line, nagpapaulan sa ilang lugar sa Luzon


- Dapat dumaan sa due process ang impeachment laban kay VP Sara, ayon sa isang eksperto


- COA: Pagkukulang ng Philhealth kaya ibinalik sa Nat'l Treasury ang 'di nagamit na P89.9B na pondo


- Netizens, proud na ibinahagi ang kanilang small wins o pangarap na unti-unting natutupad




- Paggamit ng pekeng PWD cards sa mga establisimyento iniimbestigahan ng komite sa Senado


- Fil-Am singer na si Olivia Rodrigo, binalikan ang kanyang pagbisita at concert sa Pilipinas


- Anak ng isang Chinese at Vietnamese na dating empleyado ng POGO, kasama ang ina sa paghihintay ng deportation


- Iba't ibang pinsala, tinamo ng BRP Datu Pagbuaya kasunod ng pagbangga ng CCG; mga sakay, ligtas


- Powerful cast members ng MMFF Film na "Green Bones," ipinakilala na: Ruru Madrid at Dennis Trillo, parehong na-inspire sa kanilang characters




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00:00Live from the GMA Network Center,
00:04the 20-year-old story of the President of the Philippines.
00:11Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:16China has deported almost 200 Chinese employees of FOGO
00:22who were caught in various FOGO hubs that were raided in the country.
00:26In the middle of the total ban order,
00:28the country was in a state of chaos
00:30because it seemed that the Chinese who are married and have children in the Philippines
00:33had their families destroyed.
00:36This is now possible.
00:37This is the last time they will see each other.
00:40That's why some Filipinos are appealing for help
00:43for their children who will be left behind.
00:45The government's response to Ms. Lima Refrang's complaint.
00:53There is no stopping the corruption in Jamaica.
00:55She did not have a real name
00:57when she apologized to her partner
00:59that she will be deported back to China.
01:01Aside from being left behind,
01:03the father and mother-in-law
01:06of their five-month-old child are also gone.
01:09Because the country is blacklisted
01:10and can no longer return
01:12as a result of immigration violations,
01:14this could be the last time the father and mother-in-law will see each other.
01:19The child,
01:20one of the denigrated FOGO babies
01:22that is being taken care of by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission,
01:26UPAO.
01:26I hope,
01:28dear President,
01:30that you will help us.
01:36I hope that we will be given another chance
01:39to return our partner.
01:44Jamaica is one of the Philippines
01:45that has been affected by the GMA Integrated News
01:48and will be separated from their partner,
01:50a former FOGO worker.
01:53Like her,
01:54their spouses and partners
01:56are also leaving
01:58and being deported.
01:59Everyone is worried
02:01that they will not be together again.
02:04It is unfair for them.
02:09The Chinese who do not work for FOGO
02:11will be left behind,
02:13including my husband.
02:15Their spouses and partners are also included
02:18in the 187 FOGO workers
02:20who were deported from the various FOGO hubs
02:23in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu,
02:24Bambantarlak,
02:25Clark, Pampanga,
02:27and Pasay City.
02:28Some of them
02:29did not have documents when we arrested them.
02:32This is a violation of their condition of stay.
02:36When China arrives,
02:37they will be jailed
02:39while they are under investigation
02:41for online scamming activities.
02:43FOGO Babies is now under investigation.
02:47Aside from the DSWD,
02:49they are also talking to
02:50the Chinese Embassy
02:52here in the Philippines.
02:53That is our problem.
02:55What will be the status of the children here?
02:59Can they use their names
03:01or their father's name?
03:05Or can they put it on their birth certificates?
03:08Because they are still babies.
03:10So we still don't know
03:12what their status will be
03:14when it comes to their documents
03:16here in the Philippines.
03:18Due to the implementation of the Total FOGO Ban,
03:20there is only until the end of the year
03:22for all foreign FOGO workers
03:23to leave the Philippines.
03:25Because by the first day of January,
03:28they will be considered
03:29illegal aliens.
03:31When January comes,
03:32the operations will be halted
03:34against the illegal FOGOs.
03:36We will have an operation
03:39against the guerrillas
03:41or the former big FOGO hubs
03:43that are now working
03:45to form small FOGO operations.
03:49We already have monitoring.
03:50We already have a list.
03:52For GMA Integrated News,
03:54I'm Nima Refraan.
03:55It's been 24 hours.
03:58200 congressmen were called
04:01to support and defend
04:04President Bongbong Marcos
04:06through a manifesto
04:08that they gave to the President
04:10at a fellowship dinner last night.
04:13They were not able to discuss
04:15the impeachment complaint
04:17against Vice President Sara Duterte.
04:20Tina Panganibang-Perez was there.
04:25200 congressmen were called
04:28to the fellowship dinner
04:29with President Bongbong Marcos
04:31in Malacanang last night.
04:33Some congressmen
04:35traveled together
04:36from Camara
04:38to Malacanang
04:39in their buses.
04:40Some of them said
04:42that a manifesto of support
04:45was presented to the President
04:47that includes
04:48support and defense
04:50to the President.
04:51Whatever is against the President,
04:53is against the Republic.
04:55That's why they will ensure
04:57the safety of the President
04:59and his administration.
05:01It was also mentioned in the manifesto
05:03that they are condemning
05:05any weapon
05:06to destabilize
05:07or disturb the government.
05:09The manifesto
05:10was signed by House Speaker
05:12Martin Romualdez
05:13and other leaders of Camara
05:15and the leaders
05:16of the Laka CMD,
05:19National Unity Party,
05:21Nationalist People's Coalition,
05:23Nacionalista Party,
05:24Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
05:27and Partido na Votenyo.
05:28It was very touch
05:30and it's a big thing for him
05:33that the House of Representatives
05:34has support.
05:36Yesterday,
05:37when asked by some lawmakers,
05:40the head of the AFP Intelligence Command
05:43said that there should be no
05:44destabilization
05:46in the hands of the military.
05:47Now that the destabilization
05:49is mentioned in the manifesto,
05:51we asked the congressmen
05:53about this.
05:54There is no destabilization
05:55but you saw the threats
05:57of our President.
05:59I think it would warrant
06:01any kind of support,
06:03formal or informal.
06:05The Fellowship Dinner took place
06:06after the second impeachment complaint
06:09against Vice President Sara Duterte
06:11was filed in the House of Representatives.
06:14But some of the participants said
06:16that they were not able to talk about
06:18the impeachment.
06:19They were not able to talk about it.
06:21That's all.
06:22Then they greeted
06:23Merry Christmas,
06:24sang.
06:25It's like a way
06:27for our President to greet Christmas.
06:30And at the same time,
06:32last night,
06:33party leaders submitted
06:36the resolution expressing support
06:39to the President.
06:40According to the Secretary General of the House of Representatives,
06:43he has not yet transmitted
06:45the two impeachment complaints
06:47against Vice President Sara
06:49in the Office of the Speaker
06:51because there are congressmen
06:53who told him that they also have plans
06:55to file a complaint.
06:57Not yet because we have news
07:00that there are still people who will file.
07:02So,
07:03it's just like a transmittal to the Speaker.
07:07Would you know when the others will file?
07:10That's what we don't know.
07:14Then our legal staff is also studying
07:18the email complaint,
07:20if there's a lack,
07:21if it's verified,
07:23things like that,
07:24so that the Speaker can decide
07:27on the basis of the information
07:29that we will submit.
07:32The Secretary General of the House of Representatives
07:34has targeted to transmit the complaints
07:36to the Office of the Speaker
07:38next week
07:39before the congressmen are allowed to recess
07:41or go on vacation
07:43on December 20.
07:44If one-third of the total number of congressmen
07:48signed the impeachment complaint,
07:50it will no longer be heard by the House of Representatives.
07:53It will be passed to the Senate
07:55where it will become the impeachment court.
07:57According to Senate President Chis Escudero,
08:00it is possible to hold impeachment hearings
08:03even if the Congress is on break.
08:05The impeachment court will be neutral.
08:07I will make sure that the presentation of evidence
08:11will be allowed and given free,
08:13will flow freely.
08:16However, the decision
08:18does not mean that it's evidence-based
08:21or not evidence-based.
08:23It's a political decision.
08:25But the process
08:27as a presiding officer
08:29I can guarantee and have high confidence
08:33that we will do everything possible
08:35to ensure that there is evidence.
08:37For the GMA Integrated News,
08:39Tina Panganibang Perez,
08:41for Tutok,
08:4224 Hours.
08:45Four young siblings
08:47who were helped and raped by their own mother
08:50in their house in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
08:53were injured.
08:54He said that the children were raped
08:56out of fear of being disgraced
08:58while he was looking for money.
09:01This is Luan May Rondina
09:03of GMA Regional TV.
09:08This was taken by Punta Inganyo Barangay Councilor
09:10Mark Estardo
09:12when the children went to a house
09:14in Lapu-Lapu City.
09:15How many children are there?
09:18Four?
09:20Four?
09:21How many are there?
09:23None?
09:26The children
09:27were left inside a locked house
09:30with no one around
09:31so the neighbors reported it to the authorities.
09:34They were rescued by the barangay council
09:37for the protection of children
09:38of Punta Inganyo Barangay
09:40along with the personnel
09:42of the Women and Children Protection Desk
09:44of Lapu-Lapu City Police.
09:46It is not allowed to go down the stairs
09:48or trespassing
09:50without the permission of the authorities.
09:53The only way to go down
09:55or to get out of the house
09:57is by the CSWD.
09:58The children were brought to the barangay hall
10:01to eat and sleep.
10:03Just this morning,
10:04the 29-year-old mother of the children
10:07was the one who rescued her children.
10:09According to her,
10:11she left the house
10:12to look for money
10:14to cover their daily needs.
10:17She left the children with food and water
10:20and took them inside the house
10:22for fear of being disgraced
10:23when they go out.
10:25She admitted that she did wrong.
10:27I can't take care of them.
10:30I can't take care of them.
10:31I can't do anything for them.
10:34They are already grown-ups.
10:39I can't take care of them.
10:44According to the 6-year-old eldest daughter
10:46who is in Grade 1,
10:48she has been absent from school for two days.
10:50Why did you go to school?
10:52I was late.
10:54You were late?
10:55Yes, you were late.
10:58I saw my mother go to her room.
11:00At the moment,
11:02the children are under the care of the CSWD
11:05while they are assessing
11:06their parenting capability.
11:08For GMA Regional TV
11:10and GMA Integrated News,
11:12Luan Meron Dina,
11:13you have 24 hours.
11:16Following the sudden collapse of the Chinese warship
11:19inside the exclusive economic zone of the country,
11:22it is possible that the Philippines will also send
11:25to accompany the resupply missions
11:27according to the National Task Force
11:28on the West Philippine Sea.
11:30It is excluded from the position
11:32of the National Maritime Council
11:33so that the tensions will not escalate.
11:36Chino Gaston is on the line.
11:40This is what was obtained from the People's Liberation
11:42Army-Navy warship of China yesterday.
11:45It is said that this is the first time
11:48that a Chinese warship has joined the landing
11:50of the PCG and BFAR ships.
11:53The warship with a bow number 500
11:55reached up to 300 yards
11:57from the BRP Pagbuaya.
11:59Following this incident,
12:01the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea
12:04said that it is possible that the Philippine Navy
12:06will also deploy the Philippine warships
12:08to accompany the resupply missions
12:10of the BFAR and PCG
12:12to the Filipino fishermen.
12:13Although the Philippines does not want trouble,
12:16China was the first to send their military
12:19and not the Philippines.
12:20That's why they called on China
12:23to stop the blockade
12:26and containment of the Philippine warships.
12:30China has taken this route of escalating.
12:34That's what I want to emphasize.
12:36They are afraid because the one
12:38who is blocking them
12:39is the PLAN Navy ship of the PRC.
12:43So in reaction to that,
12:44the Philippine government reserves the right
12:47to also deploy the Philippine Navy
12:50because we were not the first ones here.
12:53This is contrary to the position
12:54of the National Maritime Council
12:56which was the first to say
12:57that they do not want to interfere
12:59in the situation of the military of China
13:01versus the military of the Philippines
13:02in the West Philippine Sea.
13:03The National Maritime Council
13:04reiterated earlier
13:06that it will not send the Philippine Navy ships
13:09so that the tension will not escalate.
13:11We understand the feelings of our fellow countrymen.
13:16Why don't we deploy the Philippine Navy?
13:17Our President is very clear
13:19that all disputes,
13:23conflicts, and situations
13:25will be done by peaceful means
13:28or diplomatic actions and mechanisms.
13:30Because if it's Navy to Navy,
13:32there will be escalation.
13:35We do not know what will happen next
13:36if ever there is a misunderstanding,
13:39misinformation.
13:41But according to Malaya,
13:43we don't want war.
13:43Who wants war?
13:45We are only there
13:47to support our fellow fishermen.
13:49What we don't want our fellow fishermen to think about
13:52is that you are taking care of us.
13:54Right?
13:55That is not the position
13:57of the Philippine government.
13:58The Philippine Navy refused to comment.
14:00But in a statement,
14:02the Philippine Navy said
14:03that the AFP is aware of everything that is happening
14:06and assured that they are also there.
14:09For GMA Integrated News,
14:11Chino Gaston,
14:1324 Hours.
14:15The rice supply is running out fast.
14:18It is being sold for Php 40
14:21on the first day of the Rice For All program.
14:24The problem is that
14:26many people are hoping for it
14:27but no one bought it
14:29because the supply is running out.
14:32Bernadette Reyes is right.
14:38More than an hour after opening,
14:41Php 40 of rice was sold out early this morning
14:44in Pasay City Public Market
14:46under the Rice For All program
14:48of the Department of Agriculture.
14:50It's gone.
14:51It's a waste.
14:51It's all gone.
14:53Because the rice here is Php 50+.
14:56If I could reach it,
14:58if I could buy it,
15:00but it's gone.
15:01Many people came
15:04to buy rice.
15:05I ordered again
15:06because I am looking for a lot of rice.
15:09It was also sold out
15:10in New Las Pinas Public Market
15:11and Malabon Central Market.
15:13That's the turnaround time.
15:16That's what we need to improve.
15:18We have stocks.
15:19We have a lot of stocks.
15:20In Kamuning Market,
15:21aside from the Rice For All program,
15:24many rice retailers
15:25are also selling rice
15:27that is worth Php 40 per kilo
15:29which is a big deal for buyers.
15:31As long as there is a supply
15:33that can be given to them,
15:34they can afford it.
15:35I am buying it for Php 58.
15:38Yes.
15:39This is a big deal.
15:41Php 40.
15:41I am buying the rice for Php 58.
15:44I am also buying ricado,
15:46saug, garlic, and onions.
15:49Retailers in Guadalupe Public Market
15:51are also sharing the cheap rice
15:53so that more customers can sell it.
15:56For it to sell faster,
15:57people are really looking for it
15:59for Php 40.
16:00That's a must.
16:01But as more people
16:03are able to buy cheaper rice,
16:05retailers are affected
16:07that they can't sell cheap rice
16:09because their supply
16:11is lower than the supplier's.
16:12Their challenge is,
16:13of course, if the costumers
16:14can reduce their income,
16:16and of course,
16:16there should be coordination.
16:19We also want to lower
16:21the price of rice
16:23and eventually we can further talk
16:26about what is better to do.
16:30In the middle of the fast
16:31selling of cheap rice,
16:33the DA doesn't care
16:35if there are other retailers
16:37and resell it
16:38at a higher price.
16:40As of now,
16:40the National Food Authority
16:42cannot sell rice
16:44under the Rice Tarification Law,
16:47except during calamities
16:49or emergencies,
16:50or before it is damaged
16:51or becomes unfit
16:52for human consumption of rice.
16:54This is what is being sold
16:56in rice processing centers
16:57at a price of Php 29 per kilo.
17:00This is a big help
17:02to sell old rice.
17:05Right now,
17:06the price of rice and rice
17:09is Php 5.389 million.
17:12If we don't sell it
17:15regularly,
17:16it will go down.
17:17At the same time,
17:19the negative effect is
17:21we cannot buy rice
17:22from rice farmers
17:24because our warehouse
17:26is already full.
17:28For GMA Integrated News,
17:30Bernadette Reyes,
17:31Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
17:33The Church Of Christ will hold a rally
17:36as a support
17:38for President Bongbong Marcos' statement
17:40against the impeachment
17:42of Vice President Sara Duterte.
17:44They have more needs
17:46for the Filipinos
17:47that should be addressed first.
17:50And Marisol Abdul...
17:51No! Impeach! Sara! No!
17:54Impeach! Sara! No!
17:56After the following
17:57impeachment complaints
17:58filed against Vice President
18:00Sara Duterte on camera,
18:02the Church Of Christ
18:03spoke up.
18:05In an official statement,
18:07INC said
18:08that they are in favor
18:09of President Bongbong Marcos' statement
18:11that he is not in favor
18:12of the impeachment
18:13that is being filed against
18:14the Vice President.
18:15INC said
18:17that it is for the peace
18:19and prosperity of our country.
18:20Our country still has more needs
18:23that should be addressed.
18:25And it cannot be solved
18:26if there is only enmity.
18:28INC's statement
18:31was first announced last night
18:32in the program
18:33Saganang Mamangayan
18:34on NET25.
18:35But here,
18:37the Church Of Christ
18:38will prepare
18:40to hold a rally
18:42to express
18:43INC's favor
18:45in Marcos' statement
18:46against the impeachment
18:47because the country has many problems
18:49that should be addressed first by the government.
18:51GMA Integrated News
18:53tried to explain this
18:54to INC's leadership.
18:56But they said
18:57that the statement
18:58that they sent earlier
19:00is not enough.
19:01We are also trying to get
19:03the approval of Malacanang
19:04and Vice President Sara Duterte.
19:07VP Sara
19:08released a statement today
19:10to thank all those who helped,
19:13supported,
19:14and joined the OVP
19:16when she faced
19:17their response
19:18to the crisis and crisis.
19:20For GMA Integrated News,
19:23Marisol Abduraman,
19:25for Tutok 24 Horas.
19:31Kapuso,
19:32some parts of Northern Luzon
19:35were flooded
19:35because of the continuous
19:36rainy season.
19:38In Ilagan Isabela,
19:39the river is not visible
19:40after the flood.
19:42Almost nothing can pass
19:43because of the storm
19:45and there are boats
19:47to cross.
19:48In Tuguegarao City,
19:49their roads were also flooded
19:51because of the flooded river.
19:53Some also used boats.
19:55The rains
19:56that flooded Cagayan and Isabela
19:58were also heavy.
20:00The extreme northern Luzon
20:02was also flooded.
20:04Based on the data of Metro Weather,
20:05the rainy season in Northern Luzon
20:07will continue, especially in Cagayan Valley
20:09and Cordillera.
20:10Be alert,
20:11especially if you've been raining for days.
20:13The soil may be soft
20:15or the water may not be able to be absorbed
20:17that's why the flood or landslide
20:18is still possible.
20:20There is also a chance of rain
20:21in the western portion of Central Luzon,
20:23Bicol Region, and Mimaropa.
20:25The rain is still widespread
20:26in Visayas and Mindanao,
20:27especially in the afternoon and evening.
20:29Localized thunderstorms
20:32in Metro Manila are also possible.
20:34The impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte
20:39should not be passed in due process,
20:42according to some experts.
20:44But aside from the duration
20:46or the time it will take for the process,
20:48it will also have an effect
20:51after the election in May
20:54because the Congressmen and Senators
20:56will also be replaced.
20:59Maki Polillo will be in charge.
21:04In the current impeachment complaints
21:06against Vice President Sara Duterte,
21:08the question is,
21:09is there still time for the Congress and the Senate
21:11to finish this?
21:13The session is only until December 20
21:15and they will return on January 13, 2025.
21:18After almost a month,
21:20or on February 8,
21:21the Congress is again adjourned
21:23and the resumption is on June 2.
21:25In this calendar,
21:26the impeachment process will be shortened.
21:29Associate Professor Christopher Berce,
21:31the dean of UPN CIPAG, explained.
21:33Those who filed complaints to the camera
21:36will first be heard by the House Committee on Justice
21:38to see if the impeachment complaint
21:40has sufficient evidence.
21:42They have a maximum of 60 days to do this.
21:44It may not be in a hurry,
21:46but the due process should be followed.
21:49If it's already in the Committee on Justice,
21:51the hearing cannot be just a railroad.
21:58All panels should be heard.
22:02All evidence should be seen
22:05for it to be fair to everyone.
22:07In the impeachment of former President Joseph Estrada,
22:09for example,
22:10it took a month for him to file a complaint
22:13on October 2000
22:14before he was impeached by the camera
22:16in November of that same year.
22:18His impeachment trial started
22:20in December.
22:21The Senate will form the impeachment court,
22:23the Senate President will be the presiding officer,
22:26and 11 senators will be the prosecutors.
22:29They will vote on whether they are guilty or not guilty.
22:32In the past impeachments,
22:35the usual rules of the court
22:37are followed in the impeachment proceedings.
22:39The due process may be shortened
22:41if the guilty is proven
22:42on just one ground of the impeachment complaint,
22:45like in the impeachment trial
22:46of Chief Justice Renato Corona in 2012.
22:49But the impeachment trial lasted for 44 days.
22:53The administration needs to prove
22:58on just one ground.
23:00It can be done quickly in that sense.
23:01As long as the VP is given an opportunity
23:05to challenge the evidence against her.
23:08It can be done easily,
23:09but hopefully, the due process will not be diluted.
23:12If the due process is diluted,
23:15it is not good
23:16even in the eyes of the people of the country.
23:20But there is a complication.
23:22The composition of the Congress
23:24will change after the election in May 2025.
23:27The newly elected Congressmen and Senators
23:29will sit down on June 30.
23:31It is not clear in the impeachment guidelines
23:34what will happen after the impeachment
23:36if that happens.
23:37But UP Law Professor Danggat Maitan
23:39can ask VP Sara to repeat the process.
23:43For example, in the Senate,
23:46if the membership changes,
23:48the judge changes.
23:51They can argue that they need to start over.
23:55The impeachment process is important
23:57because it is the way to the law
23:59to answer the senior officials of the country
24:02who are guilty.
24:03But hopefully, it won't take long
24:06because the government's attention will be diverted
24:08to a more important issue
24:10that is close to the hearts of the people.
24:13For GMA Integrated News,
24:15Mackie Pulido reporting for 24 Hours.
24:17The PhilHealth benefit is worth almost Php 90 billion.
24:22It is not as much as what the Filipinos
24:25earned last year
24:26according to the Audit Report
24:27of the Commission on Audit.
24:29First of all,
24:30instead of expanding the benefit package,
24:32PhilHealth expanded the fund
24:35for investments.
24:37PhilHealth's answer
24:38to Marie's accusation is wrong.
24:43PhilHealth's lack is the reason
24:46why it had to return Php 90 billion
24:49that was not spent on the National Treasury
24:52this April.
24:53That's what the Commission on Audit pointed out
24:55in their 2023 Audit Report on PhilHealth.
24:58The agency noted that
24:59PhilHealth's limited and temporary expansion
25:02of benefits for beneficiaries.
25:05PhilHealth also did not fully spend
25:07its subsidies from the government.
25:10That's why the Department of Finance
25:11and National Treasury
25:13returned the excess funds of PhilHealth.
25:15The result?
25:16The members of the Sapat and Karagdagang Benepisyo
25:19who also came from their own contributions
25:22were able to use the unspent subsidies
25:25from the national government
25:26to fully expand the benefits,
25:29especially for indirect contributors
25:31such as senior citizens,
25:33persons with disabilities,
25:34marginalized sectors, and others.
25:37PhilHealth went there.
25:39It's not fair to say that we are neglecting
25:42because as you can see,
25:43we have been aggressively increasing our benefits
25:47and expanding our benefits
25:50for the benefit of our people.
25:52The benefits package for severe pneumonia,
25:55stroke, and dialysis was also included.
25:57They also extended the coverage
25:59for kidney transplantation,
26:01dengue, COVID, and breast cancer benefits.
26:04But this is not enough,
26:05said the independent health reform advocate
26:07Dr. Anthony Leachon.
26:09The goal of the universal healthcare law
26:11is to reduce the out-of-pocket expenditure
26:15to around 10% in the next 10 years.
26:19It's been five years.
26:20So even though they added benefits,
26:23it's still small.
26:24They should zero in
26:26on the top killer diseases of the country.
26:29Heart attack, cancer, stroke,
26:34dialysis, diabetes.
26:36This is 80% of the deaths in the Philippines.
26:41And this is more than P756 billion a year
26:47and accounting for about 5% of our GDP.
26:50So angiograms should be free.
26:53Bypasses should be free.
26:55Cancer therapies, PET scans,
26:58MRI scans.
27:00Another thing,
27:02PhilHealth did not prioritize
27:04the expansion of benefit programs
27:06because most of the funds
27:07were invested in investments.
27:09This was excluded from the Universal Healthcare Act.
27:12PhilHealth said...
27:13Technically, PhilHealth is allowed to invest.
27:16It's also part of the law.
27:18That is also part of our fiduciary role
27:22to make good use of our money.
27:26But again, we have also been
27:30continuously doing our reforms
27:35to achieve the mandates
27:37of Universal Healthcare.
27:40Despite the increase in premium contributions
27:42to PhilHealth since 2019,
27:44benefit claims fell to P118.9 billion
27:49in 2023
27:50from P130.56 billion in 2022.
27:55According to PhilHealth,
27:56it launched new or enhanced benefit packages
27:59in the first quarter of 2024.
28:01It will launch other benefits
28:04in the last half of 2024
28:06and the next year.
28:07For GMA Integrated News,
28:09Maris Umali reporting for 24 Hours.
28:15It's still far, but it's already far.
28:18It's healing their inner child
28:21that many netizens are proud to share
28:23their small-to-big achievements
28:26on social media.
28:27Let's listen to your voice
28:28on Darling Kai's story.
28:33Many netizens are now
28:35hashtagging feeling blessed.
28:37The trend is viral
28:38where there are people sharing stories
28:40of their small wins
28:42or simple dreams that are slowly coming true.
28:44For example,
28:46they don't put a lot of water
28:47in their instant noodles anymore.
28:49Another story,
28:50their slippers are no longer alambre.
28:53Their sardines are craving
28:55instead of daily meals.
28:57Their parents don't pretend to be full
29:00just to feed their children.
29:02Jessica is a 36-year-old vegetarian.
29:06Because of her hard life when she grew up,
29:09they can't eat three times a day.
29:12Their daily necessities
29:14are from relief goods from the church.
29:17Her mother's income is not enough
29:19to sell snacks
29:20and her father is a construction worker.
29:22I've experienced salting rice,
29:25frying it with soy sauce,
29:27and frying it with rice
29:28just so we can eat.
29:29Once we left it at the store,
29:31we sold it.
29:32That's what we eat at night.
29:34What if there's none?
29:36None.
29:36Even though she didn't finish school,
29:38she got a good job
29:40as a sales representative.
29:42That's why now,
29:43she can eat the food
29:45she dreams of tasting.
29:47I said,
29:47one day I'll be able to buy that.
29:50And now?
29:51Now I can buy that.
29:53I'm happy
29:54because it's from my hard work.
29:58It's simple for some people,
29:59but for those who grew up,
30:02it's a big deal.
30:04At that time,
30:05even the smallest things,
30:08even seven pesos,
30:09were hard for us.
30:11But as time went by,
30:14now we're on the rise.
30:19Those things are within our reach.
30:24When I was young,
30:26I borrowed a cell phone.
30:27Now that I have a job,
30:29I can buy a cell phone.
30:30I used to buy things,
30:31but now I'm broke.
30:33Based on the data
30:34of the Philippine Statistics Authority,
30:36the number of poor people
30:38in the past few years has decreased.
30:40The total number of Filipino families
30:42who are considered poor
30:44or those who earn less
30:46is 13,873 pesos per month.
30:50But that still means
30:52that almost 18 million Filipinos
30:54or almost 3 million families are poor.
30:57That's why Jessica says
30:59that life is still hard.
31:01If I were to say,
31:03it's just a little.
31:04Because if I were to say,
31:06I've already saved this much.
31:08But until now,
31:09we're still on the rise.
31:11My dream is to be able to buy
31:13our own house.
31:15But now,
31:16Inusan is already big.
31:18And that's what she's most grateful for.
31:21That's why,
31:22even if it's far,
31:24it's already far.
31:25My message to those like me in the past,
31:29don't give up.
31:30Just go for it.
31:31Make an effort in life
31:32because you're not permanent.
31:35For GMA Integrated News,
31:37Darlene Cai,
31:38for 24 Hours.
31:41And now,
31:41let's listen to what our fellow Filipinos
31:44have to say online.
31:46A faraway,
31:47but faraway moment
31:49of a netizen,
31:50who doesn't need to borrow rice
31:53to have something to eat,
31:54or doesn't need to borrow
31:56a book to sell
31:57to have something to read at school.
31:59Hashtag,
32:00bless the ones
32:01who don't wait for a birthday celebration
32:05just to eat spaghetti,
32:06Shanghai,
32:07or cake.
32:08If in the past,
32:09food was a problem
32:10for some netizens,
32:12they don't think about it
32:13like asking a neighbor
32:14to cook malunggay
32:16or budgeting a can of sardines
32:19for a family of 6 members.
32:22Helping the family financially
32:24is what some achieve.
32:26There's also going strong
32:28in their fitness journey
32:30and a dream travel
32:31that they're already on.
32:33But more than all of that,
32:35for a netizen,
32:37every waking up is a blessing
32:39that they should be thankful for every day.
32:43Dear friends,
32:44you can also let your voice be heard
32:46on social media accounts
32:4724 hours a day.
32:50The Senate Committee is investigating
32:53the spread of a Peking PWD card
32:57that is being allocated
32:58and sold online.
33:01Aside from the millions of pesos
33:02that the government is losing,
33:05the income of the establishments
33:08is also being affected.
33:11Ma'am Gonzalez is in the spotlight.
33:15The discounts that are being given
33:17to establishments are not small
33:18using the person with disability card.
33:21But for those who are in business,
33:23it seems like it's being abused
33:24because of people
33:26who only pretend to have a disability.
33:28It is not uncommon for us
33:30to have a table of 10 people,
33:33everyone will have a PWD card.
33:34It's very regularly seen.
33:36100% PWD card usage.
33:40We've had cases where husband and wife
33:43have the same serial number
33:45with their PWD card
33:46and they claim it's a conjugal disability.
33:48There are also cases of pilots
33:50who have a PWD card
33:51because of eye problems.
33:53We've had pilots who would give
33:55PWD cards for visual disability.
33:58In other words,
33:58they are legally blind pilots.
34:00The issue is being investigated
34:02by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
34:04Even its chairman,
34:05Senator Wynne Gatchalian,
34:07knows of a suspicious use of a PWD card
34:10obtained by the LGU
34:11in a suspicious manner.
34:13I have experience to be honest about it.
34:15I have friends who drink
34:17but have PWD IDs.
34:19According to Gatchalian,
34:20in 2023 alone,
34:22the government lost Php 88 billion.
34:25The Php 88 billion is in the form of taxes
34:28because they don't pay VAT,
34:30lesser income tax
34:32because the businesses are filing deductibility.
34:37So Php 88 billion is forgone.
34:40It's lost to the government.
34:42In terms of discounts being given by establishments,
34:48it's Php 166 billion
34:50being given by establishments.
34:53The most affected here are the restaurants.
34:56I fail to see the significance of why
34:59a person with disability
35:00is allowed to claim a 20% discount
35:03for a Php 25,000 bottle of whiskey
35:06or a Php 6,000 steak.
35:08This inevitably will force us to raise prices.
35:12And when we raise prices,
35:13the effect will be to harm
35:16the persons with disabilities themselves.
35:18The Department of Finance also said
35:20that food prices will increase
35:23because of what's happening.
35:24If the system is abused with these discounts,
35:27then the only way to recoup those losses
35:30is by putting a higher price.
35:33According to the research of the Nicaraguan office,
35:36more than Php 8.5 million
35:37are using fake PWD cards in the country.
35:40In Valenzuela City,
35:42City Hall was the last to sell a fake PWD card.
35:46In other words, someone is selling fake PWD IDs.
35:50Yes.
35:51But their claim, they thought it was true.
35:54Because the person who offered
35:58knew that it was related to City Hall.
36:01The sale of PWD cards is from Php 500 to Php 2,500.
36:06In Quezon City, the sale is already online.
36:09Facebook market and through the help of our PDO officers,
36:14we inquire with them as to their PWD ID
36:20and we entrap them upon delivering the fake ID.
36:25Supermarkets are also getting angry
36:27where there is a 5% discount on PWDs
36:30because it's hard to check if the PWD card is real.
36:33Establishments are asking to make the card look like a real one
36:38so that it can be easily stolen by thieves.
36:40It is also hoped that there will be a digital registry
36:43so that it can be checked in real time if a PWD card is real.
36:46For GMA Integrated News,
36:49Mav Gonzales, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
36:52One Step Forward and Three Steps Back
36:56One Step Forward and Three Steps Back
36:59was the film singer Olivia Rodrigo
37:01when she returned to the Philippines for the first time.
37:05In the special snippet,
37:06Olivia said that she's in love with Philae Leves.
37:11We have a report from Yvonne Aquino.
37:17Welcome to the Guts World Cup!
37:21Philae Leves, do you get deja vu?
37:24Two months after the successful Guts World Tour Manila Star Show
37:28of the Filipino-American singer Olivia Rodrigo.
37:30It's my first time in the Philippines!
37:35She returned to the Philippines for her memorable first trip.
37:40Olivia shared her side trip to Intramuros with her Pinoy dad.
37:44I've always been on my bucket list.
37:45I've always wanted to come here for as long as I can remember.
37:47Their father-daughter bonding was riding a bike.
37:51I'm just so happy to be here.
37:52It feels really awesome.
37:55The Pinoy food trip is also a must-visit for Olivia.
37:58When the food fight is ready, we say,
38:01Attack!
38:02Or we go...
38:03Of course, the meal can't be complete without...
38:06So basically, halo-halo is mix-mix.
38:09How does it taste, Mom?
38:12My favorite dessert is halo-halo.
38:15After the delicious meal,
38:17Olivia went straight to her chosen charity
38:19for her Silver Star Show.
38:22This is where all the money she earned from the show went.
38:24Those tickets support this incredible charity
38:27in the Philippines called JEPAYGO
38:28that champions women and girls' health.
38:30Thank you very much, Olivia, for this visit.
38:33We're really very much honored to have you with us.
38:37It's a new show day.
38:39I'm a little nervous, but I'm so excited.
38:41It's gonna be so much fun.
38:44She felt the love and support of the Pinoy fans
38:47outside the arena.
38:49Woo!
38:54But after her rock and roll onstage,
38:57Olivia became emotional.
39:01I was just thinking about my family the whole time.
39:03I don't know, it's just beautiful.
39:06And I'm so grateful.
39:07I'm so grateful that everyone came.
39:09And it was so much fun.
39:11And I just feel like the luckiest girl that I've ever met.
39:15For GMA Integrated News,
39:17I'm Bonaquino Nakatuto.
39:18Thanks for watching.
39:1924 Hours.
39:22A Vietnamese who used to be a Pogo employee in Pampanga
39:27is worried about the state of her child.
39:29Her documents are still not in order
39:32for her to be brought to Vietnam
39:34and not be left here in the country.
39:36That's what Sandra Aguinaldo is talking about.
39:41In the facility of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission or PAOC,
39:45there is a child who is being taken care of by the employees.
39:49She is two-year-old Yau Yau.
39:53She doesn't have a real name,
39:55but this is the license given by her father, Chino.
40:00Sometimes, PAOC employees allow her
40:04to use their gadgets to have fun.
40:08Because Yau Yau is like a prisoner
40:12with her mother, Lucky,
40:14a Vietnamese who is waiting for her deportation back to Vietnam.
40:19She used to be a Pogo employee in Pampanga and Cebu
40:23until the PAOC raid in Fontana in Clark, Pampanga.
40:28Lucky has a huge problem
40:31because Yau Yau doesn't have enough documents
40:34for her to be brought to Vietnam.
40:36Yau Yau's father, Chino,
40:39has been deported to China for seven months.
40:43What's certain is that Lucky will do everything
40:47so that they won't be separated from their child.
40:50If he's here, I'm here.
40:52If I'm gone, he's gone.
40:55Yau Yau will leave.
40:57If Yau Yau stays here, he will stay here, too.
41:01PAOC has insisted that Yau Yau's documents
41:06are necessary so that she won't be left in the Philippines
41:10and become stateless or without a country.
41:13If the embassy in Vietnam allows her to go to Vietnam
41:17with Yau Yau, then that's okay.
41:19That's better for us.
41:21Because she really needs her mother's care.
41:23Lucky said that she will be separated from her Chinese partner
41:27before she is deported.
41:29That's why she will raise her child as a single mom.
41:33But for now, the mother is hoping for PAOC's help.
41:37How are you taking care of your child here in this facility?
41:42Here, they feed me, buy milk for Yau Yau,
41:47and buy diapers for Yau Yau.
41:49In here, PAOC will provide the food
41:53and then provide the diapers
41:55and the drink of the milk.
42:02This is Yau Yau's world within six months.
42:06The playground is a hallway,
42:08and the offices are the courtyards.
42:12Her mother said that if Yau Yau grows up in Vietnam,
42:16she will tell the story of how she was born in the Philippines
42:21and experienced care from the Filipinos.
42:27For GMA Integrated News,
42:30Sandra Aguinaldo was on the air 24 hours a day.
42:35The BRP Datu Pagbuaya passengers
42:38were safely returned to the home port in Bataan
42:42in spite of the shipwrecks
42:45from the Chinese Coast Guard shipwreck yesterday.
42:48Rafi Tima was on the air live.
42:51Rafi?
42:54At 5 p.m. yesterday,
42:57the BRP Datu Pagbuaya passed through its home port
43:00in Orion, Bataan.
43:02One day after experiencing harassment
43:04from the Chinese Coast Guard ships
43:06at Scarborough Shoal,
43:08its crew was still in high spirits
43:10despite the experience.
43:14The BRP Datu Pagbuaya of BIFAR
43:16seemed to be safe from the shipwreck
43:18that was attacked by the Chinese Coast Guard
43:20near Scarborough Shoal.
43:23In this video,
43:25you can see the wreckage of the 30-meter
43:27multi-mission vessel,
43:29the UPA railings on the starboard side
43:31or the right side of the ship.
43:33One of the lifecraft had a crack
43:35and it was damaged.
43:37The navigation light of the ship was deformed.
43:39The fire hose box was damaged
43:41and there was air conditioning
43:43on the back of the ship.
43:45Three CCTVs were also damaged
43:47and the small water cannon of the ship
43:49was deformed.
43:51The BRP Datu Pagbuaya of BIFAR
43:53had a crack
43:55compared to the wreckage
43:57of the Chinese Coast Guard ship.
43:59According to the crew of the ship,
44:01the BRP Datu Pagbuaya
44:03had a crack of almost 40 degrees
44:05when they were hit from the side.
44:07If the Chinese Coast Guard continued
44:09its attack,
44:11they would not be far from the crack.
44:13According to BIFAR,
44:15the BRP Datu Pagbuaya
44:17was ordered in 2020
44:20and to rotate the ships
44:22patrolling the country's seas.
44:24If BIFAR will check,
44:26these ships will be stronger
44:28and ready for patrolling
44:30the ships of the Chinese Coast Guard
44:32in the West Philippine Sea.
44:34Hopefully, by next year,
44:36our floating assets will increase
44:38and in terms of quality,
44:40we are also ensuring
44:42that the quality of the materials
44:44or the ship's construction
44:46is strong.
44:48For now,
44:50we are using it more efficiently.
44:57A while ago, the BRP Datu Sandai
44:59arrived with the Pagbuaya
45:01to patrol the Scarborough Shoal.
45:03In the next few days,
45:05the other ships of BIFAR
45:07that were also harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard
45:09near Palawan will also arrive.
45:11According to BIFAR,
45:13they will be ordered by the DFA
45:15to ask for damages to the Philippines
45:17for the harassment of the Chinese Coast Guard.
45:19That's the latest from Orion Bataan.
45:21Mel?
45:23Thank you very much, Rafi Tima.
45:25Only a few weeks ago,
45:27we will be able to see on the big screen
45:29the new offering of J-May Pictures
45:31and the entry to MMFF, Green Bones.
45:33But before that,
45:35who else will be with Naururo Madrid
45:37and Dennis Trillo in the movie?
45:39Let's get to know them
45:41in Chika ni Lars Santiago.
45:47After receiving
45:49and touching the hearts
45:51of many
45:53at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival
45:55Best Picture na Firefly,
45:57this Christmas,
45:59there's a new gift
46:01from its creators.
46:03That's Green Bones,
46:05the official entry of J-May Pictures
46:07in the 50th MMFF.
46:09The media conference earlier
46:11was led by the lead stars
46:13Dennis Trillo
46:15and Ruro Madrid.
46:17Other cast members were also introduced
46:19including
46:21Iza Calzado,
46:23Alessandra De Rossi,
46:25and Sofia Pablo.
46:27Their award-winning director,
46:29Zeke Dulay,
46:31and the screenplay writers
46:33National Artist
46:35Reiki Lee
46:37and GMA Public Affairs Senior
46:39AVP Ansh Atchensa
46:41were also there.
46:43Dennis and Ruro
46:45were very emotional.
46:47They were so inspired
46:49by their characters
46:51in Green Bones.
46:53Very excited
46:55because this is my first ever
46:57MMFF project.
46:59I also went through
47:01a process
47:03of looking for a different scent
47:05or fragrance
47:07so that when I use it,
47:09I'm already in the character.
47:11The way I speak,
47:13the way I move,
47:15that's what I was looking for
47:17in the character.
47:19In my character,
47:21Domingo Zamora,
47:23the look is different.
47:25It was a challenge
47:27because
47:29in Red Sun,
47:31I speak Japanese
47:33but here, I have a different language
47:35that I need to learn.
47:37Birthday gift
47:39In Green Bones,
47:41Dennis has a special
47:43greeting for his
47:45co-star.
47:47At the Grand Media Conference,
47:49GMA Network Inc.
47:51Senior VP
47:53and GMA Pictures
47:55President,
47:57Atty. Annette Gozon Valdez
47:59GMA Public Affairs First
48:01Vice President
48:03and GMA Pictures Executive
48:05Vice President,
48:07MMGA Chairman
48:09and MMFF Executive
48:11Chairman, Don Artes
48:13Well,
48:15I saw the reception
48:17in the trailer
48:19and even though it was re-released,
48:21it was really amazing.
48:23But this I can promise,
48:25the movie is far better than the trailer.
48:27Yes,
48:29so really,
48:31I'm very, very proud
48:33of this movie.
48:35It's beautiful.
48:37Very heartwarming.
48:39It's a good movie
48:41to watch during Christmas time
48:43because
48:45you can learn a lot from it.
48:47Who are
48:49Santiago updated
48:51on the showbiz happening?
48:55And that's my Cheeky this Thursday night.
48:57I'm Ia Araliano.
48:59Ms. Mel, Ms. Vicky Emil.
49:01Thank you, Ia.
49:03And that's the news for today,
49:05Thursday night,
49:0720 days from now,
49:09it's Christmas time.
49:11I'm Mel Tiangco.
49:13I'm Vicky Morales for a bigger mission.
49:15For a wider service to the country.
49:17I'm Emil Sumangyo.
49:19From GMA Integrated News,
49:21the news authority of the Philippines,
49:23we learned 24 hours,
49:25but
49:27before we say goodbye,
49:29this Christmas,
49:31in the world of GMA Pictures
49:33and GMA Public Affairs,
49:35a story of hope,
49:37Green Bones,
49:39the official entry of GMA
49:41for the 50th Metro Manila
49:43Film Festival.
49:45Next, the official
49:47trailer of Green Bones.
49:49Let's watch
49:51together
49:53this Christmas.
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50:03...
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