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00:00Live from the GMA Network Center,
00:0420 years of K-Tekwadronas.
00:11Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:15Vice President Sara Duterte did not make a second appearance
00:21in the investigation of the NBI
00:24in connection with his statements against the President, First Lady, and House Speaker.
00:30He is not convinced that the investigation will be fair.
00:33He also said that he does not blame the statements.
00:37There is nothing more to explain
00:39in connection with the spending of confidential funds of his office.
00:43And Jun Veneracion was caught.
00:49Instead of facing the investigation of the NBI,
00:51in connection with his statements against the President, First Lady,
00:55Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker, Martin Romualdez,
00:59Vice President Sara Duterte chose to face the media.
01:04The second president said that he does not expect a fair investigation.
01:09If you saw the message of the President,
01:20he said, these are the criminal acts that I will not let pass.
01:25So, we can see the pronouncements of the President.
01:32There is bias there.
01:35So, even if they say that there is an investigation,
01:40at the beginning, they already decided to file cases.
01:44Ma'am, do you regret saying or making such a threat to the President,
01:49the First Lady, and the Speaker?
01:52No, ma'am.
01:53It's good that they know that if I die,
01:56I will not die in vain.
02:01Duterte is ready for anything that will happen,
02:04including the impeachment complaint
02:06that he used for confidential funds.
02:10The worst case scenario that we can see is removal from office,
02:15impeachment, and multiple cases to be filed,
02:23which the lawyers already told me to expect as well.
02:28That is why I just decided not to go to the NBI.
02:33She will face the cases that will be filed in court.
02:36Even if she reaches the point where she will be jailed,
02:39among the cases filed against Duterte
02:42is the violation of anti-terrorism law
02:44and plunder that cannot be paid.
02:46I do not plan to leave the country,
02:49or I do not plan to hide if there will be a warrant of arrest,
02:53mainly because my children are here.
02:56Despite the problems that Duterte is facing now,
02:59most of them stemmed from the questionable use of confidential funds.
03:04He was accused of not explaining anything.
03:08He was also accused of preparing acknowledgment receipts
03:11that came out in the investigation of the House of Representatives,
03:14where I questioned if it was real people who received money
03:18from confidential funds,
03:20like a Mary Grace Piatos who is not on the record of the PSA.
03:24So it is wrong to say that I am evasive.
03:27I am definitely not answering questions
03:30about the use of the funds, about confidential funds,
03:33because it pertains to national security
03:37of the people involved in intelligence operations.
03:41It is clear that the use of confidential funds
03:44has something to do with the 2028 elections.
03:47If you are in aid of legislation,
03:51and you want to legislate about confidential funds,
03:54you do not target one office.
03:57Why not call the office of the president
03:59who has billions and billions of confidential funds?
04:02Duterte was accused of having an advantage in his life
04:05and this is documented.
04:07But he did not want to give details to law enforcement agencies
04:11because he did not trust them.
04:13Duterte wrote to AFP Chief of Staff General Rommie Runner Jr.
04:18that if a member of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group
04:22has been pulled out, he will not be accepted as a replacement.
04:25We are exploring private security services.
04:29There are professional security services.
04:33So that's not considered as a private army.
04:36And I do not know if these individuals are allowed to bring guns.
04:43So that makes them less of an army mob
04:48if they do not have guns.
04:50The second president has already accepted,
04:52no matter what happens.
04:54I'm at peace with whatever happens to me.
04:57Staying and finishing my term
05:00because that is my contract.
05:02With the Filipino people.
05:04And I am at peace going if I will be removed from office.
05:10For GMI Integrating News,
05:12June Veneration, 24 hours.
05:16Even though the vice president did not accept,
05:19the NBI is still in the process of collecting evidence.
05:23Both in their fact-finding investigation
05:28and in submitting recommendations to the Justice Department
05:31in the first part of January.
05:33John Consulta is in touch.
05:39For the second time,
05:41the NBI's investigation did not include Vice President Sara Neterte,
05:45as well as the so-called Bantanang Bise
05:47in the house of President Bongbong Marcos,
05:49First Lady Liza Marcos,
05:51and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
05:53Instead, his legal counsel arrived.
05:55He will not arrive.
05:57That's all.
05:59In the future, sir,
06:01is it possible for him to arrive?
06:03In the future, is it possible for him to arrive?
06:05I can't say.
06:08He wrote a letter
06:10asking his lawyers not to interfere
06:12in the NBI's investigation
06:14and not to pass a sworn statement or affidavit.
06:17NBI Director Jaime Santiago read the part of the letter.
06:22With due respect,
06:24we just state that
06:26obvious that the Honorable Secretary of Justice
06:28is this office's
06:30administrative superior
06:32head of agency
06:34and the President's alter ego
06:36while the Honorable Executive Secretary
06:38is the President's
06:40cheap alter ego.
06:42Given these facts,
06:44you will kindly understand
06:46our client's prudence
06:48in her cooperation with the office
06:50from appearing
06:52and giving any statement
06:54on December 11,
06:56today, 2024.
06:58We cannot blame her
07:00if she thinks that way,
07:02but we remain
07:04clear in our conscience
07:06that the investigation will be
07:08fair.
07:10We will not interfere.
07:12The investigation will be impartial.
07:14We will remain
07:16NBI.
07:18The institution of trust
07:20of our countrymen.
07:22According to the NBI,
07:24they will continue their investigation
07:26and expect to submit
07:28the result of their fact-finding investigation
07:30and recommendation to the DOJ
07:32on the first half of January.
07:34But according to the NBI,
07:36they are still not closing the door
07:38for the Vice President.
07:40Until we finalize,
07:42or the Vice President
07:44suddenly called me,
07:46Director, I will go there.
07:48What else do you want to ask?
07:50That is welcome.
07:52But we are no longer setting
07:54another date
07:56for her to appear.
07:58That is up to her.
08:00We are still trying to get a statement
08:02from Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin
08:04and Secretary of Justice Boing Rimulya.
08:06For GMA Integrated News,
08:08John Consulta,
08:1024 hours.
08:12Floods and landslides are still a problem
08:14in some parts of Calabarzon
08:16and Bicol Region.
08:18In Camarines Norte,
08:20a house collapsed
08:22after the ground softened
08:24due to the unceasing rain.
08:26The explanation of the hope
08:28in the statement of Salima Refra.
08:34This house is in the middle of collapse
08:36in the town of Labo, Camarines Norte.
08:38There it is.
08:40People, people.
08:42Just a few seconds.
08:44Straight ahead.
08:46There it is.
08:52The house
08:54was completely swept away by the landslide.
08:56The owner of the house
08:58was saved before the landslide
09:00resulting in the softening of the land
09:02due to the unceasing rain.
09:04The Moharlika Highway
09:06was also affected by the landslide.
09:08Aside from the landslide,
09:10there were also landslides on this road
09:12which is why it was closed to motorists.
09:14It's here in Barangay...
09:16The house was almost completely
09:18swept away by the landslide
09:20in the town of Labo.
09:22The main road
09:24leading to the town of Kapalonga
09:26was also blocked.
09:28Clearing operations were carried out
09:30to remove the damaged branches
09:32and the scattered mud on the road.
09:34Help me with this.
09:36The residents of three barangays
09:38were also affected
09:40by the landslide
09:42in Tagkawayan, Quezon.
09:44This group of people
09:46were already helping
09:48to clear the road.
09:50Even the school
09:52was also flooded.
09:54Some school supplies
09:56were completely wet.
09:58According to reports,
10:00the shoreline of Malamig na Amihan
10:02was affected by the landslide.
10:04It affected several areas
10:06in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Bicol Region.
10:08For GMA Integrated News,
10:10in Lima, Refran,
10:12it was raining for 24 hours.
10:14A cyclist
10:16who was involved
10:18in the accident
10:20in Naveleta, Cavite,
10:22cut his arm
10:24after getting stuck
10:26between two buses.
10:28It was Dano Tincunco.
10:30This man,
10:32who was involved
10:34in the accident
10:36in Naveleta, Cavite,
10:38was about to go to work.
10:40The 25-year-old
10:42victim was bleeding
10:44after his right arm was cut.
10:46According to the police,
10:48a minibus was going to Kawit
10:50when the driver was surprised
10:52that it suddenly lost control.
10:54He told us that
10:56his minibus,
10:58including the brakes,
11:00were all broken.
11:02He was surprised that the brakes
11:04were gone when he got there.
11:06The victim was hit by the vehicle
11:08that was riding on his bicycle.
11:10The minibus went straight
11:12until another bus hit it.
11:14When he lost brake,
11:16he avoided the vehicle
11:18in front of him.
11:20When he avoided it,
11:22he hit the waiting shade
11:24where the bicycle was.
11:26The tricycle stopped
11:28before it completely stopped.
11:30The victim is currently staying
11:32in the hospital.
11:34His family and the driver
11:36of the bus and his operator
11:38are trying to fix the situation.
11:40The operator also promised
11:42to pay the hospital's expenses.
11:44He can be charged with reckless
11:46impotence resulting to
11:48serious physical injury
11:50and damage to property.
11:52The priority of the family
11:54is to pay the hospital's expenses
11:56and damages to the child.
12:04For GMA Integrated News,
12:06I'm Donna Tingcung,
12:08for 24 Hours.
12:10It's not just the bicycle,
12:12their evacuation center
12:14in Negros Occidental
12:16is also facing a shortage of food.
12:18It's not yet known
12:20when the activity
12:22will end.
12:24The State of Calamity
12:26Declaration is already being studied.
12:28I'm Aileen Pedrezo
12:30of GMA Regional TV.
12:32Aileen?
12:36Mel,
12:38La Casillana LGU is preparing
12:40for the next week
12:42the evacuees here
12:44in the evacuation center
12:46in La Casillana, Negros Occidental.
12:48Maybe some of them
12:50will choose to celebrate Christmas.
12:56My God,
12:58I'm still young.
13:00The 62-year-old
13:02Rebecca,
13:04in the evacuation center
13:06in La Casillana,
13:08Negros Occidental,
13:10was the only one who survived
13:12the blast on Monday.
13:14She's already a senior
13:16and hasn't recovered from the stroke.
13:18I called them
13:20and they took care of us.
13:22Rochelle, who has six children,
13:24is also taking care
13:26of more than a thousand
13:28evacuees.
13:34Rebecca and Rochelle
13:36are among the more than
13:38a thousand residents
13:40who are currently staying
13:42in 11 evacuation centers in the city.
13:44Aside from the shortage of food,
13:46the LGU is also considering
13:48how to continue supplying food
13:50and other needs of the evacuees.
13:52Our problem is the food.
13:54Of course, the SWD,
13:56the province, has food packs
13:58that we can repack.
14:00We need to give them vegetables
14:02or any food.
14:04So that's the problem.
14:06And of course, mobility and transportation.
14:08To make sure the drinking water
14:10is clean,
14:12some water filtration systems
14:14have been installed in the evacuation center.
14:16Last night, PHIVOX monitored
14:18the rainfall in Paana ng Vulcan.
14:20They experienced the low rainfall
14:22in La Carlota City
14:24within a few minutes.
14:36In the meantime,
14:38everyone is still preparing
14:40for the possible lahar flow
14:42In La Carlota City,
14:44the farms are affected by the ashfall.
15:04The LGU is continuing
15:06its coordination with other government agencies
15:08to address the needs
15:10of the evacuees.
15:12That's all for now.
15:14Back to you, Mel.
15:40...of the Vice President
15:42that has not been added.
15:44Ma'am Gonzales has the floor.
16:10...conversion of BICAM,
16:12the fund was lowered to Php 26 billion
16:14from the amount allocated by the Camera,
16:16to Php 39 billion.
16:18It can now be used
16:20not only by Congressmen,
16:22but also by Senators.
16:24We made the guidelines clear
16:26because this was
16:28a House initiative.
16:30The co-equal body
16:32and to have
16:34transparency,
16:36the Senate also has
16:38the opportunity
16:40to help through ACAP.
16:42Ma'am, is Php 21 billion
16:44for the House
16:46and Php 5 billion for the Senate?
16:48More or less like that.
16:50We can have rearrangements now
16:52with the Senate.
16:54We were supported by the Senate.
16:56Php 21 billion is for Congressmen
16:58while Php 5 billion
17:00is for Senators.
17:02But it still depends
17:04on the needs of the
17:06House of Representatives
17:08and under the DSWD's fund.
17:10Php 733 million
17:12was left
17:14by the Office of the Vice President.
17:16Because until the end,
17:18the OVP has no formal or informal request
17:20to add their fund.
17:22The Office of the Vice President
17:24has an opportunity
17:26to help.
17:28They have a social
17:30services allotment
17:32of Php 600 million
17:34that they can use
17:36for their needs.
17:38They are still capacitated.
17:40BICAM also released
17:42a Php 74 billion subsidy
17:44for PhilHealth in 2025.
17:46This year,
17:48the transfer of PhilHealth's
17:50excess fund to the National Treasury
17:52became controversial.
17:54It was assured that the fund
17:56of an important agency,
17:58particularly in social protection,
18:00livelihood, health, education,
18:02Based on the BICAM report,
18:04some agencies added
18:06funds to BICAM
18:08are the Department of Public Works and Highways,
18:10the Department of National Defense,
18:12and the Camera.
18:14The OVP also added
18:16Php 5 billion
18:18to Php 15 billion.
18:20Some increase in the budget
18:22that the Senate helped
18:24in the education sector.
18:26Php 45 billion was reduced
18:28in DepEd, CHED, and SUCs.
18:30Some senators did not sign the BICAM report.
18:32I will not sign
18:34the budget BICAM report
18:36but as soon as
18:38I know what my
18:40or our votes will be,
18:42I will inform the good
18:44Finance Committee Chair
18:46and Senate President.
18:48Senate President Cheese Escudero
18:50said that the BICAM panel
18:52followed the President's plan
18:54regarding the national budget.
18:56Our fellow countrymen were given
18:58the opportunity to fulfill
19:00his promises, plans, and visions
19:02for our country.
19:04As members of the Congress,
19:06we should allow
19:08him to fulfill his promises.
19:10For GMA Integrated News,
19:12Mav Gonzales,
19:14for 24 Hours.