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00:00I hope the search warrants of the police will just let the rescue operations happen.
00:10After a man in America was trapped inside a chimney.
00:14The authorities broke the wall to help him get out.
00:19But after he was brought to the hospital, he was arrested immediately.
00:26Mary Jane Velozo will not be able to return to the Philippines.
00:31Before that, her parents and children will travel to Indonesia to see her again.
00:36After 14 years, Bona Kino was arrested.
00:43The long-awaited day of Mary Jane Velozo's family has arrived.
00:47They are busy preparing their belongings.
00:50They will travel to Indonesia for their reunion in a few hours.
00:55Ma, for a long time, you've been telling me to trust God.
01:04I couldn't sleep last night because I was thinking about it.
01:08I hope we can go together.
01:12Tomorrow, the parents of Mary Jane and her two children and two lawyers will travel to Indonesia
01:18to visit her until December 18.
01:21They will also be accompanied by several officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs,
01:25a chairperson of the group of migrants.
01:27To thank the support of Mary Jane,
01:30all those who supported her there, and the president there,
01:35we thank him.
01:39Mary Jane asked them to bring pastillas to give to her friends in prison.
01:46She also requested to decorate her room in Nueva Ecija.
01:50According to Agence France-Presse,
01:52it is possible for Mary Jane to return home on December 20,
01:55according to Indonesia's senior law and human rights minister.
01:59According to Mary Jane's lawyer,
02:01it is best to visit her before returning home to explain her expectations
02:06and the implication of her return home in the case filed against her recruiter.
02:11Mary Jane will return home in the Philippines.
02:13She will face the court.
02:15The only evidence is her testimony
02:18because she is the one who is complaining against the illegal recruiter.
02:22In Quezon City, a send-off solidarity program was organized by a group of migrants
02:27to call for the giving of chemical weapons to Mary Jane.
02:30I am very happy because up until now,
02:33the migrants are there to support us.
02:37In Mary Jane's new photos,
02:39which were first interviewed by Agence France-Presse,
02:42there is a smile on her face.
02:44According to Mary Jane,
02:46her return home in the Philippines is a miracle.
02:50God heard her constant prayer that she will be able to return home.
02:54She needs to prepare her mind to face everything.
02:58For GMA Integrated News,
03:00Von Aquino reporting for 24 Hours.
03:03Full of colors and happiness,
03:05that is the Filipino Christmas.
03:07But there are some of our countrymen who do not feel the Christmas spirit
03:11because they miss something.
03:13He is referring to Niko Wahe.
03:20This year, 2024,
03:22do Filipinos still feel the Christmas spirit?
03:25For me, no longer.
03:27Yes, even if it is hard.
03:29Yes, but it is not like before.
03:33From our conversations,
03:35more and more say that they do not feel the Christmas spirit.
03:39The reason is,
03:41they do not do or do not spend Christmas together.
03:46Mary Joy, a single parent,
03:48has already kissed her daughter's banding in Buanga del Sur,
03:52that she has not spent Christmas with.
03:55We were taking a bath,
03:56we were having a picnic with my daughter,
03:58but I could not hold her.
03:59I asked her what gift she wanted.
04:01She said, just go home, Mama.
04:03Jojo, on the other hand,
04:05is thankful that he has children
04:07who remind him that Christmas is really for children.
04:11Based on my experience when I was young,
04:15I also want my children to have experience
04:17so that they do not lose the heart of Christmas,
04:21the spirit of Christmas.
04:23In Jojo's opinion,
04:25it is possible that the feels of Christmas did not change,
04:28but our priorities and responsibilities changed.
04:32That is also what a psychologist said.
04:35We have a lot of responsibilities,
04:38we easily get stressed,
04:40we have a lot of experiences,
04:42and actually, those experiences,
04:45it affects how we see the world,
04:48how we celebrate wonderful occasions like Christmas.
04:53Another reason is,
04:55we have more expectations.
04:57Our youth also has an influence on this.
05:00When we were young,
05:02when we say Christmas, it's so magical.
05:06But as adults,
05:08we now know the difference between what reality is and fantasy.
05:12We even try to replicate that feeling of happiness.
05:16So we continue having Christmas parties, exchange gifts.
05:21But how can we feel the Christmas spirit
05:25despite all our experiences?
05:28Maybe the secret is,
05:30let's not forget the child in us.
05:33As grown-ups,
05:34we forget the heart of being a child.
05:38Let's keep that in our heart,
05:41the child in us.
05:43For GMA Integrated News,
05:45I'm Guaje,
05:46for Tutok 24 Hours.
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