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00:00Music
00:06Let's be together, Saksi!
00:09Music
00:18Kapuso, before we continue with Saksi,
00:21Mary Jane Veloso arrived a while ago at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.
00:27And from now on, she will fly back to the Philippines.
00:32In her message to the media, she thanked Veloso.
00:36Music
00:38Thank you to all of you.
00:40Go, go, go!
00:42Miss, to the President of Indonesia, what would you like to say?
00:46Thank you very much, Mr. President.
00:51To President Marcos, please.
00:53President Marcos, President Marcos, President Marcos.
00:56Hi, Daday!
01:00After almost one and a half decades of imprisonment in Indonesia,
01:04Mary Jane Veloso will travel back to the Philippines later.
01:08But she is not yet ready to embrace her family before going to Mandaluyong.
01:14Saksi, by Emil Sumangin.
01:16Music
01:18Mary Jane, Mary Jane.
01:19From the Women's Detention Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia,
01:23Mary Jane Veloso will travel to the airport.
01:26According to the Bureau of Corrections,
01:28she will not wear her body armor anymore.
01:31Mary Jane will board a commercial flight
01:34and is expected to arrive in Naia by 5 a.m. tomorrow.
01:38Yesterday, Mary Jane signed the travel papers for her return to the Philippines.
01:42The instruction is not to stay at the airport
01:45because you know that our airport is busy.
01:48It's a holiday.
01:49We will be distracting or disrupting the operations.
01:53So we want a smooth transfer.
01:57Earlier, we went to Piitan in Jakarta
02:00where Mary Jane was transferred to.
02:03Here, we met Wen,
02:05an Indonesian member of the NGO that helped Mary Jane since she was imprisoned.
02:09He gave me a picture of Mary Jane's batik and artwork.
02:14Mary Jane has a face and in the middle,
02:16there's a picture of her artwork.
02:19It contains her experience in a foreign country, Piitan.
02:23It is very happy for me, myself, and for our organization
02:27because it's 10 years already with her.
02:30It's really touching me.
02:35Because every year, I visit her in Yogyakarta.
02:39Mary Jane was imprisoned in Indonesia for almost 15 years
02:43after being caught by the heroine.
02:45She was forced to leave the country.
02:47Veloso was supposed to be released in April 2015
02:50but she was stopped by former President Inoy Aquino.
02:54Mary Jane's parents were emotional
02:56when I talked to them here in Indonesia.
03:00Until now, we are here.
03:02Think about it. We love you so much.
03:05Now, the family can't hide the sadness of her return.
03:10I can't sleep, I can't eat.
03:13I'm sure that we will hold her tight
03:16especially the two children.
03:22From Nueva Ecija, the sisters of Mary Jane will also go to Manila.
03:26They walk.
03:27They hope to see Mary Jane when she gets off the plane.
03:31But according to the Bucor,
03:32Mary Jane will be sent to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong
03:37to undergo a 5-day quarantine.
03:39She will be placed in a cell where Cassandra Lee Ong used to stay.
03:43There's a bathroom, there's a bedding.
03:45And then of course, if she has a visitor,
03:47there's a hallway, there's a space
03:52where they can talk
03:54if she's going to be transported tonight.
03:57So, we have a 5-day countdown.
04:00Just in time for Christmas Eve,
04:03she can have a family visit.
04:05That's a whole day.
04:06That's why the family of Velloso appealed to the Department of Justice
04:09to see and hug Mary Jane even for a moment.
04:12Especially in the situation of Mary Jane.
04:14She hasn't been seen in the Philippines for almost 15 years.
04:18If they see her, they'll say,
04:21It's just for a moment.
04:22And sometimes, it's just luck.
04:25In those 15 years.
04:27So, it's important.
04:28But the family's biggest wish.
04:30I hope that when 2024 comes,
04:32the President will immediately issue a clemency
04:35so that she can go home.
04:37According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,
04:39they still don't know what will happen.
04:42The priority of President Bongbong Marcos
04:45is for Velloso to return to the country without delay.
04:48We will not talk about that yet.
04:50Let's wait for her repatriation.
04:52Because it's premature to speculate
04:55on what we will do.
04:59When the President asked about Mary Jane
05:01at the inauguration of the One Stop OFW Action Center of the DMW,
05:05he said,
05:09For GMA Integrated News,
05:11I am Emil Sumangil,
05:12your witness.
05:15And we will now hear from Emil Sumangil
05:18about the live start in Indonesia
05:21to discuss updates on Mary Jane Velloso.
05:24Emil, is this the press conference that will be held?
05:26Is this live?
05:30Thank you, President.
05:32The press conference is being held
05:37here in a lounge
05:40inside Terminal 3
05:44of the International Airport here in Jakarta.
05:49This is led by officials
05:54of the Indonesian government
05:57as well as officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs
06:03and other government officials.
06:05Mary Jane is a bit dizzy
06:10so she needs to see a doctor.
06:14She is said to be dizzy from the trip
06:17from her bed
06:19towards here
06:21in the press conference area
06:23inside the airport.
06:25So, a doctor from the Bureau of Corrections
06:27from Manila
06:29is looking at her
06:31and I will let her rest for 30 minutes
06:35here in the lounge
06:37before she goes to the press conference
06:40where she will get off the van.
06:42GMA Integrated News gave the opportunity
06:47to interview Mary Jane
06:50and the first thing she said
06:52was thank you to the countrymen
06:55and Filipinos who prayed for her safety.
06:58Second, she thanked the officials of the Philippine government
07:02and the President of Indonesia
07:05before she walked inside the lounge.
07:09So, I estimate that this press conference
07:13will last for at least 30 minutes
07:16and after that
07:19she will get on a commercial flight
07:22back to Manila.
07:24So, I can't say for sure
07:27because I have NDI and Bureau of Corrections
07:31behind me
07:34who will provide security to Mary Jane
07:38with the help of several officials
07:42and other government officials.
07:45Also, the help of several officials
07:48from the Women's Correctional Facility
07:51in Mandaluyong, where she will be directed.
07:54Alright, thank you very much.
07:57Emil, go ahead.
07:59Three suspects were arrested
08:01for the next theft
08:03from the machines used
08:05in the e-money transfer in Quezon City.
08:08More than P100,000 were seized by the suspects.
08:11Witness, Niko Wahe.
08:16Early on December 12,
08:18CCTV caught the escape of these men
08:21from a self-service e-money transfer
08:24outside a convenience store
08:26in Barangay North Fairview, Quezon City.
08:29They were riding two motorcycles
08:31while three of them were traveling.
08:33But they were forced to open the machine
08:35to get five pesos.
08:37This was reported to the police
08:39so other machines were placed in the area
08:41where the group could be targeted.
08:43Of course, something will happen again.
08:46Since the scenario, the situation is very
08:49accommodating in the theft
08:52because no one is watching.
08:54It's just CCTV.
08:56The police were not mistaken.
08:58On December 14, the suspects were seen again
09:00in another branch of Dollar Street
09:02in both barangays.
09:04The machines were placed again,
09:06the lights were turned off,
09:08and the theft was committed.
09:10According to QCPD Police Station 5,
09:12120,000 pesos were collected
09:14from the two branches.
09:16When the police were backtracking,
09:18they found out where they were living.
09:20The three of us were caught
09:22here in Quezon City
09:25and the other one is in Caloocan,
09:28somewhere in Caloocan.
09:32We coordinated with the chief of police
09:36of Caloocan
09:37that we will have a hot pursuit
09:39for the follow-up.
09:41The three suspects were arrested.
09:43Another minor in Caloocan
09:46was caught by the DSWD.
09:48Yes, we were caught.
09:49We're just living a hard life.
09:51We're just living a hard life.
09:53Yes.
09:54We're just living a hard life, sir.
09:56The three are facing a robbery complaint.
09:58For GMA Integrated News,
10:00I'm Niko Juaje,
10:01your eyewitness.
10:04Arrested in Taguig,
10:05a mother sold her newborn baby online.
10:08According to the police,
10:09they were arrested for 13 days of robbery.
10:14The suspects will face a complaint of human trafficking
10:17and violation of RA 7610,
10:19or Special Protection of Children Against Abuse,
10:22Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.
10:25The PNP reminded the parents of the children
10:28that they need to follow the right process.
10:32PhilHealth promised that they will recommend to the Congress
10:35to lower the contribution of its members.
10:38It was followed by the parents
10:40that they seem to be more focused on investment
10:42than the expansion of benefits.
10:45Witness, this is Jonathan Andal.
10:50Your mind is on investment,
10:52not service.
10:54PhilHealth was asked by the members
10:57of the Good Government and Public Accountability Committee of the Camera
11:00why they seem to be investing their funds first
11:04instead of helping the members
11:06like the expansion of benefits.
11:08According to Congressman Romeo Acop of Antipolo,
11:11within a year,
11:12PhilHealth earned an interesting investment
11:15of almost Php 10 billion.
11:17What I see is that you are already in business.
11:20The money of PhilHealth should be used
11:23to increase the package
11:25or to decrease the contribution.
11:27Sorry, Mr. Ledesma,
11:29I checked your background.
11:32You majored in investment, assets, and liabilities.
11:36I understand that you are good in investment.
11:40But this is an entirely different matter.
11:44Our investment here is the life of the people.
11:47We have already begun to change our policy.
11:50So yes, it is showing that our investments are increasing,
11:54so and so.
11:55But again, I am humbly asking this honorable committee
11:59to give us just a little more patience.
12:01And in the next few years,
12:03the trend will change and it will go around.
12:06PhilHealth is now aggressive in expanding benefits.
12:09They increased their benefit packages by 30%
12:13and in the next year,
12:14they will increase it by 50%.
12:16They earned Php 440 billion for 2025
12:22in addition to the benefits.
12:24Remember that PhilHealth was removed from the 2025 national budget.
12:29President Marcos himself agreed to this
12:31because PhilHealth is not using it and it is just being left at the bank.
12:35But where does PhilHealth bring the government's subsidy?
12:41The subsidy from the national government received by our government
12:45includes two things.
12:49Benefit payment for our benefits.
12:52If we cannot use it,
12:54Mr. Chair, of course, we have also a collection from the direct contributors.
12:58We included it in our investment.
13:01You don't know how to run a health insurance program.
13:06That is our problem.
13:08And that is the reason why you have zero subsidy.
13:12I am sorry.
13:13DOH said that PhilHealth has a lot of money.
13:17Today, it has a surplus of Php 150 billion,
13:21a reserve fund of Php 281 billion,
13:24and an investment fund of Php 489 billion.
13:27This surplus is the result of a low benefit payment in the past years.
13:33That is why the Filipino families are paying a high amount from their pockets.
13:40Where did all our money come from?
13:42First reason, it's been 12 years since the case packages have been enhanced.
13:48Second, during the pandemic,
13:52very few were going to the hospitals for treatment.
13:56That is why the money is accumulating.
13:58Third, we still have to implement the increase in premium contributions
14:03because it is already set by law.
14:05PhilHealth said that they don't have the power to lower the contribution of their members.
14:10But they promised that they will recommend this to the Congress.
14:14For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal is your witness.