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00:00It is said that the addition of savings or unspent items to the Department of Education's fund
00:06will be added to its budget in 2025 by Senate President Cheese Escudero.
00:11And this includes the Php 1 billion fund that was allocated to the DepEd computerization program
00:16in the past years, but it was not used.
00:20Watch Mav Gonzalez.
00:21From 2022 to 2024, Php 51.5 billion was allocated to the DepEd computerization program
00:32according to Senate President Cheese Escudero.
00:34Earlier, Php 10 billion was allocated in 2022 and 2023,
00:39and in 2024, Php 16 billion was allocated but DepEd did not spend it.
00:45Of the Php 51.5 billion allocated to the program, 70% was not used.
00:50So it can be understood why the allocation of the Congress for 2025 was like that.
00:56DepEd and Secretary Sonny Angara should know this because they reported to the Congress
01:02in the middle of budget deliberations about the dismal utilization or improper use of DepEd funds.
01:08Senator Aimee Marcos has a question.
01:10In the event of savings, it can be added, but it's a big hit.
01:16Do we really have savings?
01:18In the vast amount of funds allocated to the program, are we really sure?
01:25We are not sure.
01:27Meanwhile, our crisis in education, there is no doubt about that.
01:31Senator Migzubiri said that the President can call the BICAM again to fix this,
01:37but some members of the BICAM did not agree.
01:41I don't think there's any need for us to reconvene as a BICAM
01:45because we've already ratified it in both chambers, so in both the Senate and in both the House.
01:50So we're very satisfied with the versions.
01:54Whatever will be the move of the executive within this time until the signing, let's just wait.
02:00The President can or may exercise his veto powers.
02:05Outside the Camera, groups protesting against the changes in the budget allocated to the BICAM,
02:11the reduction of funds in education and services is particular,
02:15as well as the increase in the budget of the Congress.
02:17That's why we call for the BICAM to return this version.
02:24The current Senate and Congress can do this because they have the power to do this.
02:34The funds allocated to the Congress is P31.29 billion.
02:38Under the previous budget allocated by the Budget Department last July,
02:42this amounted to more than P50 billion in the BICAM.
02:46P17.3 billion was added to the Camera while P1.1 billion was added to the Senate.
02:52We are trying to get the leadership of the Camera and the Senate to organize the increase in the budget of the Congress.
02:58As you can see, we are doing a lot of new structures and buildings,
03:03like for example, this People's Center.
03:06Let's not also forget that the number of members of Congress is increasing.
03:10Some members of the BICAM cannot say where the added budget came from.
03:15I'm not privy to, although I'm in the BICAM, as to where it was really taken.
03:20But when you look at the budget, we also take a particular interest in how we do it balance.
03:29I cannot pinpoint. I don't think it's from them.
03:33The fund did not come from the subsidy that was removed from PhilHealth.
03:37No, it's not. The subsidy that was taken, like as previously explained,
03:42was used for the completion of the continued construction of the Philippine Cancer Center,
03:47the completion of the Mega Hemodialysis Center in the National Kidney,
03:52the continued expansion of the Lung Center of the Philippines,
03:55and the continued construction of specialty centers in various regional hospitals.
04:01For GMA Integrated News, Map Gonzales is your witness.
04:07As for the topic, in the statement of Senate President Chase Escudero,
04:10according to DepEd, the fund for the DepEd Computerization Program from 2022 to 2024 is P32 billion.
04:19P28.5 billion, or 89 percent of it, was already obligated or expected to be paid.
04:27Kapuso, a typhoon hit the low-pressure area near Mindanao.
04:32According to the latest bulletin of Pagasa, the signal No. 1 in Davao Oriental was high because of the Typhoon Kerubin.
04:38The center of Typhoon Kerubin was last seen 245 kilometers away from General Santos City.
04:45And according to the forecast track of Pagasa, it is possible that it will move east-northeast,
04:49away from the Davao region and part of Akyat.
04:52It is also possible that it will move east as a low-pressure area that will cross Mindanao towards Palawan.
04:58There is a chance that there will be a change, that is why we are continuously following the updates.
05:03And based on the data of Metro Weather, a large part of Visayas and Mindanao will rain tomorrow.
05:10There will be heavy rain that can flood or cause landslides.
05:15Rain is also possible in Cagayan, Isabela, some parts of Central Luzon,
05:20Quezon, Mimaropa and Bicol Region.
05:23There is also a chance of rain in Metro Manila, as experienced yesterday in some villages.
05:30At the end of the year, the Philippines will continue to close its doors to the Pogos,
05:34so many areas will be vacant.
05:38But according to the enforcement agencies, there are still small Pogos that are operated by Patago.
05:44Saksi, you have five refs.
05:51These Chinese nationals were online when NBI agents in Paranaque arrived.
05:57The house they raided was haunted.
06:02When I found out that I was not allowed to go out because I might tell a story outside, I got scared.
06:10He temporarily called a friend who asked for help from the NBI.
06:15The Chinese national was arrested.
06:17The script was seen on the left-hand side of the computer.
06:20There are various deceptions and there is an indication that there are Filipinos who are being victimized.
06:25They came from a big Pogo organization.
06:30Because our president stopped the Pogo, they divided into smaller groups and continued their lies.
06:42The largest Pogo hub in the country is located in Island Cove in Kawit, Cavite.
06:46It was raided earlier.
06:48It was built on the property sold by the family of Interior Secretary John Vecremulia in 2017.
06:55As of last month, there is no electricity in the buildings here.
06:59It was destroyed.
07:01As you can see, there are no signs of habitation here and there are no signs of business.
07:07Because of the closure of the Pogo hub, 15,000 employees, mostly Filipinos, lost their jobs.
07:14The operator has a problem.
07:16What will he do with the 30 hectares of land that has 57 houses?
07:21Considering that we haven't paid our debts here, we're open to any suggestions.
07:28But now, we just want to show everyone that the island is already closed.
07:33The vast compound of Pogo in Bambantarlak is like a ghost town.
07:40Almost nothing is left of the Pogo hub in Purakpampanga,
07:44except for the police who are guarding it and the goats that are eating grass.
07:51The work areas and the villas of the bosses are already sealed.
07:55But we were allowed to enter one of the dormitories.
07:58Since the raid, this hasn't been seen by the public.
08:01In fact, this area is already full of goats.
08:06And if you look at the rooms, it's messy.
08:12Because this is how the Pogo workers left their dormitories when they fled.
08:18Here, on this side, the smell is different.
08:22That's because there's food left that's rotting at this time.
08:29At the expense of the real estate consultancy firm, Lechu Property Consultants,
08:33less than 1 million square meters of office space will be wasted in the sale of Pogo.
08:40Many landlords who sold their condo units or residential properties to foreign Pogo workers are not included.
08:49For GMA Integrated News, I am Salima Refran, your witness.
09:10Al-Fatiha.