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00:00There was a strong wind in the Eastern Caragas during the Kerovine storm yesterday.
00:12A student was swept away by the waves and washed to the lower part of the river.
00:17Thankfully, she is safe.
00:19She and her fellow students and teachers are still on the river.
00:22They say that the waves are normal while they are in school.
00:26But as they cross the river, they suddenly get heavy.
00:29The rains in Mindanao are the result of a typhoon in the Caribbean,
00:33which is a low-pressure area.
00:35In the forecast, it is expected that Eastern Visayas will still be rainy
00:39for the next three days due to the interaction with the shear line.
00:44The Bicol region will also experience a shear line rain
00:46while the Luzon region will be heavily affected by the rain.
00:52The House Quad Committee on Crimes Against Humanity
00:56filed charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:59Senator Bong Go, Senator Bato de la Rosa, and others.
01:03This was followed by hearings on war on drugs
01:05that showed abuse of women by the Duterte administration.
01:10Raffi Tima has this report.
01:13Crime against humanity.
01:15This was recommended by the House Quad Committee
01:17to file charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte,
01:20Senator Bong Go, Senator Bato de la Rosa, and others.
01:23This is similar to the complaint filed by the International Criminal Court.
01:26The investigations brought to light a harrowing narrative of abuse of power
01:33and institutional impunity during the Duterte administration.
01:38In the case of drug war,
01:39the Quad Committee also filed charges against former PNP chief Oscar Arbayalde and Debol Sinas,
01:44police colonels Ruyna Garma and Edelberto Leonardo,
01:47and former Malacanang official Herminia Mooking Espino.
01:51Some personalities were also charged
01:53for the possession of 360 kilos of shabu in Mexico Pampanga,
01:57including Mayor Teddy Tumang and several Chinese nationals.
02:01Three Chinese nationals were also charged for the death of Davao Pinoy Farm in 2016
02:07and Police General Wesley Barayuga.
02:09This is a defining moment for this Congress, Mr. Speaker.
02:13It is an opportunity to uphold the rule of law,
02:16protect our nation's sovereignty,
02:18and deliver justice to those who have been wronged.
02:22Following the hearing,
02:2330 bills will be passed,
02:26including the reparation or payment to the victims of the EJK.
02:31The Plenary immediately adopted the report of the Quad Committee
02:33that will be sent to the appropriate government agencies
02:36for the filing of the relevant cases.
02:39According to Senator Bato de la Rosa,
02:41he will face the case in an hour.
02:43He thinks this is the right time to demolish or destroy it.
02:47He said in the Quad Committee that it is still a Merry Christmas.
02:50For Senator Bong Go, he will just have it passed in court.
02:54He will let the country be the judge.
02:57We are still trying to get the record of former President Duterte
03:00and others involved in the possible case.
03:03Rafi Tima reporting for GMA Integrated News.
03:09Mayor Pandi Bulacan and two others were arrested
03:12for the rape case filed in 2019.
03:15The mayor invited the victim to his house to have a drink.
03:20Oscar Oida has a report.
03:24You have the right to remain silent
03:26and to be accompanied by a trustworthy lawyer.
03:30After the Christmas party,
03:32the Northern Police District,
03:35Special Operations Unit,
03:36Mayor Enrico Roque,
03:38Councilor Jonjon Rojas,
03:40and a member of the Municipality of Pandi Bulacan were arrested.
03:43Under the visa of the Warrant of Arrest issued by the RTC for the rape case,
03:49the mayor was able to join the complaint of rape in 2019.
03:55In the complaint,
03:57Mayor Roque invited the victim to his house to have a drink.
04:01When the victim was drunk,
04:02the three of them took advantage of the situation.
04:06Our three suspects were accused of two counts of rape.
04:10There was a probable cause,
04:13so Judge Maria Ruena Villalago Alejandro issued a Warrant of Arrest.
04:20Mayor Roque was jailed in the NPD custodial facility.
04:24According to one of their lawyers,
04:26they will not comment on the matter.
04:29Oscar Oida has a report for GMA Integrated News.
04:33A drunk man was arrested and raped by a man in a video booth in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
04:43According to the police,
04:44the victim was alone with two people from the other table,
04:48but he also left.
04:50When one of them returned,
04:51he smashed a bottle with cement
04:54and used it to rape the victim.
04:57The motive for the crime has not yet been discussed,
04:59especially since nothing happened.
05:01The victim is still recovering.
05:04The owner of the video booth will help pay for the hospital.
05:10President Bongbong Marcos will first approve the signing of the 2025 National Budget.
05:16He will add that it should be on Friday,
05:18but he postponed it
05:20so that the President's budget can be approved.
05:23They have not yet announced when it will be signed,
05:26but Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed
05:30that there are items and provisions that the President will veto
05:34for the public's interest
05:36and to follow the fiscal program and law.
05:39The leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives have not said anything
05:42because this is part of the process.
05:50PhilHealth is determined to provide benefits
05:53even without a government subsidy in the 2025 proposed National Budget.
05:58According to PhilHealth,
05:59aside from the increase in the number of patients to be treated,
06:03there will also be 12 new packages.
06:08The stores of fireworks in Bukawai, Bulacan, are being inspected.
06:12The PNP is monitoring the smuggled fireworks
06:15or the illegal ones that are sold online.
06:20There are six remaining cases against former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
06:23and former First Lady Imelda Marcos
06:26and others related to the controversial Cocon Levy Fund
06:29that was destroyed by Sandigan Bayan
06:31because of the inordinate delay of hearings
06:34that violated their rights for quick litigation.
06:37The prosecution of all the evidence and witnesses is in a state of chaos
06:41since another case that has passed for almost four decades.
06:44The Presidential Commission on Good Government
06:48has already refused to answer to Sandigan Bayan.
06:50Maris Umali reports for GMA Integrated News.
06:54Mary Jane Veloso and her family are filled with emotion
06:59after spending almost 15 years in prison in Indonesia.
07:04They were allowed to celebrate Christmas together.
07:07Joseph Moro has a report.
07:12After spending almost 15 years in prison in Indonesia,
07:18Mary Jane Veloso and her family are reunited.
07:24Tears were shed because of the cold embrace of each other.
07:31Other family members of Mary Jane also arrived
07:34and saw their parents hugging each other
07:37as if they are returning to their years of friendship.
07:44In Correctional, in Mandaluyong, they had a reunion.
07:54After Mary Jane's release from prison,
07:56her family immediately went to the airport.
07:59All they saw were her parents hugging each other
08:02while she was driving her SUV.
08:07They were nice to us.
08:11We wanted to hug her.
08:18What's important to me is to see them hugging each other.
08:22That's why they were reunited in Correctional.
08:29Mary Jane will be quarantined for five days
08:32in the Reception and Diagnostic Center of Correctional
08:35before being transferred to a regular cell.
08:37They were allowed to celebrate Christmas together.
08:43Before returning to the Philippines,
08:45she thanked everyone who helped her
08:47along with the government of Indonesia and the Philippines.
08:49I am very grateful and thankful to God.
08:54God has answered my prayers today.
08:58I will be happy to return to my country.
09:01Thank you very much.
09:04Mary Jane also said goodbye to her friends in Indonesia
09:07and to those who helped her and became her family while in prison.
09:12It was past 1 a.m. when Mary Jane traveled from Indonesia
09:16and after more than three hours,
09:18she returned to the Philippines with the NBI,
09:20Bureau of Corrections and Immigration.
09:23But even though she's not a person deprived of liberty,
09:26she's still Mary Jane.
09:27She's under the booking procedures and mugshot.
09:30According to Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez,
09:33there are two ways for Mary Jane to be released.
09:35First is parole, which will give her a good record while in prison
09:39and on the account of good conduct time allowance of GCTA.
09:43But Executive Clemency is a faster way
09:46that the President can give.
09:48If the President will give Executive Clemency,
09:52definitely, he will also look at the others.
09:54He will not single out.
09:58There is no decision yet on whether Mary Jane will be given Executive Clemency.
10:03Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.
10:06A man was killed in a gunfight on the same day of his wedding.
10:13According to the police,
10:14the victim was accompanied by her live-in partner
10:17when a man was about to shoot a man in Lawag City, Ilocos Norte.
10:22The victim was dead on arrival at the hospital.
10:25The police are still investigating the motive and identification of the suspect.
10:2911 over 10 rating.
10:36Good, solid and well-produced drama.
10:40Well-written movie.
10:42These are just a few of the positive reviews
10:44that were received by the Metro Manila Film Festival 2024
10:48entry of GMA Pictures' Green Bones.
10:50The special screening was led by GMA Pictures'
10:54Executive Vice President and GMA Public Affairs'
10:57First Vice President Nessa Valdeleon,
10:59and other officials of Kapuso Network and GMA Pictures.
11:04Present but not watched by Dennis Trillo
11:07because they will be watched by Mrs. Jennylyn Mercado
11:11on December 20 Premier Night.
11:17Heart Evangelista has a wonderful Christmas party for her team.
11:21Cash and massage chair worth more than half a million pesos
11:26will be given away.
11:30And South Korean oppa Kim Sun-ho
11:33will leave his agency Salt Entertainment.
11:37And the agency of Song Joong-ki and Kim Ji-won
11:40will be reported.
11:42Nelson Canlas reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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