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00:00Unlike the past elections,
00:03Comelec is already anticipating the incidents of vote buying in 2025.
00:09And instead of payment platforms,
00:11it is more personal that money will be available.
00:15Maki Polido was right.
00:19The purchase of votes is like the age of election in the country
00:23and it will not be different from the upcoming 2025 elections.
00:27What we expect from the upcoming elections
00:29is that the purchasing of votes will be more efficient.
00:31Payment platforms are now being used to purchase votes.
00:34But Garcia thinks that in the 2025 elections,
00:37money will be more personal.
00:39Vote buyers already know that they are being monitored by the payment platform
00:44that will immediately report to Comelec.
00:46If you send more than 20 people in one day,
00:50in one transaction,
00:51we will pressure you to engage in vote buying.
00:54According to OCTA Research,
00:56most Filipinos do not sell votes.
00:59But only the poor voters are being monitored by politicians.
01:04There are many types of vote buying,
01:05it can be in cash or in-kind.
01:07And it is limited to the last few days before the elections,
01:10according to political analyst Ranjit Rai.
01:13Instead of thinking long term,
01:15and thinking of big things like democracy,
01:18citizenship and leadership,
01:20they look at the short term.
01:22It's a chance for us to eat.
01:24More often than not, the whole family is buying votes.
01:27It's limited to the local level,
01:29or for the positions of the councilor, mayor, governor or congressman.
01:34There's a package given to the family to vote or not to vote.
01:37Certain communities and barangays that are not favorable,
01:41local politicians will try to either prevent them from voting,
01:44or encourage them to vote.
01:46Comelec said that vote buying weakens the integrity of the election.
01:50That's why a memorandum of agreement was passed
01:52between Comelec and NBI
01:54to monitor not only vote buying,
01:56but also other violations of election rules.
01:59I will not tell you what action we will take
02:03because they will know.
02:05But we already have a plan.
02:07For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido reporting for 24 Hours.
02:43For tomorrow, heavy rain will fall in Mimaropa, Calabarazon, Bicol Region,
02:47as well as in Caloosbong, Visayas and Mindanao, especially yesterday.
02:51There will also be scattered rains in some parts of Northern and Central Luzon.
02:55In Metro Manila, there's a high chance of rain tomorrow in some Luzon,
02:59so don't forget to bring an umbrella if you're going out of the house.
03:02Meanwhile, based on the outlook released by Pagasa,
03:05it's possible for Southern Luzon, Metro Manila and some parts of Visayas and Mindanao
03:11to experience heavy rain again in some parts of Luzon.
03:15On Christmas Eve, there's still a high chance of rain in Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas.
03:20On Christmas Day, there's still rain in Bicol Region,
03:25Mimaropa, Zamboanga, Peninsula and Visayas.
03:27There can still be changes, so stay tuned for weather updates.
03:33At the end of the Pogos operation in the country,
03:36not only the houses and facilities were vacated and left behind,
03:41but also the people who left their homes were affected as well.
03:48Let's talk about that in the continuation of the special report of Salima Refran.
03:53In the rise of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs,
03:57including those who left their homes, the real estate sector,
04:00especially the office buildings and properties that are being leased to them.
04:05It's not only the offices that are being leased,
04:08but also condo units, houses or apartments for remote POGO workers to live in.
04:15Nikki is one of the condo units that are being leased to foreign POGO workers.
04:20She admitted that they are very rich because of the high payments they receive.
04:25It's easy.
04:26More people are coming to rent from you.
04:31It's higher than the standard price of rent.
04:38At the same time, their payment is in advance.
04:41Of course, in business, you want to be here because you're making money.
04:45It's easy money.
04:46In 2019, POGOs were really affected.
04:50There are a lot of foreigners here.
04:52At the same time, businesses and services for them were affected.
05:00According to the Philippine Government,
05:03According to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR,
05:06almost 300 POGO licensees and service providers operated at the same time.
05:12In terms of application, renewal fees, fines and penalties,
05:17PAGCOR earned more than P7 billion from 2016 to 2022.
05:23According to DOLE or Department of Labor and Employment,
05:26According to DOLE or Department of Labor and Employment,
05:29in 2019, 118,000 POGO licensees and service providers operated at the same time.
05:34Almost P100,000 of them are foreigners.
05:37That's why POGO sales are very high.
05:45But when the involvement of some POGOs in illegal activities and human trafficking came to an end,
05:51the happy days of POGOs in the Philippines were over.
05:56All POGOs are banned.
06:02And in the POGO ban ordered by President Marcos,
06:05POGO workers also lost their jobs.
06:08That's a big problem for the real estate broker, Kling.
06:12She has more than 100 units vacant now.
06:16That P100, it's still increasing.
06:19Even if the price of our rent is low, there are still no takers.
06:25In other complexes, there are already foreclosed units.
06:27They can't pay anymore.
06:28And some are already being taken by the developer.
06:33According to the real estate consultancy firm, Lechu Property Consultants,
06:37more than 1 million square meters of office space will be vacant due to POGO leasing.
06:43They also estimate that more than 1 million square meters will also be lost to small tenants
06:48who are renting their condo units or residential property.
06:52Most Filipinos, the moment they earn money,
06:55they will buy a condo for rent.
06:58Before, the rent there was P20,000 to P30,000.
07:03Now, P8,000 is still vacant.
07:09If we include other related services,
07:12the loss to businessmen and ordinary employees is heavy.
07:17Our estimate is almost P200 billion.
07:22P200 billion of the money that comes out of the POGO industry
07:28and then every year, about another P120 billion.
07:33Maybe it's not the end of their business,
07:37to have POGO operations or POGO workers leave.
07:43If you are a businessman, why would you choose this
07:47if you know that there are many people who are hurt.
07:50Meanwhile, you can go to a good business where you earn money and you are happy
07:56because you know that what you earn comes from a good business.
08:01For GMA Integrated News, in 5 words, 24 Hours.
08:07The traffic in North Luzon Expressway is heavy today
08:12for those who will return to the north during Christmas.
08:15But aside from Calbarion, there is also a problem with the incident of Pamamato.
08:20NLEX's advice to motorists is based on the statement of Ian Cruz.
08:29Today, until the eve of Christmas,
08:31North Luzon Expressway or NLEX is expecting heavy traffic
08:35for those who will return to the north during Christmas.
08:40But in the opposite direction of NLEX Valenzuela,
08:43the traffic is slow until the afternoon.
08:46The traffic is even slower at 10 to 20 km per hour
08:51until 4 pm in the southbound.
08:53The build-up in the northbound is longer,
08:56but the traffic is still at 20 to 40 kph.
08:59Every day, there are 334,000 vehicles passing through NLEX.
09:05Now that Christmas is approaching,
09:07it is expected to increase to 370,000 every day.
09:11The increase in the volume of vehicles in NLEX Connector and in Essitex
09:16is also expected to increase by 30%.
09:18That is why some are already traveling to the province for Christmas.
09:22We are avoiding the traffic because now, there is a lot of traffic,
09:26especially if it is near.
09:31NLEX's suggestion is to travel during non-peak hours
09:35or to know the traffic situation on their social media platforms.
09:39We gave them the time frame of peak periods,
09:42but we are also advising them to monitor the current traffic situation of NLEX,
09:52Essitex, and Connector Road.
09:54But it is not only the traffic that is the enemy of the expressway.
09:57Sometimes, it is also the traffic jams that lead to overpasses.
10:03The former reporter, Cedric Castillo, was able to catch up with the NLEX on Bangspur Road.
10:09Fortunately, Castillo was not out of control.
10:11But the windshield of his vehicle cracked because of the impact.
10:16I heard that someone died in that area before.
10:19It was the same incident, the windshield was cracked.
10:22So, my message to those who did it,
10:24just imagine if the result of what you did is bad,
10:30what will happen to your family?
10:32It will be a long life.
10:35This is the smallest overpass in Tobolacan.
10:38It is passed by pedestrians, motorcycles, and tricycles.
10:42We noticed that there is a barrier on each side of the overpass,
10:46but above it, there is no barrier.
10:48So, it can be hit by a rock or anything that falls here to the NLEX motorists,
10:55who sometimes become victims.
10:57It is noteworthy that there is a guard watching the area near the overpass.
11:01The NLEX said that they are monitoring the PNP and the LGU regarding the incident.
11:07They will also let the NLEX chief know what can be done to the so-called overpass.
11:12Their advice to the motorists who may become victims of the impact.
11:16They can stop at a brighter area.
11:19They just need to know our hotline so that they can call us immediately
11:25so that our personnel can go there and assist.
11:29I will give them what they need.
11:32Meanwhile, some expressways will be free on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
11:38In the announcement of San Miguel Corporation,
11:40WAVE will toll the mentioned areas of IA Expressway or IA-X,
11:45South Luzon Expressway or SLX,
11:47Star Tollway,
11:48and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway or TPLEX.
11:52It will start at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day.
11:57For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz,
12:00for 24 Hours.
12:03In the Bicol Region, a long patience is needed.
12:08The traffic has been a problem for several days,
12:10especially in Camarines Sur,
12:12due to the road works.
12:14Marisol Abdurrahman was on duty.
12:18This part of Andaya Highway in Lupi, Camarines Sur,
12:21was flooded with parking lots
12:23because of the traffic.
12:25The situation has been like this for several days.
12:27Just one week before Christmas.
12:29That's why the passengers are already fighting with the traffic.
12:32We left at 5 a.m. yesterday.
12:35We arrived in Lupi at 6 a.m.
12:38We've been here for three hours.
12:41The previous one and a half hours that you traveled from Lupi to Nagasaki
12:45took five to six hours.
12:49The other two trips from Bicol and Visayas to Manila
12:53took more than three hours.
12:55What's behind this terrible traffic
12:58are the road works.
13:00As soon as you enter the first town of Camarines Sur,
13:03the roads will be full of holes and bumps.
13:09Only one lane can be passed.
13:13Road and bridge widening projects will be added.
13:16Earlier this morning,
13:18a 10-wheeler accident happened in the town.
13:20It happened after the driver avoided
13:22the rocks on the road.
13:24The clearing operation is over.
13:27The normal traffic flow has been restored
13:29due to the accident, according to the LTO.
13:33According to DPWH Region 5,
13:35they understand the severe traffic
13:38caused by the road works in the area.
13:41They are doing a remedy
13:43to ensure the safety of the public.
13:45The road works will be done around the clock
13:47to implement the contact traffic measures.
13:50The LTO has already sent enforcers
13:53to help with the management of the traffic.
13:57For GMA Integrated News,
13:59Marisol Abduraman,
14:01for 24 Hours.
14:05President Bongbong Marcos promised
14:07full support of the government
14:09to the Armed Forces of the Philippines
14:11on its 89th anniversary.
14:14The President also pointed out
14:16cyber security and disinformation operations
14:20that are a threat to democracy.
14:22Chino Gaston pointed out.
14:28Full support of the government to the AFP
14:31in the midst of challenges in Soberania
14:33and new threats against security.
14:36This is the promise of President Ferdinand Marcos
14:38to the Armed Forces of the Philippines
14:40on its 89th anniversary
14:43where the new military equipment
14:46such as tanks and helicopters
14:48that are part of the AFP modernization program
14:50will be displayed.
14:52Our geopolitical developments and tensions
14:54continue to test our sovereignty
14:56and our resolve.
14:58The surge in cyber security threats
15:00if unchallenged and unaddressed
15:02will challenge our national security.
15:04At the Command Conference AFP,
15:06the President pointed out
15:08cyber security and disinformation operations
15:11that are a threat to democracy.
15:14The attack on the invaders
15:16in the West Philippine Sea and the EEZ of the country
15:19and the threat of cyber warfare
15:21are part of the AFP's recent campaign plan to the President.
15:25What we call in our campaign plan
15:27is Tatag Kapuloan
15:30which encompasses all the operations
15:34that we need to do
15:36to protect our people and secure the state,
15:39secure the land.
15:40Including the WPS?
15:41Including the WPS,
15:43including the internal security operations.
15:45For GMA Integrated News,
15:47Chino Gaston, 24 Hours.
15:52The police have already arrested
15:53one of the Riding In Tandem
15:55that you claim to be Kapuso Action Man
15:57for the theft of several students in Pasig.
16:00That's it!
16:01And one more thing,
16:02pay attention to my exclusive announcement.
16:08After we broadcast
16:10in the Kapuso Action Man segment
16:12the problems we faced
16:14in Barangay San Jose in Pasig
16:16which was covered by the Pasig Police last night,
16:18one of the Riding In Tandem
16:20that holds up students in the area
16:22was arrested again
16:24by a student in the other barangay.
16:27He was shot
16:29and his wallet was taken.
16:31After he was shot and his wallet was taken,
16:33the suspect quickly left.
16:35It's good that our policemen are here patrolling.
16:39He has already been charged with robbery
16:42and he is also involved in illegal drugs.
16:45The suspect has a positive identity
16:48of the victims
16:49as he was their hold-up.
16:51The evidence we have here
16:53is the positive identification
16:55of the student
16:57who became a victim.
16:59Once there is an opportune time,
17:01he would point his firearm
17:05and then he would take his belongings.
17:07The suspect did not agree
17:09and the police will remind him.
17:10As much as possible,
17:12let's not give an opportunity
17:14to the criminals.
17:15Let's include the barangay
17:17and especially our residents.
17:21In Pasig,
17:22the suspect was also arrested
17:24for molesting his minor nephew.
17:27The psychological effect
17:29of the beating of the victim is severe.
17:32The suspect did not comment.
17:34The victim was recommended by the PNP
17:36to be hospitalized.
17:37We have a support group
17:40that is concerned about these cases.
17:45We have a lot of psychologists
17:48and psychiatrists
17:51who are intervening in these cases.
17:54For GMA Integrated News,
17:56I'm Emil Sumangil,
17:57for Tutok, 24 hours.
18:11For GMA Integrated News,
18:12I'm Emil Sumangil, 24 hours.