Saksi Express: January 7, 2025 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga balitang ating sinaksihan ngayong Martes, January 7, 2025     - Motorsiklo, nagliyab nang subukang paandarin ng may-ari   - Mahigit P60/kg na presyo ng imported rice, masyadong mataas, ayon sa ilang grupong bahagi ng sektor ng agrikultura   - Mga debotong lumahok sa pahalik o pagpupugay sa Nazareno, may kanya-kanyang hiling at panalangin   - Ilang bahagi ng Quiapo, isinusulong na maging National Heritage-Cultural Zone   - Mahalagang military documents, nakuha umano matapos ma-hack ang website ng Office of the President, ayon sa ulat ng Bloomberg   - Dating garbage collection contractor ng Manila LGU, itinangging hindi nila tinapos ang pangongolekta ng basura sa huling araw ng kanilang kontrata   - Tsansa ng ulan bukas, posible dahil sa Amihan, shear line at thunderstorms   - Pagre-report umano ng 2 Chinese official ng NGCP sa Communist Party ng China, inusisa sa kamara   - Pamunuan ng SSS, dinepensahan ang pagtataas sa 15% ng kontribusyon ng mga miyembro   - Performance ni Jillian Ward sa All-Out Sundays, hinangaan; Jillian at katambal sa "My Ilonggo Girl" na si Michael Sager, aminadong naging close sa isa't isa   Saksi is GMA Network's late-night newscast hosted by Arnold Clavio and Pia Arcangel. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:50 PM (PHL Time) on GMA-7. For more videos from Saksi, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/saksi.  #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad:  GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Let's be together!

00:08Taxi!

00:14The motorcycle caught fire in Dagupan City.

00:17The owner did not prepare the motorcycle for the first time,

00:22but for the second time, it suddenly caught fire.

00:25He was able to put the motorcycle in a place where there are no people,

00:29that's why no one else was injured.

00:31According to the authorities, there may be a problem with its wiring.

00:36According to the Philippine Air Force,

00:38they reached out to Guarte's family

00:41and promised to give them help and support.

00:45The Philippine Air Force will also assist in the investigation of the Kalapan City Police.

00:51Meanwhile, the inflation of December 2024 increased

00:57according to the data of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

01:00Is it possible that the inflation will increase in 2025?

01:04This is Bernadette Reyes.

01:09The Marcos administration has just started

01:11the price of rice as one of the most targeted.

01:14But in the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,

01:17the price of imported rice reaches more than Php 60,

01:21while the price of imported rice is only Php 43 when it enters the country

01:25or the so-called landed cost.

01:27The price of rice should be Php 52.

01:33So there should be no Php 60.

01:35Depending on where it is imported and the type of rice,

01:38the landed cost will vary

01:40according to the Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement

01:43that has members who import rice.

01:46It is said that the group has a high Php 60

01:49which is the price monitored by the DA.

01:51If the type of rice is good,

01:53the price should be below Php 60.

01:57According to the SINAG,

01:58the most expensive well-milled rice should be Php 45 to Php 47

02:03and other 5% broken rice

02:05depending on where the country originates.

02:08All those who sell beyond Php 45 to Php 47

02:11are those profiteers, Sir Jason?

02:13Can the Philippines pursue them based on the new law?

02:16They can be prosecuted under the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage.

02:20How can they not be prosecuted?

02:23The DA will ask the stakeholders

02:25to discuss the maximum suggested retail price

02:28or the highest price that can be priced on rice.

02:31I'm just waiting for the computation,

02:33but the MSRP depends on the type of rice.

02:42There is a basis of computation

02:44why the suggested retail prices should be up to this point.

02:49So it's maximum.

02:51According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,

02:53the price of rice is already falling in families

02:56and there is an indication that this can continue.

03:00President Bongbong Marcos will also help the DA.

03:03If Malacanang confirms that the price of rice is being targeted,

03:07so is the price of tomatoes.

03:09He is also involved in the issue of hoarding and smuggling.

03:12The star of the moment is tomatoes.

03:16We noticed that.

03:18Other times, mostly rice.

03:21From the beginning of my service in the Cabinet,

03:25we were wondering how that would happen.

03:29There is sufficient supply, but the prices don't go down.

03:33Although many are still in love with rice,

03:37According to the National Economic and Development Authority ONEDA,

03:47According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,

03:57But the average inflation rate for the whole year is 3.2%,

04:02lower than 6% in 2023,

04:05and has entered the target range of the government.

04:08When asked by the PSA if there is a possibility that inflation will increase,

04:12good news is seen in the price of rice.

04:15We're seeing the trend going down.

04:17So this is what I'm saying,

04:19that there is a possibility that the inflation for rice will be negative this January.

04:24But when it comes to other products,

04:26we can still see an increase,

04:30particularly vegetables.

04:31As I said earlier, tomatoes are still rising.

04:34The critical thing, of course, would be the transportation.

04:37The weekly changes in the price of fuels, diesel and gasoline.

04:44For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes is your witness.

04:50It is expected that there will be more queues for kisses or kisses

04:54in the whole Jesus Nazareno, in the Querino Grandstand.

04:57According to some devotees, the queue is faster than in previous years.

05:02Katrina Son is a live witness.

05:04Katrina?

05:09Connie, the queue for kisses in the Querino Grandstand in Manila

05:12was not prepared for the rain or the sun.

05:16Most of those who came here,

05:18this is to thank all the blessings and guidance they received

05:23from the whole Jesus Nazareno.

05:28From being operated on the head,

05:31only now is the 67-year-old Toto de Jesus with kisses or kisses.

05:37He has not been able to walk for almost a year.

05:41So he will not waste the opportunity to thank.

05:45I suddenly fell down.

05:47I used to be able to hold on to my knees.

05:51Although I can only hold on to my knees.

05:53It is important that I am alive.

05:55The brothers Sonny and Philo,

05:58for more than six decades,

06:00have been queuing for kisses or kisses.

06:03Since childhood, they have been accompanied by their parents.

06:07We pray that there will be no sickness in the world.

06:11Spiritual growth.

06:13You will not get sick if you do not go here.

06:17So always by hope or by growth, there is a way to go here.

06:21The other group is not only praying for themselves,

06:25but also for the loved ones in life.

06:28They hope to hear their prayer.

06:33I just want my son to come back.

06:36Can he recover?

06:39Because he had a stroke on October 15th.

06:43For us, don't have a good life,

06:47don't get sick.

06:49That's the only important thing.

06:51The devotees are also thankful for the faster and better queue now.

06:57Before, they used to queue for six hours.

07:00Now, it is only two to three hours.

07:03Even so, the volunteers continue to monitor closely.

07:07They hope that more people will come tomorrow.

07:11We only have three medical keys.

07:14This is the difficulty of greeting.

07:16Then those who are dizzy.

07:18Then we have a BP check-up

07:21where we were able to register six.

07:24There was also an insect bite in the right eye.

07:27No critical cases were reported.

07:30The DOH has a code white alert in Metro Manila,

07:33Central Luzon, and Calabarzon for Pista ng Nazareno.

07:38More than 200 medical personnel also took care of the road.

07:45For now, the program in Querino Grandstand continues.

07:49The laser lights used in Entablado are conspicuous.

07:53The change now is that we added additional light effects.

07:59Like for example, the laser that looks like a halo.

08:05As of 9 p.m., the number of devotees who went to Querino Grandstand in Manila has reached 10,000.

08:16MMDA is reminding those who will go here that they should be ready to queue.

08:21They have already eaten and drank the medicine if necessary.

08:25And live from Manila for GMA Integrated News, I am Katrina Son, your witness.

08:32Not only in the faith, but also in the history and culture of Filipinos,

08:37Quiapo Church has a big role.

08:40So, there are those who are helping to make it a heritage zone, some parts of Quiapo.

08:45Witness live, Niko Wahid.

08:47Niko?

08:52Connie, there are devotees who chose to attend the worship service today

08:56instead of being with the crowd from tomorrow until January 9.

09:00Whatever day it is, Quiapo will still be the answer to their prayers.

09:10Quiapo is a place where many people pass by.

09:13And since then, what is left behind are stories,

09:18a tradition that for a long time has become a culture.

09:21Like the worship service in Quiapo Church of the Flores family of Malabon.

09:28In the 1970s, his mother Consuelo started to become a devotee.

09:32Until she brought in her nieces, Melody, Eileen, and Priscilla.

09:37These three gave me a great trial to live.

09:43They were still small when their parents died.

09:46Because I asked the Lord Almighty, He guided me until now.

09:51Since then, they have grown up worshiping at the same time.

09:56And it doesn't matter what day it is.

09:58That's why before the feast on January 9,

10:01it's better for them to worship until there are no more people.

10:04Family prayer, because that's the only thing you can rely on.

10:08Nothing, as long as the Lord Almighty went here.

10:12The story of the Flores family,

10:14together with millions of devotees who have been watching the Quiapo Church for years.

10:19Is the community talking about something else?

10:21Or can we call the locals around Quiapo?

10:24The joint story and worship of the Quiapo District in history

10:29is a sufficient reason to make it a National Heritage Cultural Zone,

10:33which is being pursued by the Senate.

10:35In 2022, the Panukala was established,

10:38to protect, preserve, conserve, and promote the colorful history

10:43and contribution of the entire Quiapo to the country.

10:46In fact, a coalition was formed to help legislators to approve it.

10:52That's the Quiapo of Pusoco Incorporated.

10:55They are now enforcing the requirements requested by the Senate.

10:58I don't think this is what we are saying.

11:02The entire Quiapo will be...

11:04There is just a specific stretch along Hidalgo of Quiapo.

11:08It includes San Sebastian,

11:10it includes the cultural heritage houses along Hidalgo,

11:17up to the Quiapo Church in Miranda.

11:20If approved, like other heritage sites,

11:24the Quiapo will receive a fund from the government for conservation.

11:28But according to Quiapo of Pusoco Incorporated,

11:31many more must be planted for this to happen.

11:34This will help to remove the bad image of the Quiapo.

11:39Before, the image of the Quiapo was ugly.

11:44But now, people start to see the real beauty of the Quiapo.

11:47Behind this is the stereotyping that the Quiapo has.

11:52But now, they can see that there is a cultural heritage zone,

11:56a cultural heritage aspect of the Quiapo that can be expanded.

12:02Coney, for now, there are no people here in the Quiapo.

12:06But expect that from tomorrow, more people will come here.

12:11And from tomorrow, X-rays and walk-through metal scanners will be used

12:16at the entry point here in Palanca Street, Corner Villa Lobos,

12:20where the Quiapo will enter.

12:22Everything will go through an X-ray before it is allowed to enter.

12:27Make sure that there is a long line when it is set up

12:31so that more patients can queue.

12:35And live from Quiapo, Manila, for GMA Integrated News,

12:39I am Nico Juaez, your witness.

12:42Some sensitive documents were obtained

12:45when the website of the Office of the President was hacked

12:48according to an international media company.

12:51It was not confirmed by DICT and AFP,

12:54but it was said that the country's cyber security continues to be strengthened.

12:59I'm your witness, Ivan Mayrina.

13:05The hackers hacked the website of the Office of the President

13:08from 2023 to mid-2024

13:11according to an international media company, Bloomberg.

13:14This is where some important military documents were obtained,

13:17including about Sigalok in the South China Sea,

13:20where the West Philippine Sea is located.

13:22But according to the Department of Information, Communication Technology of DICT,

13:26they know that the last hacking where information was obtained

13:29happened between 2018 to 2022.

13:32Despite that, there were many attacks against government websites.

13:37We're able to detect them early on.

13:40And when we do so,

13:43we are able to secure the database.

13:48The database, what we've seen so far,

13:50are all data from many years ago

13:53that are being re-rejudicated or re-recycled

14:02just to make an impression that we were successful in doing so.

14:09The AFP also did not confirm that the hacking was repeated.

14:12But the country's cyber security continues to be strengthened

14:15According to the President's orders,

14:17as the Commander-in-Chief, the Philippine allies are also helping

14:21and the cyber defense is already included in the joint exercises.

14:25We have been trying to tweak our organization

14:31to the contemporary new challenges.

14:34We are able to detect and we are able to deter these attacks.

14:39Just like what all countries are facing,

14:42hundreds of thousands of cyber attacks on government websites

14:45are being hacked and monitored by the DICT every day.

14:49It is expected that there will be more of these attacks

14:51as the election approaches.

14:53What's happening is that there are more fake information or disinformation.

15:00There are attempts at compromising certain infrastructure

15:09like websites.

15:10They are trying to deface some websites

15:15or try to introduce malicious software.

15:21For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejrina.

15:24Your Saksi.

15:26The former contractor of Manila LGU denied the accusation

15:30that they did not complete the collection of garbage

15:33on the last day of their contract.

15:35Saksi, Mark Salazar.

15:40Garbage is piled up everywhere on Recto Avenue in Manila.

15:45If the collection of garbage in Manila is normal,

15:47it should have been collected this morning.

15:50The garbage is piled up slowly.

15:52It's hard to speak.

15:54It was just a while ago.

15:56But since yesterday, the garbage truck in Recto Avenue is still not passing.

16:00It's even worse in Blumentritt because yesterday, no one was collecting garbage.

16:05The smell is suffocating.

16:07There's asthma.

16:10Do you always go through this?

16:12It's not just now.

16:13After Christmas.

16:14We are pitiful here.

16:16Garbage was piled up on the road because the Lionel Waste Management Corporation

16:20abandoned the garbage collection on the last day of their contract in Manila.

16:26We are currently validating all these reports sent to us.

16:31On the 31st, which is the last day of Lionel,

16:35they made an initial trash collection but they didn't finish it.

16:43For example, the collection in Barangay is twice.

16:48They only collected it once.

16:50So when January 1 came,

16:52everyone was surprised that there was a lot of piled up garbage.

16:56Lionel rejected this.

16:58They asked their employees to work until the last day of their contract.

17:04They also stated in their statement that they did not bid for the new contract

17:08because of the huge debt of the city to them, which is more than P561 million.

17:15The reason why they did not bid for the 2025 contract

17:21due to alleged unpaid obligation of P561.4 million is false.

17:28First of all, they did not give it to them when they told the mayor that they will not participate.

17:35The reason that they gave was personal in nature, not contractual in nature.

17:40Two contractors replaced Metro Waste and Fileco in Lionel.

17:45We checked Metro Waste in Muriones that is chasing the backlog collection.

17:50For today, there are still some areas, but the mayor has already made a pronouncement

17:58that Metro Waste and Fileco should finish hauling of all backlog collection by Friday.

18:09City Hall assured that there is a system of garbage collection for the translation

18:15and this will not add to the problem of the city in garbage.

18:19For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar is your witness.

18:26Dear listeners, please bring an umbrella or a raincoat if you have to walk tomorrow.

18:31There is still a chance of rain because aside from the continuous wind gusts and the effect of the shear line,

18:38thunderstorms are also possible in some areas.

18:41Based on the data of Metro Weather, there is a high possibility of rain in Cagayan, Isabela, Calabarzon,

18:47Mimaropa, Bicol Region, and a large part of Visayas and Mindanao.

18:52Be alert in the event of floods or landslides because there is a high chance of rain, especially in the afternoon and evening.

19:00Based on the Special Weather Outlook of Pag-asa Para sa Pista by Poong Jesus Nazareno,

19:05it will be cloudy and there is still a chance of rain in Manila from tomorrow until Wednesday, January 9.

19:15Two Chinese officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines reported to the camera

19:23on the Communist Party of China.

19:25The foreign ownership of NGCT was also questioned after it was reported in the law.

19:31Tina Pangaliban Peres is the witness.

19:33Tina Pangaliban Peres

19:37The House Committee on Ways and Means approved the two Chinese officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or NGCT

19:45who reported to the Communist Party of China.

19:49I'm just saying that they reported to the CCP.

19:52About what's happening in the industry?

19:54It's here.

19:55About their management of NGCT?

19:57Yes.

19:58That's why they're reporting?

19:59Yeah.

20:00They're not suspicious?

20:02They're not.

20:03They shouldn't be doing that.

20:06The committee recommended that the NGCT chairperson be called a Chinese national.

20:12The committee also emphasized the ownership and management of NGCT.

20:17Based on the Constitution,

20:19only up to 40% of foreign ownership should be owned by any public utility.

20:26But the committee said,

20:27aside from 40% of NGCT owned by the State Grid Corporation of China,

20:33there are other percentages of foreign ownership.

20:37The Synergy Grid and Development Philippines,

20:40which owns 60% of NGCT,

20:43has more than 7% foreign ownership.

20:47We also question the legality of their stature

20:54because they're violating the law of the PSA and the Constitution

21:00regarding the 60-40 ruling regarding public utilities.

21:05The NGCT also reviewed the payment of taxes.

21:09For now, the NGCT only pays franchise tax,

21:14unlike other public utilities that also pay corporate income tax, VAT, and others.

21:21Is that enough to revoke the franchise?

21:24I think there needs to be a reorganization

21:28to re-establish Philippine ownership of NGCT,

21:32and Filipino management.

21:34We request that NGCT give it time to submit a response

21:39to address the concerns of the committee.

21:41The committee also pushed for a retroactive refund

21:45of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to consumers,

21:49including the disallowed expenses of NGCT

21:52and the 3% franchise tax of NGCT

21:55allowed by the Energy Regulatory Commission

21:58to be paid to consumers in 2011.

22:03In 2018, the commission reversed the decision,

22:06but the refund was only decided in 2023.

22:11The committee wants not only the 204 billion pesos

22:15that NGCT earned from 2016 to 2020

22:20to be paid to consumers,

22:22but also a retroactive refund of the franchise tax

22:25paid to consumers since 2011.

22:30That's almost 3 billion.

22:33So, the franchise tax to ordinary consumers.

22:38Sir, but it looks like the PRC is not amenable

22:41because they said their resolution is for 2023 onwards.

22:45We suspended the passing on of charges moving forward.

22:50So, from the August 2023.

22:52What is the rule of the city if you can consider

22:55that it should be retroactive?

22:57We will resume our discussions on that, Mr. Chair.

23:00The Energy Regulatory Commission clarified that

23:03if there is one, it will not be a refund,

23:06but a rebate on the electricity bill of the consumer

23:09based on the computation on the actual consumption of electricity.

23:14For GMA Integrated News,

23:16I am Tina Panganiban Perez, your witness.

23:20The leadership of the Social Securing System

23:23is defending against the judges

23:25and is asking to suspend the contribution rate hike

23:28of the members of the SSS.

23:30According to the SSS,

23:311% will be implemented,

23:33which was added this January to the previous 14% contribution rate.

23:38The Minimum Monthly Salary Credit, or MSC,

23:43will also be P5,000, which was P4,000 before.

23:46The MSC is the basis of the contributions and benefits to be computed.

23:51This is the last of the rate hikes implemented by the SSS,

23:55in accordance with the mandate of the Social Security Act of 2018.

23:59The SSS said,

24:00many will be affected if the increase is suspended,

24:04which will add more than P51 billion to their collection this year.

24:10This will add funds to their programs,

24:13including Calamity Look.

24:20What else can't a Jillian Ward do?

24:24Netizens were very impressed

24:26with Jillian's performance on All Out Sundays.

24:29She wore her hot pink blazer and boots,

24:31and Jillian was slayed in her Crazy in Love performance.

24:36She also continued to shine in her acting in her upcoming series,

24:40My Ilonggo Girl.

24:42She paired up with Michael Seger,

24:44who admitted that they became closer to each other.

24:47In the GMA Integrated News interviews,

24:49Jillian also shared the emotional experience of her family

24:53after her parents separated last year.

24:59During the interviews,

25:03I would say that I feel burnt out.

25:05But honestly, I'm not just burnt out.

25:08I'm really emotionally exhausted

25:11because there are times when I hear my parents talking

25:15early in the morning before I do my taping.

25:18I have to act like I don't hear their conversations.

25:24When I go to the taping,

25:26I can cry for 14 hours a day

25:29because the emotions are real.

25:34Thank you for watching PR Kanghel.

25:37I am Connie Sison.

25:39For a bigger mission and a wider service to the country,

25:43from GMA Integrated News,

25:45the news authority of the Philippines,

25:47until tomorrow,

25:48let's be together as witnesses.

25:54Mga Kapuso, maging una sa saksi.

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