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00:00This is a picture that is too perfect, allergic to video calls, and asking for money.
00:06My dears, those are the Red Flags,
00:09a possible love scam that you might have seen online.
00:13According to the authorities,
00:14you should be careful, especially this month, of love.
00:18Watch Oscar Oida.
00:24Handsome, tall, rich, and above all, very sweet.
00:29Those are just a few of the reasons why people fall for him.
00:33The former OFW, Juliette,
00:35didn't have a real name,
00:36so she became Romeo Online,
00:38who introduced a Norwegian serviceman to a dating app.
00:43He's fair-skinned, sir. Fair-skinned.
00:45His hair is a bit blonde.
00:47His eyes are beautiful. They're round.
00:50He's charming.
00:51Of course, he'll call you baby.
00:53I've never experienced that.
00:56But as time went by,
00:58Juliette noticed that her online Romeo was becoming too popular.
01:04He'll ask for my full name,
01:06how much will I earn in a month.
01:08It seems that she's also allergic to video calls.
01:12She even started to doubt the point
01:15that he's asking for money,
01:18and said that he doesn't have money to give.
01:21He even told me,
01:23go to your boss and tell him it's an emergency.
01:26At this point,
01:27Juliette realized that
01:29it's not true love,
01:31but a love scam.
01:33The Filipinos who are known for being hardworking and loving
01:39are often manipulated by those behind the so-called love scams,
01:43or the modus of dating online.
01:46They'll make you fall in love,
01:48and eventually,
01:49they'll ask you for money.
01:52We're always very emotional.
01:56And because of this attitude,
01:58you can be programmed in the EI.
02:01How can I get a Filipino?
02:03We're already profiled,
02:05and they know that we're highly vulnerable.
02:08And they know that Filipinos are hardworking,
02:11that's why they save a lot.
02:13That's why we're targeted.
02:15According to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, or CICC,
02:20every February,
02:21more than 15 Filipinos are victimized by love scams every day.
02:26That's why it's important to detect red flags
02:30or signals that you're already a love scammer.
02:35Red flag number one,
02:37the picture.
02:38Too perfect to be true.
02:40The type, the profile pic,
02:42is so aesthetic.
02:44And there are no tagged photos or friends
02:47of real people.
02:49It's also a red flag if he's allergic to video calls,
02:53doesn't want to talk on the phone,
02:55and always has a reason not to meet.
02:58And the most red flag of all,
03:01when he asks for money,
03:04even if there's an emergency or he doesn't want to invest.
03:08That's why our profiles,
03:11our profiles are very important.
03:13This is for a spot.
03:15Because the problem is,
03:18LDR, foreigners.
03:21So there's no chance to meet.
03:23For the GM Integrated News,
03:25I'm Oscar Oidang Inyong.
03:27Saksi!
03:28It's also planned to sell cheap rice
03:31in supermarkets and convenience stores
03:34in Kadiwa Store.
03:36Saksi! I'm Bernadette Reyes.
03:41Kadiwa Store is run by those looking for more affordable rice.
03:45But it's rare to find it in supermarkets and rolling stores.
03:50It's also expensive in grocery stores.
03:52Where it's cheap, we're there to sell.
03:54That's why it's planned to sell rice
03:57in major supermarkets, chain and convenience stores
04:00that are sold to Kadiwa.
04:03They agreed that our Kadiwa rice
04:08will also be sold at the same price
04:12when it's available.
04:13And of course,
04:15the price will also be the same
04:19as the traditional price.
04:21For example, RFA 25 by 38.
04:24It should be 38.
04:25This is the rice that is sold in Kadiwa Stores
04:28that is also planned to be sold in supermarkets and groceries.
04:31This includes the 29 pesos per kilo of rice
04:35that is sold in each sector.
04:37The 36 pesos worth of solid rice
04:39or the 100% broken rice
04:41and the so-called rice for all
04:43that is sold for 38 pesos per kilo.
04:46According to the Department of Agriculture,
04:48the price of rice will go down.
04:50But the buffer stock of the National Food Authority
04:53still needs to be released
04:55so that the rice can be bought during harvest.
04:57The DA is also waiting for the resolution
04:59of the National Rice Coordinating Council
05:01that is pushing for the declaration
05:03of the Food Security Emergency on rice.
05:05The DA will review it as part of due diligence
05:08in two days and then afterwards.
05:10There will be a possible declaration.
05:12Due to the effect of the shared line of farming,
05:15more than 300 million pesos
05:17will be allocated to rice.
05:20Some rice were damaged due to drought.
05:23That's why the DA said
05:24it's important to build cold storage.
05:26To avoid sudden changes in the price,
05:32the stability of the price is important
05:34and the quality of the produce.
05:36If you have cold storage,
05:38you can ensure the shelf life of the rice.
05:41And you can schedule the release.
05:45The DA admitted to increasing meat importation,
05:48particularly pork,
05:49due to the problem of African Swine Fever.
05:52For GMA Integrated News,
05:54I am Bernadette Reyes, your witness.
05:58A congressman said that it is wrong and illegal
06:01to fill the blanks in the BICAM report
06:04of the 2025 National Budget.
06:06That's why the issue will be brought to the Supreme Court.
06:09The Senate President said that there is nothing wrong with the process.
06:12Our witness is Joseph Moro.
06:18Some groups,
06:19including the DA,
06:20Third District Representative,
06:21Isidro Ungab,
06:22will ask the Supreme Court
06:23to cancel the 2025 National Budget
06:26because it did not go through the right process.
06:29It is possible that the government
06:31will put the blame on the operation.
06:33Ungab is pointing out that it is a wrong process
06:35to fill the blanks in the budget
06:38even though the legislative process is over.
06:41Because the BICAM report
06:43was ratified by both sides,
06:46there are blanks in the provision.
06:48For me, it is uncharted waters.
06:50Because you can only have a re-enacted budget
06:55if there is no approved budget.
06:57There is an approved budget
06:59to declare invalid.
07:01It will be easier for the Congress
07:04to pass the budget again.
07:06It's possible.
07:10An error in legislation can be corrected
07:12only with another legislation.
07:14It's a big step.
07:16The President denied the blanks.
07:18He signed the General Appropriations Act.
07:20This is the law that will pass the budget
07:22of the government for this year.
07:24But Ungab said,
07:25it's right that there are no blanks in the enrolled bill.
07:28This is the copy that was removed from the BICAM report
07:30that was ratified by the Congress
07:32and signed by the President.
07:33The problem is,
07:34the BICAM report was ratified by the Congress
07:37with blanks that were already complete
07:39in the enrolled bill.
07:41This is wrong and illegal
07:42because whatever was added to the enrolled bill
07:44did not pass the ratification.
07:47Who is the magician?
07:48There is a magician.
07:50The seeing it after,
07:51it's not there.
07:52It was not ratified.
07:53Ungab showed in the GMA Integrated News
07:56the email of the House Secretary
07:58and the copy of the Bicameral Conference Report
08:01to more than 300 congressmen
08:03last Saturday night of December 11.
08:06Around 7 p.m. that night,
08:07the BICAM report of the 2025 budget was ratified by the House.
08:12The same document.
08:13Why was it ratified?
08:15It was ratified,
08:17even though no one saw it.
08:19Senator Amy Marcos was the first to say
08:21that there are blanks in the BICAM report
08:24that's why she didn't sign it.
08:25She was surprised.
08:27I was surprised and I didn't sign it
08:31because I was afraid of the blanks
08:34and the lack of data.
08:36There are two different documents that they're referring to.
08:39One is the BICAM report
08:41that is really blank and has a lack of data.
08:44The other one, the GAA,
08:46is already full of numbers.
08:49It's already complete.
08:50It's not blank.
08:52The GAA itself was signed.
08:54I was surprised by the BICAM report
08:58that there are blanks in the report.
09:02Ma'am, did you see the enrolled bill?
09:04Yes, I did.
09:05It's not there anymore?
09:06No, it's not there anymore
09:07because the one that was signed is already full.
09:10The Congress ratified the budget on December 11
09:14and on December 20,
09:15it was submitted to President Bongbong Marcos.
09:18On December 30,
09:19the President signed the national budget.
09:22According to the GMA Integrated News Research,
09:25the equivalent value of the blanks in the BICAM report
09:29is not less than Php 138.36 billion.
09:34Php 110 billion is for the programs
09:37of the Department of Agriculture
09:39and the rest are subsidies for government corporations.
09:42There is nothing wrong with the process of the budget
09:45of Senate President Francis Chiza Escudero.
09:47They showed the first copy that I signed.
09:50The Committee on Appropriation and Finance was authorized
09:54to correct and fill it.
09:56It was also stated in the last paragraph
09:58of the BICAM report.
10:00If there is a difference between the blanks
10:04in the BICAM report,
10:06the next one will be the blanks,
10:08the enrolled bill of the blanks.
10:11According to our Supreme Court,
10:13in many long decisions,
10:15the one that will follow is the enrolled bill.
10:19The signed version of the law of the President,
10:22of the Leader of the House,
10:24of the Senate,
10:25and of the Secretary General of the two Houses.
10:27That will govern.
10:29Now, if there is a lack there,
10:30it is only right that this be questioned.
10:32Or, if there is a release,
10:34because the blanks were filled afterwards,
10:36it is only right that it should not be released
10:38and that it should not be allowed to be released.
10:40The congressman knows that.
10:42He is the one who is complaining
10:44and filling his points regarding this matter.
10:47According to Escudero,
10:48The election is near.
10:49The color of politics is too bright for now.
10:52And maybe in the next few days,
10:54we will not be surprised
10:56with additional stories,
10:59attacks, or riots like this.
11:02We are still waiting for the statement
11:04of House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
11:06For GMA Integrated News,
11:07Joseph Morong, your witness.
11:11My fellow countrymen,
11:12be the first to witness.
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