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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:14New to Saksi, 120 million pesos worth of luxury leather goods are being fished in Cavite.
00:22Contrabandos are selling them in live selling.
00:25Saksi, by John Consulta.
00:30I don't know how to do this.
00:34Relax.
00:35I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to do this.
00:38Wait, I don't know how to do this.
00:41The search warrants are tight.
00:42Two houses were entered by the NBI Intellectual Property Rights Division.
00:46One in General Trias and one in Imus, Cavite.
00:50Peking Luxury Leather Goods is selling there.
00:53Live selling is the group's discount that Peking Luxury Goods is getting in China.
00:58A company filed a complaint here, a luxury brand.
01:05Through their representative gate here in the Philippines,
01:09there are two establishments in Cavite
01:13that have identified that they are selling their Peking products.
01:17They are being demonized through Facebook or social media.
01:24I will pay through e-wallet.
01:27Then they will deliver the product.
01:31The value of the Peking products will reach Php 1,120,000,000.
01:36It includes bags, wallets, belts, shoes and more.
01:40The guidance of NBI Director Jaime Santiago is to protect the brand owners.
01:48After the case is filed, we will file a motion for destruction
01:57to destroy the Peking products that we have purchased.
02:02Two are behind the live selling in the face of trademark infringement.
02:07They have not been given a statement.
02:09For JMA Illegality News, John Consulta is your witness.
02:15A 14-year-old Chinese student was arrested in Paranaque
02:19after being stabbed and cut by a kidnapper's finger.
02:23The PNP did not know if the victim's father was involved in the crime or not.
02:29This is a sensitive issue.
02:32Jun Veneracion is the witness.
02:34Jun Veneracion.
02:39After 5 days in the hands of the kidnappers,
02:42the 14-year-old Chinese student was saved.
02:45He was abandoned by the kidnappers
02:47and found by the police in Makapagal Avenue in Paranaque last night.
02:52He was immediately taken to his father and was later taken to the hospital.
02:56He was shot in the hand.
02:58He was stabbed in the side by the kidnappers,
03:00according to Interior Secretary John Vicrimulia.
03:03On February 20, the victim was shot.
03:05He was home from school at 2 p.m.
03:08but by 4 p.m. he was still not home.
03:11The SUV that was shot was found at C5 Southbound.
03:15Last Friday, the victim's driver was seen dead inside a car.
03:20In that vehicle, you did information regarding the syndicate which was operating,
03:28which operates in this manner.
03:31Now, the contents of that include pictures, conversations, cell phone numbers,
03:38strategies, casings of how they would do the job.
03:44The gun was found to be worth $20 million,
03:47but it was reduced to $1 million.
03:50While negotiations were underway,
03:52the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group was already working on a way
03:56to crack down on the victims and kidnappers.
04:00Last Monday, the AKG already yielded positive results out of the evidence found
04:12when the cell phones of the abductors pinged.
04:19You have to understand that this group is very sophisticated.
04:23If they are in a group and there are six children,
04:27it is a separate place.
04:30But there are a lot of numbers left there.
04:33Yesterday afternoon, the PNP followed the detected signal from the kidnappers
04:38until the victim was rescued.
04:41According to the PNP, no ransom was paid.
04:44This is because of the so-called technical lead
04:48of the AKG and the human intelligence that was included.
04:53That is why the kidnappers forced the abductors to give the child to the student.
05:02Based on the investigation,
05:04it is possible that the kidnapping of the victim is connected to FOGO
05:07because his father used to be in the FOGO business.
05:10There is another angle that the PNP is investigating
05:13that is related to the business of the victim's family.
05:15The child's father is considered to be a big time in the field of e-selling.
05:19What we are looking for here is his involvement in FOGO
05:24and his business associates in his e-selling business of merchandise.
05:32It is also being investigated if this is related to the shooting of a Chinese
05:36by his Chinese partner in a restaurant in Makati City in 2024.
05:41The man who was shot is said to be a person of interest in kidnapping the student.
05:47It is said that it is possible that it is related to a syndicate from FOGO operations.
05:51We are definite that the syndicate that is behind the kidnapping
05:56is also a former operator of FOGO.
06:00We are definite that the perpetrators used their former bodyguards
06:10who are now a wall in the service of AFP and PNP.
06:17A wall.
06:18So they are no longer in service.
06:20For the anti-crime advocate, Teresita Angsi,
06:23what happened in Binatino is different from usual.
06:25Very sadistic type of kidnapping only this time.
06:29It's a very inhumane way of treating the victims
06:35and we have never encountered that before.
06:37In the past, the victims who were treated like that,
06:41where they tortured the victims, they cut the finger,
06:45adults and FOGO-related.
06:47This one is in no way related to the FOGOs.
06:51According to Angsi's group,
06:53the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order,
06:55the number of kidnappings has increased.
06:58Since the closure of FOGOs in the country,
07:00in January alone, only four were recorded.
07:03Most of the perpetrators are still the Chinese syndicate,
07:08but the victims are not all FOGO-related.
07:12The government is caught flat-footed.
07:15They are not prepared what to do.
07:18Filipino drivers are without jobs.
07:21Not just the Chinese are without jobs,
07:23we have to be more vigilant with these things happening now.
07:27According to Interior Secretary John Vickrey Mulya,
07:30The PNP is on top of the situation.
07:33The PNP does not neglect.
07:35We have the tools necessary to fight crime.
07:38The people around me now, I vouch for them.
07:42They are doing a good job.
07:44We will never let down our guard against criminality.
07:47Based on the data of the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group,
07:50this is the eighth kidnapping case this year.
07:52Five have already been resolved.
07:54Three are still being investigated.
07:56Also, President Bobong Marcos has ordered
07:59the syndicates behind these kidnapping cases to be investigated.
08:04For GMI Integrated News, I am Jun Veneracion, your witness.
08:09Another FOGO who continues to operate under the FOGO ban
08:13was raided in Pasay.
08:15According to a senator,
08:16there is a new style of recruiting FOGO workers using social media.
08:21This is Sally Marefra.
08:26Where is the owner?
08:28The business permit.
08:31Who is managing this place?
08:33Together with the officials of the local government of Pasay.
08:37Stand up. Stand up. Stand up.
08:40The authorities implemented the mission order of the LGU
08:43against the five floors of this condo building in Makapagal Boulevard.
08:47The license and business permit from the LGU are no longer valid.
08:50This FOGO has been in operation for a long time.
08:54We received an intelligence report that someone is operating the FOGO.
08:59There are 500 foreigners and a few Filipinos who were raided in different rooms.
09:04There are Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, and Malaysians.
09:09Sir, what's up?
09:14This foreigner lost his license to use his cell phone.
09:19He was immediately arrested.
09:25These foreigners were caught escaping from the far exit of the building.
09:30Various scams were opened by the authorities on the raided units.
09:35In our initial viewing, we saw an investment scam, a love scam.
09:41Here in the 10th floor of the rented building,
09:44we can see local SIM cards.
09:47These are used for text blasters that send messages that are used for extortion.
09:54We can also see the DOJ Office of Cybercrime
09:57that sends amounts or valuables using local e-wallets.
10:03This is an indication that these are not only foreigners,
10:06but also Filipinos who are with the victims.
10:10We saw a list of names of Filipinos who send money.
10:14The biggest is around Php 5,000.
10:17There are also Php 20, Php 70.
10:20Text blasters are used for extortion to give money.
10:27What do you do? What are your operations?
10:30Their operation is customer service.
10:33So regarding the telephone, because the telephone is here in other countries.
10:37So we, me, I'm like this. I'm just a substitute for them.
10:43Because before, I was the only one outside.
10:46I was the only one allowed to enter.
10:49Is this a scam?
10:50No.
10:51Why did you say no?
10:52I don't know.
10:54Because of the raids, the local government will issue a closure order.
10:59Because there is a violation of our ordinance,
11:04we need to padlock the establishments that operate without a business permit.
11:12Obviously, this group of perpetrators
11:16is facing the fact that our law is being violated.
11:20They are too greedy.
11:23Despite the fact that they already have a closure order from Pagcor,
11:27they are still operating full-blast.
11:30According to Sen. Risa Ontiveros,
11:32there is a new way to recruit some PUGOs.
11:37There are old travel ads in the beginning.
11:39But to signify interest,
11:42they will be signed in and recruited for scam operations.
11:53And they already have victims.
11:57There are 12 Filipinos who are waiting to be rescued in Myanmar.
12:02At least one of them was raped by a Chinese boss.
12:07Pagcor is also involved in the fight against scamhubs.
12:12Every week, Pagcor team is still going around
12:17to make sure that the old establishments are closed.
12:24For GMA Integrated News, I'm Susana Imarefra, your witness.
12:30DALG is investigating the convoy that was found yesterday
12:34while using the Elsa Busway.
12:36PNP Chief Rommel Mardiel said that
12:39the convoy was on its way to Camp Krame for an emergency meeting.
12:44Witness, Joseph Moro.
12:49The convoy was blocked in the Ortigas area
12:51because of the Elsa Busway.
12:53The convoy that was seen on the bus
12:55Who is that?
12:57I don't know.
12:59You are not allowed to go there, sir.
13:01I already told you that.
13:03The convoy was blocked before leaving
13:06and will only return the next time to get a ticket.
13:09We are monitoring the ride.
13:12But PNP Chief Rommel Mardiel said that
13:15the convoy was on its way to Camp Krame for an emergency meeting.
13:19The meeting because there's an operation last night.
13:22The DALG will tell you what the accomplishment was last night.
13:26I can say that there's an emergency.
13:28There's a law that when there's an emergency,
13:31you can use the bus lane.
13:33But he didn't say if the convoy was included in the order.
13:36You're just a categorical general. It was your convoy.
13:38I can say that we don't have anything
13:41because the plate number was issued.
13:43I will not say because the plate number was issued
13:46and you have to respect that.
13:49Even the PNP doesn't want to say who was in the convoy,
13:52aside from the fact that the plate number was issued by senior PNP officers.
13:56The normal procedure, if you were caught, you will be issued a ticket.
14:00You don't need to tell the world the plate number,
14:03the name of the people you caught.
14:05Interior Secretary John V. Cremulia also confirmed
14:08that he called Mardiel but he insisted
14:11I did not give instructions to violate any traffic laws to get there.
14:15Even I don't use the bus lane.
14:21We have a firm agreement with the MMDA
14:25that there is a zero-tolerance policy.
14:28Well, number one is the regular policy,
14:31but number two, it will be investigated
14:34as whether it is an abuse of authority or not.
14:37In the memorandum of the Department of Transportation to the MMDA,
14:41only the five highest officials of the government are allowed to pass through the EDSA busway.
14:46The President, Vice President, Senate President,
14:49House Speaker, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
14:53The on-duty ambulance, fire truck,
14:56PNP vehicles, and service vehicles are also working for the EDSA busway project.
15:01The LTFRB buses are also authorized there.
15:05The PNP and DOTR will discuss
15:09if there is a leeway for the emergency units
15:14that are responding to provide equipment
15:17as long as there are uniformed personnel.
15:22We are also trying to get the statement of the Transportation Department
15:26which also said that the video and public participation of the operation
15:30is to ensure that there is no abuse taking place.
15:33For GMA Integrated News, I am Joseph Morong, your witness.
15:38♪♪♪
15:47The list of red areas of concern
15:51due to the increasing incidents of violence, according to PAMELEC.
15:54The new disqualification petition is faced by
15:57Senatorial Candidate Erwin Tufo.
16:00Witness, Sandra Aguinaldo.
16:02♪♪♪
16:05There are two disqualification petitions
16:08against Senatorial Candidate Erwin Tufo.
16:11The second petition was submitted by Berteni Catalunya Cousin,
16:15Graft Free Philippines Foundation Inc.,
16:18and Justado Villar Calonge
16:20as the basis for the petition.
16:23Tufo was convicted on four counts of libel
16:26which is a case of moral turpitude
16:29or violation of the accepted standards of society.
16:32The petition also questioned Tufo's Filipino citizenship
16:36as well as Tufo's affiliation with the political dynasty.
16:41In a statement, Tufo said that his camp
16:44has not yet accepted the copy of the petition.
16:47But he is ready to answer the case filed by Cousin
16:50who previously withdrew his license as a lawyer
16:53and was declared a nuisance candidate in the senatorial race.
16:57Tufo claimed the rights of those who filed complaints
17:01and the judgment was passed on to COMELEC.
17:04Tufo's Filipino citizenship is also included
17:07in the issue of the political dynasty
17:09in the previous disqualification petition
17:12against him and his other relatives.
17:15Tufo said that there is no law yet to define
17:18the political dynasty that was prohibited
17:22under the 1987 Constitution.
17:25Meanwhile, according to COMELEC,
17:27there are 38 areas of concern
17:30that they referred to as being in the red category.
17:33COMELEC noticed that there is an increase in the number of streets,
17:37particularly in Cotabato City and Maguindanao
17:40as the election draws near.
17:42There were some barangay officials
17:46and some candidates who died or were injured.
17:54There were also some children who were sacrificed
17:57during the conduct of violence.
18:03We are a bit worried about such developments.
18:07In March, COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia
18:10will visit Cotabato City to witness the covenant signing
18:14for peace between separated groups and families
18:18in the Maguindanao area.
18:20Despite these events, COMELEC admitted
18:23that some COMELEC personnel were armed
18:26and for their protection,
18:28they were given a gun ban exemption.
18:31It is true that loose firearms and private armed groups
18:35should be removed.
18:37There is no justification.
18:39There is always violence in the area
18:42so there should be violence.
18:43For GMA Integrated News,
18:46I'm Sandra Aguinaldo,
18:47your Saksi.
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