Ang mga naggagandahang sandbar sa Masbate, Marinduque, at Bohol, bibisitahin natin!
Samantala, Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, inaresto at isinuko sa ICC sa The Netherlands kaugnay ng kasong crimes against humanity.
Habang, supportive nanay mula Iloilo, agaw-eksenang nagsisisigaw para lang i-cheer ang atleta niyang anak!
At mga magsasaka sa Nueva Ecija, luhaan dahil sa epekto ng mababang presyo ng ani nilang sibuyas at kamatis! Kasalan sa Cagayan de Oro City, naudlot dahil si groom, ginayuma diumano ni bride?
Samantala, Dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, inaresto at isinuko sa ICC sa The Netherlands kaugnay ng kasong crimes against humanity.
Habang, supportive nanay mula Iloilo, agaw-eksenang nagsisisigaw para lang i-cheer ang atleta niyang anak!
At mga magsasaka sa Nueva Ecija, luhaan dahil sa epekto ng mababang presyo ng ani nilang sibuyas at kamatis! Kasalan sa Cagayan de Oro City, naudlot dahil si groom, ginayuma diumano ni bride?
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00:00:00In the Philippines, there are only 7,641 islands.
00:00:14That doesn't include the many sandbars that we will see.
00:00:30It's a perfect match for this sunny day.
00:00:37For those who are planning to land, look at the window of the airplane.
00:00:42This sandbar is just near the airport.
00:00:48From Tugbungan Port in Barangay Nursery,
00:00:51you need to board a flat boat or a boat that doesn't have a anchor before it arrives.
00:00:57No matter how big the boat is, it won't sink.
00:01:00It costs Php 600 per trip.
00:01:02It can accommodate 4 people.
00:01:04After just 15 minutes, presto!
00:01:09The Buntod Sandbar will be yours.
00:01:16The Buntod Sandbar can be found in one of the richest parts of our ocean,
00:01:23between the islands of Masbate and Tikau, the Masbate Pass.
00:01:30A large part of it is made into a protected marine area,
00:01:34the Buntod Reef and Marine Sanctuary.
00:01:38In the Marine Sanctuary, it's prohibited to swim there because it's a protected area.
00:01:43But since the Buntod Reef and Marine Sanctuary is not a part of the sandbar,
00:01:50you can enjoy a one-to-one bath and snorkeling here.
00:02:00It's worth it to come here.
00:02:02The group of people who take care of the place also rent kayaks here.
00:02:09Php 200 per hour.
00:02:11The beauty of the sandbar is that it glows when the tide is low.
00:02:16It's 400 meters long.
00:02:19I was amazed by the beauty of the sea because it's very clear.
00:02:23The sand is very fine.
00:02:25Even if the sandbar sinks when the tide is high,
00:02:29the white of the sand will still remain.
00:02:32So you can walk as if you're on top of the sea.
00:02:36Our pride here in Buntod is the Bukayna Hill Mitchell, the Nemo.
00:02:41There are all kinds of fish there.
00:02:45The sandbar is one of the favorite places to visit in Tigamarikina City, Janela.
00:02:51We've been to Buntod Sandbar twice because it's my mother's hometown.
00:02:56They also celebrated their grandfather's birthday here.
00:03:00We were amazed by the place because there's a place like that in Masbate
00:03:04where the sandbar is very long and the sand is very white.
00:03:09Tigamarinduque is very beautiful.
00:03:12It only takes 30 minutes by boat from the town of Santa Cruz.
00:03:18You can reach this 50-meter-long sandbar
00:03:22with a 360-degree view of the Azul water.
00:03:26It's called Palad Sandbar because it's like a drone.
00:03:32The water is very clear.
00:03:34If you drop something, you can see it right under the water.
00:03:39I was amazed by the water. It's very clean.
00:03:41The sand is very fine.
00:03:43But you have to be careful when you go here.
00:03:46You can only enjoy the sandbar during low tide.
00:03:50When it's high tide, the sandbar completely sinks.
00:03:53This is also a part of people's fishing.
00:03:56That's why we took care of this place
00:03:59so that more people can come here.
00:04:02The Palad Sandbar is one of the favorite destinations
00:04:06of the motorcycle rider from Quezon City, Kevin.
00:04:10When he was young, the whole island of Marinduque
00:04:14rode his motorcycle for his Marinduque Loop.
00:04:18He was lucky that the sea allowed him to reach the Palad Sandbar.
00:04:23The time when he visited here was a bit tight.
00:04:28We waited for the rain to stop so that we can travel to the Palad Sandbar.
00:04:32When I was flying the drone and I saw my shots,
00:04:35I was really shocked.
00:04:36But the local government of Santa Cruz
00:04:39forbade bringing food to the sandbar.
00:04:42They're discouraging us because they don't want us to leave food on the ground.
00:04:47That's why some people eat before going island hopping.
00:04:51Another must-try destination is the Palad Sandbar.
00:04:56It's a must-try dish in Santa Cruz.
00:04:59It's a dish that's mixed with bopis and dinuguan.
00:05:03They call it kare-kare.
00:05:07Let's add garlic, pork, a bit of salt, a bit of soy sauce, and pepper.
00:05:13We'll just saute it with vinegar.
00:05:15After adding the blood, we'll add the chili.
00:05:21This is now our kare-kare in Marinduque.
00:05:24It has the best pork and pork blood.
00:05:28In the province of Bohol,
00:05:30even though they have a lot of chocolate hills,
00:05:33they only have one sandbar.
00:05:36It's located in Puntud Island,
00:05:39also known as Virgin Island.
00:05:43Puntud Sandbar has the shape of a letter C.
00:05:47The width varies depending on the time.
00:05:51Their seafood is also available here.
00:05:53You can taste it in their mini seafood market
00:05:57which is located right by the sea.
00:06:00But this September,
00:06:02the Virgin Island, as well as the sandbar,
00:06:05was closed by the provincial government of Bohol.
00:06:08But just hang in there,
00:06:11because this summer, they'll reopen it.
00:06:17Now you see them, now you don't.
00:06:20Let's be careful with our sandbars
00:06:23so that they don't sink into pollution
00:06:26and so that their beauty can rise and soar.
00:06:47Big news this week,
00:06:49the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:06:53to answer the victims of his bloody war against drugs.
00:07:00Sometimes, our country is divided.
00:07:19You will just have to kill me.
00:07:22If I don't pay you,
00:07:24you will join the white people.
00:07:44What is the law and what is the crime that I committed?
00:07:50What is the crime that I committed?
00:07:53You are the person who arrested me.
00:07:56I know the reason why.
00:07:58You are being under arrest
00:08:00as deputized to me by the BTC
00:08:03by virtue of the warrant of arrest issued by the ICC
00:08:07for crimes against humanity.
00:08:11Mr. Duterte was arrested in compliance
00:08:15with our commitments to Interpol.
00:08:17Hours before his arrival,
00:08:19Interpol Manila received an official copy
00:08:23of the ICC warrant.
00:08:25This prompted the Prosecutor General
00:08:27of the Department of Justice to serve the warrant.
00:08:31I don't know what they did.
00:08:33He knows what he did.
00:08:35He received it.
00:08:37But why does he remember war on drugs?
00:08:40When did he lose?
00:08:42Huh? When?
00:08:45War on drugs.
00:08:46How can your son, my son,
00:08:48my husband,
00:08:49save the society?
00:08:53Think about it, Joe Francis.
00:08:57Sir.
00:08:58Just one.
00:08:59Just one, sir.
00:09:01Sir, we're sorry.
00:09:02We're just following the instructions, sir.
00:09:04He's still drunk.
00:09:06Call him.
00:09:07Give this to Kitty and Jorge.
00:09:09Sir, water.
00:09:10Water.
00:09:11Sir, food.
00:09:13Sir, food.
00:09:16We can do this the hard way.
00:09:18We can do this the easy way.
00:09:21The easy way, sir,
00:09:23is for you to choose three people
00:09:26to accompany Pierre to the plane.
00:09:30There's a bus there.
00:09:32And you know you're going to the plane.
00:09:33Okay, sir.
00:09:34The hard way.
00:09:35What plane is this, sir?
00:09:37Chartered flight.
00:09:38Chartered flight from?
00:09:39Okay.
00:09:41The hard way.
00:09:42Tell him where to bring him.
00:09:44The hard way.
00:09:49We're talking here.
00:09:50Tell him, sir,
00:09:51this is a luxury.
00:09:52It's 30 pesos.
00:09:53I'm not that type of person, son.
00:09:55No.
00:09:56That won't happen.
00:09:57Give him a chance.
00:09:59He won't happen.
00:10:00Gabby will bring him.
00:10:01He doesn't want to go in.
00:10:02He doesn't want to go in.
00:10:03Gabby, that's deprivation.
00:10:05That's abuse.
00:10:07Just let them see their father.
00:10:09Tell him.
00:10:11If that's the case,
00:10:12he won't go in.
00:10:14Make it clear.
00:10:15Yes, sir.
00:10:16He won't go in.
00:10:20This is personal.
00:10:34This is his doing.
00:10:42This is his doing.
00:10:49Tuterte.
00:10:51Fear every side.
00:10:52No debt to be evaded.
00:10:54Tuterte.
00:10:55Three thousand.
00:10:56I will kill more
00:10:58if only to get rid of drugs.
00:11:02Tuterte should be punished
00:11:05and he should be arrested.
00:11:08Arrest his child.
00:11:09I can't see my son anymore.
00:11:27A drug pusher was killed after fighting the police.
00:11:31The suspect was targeted by the authorities after the TNT bomb exploded.
00:11:36I can't see my son anymore.
00:11:47I am Lijay Acopio.
00:11:50I am the mother of Micah Olpina, the youngest victim of drug war.
00:11:54Adibali is not the only victim.
00:11:58She is my live-in partner.
00:11:59I can't see my son anymore.
00:12:04We were just about to go to sleep when a jealous person broke the door.
00:12:10They broke the door with an armlight.
00:12:15I woke up my partner.
00:12:17I jumped out of my bed.
00:12:19There was a gunshot sound.
00:12:21I heard them fighting.
00:12:24I asked if there was a man upstairs.
00:12:26His daughter answered,
00:12:27there was none.
00:12:29I knew that Micah did not leave.
00:12:31He was with his father.
00:12:33I went outside the house.
00:12:35I heard a gunshot.
00:12:45Later, someone shouted.
00:12:47My partner said,
00:12:49you hit my son.
00:12:51I am going to die.
00:12:53Until the gunshot.
00:12:56He took my son to the police station.
00:13:01He ran to the hospital.
00:13:05But he was shot in the chest.
00:13:08They have no mercy.
00:13:17I had him autopsied by Dr. Fortuno.
00:13:19Dr. Fortuno said,
00:13:21if he was shot in the chest,
00:13:23he should have been shot in the forehead.
00:13:25But he was not.
00:13:27The bullet came from below.
00:13:29It went straight to his ear.
00:13:39Kato was shot.
00:13:41He was hit by Kavigaw.
00:13:44When Kavigaw screamed,
00:13:46he grabbed the child.
00:13:47Of course,
00:13:49Kavigaw was uncontrollable
00:13:51because he was hit.
00:13:54At an early age,
00:13:57he was only 3 years old.
00:14:01My son's dream was to go to the police.
00:14:05But the police killed him.
00:14:08He was sick.
00:14:18I am Grace Garganta.
00:14:21The victims are my father and my brother.
00:14:26I confessed.
00:14:28My father was a salesman.
00:14:32Suddenly, they entered our house.
00:14:34They were civilians.
00:14:36When they knocked, my mother opened the door.
00:14:38In just 3 steps,
00:14:40they barricaded my father.
00:14:42They didn't ask anything else.
00:14:43When my father moved,
00:14:45he was shot again.
00:14:47My brother was sleeping on a tricycle.
00:14:50He was hit by a single motorcycle.
00:14:52The D.P. reported that
00:14:54he was killed in the fight.
00:14:56Instead of cooperating with the police,
00:15:00they fired.
00:15:02That's why our troops fired.
00:15:05The most painful thing was
00:15:07when I took them home.
00:15:09No one knew.
00:15:10I was the only one.
00:15:12It was hard for me to kill them.
00:15:14As I said, 3 to 6 months,
00:15:16it's all over.
00:15:18It was only in 2016
00:15:20that I voted for the presidential election.
00:15:22I voted for him.
00:15:24When I watch the news,
00:15:26I always say that it's not true.
00:15:28When that happened to me,
00:15:30I had to tell the truth.
00:15:32Because not everyone who was killed
00:15:34was a drug addict.
00:15:36He was working in Pasaibo.
00:15:38He was a hotel room boy.
00:15:40He went in there.
00:15:42He couldn't go home.
00:15:44We looked for him.
00:15:46Until my wife and I decided
00:15:48to go to the precincts.
00:15:50Is your son an addict?
00:15:52My wife answered, no.
00:15:54I went to the police station.
00:15:56I never thought that
00:15:58my son would become a victim
00:16:00because he didn't do drugs.
00:16:02I was surprised when I saw my son.
00:16:03He had a lot of bullet wounds.
00:16:05According to the medical legal,
00:16:07all of his wounds were swollen.
00:16:09He had bruises.
00:16:11It was an indication that
00:16:13the child was in labor.
00:16:15He was being shot.
00:16:17I was beaten up.
00:16:19I was beaten up.
00:16:21I was 8 years old.
00:16:23I was stressed.
00:16:25I couldn't find a job.
00:16:27My wife,
00:16:29I felt sorry for her.
00:16:30I felt like
00:16:32I lost everything.
00:16:40I got a clearance in our barangay.
00:16:43My son was cleared.
00:16:45He was a true man.
00:16:47He embraced me.
00:16:49He hugged me.
00:16:51He said, I love you.
00:16:53Take care.
00:16:55When we met,
00:16:57I wanted to see him.
00:17:01I wanted to hug him.
00:17:03We were able to file a case.
00:17:05But because the justice system in the Philippines was in a mess,
00:17:08we were not able to do anything.
00:17:10But thousands of people were killed here.
00:17:12How many cases were filed?
00:17:14Did we reach 10?
00:17:16None yet.
00:17:18He was so lucky.
00:17:20He was saved
00:17:22by the warrant of arrest.
00:17:24Meanwhile, Jay
00:17:26and other victims
00:17:28were killed.
00:17:30In the Philippines,
00:17:32we were able to get justice in other countries.
00:17:46I think you were taught
00:17:48in the past
00:17:50that criminals should be killed
00:17:52or something to that effect.
00:17:54I am in the midst of a chaotic
00:17:56and there's turmoil in the island of Mindanao.
00:17:58I cannot be soft.
00:18:00If you're committing a crime,
00:18:02if you're into drugs,
00:18:04if you're into the kidnapping business,
00:18:06and we happen to meet in one corner,
00:18:08just be ready because
00:18:10I'll just have to kill you.
00:18:12Several weeks after the war,
00:18:14the people you announced on the radio and TV died.
00:18:17Ask their neighbors.
00:18:19Don't go there.
00:18:21I just said that these are the people.
00:18:23It is my sole duty to do it.
00:18:25Drugs flooding the city.
00:18:27Mayor, this is your campaign
00:18:29against drugs.
00:18:31Small fry are the only ones
00:18:33who are caught.
00:18:35You haven't caught a drug lord
00:18:37or a big-time drug syndicate.
00:18:39You're right.
00:18:41There are no millionaires in Davao
00:18:43who join drugs.
00:18:45I would not sit on my ass
00:18:47as mayor of the city
00:18:49and allow these things to happen.
00:18:53PDP Laban's standard bearer,
00:18:54Rodrigo Duterte,
00:18:56is the one who got the most votes.
00:18:58I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte,
00:19:00do solemnly swear,
00:19:02so help me God.
00:19:04I'll be frank with you.
00:19:06During my time here,
00:19:08I will end the problem with drugs.
00:19:15If there's an order,
00:19:17I'll execute it.
00:19:19I don't care about human rights.
00:19:21More than 300 people are killed.
00:19:22More than 7 people have died
00:19:24because of drugs.
00:19:26Another pusher was found.
00:19:29Does your husband still do drugs?
00:19:31No.
00:19:33It's not true.
00:19:35He's just a sidecar
00:19:37because we don't have anything to eat.
00:19:39It hurts to accept
00:19:41that this is what happened to my husband.
00:19:44There are many others.
00:19:46Why him?
00:19:48I don't want it anymore.
00:19:50I don't want it anymore.
00:19:52I don't want it anymore.
00:19:54I don't want it anymore.
00:19:56I don't want it anymore.
00:19:58It's so hard to accept.
00:20:05If you don't want to die,
00:20:07if you don't want to be hurt,
00:20:09don't rely on drugs and human rights.
00:20:12It doesn't stop you from dying.
00:20:14And then you're there,
00:20:16you're bleeding,
00:20:18and you're portrayed in a broadsheet
00:20:19as Mother Mary cradling
00:20:21the body of Jesus Christ.
00:20:23That's what's happening.
00:20:25Let's be dramatic here.
00:20:27As of December 22, Mr. President,
00:20:29according to the PNP,
00:20:31almost 1 million have surrendered.
00:20:33Yes.
00:20:35Over 42,000 arrested.
00:20:37But there are also killed,
00:20:39over 2,000,
00:20:41according to the PNP,
00:20:43not to mention the 3,000 to 4,000
00:20:45mentioned by DUI,
00:20:47that's under investigation,
00:20:49but according to the PNP,
00:20:51there are those who celebrated Christmas
00:20:53without a father,
00:20:55without a mother,
00:20:57without a brother,
00:20:59grandfather, grandmother, uncle.
00:21:01And they say they don't deny
00:21:03that their loved ones are users,
00:21:05but they say they didn't fight,
00:21:07they're not drug pushers,
00:21:09but they were still killed,
00:21:11even those who surrendered.
00:21:13Do you have anything to say to them?
00:21:15Yes, very much.
00:21:16If I were to say,
00:21:18kill them with a rope
00:21:20or shoot them from behind,
00:21:22it's always go out,
00:21:24hunt for them,
00:21:26demand their surrender.
00:21:28If they refuse and present
00:21:30a violent resistance,
00:21:32just kill them.
00:21:34I am only six months into the presidency.
00:21:36This is what I got.
00:21:38I will solve the problem
00:21:40the way I know how,
00:21:42the way I solve the problem of the world.
00:21:44How is that difficult? Why?
00:21:46What gives you the right
00:21:48to f**k with my country?
00:21:50If you are a leader,
00:21:52you should have a law to follow.
00:21:54You are not a king.
00:21:56What you were given
00:21:58is a rare power from the people.
00:22:00And there is also a law
00:22:02for the international community.
00:22:10The ICC recognizes
00:22:12that there are crimes
00:22:14that are very dangerous
00:22:16and should not be discussed
00:22:18in a particular country.
00:22:20The rest of the world
00:22:22can intervene and say,
00:22:24hey, that's wrong
00:22:26and it's against our humanity.
00:22:28Since 2016,
00:22:30I have closely followed
00:22:32the situation in the Republic
00:22:34of the Philippines.
00:22:47I have a death squad,
00:22:49seven,
00:22:51but not the police.
00:22:53They are also the gangsters.
00:22:55One of the gangsters,
00:22:57I ordered,
00:22:59kill him because
00:23:01if you don't kill him,
00:23:03I will kill you now.
00:23:05Are there rewards for those seven people
00:23:07when they are killed?
00:23:09No, ma'am.
00:23:11Many f**kers are rich in Davao.
00:23:13You said that
00:23:14you encouraged the PNP
00:23:16to encourage the suspect
00:23:18to fight
00:23:20to be killed,
00:23:22to fight.
00:23:24Correct.
00:23:26To minimize.
00:23:28Correct. Yes.
00:23:30Very incorrect,
00:23:32I may say as a civilian,
00:23:34to the professional police.
00:23:36If I go back,
00:23:38I will do it again.
00:23:41I am about to land
00:23:42for all of the
00:23:44whatever
00:23:46happened in the past.
00:23:48I am the one
00:23:50in front of
00:23:52my law enforcement
00:23:54to answer everyone.
00:23:56I will continue to serve my country
00:23:58so be it.
00:24:00That's it.
00:24:02This is the legal.
00:24:04Interpol asked for help
00:24:06and we obliged
00:24:08because we have commitments
00:24:10to the Interpol
00:24:11and if we do that,
00:24:13they will no longer help us.
00:24:15As of March 17 of 2019,
00:24:17we are no longer members
00:24:19of the ICC.
00:24:21As a general rule,
00:24:23the ICC has no jurisdiction
00:24:25here in our country.
00:24:27I would say,
00:24:29we are not members now.
00:24:31We don't need to follow the ICC
00:24:33now.
00:24:35But when we were members,
00:24:37we needed to.
00:24:39That's why Duterte
00:24:41signed the warrant of arrest.
00:24:43General Torrey read
00:24:45Miranda Rights Under Philippine Law
00:24:47forgetting the fact that
00:24:49this is a foreign judgment.
00:24:51So you have to apply also
00:24:53International Covenant
00:24:55on Civil and Political Rights.
00:24:57So it should include
00:24:59the reasons for his arrest.
00:25:01The appearance
00:25:03of the warrant of arrest
00:25:05is complete and proper.
00:25:07The information needed is there
00:25:09according to Rome Statute.
00:25:11It was brought to Duterte
00:25:13in a local court
00:25:15where he will be asked
00:25:17if he violated
00:25:19his human rights.
00:25:21The Philippine government did not do that.
00:25:23What do you call it?
00:25:25State kidnapping?
00:25:27And all because
00:25:29it looks like they will lose
00:25:31in the midterm elections.
00:25:33Mr. President,
00:25:35they say that this is
00:25:37political persecution
00:25:38but I don't see
00:25:40how that can be
00:25:42political persecution
00:25:44on my part
00:25:46because it was initiated
00:25:48before I even came into the picture.
00:25:50The Philippines showed
00:25:52that there is a rule of law
00:25:54that follows international law.
00:25:56It will honor
00:25:58the international agreements.
00:26:00Of course, President Duterte
00:26:02still has supporters.
00:26:04For them, this is a trap.
00:26:09On March 7, 2025,
00:26:11pre-trial chamber 1
00:26:13concluded that there were
00:26:15reasonable grounds
00:26:17to believe
00:26:19that Mr. Duterte
00:26:21is criminally responsible
00:26:23pursuant to
00:26:25Article 25.3A
00:26:27of the Rome Statute.
00:26:29This means that
00:26:31Mr. Duterte
00:26:33is not guilty
00:26:35of any crimes
00:26:36pursuant to
00:26:38Article 25.3A
00:26:40of the Rome Statute
00:26:42as an alleged
00:26:44indirect co-perpetrator
00:26:46for the crime
00:26:48against humanity
00:26:50of murder
00:26:52pursuant to
00:26:54Article 7.1A
00:26:56of the statute.
00:26:58To the less legally inclined,
00:27:00it was a pure
00:27:02and simple kidnapping.
00:27:04My client
00:27:06was all in the nature
00:27:08of political scores
00:27:10settling.
00:27:12Given the precipitous
00:27:14arrival of my client,
00:27:16unearthly band
00:27:18with debilitating
00:27:20medical issues,
00:27:22hard of hearing
00:27:24and poor of sight.
00:27:26And when he arrived
00:27:28at the detention center,
00:27:30the court's doctor
00:27:32was of the opinion
00:27:34that you were
00:27:36likely to have
00:27:38undergone further
00:27:40checks and tests
00:27:42at the detention facility.
00:27:44When we talked,
00:27:46as a request,
00:27:48he asked me to go home.
00:27:50He repeatedly said,
00:27:52do not leave the country,
00:27:54do not leave the Philippines.
00:27:56And so I told him,
00:27:58I know I understand that.
00:28:00Unfortunately,
00:28:02I am the only one
00:28:04who has a Schengen visa
00:28:06to visit the Philippines.
00:28:36I will not go there.
00:28:38Do something.
00:28:40How can he come back here?
00:28:42We are not satisfied with his request.
00:28:44He is still very old.
00:28:46When he was still the president of the Philippines,
00:28:48he ran away.
00:28:52It's a big deal for us
00:28:54that we can use the mosque,
00:28:56even just a little bit.
00:28:58And we can see Duterte
00:29:00being criticized by the judges.
00:29:02We will not allow him to come back here
00:29:04to the Philippines.
00:29:06We will not allow it.
00:29:16I feel like this is a birthday gift
00:29:18for my son.
00:29:20I can say that I am still alive.
00:29:22I am still learning
00:29:24so that we can use
00:29:26the justice that we are looking for
00:29:28for you.
00:29:30Duterte will be punished.
00:29:32Duterte!
00:29:34Duterte!
00:29:36We, ordinary Filipinos,
00:29:38our concern here is
00:29:40how can the high society
00:29:42give them accountability
00:29:44when it comes to
00:29:46human rights, how they should
00:29:48serve the people.
00:29:50First of all, we should think about
00:29:52where is our loyalty.
00:29:54It should be in the country, not in the personalities.
00:30:02You are not like the mother
00:30:04of the student-athlete,
00:30:06Mariah,
00:30:08her stage mom,
00:30:10she is so good at cheering
00:30:12as in,
00:30:14she is so loud.
00:30:16Mariah!
00:30:18She doesn't care about her career,
00:30:20but she is almost
00:30:22chasing her breath.
00:30:24Mariah!
00:30:26Mariah!
00:30:28Mariah!
00:30:30Mariah!
00:30:32Mariah!
00:30:34Mariah!
00:30:36Mariah!
00:30:38At the side of the track and field,
00:30:40she is screaming.
00:30:42Mariah!
00:30:44Mariah!
00:30:46She is cheering her daughter
00:30:48for the once-in-a-lifetime
00:30:50Western Visayas Regional Athletic
00:30:52Association meet in Antique.
00:30:54Mariah!
00:30:56She is just like a parent.
00:30:58Mariah!
00:31:00Mariah!
00:31:02Mariah!
00:31:04Mariah!
00:31:06Mariah!
00:31:08The woman in the video,
00:31:10Proud Ilongo,
00:31:12in Tabugon,
00:31:14in Dingle, Iloilo.
00:31:16Mama Rai Rai!
00:31:18Make some noise for Mama Rai Rai!
00:31:20I am very happy
00:31:22because
00:31:24I am very happy
00:31:26because I am very happy
00:31:28as I can relate
00:31:30my support to my daughter.
00:31:32If the Ilongos
00:31:34can speak.
00:31:36Mariah!
00:31:38She is shouting.
00:31:40Rai Rai
00:31:42is like a microphone.
00:31:44In our neighborhood,
00:31:46they really know that I am a good speaker.
00:31:48Mariah!
00:31:50Mariah!
00:31:52In their house,
00:31:54You're the one who's showing off, and you're the one who's angry.
00:31:58Her vocal chords are really challenging.
00:32:01Every time she makes her 12-year-old and her 6th grade daughter, Mariah, angry.
00:32:07Hey, where's your phone?
00:32:09Sometimes, I get annoyed.
00:32:10When I look for it, it's not in the house.
00:32:12I have a small toy.
00:32:15Mariah, again, again.
00:32:16Let's go.
00:32:18Let's go. I'm still hungry.
00:32:20The next day, they discovered that Mariah has a future in running.
00:32:26Mariah, again, again.
00:32:28Let's go. I'm still hungry.
00:32:30We were chasing her in the backyard of our house.
00:32:33No.
00:32:34Mariah, again.
00:32:35Let's go. I'm still hungry.
00:32:37Mariah, again.
00:32:39Mariah.
00:32:41I'm still afraid of my mom.
00:32:43Let's go.
00:32:44I can't catch up.
00:32:45She's fast. She doesn't catch up.
00:32:46Mariah, again.
00:32:47Let's go. I'm still hungry.
00:32:48Let's go. I'm still hungry.
00:32:51That's why, when their school tried out for track and field.
00:32:57I joined the district. I won.
00:33:01Running is what Mariah earns as a ticket to support her family.
00:33:07She's the youngest of 6 siblings.
00:33:10As construction workers, they are supported by their father.
00:33:14I want to be a national athlete.
00:33:16I want to be able to go to the Olympics.
00:33:19When I was young, I wanted to be an athlete.
00:33:24That's why I joined the district.
00:33:26Mar, just keep an eye on her.
00:33:28I'm right here.
00:33:29My mom is just my coach.
00:33:31That's why I'm able to do what I do.
00:33:33Sometimes, I feel that my mom is the only one who gives me strength.
00:33:40Mariah, again.
00:33:41Again.
00:33:42Mariah, again.
00:33:43Mariah, again.
00:33:45My dream is to be like Mariah.
00:33:47I want to reach the top.
00:33:49She has a lot of work to do.
00:33:51She won't be able to work in the fields like us.
00:33:58Mariah.
00:34:00Mariah.
00:34:01Again.
00:34:02Mariah, again.
00:34:04Mariah.
00:34:05You can do it.
00:34:06Again.
00:34:08Mariah.
00:34:12Mariah, again.
00:34:13Mariah, again.
00:34:16Mariah reached the top again.
00:34:21I get nervous when I hear her.
00:34:26It's like someone is running with me.
00:34:29Mariah, come here.
00:34:32Mariah, come here.
00:34:34Mariah.
00:34:35Mariah, run.
00:34:40First, Mariah.
00:34:41Yaya!
00:34:43Yaya!
00:34:45Yaya!
00:34:49The winner of the five medals is...
00:34:53All of them were gold.
00:34:56In the next round,
00:34:58the Iloilo School Sports Council will meet the winners.
00:35:02It was literally loud.
00:35:04Yaya!
00:35:06Yaya!
00:35:08Yaya!
00:35:10I got two silvers and two bronze medals.
00:35:13Even though I didn't get gold,
00:35:15I was chosen for the regional meet
00:35:17because I got two silvers.
00:35:19I was very happy.
00:35:21At least, Maraya was able to compete in the region.
00:35:24And because she was the best of the best in Region 6,
00:35:27she put more effort into her training.
00:35:30We will wrap Maraya's feet.
00:35:33We will wrap it with adhesive plaster.
00:35:36We will put a potty shield
00:35:38to protect the hot rubber.
00:35:43But there was a problem.
00:35:46My mom couldn't buy shoes for running.
00:35:50Even though Maraya is gay,
00:35:52her shoes are cheap.
00:35:55Even though it's expensive,
00:35:57she doesn't have enough money.
00:35:59Maraya!
00:36:00First, Maraya participated in the elimination of 100-meter hurdles.
00:36:06Maraya!
00:36:07Maraya!
00:36:08Maraya!
00:36:09Maraya!
00:36:10Maraya!
00:36:12Rye-Rye is more nervous than her daughter.
00:36:15I wanted to be replaced by her,
00:36:18I was the only one who can run.
00:36:20Maraya!
00:36:21Maraya, run!
00:36:23Even though I am very strong,
00:36:25I will just beat Maraya.
00:36:28Rye-Rye was able to help her daughter run.
00:36:32Maraya!
00:36:33Rye-Rye!
00:36:34In that round, Mariah got 2 points, that's why she made it to the final round.
00:36:45But when it comes to the final round,
00:36:48I was only 6th.
00:36:50Even though she didn't make it to the 100m hurdles, she made it to the other event.
00:36:57In the 400m hurdles, I was already 2nd, but I was eliminated.
00:37:04I was only 3rd.
00:37:06We won the relay, and I'm happy because I only have 1 gold medal.
00:37:11She made it to the podium finish line.
00:37:13It's sad to say that Mariah is not qualified,
00:37:16because the qualification of the national team is for individual events, not for a team.
00:37:20I just want to go back to high school.
00:37:24When she lost, she cried.
00:37:26I also cried because I felt sorry for her.
00:37:29I only saw her cry when Mariah played.
00:37:34She didn't cry.
00:37:35It was only yesterday.
00:37:38She's not ready yet.
00:37:40There's still a lot for her to do.
00:37:42She still has a long way to go.
00:37:46Despite this, many still support and believe in Mariah.
00:37:51It's proven today.
00:37:56Here we have a small surprise.
00:37:58Shoes.
00:38:02Thank you, sir.
00:38:10Thank you, sir.
00:38:11Thank you, sir, for the shoes.
00:38:13I can use them for my practice.
00:38:19I'm very happy.
00:38:21Mariah!
00:38:22Mariah!
00:38:24Lagan!
00:38:26In the hard work and hard work of Mariah,
00:38:29her mother is there.
00:38:31She brought her gratitude to her grave.
00:38:35Thank you for your support.
00:38:38I'm very happy to be able to do this.
00:38:44Thank you for your sacrifice for me.
00:38:48Thank you for being there for me.
00:38:53Thank you for always being there for me.
00:39:00My medal is my victory.
00:39:06Thank you, Mariah.
00:39:07I'm very happy.
00:39:09Thank you for being there for me.
00:39:16I love you, sir.
00:39:17Thank you for your support.
00:39:20I love my mom very much.
00:39:22I will never leave my mom.
00:39:25If she is not here, I will be sad every day.
00:39:32In the career of life,
00:39:34in every struggle and success,
00:39:37Mariah!
00:39:39Mariah!
00:39:41Lagan!
00:39:42Mariah!
00:39:43there are mothers who are always 100% supportive.
00:39:52Mariah!
00:39:54Lagan!
00:40:03Onions, tomatoes,
00:40:05simple ingredients that are sometimes expensive,
00:40:09but now, the price has dropped.
00:40:12The price has doubled,
00:40:14and the importation has doubled
00:40:17to our farmers,
00:40:19which are now sautéed.
00:40:27Sautéed eggs,
00:40:29Sinigang,
00:40:31Caldereta,
00:40:32and our other Filipino dishes
00:40:35are not as delicious
00:40:37if we don't have our sautés.
00:40:45But the farmers of these vegetables
00:40:49are currently in a bad situation.
00:40:53Because onions and tomatoes are now being sold at a low price.
00:40:59Before, it was 100 per kilo.
00:41:01Now, it's 1 kilo for Pesos.
00:41:03Also because of the oversupply,
00:41:05a lot of tomatoes are now being thrown away
00:41:11and allowed to rot.
00:41:14Oh! It's falling!
00:41:20Oh! It's so hot!
00:41:35We should have imported vegetables
00:41:37when we were short of supplies.
00:41:43The farmers of onions called for
00:41:46STOP IMPORTATION OF ONIONS!
00:41:48SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS!
00:41:50I am asking for your help
00:41:52so that you can give my onions a lower price.
00:41:56I am calling to buy our tomatoes.
00:42:02Who should be sautéed in this problem?
00:42:07The problem with onions
00:42:09was solved when the Department of Agriculture approved
00:42:13on February 6,
00:42:15the importation of thousands of metric tons of onions
00:42:19from China, Indonesia, and India.
00:42:22In the pool,
00:42:23when will onions be imported
00:42:26to many parts of the Philippines?
00:42:29New Isiha is already included
00:42:31in the list of countries
00:42:34in the Philippines.
00:42:37We are here in Bongabon, New Isiha,
00:42:40the onion capital of the Philippines.
00:42:43All 28 barangays here,
00:42:46onions are the main source of income.
00:42:49It's harvest time now,
00:42:51but the farmers here are not happy,
00:42:54they are crying
00:42:56because their main product is falling in price.
00:43:01Can I pull it?
00:43:03Yes!
00:43:09It's easy,
00:43:10but it's hard to pull.
00:43:12My back hurts.
00:43:15I met Marife,
00:43:17who has been planting onions for three decades.
00:43:20How are you, Marife?
00:43:22I'm good.
00:43:23How is your harvest this year?
00:43:25Now, it's good.
00:43:26What do you mean by good?
00:43:27It means there are fewer onions.
00:43:29Ah, fewer.
00:43:30What is your job here?
00:43:32My job here is to plow and harvest.
00:43:36Marife often accompanies her children,
00:43:39J.R. and Irene,
00:43:40to plant onions.
00:43:46At night,
00:43:47the mother and child start to harvest.
00:43:58It's almost noon,
00:44:00and they are already done.
00:44:02But they still need to remove the leaves.
00:44:05This is what I will cut.
00:44:07What's left are the leaves.
00:44:10They have a tool to remove the leaves.
00:44:13Can I try?
00:44:14Sure.
00:44:15Okay, just like that.
00:44:18It's hard,
00:44:19because you are exposed to the heat all day.
00:44:23If the price is good,
00:44:25Marife pays Php 1,000 every day.
00:44:29But now,
00:44:30onions are so cheap.
00:44:32How much do you earn from this job?
00:44:35I earn Php 300.
00:44:36How many months do you harvest onions?
00:44:38I harvest onions every other week.
00:44:41Do your parents also plant onions?
00:44:43Yes, they do.
00:44:44My father passed away.
00:44:45And now,
00:44:46your children are helping you with the onions?
00:44:49Yes.
00:44:50So, you don't leave the house?
00:44:53No, we don't.
00:44:54It's hard.
00:44:55If we don't have a mother,
00:44:57we don't have an aunt.
00:44:59In 2016,
00:45:00Marife became a domestic helper in Saudi Arabia.
00:45:04But after 3 years,
00:45:06she returned to her home in Bungabon.
00:45:08I just want to know why I am with my family.
00:45:15It's true.
00:45:16Soy sauce, tomatoes, and our food.
00:45:18We eat together.
00:45:24Sometimes, we don't have anything.
00:45:26What can you say about this kind of life?
00:45:30This is how we live.
00:45:31We are proud of ourselves.
00:45:33But do you feel proud?
00:45:34No.
00:45:35Why do you think?
00:45:36Because of the price of onions.
00:45:39The price of onions is not good.
00:45:42It's not good.
00:45:43What do you want your children to be?
00:45:46I want them to study until college.
00:45:48My dream is to be a teacher.
00:45:50I want to be a soldier.
00:45:52I don't want them to live like me.
00:45:58From the fields,
00:45:59the onions are brought to buying stations like this.
00:46:04The onions are taken out of the bags
00:46:08to be sorted according to size and quality.
00:46:12Then, they are returned to the bags
00:46:15and stored here
00:46:18for the buyers to wait.
00:46:21How many bags can you store in one day?
00:46:23Last night, we sold 1,125 bags.
00:46:27Really?
00:46:28In one day?
00:46:29Yes.
00:46:30How many days can you sort the onions?
00:46:33Every day.
00:46:35But why do the Philippines produce onions
00:46:39if we have hectares of land?
00:46:43The harvest season of onions in our country
00:46:46is only from February to April.
00:46:49It's not enough to meet our needs for the whole year.
00:46:54To solve this,
00:46:56in the 1990s,
00:46:58the Philippines started importing onions from other countries.
00:47:03The onions we import are cleaner and bigger.
00:47:08That's why some consumers prefer them.
00:47:12But when it comes to quality,
00:47:15the onions we import are tastier and crunchier.
00:47:22The government also imports onions
00:47:25to ensure that the price of onions is not too high.
00:47:29Just like what happened in 2022,
00:47:31the price of an onion per kilo reached Php 700.
00:47:35Our consumers' pockets are hurting.
00:47:38But when it comes to importing,
00:47:39the key to all of this is the right timing.
00:47:42It's not like what happened this year,
00:47:44when the government took office in February.
00:47:47Our farmers are suffering.
00:47:52That's why the ending is,
00:47:54they are at a loss.
00:47:56They are the victims.
00:47:58According to the farmers,
00:48:01to be able to plant onions
00:48:03in two hectares of land in Barangay Pesa,
00:48:06it costs Php 700,000.
00:48:10One hectare is around Php 350,000.
00:48:13It's expensive and labor-intensive.
00:48:17He expects to earn around Php 500,000.
00:48:24That's a loss of Php 200,000.
00:48:28Because they have the competence to import onions,
00:48:33which are even cheaper to sell in markets,
00:48:36it should be Php 80,000 to Php 110,000 per kilo
00:48:40of white onions,
00:48:42but it's only Php 30,000 now.
00:48:45While it should be Php 120,000
00:48:49for red onions,
00:48:51but it's only Php 45,000 now.
00:48:54That's why he can't earn anything from this.
00:48:58They say if you have onions,
00:49:00you feel rich.
00:49:02If you smell onions,
00:49:04you should ride a bus
00:49:06and know that you're feeling rich.
00:49:08It's good that you're still making jokes.
00:49:11Now, if you smell onions,
00:49:13you'll smell like a farmer.
00:49:15You'll know what it's like to live.
00:49:17It's a big loss for you.
00:49:20As senior citizens,
00:49:22we can get the maintenance and food
00:49:25at the price we're paid.
00:49:28Do you still consult with the government?
00:49:31We often talk to them.
00:49:33We should have imported onions
00:49:36when we had a shortage of supplies.
00:49:41It's not wrong to import onions,
00:49:43but we should have finished importing
00:49:45so that it's not at the same price
00:49:47as the traders when buying onions.
00:49:49If there's a shortage,
00:49:51they should have imported much earlier.
00:49:53We average around 30,000 metric tons of onions every year.
00:50:00Our battle cry is that
00:50:02as much as possible,
00:50:04importation should not be accompanied
00:50:06by harvesting of onions.
00:50:08I asked Undersecretary Cheryl Marie Caballero
00:50:11of the Department of Agriculture,
00:50:13why did the government import onions
00:50:16when there's a shortage?
00:50:18In this context,
00:50:20there's a need
00:50:22to address the gap.
00:50:24This should have been done earlier on,
00:50:26sometime in December.
00:50:28The measure to allow the importation of tea
00:50:31was just released recently.
00:50:33But what we are looking at
00:50:35is that when it comes to a big crop,
00:50:37which is coming,
00:50:39the DA already anticipated that.
00:50:41So the Secretary just allowed
00:50:43a stopgap to import.
00:50:45What they're asking is,
00:50:47isn't this importation timing wrong?
00:50:50You started importing in February,
00:50:53which is also the harvest time for onions,
00:50:56especially in Bungabon, Nueva Ecija.
00:50:59Why is it like that?
00:51:01The harvest time
00:51:03will normally be in March.
00:51:05So when it comes to
00:51:07the importation
00:51:09approved by the Secretary
00:51:11for 3,000 metric tons,
00:51:13it's for February.
00:51:15This was discussed through the
00:51:17Onion Allium Team,
00:51:19where the farmers, the industry,
00:51:21and the DAs
00:51:23had consultations.
00:51:25There was an agreement
00:51:27sometime in December
00:51:29that there will be an importation.
00:51:31So it won't be spilled over in March
00:51:33where most of the harvests will arrive.
00:51:35We think and the appreciation
00:51:37of the Department
00:51:39is that there needs to be
00:51:41a storage for the harvest.
00:51:43So our question is,
00:51:45with all the storage given by the DA,
00:51:47there should be an opportunity
00:51:49and prioritization
00:51:51for those in Bungabon
00:51:53to use the cold storage
00:51:55in Nueva Ecija.
00:51:57Our entry point is cooperative
00:51:59because we can't support everyone.
00:52:01The cold storage they gave
00:52:03can be maximized.
00:52:05We already have a room
00:52:07that is all local produce
00:52:09that comes from real onions.
00:52:11There should be
00:52:13a capacity of more than 1 million bags
00:52:15and they will put it there
00:52:17so that the people there
00:52:19can buy cheap and high-quality onions
00:52:21that come from local produce.
00:52:25The problem with storage
00:52:27is that electricity is expensive.
00:52:29We have market linkages
00:52:31through the cadiwa of the President
00:52:33where we help them
00:52:35to bring their products
00:52:37so they can sell directly.
00:52:39After the Pipito earthquake
00:52:41hit Nueva Ecija
00:52:43in November of last year,
00:52:45Our onions were destroyed.
00:52:47Many of the onions
00:52:49that were saved
00:52:51were destroyed
00:52:53and were not used.
00:52:55Instead of planting onions again,
00:52:57many farmers
00:52:59decided to plant
00:53:01tomatoes.
00:53:03Many people planted tomatoes
00:53:05because it has a lot of seeds
00:53:07and it doesn't look like
00:53:09just one onion.
00:53:11But when will they plant
00:53:13tomatoes?
00:53:15The farm gate price
00:53:17also dropped.
00:53:19Before, it was Php 160 per kilo.
00:53:21Now, it's only Php 4
00:53:23per kilo.
00:53:25Our farmers
00:53:27are so stingy.
00:53:29They also teach
00:53:31oversupply.
00:53:33They just throw
00:53:35the tomatoes.
00:53:41That's why some farmers
00:53:43in Bungabon, Hihinayang,
00:53:45choose to
00:53:47throw the tomatoes.
00:53:49Because we don't have a family,
00:53:51we will return the tomatoes.
00:53:57This is a tomato.
00:53:59It's one of the main ingredients
00:54:01of many Filipino dishes.
00:54:03If it's this hot,
00:54:05it's time to plant tomatoes.
00:54:07But here in Nueva Ecija,
00:54:09because of the price drop,
00:54:11it's almost
00:54:13given up.
00:54:15Tomatoes are planted on the streets
00:54:17and farms.
00:54:21Here in Barangay Vega,
00:54:23tomatoes are just planted
00:54:25from Richard's farm.
00:54:27They just let it
00:54:29rot.
00:54:31Richard used to be a seaman.
00:54:33This land is one and a half hectare.
00:54:35He worked
00:54:37on a ship for several decades.
00:54:39When he stopped being a seaman,
00:54:41in 2019, he decided
00:54:43to plant tomatoes here.
00:54:45How much do you plant here?
00:54:476 hectares.
00:54:49200,000.
00:54:51200,000?
00:54:53Usually, if the price is good,
00:54:55how much do you earn from 200,000?
00:54:57Last year,
00:54:59the price was 70,000.
00:55:01We earned 1M.
00:55:03But now?
00:55:05It's a loss.
00:55:07Why?
00:55:09The supply is over.
00:55:11What do you do
00:55:13if the price drops?
00:55:15We sell it to the farmers.
00:55:17Wilma is one of
00:55:19Richard's tomato farmers.
00:55:21It's really hard on the farm,
00:55:23so we have to
00:55:25be patient.
00:55:27She's with her 16-year-old son,
00:55:29Cyrus, when it comes to planting tomatoes.
00:55:31Even so, it's hard for him to walk.
00:55:33To be honest, we don't want him
00:55:35to go to the farm.
00:55:37But he really likes it.
00:55:39They used to earn
00:55:41500 pesos a day.
00:55:43But when the price
00:55:45of tomatoes dropped,
00:55:47they had to pay half of it.
00:55:49We only buy
00:55:51100 chickens
00:55:53in the morning and in the afternoon.
00:55:55We're sad
00:55:57because the price
00:55:59is low.
00:56:01What can you say
00:56:03to those who planted tomatoes?
00:56:05We had an oversupply.
00:56:07They planted at the same time,
00:56:09and they sold at the same time.
00:56:11Antimano cannot be absorbed by the market.
00:56:13What we're looking at
00:56:15is how to bring it
00:56:17systematically.
00:56:19We have a platform
00:56:21so they can have a direct market.
00:56:23Didn't they tell you
00:56:25not to plant at the same time?
00:56:27The price is not good
00:56:29if it's like that.
00:56:31This is the right time
00:56:33to plant.
00:56:35Sometimes, they want to sell
00:56:37at the same time.
00:56:39Either they win or they lose.
00:56:41But if they sell
00:56:43at the same time,
00:56:45the price is higher.
00:56:47What if they all sell at the same time?
00:56:49That's what happens when there's an oversupply.
00:56:53We plant tomatoes here
00:56:55in August.
00:56:57Sometimes, there's a storm.
00:56:59We planted this in October.
00:57:01So that the
00:57:03planted tomatoes
00:57:05of Richard and Wilma
00:57:07won't be wasted,
00:57:09Rural Rising Philippines
00:57:11is an organization
00:57:13that helps farmers
00:57:15through what they call
00:57:17Rescue Buy.
00:57:23They use their own money
00:57:25to save
00:57:27the tomatoes
00:57:29and other products
00:57:31of the farmers.
00:57:33They also give donations.
00:57:35Before we came here,
00:57:37we were paying for the truck,
00:57:39for the farmers,
00:57:41and of course, for the farmer.
00:57:43It's sweet.
00:57:45How many crates are these, Richard?
00:57:47Around 50.
00:57:49We thank Rural Rising Philippines
00:57:51for coming here.
00:57:53I'm glad that you're doing this
00:57:55because it's heart-warming
00:57:57to see the tomatoes being planted.
00:57:59Richard said,
00:58:01this is legal.
00:58:03You're not betting on anything,
00:58:05on cards or luck.
00:58:07You're betting on yourself.
00:58:09Can you continue this?
00:58:11Can you hide this?
00:58:13Some of the tomatoes
00:58:15that were rescued by
00:58:17Rural Rising Philippines
00:58:19are going to be given
00:58:21to the local government.
00:58:25Thank you very much
00:58:27to Rural Rising.
00:58:29They're giving us lunch.
00:58:31We're also asking
00:58:33private sector, LGUs,
00:58:35national government
00:58:37to market the tomatoes in Manila
00:58:39and other areas
00:58:41that don't have enough or expensive tomatoes.
00:58:43Resolve the process of tomatoes
00:58:45so that the farmers can benefit
00:58:47and our farmers can earn more.
00:58:49It's like a program
00:58:51so that the tomatoes won't be trampled.
00:58:53The medium-term intervention
00:58:55is to have dehydration facilities
00:58:57to absorb the excess production.
00:58:59If it's dehydrated,
00:59:01then it can last for several months.
00:59:03Is it still a fresh tomato?
00:59:05Fresh in the sense that
00:59:07it's just dehydrated.
00:59:09We can use it in Pakbet.
00:59:11Just add hot water
00:59:13and it will expand again.
00:59:15I think they'd like to hear this
00:59:17from you, if you feel
00:59:19and hear
00:59:21them and their complaints.
00:59:23We're going around
00:59:25all throughout, different commodities,
00:59:27different groups.
00:59:29What we're seeing in the direction of
00:59:31our Department of Agriculture
00:59:33is that there will be sustainability
00:59:35and profitability for the farmers.
00:59:37They should love the farmers
00:59:39because this is the backbone
00:59:41of the economy.
00:59:43The situation
00:59:45of our farmers
00:59:47is like the crushing of an onion
00:59:49that makes you cry.
00:59:51Because of the over-supply,
00:59:57it's not just the tomatoes and onions
00:59:59that are being trampled
01:00:01and wasted.
01:00:03It's especially
01:00:05the hardship and sacrifice
01:00:07of our farmers
01:00:09who are focused on planting
01:00:11blood and sweat.
01:00:15I do
01:00:17and I don't
01:00:19do
01:00:21do
01:00:23do
01:00:25do
01:00:27do
01:00:29do
01:00:31Instead of I do,
01:00:33a bride from Cagayan de Oro City
01:00:35in Mindanao came home
01:00:37with I don't.
01:00:39What came out of the groom and bride
01:00:41was not true love
01:00:43Simple but elegant is the setup of this Monday's civil wedding in Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao.
01:00:55The reception is also all set.
01:00:58There's food, photo booth with matching photo and video coverage.
01:01:04But on the day of the wedding,
01:01:08Surprisingly, there are no visitors.
01:01:15The only one left in the venue is the bride.
01:01:18Groom suddenly backed out.
01:01:28The man didn't go.
01:01:32The girl just stood there.
01:01:34The groom just stood there after he swallowed the salt.
01:01:45The wedding coordinators of the controversial wedding are Arvil and Vanessa.
01:01:51It was only on March 8 when the bride inquired to her.
01:01:55She introduced herself as Ms. Shaleen Lorin Justin Laugo, a civil engineer.
01:02:00Her father is an NBI director.
01:02:03I was shocked.
01:02:05But the wedding was already on March 10.
01:02:10The wedding was so grand.
01:02:11She was pregnant.
01:02:12Since they are high profile, she didn't want to disappoint her family.
01:02:16On my side, as the wedding organizer,
01:02:18This is a big break.
01:02:19Without hesitation, I said,
01:02:21Ma'am, let's do this.
01:02:23The next day, Arvil met the bride, Shaleen, and her groom, JL.
01:02:29All who spoke were the bride.
01:02:31The bride and groom said that they will wear gown and suit, make-up artist, and ring.
01:02:39Arvil's team only needed to arrange the venue, food, plus photo and video services.
01:02:46The package that was unveiled by the bride and groom was good for 100 guests.
01:02:51It was already in the pricing.
01:02:52Daddy already sent P270,000.
01:02:54Just check your bank account.
01:02:56I checked, there's nothing.
01:02:57Sir, there might be a glitch.
01:02:58I still continued.
01:03:00Arvil immediately booked a hotel in Cagayan de Oro City,
01:03:05where the civil wedding and reception will take place.
01:03:09You need to pay the full amount first for the decorations to enter.
01:03:13I made a deposit of P75,000.
01:03:16Until the big day arrived.
01:03:19At 8 am, my suppliers arrived.
01:03:22But there was a problem.
01:03:25The make-up artist was not there.
01:03:26Her cousin also brought the gown and the wedding ring.
01:03:29Her cousin was not there yet.
01:03:31I called my secretary.
01:03:33She prepared the bridal gown.
01:03:35I contacted my in-house make-up artist.
01:03:38Their pre-wedding shoot went on.
01:03:40But they noticed something.
01:03:43The groom was really quiet.
01:03:45Like pale.
01:03:47First, he was just silent.
01:03:48First, I thought to the boy,
01:03:50He doesn't really love the girl.
01:03:52He just borrowed her because he's rich.
01:03:54He was really happy.
01:03:55He was really happy that he was able to meet his friend.
01:03:59He was really happy that he was able to meet his friend.
01:04:03The wedding ceremony did not start on time.
01:04:06The judge who will officiate the wedding,
01:04:09including the family and the bride's visitors,
01:04:12was not there yet.
01:04:13Almost all the visitors went to the side of the groom.
01:04:16But on the bride's side, no one was there.
01:04:18They were wondering,
01:04:19It's already 6 p.m., nothing is happening yet.
01:04:21At that point, Arvil was already worried that he might be scammed.
01:04:26There was really no payment.
01:04:29What I did was, I pressured them.
01:04:31And Arvil was surprised at what the bride did.
01:04:34What they pressured was the friend of the groom.
01:04:37If they have a credit card.
01:04:38Oh no, this is a scam.
01:04:39What should I do?
01:04:40I will be blamed.
01:04:42Until Arvil called the police.
01:04:45They said that JL was the first one they talked to.
01:04:48It's like the bride is scamming you.
01:04:50But he is still in the denial stage.
01:04:52He wants to show his friends that there is a wedding happening.
01:04:56JL's friends said that he was really shy.
01:05:00Until they came up with a way to prevent this from happening.
01:05:08Someone threw salt at him.
01:05:10It's like he was hit.
01:05:11I don't know what to do.
01:05:15Sir, do you know him?
01:05:16Do you know his family?
01:05:18I don't even know one of his family members.
01:05:22While the bride,
01:05:23Kalaboso.
01:05:29The bride, Shaleen.
01:05:31She is determined to face our team
01:05:33to defend herself.
01:05:37But she has something to clarify.
01:05:39She is not Shaleen.
01:05:41She introduced her to our team.
01:05:43She is Riri Go.
01:05:45I'm no longer comfortable to bring my name.
01:05:48Riri said that she met JL through a dating app.
01:05:53Last year, I was broken hearted.
01:05:56I downloaded a dating app.
01:05:59Our meeting should be casual.
01:06:02Just talking.
01:06:03Until a simple meet-up.
01:06:06She went home with a broken heart.
01:06:08Something happened to us.
01:06:10The next day, Riri invited JL to go out again.
01:06:15But he didn't show up until this December.
01:06:19I had a broken heart.
01:06:21In January, I had a check-up.
01:06:24I found out that I'm pregnant.
01:06:26I know that I didn't meet anyone.
01:06:28So I contacted him.
01:06:30I said, I want a paternity test.
01:06:32He didn't show up.
01:06:33I called him.
01:06:34He picked up my phone.
01:06:35He said that he felt that he really knows me.
01:06:38These words are from him.
01:06:40In a short time, they fell in love with each other.
01:06:44My feelings for him just developed naturally.
01:06:47He told me that he loves me.
01:06:51Almost a month passed.
01:06:53From the last time they met,
01:06:55JL proposed right away.
01:06:58When he woke up in the morning,
01:06:59he said that we are going to get married.
01:07:01On Saturday, March 8,
01:07:03we met up with the coordinator.
01:07:06But they were supposed to have a happy day.
01:07:08But the next day,
01:07:12especially Riri,
01:07:13the scammer accused him.
01:07:16And it didn't work out.
01:07:17The groom just pretended to get married to her.
01:07:21Someone threw salt at him.
01:07:24It's like he was hit.
01:07:25I don't know what to do.
01:07:27I don't know what to do.
01:07:31What is the truth in the rumored stories?
01:07:35Is Riri really pregnant?
01:07:39Did he really set up JL?
01:07:42And in the middle of our gossip,
01:07:45our team received a message
01:07:47that Riri got married from his friend.
01:07:52I was shocked.
01:07:53I trusted him because I thought that he's really rich.
01:07:56The revelations of our return.
01:08:05The Marites Online celebrated
01:08:08this wedding in Cagayan de Oro City
01:08:11that didn't continue because the groom
01:08:15backed off after being hit by a car.
01:08:20Will the bride blame him?
01:08:25Someone threw salt at him.
01:08:26It's like he was hit.
01:08:27I don't know what to do.
01:08:29I don't know what to do.
01:08:31Sir, do you know him?
01:08:33Do you know his family?
01:08:34I don't even know one of his family members.
01:08:37I'm never going to marry him.
01:08:39She was shocked
01:08:41when it seemed that JL's friends
01:08:43already avoided him.
01:08:46I was shocked.
01:08:47Don't look into my eyes.
01:08:48Why? What's going on?
01:08:49His way of talking is different.
01:08:51Their discussion was cut off
01:08:54when the authorities arrived.
01:08:56Goodbye.
01:08:57I went to the police station.
01:08:59They explained that there was no payment yet
01:09:01which I acknowledged.
01:09:02Riri was given 10 days
01:09:05to pay his balance of almost 100,000 pesos.
01:09:11There were also doubts
01:09:13if Riri is really pregnant.
01:09:16I don't think the woman is pregnant.
01:09:20Our team asked Riri
01:09:22if he can show medical records
01:09:25to prove his pregnancy.
01:09:27But he refused to give any evidence.
01:09:32Groom hopes that his dad will be proud
01:09:35to pay for everything.
01:09:36Groom thought that the woman is pregnant.
01:09:39Meanwhile, we tried to interview JL
01:09:42but he didn't show up.
01:09:44Since the viral incident
01:09:46that happened in Hagisan ng Asin
01:09:48which is against gay marriage,
01:09:51there are other rumors
01:09:53that Riri was also scammed.
01:09:56There was a group chat the other day
01:09:58where he and his victims
01:10:00reached 20 people.
01:10:03I refused to answer the issue
01:10:05because we are already doing the legal process.
01:10:10Someone also contributed to our program
01:10:12and introduced him.
01:10:14Riri was also scammed
01:10:16when he was pregnant.
01:10:18We hid him under the name of Peter.
01:10:20Someone chatted on my account.
01:10:22He posted his profile picture.
01:10:23It's good.
01:10:24It's sexy.
01:10:25I was attracted to that.
01:10:26We were in a relationship
01:10:27from January to May.
01:10:29Something happened to us.
01:10:30At first, he said that he was pregnant.
01:10:32Until they decided to get married.
01:10:35As if it's a child's thing.
01:10:38But in the end,
01:10:39there was no marriage.
01:10:41Almost 300,000 pesos were spent.
01:10:44Peter's family paid for it.
01:10:46He will pay for it.
01:10:48I thought he was rich.
01:10:49I will also complain.
01:10:50There were many scams like mine.
01:10:54What I want to happen
01:10:55is that he will be jailed.
01:10:56We asked Riri for a reaction
01:10:58about this.
01:11:00But he refused to comment.
01:11:03There is no law that prohibits
01:11:05a person from getting married.
01:11:09But if the promise to marry
01:11:11became a proximate cause,
01:11:13your partner will enter into
01:11:15a sexual relationship.
01:11:17That's why he was forced to get married.
01:11:19You can file an action for damages.
01:11:22He can be charged with estafa
01:11:23because there is an element of disease.
01:11:25The damage also caused to a partner.
01:11:27The maximum penalty for estafa
01:11:29is 6 years and 1 day in prison
01:11:32but not more than 20 years.
01:11:35Gayuma started during pre-Hispanic times.
01:11:38Filipinos are fully invested with emotions.
01:11:42We also use mediums
01:11:44or beliefs in a supernatural way
01:11:48to get affection.
01:11:50It's better if we get to know our relationships well.
01:11:55In the end, we will not regret it.
01:11:58Marriage is not like hot rice
01:12:01that if you try it and it goes in,
01:12:04you can take it out.
01:12:05It is prepared and given
01:12:08to the one you truly love.
01:12:10In the end,
01:12:11your partnership will not be in vain.