24 Oras Express: September 19, 2023 [HD]

GMA Integrated News

Narito ang mga maiinit na balita sa 24 Oras Express ngayong Martes, September 19, 2023:  Below are the approved stories for YouTube today (September 19, 2023):  - Pagdukot ng militar, iginiit ng 2 environmentalist na iniharap ng gobyerno matapos silang mawala  - Sirang corals, nakita sa Iroquis Reef kung saan namataan ang nasa 35 barko ng China noong Sept. 17  - Umano'y shabu lab ng grupong nang-aabuso umano ng mga menor de edad, pinapaimbestigahan ng ilang senador  - DOF, tutol sa anumang suspensyon ng excise tax; mahigit P72-B ang mawawala sa gobyerno kung ituloy yan  - Among nanakit umano kay Elvie Vergara, na-cite in contempt sa Senado dahil umano sa paiba-ibang pahayag  - PAGASA: Ilang lugar sa bansa posibleng ulanin bunsod ng localized thunderstorms at ITCZ  - Panukalang ideklara bilang Christmas Capital ng Pilipinas ang Pampanga, lusot na sa Kamara  - Labag sa batas ang paglipat ng P125-M pondo ng OP sa OVP noong 2022 - Rep. Castro  - Pres. Marcos: May tsansa pa ring maging P20/kg ang bigas  - 2 environmentalist na iginiit na dinukot sila ng militar, nakipagpulong sa CHR  - Cast at ilang guests sa premiere night ng "Video City: Be Kind Please Rewind", naka-90s OOTD  - Big revelation sa pagiging killer ni Don Gustavo ng karakter ni Rhian Ramos, certified trending  For Kapuso abroad, subscribe to GMA Pinoy TV (http://www.gmapinoytv.com/) for GMA programs, including the full version of 24 Oras.  24 Oras is GMA Network's flagship newscast, anchored by GMA News pillars Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil featuring top news stories from the Philippines and the hottest showbiz news on Chika Minute hosted by Iya Villania. Visit GMA News Online (http://www.gmanews.tv/24Oras) for more.

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00:00 Live from the GMA Network Center, this is "24 Horas."

00:06 Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.

00:12 The military was turned against the government's press conference

00:19 when they accused the two missing activists of being corrupt.

00:23 The two were even challenged by the government

00:26 on how they were accused of tactical interrogation and torture.

00:31 That was in the video released by the National Task Force

00:35 to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-LCAC

00:39 where the two ran away from the group "Akap Ka"

00:42 and were all shot by June Veneracion.

00:45 June?

00:48 Mel, Emil, Pia, for the first time,

00:52 the two environmental activists who were missing in Bataan

00:56 were confronted by the public.

00:58 They were invited by government officials

01:01 to the municipality of Plaridel, Bulacan to explain.

01:04 But what happened?

01:06 Unexpectedly, they were shot.

01:08 The government and the military called for a press conference

01:16 to falsify the accusation that they accused the environmentalists

01:20 of being corrupt, Jhonila Castro and Jedreana Tamano.

01:24 The two were shocked.

01:32 The two of the group "Akap Ka"

01:47 were charged with a reclamation project in Manila Bay

01:50 that affected Bataan where they were repeatedly missing.

01:54 They were shot by the military on September 2

01:57 and were taken in a van while in a car.

01:59 We were walking on the street when someone shot us.

02:05 The SUV stopped in front of us and shot us.

02:10 We were taken to the hospital.

02:13 We thought it was a real gunshot.

02:17 But they recognized us.

02:21 They were charged with tactical interrogation and forced to flee.

02:25 They were holding our hands.

02:27 They were trying to kill us.

02:29 They were trying to kill our lives and our families.

02:32 They recognized us.

02:34 The other members of the SUV were the ones who recognized us.

02:40 Jhonila said that the military just released the two of them.

02:45 We didn't want to go to the military's custody.

02:50 The affidavit was not true.

02:53 Because it was done inside the military camp.

02:56 We can't do anything about it.

02:59 Jhonila's statement was cut off right after the statement.

03:04 There are reclamation projects there.

03:07 The problem is that the fish there are dying.

03:10 That's the real issue here.

03:12 Jhonila, please find the person who can say that.

03:18 Kept the drug and the lakos.

03:20 The press con was held for four days after the National Task Force to end

03:26 Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-LCAC,

03:29 the video of the two environmental activists,

03:31 who according to them, fled to the group called AKAPKA.

03:35 Earlier, the officials just wanted to pour cold water on them.

03:39 But they were accused of going back to the government.

03:43 They were the ones who asked the media to clarify.

03:47 But it happened the other way around.

03:50 We are holding them.

03:52 If they have a custody, if they have a paper,

03:56 we will take it.

03:58 This is a help.

04:01 We will help them in their surrender.

04:06 So we are fixing the process.

04:09 But we don't want to take that.

04:12 Our area is just for the purification.

04:15 I am surprised that I don't know what happened.

04:18 Because the people who are in charge, they are soldiers.

04:22 We saw on the interrogation paper that it says "78 Highway."

04:26 I don't believe that the commander doesn't know that we are here.

04:31 Regarding this allegation, we will stand by the report of AFB.

04:39 After the press conference,

04:41 the two activists were kept in the municipality of Plaridel.

04:45 Where they were forced to surrender to be released.

04:49 In the middle of the tension, a police was separated from their line.

04:55 And the next negotiation was to bring Johnnila and Jed

05:01 to the office of the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City.

05:04 According to their will.

05:07 And before 6pm,

05:14 Johnnila and Jed were turned over to the Commission on Human Rights.

05:19 There, a group of militants gathered to condemn their surrender.

05:26 Here in the municipality of Plaridel, Bolacan,

05:29 the situation is calm and normal.

05:32 Thank you very much, June Veneracion.

05:36 We will bring you the latest updates from the Commission on Human Rights later.

05:41 Mark Salazar.

05:42 Our Defense Department is now verifying the latest violations

05:47 of the Iroquois Reef in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.

05:51 Where 35 ships of China were also seen.

05:55 This is clearly a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS.

06:00 Joseph Moro is the witness.

06:02 On September 17,

06:07 35 Chinese maritime militia vessels were seen in the Iroquois Reef

06:13 inside the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines

06:17 based on a satellite image held by maritime security expert Ray Powell.

06:22 More than 32 Chinese militia vessels were seen in the Rosul Reef on September 15,

06:28 according to the Western Command.

06:30 As well as 23 eyes this August and 20 eyes in May.

06:35 Here, the AFP, Western Command and Philippine Coast Guard

06:39 are looking for corals that may have been destroyed by coral harvesting

06:43 and will last for decades before being revived.

06:46 Depending on the species of corals, corals only grow 2 centimeters or more per year.

06:51 It's like they've already taken over the reef.

06:53 It's like it's already dead.

06:55 Because of that, it's possible that fishermen will not return there,

06:59 according to maritime law expert Jay Batong-Bacal.

07:02 That's what they're doing in Scarborough.

07:04 Our fishermen, even if they go there, they don't have a place to stay.

07:08 They don't have any clear route to directly pinpoint.

07:13 But what is certain is that from August 9 to September 11,

07:17 here in this area, we monitored Chinese maritime militia vessels.

07:21 But it's not only the rich seas that seem to be in danger.

07:25 According to AFP, Western Command, they are chasing Chinese militia vessels,

07:30 but they are just going back and forth.

07:33 They are also planning to make a presence in Rosul and Escoda Shoal

07:38 because it's near Recto Bank, where the rich are suspected of having gas and oil.

07:43 The Energy Department is studying Recto Bank

07:47 in a joint oil and gas exploration under Service Contract No. 72.

07:52 Aside from oil, it's also possible that they are preparing

07:55 to continue making artificial islands, the corals.

07:59 So in a way, it paves or flattens the reef structure,

08:03 which can later on be paved with concrete.

08:06 According to the Defense Department,

08:08 it's clear that this is a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

08:12 As a 2016 Arbitral Award, it was also confiscated in China

08:16 because of the previous violation of the corals

08:18 and the extraction of giant clams in the EEZ of the Philippines.

08:22 Now, we have to validate it and then we'll coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs

08:28 so that we can file the appropriate action.

08:30 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, Nakatutok 24 Horas.

08:34 Aside from the issue of abuse and the forced marriage of minors,

08:41 some senators want to investigate

08:44 the management of the Shabu Laboratory and the private army of Socorro Bayanihan Services.

08:50 DOJ and PNP will also investigate.

08:54 Sanlima Refran is on the case.

08:56 [Music]

08:59 [Foreign Language]

09:11 This is how the Socorro Bayanihan Services in Surigao del Norte

09:16 depicted their community in the Kapihan Mountains in Bucas Grande Island.

09:20 [Foreign Language]

09:27 In this video on their Facebook page,

09:29 the community is showing off their culture centered on agriculture and Bayanihan.

09:34 [Foreign Language]

09:37 But Senator Rizo Ontivero believed that this paradise community

09:43 is one of the cults that became the source of abuse

09:47 when a new Jesus, J. Renz Killario, alias Senor Aguila,

09:53 introduced the Shabu Laboratory.

09:55 Some minors became victims of rape and forced marriage.

09:59 The Senate plans to investigate this group.

10:03 Ontiveros also submitted a proposed resolution

10:06 to look into the cases of rape, sexual abuse, and child marriages in the community.

10:11 Senator Bato de la Rosa also signed a resolution

10:14 to look into the Shabu Laboratory and the Umanoy Private Army within the community.

10:19 The Justice Department also ordered the NBI to investigate the case.

10:24 There was a case before, on June 1,

10:26 there were more than 10 people who were recommended for prosecution

10:33 here in the Socorro cult,

10:35 which was included in Senator Rizo Ontiveros' statement.

10:39 Sex trafficking, human trafficking.

10:43 The PNP is also ready to help in the investigation,

10:47 even though there are no complaints yet.

10:49 In a statement by Super Radio-DZBB,

10:52 the Socorro Bayanihan Services denied the allegations against them

10:56 and they are ready to face a deep investigation.

10:59 The cult that they are talking about, there is no truth to that.

11:02 Our association promotes really Bayanihan culture, Bayanihan spirit.

11:08 And our main purpose is first is for housing.

11:14 Housing because it is difficult to build a house here.

11:18 Second is agriculture.

11:20 And third is burial services.

11:23 You are under a deep investigation.

11:26 Are you ready for that?

11:28 We are ready.

11:30 For GMA Integrated News, Sanima Raffra,

11:32 Tune in 24 hours.

11:36 The Finance Department immediately urged the leader of the Camera

11:40 to remove the excise tax on oil.

11:42 The diesel fuel will be reduced to 13 pesos per liter,

11:46 according to a congressman.

11:48 But the government's spending of a billion pesos will be greatly reduced.

11:53 Learned from Bernadette Reyes.

11:55 I have two hundred pesos left.

12:00 I will give it to you so you can increase your income.

12:02 Mang Ni Casio still wants to increase his income.

12:06 But because of the big time oil price hike,

12:08 which is 11 times higher than diesel.

12:11 I want to go home. I don't want to be in debt.

12:14 Yesterday, the House Speaker said that they will recommend to the Palace

12:18 to temporarily remove the excise tax on oil until December,

12:22 if until when the price of oil can continue to rise.

12:26 But Albay Representative Joey Salceda said

12:29 that the ball is with them in Congress because they should pass the law on this.

12:34 It is true that diesel will be reduced to 13 pesos and gas to 17 pesos per liter.

12:41 But more than 58 billion pesos will be lost in the collection of the government.

12:46 That is even bigger than the budget of the entire judiciary

12:49 or the budget of 14 government agencies,

12:53 including Labor, Justice, Finance and Housing Departments.

12:57 That is why Salceda is urging the economist to use the flexible mechanism on excise tax.

13:03 I hope the excise tax will be flexible.

13:06 If it exceeds 80 pesos, it will gradually decrease.

13:10 But if it goes below 80 pesos, it will gradually increase.

13:13 The Finance Department, according to any suspension of excise tax,

13:18 more than 72 billion pesos will be lost,

13:20 if the government's collection of funds for public services is exceeded.

13:27 But unlike some, not only the dekotse affected by the oil price hike,

13:32 but also those like Mang Nicacio and Juan de la Cruz.

13:36 When the price of gasoline and diesel rises,

13:39 the price of agricultural products such as vegetables also rises.

13:44 In the tractors, all of them use diesel.

13:50 That is why the price of vegetables rises.

13:53 The production cost will really increase.

13:57 We cannot avoid that.

13:59 From planting, water, harvest, delivery.

14:07 We think it is better to lower the fuel price.

14:14 Because of that, the National Center for Commuter Safety and Protection

14:19 has decided to remove the excise tax.

14:21 What is the nightmare that we will face next Tuesday?

14:26 According to the Finance Department,

14:28 the only help that will be available is for the poor.

14:32 For example, fuel subsidies for affected jeepney drivers.

14:36 But even though it has been announced for a long time,

14:38 some still do not accept it, that is why some are protesting.

14:42 That is the only help.

14:44 It is just promises.

14:46 When we face it, we sometimes dialogue with the Department.

14:49 They will come. Until now, there is no help.

14:51 There is also a petition for a one peso provisional fare increase

14:55 for those who will be affected by computers.

14:58 Because there are people who are affected by old computers,

15:03 so that we can have the same.

15:05 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, 24 Hours.

15:10 The former chief of the NAKIT-UMANO in the house of LV Vergara was detained in the Senate.

15:17 Because of his different statements,

15:20 the former chief of the NAKIT-UMANO in the house of LV Vergara was arrested.

15:22 The chief was ordered to injure the old man.

15:26 Dano Tincungco was arrested.

15:31 The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights will continue to hear

15:35 that Franz Ruiz, the former chief of LV Vergara, was cited for contempt.

15:41 Ruiz's unambiguous statements pushed the committee to detain him in the Senate.

15:47 It is not yet clear how long Franz Ruiz will remain in jail in the Senate.

15:53 A detention order be issued to Mrs. Franz Garcia Ruiz for continuously evasing

16:09 the questions propounded by the members of this committee,

16:13 as well as falsely testifying under direct examination by committee.

16:22 Senator Gingo Estrada, who was detained in Pasay City Jail,

16:26 was first motioned to be released, but Ruiz was also released.

16:29 Before this, the former colleagues of Vergara,

16:32 J.M. Dodong Dimines and John Patrick Simbao,

16:36 who testified against the abuse of the former chief in the former house of LV Vergara,

16:40 were also brought before the court.

16:41 Dodong is the one who admitted the abuse of the unknown man in Paluan, Occidental, Mindoro.

16:48 When did you see Mrs. LV being beaten by Mrs. Franz?

16:54 Since I entered the house.

16:57 How often?

16:59 Sometimes at night.

17:02 She was being kicked and I was hitting her head.

17:06 How often? Day and night?

17:09 At night, when her head is sometimes hot.

17:12 Why is her head hot?

17:14 I don't know.

17:17 She was almost hitting Mrs. LV every night.

17:21 Am I right?

17:23 Yes.

17:25 They also said that their chief ordered them to beat Mrs. LV.

17:31 I was ordered but I didn't do it.

17:33 What did he order?

17:35 He said that I should beat her.

17:38 You should beat her?

17:39 Yes.

17:40 What did you tell your chief?

17:43 I told him that I don't want to.

17:46 When you disobeyed your chief's order, what did he say?

17:52 Nothing.

17:54 Did the three of you witness that Mrs. LV was being beaten?

18:01 No.

18:03 You, John Mark?

18:04 No.

18:05 You, Dodong?

18:06 Yes.

18:08 So, it's natural, normal that Mrs. LV was right.

18:13 So, it's natural that your chief was right.

18:17 I asked them why they beat me.

18:23 He said that he used my belongings, my briefcase, and my clothes.

18:28 That's what your chief told me.

18:29 JM, did you beat her?

18:31 No.

18:33 What you said earlier, what I'm asking you,

18:35 you were angry because you used your clothes as a briefcase.

18:42 Yes.

18:43 But what your chief is saying now, you punched her in the face.

18:48 That's not true.

18:50 Huh?

18:51 That's not true.

18:52 He lied.

18:53 Why didn't you remove him?

18:55 I talked to them, he apologized to Mrs. LV,

18:59 I asked her to forgive him, but I let them go because they will make up.

19:03 One of the people who was under the polygraph test of NBI,

19:07 is Ruiz's wife, former housemates, and Marangay Chairman Jimmy Patal.

19:12 At Ruiz's request, he held an executive session for the testimony of his son,

19:17 which Mrs. LV also taught him.

19:20 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Danote Nkunku, for 24 Hours.

19:34 Hello, Kapuso! How's your rainy Tuesday?

19:38 Just a reminder, don't forget to include in the planning of activities,

19:42 the monitoring of updates on the weather.

19:45 Especially now, aside from localized thunderstorms,

19:48 the rise of Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is still affecting Mindanao.

19:56 In Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao, heavy rain is experienced because of almost non-stop rain.

20:03 Due to the strong water flow, some vehicles were already saved and almost didn't pass.

20:08 But the LGU immediately prepared for rescue operations.

20:12 In the area of Cotabato, a road was temporarily closed due to the collapsed part of the mountain.

20:19 The rocks spread along with the strong water flow.

20:23 There was also a landslide in the town of Aracan,

20:26 where the roads almost didn't appear because of the thick white.

20:31 Some trees were also fallen and some vehicles were also hit by the rain.

20:36 Residents were also working hard to clean the road.

20:40 It's possible that the rain will happen again tomorrow based on the data of Metro Weather.

20:45 Before noon, there are scattered rains in some places.

20:48 But in the afternoon, the rain is already widespread and it can be experienced by almost the whole of Mindanao.

20:55 So, to our fellow residents, be alert to the possible flooding or landslides.

21:01 A large part of Visayas will be rained tomorrow, especially when the afternoon comes.

21:06 There are heavy to intense rains like here in Samar and Leyte provinces,

21:10 Cebu and Bohol, and in Negros province, and especially in Antique, where the rain is strong.

21:16 Let's look at Luzon because it's still possible to experience rain in Ilocos region,

21:21 Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Calabar Zone.

21:24 There are also rains in Mimaropa and Bicol region where the chance of heavy rains is high.

21:31 In Metro Manila, it's possible that it will rain again tomorrow afternoon.

21:35 I expect that in Caloocan, Quezon City, and Marikina.

21:39 But there's a chance that the rain will be widespread when night comes.

21:43 So, fellow residents, it's a habit to check the thunderstorm advisories of Pag-asa and always be careful.

21:49 And that's the latest news in the current situation.

21:51 I'm Maureen Shrivers for GMA Integrated News Weather Center.

21:55 We are your hosts, anytime, anywhere.

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