Saksi Part 2: "Vacation scam"; Chop-Chop; Hulicam: Mobile payment machine, ninakaw

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00:28 walk and vacation.

00:29 Beach!

00:30 It's a cool place, like baguio.

00:33 But don't get too excited,

00:36 because in this time,

00:38 the victims are also looking for

00:40 what the PNP calls vacation scams.

00:43 These are the modules that will ask for vacation,

00:46 but will disappear like bubbles

00:48 when they're given a down payment.

00:50 We should be careful that not everyone

00:52 is offering a cheaper price.

00:55 This is true.

00:57 And not only those who are on vacation

00:59 can be victims,

01:00 even those who have a business,

01:02 like the owner of a resort in Pagudpon, Ilocos Norte,

01:05 Elnor Tagle.

01:07 She was a victim when she became a vacationist,

01:09 she was convinced that she was able to

01:11 make a down payment of 1,000 pesos online

01:14 for the reservation.

01:16 Suddenly, she asked for a refund,

01:18 and Elnor gave it to her.

01:20 The problem is,

01:21 the customer still doesn't have a down payment

01:23 because the screen grab of the online transaction

01:26 was sent to Elnor.

01:28 It's like, you know,

01:29 it's like I didn't think of it at that time.

01:33 And she became a victim

01:35 after spreading the pandemic.

01:37 According to the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group,

01:40 from 39 cases in 2021,

01:43 she became a victim of 313 cases last year.

01:48 This is revenge travel.

01:49 One of the things we see after the pandemic,

01:52 we see that our countrymen are in a hurry to travel.

01:56 This is what the scammers are doing.

01:58 Now that the hot season is coming,

02:00 the PNP is hoping that the operation of those

02:03 behind the vacation scam will continue.

02:06 That's why the public should be careful

02:08 because the reality is,

02:09 it's hard to catch scammers

02:11 who are hiding behind

02:13 social media accounts.

02:15 According to the PNP,

02:17 check with the listed travel agencies,

02:20 don't believe it right away,

02:22 and ask the transactions first.

02:24 You can also ask the police for verification.

02:28 We are afraid,

02:29 that's why we don't do it online.

02:32 We might be scammed.

02:34 For GMA Integrated News,

02:36 June Veneracion,

02:38 your Saksi.

02:39 As the heart says,

02:42 a piece of clothing that has parts of a person's body

02:46 was left in front of the NBI office in Bacolod City.

02:49 It was wrapped in plastic inside a paper bag,

02:52 with one hand, foot, and ear.

02:55 It was written on a piece of paper

02:57 that the message "Drug lord's protector"

02:59 is an NBI agent.

03:01 But according to the NBI in Bacolod,

03:03 the message is about a good performance at work.

03:06 The police are investigating

03:08 who the parts of the body are.

03:10 The NBI knows if there is a connection here

03:13 to the operation they are targeting

03:15 against illegal gambling

03:16 and black occidental gambling.

03:19 The El Niño is not yet finished,

03:23 and it is possible that it will be flooded,

03:24 according to the forecast.

03:25 The expected rain is also possible

03:27 in some areas.

03:29 How is the allocation of water from the dams?

03:32 Saksi,

03:33 I'm Sandra Ginaldo,

03:34 and this is Ivan Mayrino.

03:36 Within two or three weeks,

03:39 the Amihan will be finished.

03:41 It is expected that the temperature

03:43 in other areas will reach 40 degrees Celsius.

03:45 According to the forecast.

03:47 There are areas that we predicted

03:50 could be as high as 40,

03:52 especially in areas

03:54 that have the Cagayan Valley region.

03:56 So, we will see it by April or May.

04:01 Along with the rise in the effect of El Niño,

04:03 although the temperature will rise

04:05 in the Pacific Ocean,

04:07 El Niño will have an effect

04:08 for up to three months.

04:10 Historically, El Niño always has a lag effect on us.

04:14 So, although El Niño is going down,

04:17 and we have a strong mature El Niño,

04:19 we will only experience the possible impact

04:23 of this strong and mature El Niño

04:25 in the beginning of March.

04:28 But now, the effect of El Niño is already severe.

04:31 In Buna-Lac, Oriental, Mindoro,

04:33 the State of Calamity declared

04:35 that the value of the Pinsala in agriculture

04:37 is already at 60 million pesos

04:39 from the crops of rice and onions,

04:41 according to the Municipal Agriculture Office.

04:43 As early as the first week of December,

04:47 the soil starts to split,

04:49 although it is still wet.

04:51 Until it grows,

04:53 you can really stick your hand in the hole,

04:56 that's how big the split is in the rice.

04:58 The major two rivers,

05:00 our two major rivers,

05:02 the Cabilia River and the Mauhau River,

05:04 are both dry.

05:06 As in dry, sir?

05:08 Literally, the river has no water?

05:10 Yes, sir. You can walk on your rubber shoes

05:12 and you don't get dirty.

05:14 It is expected that in May,

05:16 the rain will start, but the forecast says

05:18 it may stop in some places.

05:20 Rain is a big help for the dams

05:23 that some of them lowered the water level

05:25 compared to yesterday.

05:27 Angat Dam, for example,

05:29 the water level is lower than normal

05:31 although it is not yet reaching the critical level.

05:34 90% of the water in Metro Manila

05:36 came from here.

05:38 And the allocation of water from there

05:40 is for the rivers of Metro Manila.

05:42 It is possible that it will decrease in April.

05:45 But if the Department of Environment

05:47 and Natural Resources or DNR clarifies,

05:50 it will just return to the normal allocation.

05:53 For April,

05:55 our allocation may still be 50 CMS

06:00 or you pay extra 2 cubic meters per second.

06:04 But if there is no rain that comes in April,

06:07 it will just return to the regular allocation.

06:10 But if there is still no rain in May,

06:13 it is possible that the allocation of Metro Manila

06:16 will still decrease to 46 CMS.

06:18 It is also expected that it will reach its limit.

06:21 If it looks like the last time

06:24 that you will stop us,

06:26 maybe we will reduce it.

06:29 And we are doing this so that we will not have a problem

06:33 moving forward in June and July.

06:36 There are cases of El Niño in the past,

06:39 or in the Philippines,

06:40 wherein it is in a neutral condition,

06:43 but the drought condition continued for the next 3 months.

06:49 Manila Water and Manilad has already prepared

06:52 the effects of El Niño last year.

06:54 MWSS or Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System is responsible.

07:00 We've already started operating other facilities,

07:05 water treatment plants that are sourcing water aside from Angat.

07:09 We are still continuing to operate some deep wells.

07:13 We also have some operational strategies that we are doing,

07:19 and of course, the aggressive leak repairs.

07:23 46 CMS is a bit heavy for us

07:27 to maintain this normal service level.

07:30 If we really need to have a service in Tarapin

07:33 for our customers, we will do this during night time.

07:36 MWSS will remember the request of NWRB

07:40 to maintain the allocation of water per second

07:43 for Metro Manila at 50 cubic meters per second.

07:46 They need to weigh the demand of NWRB,

07:50 especially since they are also supplying water to farmers.

07:54 The irrigation of crops in Bulacan and Pampanga

07:57 also came from Angatda.

07:59 We still have a full allocation to our farmers

08:03 for the month of March and April and even May.

08:08 That's why when it reaches a certain level,

08:12 up to the water level of 180,

08:15 domestic use really needs to be prioritized.

08:19 I think we will not have any problems

08:22 in watering our farms until they harvest in May.

08:28 For GMA Integrated News, I'm Sandra Aginaldo.

08:32 I'm Ivan Meyrina, your "Saksi".

08:35 Fish were killed in Lake Cebu in South Cotabato.

08:40 According to the Municipal Lake Warden,

08:43 1,000 kilos of tilapia were killed

08:45 by a fish kill in Barangay Siluton.

08:48 Because of this, the fishermen were forced

08:51 to do emergency harvest and sell the fish

08:54 at a lower price to save money.

08:57 The local government will provide assistance

09:00 to affected businessmen

09:02 while they are still checking the value of the fish.

09:05 Two men were caught in Pasig City

09:08 for stealing from a mobile payment machine

09:11 that has a profit of P30,000.

09:14 The suspects were arrested for stealing

09:17 because of hunger.

09:19 "Saksi" with Emil Sumangil, Exclusive.

09:23 They were dragged and dragged

09:25 and were removed from the cement.

09:28 Later, this man called his accomplice

09:31 to break open this kiosk in Pasig City.

09:34 According to Pasig Police,

09:36 the two suspects were interested in

09:39 a mobile payment machine

09:41 that has a profit of P80,000.

09:43 You can deposit money,

09:45 pay for the payment,

09:47 and you can also use it to pay for the payment.

09:50 You can deposit money, pay for the RFID,

09:53 and load the G-Cash.

09:56 And he really has money,

09:58 because he cannot withdraw the money

10:01 that has been deposited.

10:02 The criminal was rushed to the scene.

10:04 The employee was about to collect

10:07 the profit from the machine.

10:10 It was a big surprise that the E-Tap Kiosk Machine

10:14 owned by their company was gone.

10:18 With the help of CCTV,

10:20 the suspects were identified

10:22 and the Pasig Police follow-up unit was sent to the scene.

10:28 "Sas, Sas, don't be a fool.

10:31 Don't be a fool.

10:33 You'll just be a disgrace."

10:35 The kiosk machine was first picked up

10:38 from his house in Pinagbukatan.

10:40 "Tell me where the machine is."

10:42 "We're here. Who's with you?"

10:44 "Who's with me?"

10:45 "Hands, hands, hands."

10:47 The suspect was called to the place where he brought the machine

10:50 which was not far from where he was caught.

10:52 "Who's with me?"

10:53 "Who's with me?"

10:54 "Where's the machine?"

10:55 "This is the machine. Recovered."

10:56 But the machine that was being searched for was already broken

10:59 and the contents were worth P30,000.

11:02 "The cash that was in the machine

11:07 was not recovered."

11:09 "Why did you do that?"

11:11 "Because I was hungry, sir."

11:12 "Where's the money?"

11:13 "I gave it to my neighbors."

11:15 "We're just apologizing for our problem."

11:19 But according to the Pasig Police,

11:20 hunger is not the only reason for committing a crime.

11:23 The police called the kiosk machine operators.

11:27 "We'll make sure that it's not easily picked up

11:32 or removed from its place."

11:36 Both suspects were arrested

11:38 for filing a complaint of robbery.

11:40 For Jermaine Tigre de Duz,

11:42 Emil Sumangil, your witness.

11:46 Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.

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