24 Oras Weekend Part 2- POGO hub sa Southern Metro Manila?; Spa with extra service; Balisacan pinagbibitiw; atbp.

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00:00Aside from Tarlac and Pampanga, they are also checking if there are illegal POGOs in Southern Metro Manila.

00:06In the spread of these operations in the country, a senator asked,

00:09why the Anti-Money Laundering Council is not tracing the issuance of money related to POGOs?

00:16Mav Gonzalez was able to answer.

00:20Some places in Southern Metro Manila are saying that there might be illegal operations of POGOs.

00:26Authorities are monitoring this.

00:29Especially some POGO workers who escaped from Tarlac and Pampanga are now in Metro Manila.

00:35The South of Metro Manila is full of reported alleged illegal activities in relation to online gambling.

00:42So that includes Montinlupa, Makati, Las Piñas, Pasay, Paranaque.

00:48Maybe it has something to do with the proximity to the airport, proximity to the hotels and casinos.

00:56Maybe there's a lethal Chinatown in Multinational.

00:59But let's just stop this because they might not have any criminal activities.

01:04They are also monitoring Cavite.

01:06In Cavite, we saw that a few months ago.

01:13But we were not able to verify any illegal activities in the area of Bacoor, in the area of Casmarinas.

01:19They believe that the alleged gateway of POGOs in the South is being used.

01:24Senator Sherwin Gatchalian also thinks that the POGO hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga

01:30are being used because of the proximity of Clark International Airport.

01:33Aside from these, according to the PAOC or Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission,

01:38the marks of money laundering in POGO hubs in Bamban and Porac can be seen.

01:43Senator Gatchalian asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council or AMLC

01:47why they are not able to trace where the money came from and who received it.

01:52I express my disappointment to the AMLAC because it is their job to find the source of money laundering.

01:59It is their job to find out who are the money launderers.

02:02The AMLAC also does not know if money came from POGOs in the Philippines to other countries.

02:08They also cannot see that.

02:10That's why the most basic thing for me is that the money came in and someone received it.

02:17If it came through our banking system electronically, if it's cash,

02:25there should also be someone who received it.

02:28They did not detect it.

02:30Our estimate is 6.1 billion but it can be more.

02:33We asked the AMLAC but they still have no answer.

02:36According to the PAOC, the Chinese fugitive Wang Ji Yang is still in the country.

02:41He is one of the so-called business associates in Bawfo, suspended in Bamban Mayor Alice Goh.

02:46When we checked the CCTV, when he knew that the money will be transferred, he ran away.

02:54Maybe he was anticipating that he could steal the operating units with the PAOC.

02:59That's why he was just there.

03:02It's not that easy.

03:03A large group from Bamban and Porac is still here in Metro Manila.

03:10Pagcor Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco insists that the syndicates are the real threat and not the fake and licensed fugitives.

03:20The law enforcement agencies should chase the underground alien hacking and scam syndicates.

03:26They are cooperating with the authorities about this.

03:29Pagcor is monitoring fugitives who are paying taxes and giving jobs.

03:35The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry is against POGO, legal or not.

03:41Gambling is damaging families and businesses.

03:45Only POGO operators earn money from it.

03:49For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales, 24 Hours.

03:55Four women were injured when the authorities entered a spa in Pasay that provides extra service.

04:03Here's EJ Gomez.

04:08The operatives of Pasay City Police, Pasay LGU and DSWD visited the spa at 9 p.m.

04:16Aside from massages, there is extra service provided to the customers.

04:21We were allowed to enter the spa as a customer.

04:28We were able to prove that there is illegal activity in this establishment.

04:35We saw that there is something wrong. It became a sex den instead of a spa.

04:44Four women were injured.

04:47We didn't see any minors.

04:50All of them are of the right age.

04:52Their age range is from 22 to 28.

04:57There were 10 women.

05:00But now, there are only four women.

05:06There are two men.

05:09The receptionist and the owner of the establishment were arrested.

05:13A box of condoms and several cellphones were confiscated as evidence.

05:17The spa also did not show a business permit.

05:20There's something.

05:21Where is it?

05:22Where is it?

05:23Can we see it?

05:24It's up there.

05:25It's attached to the wall but it fell down.

05:29There's something because it's moving.

05:32Based on the investigation, a corporation is running the so-called spa that also has a branch in Tacloban City.

05:39The establishment is now under the jurisdiction of the City Hall while the investigation is ongoing.

05:43The manager and the owner of the establishment are now looking for the person responsible for the case of human trafficking.

05:48For JIRMEI Integrated News, EJ Gomez, 24 Hours.

05:55The 28-year-old student is now waiting for his graduation.

06:00Despite being visually impaired, he managed to graduate from college.

06:04And that's what Bernadette Reyes is aiming for.

06:10At the same time, more than 500 students graduated from the College of Commerce and Business Administration of the University of Santo Tomas,

06:18the 28-year-old Jerome Santiago.

06:21Santiago Jerome Concepcion.

06:26A success that can be considered that he graduated despite being fully blind.

06:32Jerome was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma more than a year ago.

06:37He underwent several operations but he still lost his sight at his age.

06:43It became a challenge for him to communicate with other students.

06:47For example, there are some subjects where he needs to see the graphs but Jerome can't see anything.

06:53The greatest difficulty with dealing with visual materials in the lens is that

06:59I always ask assistance from my professors and classmates.

07:05With the help of real or touch-based alphabets for visually impaired students

07:09and innovative technology such as software that can read texts, Jerome was able to study.

07:16What's great is that he's really hardworking.

07:20He really knows the lessons and he's able to do it.

07:27He knows the lessons even though we made some adjustments.

07:34But it was more challenging for Jerome and his family to see with the naked eye.

07:39There are people who look at themselves higher than people with disabilities in general.

07:50Because even though a person has a disability, they still have worth and abilities.

07:56It hurts me.

07:58There are also people who don't understand their situation.

08:04But just let them be. Just go on.

08:08Congratulations to me.

08:10Graduation is a memory of success for the students who graduated.

08:14But for Jerome, let him remember that physical challenges like this will come in the future.

08:24And now that he's a graduate, the path is clearer for Jerome.

08:29Trust your abilities and believe in yourself.

08:32In times like this, the part of inaccessibility challenges as a visually impaired student is already there.

08:41For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, 24 Hours.

08:47Ten houses were burned in Santa Cruz, Manila.

08:50Every other house in Quezon was also burned.

08:52And that's what Katrina Son is talking about.

08:58Last night at 6 p.m., this residential area in Barangay 9 in Lucena, Quezon caught fire.

09:05Because of the strong wind, the fire was hard to extinguish.

09:09It took two hours for the fire to pass before it was declared a fire-out.

09:15It was also hard to extinguish a separate fire in a house in the town of Gumaca.

09:20Because of the wheels and old cars that were stuck.

09:23It took ten hours for the fire to extinguish.

09:26No one else was hurt.

09:28No one was injured in the same fire that is still being investigated.

09:32The extent and importance of the left-over ashes.

09:36In Santa Cruz, Manila, ten families were burned in Elia Street at 8.30 a.m.

09:45Residents were shocked.

09:47Their relatives were immediately evacuated.

09:50The fire was so fast.

09:52The wind was so strong.

09:54Of course, I was shocked.

09:56I called my colleagues.

09:58Even though most of the items were not saved, they are still thankful that everyone was saved.

10:04Eight houses were totally damaged, while two were partially damaged.

10:08We had two casualties, but it was just a minor injury.

10:12One woman was terrorized and the other was a fire volunteer.

10:17The fire-out was declared at 9.30 a.m.

10:21The cost of damage to the fire was estimated at P70,000.

10:25It is still being investigated.

10:28For Jimmy Integrated News, Katrina Son.

10:3124 Hours.

10:36NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan was beaten by several groups

10:39because he failed to lower the tariff of waste in the production of some products.

10:44In the case of rice, it is impossible to lower the tariff.

10:47Its price is 29 pesos per kilo.

10:51Mav Gonzalez was beaten.

10:54Good morning to everyone.

10:56Some agricultural groups called for a strike in NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan's position

11:02because he failed to lower the tariff of rice, corn, pork, and chicken

11:07because it will damage the local industry.

11:10Secretary Balisacan is out of his mind.

11:14Maybe he should rest first.

11:16Because there are so many people behind us.

11:20The farmers are the backbone of the economy.

11:22The backbone of the process because of the poverty and the debt of the farmers.

11:27They called for a face-to-face meeting with President Bongbong Marcos

11:31because NEDA did not consult them and it did not pass the tariff commission.

11:36So if the President signs this,

11:38they will be questioned and they will receive a temporary restraining order against this.

11:43It is impossible to lower the tariff of 29 pesos per kilo of rice

11:47because it will lower the tariff from 35% to 15%.

11:51We think that NEDA is giving the President false hopes.

11:56That's why we feel that before the President thinks of issuing an executive order,

12:02he should listen to us first even if the process is reversed

12:06so that we will not put our fault in the rice.

12:11According to the group Sinag or Samahang Industria ng Agrikultura,

12:14the government will still need a subsidy

12:17from the government to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.

12:21It means that there needs to be a 21-pesos subsidy to reach 29 pesos per kilo of rice.

12:27It is equivalent to 22 billion pesos per month that the government will spend.

12:32The price of rice will be lowered so that it can be included in the imported

12:36and it is estimated that 86 billion pesos will be lost to the local farmers.

12:41In response to the government, the NFA will buy the production of local farmers.

12:45But according to the group, only 5% can be bought by the NFA.

12:49So what will happen if the farmers become rich in October?

12:53How about the remaining?

12:56Does it mean that the price of rice will drop?

13:01Because they don't have money to buy anymore.

13:04So that is a big problem.

13:08They say that the government has a fund to buy the rice,

13:16but they only have a maximum of 15 days.

13:20The rice will just start, they won't be able to buy anymore.

13:24Some hog farmers are also losing the will to breed again.

13:28We were hit by the ASF.

13:30Instead of supporting us,

13:33we were forced to lower the price of rice so that the importation will drop.

13:39So what we can share is that after 4 years,

13:43will the price of pork drop?

13:46No, it won't.

13:47They say that smuggling is still a problem.

13:50They say that not only the farmers will be affected,

13:53but 65 billion pesos will also be lost to the Bureau of Customs

13:58for the products that will lower the price of rice.

14:01We are still trying to get a hold of Balisacan.

14:04For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales was on the news for 24 hours.

14:31For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales was on the news for 24 hours.

24 Oras Weekend Part 2- POGO hub sa Southern Metro Manila?; Spa with extra service; Balisacan pinagbibitiw; atbp.

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