Saksi Express: Aug. 13, 2024 [HD]
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00:00May the best team win and good luck to both of you!
00:20The Philippine Olympians had a great time on their way back to the Philippines tonight.
00:25their victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics,
00:28especially with the warm support
00:31of their loved ones in life
00:33and their fellow Filipinos.
00:36Witness, Mary Zumali.
00:41707 arrived this evening
00:43on a chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines
00:45PR8888
00:47to the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.
00:49This is where the Filipino Olympians
00:51fought and defended
00:53in the Paris Olympics.
00:55One by one, the Filipino athletes
00:57came out of the airplane.
01:03The last to come out
01:04was the Olympic double gold medalist
01:06Carlos Yulo
01:07and the women's boxing bronze medalist
01:09Neste Petencio
01:10who defended the Philippines.
01:18When they landed on the red carpet,
01:20the Olympians had a great time.
01:24Viva!
01:25Viva!
01:26Viva!
01:27Viva!
01:28Viva!
01:29Viva!
01:30A family member of the Olympians
01:32allowed them to visit
01:34the presidential hangar of the Villamor Air Base
01:36to make it a private occasion.
01:42Five did not go home
01:44according to the Office of the Presidential Protocol
01:46because they had other competitions
01:48where they went straight.
01:50Carlos was with his girlfriend Chloe
01:53I'm so happy.
01:54I'm so thankful.
01:56Thank you so much to the Lord.
02:00I'm so grateful.
02:02I'm so blessed.
02:03I don't know what to say.
02:05I'm so thankful.
02:06Thank you so much to those who prayed
02:08and supported us, the Filipino athletes
02:10who played in the Olympics.
02:13They did not waste their efforts
02:15to watch us and pray.
02:17Thank you so much.
02:18We won this.
02:19We all won this.
02:21The first ones to arrive in the country
02:23were Sam Katantan of FENCIC,
02:25Jaila Sanchez of Jared Hatch of Swimming,
02:27and Giovanni Delgaco of Rowing.
02:29The entire delegation was also there
02:31with the Philippine Olympic Committee President
02:33Bambol Tolentino,
02:34other POC officials,
02:36and their coaches.
02:37The Olympians were given a few minutes
02:39to refresh themselves
02:41before going straight to Malacanang
02:43where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,
02:45First Lady Liza,
02:47and First Family will welcome them.
02:49The Olympians had a great night
02:51because after their celebration
02:53in Malacanang,
02:54there was a victory party
02:56for them and their families
02:58in a hotel
03:00here in Pasay City.
03:02And for their return to the country,
03:04they did not just celebrate
03:06the victory for themselves,
03:08but the glory
03:10for the entire Filipino people.
03:12From the Presidential Hangar
03:14of William R. Herbes
03:15for GMA Integrated News,
03:17Maris Umali is your witness.
03:20A lifetime of disqualification
03:22in any government office
03:24and not getting all the retirement benefits.
03:27Those are the big penalties
03:29for Alice Buo
03:30after being dismissed by the Ombudsman
03:32as the Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.
03:34Our witness is Sandra Aguinaldo.
03:40Good morning, good morning.
03:42How are you?
03:43How was your trip?
03:45Komelek was the first to go
03:47to Alice Buo's so-called farm
03:49in Bamban, Tarlac.
03:50We are representatives
03:52of Komelek Region 3.
03:54We came from the office
03:56of Atty. Albert Rodriguez.
03:58Komelek sent us
04:00to our central office
04:02to serve summons
04:04to Mayor Alice Buo.
04:07What is your position here?
04:09I am just a caretaker here, sir.
04:11Just a caretaker.
04:13Alice Buo did not make it there.
04:17Komelek went to the municipality
04:19of Bamban.
04:20The staff of the office
04:22of the Mayor said
04:23they did not receive any communication
04:25from Buo.
04:26He will be the one to hand over
04:28if ever to DOD.
04:30Maybe if we can see him.
04:33Buo has 10 days
04:34to eat the counter-affidavit
04:36to Komelek
04:37that is conducting
04:38a preliminary investigation
04:40regarding the complaint of misrepresentation
04:42against him.
04:44After serving the summons
04:46here at Mayor Alice Buo's farm
04:48and even there in the municipality,
04:50they will wait for the answer
04:52or explanation of Mayor Buo.
04:54If he does not answer,
04:55the Komelek Legal Department
04:57can decide
04:58the preliminary investigation.
05:00The case of misrepresentation
05:02due to the false
05:04guidance of the COC
05:06due to the investigation of Komelek and NBI,
05:08one of Buo's fingerprints
05:10and of the Chinese
05:12Goh Hua Ping.
05:14But before the issue of Goh's identity
05:16was brought up,
05:18the first thing that was brought up
05:20in the Senate hearing
05:22was his relationship with POGO in Bantarlac.
05:24I am not an operator,
05:26I am not a protector or cutler of POGO.
05:28I have nothing to do with their operation
05:30and with any actions
05:32inside and outside.
05:34After three months,
05:36the decision of the Ombudsman
05:38to dismiss Goh as the Mayor
05:40of Bantarlac,
05:42and that he will not receive
05:44all of his retirement benefits.
05:46As long as he lives, he is disqualified
05:48in any government office.
05:50This is contrary to the complaint filed
05:52by the Department of Interior
05:54and local government
05:56for grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial
05:58to the best interest of the service,
06:00gross neglect of duty,
06:02and serious dishonesty.
06:04Goh's role in POGO
06:06is related to the Baofu Compound.
06:08What Goh did
06:10from organizing and registering
06:12the Baofu,
06:14as well as the difficult to return
06:16the permit of Huang Sheng
06:18after canceling its license
06:20as well as giving the business permit
06:22to Zun Yuan,
06:24despite the shortcomings
06:26in its application.
06:28What Goh did
06:30was to show willful intent
06:32to violate the law
06:35Aside from facing Kobelek
06:37and Ombudsman, Goh is also facing
06:39a complaint of human trafficking
06:41in the DOJ and an arrest warrant
06:43in the Senate.
06:45The solicitor general's co-warrantor petition
06:47was also filed in court.
06:49The GMA Integrated News is trying
06:51to get Goh's share.
06:53For GMA Integrated News,
06:55Sandra Aguinaldo
06:57is your witness.
06:59The AFP admitted
07:01that the Philippine Air Force
07:03is trying to eliminate
07:05the Chinese fighter jet
07:07from the Philippine airspace.
07:09Chino Gaston is their witness.
07:15The Chinese fighter jet
07:17is trying to eliminate
07:19the Philippine airspace
07:21on August 8.
07:23This is the first time
07:25that two countries
07:27are trying to eliminate
07:29the Philippine airspace
07:31This is the first time
07:33that the Philippine Air Force
07:35is trying to eliminate
07:37the Philippine airspace.
07:47The Philippine Air Force
07:49is trying to eliminate
07:51the Philippine airspace
07:53on August 8.
07:55According to the AFP,
07:57the Philippine Air Force
07:59approved by President Bongbong Marcos
08:01on July 7
08:03the purchase of 14 new
08:05multi-role fighter jets.
08:07According to the source of GMA Integrated News,
08:09a supplier was chosen
08:11but there was a problem
08:13with the aircraft's supply.
08:15Although the Philippines
08:17will not give up
08:19on China's invasion,
08:21the AFP is ready to fight.
08:23Those players simply flared up
08:25the sense of patriotism
08:27of the Philippines.
08:29They will not be deterred
08:31from continuing to perform
08:33our mandate of securing
08:35the integrity of the national territory.
08:37Especially according to the DFA,
08:39China invaded our airspace
08:41because the Philippine EEZ
08:43has the Bajo de Masinloc or Panatagshol.
08:45They're within our rights
08:47and they entered over our airspace.
08:49So they were undertaken over our airspace.
08:51That's why the Philippines
08:53formally protested what happened.
08:55The Panatagshol is within our legal rights
08:57and sovereignty. We'll always maintain that.
08:59So any talks we have with China,
09:01that will be our position.
09:03But it doesn't mean we're not willing to talk with China.
09:05According to the Philippine Navy,
09:07the Chinese Navy,
09:09China Coast Guard and research vessels
09:11in the West Philippine Sea
09:13from August 6 to 12 compared to last week,
09:15the Chinese maritime
09:17militia vessels were reduced.
09:19Some of the Chinese vessels
09:21were monitored in the Bajo de Masinloc
09:23and only 11 were spotted in Ayungin Shoal
09:25where the BRP Sierra Madre
09:27was located.
09:29According to the DFA,
09:31there was a provisional understanding
09:33between China and the Philippines
09:35following the talks on July 2
09:37in the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism.
09:39So the salient points
09:41of the provisional arrangement
09:43is basically, one,
09:45this provisional arrangement
09:47is without prejudice
09:49to our national positions.
09:51This is probably the most important provision
09:53in this provisional arrangement.
09:55And number two, this will be subject to review.
09:57The main point is,
09:59China has already accepted
10:01that the Philippines has RORE missions.
10:03There is already
10:05an agreement that
10:07our
10:09Chinese friends have agreed
10:11that there is a RORE.
10:13RORE meaning rotation and
10:15reprovisioning of essentials.
10:17We will be able to discuss
10:19that because of this
10:21provisional agreement,
10:23there will be no harassment
10:25or
10:27unevenness
10:29in our negotiations.
10:31On the particular understanding,
10:33we have made very clear to China
10:35that we will honor
10:37the provisional understanding
10:39and we expect China to honor it.
10:41For GMA Integrated News,
10:43who is your witness?
10:46A gunshot was heard
10:48and the barangay chairman
10:50warned a resident of Batangas City.
11:07In the recorded video,
11:09the following gunshot was heard
11:11from the barangay captain,
11:13Kevin Camacho,
11:15while he was walking down the street.
11:17He tried to stop several residents
11:19and according to the police,
11:21a resident went to Camacho.
11:23There, he fired a gun.
11:25The victim was aimed at
11:27in the face
11:29and the gun was fired
11:31next to his foot.
11:33Camacho was confronted by the police.
11:35The victim and the captain's family
11:37did not give their consent.
11:39The Development Budget
11:41Coordination Committee
11:43in the Senate said that
11:45the daily budget for food
11:47is P64.
11:49That's P20 per meal.
11:51But some senators asked
11:53if this should not be changed
11:55especially if the price of food
11:57is getting more expensive.
11:59Witness, Sima Gonzales.
12:03Senators are reviewing
12:05the National Economic
12:07and Development Authority
12:09on poverty.
12:11At the beginning of the briefing
12:13of the Development Budget
12:15Coordination Committee in the Senate,
12:17it was announced that the budget
12:19for food per day is P64.
12:21But that's three meals, right?
12:23Yes.
12:25So it's like P20 per person
12:27per day.
12:29Ah, per meal.
12:31Per meal.
12:33Do you think that number is
12:35sufficient, P20?
12:37Yes.
12:39The basket has not been changed
12:41for some time,
12:43Your Honor.
12:45Although the value
12:47of that basket has been adjusted
12:49for inflation.
12:51Maybe we should revisit that because
12:53preferences could have changed already.
12:55The relative prices have changed.
12:57Because we saw that
12:59the price of rice has been...
13:01Inflation there has been
13:03over 20% for the last couple of months.
13:05So obviously,
13:07that's the only place where
13:09P20 has been used up.
13:11In the poverty threshold,
13:13P91 per person per day is the standard
13:15to say that you are poor.
13:17Or less than P3,000 per month.
13:19When you compute poverty
13:21thresholds using an
13:23old number,
13:25which is obviously
13:27not workable anymore,
13:29P20 per meal,
13:31your poverty
13:33your poverty forecast.
13:35Secretary Arsenio Balisacan explained
13:37that they are not changing
13:39the threshold to track
13:41if the government's programs
13:43are effective for the poor.
13:45I think it's due for a revisit of this
13:47poverty threshold
13:49because it's been a while already.
13:51More than a decade
13:53since it was set.
13:55The Central Bank of the Philippines
13:57is expecting that the inflation rate
13:59of the country will drop by 2-4%.
14:01This will help lower the price of rice.
14:21Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said
14:23that the lowest unemployment rate
14:25and more Filipinos
14:27will be affected by poverty
14:30Our unemployment rate
14:32is at a historic
14:34low.
14:36We have 50.3 million
14:38Filipinos employed
14:40today.
14:42And 63.8% of them
14:44are engaged in formal
14:46and stable jobs.
14:48With favorable conditions,
14:50we are on course to becoming
14:52an upper middle income
14:54country by 2025.
14:56For GMA Integrated News,
14:58I'm Mav Gonzales,
15:00your witness.
15:02Department of Education Secretary
15:04Sunny Angara did not know
15:06if there was a mishandling
15:08or wrong holding of funds
15:10by the government.
15:12Vice President Sara Duterte
15:14mentioned this issue last week
15:16as one of the reasons for her
15:18dismissal from the office of President Marcos.
15:20She tried to correct the vice president
15:22for what she saw as wrong.
15:24But she did not get any support
15:26from the government.
15:28According to Angara,
15:30Commission on Audit,
15:32or COA,
15:34there was a mishandling
15:36because it was seen
15:38in their reports.
15:40But the administration
15:42did not seem to be lacking
15:44especially in education.
15:46We'll see in the COA reports.
15:48It's the COA who really knows
15:50if there was mishandling.
15:52The Filipino athletes
15:54received a prize
15:56and a cash gift.
16:00Van Myrina is a witness.
16:06Team Philippines is wearing a jacket.
16:08President Bongbong Marcos
16:10personally invited the Filipino athletes
16:12to Malacanang.
16:14First Lady Liz Araneta Marcos
16:16is also wearing a Team Philippines jacket.
16:18And the children, Simon and Vinny,
16:20were joined by the Kawaian Band
16:22to welcome the athletes.
16:24It was a red carpet welcome
16:26where the palace welcomes
16:28its guests.
16:30And before they take off their jackets,
16:32the athletes arrived at the palace.
16:34Last but not least,
16:36the Olympic medalists,
16:38Nesty Petesio and Ira Villegas
16:40won a bronze medal.
16:42And last but not least,
16:44the double gold medalist,
16:46Carlos Yulo.
16:48Next, they entered the ceremonial hall.
16:50They were served salmon belly,
16:52grilled US Angus beef with
16:54mechado sauce and chocolate cake.
16:56But the awarding ceremony
16:58didn't start yet.
17:00Each athlete received
17:02a presidential citation.
17:04And each of them received a medal.
17:06Both of them received a prize.
17:08All of our athletes,
17:10as long as they won the Olympics,
17:12we will give them a million.
17:14The bronze medalist,
17:16Sina Villegas and Petesio,
17:18won a bronze medal.
17:20Yulo received a prize of 22 million.
17:22It's not a joke anymore
17:24to qualify for the Olympics
17:26and to win a medal.
17:28And of course,
17:30the coaching staff will also
17:32give half a million.
17:34But more than the prizes
17:36that a president gave to the athletes
17:38for the upcoming competitions,
17:40Yulo, Villegas and Petesio
17:42will receive more medals.
17:44What I want to ask
17:46is what else
17:48can we do
17:50to increase the number of medalists?
17:52That's what I want to talk to.
17:54Not just the athletes,
17:56but also the coaches,
17:58the trainers.
18:00What else do you lack?
18:02The parents.
18:04Where did you suffer
18:06when you trained with Yulo?
18:08That was the hardest part
18:10before we get home.
18:12For GMA News,
18:14we have a victory party
18:16for the Philippine Olympians
18:18in Pasay City.
18:20And live,
18:22EJ Gomez.
18:24EJ?
18:26Tia, here at the photo-op
18:28and victory party
18:30at Newport World Resorts,
18:32some supporters and guests
18:34are waiting for the arrival
18:36of the Philippine athletes
18:38who qualified for the Paralympics.
18:40Among them,
18:42Nesty Petesio and Ira Villegas.
19:12They will pass through
19:14Padre Borgo Street to Finance Road,
19:16on the right of Taft Avenue,
19:18and on the right of President Quirino Avenue.
19:20The convoy will take a left
19:22to Adriatico where Yulo grew up,
19:24and then straight to Rizal Sports Complex
19:26where there is an open
19:28and free program for the public.
19:30According to MMDA,
19:32the streets will not be closed
19:34and the number coding will not be suspended.
19:36We will just have a stop and go.
19:38It's just open,
19:40and if it rains,
19:42there will be a provision to stop it.
19:44The parade will last until 5pm.
19:52Tia, at this point,
19:54preparations are still underway
19:56at Newport World Resorts
19:58for the photo-op and victory party
20:00for the Filipino athletes
20:02who returned to the Philippines this evening.
20:04From Pasay City,
20:06EJ Gomez is your eyewitness.
20:10Yulo's 10-year-old cousin
20:12is eager to follow
20:14the footsteps of the two-time
20:16Olympic gold medalist.
20:18He also thanked and supported
20:20the Filipino athletes
20:22for their return to the country.
20:24Watch Bam Alegre.
20:30The streets of Leveriza, Manila
20:32were filled with different images
20:34of the two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo.
20:36It was a great opportunity
20:38for the Filipino athletes
20:40to grow in this place.
20:42The Filipino athletes were proud
20:44of their return to the country.
20:56Felix Escobar remembers
20:58how the gymnasts started.
21:00When I left,
21:02I went to Aurora.
21:04Then,
21:06my grandfather took me
21:08to Boyo.
21:10He taught me
21:12how to tumble.
21:14Then,
21:16when I learned how to tumble,
21:18they brought me to the playground.
21:20In the playground,
21:22I was able to tumble.
21:24I learned how to tumble
21:26and they brought me
21:28to the memorial.
21:30The Filipino athletes
21:32were proud of their
21:34cousin, Francis.
21:36I'm proud of him.
21:38I want to be like him.
21:40When Carlos arrived in Manila,
21:42his neighbor, Leng,
21:44watched the live stream
21:46of GMA Integrated News.
21:48It was fun.
21:50It was exciting to see him.
21:52Caloy is very patient.
21:54But the most exciting thing
21:56to see was his grandfather
21:58wearing the clothes
22:00that he really likes.
22:02It's been a long time
22:04since he came here.
22:06It's been more than 2 years.
22:08It's fun to have a victory party
22:10when he comes here.
22:12Everybody is happy.
22:14Their greetings
22:16to the Filipino Olympians
22:18reached their online fans.
22:20The messages of thanks
22:22to their wholeheartedly
22:24challenging the Olympics
22:26as the Philippines' laughingstock.
22:28One said,
22:30come back stronger
22:32for Los Angeles 2028
22:34or the next Olympics.
22:36Another said,
22:38he's proud of the athletes
22:40and hopes the number
22:42of athletes will increase
22:44in Los Angeles Olympics.
22:46He hopes the athletes
22:48in the country will have
22:50a sufficient budget.
22:52For GMA Integrated News,
22:54your Sak-C.
22:58Spotted
23:00the 8-foot
23:02Celocos Norte
23:04that seems to be a pest
23:06to fishermen.
23:08And he went to the
23:10Abra Falls.
23:12Traveling Sak-C
23:14with Oscar Oida.
23:20Adventure awaits
23:22in the Abra Falls.
23:24Can you destroy
23:26But you can hike
23:28for 45 minutes.
23:30It's worth it because
23:32of the refreshing and cold water
23:34in the waterfall.
23:36The place is IG-worthy
23:38because the falls are crystal clear.
23:40No worries
23:42to the extreme activities
23:44because you can do water tubing
23:46in the Palsugan River
23:48which is near the falls.
23:50According to the tourism office,
23:52they are careful
23:54because there are tour guides
23:56who are worried.
24:02Let's slide our way down
24:04to Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte.
24:06Because of the irrigation
24:08in Papa Dam,
24:10it was made into a slide.
24:12Because of the pressure,
24:14you will definitely get wet
24:16because of the water.
24:20Let's go to Bangui, Ilocos Norte
24:22Banding with Butanding.
24:24Some residents saw 8 Butandings
24:26while they were fishing.
24:28The Butandings are just watching
24:30and they seem to play
24:32when the lights are on.
24:34The Banding with Butanding
24:36lasted for more than 30 minutes.
24:40For GMA Integrated News,
24:42I'm Oscar Oida, your Sak-C.
24:46EJ Obliana thanks everyone
24:48who supported him.
24:50In his Instagram post,
24:52he said that an event like the Olympics
24:54will not only affect him,
24:56but his entire career.
24:58EJ promised that he will come back
25:00and he hopes that he will
25:02see the Philippines again
25:04on the global stage.
25:06EJ also enjoyed
25:08walking in Paris
25:10with his girlfriend, Caroline.
25:12He also thanked
25:14the supporters,
25:16the golfer Bianca Pagdanganan.
25:18He said that he fought until the end.
25:28For better or for worse,
25:30the support of a man like him
25:32for a wife who has feelings.
25:34Gerald and Karla
25:36have been married for 8 years.
25:38But Karla was diagnosed with lymphoma,
25:40a type of cancer,
25:42and she had to undergo surgery
25:44while undergoing her treatment.
25:46She was very surprised
25:48when Gerald shaved his own hair
25:50and became bald.
25:52Karla became emotional and
25:54the mystery was revealed to her.
25:56Gerald touched the hearts of the netizens
25:58and many of them also wanted
26:00to be bald as a support to Karla.
26:02And to Gerald,
26:04he will not leave his wife
26:06even in hard times.
26:08Together, they will face the challenges
26:10in life.
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