Saksi: (Part 2) Olympians sa Malacañang; Nag-amok na barangay chairman

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00:00A gunshot was heard and the barangay chairman asked a resident in Batangas City to leave.

00:08If you don't want to leave, leave!

00:14Leave!

00:16Leave!

00:18I will kill all of you!

00:20In the recorded video, the following gunshot was heard from the barangay captain, Joven Camacho, while walking on the street.

00:30He tried to stop several residents and according to the police, a resident went to Camacho.

00:35That's where he fired the gun.

00:38The victim was aiming the gun at his face and fired the gun next to his foot.

00:45Camacho was confronted by the police.

00:47The victim and the captain's family did not give their consent.

00:53The Development Budget Coordination Committee in the Senate issued a briefing that if you are food poor,

00:58your daily budget for food is P64.00 less.

01:02That's P20.00 per meal.

01:05But some senators asked, shouldn't this budget be changed?

01:09Especially since the price of food is getting more and more expensive.

01:12Here's Ma'am Gonzales.

01:17Senators are reviewing the basis of the National Economic and Development Authority, or NEDA, on poverty.

01:24In the beginning of the briefing of the Development Budget Coordination Committee in the Senate,

01:29it was issued that if you are food poor, your daily budget for food is P64.00 less.

01:35But that's three meals a day, right?

01:38So it's like P20.00 per meal.

01:45Do you think that number is sufficient, P20.00?

01:51The basket has not been changed for some time, Your Honor.

01:58Although the value of that basket has been adjusted for inflation.

02:04Maybe we should revisit that because preferences could have changed already.

02:08The relative prices have changed.

02:11Because we saw that the price of rice has been...

02:14Inflation there has been over 20% for the last couple of months.

02:18So obviously, that's where the P20.00 has been spent.

02:23In the poverty threshold, the basket is P91.00 per person per day to say that you are poor,

02:29or less than P3,000.00 per month.

02:32When you compute poverty thresholds using an old number,

02:37which is obviously not workable anymore, P20.00 per meal,

02:43your poverty forecast is not true.

02:49Secretary Arsenio Balisacan explained that they are not changing the threshold

02:54to properly track if the government's programs are effective for the poor.

02:59I think it's due for a revisit of this poverty threshold

03:03because it's been a while, more than a decade since it was set.

03:08The Central Bank of the Philippines is hoping that the country's inflation rate will drop by 2% to 4%.

03:15They say that lowering the price of rice is a big help.

03:18Price prices affect inflationary expectations

03:22and these expectations lead to second round effects.

03:26EO62 to reduce the tariff on rice will be so helpful in our efforts to tame inflation.

03:35Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said that the unemployment rate is the lowest

03:40and more Filipinos are facing poverty in 2024.

03:45Our unemployment rate is at a historic low.

03:50We have 50.3 million Filipinos employed today

03:55and 63.8% of them are engaged in formal and stable jobs.

04:01With favorable conditions, we are on course to becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2025.

04:11For GMA Integrated News, I'm Mav Gonzales, your witness.

04:17Department of Education Secretary Sunny Angara did not know that the government had a mishandling.

04:24Vice President Sara Duterte mentioned this issue last week

04:29as one of the reasons for her dismissal from the Cabinet of President Marcos.

04:33She tried to correct Vice President Duterte's mistake

04:37but he did not receive any support and did not see any changes.

04:41According to Angara, Commission on Audit or CUA,

04:44it is believed that there was a mishandling because it was seen in their reports.

04:49But in the eyes of the government, there is no lack of administration, especially in education.

04:56We will see in the CUA reports. It's the CUA who really knows if there was mishandling.

05:03Personally accompanied by Vice President Marcos,

05:07are the Filipino athletes on their way to the palace.

05:10The Filipino Olympians each received an award and cash gift.

05:14Witness, Van Myrina.

05:19The Team Philippines Jacket was personally worn by Vice President Marcos,

05:24the Filipino Olympian in Malacanang.

05:26He was accompanied by First Lady Liz Araneta Marcos,

05:29who was also wearing the Team Philippines Jacket,

05:31and the children, Simon and Vinny.

05:33A band of fans joined them while they were waiting for the stars tonight.

05:37A red carpet welcome was held in this hall,

05:40where the palace welcomes its distinguished guests.

05:43And before they take off their socks,

05:45the athletes arrived at the palace.

05:46Last, of course, were the Olympic medalists,

05:49Nesty Petencia and Ira Villegas, who won a bronze medal.

05:52And last, the double gold medalist, Carlos Yuno.

05:58Next, they entered the ceremonial hall.

06:01For dinner, they had salmon belly, grilled in a pan.

06:05Grilled US Angus beef with mechado sauce and chocolate cake.

06:09But they did not have dinner first,

06:11but the awarding ceremony was held first.

06:12Each athlete was given a presidential citation,

06:15and each of them, with or without a medal,

06:18received the same prize.

06:20All of our athletes, let's give them,

06:22as long as they won the Olympics,

06:24let's give them a million.

06:26The bronze medalists,

06:28Villegas and Petencia,

06:30received four million pesos.

06:32Yuno, on the other hand, received 22 million pesos.

06:35It's no longer a joke to qualify for the Olympics,

06:38and to just enter, is already a success.

06:39And of course, there is also for the coaching staff.

06:42The coaching staff,

06:44we will also give half a million.

06:46But more than the prizes,

06:48which a president gave more support to the athletes

06:51for the upcoming competitions,

06:53Yuno, Villegas and Petencia,

06:55who are receiving medals,

06:57will receive more.

06:59What I want to ask them is,

07:01what else can we do

07:03to increase your medals?

07:05That's what I want to talk to you.

07:06Not only the athletes,

07:08but also the coaches,

07:10the trainers,

07:12what else do you lack?

07:14Where did you have a hard time

07:16when you were training?

07:18That was the hardest part before we can help.

07:21For GMA Integrated News,

07:23Ivan Mejrina is your reporter.

07:26A victory party is being prepared

07:28for the Philippine Olympics

07:30in Pasay City.

07:32And the reporter live,

07:34is EJ Gomez.

07:36EJ?

07:39Tia, here at the photo op

07:41and victory party

07:43at Newport World Resorts,

07:45some supporters and guests

07:47are waiting for the arrival

07:49of the Philippine athletes

07:51who made it to the Paralympics.

07:53Among them, the double gold medalist,

07:55Carlos Yulo,

07:57and the bronze medalists,

07:59Nesty Petacio and Ira Villegas.

08:03For those who want to win

08:04the Olympics tomorrow,

08:06they will ride the float

08:08for the motorcade

08:10that will start at 3 PM

08:12at Alive Theatre.

08:14They will pass by Rojas Boulevard

08:16and stop for a moment

08:18in front of Jose Rizal's statue.

08:20This is a symbolic display

08:22that they are the new heroes

08:24because of the great performance

08:26at the Paris Olympics.

08:28From Rojas Boulevard,

08:30they will pass by Padre Borgo Street

08:32to Finance Road,

08:34where the convoy will take a left

08:36to Adriatico where Yulo grew up,

08:38then straight to Rizal Sports Complex

08:40where there is an open and free program

08:42for the public.

08:44According to the MMDA,

08:46the street will not be closed

08:48and the number coding will not be suspended.

08:50We will just have a stop and go.

08:52It's just open,

08:54but if it rains,

08:56there is a provision

08:58that will stop the rain.

09:00The parade will last until 5 PM.

09:05At this time,

09:07preparations are still underway

09:09at Newport World Resorts

09:11for the photo op and victory party

09:13for the Filipino athletes

09:15who returned to the Philippines

09:17tonight.

09:19From Pasay City,

09:21EJ Gomez is your reporter.

09:23Even the 10-year-old grandson

09:25of Carlos Yulo

09:27is eager to follow

09:29in the footsteps

09:31of the two-time Olympic gold medalist

09:32and he also sent his thanks

09:34and support online

09:36to the Filipino athletes

09:38for their return home.

09:40Watch Bam Alegre.

09:43The streets of Liveriza, Manila

09:45are filled with different images

09:47of the two-time gold medalist

09:49Carlos Yulo.

09:51It is a great recognition

09:53that the Filipino Olympians

09:55grew up in this place.

09:57For the return home of the Filipino athletes,

09:59the children and players

10:00are the pride of the barangay.

10:07I have nothing to say,

10:09he got it.

10:11Felix Escobar remembers

10:13how the gymnast's award started.

10:15When I left,

10:17he studied in Aurora.

10:19Then,

10:21his grandfather,

10:23his grandfather,

10:25Boyo,

10:27he studied here.

10:28Then,

10:30he studied in the playground.

10:32In the playground,

10:34he stumbled there.

10:36He fell.

10:38He fell.

10:40Then,

10:42he brought him to the memorial.

10:44His ten-year-old cousin,

10:46Francis,

10:48is eager to follow.

10:50I am proud of him.

10:52I also want to be like him.

10:54When Carlos arrived in Manila,

10:55his neighbor, Leng,

10:57was very happy.

10:59Of course, it is exciting to see him.

11:01Caloy is very patient.

11:03But the most exciting thing to see is Carlos,

11:05his grandfather,

11:07who is wearing the same clothes

11:09that his grandson is wearing.

11:11Very, very, very excited.

11:13Do you want to see Caloy?

11:15Yes, yes, yes.

11:17He hasn't been here for a long time,

11:19maybe two years.

11:21I am happy that he will come here

11:23to have a victory party.

11:25It's fun, right?

11:27Everybody is happy.

11:29Their greetings also reached

11:31the Filipino Olympians

11:33who are online fans.

11:35These are the messages of thanks

11:37for their wholeheartedly fighting

11:39for the Olympics

11:41as the laughing Philippines.

11:43One netizen said,

11:45you are all champions.

11:47He expressed his gratitude

11:49for the hard work and dedication

11:51of the athletes.

11:53Another one thanked

11:55the athletes

11:57and hoped that the number

11:59of athletes will increase

12:01in the Los Angeles Olympics.

12:03He also hoped that the athletes

12:05in the country will be given

12:07a sufficient budget.

12:09For GMA Integrated News,

12:11your Sak-C will be happy.

12:13My fellow Filipinos,

12:15let's be Sak-C together.

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