Quad Committee ng Kamara, nagpaulan ng show cause orders vs. resource persons na hindi dumalo sa kanilang unang pagdinig na ginawa sa Bacolor, Pampanga
Quad Committee ng Kamara, nagpaulan ng show cause orders vs. resource persons na hindi dumalo sa kanilang unang pagdinig na ginawa sa Bacolor, Pampanga
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00:00The first Quad Committee hearing in Bacolor, Pampanga was held today.
00:07At the beginning of the hearing, the show-cause order was issued and the congressmen, Bella Lesbora, was at the center of the news live.
00:18Hundreds of official, resource persons, and other personalities were present here in Bacolor, Pampanga
00:28to witness the truth, including the crimes that were committed, such as drugs and extrajudicial killings during the administration.
00:40Just after 10 a.m. this morning, here in Bacolor, Pampanga, the first public hearing was held by the Quad Committee of the Camera
00:49or the force of hearing of the four committees on the issue of illegal pogos, illegal drugs, and EJK.
00:57The officials of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, PAGOR, PNP-NBI, Office of the Solicitor General,
01:06Bureau of Immigration, and other agencies of the government.
01:10According to the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chair Robert Ace Barbers,
01:14who is one of the leaders of the Quad Committee,
01:16their purpose of the hearing was to clarify the truth about the pogo crimes, illegal drugs, and EJK,
01:23which they believe are connected to each other.
01:26At the beginning of the hearing, the show-cause order was issued.
01:31The Quad Committee fought against the resource speakers they invited, but they did not participate.
01:36Aside from the crimes, one of the rules that were given was the clarification of the rights of the affected workers of the pogo ban.
01:45When PAGOR clarified that they have rights regarding this.
01:48At this point, let's listen to the statement of some officials earlier.
02:02And therefore, pogo is a national threat to our national security.
02:07Let me state that the Congress right now, you can see most of the red leaders of almost 100 leaders of Congress here
02:19because we want to know for sure whether or not we can defeat this kind of criminality that is in our country.
02:27None of this would have happened if it were not for the help and support of our government and the local government
02:39so that these crimes could be handled.
02:44As a result, drugs continue to flow into our country,
02:48and pogos have become hubs for all manner of criminal activity,
02:53including kidnapping, murder, human trafficking, prostitution, money laundering, investment scams, and other cybercrimes.
03:02With regard to these jobs, for those who will be displaced,
03:09we have current plans, and for now, we will continue profiling those 33,000
03:19so that we can match them to the open jobs and opportunities that they can enter after the effectivity of the ban.
03:34Earlier this afternoon, this was being held as a quadcon hearing,
03:39and for now, the arrival of other resource speakers and witnesses is ongoing.
03:44Earlier in the hearing, while we were being surprised,
03:48former Customs Intelligence Officer Jimmy Guban arrived.
03:53We expect that until the hearing continues,
03:57there will be other witnesses that will be presented here in the hearing
04:01so that the truth of the illegal pogos, illegal drugs, and humanoid extrajudicial killings will be brought to light during the administration.
04:11Aldo?
04:12Mela, why is the location of the hearing in Pampanga?
04:18Are there other local officials that visited the hearing?
04:25Yes, Aldo.
04:26Here in the province of Pampanga,
04:29we saw the pogos, the illegal pogos,
04:32that were seen by various criminals.
04:35And we will just show you, Aldo,
04:37that here in our location,
04:39the gym is really full.
04:42Even the local officials.
04:44Aldo, you are right in your question.
04:46There are local officials,
04:48there are other local police officers,
04:51and there are other people here in Pampanga.
04:54And Aldo is a part of the activities of the authorities
04:57so that they can really face and join the people they expect to help in the investigation.
05:04And Aldo, aside from here in Pampanga,
05:06we expect that in the next few weeks,
05:08the Guadcombe will also arrive in other places that are really important for their investigation
05:14so that the resource speakers will be there.
05:18Aldo, will they go to Mindanao?
05:21Are there other local officials from Mindanao that visited?
05:29Aldo, your question will be repeated.
05:32Will they also go to Mindanao for the hearing?
05:37And this Guadcombe meeting or hearing in Pampanga,
05:42will there also be local officials from Mindanao?
05:50Yes, Aldo, here in front of us now,
05:53there are local officials of Pampanga
05:56and they are with the resource speakers,
05:58especially the PORAC,
06:00which is one of the POGO hubs.
06:04Right now, the voices are getting louder here in the hearing
06:07because the investigation is still ongoing.
06:10And Aldo, as we mentioned,
06:11it's a bit noisy here in our venue,
06:13but if my understanding is correct,
06:15I asked if this hearing will also be held in Mindanao.
06:19Aldo, we expect that in the next few weeks,
06:22just like in Davao,
06:25it is possible that they will also go to the Guadcombe
06:28so that they will also be in charge of their sincere investigation.
06:33Aldo?
06:35I just want to ask,
06:36maybe the POGO operation has already moved to Mindanao.
06:41They should be targeted.
06:43Thank you very much, Mela Lesmoras.