Saksi Express: Oct. 10, 2024 [HD]

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00:00The simple inspection of the rescue in Sunog, which was carried out by the Malapugo operations in a resort in Mualboal, Cebu.

00:19The 38 Chinese nationals were arrested without any documents.

00:23Witness, Femarie Dumabok of GMA Regional TV.

00:31If you look at it from the outside, it looks like a simple resort in Mualboal, Cebu.

00:35But when the authorities carried out the fire safety inspection, they doubted the Chinese nationals' guests.

00:43When they talked to them, none of them knew English and none of them showed documents like passports.

00:50We have exclusively rented this resort.

00:55Actually, this is not a high-end resort.

00:59If you look at it from the outside, it looks like unusual activities.

01:10This resort is located 7 kilometers more or less from the highway.

01:19We think that this was purposely chosen to avoid the detection.

01:26Even the neighbors noticed that within three weeks, the Chinese nationals were released from prison.

01:33They were sleeping.

01:36Were they drunk, sir?

01:38They were drunk.

01:41Where did you see their activities, sir?

01:45They were hanging out at night.

01:47And in the middle of the fire safety inspection, the Chinese nationals' belongings were seen.

01:5334 sets of computers, 4 laptops, and more than 200 cellphones.

01:59The LGU doubted that there was a Pugo-like operation there.

02:04The LGU also insisted on inspecting the Pugo operation at a resort in Lapu-Lapu City a month after it was seen.

02:14What I did was to use a different type of detector.

02:20But it turned out that it was a computer.

02:23I prepared a security monitor and a detector in the presence of a Pugo-like activity in the area.

02:32The PNP Region 7, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Justice,

02:38PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, and PNP Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 7

02:44were all in the area.

02:45They were inspecting the Pugo-like operation in Lapu-Lapu City.

02:51For GME Integrated News, I am Femarie Dumabok of GME Regional TV.

02:57Your Saksi!

03:00The lowest generation charge that Meralco will impose on customers this October

03:05Aside from that, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines,

03:08there is also a decrease in the transmission charge

03:11and not only Meralco's customers could be affected.

03:14Saksi! This is Mackie Polito.

03:20When there is a shortage, it is necessary to save money.

03:22And whenever the due date strikes, it is passed through the discard of many Filipinos.

03:28There are no more plants.

03:30When it comes out, it's only once a week.

03:33It's really hard to borrow.

03:35Sometimes, you have to deny your loan.

03:37It is expected that tomorrow, it will be known if Meralco will impose an increase or decrease in the transmission charge this October.

03:42But according to Meralco,

03:44it is possible that there will be a decrease in the generation charge this month.

03:47The decrease in the transmission charge of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, or WESEM,

03:52is due to a decrease in the demand due to the cold weather.

03:55The collection of the WESEM transmission charge was also completed in May 2024.

04:01The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, or NGCP,

04:05also announced that it will lower the price of ancillary services or reserve electricity this month.

04:10That is part of the transmission charge of 10% of the Meralco bill.

04:14For this month, as with last month,

04:16more than 50% of our billing is for ancillary services.

04:22In that proportion, it's largely driven by market prices in the reserve market.

04:30That's why it is expected to lower P9 per kWh in Luzon and P2 in Mindanao.

04:36But the bad news is that P29 per kWh in Visayas will increase.

04:41Those are pass-through charges and will not go to the NGCP.

04:45In February, the reserve market sold out.

04:47The NGCP needed to pay P5.7 billion to consumers.

04:52They only paid P1.7 billion in July.

04:56The Energy Regulatory Commission is still waiting for a decision on when to pay the remaining P4 billion.

05:03The NGCP has been planning to increase their billing if they are forced to hire a reserve electricity.

05:09But according to the Department of Energy,

05:12the reserve electricity is needed for a stronger supply.

05:15The system's reliability is prioritized so that we can avoid any yellow or red alerts.

05:22For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Pulido is your witness.

05:27On October 23, the Senate again heard the allegations of the abuse of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

05:33The Senate asked the court to face them,

05:36the pastor, and the cases of Quiboloy in the Philippines,

05:39aside from his cases in America,

05:42where his accused partner is arranging for a lower sentence.

05:47Witness, Joseph Moro.

05:53In the case of Sex and Labor Trafficking Operations in America, which was filed in 2021,

05:58Pastor Apollo Quiboloy's accused partner is Marisa Duenas,

06:02Director of Operations and Human Resources Manager of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in America.

06:07In a pre-bargaining agreement on October 7,

06:10Duenas was arraigned in the Attorney's Office of the Central District of California for a lower sentence.

06:17Based on the document obtained by GMA Integrated News from a trusted source,

06:22Duenas admitted that she is guilty of conspiring or conspiring to commit sham marriage

06:28or conspiring to marry members of the KOJC that they bring to America.

06:32Between 2015 and January 29, 2020,

06:37Quiboloy's accused partners were accused of committing marriage fraud that violates the law of America.

06:44They bring KOJC members from the Philippines to marry,

06:49for example, to apply for permanent residence status and citizenship.

06:53Once they are married and resident,

06:56Duenas is forced to divorce them so that she can do sham marriage to others.

07:00In Duenas' pre-bargain agreement,

07:02the California Attorney's Office recommends a two-level reduction in the prison sentence for Duenas.

07:08In the case of America, where Duenas admitted that she is guilty,

07:12the reason why Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, her accused partner, is wanted in America,

07:19here in the Philippines, there is also a case of qualified human trafficking and child sexual abuse of Quiboloy.

07:25Even if Duenas is not included in Quiboloy's accused partners,

07:29in her cases in Quezon City and Pasig Regional Trial Court,

07:32the victims who confessed to Quiboloy's conspiring in America are still happy.

07:38Although it is stated in the pre-bargaining agreement that it is not binding,

07:44but just the same.

07:47We are happy because there is significance, there is relevance here.

07:51The factual basis in the agreement will conform to our theory here in qualified human trafficking.

07:59It's really the same pattern. That's what we're saying, the same pattern.

08:04This is a welcome development for the Philippine government,

08:08but there needs to be steps taken for us to introduce that evidence here in the Philippines as well.

08:17We are also asking for the approval of KOJC.

08:20According to DOJ, Quiboloy's run in the Senate in the election of 2025 is related to her cases.

08:27Her filing of Certificate of Candidacy for Senate is a dare to the government to do something fast.

08:36Because if the time comes and she becomes lawful as a senator,

08:44then he will have some sort of protection already.

08:47But what we want is for him to face the charges first,

08:51not to make a mockery of the election system, not to make a mockery of democracy.

08:58The Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance or CONA was now questioned

09:02by Quiboloy's camp signed by Atty. Mark Tolentino.

09:05Tolentino said that he is the president of the Workers and Peasants Party or WPP.

09:10Before the 2022 elections, he was the one who signed the CONA of the candidates of the party.

09:16Based on the record of the CONA, I am the president of the WPP.

09:20I have with me the certification from the CONA.

09:24As you can see, the president there is Mark V. Tolentino.

09:28We also have the authority to sign the CONA from the CONA.

09:31But Atty. Sonny Matula insisted that he's the running senator and he's the president of the WPP.

09:37They held a party convention where they chose their own candidate, but Tolentino wasn't there.

09:44It's like they're hijacking the WPP to get rid of Quiboloy.

09:51We think it's a game of smoke and mirror that our countrymen want to play.

09:58I think they're using schemes of magicians to cover up the cases that Apolo Quiboloy is facing.

10:09Matula also showed the sworn list of authorized signatories of the CONA, which they submitted to the COMELEC on September 25.

10:17Atty. Tolentino is not on the list.

10:19According to the COMELEC, a group of Tolentino submitted a list of authorized signatories.

10:25According to the commission, it's possible that there are factions in the party.

10:29The factions can fix the issue.

10:32The COMELEC can also fix the issue.

10:33If the COMELEC will fix the issue, only one faction will be recognized.

10:37The candidates of the other faction will be independent candidates.

10:41According to the Supreme Court, the COMELEC is empowered to resolve intra-party disputes.

10:46Our basis will always be the constitutional bylaws of the political party.

10:52Reporting from GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong is your eyewitness.

10:57There is a research ship of China that was spotted near Palawan and Northern Luzon.

11:01In addition to that, there are almost 200 ships of China that were monitored in different parts of the West Philippine Sea.

11:07Our eyewitness is Chino Gaston.

11:10In the last monitoring of the AFP from September 30 to October 6,

11:14around 110 ships of China were spotted in the West Philippine Sea.

11:20Of these, 28 are ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy and China Coast Guard.

11:26Most of them are Chinese fishing militia or ships that pretend to be fishermen

11:32but are under the control of the China Coast Guard.

11:35The AFP continues to patrol using the airplanes of the Philippine Air Force and ships of the Philippine Navy.

11:41There is nothing unusual that the AFP is now noticing in the movements of China

11:46even though it is still illegal for the ships of China to remain inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.

11:53There is no report from us that there is something that we need to really immediately address in this matter.

12:03As I said, we are continuously monitoring here.

12:06But aside from the ships of China Coast Guard and Navy,

12:09the Chinese research ships near Palawan and North Luzon should be closely monitored.

12:16There may be some research value in what they are doing.

12:20I mean, they may be looking sort of at the undersea environment for submarine operations

12:26and there may also just be symbolic value.

12:29They're just basically making a statement that this is what we're going to do and you can't stop us.

12:33For GMA Integrated News, who is your witness?

12:39China's harassment of the Shoal Squadron and other incidents in the West Philippine Sea

12:44reached the ASEAN Summit in the Lao People's Democratic Republic or Lao PDR.

12:49It was covered by President Marcos while a senior official of China was in the same room.

12:55From Lao PDR, Saksila, Ivan Maerina.

12:59Ivan?

13:02Pia, in front of a senior official of China in Italy,

13:06President Bongbong Marcos told his fellow leaders in ASEAN that

13:10the actions of China are illegal and aggressive.

13:13The actions of China are illegal and aggressive

13:15along with the call for the creation of a Code of Conduct

13:19to maintain peace in the South China Sea.

13:26In front of Chinese Premier Li Chang, who was arrested by China in the ASEAN Summit in Lao PDR,

13:31President Bongbong Marcos described in his speech

13:34the incidents of China's aggressive actions against the Philippines.

13:39As well as that, the blocking, bombing of the water cannon,

13:44laser firing, and deliberate bombing of China's Shoal,

13:48and even the hijacking of ships and airplanes of the B-4.

13:52The President said that the Philippines continues to experience harassment and threats from China.

13:57This shows China's continued neglect of international law.

14:01It is saddening that the overall situation in the South China Sea remains tense and does not change.

14:07That's why all parties need to be open to seriously fix the unaccompanied

14:13and reduce tensions.

14:14That's why the negotiations for the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct need to be easier.

14:19In 1992, the creation of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea began,

14:23but until now, it is still being discussed.

14:26But even if the elements of the agreement, such as what will be its status,

14:30and if it will be legally binding, it does not change.

14:34It's just a simple matter of self-restraint or restraint, not an agreement.

14:39China's importance in the ASEAN economy is not insignificant.

14:43China is ASEAN's largest trading partner,

14:46with an annual value of 500 billion dollars.

14:49It is also the third largest producer of foreign direct investments.

14:54Through the President, economic cooperation should not be separated from political security.

15:00On this occasion, NHK, a Japan-based media outlet,

15:03called on the President in a retreat yesterday by fellow ASEAN leaders

15:07not to be surprised by China's illegal and dangerous actions in the South China Sea.

15:12The President also said that these actions are out of the question

15:15because ASEAN is far from facing enemies against its members

15:19and the silence in the midst of these enemies has weakened ASEAN.

15:24NHK's message is based on a copy of the President's speech.

15:28He did not release that copy of the speech

15:30because it usually does not discuss the leaders' retreat.

15:34We tried to ask the President about it.

15:37It is improper for me to disclose anything that was mentioned in the pub game closed session.

15:48Meanwhile, in an interview, the Foreign Ministry of China said

15:53that the situation in the South China Sea is generally stable

15:57and they remain committed to fixing their so-called maritime differences

16:02through dialogue and consultation.

16:04China will continue to consult with ASEAN countries

16:07to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea

16:11and to implement the Code of Conduct.

16:14Meanwhile, among the activities of the President today

16:18is their bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

16:23One of the most anticipated events tomorrow, the last day of the ASEAN Summit,

16:27is the ASEAN-U.S. Summit.

16:29The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, also arrived earlier.

16:34And live from Lao People's Democratic Republic, for GMA Integrated News,

16:39I am Ivan Meirina, your witness.

16:44It exploded.

16:46Ouch, the volcano exploded.

16:48Almost 3 kilometers high was the eruption or plume of the Taal Volcano this morning.

16:53Meanwhile, in the Phoenix, the slow phreatic eruption of the volcano lasted for 11 minutes

16:58which is still at Alert Level 1 now.

17:00But due to the thickness of the volcano or volcanic smog

17:04brought by the wind in the direction of the South China Sea,

17:07face-to-face classes were suspended in all areas of Nasugbu, Lian, Agoncillo, Calatagan, and Balayan

17:14and transferred to Modular Distance Learning.

17:17The Vogue is dedicated to health, especially to those who have feelings.

17:28Julian San Jose, the Sparkle, and the leader of a parish in Occidental Mindoro

17:35gave a controversial performance of Kapuso Singer in the Church.

17:40In the speech of Father Carlito Mame Dimaano,

17:44he admitted all his mistakes and admitted that their decision was wrong.

17:49He also asked for forgiveness to Julian and Jessica Villarubin for inviting them to perform.

17:56In social media posts, Julian and Linao also asked for forgiveness

18:01that their sole intention is to give joy and support to the Church through a benefit concert.

18:09Julian added that even though he is not perfect,

18:12his conviction is firm and his faith is not weak.

18:17The Sparkle GMA Artist Center first released a statement

18:21promising to answer to what happened.

18:24They are the ones who should clarify the details to the organizer and coordinate their talent.

18:31Julian just did his job and became a true professional and has no bad intentions.

18:37They also asked for forgiveness to those who were offended and to Julian.

18:41The Sparkle will be more careful so that this will not happen again.

18:47One of the activities that was postponed in the BGC to have an event

18:51is the Venture Capital Investors and Startups or Papausbong of Companies in the Philippines.

18:57TND Aura, a venture capital firm that is based in Southeast Asia,

19:04organized the event called VC Socials.

19:07This is where the investment arm of GMA Network, GMA Ventures Incorporated,

19:12and startups from different industries came from.

19:15There was also a panel discussion

19:17where GMA Ventures President and Chief Operating Officer Reggie Bautista

19:22and TND Aura officials and a partner firm discussed.

19:25TND Aura has a deep partnership with GMA Ventures

19:29and TND Aura has invested in startups in the healthcare sector.

19:41It was only sold in carts before, and now it has different locations.

19:45With the help of Pastil, a partnership between a couple in Pangasinan,

19:49it was a success.

19:51This is mine.

19:57The simple shredded chicken topped with rice

20:01was a certified hit by Michael and Grace in Kalasang, Pangasinan.

20:06The couple started in November 2022 with a total of Php 500

20:12and earns Php 75 per day.

20:15Fast forward today, they are now leveled up.

20:18They earn Php 70,000 per day

20:22and have 10 locations in different places in Pangasinan.

20:29Wow, a different kind of level up, and it looks delicious.

20:32Yes.

20:33Visitors.

20:34Yes.

20:35Heartthrobs, it's only been 76 days and it's almost Christmas.

20:39Almost.

20:40Thank you for watching. I'm Pia Arkangel.

20:43Under the leadership of Arlan Clavio, I'm Ato Maraulio.

20:45For a bigger mission and a wider service to the country.

20:49From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines,

20:53until tomorrow, we will be together.

20:56Saksi!

21:45♪

22:07Kapuso, let's become Saksi together.

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