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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:14Baka Puso, before Saksi, the recyclable materials warehouse is still on fire, as well as the five houses in Barangay Catmon, Malabon.
00:22According to the fire marshal of Malabon, at 2.30 pm, there was a sudden fire.
00:26According to Superradio DZBB, the fire started in the barracks of Catayan, Piesa ng Sasakyan.
00:34The fire spread to the adjacent junk shop where there were a lot of plastic and rubber.
00:39The fire continued until 5 pm.
00:43As of now, the fire is under control but it is not yet fired out.
00:46It is still being investigated where the fire started and how many families were affected.
00:56The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability
01:00asked Vice President Sara Duterte to remain in the House of Representatives
01:03to accompany the detained Chief of Staff.
01:06The Vice President also visited the House Speaker and other congressmen.
01:11Saksi, CN Crew.
01:16This was taken by Vice President Sara Duterte and her Chief of Staff, Atty. Sulaika Lopez, who is detained in the House of Representatives.
01:24This was posted by Atty. Harry Roque on his Facebook account, Ang Bise.
01:28Last night, Lopez was in front of the camera
01:31when the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability was sighted in contempt.
01:36This was after hearing on Wednesday that Lopez wrote to the Commission on Audit
01:41to tell them not to follow the camera's orders
01:44that are being submitted by audit reports on the confidential funds of OVB.
01:49She is in high spirits. Actually, I can still make her laugh.
01:52We are thankful to Congressman Joe Welchua
01:55because he is giving the requests of Usec Lopez.
02:02And the requests I said to visit,
02:07subject to their rules in the detention center, he agreed.
02:13Last night, VP Sara was in her brother's office.
02:16Congressman Paulo Duterte was there.
02:18Even though the House Sergeant-at-Arms was talking, the electricity was cut off.
02:23If they could possibly already leave the premises,
02:26as there is always a practice during long weekends,
02:31that we turn off power in all our buildings.
02:35Actually, I was visited by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
02:42Earlier, he had a meeting with me.
02:46We sat down and we talked.
02:49Then he said,
02:52No, I will not leave.
02:55He said,
02:57I need to do my job. You need to leave.
03:00I said,
03:02What are you going to do? Are you going to drag me out?
03:06He said,
03:07No, I will just escort you out.
03:09Then he said again,
03:10You need to leave. You need to leave.
03:12Again, I said,
03:14Sir, this is what we will do.
03:18Your boss is a congressman.
03:21The owner of this office is a congressman.
03:25Sir, why not?
03:27I said to him,
03:28Let's elevate the two of them.
03:33Let's not talk here.
03:35We have an impasse here.
03:40Let's let both of them be congressmen.
03:43Vice said,
03:44It's not a security problem,
03:46because he has his own security.
03:48I said,
03:49Sir, the only one who wants to die is me,
03:52Martin Romualdez.
03:53And I don't think he will do that here inside the House of Representatives.
03:56He will do it outside.
03:59Earlier, Vice allowed Lopez to visit again.
04:02Our preparation is until after the new year.
04:06I asked them to buy me a tie,
04:08because this is where I will wash.
04:11And this is where I will dry my clothes.
04:15He is inside,
04:16Usec Izalayka Lopez is inside,
04:19because of me.
04:21I am the target of the committee hearings.
04:24Congressman Joel Chua,
04:26the chairman of the committee,
04:27wrote a letter to Vice,
04:28asking him to be with Atty. Lopez
04:30in his detention until November 25.
04:33We did not allow this,
04:35because at first,
04:37he was not part of the imprisonment.
04:42But he wrote again,
04:45he asked for permission,
04:47if possible,
04:48for him to visit Atty. Zulayka.
04:51And we allowed that.
04:53The committee also did not approve
04:55Congressman Duterte's request
04:57to transfer Lopez to his position.
05:00Lopez was given several requests,
05:02such as going to his therapy.
05:05As long as he is escorted
05:07by the House Surgeon-at-Arms.
05:09From 7am to 11am,
05:11and 1pm to 5pm,
05:13are the visiting hours
05:15for those detained in the cell.
05:17If there is a session,
05:18it can last until 7pm.
05:20But the vice should not remain unlawful
05:23within the law.
05:24Should our second president
05:26follow the law?
05:30Our second president is a lawyer.
05:34He is the second highest official
05:38in our country.
05:40I think he also knows
05:43what he should do
05:45and what to do about it.
05:47VP Sara was invited several times
05:49to listen to the committee,
05:50up to the spending of confidential funds
05:52of DEPEL and OVP,
05:54but she did not attend.
05:55Lack of respect in the institution.
05:58We can see that
06:02if she wants something,
06:07she will do it.
06:09VP Sara said
06:11she will not attend hearings in the chamber.
06:14Why would I answer to a speaker
06:17implicated in a bribery case?
06:19On record, in a court case.
06:22Why would I answer to a member
06:26of the House of Representatives
06:30convicted of child abuse
06:33taking IP children
06:35to Davao City to be brought to Manila?
06:38Why would I answer
06:41to a member of the House of Representatives
06:43who owes my husband
06:46nine million pesos
06:48because of a case?
06:53So why would I answer to them?
06:55Why would I answer to a member
06:57of the House of Representatives
06:59whose father,
07:01who has a screen cap,
07:04is apologizing for what his son is doing?
07:07VP Sara did not invite her,
07:09but she said
07:10she is a member of the committee
07:13who is apologizing to the OVP
07:15and DepEd funds.
07:17She also lied to Speaker Waldez
07:19that she was the one
07:21who went to the hearing of the chamber
07:23in front of her constituents
07:25explaining about the spending of the funds.
07:28I did not give him my trust and confidence
07:32as congressman.
07:34I did not vote for him
07:35as speaker of the House of Representatives.
07:38Right?
07:40So, I know him as Martin Romualdez,
07:43but I did not vote for him
07:45as congressman and speaker.
07:47So, he did not tell me
07:50what I should do.
07:54We are still trying to get
07:55the approval of the House Speaker
07:56in connection with the statement of the VP.
07:58For GMA Integrated News,
08:00I am Ian Cruz,
08:01your witness.
08:04Pasig RTC Branch 159
08:06gave the motion of the field
08:07of Pastor Apolo Quiboloy
08:09for the new medical furlough
08:11due to infection of a chicken in Ngipin.
08:14Tomorrow morning,
08:15the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
08:17is expected to arrive
08:18at the Philippine Heart Center
08:19from the PNP Custodial Center.
08:21Quiboloy will remain
08:22at the Heart Center until Wednesday.
08:25The court approved
08:26the new medical furlough
08:28at the hearing today
08:29of the case of Qualified Human Trafficking
08:31of Quiboloy.
08:32The prosecution respects
08:34the court's decision.
08:36The hearing will continue
08:38on January 10, 2025.
08:42Giving opportunities
08:43to senior citizens
08:44who still want to work and earn.
08:47That is the house
08:48of a bill
08:49that was approved by the camera.
08:51But the question is,
08:52how about the young workers
08:55who may lose their opportunities?
08:57That is what Jamie Santos
08:59talked about
09:00in Barangay Saksi Online.
09:06Tatay Arnel Bugayong is 68 years old
09:09but instead of just enjoying
09:11at home,
09:12he chose to apply for a job
09:14in a fast food chain in Manila.
09:16His contract is 5 months
09:18and he wants to extend it.
09:20They call me Tatay.
09:22Tatay,
09:23go to the second floor.
09:25What you will do there,
09:26you will assist in getting in
09:28the client,
09:29you will welcome them,
09:30you will greet them.
09:32This job is said to be a big help
09:34for seniors like him.
09:36He is able to help his family
09:38and exercise.
09:39Those like Tatay Arnel,
09:41as a beneficiary
09:42of how the camera
09:44was approved
09:45in the third and last reading
09:46of Kamakailan.
09:48Under House Bill 10985,
09:50all government agencies
09:52and private companies
09:54should give access
09:56to employment opportunities
09:57to senior citizens
09:59who are qualified
10:00and interested in work.
10:02Senior citizens can work
10:04in clerical, secretarial,
10:06consultancy,
10:07or janitorial services.
10:09They can also teach,
10:10event organizing,
10:12kitchen help,
10:13sales assistance,
10:14business process outsourcing,
10:16or BPO,
10:17volunteer works,
10:18and others.
10:19Private companies
10:20with senior employees
10:22also have additional tax deductions.
10:24Some of our online supporters
10:26are in favor of the scholarship.
10:28One said,
10:29seniors should be given
10:30a chance to earn money,
10:32especially those
10:33who haven't finished yet.
10:34Another said,
10:35it's better
10:36to get someone
10:37who has a long experience
10:39than no experience.
10:40There are a lot of seniors
10:41who are still strong
10:43and are still able to work.
10:45But there are also rules
10:46for seniors to work.
10:48She's already a senior.
10:49It's better
10:50if she stays at home.
10:52Let her rest.
10:53A netizen said,
10:54if the young ones
10:56can't get in,
10:57how about the seniors?
10:59For Serio Ortiz-Luiz,
11:01President of the Employers
11:02Confederation of the Philippines,
11:04it's better
11:05to pass a law
11:06especially to give incentives
11:08to companies
11:09to hire senior citizens.
11:11But when it comes to
11:12giving jobs to seniors,
11:14there are other fresh grads
11:16and other people
11:17looking for jobs
11:18who will lose their chance.
11:20People's life expectancy has increased.
11:23What we used to say
11:25is that it's desirable.
11:26It's very strong.
11:27That's one fact.
11:28The other fact is
11:29there is shortage of work
11:31in the country.
11:32So a job that you give
11:34to a senior citizen,
11:35you take away
11:36from some of them.
11:37Many seniors
11:38are also retired
11:39or not supported
11:40by their children.
11:41Unlike the fresh graduates
11:44or the others,
11:46if you're not compulsory
11:49and you give incentives,
11:52it's okay.
11:53Ms. Susan,
11:54a member of the Senior Citizens Club,
11:57has her own business.
11:59You won't wait
12:00to be given a child
12:01that you still need,
12:03even the medicine
12:05that you still need.
12:06So even if her children
12:07ask her to stop
12:08her business,
12:09the work continues.
12:11We Filipinos
12:12are hardworking, right?
12:13So we will look for a job
12:15until we can.
12:16Until our bodies
12:17can handle it,
12:18we will work.
12:19For GMA Integrated News,
12:21Jamie Santos,
12:22your witness.
12:25The government
12:26is still considering
12:27the preparations
12:28against the calamities
12:29caused by the climate change.
12:31President Bambang Marcos
12:32promised
12:33that he will distribute
12:34aid to those
12:35affected by the typhoon
12:36in Pangasinan
12:37a while ago.
12:38That he will also distribute
12:39aid to other places
12:40affected by the typhoon.
12:43There is also help
12:44for more than
12:4580 LGUs in Cagaya.
12:46More than 1,000 farmers
12:48and fishermen in Isabela
12:50received P10,000
12:52in aid.
12:53Certificates
12:54for land ownership
12:55awards
12:56for agrarian
12:57reform beneficiary.
12:58The President
12:59of Nueva Vizcaya
13:00also visited
13:01to get help
13:02for the affected.
13:03P50 million
13:04in aid
13:05for Nueva Vizcaya,
13:06Quirino,
13:07and Isabela.
13:09The Senate
13:10approved
13:11the 2025 budget
13:12of the DSWD
13:13for the
13:14Ayuda Para sa Kapos
13:15Ang Kita Program
13:16or ACAP
13:17which helps
13:18minimum wage earners.
13:20This can be done
13:21alone
13:22and another program
13:23of the DSWD
13:25The House Speaker
13:26agreed
13:27to the approval
13:28of Senator Ginaldo.
13:33There is a dispute
13:34between the Senate
13:35and the House
13:36regarding the fund
13:37for the Ayuda Para sa Kapos
13:39Ang Kita Program
13:40or ACAP.
13:41This is followed
13:42by the announcement
13:43of Senator Aimee Marcos,
13:44the sponsor
13:45of the budget
13:46of the DSWD
13:47that ACAP
13:48was removed
13:49from the Senate version.
13:50It's confusing
13:51and
13:52honestly
13:53I removed
13:54the Senate version
13:55already.
14:16It can be done
14:17alone
14:18with ACAP
14:19and the previous
14:20AICS
14:21or Assistance
14:22to Individuals
14:23in Crisis Situations.
14:47In 2024
14:48when ACAP
14:49was first implemented
14:50ACAP was able
14:51to protect
14:52minimum wage earners
14:53from the
14:54effects of
14:55inflation
14:56in the country.
14:57According to
14:58one of its sponsors
14:59House Speaker
15:00Martin Romualdez
15:01ACAP provided
15:023,000
15:03to 5,000 pesos
15:04of aid
15:05to qualified
15:06beneficiaries.
15:07But ACAP
15:08is controversial
15:09and is being
15:10criticized
15:11by some Senators
15:12because it was not
15:13included
15:14in the proposed
15:152024 budget
15:16of the DSWD
15:17and it was also not
15:18included
15:19in the Bicameral
15:20Conference Committee
15:21version.
15:22In the 2025
15:23budget
15:24ACAP
15:25provided
15:26triple
15:27funding
15:28from
15:2913 billion
15:30pesos
15:31in 2024
15:32to 39.8
15:33billion pesos
15:34in 2025.
15:35According to
15:36the camera
15:37ACAP needs
15:38to provide
15:39aid to
15:40minimum wage
15:41earners
15:42who earn
15:4321,000 pesos
15:44or less
15:45per month.
15:46But according to
15:47the Senators
15:49We don't have
15:50problems with
15:51the program
15:52in itself
15:53but we wanted
15:54to make sure
15:55that it's
15:56clearer this time
15:57like they
15:58are saying
15:59this is
16:00for
16:01middle class
16:02individuals
16:03so that it
16:04won't
16:05affect
16:06the poorest
16:07of the poor
16:08sector of
16:09our society.
16:10Speaker
16:11Romualdez
16:12also
16:13defended
16:14the need
16:15for this
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23:32GMA Network's Senior Vice President and Head for Integrated News,
23:36Regional TV and Synergy, Oliver Victor B. Amoroso
23:39discussed the ways of the network to be inclusive
23:43when it comes to storytelling in the age of digital technology and its importance.
23:48We at GMA Integrated News, inclusivity is not just a buzzword.
23:53It is a core value that influences our day-to-day operations.
23:58We strive to recognize and represent the diverse tapestry of voices,
24:04experiences, and perspectives within our communities.
24:09Inclusive storytelling allows our news teams to reach wider audiences.
24:17By embracing a variety of perspectives, we foster trust and enrich public discourse.
24:24Game changers in this digital age
24:28where information can spread at unprecedented speeds.
24:32Credible and inclusive journalism becomes even more vital.
24:37According to Amoroso, it is important to give voice to local news.
24:41It is imperative that stories from communities like mine, like yours, are told.
24:48Our regional arm, GMA Regional TV, plays an instrumental role in this mission.
24:54Our news teams hail from the very localities they report on.
24:58These regional narratives are not confined to local broadcast.
25:03They are integrated into our national platforms.
25:07Amoroso also mentioned the fight against fake news that is promoted by Kapuso Network
25:12along with industry leaders, media organizations, tech giants, and educational institutions
25:18that fight against the growing problem of fake news and biased information.
25:23Together, let us cultivate a culture of inclusivity in storytelling.
25:28One that ensures every individual is seen, heard, and valued.
25:33Let this moment spark meaningful conversations
25:37that we should pave the way for a future where journalism shines as a beacon of hope,
25:42understanding, and unity.
25:44Ideas without action are useless.
25:48Desire to change is useless if you don't take action.
25:51Only actions lead to results.
25:55I've learned a lot from this event.
25:57How we can engage the youth in terms of some grassroots problem.
26:02And with these learnings, I wanted to foster it more to giving back to my community.
26:09For GMA Integrated News, I'm your host, Saksi.
26:14Level up your dining experience in a restaurant in Haro Ilo Ilo City.
26:19Because your guests are different wild and exotic animals.
26:25One of them is the Bengal tiger, Zeus.
26:28And there's a photo booth where you can take a photo op with a snake.
26:32And don't worry because there are no guards.
26:34There are also birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
26:38This was the idea of an animal lover who was convinced that it has a permit from DENR.
26:50Hello, a new milestone for Hello! Love! Again
26:53because this is the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time.
26:57In just 10 days, it reached Php 930 million worldwide.
27:03It surpassed the movie Rewind by the Kapuso Royal Couple
27:06starring Marion Rivera and Ding Dong Dantes.
27:09Hello! Love! Again can still be watched in more than 1,000 cinemas worldwide.
27:15Hello! Stays! The K-pop boy group Stray Kids is ready to have fun.
27:20The group is going back home for their Dominate World Tour in the Philippines.
27:25They had fun meeting fans at the airport earlier.
27:37Another thing that will excite K-pop fans, especially VIPs
27:42is G-Dragon's new pre-release single, Home Sweet Home.
27:47It featured his co-Big Bang members, Taeyang and Daesung.
27:52The fans were full of enthusiasm because the group released their last song in 2022
27:57via Still Life.
28:01Kapuso, thank you for your success.
28:03I am Pia Arcangel for a bigger mission and a wider service to the country.
28:09From GMA Integrated News, the news authority of the Philippines,
28:12until Monday, we will be together.
28:16Saksi!
28:21Kapuso, be the first in Saksi.
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