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00:00Senator Bongo forgot the name of the PDEA's matrix
00:03regarding the connection of Pogo and an illegal drug
00:06that was released during a hearing in the camera earlier.
00:08According to the PDEA,
00:09Go's friend is a drug personality,
00:13which was denied by the senator
00:14because the PDEA's statement is irresponsible.
00:18Witness, Ian Cruz.
00:24During the hearing of the Quad Committee in the camera earlier,
00:27the name of an Alan Lim,
00:29a drug personality wanted in China,
00:32a casino junket operator,
00:34and a chicken smuggler,
00:35were mentioned.
00:36Lim is also one of the incorporators
00:38of Farmally Corporation,
00:40which became controversial
00:41because of its P11 billion contract
00:44for the COVID pandemic supplies
00:46of the Duterte administration.
00:48Lim is part of the matrix
00:50presented by the PDEA
00:51regarding Pogo and its connection
00:54to various crimes and syndicates.
00:56According to the PDEA,
00:57Lim is a close friend of Senator Bongo
01:01and Michael Yang,
01:02who was the former economic advisor
01:04of the former President Duterte.
01:05Senator Go
01:07claimed that he is a friend of Lim.
01:08It's election time now.
01:11It's ruined.
01:14You will be colored black
01:16so that the others will be white.
01:21This is a rehash.
01:23The PDEA is very irresponsible
01:27in their statements in the hearings.
01:30We are not Alan Lim's close friends
01:34and I am not involved in illegal drugs.
01:38Some congressmen also agreed.
01:40You said earlier that Alan Lim
01:43is involved in illegal drugs.
01:45Does that mean that Senator Bongo
01:48is also involved in drugs?
01:51Since you connected him,
01:53what does your arrow mean?
01:57According to our informant,
01:58they are just close friends.
02:01That's why we just put it there.
02:03They are just close friends.
02:04It is not specific
02:05that they are involved in drugs.
02:08That's why we have these incorporators
02:10just to interlink them.
02:12We are still digging
02:13what we can have against these people.
02:17It is not yet complete, ma'am.
02:19Close friends.
02:19Bongo knows Alan Lim's work.
02:25Senator Bongo knows
02:27that because they are close friends,
02:29he knows that Lim is involved in illegal drugs.
02:33That will be answered by Senator Bongo, ma'am.
02:36Not us yet.
02:37Because we are still investigating.
02:39We do not have concrete proof yet
02:40of what their transaction is.
02:42I'm sorry, Mr. Gumban.
02:44Don't make such a matrix
02:46that is incriminating
02:48and you are connecting
02:49and your title is
02:51Illegal and Pogo Drugs Connection.
02:53It also would be wrong for you
02:56to include a person
02:57who is not involved
03:00in those
03:02illegal crimes.
03:05Mr. Gumban,
03:06let's not make mistakes
03:08because you do not want to
03:10accuse a wrong person.
03:13Mr. Gumban.
03:14Yes, Mr. Chair.
03:15For GMA Integrated News,
03:17Ian Cruz is your witness.
03:21Arrested in an entrapment operation,
03:23a woman was involved
03:24in a scam in Davao City.
03:26The suspect was complained
03:27because he promised to win
03:29the case of the complainant in court
03:31in exchange for a large amount of money.
03:33According to NBI Region 11,
03:34the suspect's motive is
03:36to convince the victim
03:37that he knows someone
03:39with a high rank in the Supreme Court,
03:41DOJ, and NBI
03:43who can help in the case.
03:46The suspect is also using
03:48various contact numbers,
03:50cell phones, and
03:51social media names
03:52to frame the victim.
03:54This is what the suspect
03:56did.
03:59We are not paid.
04:01That's what the supporters
04:03of the Duterte family
04:04who gathered in Edsa Shrine.
04:06This is the next video
04:07released by PNP
04:08that shows
04:09the woman's involvement
04:11in some of their cases.
04:13Witness,
04:13Bernadette Reyes.
04:17Good morning to all of you.
04:18The supporters of the Duterte family
04:20are lying on their beds
04:22staying around Edsa Shrine
04:25last night.
04:26Some of them,
04:26until early in the morning,
04:28planned to show their support
04:31to Vice President Sara Duterte
04:34and former President Rodrigo Duterte.
04:36They wanted to have
04:38a day of celebration
04:39because what's happening
04:41in the country is not going well.
04:44All day long,
04:45there are Duterte supporters
04:46staying there.
04:47This Edsa Shrine,
04:49this is the place
04:51where the people
04:53will come out
04:55when the leader of a country
04:57is in trouble.
04:59This is where it happens.
05:00They are not cruel.
05:01But some of them
05:02are eating inside the church
05:04because they are tired
05:05and hungry.
05:06We saw some of them
05:07lying on their beds
05:08sleeping.
05:09Some of them are eating
05:11drinking water.
05:12It's like clueless.
05:15I don't know what they will do.
05:18But a video was released
05:19by the PNP
05:20that according to the police
05:21is showing that
05:22they are paying
05:23some of the supporters
05:25who came to Edsa Shrine.
05:29They were promised
05:30that they will be paid
05:31and food.
05:32In fact,
05:33some of them
05:34are complaining
05:35because allegedly
05:36they were promised
05:37that they will be given
05:38P500 for three days
05:40but they were only given
05:41P200.
05:42The allegation
05:43was supported
05:44by some of the supporters
05:45of Edsa Shrine.
05:46Are we not paid?
05:47No!
05:48We are not paid!
05:49We are not paid!
05:50We are not paid!
05:51We are not paid!
05:52Until tomorrow,
05:53the group is expected
05:54to stay in the area.
05:55For GMA Integrated News,
05:56Bernadette Reyes
05:57is your witness.
05:58Soldiers
05:59cannot see
06:00politics.
06:01The AFP chief
06:02reacted
06:03in the midst
06:04of a fierce
06:05exchange
06:06between the leaders
06:07of our country.
06:08Witness
06:09is the
06:10leader
06:11of Edsa Shrine
06:12Ma'am Gonzalez.
06:17In the midst
06:18of a heated tension
06:19in the country's politics,
06:20the AFP leader
06:21responded
06:22to the calls
06:23they received
06:24from them.
06:25There is a call
06:26for the
06:27armed forces
06:28of the Philippines
06:29to intervene
06:30in what is happening
06:31in our
06:32politics
06:33here
06:34in our
06:35country.
06:36But
06:37we are not
06:38working on that.
06:39The people
06:40who are
06:41working on
06:42that,
06:43the past
06:44military
06:45adventurism
06:46is not
06:47allowed
06:48anymore.
06:49That is
06:50why we
06:51will not
06:52take
06:53the law
06:54into our
06:55own hands.
06:56We will
06:57remain
06:58professional.
06:59The AFP
07:00is playing
07:01the right
07:02of anyone
07:03to have
07:04an opinion
07:05on politics.
07:06But
07:07this cannot
07:08be allowed.
07:09The soldiers
07:10of the
07:11armed forces
07:12of the
07:13Philippines
07:14are
07:15not
07:16allowed
07:17to
07:18have
07:19an opinion
07:20on
07:21politics.
07:22They
07:23are not
07:24allowed
07:25to
07:26have
07:27an opinion
07:28on
07:29politics.
07:30They
07:31are
07:32not
07:33allowed
07:34to
07:35have
07:36an opinion
07:37on
07:38politics.
07:40Do you have
07:41grumblings in
07:42the military
07:43because of
07:44the recent
07:45events?
07:46100% none,
07:47sir.
07:48Very good.
07:49You have
07:50to be loyal
07:51to the
07:52constitution,
07:53correct?
07:54Yes, sir.
07:55Recently,
07:56Vice President
07:57Sara Duterte
07:58mentioned
07:59the killing
08:00of former
08:01Senator
08:02Ninoy Aquino.
08:03The entire
08:04country was
08:05devastated
08:06when they
08:07killed
08:08the
08:09country.
08:12She
08:13even said,
08:14I believe
08:15that the
08:16Dutertes
08:17and
08:18the
08:19Marcos
08:20were
08:21two heads
08:22of the
08:23same
08:24animals.
08:25I read
08:26that they
08:27were two
08:28people who
08:29made the
08:30country
08:31suffer.
08:32They
08:33killed
08:34a lot
08:35of people
08:36during
08:37We should not comment on our grandchildren because it is natural for children and grandchildren to have affinity with their parents and grandparents.
08:53So, let us not answer that.
08:57The Arzobispo of Manila called for prayers so that the country would be united
09:03so that the country would not be divided by issues of politics and personal interests.
09:07The leaders should listen to each other and move together for the good of the country.
09:13The noise in politics will not affect the economy and the development of the country, according to the finance department.
09:20Especially according to a credit rating agency, the outlook for the Philippines is positive.
09:25So, for example, like a person, right?
09:27For example, when you apply for a credit card or loan, you look at your credit.
09:32Actually, the confidence of the credit rating agencies is higher.
09:36We can borrow, we can borrow at lower interest rates.
09:40We were able to show to the investors that our country's leadership is reliable.
09:45It's like we have a positive outlook from S&P.
09:51It's because we have a track record that we are doing this.
09:54Whatever the political noise.
09:56For GMA Integrated News, I am Mav Gonzalez, your Saksi.
10:02Apollo Quibuloy was transferred to Pasig City Jail male dormitory after medical furlough.
10:07He was in a wheelchair when he was taken to the Philippine Heart Center,
10:10but he was not returned to the PNP Custodial Center based on the court's order
10:15that he will be charged with qualified human trafficking.
10:18According to Quibuloy's lawyer, they have a pending motion for reconsideration,
10:23but the pastor is also preparing to transfer him to Pasig City Jail.
10:29Quibuloy will remain in the holding cell for two weeks for observation,
10:33then he will be transferred to a regular cell.
10:35President Bongbong Marcos returned to the country after his working visit
10:40to the United Arab Emirates and signed some bilateral agreements.
10:44The agreement on culture, energy, artificial intelligence,
10:50digital economy, investment cooperation, and more.
10:54The President was positive that the two countries' agreements will be implemented.
10:59The President also thanked the UAE government for taking care of our fellow Filipinos there.
11:05The UAE also considered the contribution of the Filipinos to the development of their country.
11:10Ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah group started today.
11:15Before that, the two sides exchanged airstrikes and rocket fires.
11:21Under the agreement formed with the help of America and France,
11:24Israel will gradually withdraw its forces from Lebanon within 60 days,
11:30while the Lebanese army will take control of the territory near its border with Israel
11:35to ensure that the Hezbollah will not build infrastructure there again.
11:40Because of the ceasefire, some displaced residents are preparing to return to their homes.
11:47For GMA Integrated News, I am Jun Veneracion, your witness.
11:53Can former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte
11:58answer the law because of their so-called statements?
12:01The views of some legal experts on the testimony of Joseph Moro.
12:09When I was killed, kill BBM, Lisa Araneta, and Martin O'Malasey.
12:17I challenge the military itself to protect the Constitution.
12:22Are they willing to still protect the President who is a drug addict for another four years?
12:32The views of Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte
12:37are being investigated by the National Bureau of Investigation.
12:40But what is the answer to the law if there are such statements
12:45For the lawyers we talked to, this is not just a simple freedom of speech.
12:51What we are discussing here is the newly constituted authority, the President,
12:57and the public officer.
13:00Although you should not be penalized for your speech,
13:03but there are certain speeches like incitement.
13:06Under the revised penal code, there are several speeches that are penalized.
13:13For the former Integrated Bar of the Philippines, President Atorney Domingo Cayoza,
13:17the violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 may be considered a threat to life.
13:23Particularly in Section 42, which is considered terrorism.
13:27The act of killing, hurting, or putting a person in danger.
13:32Anti-terrorism law is very broad.
13:36If you were the prosecutor, you would rather use this.
13:41Number one, because you have more leeway.
13:44It punishes threat to commit terrorism, Section 5.
13:49It also punishes conspiracy to commit terrorism.
13:54And what's conspiracy under that law?
13:56Two or more.
13:57You so fear, right?
13:59Or you intimidate the government.
14:01But the plan does not have to be implemented before it can be answered.
14:05The act itself need not be executed.
14:08Because if it's anti-terrorism law, a plan, a proposal, a conspiracy,
14:14even if you don't execute, it's already covered by the law.
14:18That doesn't need for the threat to be active.
14:23The fact that the threat is made, could already be penalized.
14:28In addition, aside from the state, you can also complain about libel or slander.
14:34The most serious complainant with respect to the Vice President is the First Lady.
14:40Because she made allegations that she was the one who led them.
14:45She said that she was the one who led them in giving envelopes for bribing.
14:53In essence, that's what she said.
14:56So you are actually imputing a crime against the First Lady.
15:02In the statements about the return of military support to the President in similar situations,
15:07it can be the basis for the complaint inciting to sedition.
15:11If those statements or utterances that you make tend to disturb the person from performing the functions of their office,
15:22so that's an arguable element.
15:25If it could instigate others to do it themselves for unlawful purposes.
15:31If your speech will lead to stirring up the people against lawful authorities.
15:39But this could not be easily proven.
15:42The statements are suggestive. It's not explicit in the incitement.
15:49But I think that while it may be difficult to prove the intent,
15:56if I am the judge, I will also look at the whole picture.
16:01In effect, what she is saying is, you just say it. It's like a withdrawal of support.
16:06Yes.
16:07It's a useful scheme that is being used so that it won't become coup d'etat.
16:15Because our laws now define and punish coup d'etat.
16:20What's written there is swift attack.
16:23What those who want to incite coup d'etat are doing, they are not saying it's a fight,
16:30they are saying withdraw.
16:32For the lawyers we talked to this morning,
16:35to say what the violations of the law really are,
16:39an investigation needs to be carried out to investigate a solid case.
16:44For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, your witness.
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