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00:00We will all be together.
00:08Saksi!
00:15The impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte has been highlighted in the camera.
00:19As one of the reasons why the complainants were criticized,
00:22they violated the confidential funds and the protection of the life of President Bobong Marcos.
00:28Saksi! It's Chino Gaston.
00:34Sixteen complainants from civil society and religious groups
00:38filed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte
00:42in the office of the House Secretary General.
00:44Among them is former Secretary Ging Deles,
00:47who served in the cabinet of former President Noynoy Aquino,
00:51his nephew Aquino, Kiko Aquino D.,
00:54running priest Father Robert Reyes,
00:56and the victims of extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration.
01:02The loyalty of our civil society leaders is to the people.
01:08This is the responsibility of our institution.
01:12They have to give this complaint a fair chance and a fair day in court.
01:18This is a very important process
01:21and I'm sure the complaint merits here in the lower house and upper house to make time.
01:28The grounds of impeachment included
01:31culpable violation of the Constitution and graft and corruption,
01:35bribery, betrayal of the public trust, and other high crimes.
01:39There are 24 articles of impeachment,
01:42including the confidential funds of the office of the Vice President
01:47and of the Department of Education,
01:49including V.P. Sara,
01:51including kidnapping,
01:53bribery,
01:55laptop bidding,
01:57and other electronic devices in the DepEd.
01:59They also violated the confidential and intelligence funds
02:05in three of his terms as the mayor of Davao City.
02:08The responsibility of the Duterte family was also mentioned
02:12in various crimes.
02:14And V.P. Sara's negligence in the life of the President
02:18in his Zoom press conference on November 23,
02:20was included in the betrayal of public trust and high crimes.
02:24Among the articles are the misuse, the failure to account,
02:30the intel and confidential funds of both the office of the Vice President
02:36and also of the Department of Education.
02:42There are also grounds like his threats, his rants.
02:51There is also an article about her involvement also
02:56in the extrajudicial killings during her term as mayor of Davao City.
03:03According to the House Secretary-General,
03:05they will investigate the complaint based on the allegations
03:09of the impeachment process and will bring it to the House Speaker.
03:13The last session of the House will be held on December 21 before they adjourn.
03:17We have 10 days to acconect, 10 session days.
03:22So if we file now, it's not enough.
03:26Because it's only 9 session days.
03:29Sen. Dania believes that the limited time of the House of Representatives
03:34is not just a hindrance in the impeachment process
03:36to investigate the impeachment complaint.
03:38This impeachment complaint is important to start the real step process
03:45towards holding the Vice President accountable.
03:48What we need to remember is simple.
03:51If not now, when will it be?
03:54In order to prevent VP Sara from ruining the life of President Marcos,
03:58First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez,
04:01the NBI ordered their investigation on December 11,
04:05after the Vice President did not attend the meeting last week.
04:08The NBI people brought to the OVP in Mandaluyong earlier
04:13the latest information to prevent VP Sara.
04:16We are still trying to get the Vice President's statement
04:20on the impeachment complaint and the latest information of the NBI.
04:24For GMA Integrated News, I'm Chino Gaston, your witness.
04:29One-third of congressmen need to vote for impeachment
04:33in order to endorse it in the Senate.
04:35The impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte
04:39will first go to the House Committee on Justice
04:41to investigate if there is a sufficient basis for it.
04:44The committee has 60 days to issue a report and recommendation
04:48that will be voted on in the House of Representatives.
04:50And if it passes the House of Representatives,
04:52an impeachment trial will be held in the Senate.
04:55Two-thirds of senators need to vote to convict the official
04:59who filed the impeachment complaint.
05:01And if a Vice President leaves the office
05:04through impeachment,
05:05the President will nominate a replacement from the Senate and House of Representatives.
05:10In the separate votes of the Senate and House of Representatives,
05:13the President should be able to get a majority vote
05:16for the official who can sit in the office.
05:19In the history of the Philippines,
05:21no Vice President has ever been impeached.
05:24But when former President Joseph Estrada left the office,
05:27he was replaced by Vice President Gloria Arroyo.
05:31And in this way,
05:32Arroyo was chosen as Senator Teofisto Gingona.
05:38President Bongbong Marcos called
05:40that the Russian submarine that was spotted in the canopy of Occidental Mindoro
05:43will be in charge.
05:45According to some experts,
05:47there is a possibility that it has a message
05:49that's why it was spotted while in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines.
05:54Van Myrina witnessed this.
06:0080 nautical miles from Cape Calavite in Occidental Mindoro,
06:04the Philippine Navy spotted something unusual on Wednesday.
06:08Inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines,
06:10the Russian attack submarine UFA-490 was spotted.
06:14All of that is very concerning.
06:16Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea,
06:18of our AEC, of our baselines,
06:20is very worrisome.
06:23So, yes, it's just another one.
06:26The Philippine Navy sent an aeroplane
06:28to go to the submarine,
06:30which is a diesel-electric attack vessel.
06:32The Philippine Navy radio-challenged the ship
06:34to know the situation.
06:36He said that it came from exercises,
06:40SpaceX exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy
06:43in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
06:47And on the way, it will return to its naval base in Vladivostok.
06:52Okay.
06:53He said that he was just waiting for the weather to get better.
06:58That's why it surfaced.
07:00That same afternoon, the ship left for Russia.
07:04It was escorted by the Philippine Navy
07:06until it left our AEC.
07:08It's still a part of the high seas,
07:09so any ship can go there
07:13as long as it doesn't do loitering
07:15or doesn't get natural resources.
07:19Or maybe it's doing something wrong,
07:23like conducting a marine scientific survey.
07:27According to Reuters,
07:28one of the most silent types of submarines
07:31is the Kilo-class submarine,
07:33in the category of UFA 490.
07:35It's armed with a torpedo and missile,
07:37according to the Russian news agency TASS.
07:39On November 25,
07:41Russia and Malaysia conducted military exercises
07:43in the South China Sea
07:45with the so-called submarine.
07:47According to their expert,
07:48the route to this place is correct
07:50based on what the crew said
07:52that it will return to Vladivostok, Russia.
07:55The government also said that
07:57the submarine is in the high seas,
07:59so it can really go there.
08:01However,
08:02there is no evidence that it has a message,
08:05so it was shown while in the AEC of the Philippines.
08:09But it is said that
08:10the target of the message is not the Philippines.
08:12Submarines are surfaced
08:14when it is being used as a signaling tool.
08:17It means that you have a message
08:19that you want to convey
08:21to a specific target audience.
08:23The most likely target audience
08:26would be the United States.
08:28We are here.
08:29We can go here if we want.
08:31The message is possible for the Philippines,
08:33America, and Japan,
08:35according to the security analyst,
08:36Professor Renato Di Castro.
08:38We know that Russia and China
08:41have a so-called strategic alignment.
08:44They are giving support to each other,
08:46especially, of course,
08:47they are challenging the rule-based international order
08:52led by the United States
08:54and its allies.
08:56According to a former Philippine Navy officer,
08:59possibly there is a mechanical problem
09:01that is why the submarine surfaced.
09:02The only possibility I see
09:05is that they have a medical emergency
09:07or they have a machinery derangement.
09:10They have a broken portion of their machine
09:12that is why they surfaced.
09:13Of course, they won't say it freely
09:15because it would reflect
09:17on their operational readiness.
09:19The time is urgent.
09:21The reason is why it surfaced.
09:23We are being fooled by the reason
09:25because submarines are not affected by surface weather.
09:28For GMA Integrated News,
09:30I am Ivan Meirina, your witness.
09:37The Department of Agriculture is assisting
09:39to allocate half-rice to all foodstuffs in the country
09:42to avoid wasting rice.
09:45This issue was discussed by Bernadette Reyes
09:48in Barangay Saksi Online.
09:53For many Filipinos, rice is life.
09:56That's why in restaurants and restaurants,
09:58rice cannot be left out of the menu.
10:01But even though this is what most people eat,
10:04there is still a lot that is wasted and not eaten up.
10:07In this food,
10:08a plastic full of rice is wasted every day.
10:21Based on a study,
10:22more than 6.5 grams or more than a tablespoon of rice
10:26is wasted by a Filipino every day.
10:29And when combined,
10:31it amounts to 255,000 metric tons of rice per year
10:36or equivalent to more than 5 million bags.
10:39If we combine it with all the population during that year,
10:42it can feed 2.79 million Filipinos for a year.
10:46I get angry when it is wasted.
10:48I said, if you eat it, you can finish it.
10:51To avoid food wastage,
10:53the Department of Agriculture is supporting
10:55the program to have a half-rice serving
10:58in restaurants and restaurants like this.
11:01The Secretary wants to revive the bill
11:03that offers half-rice.
11:05For example,
11:06the 255,000 metric tons at P43 per kilo,
11:12that will translate to about P3.6 billion worth of rice annually.
11:20So that's a big fund.
11:22According to PhilRice,
11:23there are 47 local ordinances now
11:26regarding the sale of half-rice in restaurants.
11:29They say it's a nationwide target.
11:31Government agencies can first and foremost
11:34have an executive order
11:36to promote the sale of half-rice in restaurants
11:39across the country.
11:40We asked our online supporters if they are in favor of this.
11:44One of them said they are in favor
11:45because half a serving of rice is already enough
11:48and they only ask for more if it's not enough.
11:51Another one is also in favor,
11:52especially for fast food chains.
11:54Another one commented that
11:55the price of rice should go down,
11:58not the serving of rice.
11:59And another one said that
12:01the lives of farmers should be prioritized.
12:04There are also many who don't want to plant.
12:06It's just right for your taste,
12:08not too much.
12:09In most restaurants,
12:10a lot of people are left behind.
12:11It's a waste.
12:12The food will be thrown away.
12:13For GMA Integrated News,
12:15Bernadette Reyes is your witness.
12:19Rufa May Quinto's lawyer signed a warrant of arrest
12:22against the actress
12:24for the case related to DermaCare.
12:26Raffy Tima is the witness.
12:3214 counts of violation of Section 8
12:34of the Securities Regulation Code
12:36or the sale and allocation of securities in the Philippines
12:39without permission from the SEC
12:41are the cases of the actress, Rufa May Quinto.
12:45This is what her lawyer signed.
12:47Attorney Mary Lou Reyes clarified,
12:49it's not a heavier and non-bailable syndicated staffer
12:52like the first news that came out.
13:07Like Nery Naig Miranda,
13:09who was arrested for the cases related to DermaCare.
13:12Rufa May is also a victim,
13:13according to her lawyer.
13:18She was not the victim of the scam,
13:21but she was a victim in the sense that
13:23she was taken as a model endorser.
13:25Meaning, she was not able to pay the down payment.
13:28The cheques were also stolen.
13:31We have all the evidence
13:33that we will present to the court.
13:36They are still thinking of filing a case.
13:39Their priority is to convince the client
13:41that they are not dependent on the fiscal level,
13:44so they were surprised
13:45that they were already facing an arrest warrant.
13:47Meanwhile, according to the BGMP,
13:49she is still in the hospital,
13:50but Nery's condition is fine.
13:52She was brought to the hospital last Friday.
13:55This is in accordance with the court's order
13:57as a witness to Nery's medical evaluation request.
14:01On Wednesday, Nery was allowed to return to her cell.
14:04It is possible that Nery was not physically able to go to the court
14:07where she was allowed to attend the hearing tomorrow in Pasay, RTC.
14:10We will discuss this if possible.
14:12This is just a teleconferencing
14:14and her lawyer's physical presence.
14:17According to Nery's lawyer,
14:19it is sad that they were not able to go to the court
14:21to fight her earlier
14:23and they were given a chance
14:25to explain their plan.
14:27The witnesses who asked Nery's case in other places
14:30were trashed,
14:31so they are confident that Nery is innocent.
14:35For GMA Integrated News,
14:37Rafi Tima is your witness.
14:40The Filipino fishermen experienced a new kind of harassment
14:43in Rosal Reef.
14:44Their story is that instead of helping them
14:46to sink their boat,
14:47they were caught by the China Coast Guard.
14:52J.P. Soriano is their witness.
14:58These Filipinos were fishing in Rosal Reef or Iroquois
15:01inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
15:07Suddenly, they were approached by a Chinese helicopter.
15:11It hovered at a low altitude of 15 feet
15:16and it was doing this to the Filipino fishermen.
15:20We are thinking that they are doing this as a form of harassment
15:24to harass our Filipino fishermen.
15:27Because the video was sent to the Coast Guard,
15:29they immediately responded to the fishermen
15:32who were also caught by the rain and the strong waves.
15:36We are one of the media personnel who accompanied them
15:40to ride the BRP Cape Engaño this Saturday.
15:43Next is the BRP Melchorra Aquino,
15:46one of the largest Philippine Coast Guard vessels.
15:49But not far from Palawan,
15:51we were followed by this Chinese Coast Guard vessel
15:55at 5 p.m.
16:00When we arrived at Escoda Shoal,
16:02our boat stopped at 8 p.m.
16:05In the middle of the night,
16:07only light was able to record the video.
16:10But we saw the Chinese Coast Guard vessel pass in front of us.
16:15We also heard the radio challenge of China several times
16:19to keep the Philippine Coast Guard away from their territory.
16:23At 10 p.m., our boat stopped again
16:28because of the passage of the Chinese Coast Guard.
16:31This is very dangerous.
16:33The boat could capsize
16:36and cause an accident.
16:39We were able to prevent this kind of collision with the Chinese Coast Guard.
16:45When the light broke, we were able to see a few more Chinese vessels.
16:49We were also able to see the Philippine fishermen
16:52for two weeks at Russell Reef.
16:54At 8 a.m. on December 1,
16:56after the light broke and the Chinese Coast Guard stopped several times
17:01in this Philippine Coast Guard vessel,
17:03the Philippine Coast Guard vessel arrived at Russell Reef.
17:09The Chinese Coast Guard was still watching
17:11while our fishermen were riding on the inflatable boats of the Philippine Coast Guard.
17:17At one point, they lowered their small speedboat
17:21but it did not approach us.
17:24The Chinese Coast Guard called it illegal
17:26for the Philippine fishermen to ride on the inflatable boats of the Philippine Coast Guard
17:29at Russell Reef,
17:31so they made a red flag.
17:38According to the Filipinos,
17:40two of their 20 boats capsized because of the bad weather.
17:44But the Chinese did not crash them.
17:48It is also very disappointing,
17:50the mere fact that an aircraft was able to fly here
17:53while they were monitoring the Philippine fishermen
17:56and they did not offer any assistance.
17:59Instead of helping, the Filipinos even turned red.
18:03My eyes hurt.
18:04Their laser was green.
18:06They pinched me.
18:07Their blacking was not that bad.
18:09They really blacked me out.
18:11They were also warned to pump water
18:14when they approached the affected areas of China.
18:17They said it was an active Philippines.
18:19For GMA Integrated News,
18:21J.P. Soriano is your witness.
18:25The Chinese Foreign Ministry reaffirmed their sovereignty
18:28and legalized their law enforcement activities in the area.
18:33Meanwhile, for those who received their Christmas bonus
18:38or their 13th month pay,
18:40a financial coach has an advice.
18:42Just be patient
18:44and know what to do first
18:46in spending your money.
18:48Witness, Nico Wah.
18:54Do you have a bonus or a 13-month pay?
18:57Jez, a virtual assistant, already had one on November 28.
19:02But it ran out.
19:05I used half of it.
19:08It was supposed to be in savings,
19:11but it was in debt,
19:14in bills, house rent, internet,
19:17and insurance.
19:19Although a large part of Jez's 13-month pay
19:22went to payments,
19:24she did not forget herself.
19:26I bought other books,
19:28and then,
19:29I made money from my friends,
19:32a yuk,
19:33and then,
19:34coffee.
19:35Maybe,
19:36I should have spent half of it in savings.
19:40Hashtag deserved.
19:412024.
19:43A financial coach said,
19:45Treating yourself wisely is part of maximizing your bonus or 13-month pay.
19:50Reward yourself, of course.
19:52Treat yourself wisely.
19:54So, consider it as a small reward.
19:57Treat yourself.
19:58Vacation, food, things like that.
20:00As long as it's within your budget
20:02so that you can avoid overspending.
20:04But,
20:05that's at the end of the list.
20:07First,
20:08you should pay your debts,
20:10if there are any.
20:11Pay your debt first.
20:13Set aside your money to pay your bills,
20:16especially those with high interest credit cards,
20:20loans,
20:21or pay your debts first,
20:24so that next year,
20:26you can pay your debts.
20:27Next,
20:28you should set aside your emergency funds.
20:30Health insurance and investment can also be availed.
20:34I advise,
20:35you can divide your bonus into two.
20:3950%,
20:40okay?
20:41For your holiday expense,
20:42of course,
20:43you can't live without your holiday expense, right sir?
20:45Then,
20:4650% can be used for your emergency fund,
20:50your investment portfolio,
20:51like HEMP2,
20:53mutual funds,
20:54UITF,
20:55stocks,
20:56savings.
20:57Ella is a government employee
20:58and has received her 13-month pay.
21:00She's already used up her bonus.
21:03Maybe,
21:04my first years,
21:07yes, after graduation.
21:08Because,
21:09when you graduate,
21:10you'll be surprised,
21:11you have this much money,
21:13you'll grow.
21:14So,
21:15what you do is,
21:16you reward yourself.
21:17Now,
21:18she's able to divide her 13-month pay into many things.
21:21The portion of the 13-month,
21:24what I did is,
21:25I set aside,
21:26maybe 30 to 50%,
21:30I added savings.
21:32The savings,
21:33I put some of it in digital banking.
21:37She also paid for her insurance.
21:39But, she also set aside for her parents
21:42and for herself.
21:43If we don't know how to handle it,
21:45our income will be budgeted.
21:48So, we won't be able to save.
21:50The bonus,
21:51that's why it's called a bonus,
21:53is a reward for employees
21:55who are not looking for work.
21:57So, if given,
21:59make sure you'll use it properly.
22:02For GMA Integrated News,
22:04get your witness.
22:07Mga Kapusot,
22:08it's only been 23 days,
22:09it's already Christmas,
22:11and Christmas feels so real
22:13in the first week of December.
22:15Someone started their caroling
22:17while,
22:18oh, it's Christmas,
22:20the design of some places.
22:22Our witness.
22:29There's no doubt that your night will be happy
22:31at the Christmas Village in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
22:34Santa Claus and snowmen are there.
22:37The Tunnel of Lights is also a great feature-taking
22:39and also the mini-villain.
22:42The beauty of the white church in Ilocos Norte
22:45is higher because of their light show.
22:47Also, look at the different designs of the lights
22:49in the church
22:50that will last until January.
22:57And because it's already December,
22:58the Christmas caroling has already started
23:00in different places,
23:01like in Samalbataan,
23:03Sinalola in Tune,
23:04and Game Na Game in their caroling.
23:12So the ending,
23:13they got the most anticipated one,
23:15the Aguinaldo.
23:21The arrival of the Capitol in Nueva Ecija
23:23is so much fun
23:25because of their wide Christmas theme,
23:28like in Norfolka,
23:29because of the snowmen,
23:30reindeers,
23:31and also the giant Christmas tree
23:33with snowflakes.
23:37For GMA Integrated News,
23:39Marisol Abduraman is your witness.
23:48First of all,
23:49thank you to the sparkle actor and opa,
23:52Kim Jisoo,
23:53for winning the 2024 IMA-WA-IMA,
23:57Asian International Film Festival.
24:00Jisoo also traveled to Osaka, Japan
24:03to participate in the awarding event
24:06where she won
24:07the Outstanding Actor
24:09in a Cross-Cultural Series.
24:12For that,
24:13for her achievement as Dr. Kim Young
24:16in Abot Kamay na Pangarap.
24:18Kirai Celis also won
24:20for the category
24:21Best Performance in a Comedy.
24:30Love is in the air!
24:32In the middle of that,
24:33a birthday celebration
24:34of two sparkle stars.
24:36Pink Roses is the celebration
24:37of Gabby Garcia's birthday
24:39from her boyfriend,
24:40Kahlil Ramos.
24:42Kahlil also sent a video message
24:44to Gabby.
24:46And the sweet birthday message
24:49was sent by Barbie Forteza
24:50to Jack Roberto.
24:52Barbie is proud
24:53that Jack's dreams are coming true
24:56including having her own house.
25:04The two K-Drama leading ladies
25:07were also there
25:08for the 43rd birthday celebration
25:09of Song Ye Kyo.
25:11She was there with her co-actress,
25:13Bae Suzy.
25:15Mga Kapuso,
25:16salamat po sa inyong pagsaksi.
25:18Ako si Pia Arcangel
25:19para sa mas malaki mission
25:21at sa mas malawak na paglilingkod sa bayan.
25:24Mula sa GMA Integrated News,
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25:29sama-sama po tayong magiging.
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