Balitanghali: (Part 1) December 13, 2024

GMA Integrated News

-Hinihinalang crime boss sa Taiwan na si Jiang Zhang Xiadong, arestado -Contempt orders laban kina Alice Guo, Cassandra Li Ong at Tony Yang, binawi na ng House Quad Committee/ Tony Yang na naka-confine sa ospital, nasa kustodiya pa rin ng PAOCC; Alice Guo, nakakulong pa rin sa Pasig City Jail/ Contempt order laban kay PMaj. Leo Laraga, binawi na rin ng Quad Comm/ Sumesentro umano kay FPRRD ang mga koneksyon ng ilegal na POGO, Drug War, at EJK, batay sa mga natuklasan ng Quad Comm/ 15 panukalang batas, binubuo ng Quad Comm kasunod ng kanilang mga pagdinig -Dept. of Agriculture: Taas-presyo sa agricultural products, bunsod ng tumataas na demand ngayong holiday season/ Dept. of Agriculture: Sapat ang supply ng bigas ngayon -Oil Price adjustment, inaasahan muli sa susunod na linggo -Chinese Amb. Huang Xilian, itinangging banta sila sa seguridad ng ibang bansa/ Amb. Huang sa mga isyu ng China at Pilipinas: "China has always insisted on addressing the differences through dialogue and consultation"/ PBBM, nagbilin na huwag palalain ang tensyon sa West Philippine Sea; mga drone, balak gamitin sa pagpapatrolya   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Arrested in a mall in Makati is a notorious crime boss in Taiwan.

00:04His name is Jiang Zhang Xiaodong.

00:08The operatives of CIDG and PAOK arrested Jiang

00:12because of a case of violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulations Act.

00:18This was after the police discovered more than 80 illegal weapons

00:22in his condo unit on March 20, 2023.

00:26Jiang was not there when the police raided the unit.

00:30Aside from the illegal weapons,

00:33Jiang was also connected to various scams.

00:36According to Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Executive Director Gilbert Cruz

00:40in the first news,

00:42Jiang is also facing fraud cases in Taiwan.

00:45Jiang will first face his case here in the Philippines

00:48before he is deported to Taiwan.

00:51GMI Integrated News tried to get Jiang's statement.

00:57The contempt order was removed by the camera

01:00and it was dismissed by Mayor Alice Guo,

01:03Chinese businessman Tony Yang,

01:05and Whirlwind Corporation stakeholder Cassandra Lee Ong.

01:09They are the personalities who played a major role in the operation of illegal firearms

01:14based on the investigation of the House Quad Committee.

01:17Ong requested that he be released

01:19for being detained in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong.

01:24She is sick and the doctors of the CIW and the House of Representatives

01:30confirmed that he's not fit to attend and withstand the Congressional hearings.

01:35We believe that what she has said before the Committee is sufficient enough.

01:43The Committee's reason for removing the contempt order was also medical condition.

01:48He is currently confined in a hospital in Taguig.

01:51There are many complaints against Jiang who is in custody in Paok.

01:56Although the contempt order was removed by the camera to Guo,

01:59he is still not released

02:01because the court ordered Guo to be imprisoned in Pasig City Jail

02:05for his non-bailable case of qualified trafficking.

02:09The House Quad Committee also removed the contempt order against Police Major Leo Laraga

02:14and the personalities investigated by the Committee

02:17about extrajudicial killings under the Duterte administration.

02:21He was asked by his lawyer about the motion for certiorari that they filed in the Supreme Court.

02:28It's contradictory. He's asking us to lift the contempt order while he's filing in the Supreme Court,

02:33questioning the mandate and the powers and the authority of the Quad Committee.

02:38He apologized for it.

02:40In the spirit of Christmas, Mr. Chairman, I move to lift the contempt order for Major Leo Laraga.

02:49The summary of the Quad Committee's hearings was also presented

02:53which will also include their progress report.

02:56The Quad Committee has started to uncover a grand criminal enterprise

03:02and it would seem that at the center of it is the former president.

03:07We will do our best to get the statement of former President Rodrigo Duterte

03:12who previously said that he is ready to face all the responsibilities in the drug war.

03:17According to Barbers, their investigation is not yet completed.

03:21We want to include a part of the investigation about Pogo.

03:28It's an entirely new information.

03:31That's why we're trying to assess and another witness is willing to or probably will come out

03:38if he and she is willing to divulge whatever they know.

03:44There are 15 articles of law that they are working on according to their investigation.

03:50Bea Pinlac reporting for GMA Integrated News.

03:59Two weekends before Christmas, the Department of Agriculture visited Pasay Public Market.

04:04Bernadette Reyes is on the spot.

04:07Bernadette?

04:10Roughly, the price of some agricultural products has increased this Christmas.

04:15But the Department of Agriculture has a reminder to the market vendors.

04:22Now that there are a lot of reunions and Christmas parties,

04:26the demand for food is increasing.

04:28That's why there are products whose prices have also increased.

04:31Today, the officials of the Department of Agriculture and the local government

04:36here in Pasay Public Market,

04:38the pork is P320 per kilo,

04:42the pork belly is P390 per kilo,

04:45the whole chicken is P200,

04:48and the choice cuts are P220.

04:50The eggs, whose price is increasing in other families,

04:54has a shortage of supply because there are egg producers

04:57who stopped producing when the demand decreased.

05:00But according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chula Rell Jr.,

05:04the price that is increasing now,

05:06this is the price that is increasing because Christmas is a high demand.

05:10And if there are products that will increase,

05:13it can only be fruits.

05:15The DA has a reminder to the market vendors.

05:18Now, there are a lot of people buying groceries.

05:25Well, it's Christmas now.

05:26I think everybody should share.

05:28It's okay to earn.

05:31Don't abuse.

05:35We should bring the Christmas spirit to all Filipinos.

05:43Rafi, there is nothing to worry about when it comes to rice

05:47because the supply is enough now, according to the Department of Agriculture.

05:50Here in Pasay Public Market,

05:52someone is selling rice for P40 here in the presence of the President.

05:57Rafi?

05:58Thank you very much, Bernadette Reyes.

06:02Beep, beep, beep.

06:03There is an additional shortage in the price of some oil products next week.

06:07According to the estimate of the Department of Energy Oil Industry Management Bureau,

06:12based on the four-day trading,

06:14there is a price hike in gasoline of P15 to P45 per liter,

06:19P10 to P40 per liter of diesel,

06:23while in kerosene, there is a possible rollback of P20 to P30 per liter.

06:29It is affecting the price movement,

06:31the expected increase in demand for oil products next year

06:36and the ongoing chaos in the Middle East.

06:41Despite the harassment of the Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea,

06:44Chinese Ambassador Huang Ziliang insisted that they are not a threat to any country

06:49and that they are not starting a war.

06:51President Bongbong Marcos ordered the security agencies of the country

06:55not to raise tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

06:58Here is my report.

07:04In April this year, the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Bagacay

07:07was successful in closely monitoring the China Coast Guard

07:10and was able to reach the entrance of Scarborough Shoal.

07:14As far as I know,

07:15this is the first time that a Philippine Coast Guard ship

07:18was able to get this close here in Bajo de Bacinloc.

07:23Since then, China has been closely monitoring the area

07:27that entered the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines

07:30and part of the country's territory.

07:32We were hit.

07:34The last incident was here last week,

07:36where only 30 kilometers before reaching Scarborough Shoal,

07:40the Chinese Coast Guard's BRP Bagacay was blocked,

07:43flooded with water, and was hit by a sinking ship

07:46by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, or BFAR,

07:50until it was able to leave.

07:52In spite of these moves by China,

07:54in the 13th Manila Forum for Philippine-China Relations,

07:57Chinese Ambassador Huang Ziliang said,

08:00China is peaceful and not a threat.

08:03This is even though China is claiming that their territory,

08:06the large part of the South China Sea,

08:08is based on history,

08:10including the parts in the West Philippine Sea

08:12and the Philippines' EEZ.

08:15Since the founding of the People's Republic of China,

08:19we have never provoked a war,

08:22started a proxy war,

08:25or occupied one inch of others' land.

08:28In addition, the Chinese Ambassador said,

08:30other countries have no right to threaten their security.

08:35When we are baselessly accused of being a security threat

08:42by former colonists and aggressors,

08:46we can't stand the test of history

08:49and be aware of the reasons behind it.

08:54The Chinese Ambassador did not mention

08:56who he was targeting,

08:58but it is known that Spain, America, and Japan

09:01are the Philippines.

09:02Countries are now calling for China to follow the rule of law.

09:06Aside from the previous aggressors,

09:08China has no other desire but peace.

09:11China and the Philippines have maritime differences,

09:15but China has always insisted on managing

09:20and addressing the differences through dialogue and consultation.

09:25We have maintained several streams,

09:29and at the same time,

09:30we will take measures against provocation

09:33and safeguards our legitimate rights and interests.

09:38We asked for the reaction of the AFP and the Philippine Coast Guard

09:41regarding the statement of the Chinese Ambassador,

09:43but they did not make a statement.

09:45Despite the repeated harassment of China

09:47by the Philippine ships inside our Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ,

09:51President Bongbong Marcos was also present

09:53at the Joint National Peace and Order Council meeting in Camp Krame.

09:56Our President said that we should refrain from provocative stance

10:01in the West Philippine Sea

10:03so as not to escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

10:07The government also plans to buy an unmanned aerial vehicle

10:10that will be used in the West Philippine Sea.

10:12The drone that we will use,

10:16because the gasoline we will use is really expensive,

10:19we will use our water assets to guard.

10:23Despite the limited and expensive capabilities,

10:25the Armed Forces of the Philippines will continue patrolling.

10:28In terms of our deployment in the West Philippine Sea,

10:31it's a constant that the Philippine Navy is there 24-7.

10:36We are patrolling our waters,

10:38asserting our sovereignty.

10:40Rafi Tima reporting for GMA Integrated News.

10:52For more information visit www.gma.gov

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