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00:00Live from the GMA Network Center, 20 years of news in Teclas, Columbus.
00:12Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:16When will it be a week before Christmas?
00:20Also, some Metro Manila residents lost their homes because of the separate fires.
00:25Authorities are being extra careful this holiday season,
00:29especially since the fire is estimated to have reached almost 500.
00:33This is Oscar Oida.
00:37Guys, there's a fire, guys.
00:39It's in that mountain, towards us.
00:41There was a strong blaze of fire and black smoke
00:45that spread to a residential area in Barangay 128, Malutondo,
00:49until 9 in the morning earlier.
00:52But because the center of the fire is located in Tuktuk ng Burol,
00:56it can't be easily reached by fire trucks.
01:00There are no firefighters.
01:01The firefighters had to climb up the mountain
01:05just to be able to pump water.
01:08When we entered, as you can see,
01:10our paths were marked.
01:12When we arrived here, we had to climb up the mountain first.
01:15The wind was strong, we were close to the sea.
01:18That's what made it difficult for us.
01:20Because of the rapid spread of fire,
01:22most of the residents had almost nothing to save.
01:26There's nothing left.
01:28It's all gone.
01:30Why? Where did it come from?
01:32I even tied my hair.
01:36When I arrived, there was nothing left.
01:38It was past 11 in the morning when the fire broke out
01:41and hit more than 10 houses.
01:43No one was injured in the incident.
01:46But their problem now is...
01:49It's Christmas, and there's no house,
01:52and there's no money.
01:54It's a pity. Where can we go?
01:57In Santa Cruz, Manila,
01:59the ground floor and second floor of a 5-story commercial building
02:03were burned that night.
02:05It was also immediately lit up.
02:07We're still in the middle of December,
02:10but there are almost 500 fires in the country this year.
02:14That's based on the GMA Integrated News Research.
02:18That number will be reduced
02:20compared to the same period in 2023.
02:23The number of people who died is the same.
02:26Some were also injured.
02:28Like the BFP personnel who suffered a minor injury
02:32while responding to the difficult evacuation
02:36of the burning condominium unit
02:38in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City
02:40at 8 p.m.
02:42We need more responders
02:44because what involves us is high-rise.
02:47The access up there is a bit far
02:50because it's on the 5th floor.
02:52We can only go through the exit.
02:55Two houses were also burned
02:57in Barangay Cansilawan, Makati last night.
03:00My mother was already sleeping.
03:02I was watching TV.
03:04I smelled something burning.
03:08I looked at my window so that there's no smoke.
03:12I was even looking at our lights.
03:14I looked at our lights and there was smoke.
03:18I opened the door and there was a lot of smoke.
03:23I broke the window.
03:25I put an air conditioner in it.
03:28I kicked it at the same time.
03:30But there was a lot of smoke.
03:32I said I don't want to die.
03:34The residents were not saved.
03:36But what matters is that the family is safe.
03:40For GMA Integrated News,
03:42I'm Oscar Oida,
03:43for 24 Hours.
03:47After almost 15 years of imprisonment,
03:51Mary Jane De Loso,
03:53a Filipino,
03:54was able to return to the Philippines.
03:56She was helped by BTAI in Indonesia.
04:00She will return home on Wednesday
04:02according to a high-ranking official of Indonesia.
04:04Her family is very thankful
04:08for the best Christmas for their family.
04:12Joseph Moro is on the air.
04:20A smile and full of hope,
04:22Mary Jane De Loso was released by the public
04:25when she was released from prison in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia last night.
04:28Mary Jane was brought to a detention facility in Jakarta, Indonesia.
04:33According to the press,
04:36according to the Indonesian Acting Deputy for Immigration and Corrections Coordination,
04:40on Wednesday, December 18,
04:42Mary Jane will fly back to the Philippines.
04:45She was accompanied by DFI Undersecretary Ed De Vega.
04:48The joy and excitement of the De Loso family
04:51that they will go to Indonesia this weekend
04:53to visit their daughter before Christmas.
04:56We prepared her favorite food,
05:00adobong baboy.
05:02I don't know how to speak Tagalog.
05:05That's why when we talk,
05:07I want to start in Tagalog,
05:09but later I will say something else.
05:11She will remember that.
05:14She will change her words.
05:17Mary Jane has been imprisoned in Indonesia for almost 15 years
05:20because of more than 2 kilos of illegal heroin
05:23that was found in her luggage in April 2010.
05:26After 6 months, she was found guilty
05:28and sentenced by the Indonesian District Court
05:31that was established by their Supreme Court in 2011.
05:34But the De Loso family did not give up
05:36even in 2015,
05:38and Mary Jane was already in the firing squad.
05:41She was in heaven.
05:44Why? Why don't you want to be in heaven?
05:48I want to be in heaven because I am innocent.
05:53Within 2 seconds, Widodo called for Mary Jane to be stopped.
05:59Before the gunshot,
06:01Mary Jane was already far away.
06:03Administrations of Akin and Marcos
06:05approved Mary Jane's case.
06:07But in the office of the new Indonesian President Prabowo,
06:10Indonesia decided to remove their prisoners from the country.
06:14That's why President Marcos requested
06:16that Mary Jane's case be included in the review.
06:18And last month, the President announced
06:21Mary Jane's return to the Philippines.
06:23On December 6, Indonesia and the Philippines signed
06:26an agreement to allow Mary Jane to return to the Philippines.
06:29In a statement, the DFA praised the President
06:32and thanked Indonesia and our Department of Justice
06:35for everything they did to allow Mary Jane to return.
06:38The National Union of People's Lawyers said
06:40that Mary Jane's case is in the Philippines.
06:43Even if the case is legal in Indonesia,
06:45because the cost of the physical was already transferred here,
06:48the political option is in the Philippines.
06:53The Veloso family is hoping that at the end of their 15 years
06:57to fight for Mary Jane
06:59is the reunion of their family.
07:02We also requested Yusec de Vega
07:04that if Mary Jane is already in the Philippines,
07:07wherever the airport takes her,
07:09the family is the first to meet Mary Jane
07:13and hug her.
07:15Mary Jane's children,
07:16one year and six years only
07:18when the mother was arrested in 2010,
07:20so their memories are also in danger.
07:22Despite their mother's hard work,
07:24they say they will make up for the years they lost.
07:28I will hug her tightly.
07:30I miss her so much.
07:32I hope that before Christmas,
07:36she will go straight home
07:38so that we can have a happy Christmas and a new year.
07:41This is what we always pray everyday,
07:45that we will be together.
07:49Christmas is fun,
07:51but the happiness is different when we are together.
07:53According to the DOJ,
07:55Mary Jane will go straight to the Correctional Institute for Women
07:58where she will remain detained.
08:00But the Veloso family is hoping that
08:02Mary Jane will be given an executive clemency.
08:05For GMA Integrated News,
08:07Joseph Morong,
08:08for 24 Hours.
08:11President Bongbong Marcos is looking for additional funds
08:14approved by the Congress for the DPWH.
08:17In the middle of the allocation of more than P11 billion budget
08:20of the Department of Education for 2025,
08:24the President also commented on the removed subsidy for PhilHealth.
08:28That is what I am targeting.
08:34In the approved budget of the Bicameral Conference Committee
08:37that was joined by the delegation of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
08:39more than P11.5 billion was allocated to the budget of the Department of Education.
08:44But this is not in line with the direction of his administration,
08:48according to President Bongbong Marcos.
08:50That is why he wants to find a way
08:52to return this amount.
08:54I think it is contrary to all our policy directions.
08:59When we talk about the STEM development
09:03of our educational sector,
09:07and then to the continuing development.
09:11Because the lost P10 billion
09:14comes from the computerization.
09:16Computerization item.
09:19So we're working on it
09:21to make sure that we will restore it.
09:25The President is also complaining about the insertion
09:28or addition of children in the DPWH fund
09:31that reached more than P288 billion
09:34that the agency lost in the budget
09:36of more than P1 trillion.
09:38That is more than the budget of the Department of Education.
09:40According to the Constitution,
09:42the largest fund should be allocated every year.
09:44We will look into the insertions in the public works
09:51and see which ones are absolutely necessary.
09:54Maybe we will look at the others,
09:58if they are really critical.
10:01We'll see.
10:02The President has no problem with the removal of Bicam
10:06from the government subsidy for PhilHealth.
10:08PhilHealth has a reserve fund of P500 billion.
10:11And if a subsidy is given,
10:13the fund can only be used
10:15for the needs of the agencies.
10:17PhilHealth's problem is not the fund,
10:19but the system of their process of claims.
10:22Because the truth is,
10:25a few of you,
10:27that's why the Department of Finance
10:30lost some of the reserve funds
10:34because it was not used for a few years.
10:37In other words,
10:39PhilHealth has sufficient budget
10:41to do all of the things that they want to do.
10:44The President has the power to veto
10:47or remove some particular permissions
10:49of the national budget.
10:51But the President does not plan to use
10:53this power and instead,
10:55the leaders of the House and Senate are having discussions
10:59and he believes that he will win
11:01and he will sign the budget before Christmas.
11:05For GMA Integrated News,
11:07Ivan Mejrina reporting for 24 Hours.
11:11Shabu was arrested for 15 million pesos.
11:15The Chinese national who was arrested
11:18by a small group in the Kamanawa area.
11:22The suspect is also known to be from Pogo.
11:25Marisol Abduraman is reporting.
11:30The Chinese national who was targeted
11:33by a bus operation on Road 10 in Botas
11:35did not last long.
11:37He was arrested early this morning.
11:39He was pinned down by the police
11:41after using illegal drugs.
11:43His accomplice was also arrested.
11:45They were given more than 2 kilos of Shabu
11:48that is worth 15 million pesos.
11:51Their vehicle was also recovered.
11:54If we don't get this,
11:58we will surely distribute it.
12:01According to the Navotas Police,
12:03they received information from a confidential informant
12:06not from the suspect.
12:08If the Navotas Police consider the Chinese national
12:11to be a high-value individual,
12:13it is possible that he was the one
12:15who was using street-level drugs
12:17that were being sold in the Kamanawa area.
12:19It is ongoing, ma'am.
12:21We cannot answer for now.
12:23It is also possible that the suspect
12:25was not only involved in selling drugs.
12:27If he knows how to produce or manufacture drugs
12:33based on pictures that we got from his cellphone,
12:37they have products that they can market.
12:41They also know if he came from Pogo.
12:44It is possible that there is a shifting
12:47and they are moving.
12:51The suspect claimed that he used to work in Pogo.
12:54There is also no evidence that he was involved
12:56when we got the statement
12:58not from the allegations of the police.
13:04For GMA Integrated News,
13:06Marisol Abduraman,
13:08Nakatuto 24 Hours.
13:12Good news for those who are chasing
13:14Christmas shopping in Greenhills
13:16because they opened Connector Road
13:18so that it will be easier to enter and exit San Juan.
13:21Chino Gaston, Nakatuto.
13:27The Christmas rush is already felt.
13:29It is already the day before Christmas.
13:31But traffic is expected to be heavy
13:33on Friday and the last weekend before Christmas.
13:36It is the day of last-minute shopping
13:38and going home to the province.
13:40Because of this, the MMDA of enforcers
13:44in places near malls and families
13:47The problem of traffic in Metro Manila is everyday.
13:50But this problem is more felt during Christmas
13:54when people flock to malls and families
13:58for their Christmas shopping.
14:00Greenhills in San Juan is one of the places
14:02that are closed during Christmas.
14:04This year, it will be easier to get here
14:07because of Greenhills-West Kramay Connector Road
14:10that was opened this morning.
14:12Because of this,
14:13Edza and Ortigas no longer need to pass
14:16to go and exit Greenhills.
14:19An e-trike transport system was also launched earlier
14:22in the city.
14:23The ride is free until December 31.
14:26This has a huge effect on the ease of traffic
14:30because instead of the cars going around
14:34together, it will decongest
14:39especially in the Greenhills area.
14:42This is timely because we know that during Christmas,
14:45there are a lot of people shopping in Greenhills.
14:48Aside from the newly opened Connector Road,
14:50the extended hours of operation of trains
14:53from today will not be able to help this holiday rush.
14:57This holiday season,
14:59buses and carousels will run for 24 hours.
15:03For GMA Integrated News,
15:06Chino Gaston, Nakatuto.
15:0724 hours.
15:13Happy Monday, Chikahan Mga Kapuso!
15:15David Licauco and Dennis Trillo's friendship
15:18is stronger than ever
15:19because of their trip to Japan.
15:21And now that he's returning to the Philippines,
15:24what are the country's holiday plans?
15:27Let's talk to Lars Santiago.
15:30David Licauco's character, Hiroshi,
15:33has escaped from the red sun,
15:36but what's more exciting
15:38is what will happen in Kapuso Family Drama.
15:42How he will fight for Adelina,
15:46I think number one.
15:47Number two also,
15:48how he will fight for Adelina,
15:51I think number one.
15:52Number two also,
15:53how he will fight for Adelina,
15:56I think number one.
15:57Number two also,
15:58if I will become a hero or not,
16:02if I will die or not,
16:04because again, it's war,
16:06and anybody can die, right?
16:08So, that's what they need to watch out for.
16:15Just recently,
16:16David and Dennis Trillo
16:18gave a good vibe together in Japan.
16:23David really enjoyed being with them there.
16:27It was fun.
16:28Honestly, I got to bond with Dennis.
16:31I got to talk to him on the plane.
16:34He said he didn't sleep,
16:36but we ended up talking on the whole plane ride
16:40to Japan.
16:42It was fun.
16:43I learned a lot from him.
16:44And honestly, Dennis is such a good guy.
16:47Someone I look up to.
16:50And he also taught me to do content creation.
16:56Even if it's just for a moment
17:00David is also very passionate about the content
17:05that was created by the netizens.
17:07Now that David is back in the Philippines,
17:10he's getting ready for the holiday celebration
17:14with his family.
17:16I'm going to Balacin with my family on the 24th to 26th.
17:22Yeah.
17:23And then for the New Year's,
17:25I think I'm going back to Bicol,
17:27to my grandma's province, hopefully.
17:29And at the end of January, I'm going to Hong Kong.
17:32War Santiago updated!
17:36Happy New Year!