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00:00Let's be together in Saksi!
00:16New in Saksi, different types of fireworks were found in a house that was burned in Barangay Paltok, Quezon City.
00:23Aside from that, a fire broke out in a part of Metro Manila within the past 24 hours.
00:28Saksi, this is Katrina Son.
00:33This house was engulfed by a thick smoke in a fire that broke out in Barangay Paltok, Quezon City
00:39just before 12 o'clock this morning.
00:41Residents heard gunshots and saw that the house was on fire.
00:47When the gunshot was heard, we immediately ran because the house was on fire.
00:52As far as they know, no one lived in the house that was engulfed by the smoke.
00:56The house was engulfed by fireworks.
01:00How did you know?
01:01We are from around here.
01:04At 12.25, the house was declared on fire when it reached the first alarm.
01:08Different types of fireworks were found inside the house.
01:11The firecrackers were found inside the house.
01:14Until now, the firecrackers are still firing inside the house.
01:18When I arrived, the firecrackers were already firing.
01:23In the initial investigation of the BFP, the fire broke out in the first floor.
01:28When the fire broke out, when we heard the firecrackers firing,
01:32we were the only ones who calmed down and found out what was inside the house.
01:38But we saw a few firecrackers.
01:43The owner of the house has yet to make a statement.
01:45Again, the Bureau of Fire Protection is reminding us that fireworks, fireworks,
01:50buying and using fireworks are prohibited by the Bureau of Fire Protection.
01:54For GMA Integrated News, Katrina Son, your witness.
02:00President Marcos studied that more than Php 11.5 billion was returned
02:05to the budget of the DepEd in the 2025 National Budget established by the Congress.
02:11According to GMA Integrated News Research,
02:14the budget of the DPWH is bigger than that of the education sector.
02:19And according to a former senator, that is against the law.
02:23Your witness, Jonathan Andar.
02:29After returning more than Php 11.5 billion,
02:33the budget of the Department of Education,
02:35in the approved budget of the Bicameral Conference Committee,
02:38was dismissed by the Education Secretary, Sunny Angara.
02:41Php 10 billion was returned to the 2025 Computerization Program.
02:47President Marcos said he will find a way to return this amount.
02:51I think it is contrary to all our policy direction.
02:57When we talk about the STEM development of our educational sector,
03:04and then to the continuing development,
03:09because the lost Php 10 billion comes from the computerization,
03:14computerization item.
03:16So we're working on it to make sure that we will restore it.
03:22Insertions or additions to the DPWH's funds
03:28amounting to more than Php 288 billion were also dismissed
03:32from the budget of the Department of Education
03:35to become more than Php 1 trillion.
03:37We will look into the insertions in the public works
03:44and see which ones are absolutely necessary.
03:47And maybe we'll look at the others to see if they are really critical.
03:53We'll see.
03:54Public works is still going to be one of the top recipients of budget.
04:00Because we are doing a lot.
04:02We have big projects that we have to put in place.
04:05Infrastructure is important.
04:07And don't forget flood control became such a big, big part
04:12of the work of the Department of Public Works.
04:18In favor of GMA Integrated News Research,
04:21aside from DepEd, the funds of other sectors of education were also dismissed.
04:25For example, the Chedok Commission on Higher Education,
04:27almost half of it was dismissed.
04:29From Php 60 billion, only Php 33 billion was made.
04:33The UPO, University of the Philippine System,
04:36was reduced by Php 641 million.
04:39Even the TESDA, or Technical Education and Skills Development Authority,
04:43was also dismissed by Php 1.1 billion.
04:46Under the 1987 Constitution,
04:48the education sector should have the highest priority in the budget.
04:53But former Senator Ping Lakson said,
04:55the BICAM was against this.
04:57In doing so, DPWH got the highest budget priority
05:02and not DepEd, SUC, Ched, and TESDA.
05:06But Congressman Jefferson said,
05:08even if DepEd was dismissed,
05:10the fund of the education sector is still higher.
05:13If you combine the budget of the Department of Education,
05:18Ched, SUC, and TESDA,
05:23the budget of our government is still higher than the education budget.
05:31We need to look at this in totality,
05:34what the government is giving as a fund.
05:42But in the competition of GME Integrated News Research,
05:45even if the fund of all in the education sector,
05:50including other educational institutions,
05:52is still lower than the budget of DPWH.
05:56Senator Grace, the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee,
05:59said that the President's strength lies in the budget.
06:02The education sector is still a priority.
06:05They raised the budget for students and teachers.
06:09In a separate statement,
06:10he also said that the budget was doubled for the teaching supplies allowance.
06:14According to the Commission on Audit,
06:16only 50 percent of the 2023 budget for the computerization program was used.
06:23That's why the delays in procurement and other problems should be fixed
06:26before raising the budget.
06:28Angara also said that the utilization rate of the computerization program was increased.
06:32The utilization rate of the computerization program is 90 plus percent.
06:36We know that this was a problem in the DepEd,
06:40the delays before.
06:41So now, we are really increasing it.
06:43Senator Migzubiri also said that President Marcos can tell the BICAM
06:47to meet again to fix the budget.
06:50We did that for the coco levy fund,
06:53we did that for the agriculture risk,
06:55the smuggling, anti-smuggling act,
06:58the BICAM report was reviewed to fix it.
07:02We can do overtime.
07:04For our countrymen, that's their budget.
07:07That's the most important assessment.
07:10For GMA Integrated News,
07:12Jonathan Andal is your eyewitness.
07:15Some congressmen planned to add P17 billion
07:19to the BICAM Rural Conference Committee
07:21to the BICAM budget for the Camera in 2025.
07:25Congressman Jude Acidre said that
07:27there are many things that need to be fixed in the facilities of the camera.
07:31It is said that more than 300 congressmen
07:35and the facilities to attend committee meetings are not enough.
07:38Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Grace Poe said
07:42that the BICAM insertion is not worth the P1 billion
07:46added to the BICAM fund of the Senate.
07:49It is said that the increase in salary of government employees this year
07:54and the increase in operational expenses and rental costs of the Senate are all in vain.
08:01President Baumbang Marcos has no problem
08:04with the removal of P75 billion subsidy in PhilHealth
08:08in the BICAM version of the 2025 national budget.
08:11According to the President, PhilHealth has P500 billion in reserve funds
08:17and if a subsidy is given,
08:19the funds that can be used for other needs will be deducted.
08:24PhilHealth's problem is not the funds,
08:27but the system of their process of claims.
08:30According to the Department of Health,
08:33even if PhilHealth has no subsidy,
08:35it still has a P150 billion surplus from the budget last year.
08:43Because the truth is,
08:46if you look at it, the Department of Finance changed
08:51the amount of reserve that was left there
08:55because it was not used for many years.
08:58In other words, PhilHealth has sufficient budget
09:02to do all of the things that they want to do.
09:08After almost 15 years,
09:10Mary Jane Veloso will go home on Wednesday.
09:14According to officials in Indonesia and the Philippines,
09:17she will still be imprisoned when she arrives in the country,
09:20but her family hopes that she will be given a pardon or executive clemency.
09:27Witness, Joseph Moro.
09:32Mary Jane Veloso smiled at her move from prison in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
09:37to a detention facility in Jakarta.
09:42According to the Indonesian Acting Deputy for Immigration and Corrections Coordination,
09:46on Wednesday, December 18,
09:49Mary Jane will be flown back to the Philippines,
09:52according to the Agence France-Presse.
09:54This was signed by DFA Undersecretary Edde Vega and Malacanang.
09:58Mary Jane's return is the result of more than a decade of continuous discussion,
10:02consultation, and diplomacy.
10:04This Saturday, the Veloso family will go to Indonesia
10:07to visit their daughter before Christmas.
10:09But it was cancelled after receiving a DFA notice
10:12that Mary Jane's transfer to the country is being processed.
10:16We prepared her favorite food, Adobong Baboy.
10:22I don't know how to speak Tagalog.
10:24That's why when we talked,
10:27she wanted to speak Tagalog, but later she said something else.
10:30She said, she will remember that.
10:33She will change her accent.
10:36Mary Jane's children couldn't wait for a year and six years
10:41to see their mother for the last time in 2010.
10:43I hugged her tightly.
10:45I missed her so much.
10:47I hope that before Christmas,
10:51she will be able to go home
10:54so that we can have a happy Christmas and a new year.
10:57This is what we always pray for every day,
11:02that we can be together.
11:05Christmas is fun, but the whole process is different.
11:09The Veloso family hopes that at the end of their 15 years of fighting
11:14for Mary Jane,
11:16their family will reunite.
11:19In a statement, the DFA praised the President
11:22and thanked Indonesia and our Department of Justice
11:25for their efforts.
11:26According to the National Union of People's Lawyers,
11:28Mary Jane's fate is in the Philippines.
11:31Even if the case is legal in Indonesia,
11:33because the cost of the physical was already transferred here,
11:36the political cost is in the Philippines.
11:40We also requested to USEC de Vega that
11:43when Mary Jane lands in the Philippines,
11:46wherever airport she goes,
11:48the family will be the first to meet Mary Jane
11:52and hug her.
11:53Mary Jane will be sent to the Correctional Institute for Women
11:56wherever she is detained according to the DOJ.
11:59The Veloso family wants to give Mary Jane
12:02the Executive Clemency of the President.
12:05For GMA Integrated News,
12:07Joseph Morong, your success.
12:09A low-pressure area was created
12:12inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
12:14Aside from that, there are three other weather systems
12:18including Amihan, Shearline, and Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ.
12:23According to the Metro Weather,
12:25almost the entire country will be exposed to rain tomorrow,
12:27but the heavy rainfall is possible in Quezon,
12:31Bicol Region, Mindoro Provinces, Eastern Visayas,
12:34Caraga, and Davao Region.
12:36The flood or landslide rate is high,
12:39and in Metro Manila, the weather will be clear
12:42and even if it rains, it will be light due to Amihan.
12:47There is a chance that the LPA will be formed as a typhoon
12:50and if it continues, it will be called a typhoon caribbean.
12:54Based on the latest forecast,
12:56it is possible that the northern Mindanao, Visayas, and Palawan
13:00will be crossed in the next few days.
13:02And when the next week comes,
13:04it may have passed through the land
13:06and is now in the West Philippine Sea.
13:13Kapusos, today is Christmas and the traditional Christmas Eve is starting.
13:19What is the prayer of those who attend the Misa de Gallo?
13:24Mark Salazar talked about it in Barangay Saksi Online.
13:32The Christmas Eve is starting,
13:34that's why many Filipinos have already woken up
13:37to celebrate Christmas Eve.
13:39Filipinos have already woken up to go to the Misa
13:44in various churches in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
13:49Even those who are abroad, like in Dubai.
13:52Just like last Christmas,
13:54the National Shrine of Our Mother of Professional Health, or Baclaran Church, was built.
13:59The devotees will not fit inside,
14:01that's why the church grounds are full.
14:05Kapaskuhan, this is way more than all the commercial aspects of the celebration of Christmas.
14:11The very reason of Christmas celebration is Jesus Himself,
14:16the gift of God Himself through Jesus.
14:24The very first Christmas was not a joyful celebration.
14:28It was not a joyful journey.
14:30The Holy Family had their own share of struggles and difficulties
14:33in their journey towards the first Christmas.
14:35And that is what we can draw strength and inspiration from
14:40that in the midst of our personal struggles as well.
14:43And there are those who are thankful for the blessings and shortcomings of life.
14:47We are complete as a family, and we are safe and happy for this upcoming Christmas.
14:51Our family is united as one.
14:54We are now united.
14:57Why did you fight before?
14:59Last year, we had a problem.
15:02Our mother, Nida, did not give up her devotion despite many trials in life.
15:07At first, we were burned.
15:11I lost my child. It was so hard.
15:14My children were happy.
15:16My children told me,
15:17Mom, how can we still be eight if you are going to lose us?
15:25I only clung to Him.
15:28We asked the Kapuso online,
15:30What are you praying for this Christmas Eve?
15:33One said,
15:34I hope they will see their 10-year-old father again who is no longer with them.
15:39Another said,
15:41I hope they will be able to pay all their debts.
15:43Another said,
15:45I hope they will have good health, long life, and a new job.
15:51Many are praying for good health and blessings for their families.
15:56They are also praying for the recovery of their loved ones.
16:00Some are praying for strength and a long life for themselves,
16:05so that they can work and support their families.
16:08Another netizen said,
16:10The volcano has not erupted yet,
16:12and the people living nearby can now go home.
16:15Some are also praying for a change in the country,
16:18in the system and mindset of the people.
16:21The government is doing a good job in fulfilling another request,
16:25which is to pay attention to those who love to shop.
16:29For GMA Integrated News,
16:32I am Mark Salazar,
16:34your eyewitness.
16:37Santa Claus is coming to town,
16:39but under water.
16:42Complete with Santa costume,
16:44they brought different kinds of fish to the Seattle Aquarium in America.
16:50The aquarium has a 15-year tradition of having diving Santa.
16:57And the swimsuits and Santa hats in Budapest, Hungary,
17:00did not go cold.
17:05For a cause, the fun run will go to a children's charity organization.
17:12And in Stockholm, Sweden,
17:14the bakers will build the gingerbread house.
17:21Back-to-back wins this weekend.
17:23Let's start with The Clash 2024,
17:26where the grand champion,
17:28the soulful Gen Z of Las Pinas,
17:31Naya Amdi, was nominated.
17:33Naya was chosen by the judges for her performance of
17:37I'll Be There in the final one-on-one clash.
17:40And for the victory song,
17:42Naya sang Betwing Pangarap,
17:45composed by Paul Rosa.
17:48Composed by Paul Rosa,
17:50from The Clash Top 24.
17:57One million pesos,
17:59Sparkle GMA Artist Center Management Contract,
18:02and House and Lock,
18:03was her victory.
18:09Nevin Garciniego also cried with joy,
18:13who was nominated as The Voice Kids 2024 Champion.
18:18Many were amazed by his powerful rendition of May Bukas Pa.
18:26Nevin won one million pesos,
18:29House and Lock Art Management Contract under UMG Philippines.
18:33He will remember these for his future.
18:37His coach, Pablo, advised Nevin
18:40not to forget those who were with him on his journey.
18:49The action drama series, Batang Riles,
18:52was not yet shown on television in Taiwan.
18:55Miguel Tan Felix, who has a message about the show,
18:58flew a lantern.
19:01He did that while the train was in the middle of Riles in Taiwan.
19:05What's written on the lantern,
19:07is that the real action is in Riles.
19:10Batang Riles will be aired on GMA Prime in January 2025.
19:16A bar exam top-notcher shared his lucky charm,
19:20and this is his balbas.
19:23The story of Gregorio Torres II.
19:25He has a saying,
19:27that if he scratches his balbas,
19:30he will fail the exam.
19:32That's what happened to him when he scratched his balbas
19:35in high school.
19:37He got a bad grade.
19:40That's what happened to him when he scratched his balbas
19:43in high school.
19:45However, Torres said,
19:47hard work is still important in studying.
19:49It's better to start early in reviewing
19:52and following the study plan for yourself.
19:56Torres is in the top 9 in the bar exam
19:58with an 83.59% score.
20:07I'm Pia Arcangel.
20:08For a bigger mission,
20:09and for a wider service to the country,
20:12from GMA Integrated News,
20:14the news authority of the Philippines,
20:16until tomorrow,
20:17let's be together.
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