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00:00A large Christmas decor was suddenly burned before the lights of the decorations in Dumanjog, Cebu Plaza.
00:13In the investigation of the fire department, it is possible that the fire started from the sparks in the welding of the decoration
00:19that fell on the other pieces of styrofoam and curtains.
00:23No one was injured or injured.
00:25The lightning ceremony also continued.
00:27Before tonight, the customs of the Shyamna Warehouse in Bulacan closed
00:34with bags of imported rice but smuggled.
00:38Katrina Son has a report.
00:44More than half a billion pesos.
00:47That is the value of thousands of bags of imported rice that were received by the Bureau of Customs
00:53in the Shyamna Inspection Warehouse tonight in Bukawai, Bulacan.
00:57Most of the rice came from Thailand, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
01:04Customs suspected that they were selling smuggled rice.
01:08They are investigating if they are mixing imported and local rice and selling it expensively.
01:15This is why our farmers are here.
01:18We conducted a surveillance on the directive of our President to stop anti-smuggling operations against agricultural smuggling
01:26because of the new economic sabotage law.
01:30No one faced the owners of the warehouses.
01:33What was found were only stalls or shelves.
01:37Customs asked them for a permit with a proof of payment of duties and taxes from the Department of Agriculture.
01:45But they were not shown anything.
01:47That is why the warehouses were closed.
01:49It should be on hand.
01:51It should be shown right away.
01:53Our visitors are just reasoning.
01:56They said that the offices are empty.
01:59They will not show anything.
02:01That is why they are in a cell right now.
02:03The owners of the rice warehouses here in Bukawai, Bulacan are given 15 days for inspection
02:10to submit the necessary documents to prove that their rice was not smuggled.
02:17If they do not submit it, their rice warehouses will be completely closed.
02:24Katrina Son reporting for JIMEI Integrated News.
02:30A bar in Alaminos, Pangasinan was visited by a sexual exploitation victim.
02:36Ten women were raped, seven were minors.
02:40One was raped by a young girl.
02:43CJ Torrida of JIMEI Regional TV reports.
02:49We are from the NBI and DFWD, okay?
02:52When the NBI, City Social Welfare and Development and other authorities visited this bar in Alaminos, Pangasinan,
03:02they saw a few women and a customer with a child.
03:07Why is there a child here? Whose child is that?
03:11The bar is involved in human trafficking of women who work as guest relations officers or GROs.
03:19They provide sex service to customers for P1,500 to P1,700.
03:27Ten women were raped, seven were minors based on their dental aging examination.
03:36There are women from Bulacan, Cavite, Manila.
03:40There are also women from Linggayen, Pangasinan.
03:43Usually, they have financial needs.
03:47They were brought to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development in Linggayen for counseling and social protection.
03:53Five people were arrested on the subject of the operation.
03:56The owner of the bar, three cashiers, and one waiter.
04:00Their defense is that they do not know that these are minors because they presented documents that they are of age.
04:08They were detained by the NBI while the court is waiting for their case.
04:14CJ Torrida of JIMEI Regional TV reports for JIMEI Integrated News.
04:21The DFA itself has confirmed that Mary Jane Veloso, our countrywoman who has been imprisoned for almost 15 years,
04:27will be returning home to the Philippines on Wednesday.
04:30She will be staying in Indonesia for a short while.
04:32Reporting by Joseph Moro.
04:40Mary Jane Veloso is happy and having fun in the vast world in her Yogyakarta.
04:44She will go to the detention facility in Jakarta, Indonesia where she is now.
04:48DFA Undersecretary Ed de Vega confirmed the statement of the Acting Deputy for Immigration and Corrections Coordination of Indonesia
04:56that she will be returning home to the Philippines on Wednesday, December 18.
05:01It can be concluded that she has been in prison and death row in Indonesia for almost 15 years
05:07after she was found in a bag in April 2010 with more than two kilos of heroin.
05:12The Administration of Aquino and Marcos identified Mary Jane's case.
05:16Until the new President of Indonesia passed away, their prisoners left the country.
05:21This is where President Marcos requested that Mary Jane's case be included in the review.
05:25Last month, the President said that Mary Jane will be returning home.
05:29She left the agreement signed by Indonesia and the Philippines on December 6.
05:34Now, the National Union of People's Lawyers said that Mary Jane's fate is in the Philippines.
05:39Even if the case in Indonesia is legal, because the cost of the physical here has been transferred,
05:44the political option is in the Philippines.
05:48According to the Justice Department, she went straight to the Correctional Institute for Women to be imprisoned.
05:53That's why the Veloso family requested an executive clemency.
05:56The Veloso family hopes that at the end of their 15-year struggle,
06:01Mary Jane will be reunited with her family.
06:07We prepared her favorite food, adobong baboy.
06:14I don't know how to speak Tagalog.
06:16That's why when we talked, she started speaking in Tagalog, but later she started speaking in other languages.
06:22She will remember that. She will change her language.
06:28If there's anyone who wants to reunite with Mary Jane,
06:31this is her children who have been separated from their mother for one year and six years.
06:36I will hug her tight. I hope that before Christmas, my mother will be separated from me.
06:42I'm happy during Christmas, but I'm not happy when I'm pregnant.
06:46Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.
06:53A tricycle driver from Zaraga, Iloilo did not return home from the Christmas party
07:00after a gunman shot him.
07:02According to the police, the victim used insulting words against the gunman in the middle of the party.
07:09The gunman went home and took his gun and shot the tricycle driver.
07:14The victim died in the hospital.
07:16The suspect was caught and a homemade shotgun was recovered, but he refused to use the gun.
07:22He was jailed and was charged with murder.
07:30It's still mid-December, but almost 500 houses were burned in the country.
07:35The number of fires in Metro Manila is increasing these days,
07:39just like in a house with fireworks.
07:41Oscar Oida has a report.
07:45Guys, there's a fire. Guys, there's a fire.
07:48There's a fire in that mountain.
07:50More than 10 houses were burned in Tuktuk Tongborol in Barangay 128, Balut, Tondo, Manila, this morning.
07:57There's no fire.
07:59It's hard for the firefighters to go up here.
08:01When we entered, as you can see, our houses were covered.
08:05When we arrived here, we were told to go back to the mountain.
08:08The wind was strong. We were close to the sea.
08:12No one was hurt, but almost no one was saved.
08:15Many people lost their homes in the fire that broke out at 11 a.m.
08:21It's Christmas and there's no house and no money.
08:26It's a pity. Where can we go?
08:29When this house was hit by fire in Barangay Paltok, Quezon City,
08:36there were also gunshots heard.
08:38According to the barangay's correspondents,
08:40they saw different kinds of gunshots inside the house.
08:45The investigation of the fire continued,
08:47which according to the BFP, started at the first floor of the house.
08:52In Makati City, two houses were hit.
08:56The residents were saved, but they didn't have any savings.
09:00The first and second floors of a five-story commercial building in Santa Cruz, Manila,
09:05immediately caught fire.
09:07But in Pasig, a firefighter was injured while a unit in the fifth floor of a condominium caught fire.
09:17In another condo in Ortigas, units in the twenty-second floor were burned.
09:23No one was injured.
09:24More than a hundred residents were rescued, but they were also sent home.
09:29According to the BFP, which was spread by GMA Integrated News Research,
09:34almost 500 houses were burned in the country,
09:37now in the middle of December.
09:40Oscar Oida reports for GMA Integrated News.
09:47Generally peaceful, according to the PNP,
09:49the first worship service is held in the evening before Christmas.
09:54This devotional service is performed inside and outside the country.
09:58Jun Veneracio reports.
10:07On the first day of Misa De Gallio,
10:09the pilgrim center of Basilica Minor del Santo Niño de Cebu in Cebu City was filled with devotees.
10:17The Catholics did not fall asleep.
10:19They wanted to be able to complete the Misa De Gallio every morning.
10:25But there were some who were not able to sleep or did not have a chance.
10:30Six of them fainted.
10:34The worship service was held at night in Iloilo City.
10:40San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City was also full,
10:44so the devotees were forced to stand outside the church.
10:48After the Misa, the devotees were forced to sell rice.
10:55In the Southern Philippines Medical Center,
10:57there is a Misa for health workers, patients and guards who cannot go to the church.
11:04In many churches in Bulacan, the inside and outside of the churches are full.
11:14The devotees were able to fill the vast church grounds of the Baclaran Church.
11:20There are those who are praying for their needs and needs.
11:25There are also those who are thankful even if their devotion was tested.
11:30There are also those who are thankful even if their devotion was tested.
11:36Until the United Arab Emirates, the devotion of the Filipinos was a big hit.
11:41Jun Valeraso reporting for GMA Integrated News.
11:51It is the day before Christmas, which is a time for children.
11:55What are the ideal gifts besides toys?
11:58Find out in the report of Katrina Son.
12:03This Christmas, what are the gifts that children want to receive?
12:09Toys. Just a racket.
12:11Mommy Maricar is planning to give toys to her child.
12:15She is happy, that's how she is.
12:18If she is given toys, she will really thank you.
12:22But for other children, toys are not what they want to receive.
12:26A book to read.
12:27Shoes.
12:29Clothes are also a typical gift.
12:34Books, art materials, or musical instruments can also be used to enhance the creativity of the children.
12:40If it is not a material thing, why not a ticket to a museum, aquarium, or zoo?
12:46Or enroll them in sports, dance, or music class.
12:51Mommy Mary Joy Sarmiento, instead of toys,
12:54she will give a headband that she made for her children.
12:58They are still in mother and kids bonding with handicrafts.
13:01They are not yet damaged and used up.
13:10According to an expert, non-toy gifts have a lot of benefits.
13:21Values and character formation, which are very important if they want to develop themselves.
13:28The value of sharing is also developed in the children.
13:31Being grateful or being thankful.
13:34And service or being ready to serve.
13:37It is still balanced.
13:38It is not just toys, but at the same time,
13:41it can be an action that still creates memories and moments that they treasure.
13:49Without money, they will not be happy.
13:51Katrina Son reporting for GMA Integrated News.