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00:00There was a third impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:04Aside from the confidential funds mentioned in the complaint,
00:07several deputies from the Vice President also received a lot of money.
00:12Witness, Tina Pangaliban Perez.
00:19Three impeachment complaints were filed in the House of Representatives
00:22against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:25Three complaints were filed against the parties, lawyers, and members of the NGO.
00:31We believe VP Sara committed something illegal and something immoral against the Filipino people.
00:39For us, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness.
00:46The reasons why Vice President Duterte should be removed from office
00:50are culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust.
00:56This is still related to the misuse of confidential funds.
01:01This is based on the results of the committee hearings done by Congress.
01:09This is based on the fact that the disbursements of the confidential funds,
01:15the disbursements were not properly done.
01:18The use of fictitious individuals.
01:21It was also mentioned in the third complaint,
01:23that Vice President Duterte stole money from several officials of the DepEd
01:27that were exposed in the hearings in the House of Representatives.
01:30The complainants asked,
01:31if Vice President Duterte will not be impeached,
01:35what will stop other government officials from embezzling the Filipino people's money?
01:41It's no longer just.
01:43The legal and constitutional obligation of the members of the House of Representatives to impeach
01:50and for the Senate to remove from office the sitting Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines,
01:56it has now become their moral obligation to do so.
02:03Nakamarinesul 3rd District Representative Gabriel Bordado and
02:08Aambis Owa Partylist Representative Lex Anthony Crisco Lada have already endorsed the third impeachment complaint.
02:15Bordado said,
02:16no one, regardless of their rank or influence,
02:20is above the law.
02:23According to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco,
02:27he has not yet transmitted the first two impeachment complaints to the Office of the Speaker.
02:32And like the first two impeachment complaints,
02:35the third complaint will be reviewed by the Legal Department of the Camera.
02:40GMA Integrated News is still trying to get Vice President Duterte.
02:46But he has repeatedly denied that there was nothing wrong with the use of OVP confidential funds.
02:53He has previously denied the allegation of embezzlement.
02:56He also said that he will face any complaint or case against him.
03:02For GMA Integrated News,
03:04I am Tina Panganiban Perez,
03:06your witness.
03:08Pandi Bulacan Mayor Enrico Roque and two other accused are being trashed in court
03:14for an arrest warrant against them in connection with a rape case.
03:17They have filed a motion in the Caloocan Regional Trial Court,
03:21and the court has a house of politics.
03:24They also did not give the opportunity to inform the accused
03:28about the details of another case against them,
03:31where they violated their rights.
03:34They also asked the court to return the case to the prosecution for further investigation.
03:41President Bombo Marcos is looking at the insertions or changes made by the judges
03:46in the 2025 National Budget,
03:48which is not in the original proposed budget of the Executive.
03:52In addition to the President,
03:53he will not return the budget to the Congress,
03:55except to some judges.
03:58Witness, Ian Cruz.
04:04In the midst of the allegations and the reduction of the allocation in the 2025 National Budget,
04:11judges returned the budget to the House of Representatives
04:15so that the provisions will be adjusted.
04:17But President Bombo Marcos said,
04:19It is not in the procedure.
04:21There is no procedure to return it to the Bicam.
04:24It's up to us now to look at the items
04:27and to see what are appropriate, what are relevant, and what are the priorities.
04:32Along with the President and his Cabinet,
04:36he is looking at the insertions or changes made by the judges
04:39in the 2025 National Budget,
04:43which is not in the original proposed budget of the Executive.
04:46Do we really need it?
04:48Maybe others don't need it.
04:50Can we defer it?
04:52Some of the project proposals have been rejected.
04:56We are starting to see some project proposals
04:59that do not have the appropriate program of work.
05:04There is no appropriate documentation.
05:07It is not clear where the money will go.
05:10That is what we will clarify.
05:12According to the President,
05:14he cannot avoid vetoing some provisions of the 2025 National Budget
05:19so that the priority of the government will be the budget for the next year.
05:25We have to have a look because a lot has changed
05:29from the budget request from the different departments.
05:34And we have to put it back in the same shape that we had first requested.
05:41So unfortunately, we are only left now,
05:45I am only left now with the veto power
05:49because we are done.
05:51Now it's up to us on how we regain control of the spending program.
05:58According to the President,
06:00the benefits from PhilHealth will not be reduced even if the government's subsidy is zero.
06:06For the seniors, for the poor, for the middle class,
06:10nothing will be reduced, not even a cent.
06:14Quite the opposite.
06:15We will add that in 2025,
06:18the services that PhilHealth will provide will be even more.
06:23The payment that will be given to the insurance claim will be even greater.
06:28He also believes that the General Appropriations Bill or GAAP
06:33before 2024 ends.
06:36If not, it will go back to the re-enacted budget
06:40where the budget will be the same for the next 100 years.
06:43According to the GMA Integrated News Research,
06:46in 2001, 2004, and 2006,
06:50the country operated on a re-enacted budget for the whole year.
06:54The partial re-enacted budget was in 2019.
06:57When was it re-enacted?
06:59From the 2018 budget for the first three months.
07:03According to the Department of Finance,
07:05if not because of that,
07:076.6% to 7.2% of the economy was affected in the first quarter.
07:13The actual affected was 5.6%.
07:17If the budget was passed on time,
07:20the economy will benefit from higher government spending,
07:25for example, on infrastructure projects.
07:28According to the DOF,
07:29the underspending reached Php 1 billion per day
07:33because of the re-enacted budget.
07:35The partial re-enacted budget was also used in 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2009.
07:43For GMA Integrated News,
07:45I am Ian Cruz, your witness.
07:50According to the Justice Department,
07:51if the former President Rodrigo Duterte
07:55and other personalities
07:57did not receive the House Quad Committee report,
07:59they will consolidate it
08:01in the ongoing investigation of the Task Force EJK.
08:05The DOJ will also invite those who faced the Quad Committee
08:08to make their affidavit formal.
08:11The former President's statements are said to be admissible evidence
08:15because they were made under oath.
08:18GMA Integrated News continues to strive
08:21to get hold of the former President.
08:23The DOJ is also studying
08:25if the case build-up will have an effect
08:27in the investigation of the International Criminal Court or ICC.
08:32Some families were surprised
08:34by the increase in the price of rice.
08:36Even some of the first buyers fell in love.
08:38Now, Moche Buena is just around the corner.
08:40Our witness, Mackie Pulido.
08:45For six days,
08:47six days before Christmas,
08:49the Department of Trade and Industry
08:51and the Department of Agriculture
08:53inspected a family in Guadalupe, Makati.
08:56Here, they noticed an increase in the price of rice.
08:59It was supposed to be Php 47 to Php 49 per kilo,
09:03but it was sold for Php 62.
09:05It is possible that this is a case of profiteering.
09:07She only landed Php 42.
09:09So you should say,
09:13it should be Php 47 to Php 49,
09:15not Php 62.
09:17I have to look at the legal ways
09:19that we can take action against them.
09:21Php 10 per kilo of pork was increased
09:23in the African Swine Fever.
09:25Php 20 per kilo of chicken.
09:27Php 50 per kilo of fish caught in the sea
09:29was increased.
09:31The DA said it is because of the closed fishing season.
09:33It is possible that she will increase the price
09:35according to a TV report.
09:37According to the report,
09:40It is also possible that she will increase the price
09:42according to a store.
09:44Php 20 or Php 10,
09:46that's how close Noche Buena is.
09:48The price of some vegetables,
09:50such as tomatoes,
09:52has also increased to Php 200 per kilo.
09:54According to DTI,
09:56the price of Noche Buena items
09:58will not increase more than 5%.
10:00That's what we discussed with the manufacturers.
10:02That's why the former simple Noche Buena
10:04that some people choose is even simpler.
10:06You can really reduce it.
10:08There is still food ready.
10:10In Green Hills and Juan,
10:12a lot of last-minute shoppers increased.
10:14You bought it late.
10:16Why?
10:18Of course, we waited for a bonus.
10:20For GMA Integrated News,
10:22I am Mackie Pulido,
10:24your Saksi.
10:26My dears,
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