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00:00Let's be together in Magiging!
00:08Saksi!
00:15President Marcos denied that he had nothing to do with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:22While Senate President Jesus Podero may start the impeachment trial after the election of 2025.
00:29Saksi!
00:34Did you have a hand in this impeachment?
00:37No, the executive cannot have a hand in the impeachment.
00:40There is no role of the executive in the impeachment.
00:43President Marcos denied that he had nothing to do with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:50But the convention of thinking, Mr. President, is that nothing comes to pass in the House without the President or without Malacanang's blessing.
00:58You give me too much credit.
01:01But again, what the House has done is clearly the constitutional mandate that they have to proceed with the impeachment complaint.
01:16The President did not deny that they talked to congressmen about the impeachment.
01:21He convinced his allies not to file a complaint.
01:25But he cannot deny that he will not endorse an impeachment complaint when it is already filed.
01:31His own son was the first to sign on the list of those who endorsed the impeachment.
01:36Congressman Sandro asked for his consent.
01:39Do your duty. You have to support the process.
01:42You are constitutionally mandated to carry out that process.
01:47And you are a congressman so do your duty. That's what I told him.
01:50I didn't know you'd be the first to sign.
01:53Earlier, the President was asked about the online talks that the exchange of money is of great importance in signing the impeachment.
02:00A little bit over two-thirds, you won't get that kind of system.
02:07I don't think that way of operating would have worked.
02:12For now, the ball is in the Senate.
02:14Senate President Cheese Escudero said that they will not be able to start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte while the session of the Congress is on break.
02:24They need to convene the impeachment court first and it can only be done when they are in session.
02:30If there will be an action, it will happen on June 2, when the Senate will resume after the election.
02:41We will not be able to hasten it.
02:43In December, the former impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was brought to the camera.
02:48But yesterday, on the last day of their session, the articles of impeachment were brought to the Senate.
02:54If they are binging on doing this, maybe they don't have a basis to hasten us.
03:00I don't think they will be able to get it right after they have been doing this for several months.
03:06They will force us and tell us, whoever came to the camera, to hasten it.
03:14No, they won't do that and I won't allow it.
03:19For me, the impeachment process doesn't matter if you are in favor or against.
03:25It doesn't matter if you agree or not.
03:27What's important for me, as a Senate President,
03:31is to be credible, trustworthy, and that justice will be served.
03:36There are still many things that need to be done,
03:38including verifying the documents signed by the congressmen in the impeachment complaint.
03:43Escudero said that the signature cannot be e-signatured because it must be personally signed by the congressman
03:50and stamped in front of the House Secretary General.
03:53The verified signature of 102 must be reached
03:56to ensure that the required number is sufficient for the complaint to be directly transmitted to the Senate.
04:02In response to the question if the President can call a special session,
04:05Will you call a special session?
04:08If the senators ask for it, yes.
04:11Again, they will decide.
04:14We are not the ones who decide.
04:16The special session, as far as I know, is not to convene the impeachment court.
04:23Escudero said that if the remaining days of the 19th Congress will be held,
04:27the impeachment trial will surely reach the 20th Congress,
04:30and they will decide if VP Sara will be convicted or not.
04:34This means that the 12 senators that we will vote for in the election will be included in the BISE trials.
04:41In the trial, VP Duterte can be called if necessary.
04:45That is part of the rights of an accused under the Bill of Rights
04:50to confront his or to confront the witnesses against her.
04:55She has the right to attend hearings every day,
05:00to speak as a lawyer,
05:02because she can stand as a lawyer for herself,
05:06or she can even stand as a witness.
05:08But she cannot be forced to testify in the case
05:13because it will violate, on the other hand, the right against self-determination.
05:17In other words, she cannot be called by the prosecution
05:20and forced to sit there to ask if she does not want to testify.
05:23If Duterte is called and she does not go,
05:26the Senate has the power to issue a sentence.
05:29For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzalez is your witness.
05:35More than 70% of the House of Representatives signed the impeachment complaint
05:39against Vice President Sara Duterte.
05:41And even in Mindanao, where Duterte's mansion is located,
05:45most of the Congressmen signed.
05:48Witness Tina Panginibanterre.
05:54101 Congressmen were elected by the Resolve,
05:57including 25 from Metro Manila.
06:0040 were elected by Visayas,
06:0241 were elected by Mindanao,
06:04and 33 were elected by PartyList.
06:07That is what formed the 215 Congressmen
06:11who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
06:16More than 70% of the House of Representatives signed.
06:21And even in Mindanao, where Duterte's mansion is located,
06:26most of the Congressmen signed.
06:30But in Davao region, where Visayas came from,
06:34only one was allowed to support the impeachment.
06:38Gate of Manila Representative Joel Chua,
06:40who is one of the founding members of the prosecution panel of the House of Representatives
06:44in the impeachment trial,
06:45is not desperate,
06:47is not politically motivated,
06:49and is not in a hurry.
06:51Because that's what the Vice President is saying,
06:53that Duterte is a congressman.
06:56It is in the rules that the impeachment complaint can be directed to the Senate
07:00if one-third of the Congressmen will endorse it.
07:04This is in the process.
07:06This is in the law.
07:08That's why I don't see anything wrong with this.
07:11In fact, this is what our countrymen are asking for.
07:15This has gone through a fair trial.
07:19We've heard these statements from Congressman Pulong before.
07:23I just see his reaction to that.
07:27But he's by Pulong Duterte about Sara Duterte.
07:33So, not exactly surprised.
07:35The Congress has now taken a break for the campaign in the election of 2025.
07:39But the preparation of the 11 congressmen who will be the impeachment prosecutors continues.
07:45This includes the formation of a chamber of impeachment secretaries
07:50that will help the impeachment prosecutors
07:52and the implementation of an information campaign
07:55to clearly distribute the accusations against Vice President Sara Duterte to the public.
08:01Even in June, the impeachment trial will begin
08:04according to Senate President Chis Espodero.
08:07The Senate is a continuing body.
08:09The House of Representatives is not.
08:11If ever we have a new composition of the 20th Congress,
08:13then I think they will just elect a new set of prosecutors if ever.
08:18It does not stop the process.
08:21Removal from office and lifelong disqualification
08:26is the maximum punishment for those who will be convicted in the impeachment trial.
08:30But according to Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azguna,
08:35who is one of the authors of the 1987 Constitution,
08:38the sentence can be lower here.
08:41There are instances where they also decide to impose, in case of conviction, just a censure.
08:48Yes, it will still remain in place, notwithstanding the censure or reprimand,
08:54because it is short of removal.
08:57So, the Senate has a leeway, in case of conviction.
09:02Until the former Integrated Bar of the Philippines, or IPP President, Domingo Ayosa,
09:08the impeached official can still file criminal cases after the impeachment.
09:14If a high-level official is impeached and removed from office,
09:18it does not preclude the filing of criminal charges against that public official after the impeachment.
09:27The legal experts have a different opinion
09:30on whether the impeached official can be pardoned by the President.
09:34I believe the President has the power, the pardoning power,
09:38even in case of impeachment.
09:43The Constitution is silent on that.
09:46No, there's no pardon.
09:48Because it's an admin case, not a criminal case.
09:52For the GMA Integrated News, Tina Pangalitan Perez is your witness.
09:58The Department of Transportation decided that they have no reason to remove Edsa Busway.
10:04This is followed by the repeated demand to remove it if the MRT capacity is increased.
10:10According to the DOTR, millions of passengers benefit from Edsa Busway,
10:15so it remains as an important part of the transportation system in Metro Manila.
10:22They also emphasized the importance of Edsa Busway for fast and proper public transportation.
10:30The Land Transportation Office investigated the convoy of the ride-hailing app, Angkas,
10:35which is blocked by traffic in Quinta Rizal.
10:38According to the LTO, they want to know if they have a permit from the LGU
10:42and why the riders stopped the traffic so that their convoy can pass.
10:47The public apology was first issued by Angkas' chief
10:52and their riders admitted their mistake.
10:56According to the CEO of Angkas in GMA News Online,
10:59he is ready to accept any punishment and he is ready to help the authorities.
11:06The LGU also ordered the riders to join the community service.
11:14The Anti-Bullying Act was passed more than a decade ago,
11:18but many youths are still being bullied in our country.
11:21In one of the studies, the lack of school staff is one of the problems.
11:27Witness, Mackie Pulido.
11:31In an internet shop in Barangay Lagao, General Santos City,
11:34you can see five bullets on the computer.
11:37One of the men stood up and stabbed the man behind him.
11:41The victim quickly stood up while another man stabbed him.
11:45In the investigation of the police, the man continued to move, so he was stabbed.
11:49The suspect was bullied by the victim in the internet cafe, Baligina, in Bajo.
11:55When the suspect saw the knife, he stabbed the victim.
12:02More than a decade has passed since the Anti-Bullying Act was passed,
12:06but until now, many youths are still being bullied, not only physically and verbally.
12:11In the study of the Program for International Student Assessment or PISA,
12:15one in every three students experiences an incident of bullying,
12:19sometimes in a language.
12:22Based on the data, from grade 5 to grade 10,
12:24the prevalence of bullying is the lowest in the Philippines.
12:27But why does this still happen despite the laws and the police?
12:31The lack of school staff is one of the problems of the
12:34Second Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM 2.
12:38The Anti-Bullying Committee of the school head or principal should be in charge,
12:42but in many studies, there is no principal.
12:45The guidance counselor should help,
12:47but there is no guidance counselor.
12:49This works in schools that are severely congested.
12:52It means that there are not enough adults there to assist,
12:56to help the students and resolve the conflict.
12:59The number of cases that are not yet resolved is already high.
13:03According to EDCOM 2 report,
13:05only 11% of the reported cases were resolved from November 2022 until July 2024,
13:11said the Department of Education of the Philippines.
13:14Now we have a new position called school counselor
13:18that will allow hopefully more interested parties to join the deputies.
13:24And then there was still an additional item.
13:27To reduce the red tape in resolving cases,
13:29the police will be in charge that it should be resolved at the school level.
13:34While they are working on a solution,
13:36they can first report to the TeleSafe hotline.
13:40It is considered confidential.
13:43It's considered private.
13:45It's considered safe.
13:46According to child development expert Edgar Belda,
13:50this should be remembered.
13:52Bullying will not stop and will continue if the victim remains silent.
13:56That's why you should report.
13:58Damaging to your sense of self-worth,
14:00damaging to your sense of dignity as a person.
14:04Damaging to your sense of self-worth,
14:06damaging to your sense of dignity as a person.
14:09That can be considered as bullying.
14:12So it doesn't have to be physical.
14:14Those who are old enough to report,
14:16don't let your parents bully you.
14:19Go through the right process and most importantly,
14:22listen to the child first,
14:23especially that it's not easy for a bullying victim to talk about this.
14:28For GMA Integrated News, I'm Mackie Pulido, your witness.
14:33Increasing the quantity of onions allowed by the Agriculture Department.
14:37According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel,
14:403,000 metric tons of red onions and 1,000 metric tons of white onions
14:45are expected to arrive in the country in the next two weeks.
14:49The aim of the importation is for the buffer stock to be sufficient
14:53and for the gaps in the supply of onions to be filled
14:56while waiting for the right time.
14:59The DA is avoiding raising the price of onions
15:02if the supply is insufficient.
15:05More than 60 products raised prices
15:08based on the new suggested retail price guide
15:11issued by the Department of Trade and Industry,
15:13including sardines, canned meat, evaporada, coffee, bottled water,
15:18Pinoy Tasty, and Pinoy Pandesal.
15:20The price increase of 2% to 7% is still effective since February 1.
15:25According to DTI, the price increase was allowed
15:28because manufacturers have been asking for it for more than two years
15:31and there are also those who love raw materials.
15:36Terminal of PNP Chief Police General Romel Marbil
15:40extended for four months by President Bumbong Marcos.
15:43In the announcement of the Presidential Communications Office,
15:46it is effective tomorrow, Marbil's retirement day,
15:49based on the government's compulsory retirement age of 56 years old.
15:54The President said that he is thinking of extending the term of the PNP Chief
15:58because it is important to lead the PNP during the election.
16:03For GMA Integrated News, I am Darlene Cayang Inyong Saksi.
16:08The residents of Antipolo City have been waiting for almost two months
16:11in a subdivision after they were cut off from water in December.
16:16Their Homeowners Association's debt to Manila Water
16:21has been paid off.
16:23Saksi, Sian Cruz.
16:28The current and former head of the Homeowners Association
16:32of a subdivision in Antipolo City has returned home.
16:36They both say that it is not responsible
16:39for the debt to Manila Water, the bulk meter of the subdivision.
16:44Under the bulk meter system,
16:46named Master Meter and Bill of Water in the Homeowners Association,
16:51the homeowner is the one who submits the meter
16:53and he also collects the water bill from the residents.
16:57Even if it's a peso, I don't get anything from the water.
17:01If you ask me, we are still in debt.
17:05Because at that time, he was released,
17:08that's why we know that he has a debt.
17:11He is not stopping me because he wants to get the water.
17:14I don't know for what reason.
17:16Maybe for personal interest.
17:20A while ago, Jim Integrative News reported that
17:23the barangay of Kupang used a firetruck.
17:26There is also a container on the street
17:28where the residents can get water.
17:31In December 2017, almost two months have passed
17:35for many residents to be cut off from water
17:38because of the debt to Manila Water.
17:40The cost of water in the barangay is high every day.
17:44The water refilling station has a business.
17:47It's profitable.
17:48It's more than 30,000 pesos per month or 62 months.
17:58Yesterday, Manila Water returned the connection of the subdivision.
18:02But only those who paid 5,000 pesos in the barangay
18:05have water now.
18:07Right?
18:08They don't want to pay because they have to work in their area
18:11but they are not afraid that the water service will continue.
18:15There is no guarantee.
18:17When we first asked if it will be refunded,
18:19they said no.
18:21No problem.
18:22We can pay.
18:23But we feel that it might be cut off again.
18:28It won't go to the right place.
18:31According to Manila Water,
18:33the debt of Homeowners Association is almost 1.7 million pesos.
18:36With the help of Barangay Kupang,
18:38residents can now collect their debts.
18:42More than 375,000 pesos were downpaid
18:46so the water supply was refunded.
18:48The remainder of the debt will fall within a year.
18:52According to the residents,
18:54instead of a bulk meter,
18:55each house will have its own metro.
18:58According to Manila Water.
19:00We need to settle the debt of homeowners
19:05of their community
19:07before we proceed or start the process of individualization
19:13that will be applied back.
19:16For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz is your witness.
19:24For many Filipinos,
19:26crispy chicharron is their favorite snack.
19:29And Linggayen Pangasinan has its own version
19:32that is loved by Filipinos.
19:35Let's witness.
19:43It can be a snack.
19:45It can be a side dish like mung bean.
19:47In Palabok or even in Lugaw.
19:49Every bite, you will be amazed by the crispy and delicious chicharron.
19:56In Linggayen Pangasinan,
19:57they call it tulapo in their version of chicharron.
20:00The word pangasinan,
20:01which means crunchy in English.
20:04Ms. Marites has been making tulapo for a decade.
20:07It is said to be a big help
20:08because they get an increase in their daily expenses.
20:11The making of tulapo is simple.
20:13The pork skin is sliced,
20:15added with salt,
20:16and fried until cooked.
20:18It should be crunchy when it is cooked.
20:23In other chicharron,
20:24the pork skin has meat inside.
20:28It is sold for P250 per 250 grams of tulapo.
20:33Her product reaches other provinces.
20:36Rebecca is a fan of tulapo.
20:38She was a kid when she was fond of eating it.
20:42It is delicious because every time there is a trip,
20:45or you go on vacation here,
20:47that is what they are always looking for.
20:49For GMA Integrated News,
20:51I am Jarek Pasilyaw of GMA Regional TV,
20:54your witness.
21:01To the fellow K-pop stans,
21:03do you have savings?
21:05It is confirmed that there will be a world tour this year,
21:08BLACKPINK.
21:10And the excitement of BLINKS is felt,
21:12especially when members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa
21:17shared the teaser for the world tour.
21:19There are no details yet
21:21on when and where the global superstars will have a concert.
21:28After almost 8 years,
21:29it is confirmed that G-Dragon,
21:31the returning king of K-pop,
21:33will have a world tour.
21:35He was crowned the Ubermensch,
21:37the title of his much-awaited album
21:40that will be released in February 2025.
21:50Jillian Ward was reminiscent
21:53of her grandmother visiting a patient in the hospital
21:57where they were taping My Ilonggo Girl.
22:01My Ilonggo Girl.
22:04I remember you.
22:05That's my grandmother.
22:07That's my sister.
22:09They were in the hospital.
22:11I was with them.
22:13Class 2.
22:14That's my class.
22:15I salute you.
22:18Jillian asked for financial help from her grandmother
22:21and she gave it as a gift.
22:23With Jillian,
22:24her companion in the series,
22:26Michael Sager, was with her.
22:28Her grandmother thanked her for her kindness.
22:31And before she said goodbye,
22:33Jillian and Michael shook hands with her grandmother.
22:43Of the more than 200 police officers
22:44who were promoted to Rizal,
22:46one is a man-eater.
22:49Promoted as a corporal,
22:51is the shih tzu poodle mix, Tiger.
22:54He is a canine dog of the Rizal Police Provincial Office
22:57who is always with the responders.
23:00The ceremony was held in Taytay, Rizal
23:02where the promoted PNP personnel were buried.
23:12I am Pia Arcangel
23:14for a bigger mission
23:15and a wider service to the country.
23:18From GMA Integrated News,
23:20the news authority of the Philippines.
23:22Until tomorrow,
23:23let's be together
23:25and become...
23:26Saksi!