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Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong March 19, 2025

- VP Duterte, bumisita ulit kay FPRRD sa Scheveningen Prison; sinabing "In good Spirits" ang ama | VP Duterte: Hindi kasama si Atty. Roque sa legal team ni FPRRD | FPRRD at Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, nagkausap na; Kaufman, umaasang ma-acquit si Duterte | Kaufman: Pagbuo sa defense team ni FPRRD, puwedeng abutin ng humigit-kumulang 1 linggo | Dating Exec. Sec. Medialdea, dinala sa ospital matapos sumama ang pakiramdam | ICC-accredited lawyer Atty. Andres: Kailangan ng kooperasyon ng Pilipinas kapag ipapa-freeze ang assets ni FPRRD | Malacañang: AMLC Ang bahala sa isyu tungkol sa pagpapa-freeze sa assets ni FPRRD

- Hiling ng DOJ sa Supreme Court: Ibasura ang mga Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ng 3 anak ni FPRRD | Magkakapatid na Duterte, pinasasagot ng SC sa komento ng gobyerno sa Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition | SolGen Guevarra, ipinauubaya kay PBBM kung dapat siyang manatili sa puwesto | Malacañang: Mas maganda kung si Guevarra ang mag-assess sa sarili kung nararapat pa siyang maging SolGen | SolGen Guevarra na noo'y nasa gabinete ni FPRRD: "I have no conflict of interest"

- Ex-members umano ng Davao Death Squad na sina Edgar Matobato at Arturo Lascañas, posibleng tumestigo vs. FPRRD sa ICC

- Iba't ibang isyu sa bansa, tinalakay ng ilang senatorial candidate

- DMW, nagpaalala sa mga Pinoy abroad na sumunod sa lokal na batas kapag nagsasagawa ng mga rally kaugnay sa pagkakakulong kay FPRRD

- Panayam kay DOTr Sec. Vince Dizon kaugnay sa iba't ibang isyu sa transportasyon

- Presyo ng karneng baboy sa Blumentritt Market, pasok sa Maximum SRP | Ilang nagtitinda, hindi makasunod sa MSRP sa karneng baboy dahil mahal ang kuha nila sa supplier

- NCAA Season 100 Women's Volleyball at Juniors Basketball Finals, mapapanood sa GTV at Heart of Asia sa Abril

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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte are now detained at the detention facility of the International Criminal Court.
00:23It is said that they are now forming the defense team of the former President and they do not include Atty. Harry Roque.
00:30Live from The Hague, our first news is with Maris Umali. Maris.
00:39It is now 12.22 in the early hours here in The Hague, the Netherlands.
00:46For the second time since arriving here in The Hague, Vice President Sara Duterte has visited her father again in the detention facility that is now in the Scriveningen Prison.
01:04The Vice President said that Duterte was being sent home by the former President of the country.
01:10But what is she still arranging, the defense team of her father?
01:13As of now, aside from British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, who is the founding lead counsel, she is still talking to another lawyer to join the team.
01:22These are all foreign nationals who have experience in the International Criminal Court.
01:26The Vice President also said that she will withdraw as the lawyer of her father, the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, when the defense team is in order.
01:34According to Vice President Sara, the defense team of the former President, Atty. Harry Roque, will not be a part of it.
01:43We have not yet established the basis of his stay here in the Netherlands.
01:53And we don't want complications. We want the lawyers to be able to focus on the case.
02:01We want him to focus on his asylum. And we want our lawyers to focus on the case.
02:09If Atty. Roque still wants the former President's lawyer to stay, he needs to discuss this with the FPRRD.
02:20We asked for Atty. Roque's reaction, but he said no comment.
02:25Vice President Sara also said that her father is in good health.
02:29She is still staying at the ICC Detention Facility Hospital to monitor the doctors.
02:36He is not yet all clear, based on the assessments of the doctor.
02:44He is in very good spirits. I asked him how he is eating. He said there is rice.
02:56But her father's morale is high. The truth is that his friends are already in prison.
03:02Vice President Sara Duterte also said that she can bring a letter inside the prison, just like a Dutch couple did.
03:09But this is first examined by the people of the detention facility.
03:13The former President said that the family should not go to The Hague.
03:18The Hague will hold a rally on March 23.
03:25Former President Rodrigo Duterte thanks all those who support him here in The Hague and in the Philippines.
03:33But he said he does not want to disrupt or disturb others.
03:37Former President Rodrigo Duterte was visited by his lawyer in the ICC, British-Israeli lawyer Atty. Nicholas Kaufman.
03:52They talked for two hours. According to Kaufman, he hopes to be acquitted of the complaint filed by the former President.
04:01You're very confident that the former President will be acquitted?
04:08I'm very confident of the strongest defense possible and I'm very confident that he will be acquitted indeed, even at the earliest stage possible.
04:15They will file petitions before the confirmation of charges hearing on September 23.
04:20There will be petitions obviously. Once again, it's not for me to comment on the defense strategy at this moment in time.
04:26What was the first message that the President gave to you?
04:31That he's in good spirits and looking forward to conducting a defense.
04:35How often are you able to visit the former President?
04:38I'm available to visit the former President as long as I'm here, as long as I'm allowed to do so.
04:44I have promised him that I will come every day that I'm in The Hague.
04:47As a senior counsel who has experience in the ICC, he will help in forming the defense team.
04:53This will take at least a week.
04:56He's in the ICC to confirm Kaufman as a lawyer.
05:00He also talked to Vice President Sara Duterte.
05:03The former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea should also visit Duterte before 9 a.m. in the Netherlands.
05:10But according to the Philippine Embassy there, while at the reception counter of the detention facility,
05:16Medialdea's feelings were hurt. That's why she called for a medic.
05:20She also called for an ambulance that she brought to Medialdea's hospital.
05:24Medialdea's close relative is with Medialdea in the hospital.
05:28According to one of the Philippine lawyers on the list of counsel of the ICC,
05:32there is a complication if the country is not in compliance with the Rome Statute,
05:35where the freezing of the assets of the accused will be requested.
05:39This asset, when it's in the Philippines, it needs the cooperation of the Philippine domestic authorities.
05:46If it's outside, if it's not a non-state party, it's not obligated to cooperate under the Rome Statute.
05:53But if the government has a political will, there is still a legal way to implement the freeze if the ICC asks for it.
06:00Palacio said, if there will be an issue or the ICC will give an order,
06:07we will teach, we will give it to the right person if it's needed.
06:12According to the former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo,
06:16there is no legal basis for the freeze order.
06:19And no one will freeze because the former president is poor.
06:22In the last SAL-N that was released to the public in 2017,
06:25the former president has a net worth of more than P28 million.
06:29His last SAL-N were not released to the public.
06:32According to the ICC, sometimes the accumulated assets of the accused are not enough due to the extent of what happened to him.
06:38But the court has a trust fund that can be used for various kinds of support for the victims.
06:49Every day, Attorney Kaufman visits the former President Rodrigo Duterte in the detention facility.
06:56After the visit of Vice President Sara Duterte, his father, in the detention facility,
07:00he went to the hospital where the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medealdea was confined.
07:06According to a statement of the Philippine Embassy here in the Netherlands,
07:10after Medealdea was given treatment in the emergency room, he was transferred to a regular room of the hospital.
07:18That is the latest situation here in The Hague, The Netherlands. Back to you Egan.
07:23Thank you very much and be careful.
07:25Maris Umali live from The Hague, Netherlands.
07:28The Department of Justice in the Supreme Court has decided to trash the petition for the writ of habeas corpus
07:34filed by the three children of the former President Rodrigo Duterte to send him back to the Philippines.
07:39After Solicitor General Menardo Guevara refused to be a respondent to the petition,
07:45he was asked if it is possible for him to change his position.
07:48The answer is in the first news of Salima Refran.
07:55A few days after the arrest of the former President Rodrigo Duterte for the murder as a crime against humanity
08:02in connection with the war on drugs of his administration,
08:05he filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus
08:09to his children, the former Davao First District Representative Paulo Duterte,
08:13Davao City Mayor Basté Duterte, and Kitty Duterte.
08:17They ask for their father to return to the Philippines
08:20and for the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order
08:24to stop the cooperation between the International Criminal Court and Interpol.
08:29In the 33 pages of the Consolidated Compliance,
08:32the Justice Department asked not to issue petitions for the writ of habeas corpus.
08:38However, these are no longer valid and they lack merit.
08:43They no longer have legal and physical custody of the respondents to the former President.
08:48Based on the rules of court, the writ of habeas corpus can only be implemented in the Philippines.
08:53And since Duterte is already in the Netherlands, it is impossible to implement it.
08:58It is also legal for Duterte to be arrested based on Section 17 of the RA 9851
09:04of the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law,
09:08Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
09:11Under this, it may not be allowed to investigate or prosecute a crime
09:17if it is committed by another court or international tribunal.
09:21The authorities may sue or extradite the suspects
09:26or prosecute them in the Philippines in other states
09:29in accordance with the proper extradition laws and treaties.
09:33The Supreme Court has ordered the petitioners to comment on this within five days.
09:38The DOJ is now responsible for all the respondents
09:42after Solicitor General Menardo Guevara issued a Manifestation of Recusal
09:48or denial of responsibility to the government agencies responsible for the petition.
09:53He stated that the ICC has no jurisdiction in the Philippines
09:58and that the justice system in the country is working.
10:01That is why it is possible that the OSG will not be effective with the respondents.
10:06Malacanang asked if it is possible to replace the Solicitor General because of this.
10:12We haven't talked about it yet because this is really new.
10:15But maybe it would be better if Soljen himself assesses himself
10:20if he should be reinstated as Solicitor General.
10:24According to Guevara, the issue with the President has been resolved.
10:29The new Solicitor General of the Marcos Administration
10:33served as the Justice Secretary of Duterte.
10:37He is also a founding partner of the law firm established by former Executive Secretary Salvador Mendialdea.
10:43But Guevara said that he has no conflict of interest.
10:47According to Guevara, the cases of the habeas corpus are only a small part of the hundreds,
10:53if not thousands of difficult cases that the OSG is handling for the government.
10:58Guevara will remain in command of these cases,
11:02except if the President tells him to step down.
11:07Here are the first news in five sentences for JMA Integrated News.
11:13The two former members of the Davao Death Squad are the possible witnesses
11:17against the former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court.
11:21Here are the first news of Mac O'Neill.
11:26It was mentioned in the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court
11:30the role of the former President Rodrigo Duterte as the founder and leader of the Davao Death Squad or DDS,
11:36a group in Davao that kills criminals in the area and has long been accused by Duterte.
11:42The accusations against Duterte have risen to trial.
11:45The two former members of the Davao Death Squad admitted that the possible witnesses against him
11:51are Edgar Matubato and former Davao police officer Arturo Lascañas.
11:55Edgar Matubato is a self-confessed hitman.
11:58He was convicted in a Senate hearing in 2016.
12:00He was killed from 1998 to 2013.
12:04Our job, ma'am, is to kill criminals like drug abusers, rapists, snitches.
12:13That's what we kill every day.
12:17He was one of the first members of the Lambada Boys,
12:20formerly called the Davao Death Squad, led by the former President Rodrigo Duterte when he was the mayor of Davao.
12:27Many admitted that Matubato was killed by Duterte's orders.
12:31Jun Pala, a radio broadcaster, was one of them.
12:34Why?
12:35Because he was being broadcasted on the radio every day, ma'am, every day.
12:42I was part of the operation, but I didn't make it.
12:48How was Jun Pala killed?
12:50He was ambushed, ma'am.
12:51Where was he ambushed?
12:52He was ambushed at his house.
12:55Matubato also mentioned that he was one of the kidnappers who were caught in Sarangani and were eaten alive.
13:01I don't know his name, ma'am.
13:03We just took him and killed him.
13:08But we didn't use weapons to kill him.
13:12We ate him alive.
13:15Where?
13:17In Kapatagan, ma'am.
13:20Arturo Lascañas, a former Davao police officer, was the team leader of the Davao Death Squad.
13:25Because of fear, Lascañas first denied Matubato's testimony in 2016.
13:30But in 2017, he appealed to confirm the killing of DDS by Duterte's orders.
13:37His first mission was to kill the drug lord in Davao, Alan Cancio.
13:43This is where the Davao Death Squad started.
13:46Because we left a note called Pamarisan, and it said Davao Death Squad.
13:58This is where it started.
14:00Lascañas said they were given up to P100,000 reward for each person they killed.
14:06We killed everyone in Davao City.
14:10Even the living people.
14:13This is what Mayor Rudy Duterte pays us.
14:20Usually P20,000, sometimes P50,000.
14:25And it depends on the status of the target, sometimes P100,000.
14:30Lascañas also denied Matubato's testimony of the killing of broadcaster Jun Pala,
14:35where he was accused of a huge bribe from Duterte.
14:39Mayor Rudy told me P1,000,000.
14:42He said P1,000,000.
14:44I accepted it and said thank you, sir.
14:47And then I left.
14:48Duterte said before that Matubato was lying, that he did not know him personally.
14:53Lascañas called him a story maker and that he was crazy.
14:58I can make the confession now, if you want.
15:07Mr. Chair.
15:09It really happened.
15:13I have a death squad.
15:17Death squad.
15:20But not the police.
15:23They are also gangsters.
15:27Mr. Chair.
15:29That is my order.
15:31Kill him.
15:32If you don't kill him, I will kill you now.
15:35In the report of the New York Times in 2017,
15:38Lascañas is now under the custody of the ICC or International Criminal Court.
15:43Lascañas submitted the affidavit.
15:45The ICC accepted it.
15:47And Lascañas was given a limited immunity deal.
15:50It means that he will not use the evidence to correct him.
15:55Meanwhile, Matubato was written by the New York Times that
15:58another country, this January 2025,
16:00will use another name to help a private organization.
16:04According to Atty. Cristina Conti,
16:06Matubato is now under the custody of the ICC Victims and Witnesses,
16:11the ICC unit that provides protection to the witnesses.
16:14It is important that Matubato and Lascañas will be the witnesses
16:18to Duterte's involvement in the Davo Death Squad.
16:21Only those who are inside the organization
16:24can say what the Davo Death Squad really looks like.
16:28Both Matubato and Lascañas are considered as insider witnesses.
16:34This is the first news, Mackie Pulido for GMA Integrated News.
16:39♪♪♪
16:50Senator Lito Lapid in Iloilo helped tourism and prosperity.
16:55Amira Lidasan discussed the negative effects of mining in Palawan.
16:59Ronell Arambulo, Franz Castro, Mimi Duringo, and Mody Floranda.
17:04Manny Pacquiao in Cavite is pushing for more jobs and affordable housing.
17:09Kiko Pangilinan in Panay Island wanted security in food.
17:15Ariel Quirobin was called a true hero by the teachers.
17:20Senator Bong Revilla has meet-and-greet and motorcade in Pangasinan.
17:25Senator Francis Turentino gave importance to the role of barangay and SK officials.
17:30Benher Abalos will give incentives to government employees.
17:35Bama Kino is pushing for modernization for tricycle drivers.
17:40Abibinay promised to focus on the benefits of barangay officials.
17:46Senator Bong Go is pushing for the distribution of medical services to the communities.
17:51We continue to follow the campaign of the running senators in the election of 2025.
17:56This is the first news, Rafi Tima for GMA Integrated News.
18:01The Department of Migrant Workers, DMW, reminded Filipinos abroad to follow local laws.
18:08Contra and supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte are now imprisoned in the Netherlands.
18:16DMW Secretary Hans Kakdak said that Filipinos should respect the police in the Netherlands,
18:22wherever the country is, when they are rallying.
18:25Under the Dutch Constitution, protest movements are allowed, but it should not interfere with public order.
18:32It should not be an obstacle to justice and it should not violate other laws.
18:40For the discussion on various issues on transportation, we will continue with Secretary Vince Dizon.
18:47Secretary Dizon, good morning.
18:49Good morning Brother Igan. Good morning.
18:52Why did you remove from office MRT-3 General Manager Oscar Bongon?
18:57Brother Igan, when you arrived, there was an accident here at MRT-3 TAP station.
19:04The escalator was damaged and more than 10 of our countrymen were injured.
19:10The accident was not the cause. It happened. The elevators were damaged.
19:17What I don't like is the response of the management of MRT-3.
19:23First of all, the incident happened on Saturday morning.
19:27It happened when the video went viral.
19:32It was already Monday night.
19:35It was already next Monday night.
19:37When I called the management on Tuesday early in the morning, the escalator was not installed yet.
19:44The reason given to us is that we need to analyze the problem.
19:50That's why I'm not happy.
19:54The response to damaged critical facilities should be done immediately.
20:02We should not wait.
20:04Think about it. It was Saturday morning.
20:06If I didn't call and ordered the MRT-3 in the morning, it would not be done.
20:13I think it's important for us to change our mindset to the government.
20:18I have a recommendation.
20:21I think we should change our mindset on how we should act.
20:27These things should be fixed immediately.
20:30It took more than three days to fix this.
20:36When I ordered it on Tuesday, it can be done within less than 10 hours.
20:45I called our Japanese maintenance operator, Sumitomo.
20:50They said they can do it quickly if they were told early.
20:56I think this is just a reminder to our government members that we should not wait for this kind of fix for our countrymen.
21:06Can we know who will replace him?
21:08Brother Igan, I'm sorry. I don't want to be the head of the Office of the President.
21:12You will be the one who will get the papers.
21:15Let's wait for it brother Igan.
21:17Is he from DOTR or he's a foreigner?
21:20He's a former DOTR, brother Igan.
21:24When will the MRT implement the order to extend their operating hours and increase the train rush hour?
21:33Yes. By next week, the extending of operating hours will be implemented at 1 p.m.
21:42I hope we can add one more train next week.
21:47We will announce on Monday the exact date so our countrymen can enjoy it.
21:53After you joined the MRT, do you have plans to ride other trains?
21:59We will inspect all existing lines including LRT-1 and LRT-2 and the current MRT-7 so we can know when it will be operationalized for our countrymen.
22:16What about the PNR train?
22:18It's also included. It was available last weekend, but it's minor.
22:25It was immediately available.
22:27But this is the only one remaining in our south, in Quezon, going to Bicol.
22:32Okay. Will the 45 seconds waiting time in the EDSA bus carousel be implemented?
22:38Will EDSA rehabilitation start now Secretary?
22:42After I inspected it three weeks ago, the timers were adjusted.
22:49It's already 45 seconds and our side enforcers are there to remind our drivers to follow.
22:57It's ongoing. But regarding EDSA rehab, of course, we have some changes.
23:04We will discuss the final plan of MMDA and DPWA.
23:10We are discussing it. But next week, we will announce it.
23:16Are we ready for the effect on traffic if the rehabilitation starts?
23:22Well, we will not stop. The traffic will be heavy if EDSA is rehabbed.
23:30This rehab is not the patching rehab of the past.
23:35This is the full rehab of EDSA.
23:38We will ask for compensation, but we will do everything with the help of MMDA and DPWH
23:45to reduce the traffic there. But the traffic will be heavy while doing this.
23:50Okay. How is what happened in Grand Central Station?
23:53Did the contractor explain or was it already replaced?
23:56The contractor and our legal team in the DOTR are already talking.
24:01The first step there is the termination of the contract.
24:05That was my decision after I inspected two weeks ago.
24:11It's ongoing but hopefully, by next week, we will have a clear answer.
24:15Our objective is to move on so that this long-term project can be completed.
24:22Thank you very much Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon. Take care.
24:25Thank you very much Brother Igan. Thank you.
24:29Igan, some retailers are not following the maximum suggested retail price of pork based on the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture.
24:38Let's check the price of Blue Man Trade Market in Manila before we add to cart.
24:42In the first news live, James Agustin. James.
24:51Good morning to some places that I visited here in Blue Man Trade Market in Manila earlier.
24:56There are some places here where they sell pork based on the maximum suggested retail price of the government.
25:05In a press conference last Monday of the Department of Agriculture,
25:08ASEC Arnel De Mesa mentioned that there are some that do not follow the MSRP.
25:14Some of the people I talked to, the meat retailers, admitted that.
25:18Three hundred and forty pesos per kilo is the price of pork meat like pork chop, pigue and kasi in this place in Blue Man Trade Market in Manila.
25:30Three hundred and eighty pesos per kilo of pork.
25:33That is included in the maximum suggested retail price or MSRP set by the Department of Agriculture in Metro Manila since March 10.
25:41The meat dealer, Jojo, admitted that they reduce the amount of pork they cut every day.
25:46I just go to the market in bulk.
25:49I try to avoid going to the market in bulk.
25:54Of course, the price of pork is still lower.
25:56That's why I just go to the market in bulk.
25:59I don't want to follow the government's price.
26:05They hope that the price of pork will go down so that they can sell it at a lower price to the buyers.
26:11Aside from the cost of trucking and slaughterhouse,
26:14they are also paying for their jobs and livelihoods.
26:17Fidel is a meat retailer.
26:19He only buys two to three pigs from the supplier every day from the previous five.
26:25His sales are also included in the MSRP.
26:28It depends on what we are given.
26:31We can afford it.
26:33It's just right.
26:36It's not too much.
26:38It's just right.
26:41There are those who can't afford the price, especially when they only buy one pig from their supplier every day.
26:46It's really high.
26:49It's P420.
26:51We can afford it.
26:54It's P380.
26:56We can sell it for P420.
26:58Because the price of pork is still high, the buyers are discarding it.
27:03Others are reducing the amount of pork they buy, depending on how much they can afford.
27:12In Matalaigan, the MSRP is not enough for the pork sold in supermarkets and hypermarkets.
27:20That's the first news from Manila.
27:22I'm James Agustin for Joyma Integrated News.
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