Paggamit sa isang mentally-challenged laban sa isang kandidato, iniimbestigahan ng DSWD

4/7/2025

Iniimbestigahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development... kung nagamit ang isang mentally-challenged para sa pangangampanya laban sa isang kandidato sa Pasig City.

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00:00The Department of Social Welfare and Development is investigating if a mentally challenged person was used for a campaign against a candidate in Pasig City who was targeted by Mark Salazar.

00:24I hope we can be helped to buy rice.

00:29This is one of the many testimonial videos uploaded by the social media page The Journal Pasig, which is being investigated by the DSWD.

00:39Testimonials against a candidate to target the other.

00:44The 77-year-old woman in the video is angry because the uploader took advantage of her weakness.

00:52She was dismayed because she wasn't totally aware of the video and she wasn't aware that it would be posted.

01:02She was super disappointed, especially because my aunt is a PWD.

01:06She took advantage of her weakness to do bad things, to teach bad things.

01:14The woman in the testimonial video is mentally challenged and has been under medication for 10 years.

01:19Her relatives are worried that the situation will get worse if she gets involved in hot politics in Pasig.

01:27I hope we can avoid dirty tactics and I hope we can fight fairly.

01:32I hope we won't use people to support us in a way that is not good.

01:42Earlier, the fact-finding team of the DSWD watched the woman's house in the video.

01:47They were accompanied by the members of the National Council on Disability Affairs.

01:51I didn't expect that this would happen.

01:55I told him not to do that.

02:01I told him not to do that.

02:06I told him not to do that.

02:10I told him not to do that.

02:13I told him not to do that.

02:16I told him not to do that.

02:19According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development,

02:23this will be considered exploitation and abuse to a person with disability.

02:28If proven, the government will be the first to file a complaint against the uploader

02:34in accordance with the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.

02:42This law also protects mentally challenged adults.

02:47The DSWD also conducted a psychosocial assessment on the woman in the video.

02:52We're leaving because we just want to talk again regarding this.

02:57That's all I can say.

03:00The woman's family will also have to make a decision if they will continue the complaint against the uploader.

03:07We are still trying to get hold of the file of the Journal-Pasig, which has not yet been obtained by the DSWD.

03:14For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar.

03:19Tune in for 24 hours.

03:29Transcribed by ESO, translated by —

Paggamit sa isang mentally-challenged laban sa isang kandidato, iniimbestigahan ng DSWD | 24 Oras

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