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00:00Rufa May Quinto, a court-martialed comedian, is being arrested because of her involvement in the issue of Dermacare Beyond Skincare Solutions.
00:09She was the first actress to get involved with Nery Nayeg Miranda, who is still in the hospital, so it's possible that she won't be able to attend her hearing tomorrow.
00:18Ma'am Gonzalez has a report.
00:21Rufa May Quinto, an actress-comedian, is one of the brand endorsers of Dermacare Beyond Skincare Solutions.
00:30And now, she's facing complaints because of Dermacare.
00:33Her endorser, Nery Nayeg Miranda, and Rufa May are also being chased.
00:38She's facing 14 counts of violation of Section 8 of the Securities Regulations.
00:46Available?
00:47Yes, available.
00:48The case is based on the request of Dermacare to invest its clients.
00:53According to the SEC, Dermacare is not registered to request an investment and it also does not have a license to sell securities.
01:01If the lawyer of Rufa May insists, she will face the case.
01:05She will give up so that she can pay off her debts.
01:07But her lawyer did not say when.
01:10Rufa May is also just a victim.
01:12That's why they will investigate if the contra-demand will bite her.
01:16She's worried because the allegations against her are not true.
01:20She was not able to pay off her down payment.
01:22And the cheques also just disappeared.
01:27The actress and businesswoman, Nery, was first attacked by syndicated staff
01:31and violated the Securities Regulation Code of 39 complainants.
01:35The complainants were deceived to invest almost P90 million in Dermacare
01:40because of endorsers like Nery.
01:43She was helped in Pasay City Jail.
01:45But this November 29, she was brought to an undisclosed hospital
01:49that followed the court's order.
01:51We don't have a noted medical emergency.
01:54This is just a personal request from the court that was granted
02:01to determine her health condition.
02:05BJMP said that nothing unusual happened.
02:09Because every doctor has the right to see the doctor.
02:12It's possible that Nery was not physically present
02:15when the case was heard in the Pasay Regional Trial Court.
02:18We will discuss this if possible.
02:20This is just a teleconferencing.
02:22It's just a physical presence of her lawyer.
02:24On Wednesday, Nery was brought back to her cell.
02:27The interview of Nery's camp has not been launched yet.
02:30But according to her lawyer,
02:32they are sad that she was not notified early about the complaint
02:36so that they have a chance to explain before reaching the court.
02:41She believes that Nery will be proven innocent.
02:44Mav Gonzales reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:49An impeachment complaint was filed today
02:52against Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:55Some of the victims of the complaint are
02:57the ex-wife of Vice President Bongbong Marcos
03:00and the unexplained expenses of OVP Confidential Funds.
03:04Reporter Chino Gaston has this report.
03:1016 individuals have filed an impeachment complaint
03:13against Vice President Sara Duterte.
03:15Among them are the children of some of the victims of the Duterte drug war,
03:19Father Robert Reyes, a running priest,
03:22and the grandson of former Senator Ninoy Aquino.
03:25Former Senator Laila de Lima,
03:27a spokesperson for those who filed the complaint,
03:3024 articles of impeachment.
04:01Her threats, her rants,
04:04her involvement also in the extrajudicial killings during her term
04:09as mayor of Davao City.
04:13Earlier, President Marcos said that
04:15the impeachment of Duterte was just a matter of time.
04:19But for ACT-Bayan party list representative Percy Sendanya,
04:23who endorsed the impeachment complaint.
04:26This impeachment complaint is important
04:29to start the real step process
04:33towards holding the Vice President accountable.
04:36The complaint must be referred to the plenary
04:39to be endorsed by the Committee on Justice.
04:41The committee will decide if the complaint is sufficient, informed, and substantial.
04:46However, the last day of the session is already December 21,
04:50before Christmas break.
04:51We have 10 days to accommodate, 10 session days.
04:57So, if it's filed now, it's not enough.
05:00My legal staff will also check if there's really content.
05:04Betrayal, public trust, and other things.
05:08The basis for impeachment.
05:10Sendanya believes that impeachment is not limited to a short period of time.
05:16If a congressman clarifies,
05:18there is nothing to do with the impeachment complaint,
05:21the separate investigation of the Duterte drug war
05:24and the fund utilization of OVP and DepEd.
05:28There are people who would have that opinion
05:30that what's coming out of these hearings would be a ground.
05:33That would be a separate thing.
05:35We are also trying to get a statement from Duterte's camp
05:38which was led by the new NBI sub-committee earlier this afternoon.
05:42This is the exact same investigation into the assassination of Vice President,
05:46First Lady, and House Speaker.
05:48The investigation was postponed to December 11,
05:51which was finalized last Friday after the Vice President did not appear.
05:56The NBI also said that it will not give advance questions
06:00to the Vice President regarding the investigation.
06:03Shino Gaston reporting for GMA Integrated News.
06:08China harassed Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea
