State of the Nation: (Part 1) Uuwi na si Mary Jane; Pondo ng Philhealth; Atbp.

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00:00It's almost time for the return of Mary Jane Veloso, who was imprisoned for almost 15 years and was lined up in the death row in Indonesia.

00:11She is now in the hands of our authorities, who are going to bring her to justice.

00:17Oh, she vomited on the way here?

00:21Maybe it's over-excitement?

00:24She vomited.

00:26Maybe she's excited. She's already mixed up.

00:28She's already mixed up.

00:30Just relax.

00:32When she arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,

00:36Mary Jane thanked President Bongbong Marcos and Indonesian President Prabowo Sobyanto.

00:42She couldn't help but be emotional while talking on the phone with her parents and children.

00:48Mary Jane also told her family that she vomited earlier.

00:53According to her family, they will wait for Mary Jane.

00:57According to our authorities, she is now in the hands of the doctor of our Bureau of Corrections.

01:02Mary Jane will board a commercial flight.

01:05While facing the press conference of Mary Jane in Indonesia,

01:09her family is watching her from the office of a group of migrants.

01:14To the President of Indonesia, what would you like to say?

01:17Thank you very much, Mr. President.

01:23To President Marcos, please.

01:25President Marcos, President Marcos, President Marcos.

01:29Thank you, thank you.

01:33At the Correctional Institution of Indonesia,

01:36Mary Jane is now in the hands of the authorities,

01:39Thank you, thank you.

01:42At the Correctional Institute for Women,

01:44Mary Jane Veloso will be directed and quarantined when she arrives here in the Philippines.

01:50Her family, on the eve of her return, asked to hug Mary Jane even for a moment.

01:56Reporting by Joseph Moro.

02:03Following Mary Jane Veloso from Yogyakarta to Jakarta,

02:07she was transferred to the Women's Correctional Facility in Kabiseran, Indonesia.

02:11There, she talked to the GMA Integrated News, her lawyers, and other members of the NGO

02:16who helped her since she was imprisoned in Indonesia in 2010.

02:19It is very happy for me, myself, and for our organization because it's 10 years already with her.

02:27It's really, really touching me.

02:31Because every year, I visit her in Yogyakarta.

02:36This evening, Mary Jane was waiting at the Jakarta airport.

02:39According to the Bureau of Corrections, I corrected her this morning.

02:42Mary Jane's parents are eager to see her again.

02:45I can't sleep and I can't eat anymore.

02:48We hugged her, kissed her, and especially the two children.

02:54According to the Bureau of Customs, when Mary Jane arrives,

02:56she will be quarantined for five days at the Correctional Institution for Women.

03:00Their lawyer appealed to the Justice Department for her family to see her and hug her even for a moment.

03:06Especially in the situation of Mary Jane,

03:08it's been almost 15 years since she was last seen here in the Philippines.

03:13If they see her, they will say,

03:15It's just for a moment, just occasionally, for those 15 years.

03:21So, it's important.

03:23Mary Jane's parents are thankful for the government's assurance

03:26that they were able to celebrate Christmas together.

03:28But they have one more request.

03:30I hope that when the 24th comes,

03:32the President will immediately issue a clemency so that she can go home.

03:37There's nothing yet to be said about this to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

03:40President Bongbong Marcos said that it's a priority for Mary Jane to go home.

03:46Joseph Morong reported for GMA Integrated News.

03:50In other news, PhilHealth approved their future fund next year.

03:55In the middle of their withdrawal from the 2025 National Budget.

04:00Congressmen asked how the agency spent their fund.

04:05Jonathan Andar has a report.

04:09In the proposed 2025 National Budget,

04:11they did not withdraw the fund for PhilHealth.

04:13President Marcos himself is in favor of this.

04:15That is, their reserve fund will only be left in the bank,

04:19which is more than half a billion pesos.

04:21Even the health department said that PhilHealth has a lot of money.

04:24But where does PhilHealth bring the subsidy to them?

04:45If the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability continues,

04:48why does it seem that the fund is being invested first rather than helped by the members?

04:54How to run a health insurance program?

04:57That is our problem.

04:59And that is the reason why you have zero subsidy.

05:03I'm sorry.

05:04The point of Antipolar Representative Romeo Acop,

05:07within a year, PhilHealth earned almost 10 billion pesos

05:11from the growth or interest of their investments.

05:15What I see is that you are already in business.

05:17The money of PhilHealth should be used to increase the package

05:22or to decrease the contribution.

05:24We have already begun to change our policy.

05:27So yes, it is showing that our investments are increasing, so and so.

05:31But again, I'm humbly asking this honorable committee to give us just a little more patience.

05:38PhilHealth said that they have no power to lower the contribution of their members.

05:43But they promised that they will recommend this to the Congress.

05:48They are also aggressive in expanding benefits,

05:51such as 30% increase of some benefits packages.

05:54Next year, it will be 50%.

05:57Now, they have a fund of 150 billion pesos surplus or extra,

06:03281 billion in reserve,

06:06and 489 billion in investment fund.

06:09For next year, PhilHealth Board approved their 2025 corporate operating budget

06:15which is 284 billion pesos.

06:18271 billion pesos is for the beneficiaries.

06:21The budget is the fifth in the zero subsidy in the 2025 national budget.

06:26Jonathan Andal reporting for GMA Integrated News.

06:31We are here.

06:33Where?

06:34Over there.

06:35Where?

06:36In the house that was helped by OMANOMA after the online scam of a foreign manager

06:41was discovered in the house of an exclusive subdivision in Paranaque.

06:46When I suddenly climbed up there, I saw that their work is like that.

06:50When I found out that they are already prohibiting their employees,

06:55and they are prohibiting me to go out because I might tell a story outside,

06:58they are prohibiting me to clean the third floor.

07:01I am afraid.

07:02Seven Chinese nationals were arrested.

07:05Computers with scripts for online scams were discovered.

07:10Some Filipinos were the victims.

07:13They came from a big POGO organization.

07:19They came from a big POGO organization.

07:37The biggest POGO hub in the Philippines, in Cavite, was closed.

07:43The closure of POGOs was followed by President Bongbong Marcos' order.

07:48PAG-COR said that POGOs are no longer in the country,

07:51but the PNP is guarding the small-scale POGOs.

07:58The creation of local source code voting machines for the election of 2025

08:04was extended by COMELEC until January 2025.

08:07The source code is part of a software program

08:10that gives instructions on the operation of voting machines.

08:17Alice Gu and her four children were accused by the DOJ of violating the Anti-Dummy Act

08:24and falsification of public documents.

08:26They claimed that the Filipinos bought land from the farm they built.

08:34Ian Cruz reporting for GMA Integrated News.

08:41Tropical Depression Kirubin continues to maintain hope.

08:45According to the 11 p.m. Bulletin of Hope,

08:48the center of the storm was last seen 275 kilometers east-northeast of General Santos City.

08:55It has a strength of up to 45 kilometers per hour and a speed of up to 55 kilometers per hour.

09:01It moves east-northeast at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour.

09:06The signal No. 1 in Davao Oriental is now high.

09:09It continues to rain in Visayas and Mindanao.

09:14It was first reported that the storm may weaken as a low-pressure area

09:19and will pass through Mindanao and Palawan from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday.

09:24It continues to point out if there will be changes in the coming hours and days.

09:31It's already the 8th day of Christmas and various Santa Claus are preparing abroad.

09:37In Kosovo, thousands of B-Santa are running in the 9th Santa Claus Marathon for a Cause.

09:44Not only locals, but also tourists and dogs are playing a fun run.

09:51Motorcycles are serving as reindeer for the Santas in Spain.

09:57And they are circling the streets of Barcelona.

10:03The Christmas lights will be installed in Via del Corso in Rome, Italy.

10:08They used sustainable and low-energy lights in lighting the 2-kilometer street.

10:15There are also giant Christmas trees and Christmas balls hanging from historical buildings.

10:22It's also a good start to the celebration of the Catholic Church's Jubilee

10:27which will start on Christmas Eve, December 24.

10:36Love is in Palawan!

10:38Kylie Nalcantara and Kobe Paras are already in vacation mode

10:42while enjoying Malaparaisong El Nido.

10:47What about the Dante Squad? What are their holiday plans?

10:52The four of us will be on vacation.

10:54Just here in the Philippines.

10:56It's also a celebration of Marian's left and right blessings

11:01and Ding Dong's 10th wedding anniversary.

11:06Miguel Tan Felix flew a Sky Lantern in Riles, Taiwan.

11:11Miguel is one of the stars of the GMA Action Drama Prime Series

11:16of Mga Batang Riles which will be aired on GMA Prime in January 2025.

11:24The second theatrical poster of the 2024 MMFF entry of GMA Pictures

11:31and GMA Public Affairs, Green Bones, will be shown.

11:34Aubrey Carampel reporting for GMA Integrated News.

11:39Don't miss the latest updates.

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