00:00Although the campaign period for local candidates, including congressional aspirants, begins tomorrow,
00:07the House Prosecution Panel has assured that they will continue to focus on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:15According to impeachment prosecutor and House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan,
00:20they respect Senate President Francis Escudero's opposition to their motion requesting the issuance of a wreath of summons to the Vice President,
00:28but they will still await his formal response to assess what their next steps will be.
00:32Meanwhile, another prosecutor, House Deputy Majority Leader Lawrence Defensor, insisted that the Vice President should be in the Philippines once the impeachment trial begins.
00:42He said, while they understand why the Vice President is currently in the Netherlands, she also has obligations to fulfill in the country.
00:50On other updates, Bawan, Batangas Mayor Ryan Dolore is now detained at the Batasang Pambansa.
00:56From Los Angeles, California, the mayor was arrested early this morning upon arrival at Naia Terminal 1
01:03by virtue of the contempt and detention order issued by the House of Representatives.
01:08It can be recalled that he was held in contempt by the House Committee on Public Accounts
01:13for continuously disregarding the panel's investigation on the privatization of the Bawan waterworks system.
01:19Regarding the overseas Filipino workers,
01:22OFW Partidist Representative Marisa Del Mar Magsino welcomed the recent decision of the Supreme Court
01:28to nullify the existing requirement that OFWs should pay SSS contributions prior to receiving overseas employment certificates.
01:36According to Magsino, while she acknowledges the importance of SSS contributions,
01:41it should not be collected in advance or before an OFW even starts working.
