- 4/3/2025
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00:00A 10-year-old girl was arrested for online molestation of her own mother.
00:05Witness, CMU Sumangi.
00:10Forgive me, mother. Forgive my child.
00:15This is how a mother blames herself for being arrested by the police
00:19after molesting her own child in a faraway prison.
00:23In an operation in Las Bañas, Laguna, a grade 4 student was arrested
00:29in front of a camera while wearing a wig.
00:40The victims were also recovered from the raid.
00:43The police also discovered something in their investigation.
00:46It's not just a picture, it's a live stream.
00:49So if the live stream is scheduled,
00:51he's the one playing it.
00:52It's actual, what kind of abuse he's doing to his own child.
00:58One more year after the crime started,
01:00an American customer was arrested.
01:02It hurts.
01:04I'm so broken.
01:06But I'm sorry.
01:08You know that.
01:10I'm sorry for my child.
01:12The victims will be transferred to counseling
01:14and PNP and DSWD will release them
01:16before they return to the school.
01:18Possibly, the suspect will face life imprisonment
01:21because of molestation.
01:24In the study of International Justice Mission Philippines
01:26and University of Nottingham,
01:28almost half a million children were victims
01:30of online sexual abuse and exploitation in 2022.
01:34Most of the victims were their own children.
01:38For every trafficker,
01:40there are more or less three child victims.
01:44And these traffickers are usually relatives
01:48or people known to the victims.
01:50One of the victims is Ruby.
01:53She doesn't have a real name.
01:55In front of the Senate,
01:57she encouraged those like her
01:59victims to break their silence.
02:01And if I can do it,
02:03believe in yourself that you can do it too.
02:05If we remain silent,
02:07the people who are doing this
02:09will remain fearless
02:11who are abusing children.
02:13According to DSWD,
02:15young Filipinos are targeted
02:17because they are often online
02:19and easy to be transacted.
02:22So this is another factor.
02:26There are also apps online
02:28that can target a person
02:30according to Deep Web Connect,
02:32a cybersecurity advocate.
02:34There are bots that let you
02:36undress
02:38minors or any other people
02:40through bots
02:42and artificial intelligence.
02:44Now I am shocked
02:46because there is an undress AI
02:48that can target
02:51a child
02:53and sell a picture
02:55on the internet as a subscription.
02:57It's shocking.
02:59It's infuriating.
03:01For the German Integrated News,
03:03Emil Sumangil is your witness.
03:07The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
03:09is giving a lecture
03:11to the Senate Legal Department
03:13regarding the arrest
03:15of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
03:17Earlier,
03:20the members of the Cabinet
03:22and other officials did not attend the lecture.
03:24Witness, Ma'am Gonzales.
03:28There is no question
03:30from the Ecotipo, Polisya,
03:32and Militar
03:34about the arrest
03:36of former President Rodrigo Duterte
03:38by the International Criminal Court
03:40or ICC.
03:42The Foreign Relations Committee
03:44wants to clarify
03:46who the doctor
03:49and why the Philippines
03:51sent him to The Hague
03:53and why the police escorts
03:55sent him without a passport and visa.
03:57It was clear
03:59that the President
04:01gave that order.
04:03He's just following orders.
04:05That's why we want to know
04:07who gave the order
04:09to Secretary Chidoro
04:11because as you said,
04:13there is no one higher than the Cabinet member
04:15but the President himself.
04:18According to the Senator,
04:20President Bongbong Marcos
04:22regularly uses his brother.
04:24Who authorized the charter or lease
04:26since it was a private aircraft
04:28and if it was paid for
04:30by the Office of the President,
04:32where are the bid documents?
04:34We know that the mode of procurement
04:36is very long.
04:38The Air Force also has
04:40a presidential plane.
04:42Why is it used differently
04:44and why was it used again
04:46after President Duterte
04:48brought it to us
04:50in Lawal?
04:52Like what was explained
04:54in the letter sent to the Senate,
04:56Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin
04:58said that the first hearing
05:00of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
05:02was enough.
05:04That's why no executive was sent earlier.
05:06There are many
05:08probable or likely topics
05:10covered by those matters
05:12that would come under
05:15the Executive Privilege.
05:17But the Committee Chair,
05:19Senator Aimee Marcos,
05:21asked, what about the permission
05:23of the Palace on April 1
05:25that the Cabinet members will not stop?
05:27Did they do April Fools?
05:29We are really confused.
05:31I respect the doctrine
05:33of Executive Privilege
05:35but let us remember
05:37that it cannot be used
05:39as a blanket shield
05:41as a half-hidden
05:44to question and avoid
05:46the Senate's invitation.
05:48There is a continuous cover-up
05:50of what is happening.
05:52I think we are now on the verge
05:54of a constitutional crisis
05:56if they
05:58continue to snub our invitation.
06:00I would like to move
06:02that we issue
06:04a subpoena
06:06to these government officials
06:08to require their presence
06:10in the next hearing.
06:12According to Senator Marcos,
06:14there is a subpoena
06:16but it needs to be signed
06:18by Senate President Cheese Escudero.
06:20Bring them here!
06:22Here to the Senate! Now!
06:24Escudero is now asking
06:26the Senate Legal Department
06:28to issue a subpoena.
06:30According to the court,
06:32if the invocation
06:34of the Executive Privilege
06:36is valid,
06:38the Senate cannot use
06:40this subpoena.
06:42The number of text scams
06:44in the first half of 2025
06:46is decreasing
06:48according to a group of experts.
06:50But it seems that the scammers
06:52have just changed
06:54because the number of scam calls
06:56has increased.
06:58This is Joseph Moro.
07:00Not only text scams
07:02but also
07:04scammers are using
07:06a global anti-scam
07:08application in the first half
07:10of 2025.
07:12The number of scam calls
07:14has increased by 74.32%
07:16compared to the last quarter
07:18of 2024.
07:20It has increased by 200%
07:22compared to the first quarter
07:24of 2024.
07:26Meanwhile, the number of text scams
07:28has decreased by 68.83%
07:30compared to the last quarter
07:32of 2024.
07:34According to the group,
07:36the scammers are using
07:38a tactical strategy
07:40to report more effectively
07:42to the public.
07:44One of the solutions
07:46against the scammers
07:48is the SIM Card Registration Act.
07:50But even the new DICT
07:52has a duty
07:54to enforce the law.
07:56According to DICT Secretary Henry Aguda,
07:58they will review the system
08:00that telecommunications companies
08:02use to register SIM cards.
08:04So the intent of the law
08:06is to minimize, if not eradicate,
08:08the scams.
08:10Now, like most laws that have been implemented,
08:12because it's still new,
08:14there are areas for improvement.
08:16And the telcos right now, I'm happy to tell you,
08:18they're working on improving
08:20their registration
08:22process.
08:30So the nice thing about it is
08:32the Privacy Commission is with the DICT.
08:34We balance security
08:36with privacy.
08:46For GMA Integrated News,
08:48Joseph Morong is your witness.
09:02My fellow Americans,
09:04this is Liberation Day,
09:06and the day that we began
09:08to make America
09:10wealthy again.
09:32U.S. President Donald Trump
09:34announced on April 9
09:36that America will implement
09:38its reciprocal tariffs
09:40on 185 countries
09:42and territories.
09:44It will not lower the tariff
09:46by 10%. But for
09:48other countries, like China,
09:50the tariff will increase by 34%,
09:52aside from the 20%
09:54that they first imposed.
09:56So the total tariff on Chinese
09:58products is 54%.
10:00They complain if you want
10:02your tariff rate to be zero,
10:04then you build your product right here
10:06in America.
10:30Malacanang is still looking
10:32at the effects of this
10:34on industries in the country.
10:36But according to the Department of Trade
10:38and Industry, the effects
10:40of the new tariffs
10:42may not be as severe
10:44as in other countries in Southeast Asia
10:46where the tariff rate is higher.
10:48Like Cambodia,
10:50Laos, Vietnam,
10:52and Myanmar,
10:54where the tariff rate is more than 40%.
10:56We are the second
10:58lowest reciprocal
11:00tariff in ASEAN member states,
11:02followed by Singapore,
11:04where the tariff rate is 10%.
11:06For example, because the tariff rate
11:08of the Philippines is lower than Thailand,
11:10where coconuts are also exported,
11:12Philippine coconut exports
11:14will be more competitive.
11:16We can still
11:18get investors
11:20from countries
11:22that have a high
11:24tariff.
11:26They can go to the Philippines
11:28and manufacture here
11:30because only 17%
11:32of the coconuts are exported to us.
11:34According to DTI,
11:36some Philippines exports
11:38are exempted from the reciprocal tariff,
11:40such as copper ores,
11:42integrated circuits,
11:44and others.
11:46Although agri-based products
11:48are included in the additional tariff,
11:50particularly food.
11:52But according to an economist,
11:54because it is expensive to buy in America,
11:56it may give way
11:58to higher interest rates
12:00that may lead
12:02to a rise in pesos
12:04versus dollars.
12:06Since we are a net-importing country,
12:08we import a lot of things,
12:10including food.
12:12Especially when we import
12:14gasoline,
12:16it is a primary import.
12:18That's why what we import
12:20is expensive.
12:22Even our old debts
12:24that are paid in dollars
12:26will increase.
12:28Even the debts of utilities
12:30that are paid in our electricity
12:32or water bill
12:34is also in dollars.
12:36And if the price of goods
12:38in America rises,
12:40the dollar remittances of
12:42Filipinos in America will also decrease.
12:44For GMA Integrated News,
12:46I am Mark Salazar,
12:48your witness.
12:52This is Rodrigo
12:54Roa Duterte.
13:02The International Criminal Court
13:04conducted a consultation
13:06on the alleged victims
13:08of extrajudicial killings
13:10in the drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
13:12Witness, Marie Juman.
13:18In the 16 pages
13:20of the ICC Registry document
13:22in the pre-trial chamber 1 yesterday,
13:24they said they already had
13:263 consultations on the alleged
13:28victims of extrajudicial killings
13:30during the drug war of
13:32former President Rodrigo Duterte.
13:34More than 200 entities
13:36were included in the consultations
13:38facing more than 2,000 victims
13:40and more than 1,500 families
13:42of EJK in 2021,
13:442022, and 2023.
13:46According to the ICC,
13:48the consultation is not yet about the case.
14:18They decided to
14:20prove their identity
14:22and so on.
14:42A witness is a person
14:44who is called by the parties,
14:46by the prosecution, or by the defense,
14:48or by the judges for that matter,
14:50to testify, to provide
14:52valuable information that can be
14:54useful for the judges to decide
14:56on a certain case.
14:58A witness may or not be a victim.
15:00An expert is a witness.
15:02An insider is a witness.
15:04There are different types of witnesses
15:06but not necessarily a victim.
15:08One of those who is preparing
15:10to apply for participation
15:12in the case is Mira.
15:14She is currently in The Hague.
15:16Two of her siblings were found guilty
15:18of drug possession and
15:20non-combatant.
15:22She was sentenced to life imprisonment
15:24in operations in May 2017
15:26because of the war on drugs
15:28of the Duterte administration.
15:30We are here to show that
15:32there are victims.
15:34There are many who are afraid
15:36even though they know that they are victims.
15:38They are really afraid.
15:40Meanwhile, Filipinos were arrested in Qatar
15:42for the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
15:44The Department of Migrant Workers
15:46said that the 17 Filipinos
15:48have already received professional release.
15:50This means that they are free
15:52but they cannot leave Qatar.
15:54No complaints were filed against them
15:56but they are being investigated for illegal assembly.
15:58Legal and welfare assistance
16:00for them is ongoing.
16:02From The Hague, Netherlands,
16:04for GMA Integrated News,
16:06I am Maryse Umali, your witness.
16:08MMDE Special Operations Group
16:10MMDE Special Operations Group
16:12Chief Gabriel Go
16:14has been accused of
16:16humiliating a PNP official
16:18because of his wrongful arrest outside the station.
16:20According to Go,
16:22when he went to the National Police Commission,
16:24he had no intention
16:26of hurting anyone.
16:28NAPOCOM Commissioner
16:30Rafael Vicente Calimisan
16:32said that he was hoping that the wounds would heal.
16:34According to Go,
16:36he will be more careful
16:38in his work.
16:40Police Captain Eric Felipe
16:42said that he forgave Go
16:44but he was still
16:46accused of cyber libel
16:48against Go
16:50and posted a video.
16:52Emotions
16:54are not right
16:56to put in our heads
16:58and it's not the right thing to do.
17:00The respect for each other
17:02should always be the top-notch priority
17:04in everything.
17:06So with that, Commissioner,
17:08once again, I apologize
17:10and I apologize
17:12personally.
17:14Actually, I support
17:16his crosshairs. It is my personal
17:18decision to file
17:20a case for a posting
17:22edited and spliced
17:24videos online that
17:26damaged
17:28our humanity.
17:30With that,
17:32as of this moment, that's all
17:34I can say.
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19:02Kiko Pangilinan pushed for a decrease in the purchase price.
19:08Ariel Carubin will support the laws for the PWD.
19:12Camille Villar promised to support the infrastructure projects.
19:18Benjuer Abalo fought for the removal of VAT from the electricity in Angeles City.
19:23Bang Akino advocated the inclusion of a job training program in schools.
19:29Mayor Abe Binay advocated the strengthening of early childhood education.
19:34Senator Bong Revilla wanted to extend the term of the barangay officials.
19:39Representative Bonifacio Busita advocated agriculture.
19:44Senator Pia Cayetano advocated inclusive community-driven leadership.
19:49Atty. Angelo D. Alban advocated the terminal markets.
19:54David D'Angelo advocated sustainable stormwater management.
19:59Lloydy D. Guzman wanted to increase the wages of the province.
20:04Luke Espiritu advocated agricultural priorities.
20:09Senator Bong Go helped strengthen sports.
20:14Ping Lakson called for the end of corruption.
20:19Senator Lito Lapid advocated tourism.
20:24Congressman Rodante Marcoleta's priorities are becoming more difficult.
20:29We continue to follow the campaign of running Senators in the election of 2025.
20:34For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejrina, your Saksi.
20:54For GMA Integrated News, I'm Ivan Mejrina, your Saksi.
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