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00:00Let's be together, Saksi!
00:15President Marcos denied that he had nothing to do with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:22However, Senate President Chisa Escudero may start the impeachment trial after the election 2025.
00:29Saksi, Ma'am Gonzalez.
00:44President Marcos denied that he had nothing to do with the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:59You give me too much credit.
01:02But again, what the House has done is clearly the mandate that they have been,
01:10the constitutional mandate that they have to proceed with the impeachment complaints.
01:16The President did not deny that they talked to congressmen about impeachment.
01:22He convinced his allies not to file a complaint.
01:26But he cannot deny that he will not endorse an impeachment complaint once it is filed.
01:32His own son was the first to sign on the list of those who endorsed the impeachment.
01:37Congressman Sandro asked for his permission.
01:40Do your duty. You have to support the process.
01:43You are constitutionally mandated to carry out that process.
01:48And you are a congressman, so do your duty. That's what I told him.
01:51I didn't know you'd be the first to sign.
01:53Earlier, the President was asked about the online talks,
01:56that the exchange of money is of great importance in signing the impeachment.
02:00A little bit over two-thirds.
02:02You won't get that kind of system.
02:07I don't think that way of operating would have worked.
02:12For now, the ball is in the Senate.
02:14Senate President Cheese Escudero said that they cannot start the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte
02:21while the session of the Congress is on break.
02:24The impeachment court needs to be convened first,
02:27and it can only be done when they are in session.
02:30If there will be an action, it will happen on June 2,
02:37when the Senate will resume after the election.
02:41We cannot hasten it.
02:44In December, the former impeachment complaints against Vice President Duterte were brought to the House of Representatives.
02:49Yesterday, on the last day of their session, the articles of impeachment were brought to the Senate.
02:54If they keep on banging on this,
02:57I don't think they have a basis to make it easy for us.
03:01I don't think they will be able to question
03:03after they have been sitting here for several months.
03:06Suddenly, they will force us and tell us,
03:09whoever is in the camera,
03:11to hurry up and take action.
03:13What are you?
03:15No.
03:16It's not like that and I will not allow it.
03:19For me, the impeachment process is not important.
03:23If you are in favor or against,
03:25it doesn't matter if you agree or not.
03:27What's important for me,
03:29as the President of the Senate,
03:31is to be credible, trustworthy,
03:34and the justice will be served.
03:36There is still a lot to be done,
03:38such as verifying the evidence of the Congressmen
03:41who signed the impeachment complaint.
03:43Escudero said,
03:44the signature cannot be e-signatured
03:46because it must be personally signed by the congressman
03:49and stamped in front of the House Secretary General.
03:53The verified signature must reach 102
03:56to ensure that the required number is sufficient
03:59for the complaint to be directly transmitted to the Senate.
04:02To the question,
04:03can the President call a special session?
04:05Will you call a special session?
04:08If the senators ask for it, yes.
04:11Again, they will decide.
04:14We will not decide.
04:16The call for a special session,
04:18as far as I know,
04:20is not to convene the impeachment court.
04:23Escudero said,
04:24if the remaining days of the 19th Congress will be held,
04:27the impeachment trial will surely reach the 20th Congress
04:30and they will decide
04:32if VP Sara will be convicted or not.
04:34This means,
04:35together with the Senators in the House of Representatives,
04:38there will be 12 Senators to vote in the election.
04:41In the trial,
04:42VP Duterte can be called if necessary.
04:45That is part of the rights of an accused
04:49under the Bill of Rights
04:50to confront his or to confront the witnesses against her.
04:57That is her right.
04:58Every hearing,
04:59she has the right to speak as a lawyer
05:02because she can stand as a lawyer for herself
05:06or she can stand as a witness.
05:08But she cannot be forced to testify in the case
05:13because it will violate, on the other hand,
05:15the right against self-determination.
05:17In other words,
05:18she cannot be called by the prosecution
05:20and forced to sit there to ask if she does not want to.
05:23If Duterte is called and she does not go,
05:26the Senate has the power to issue a sentence.
05:29For GMA Integrated News,
05:31Mav Gonzalez is your witness.
05:34More than 70% of the House of Representatives
05:36signed the impeachment complaint
05:38against Vice President Sara Duterte.
05:40And even in Mindanao,
05:42where Duterte's mansion is located,
05:44most of the Congressmen signed.
05:47Witness, Tina Panginibanterre.
05:53101 Congressmen were arrested in Luzon,
05:56including 25 from Metro Manila.
05:5940 were arrested by Visayas.
06:0141 were arrested by Mindanao.
06:03And 33 were arrested by party leaders.
06:06That makes up the 215 Congressmen
06:10who signed the impeachment complaint
06:12against Vice President Sara Duterte.
06:15More than 70% of the House of Representatives
06:18signed.
06:20Even in Mindanao,
06:22where Duterte's mansion is located,
06:25most of the Congressmen signed.
06:30But in Davao Region,
06:32where Vice President Duterte came from,
06:34only one person was allowed to support the impeachment.
06:37Gate of Manila Representative Joel Chua,
06:40who is one of the founding members
06:42of the Prosecution Panel of the House of Representatives
06:44in the impeachment trial,
06:45is not desperate,
06:47not politically motivated,
06:49and not in a hurry.
06:51What Vice President Duterte is saying
06:53is clear.
06:56It's in the rules that can be directed to the Senate
06:59for an impeachment complaint
07:00if one-third of the Congressmen
07:02will endorse it.
07:04This is in the process.
07:06This is in the law.
07:08That's why I don't see anything wrong with this.
07:11In fact, this is what our countrymen are asking for.
07:15This has gone through a good process.
07:19We've heard these statements from Congressmen
07:22for long before.
07:24I just see his reaction to that.
07:27But he's by Pulong Duterte,
07:31about Sara Duterte.
07:33So, not exactly surprised.
07:35The Congress has now taken a break
07:37for the campaign in the election of 2025.
07:40But the preparation of 11 congressmen
07:43who will be the impeachment prosecutors continues.
07:45This includes the formation of a chamber
07:48of impeachment secretaries
07:50to help the impeachment prosecutors
07:52and the formation of an information campaign
07:55so that the accusations against Vice President Sara Duterte
07:58will be made clear to the public.
08:01Even in June, the impeachment trial will start
08:04according to Senate President Chis Espodero.
08:07The Senate is a continuing body.
08:09The House of Representatives is not.
08:11If ever we have a new composition of the 20th Congress,
08:13then I think they will just elect
08:15a new set of prosecutors, if ever.
08:18It does not stop the process.
08:22Elimination of the position
08:24and lifelong disqualification
08:26is the maximum punishment
08:28for those who will be convicted in the impeachment trial.
08:31But according to the retired Supreme Court Associate Justice,
08:34Adolfo Azguna,
08:35who is one of those who wrote the 1987 Constitution,
08:39the sentence could be lower.
08:42There are instances where they also decide
08:45to impose, in case of conviction,
08:47just a censure.
08:48Yes, the position will still remain,
08:51notwithstanding the censure or reprimand,
08:54because it is short of removal.
08:57So, the Senate has leeway,
09:00in case of conviction.
09:02In the former Integrated Bar of the Philippines,
09:05or IPP President Domingo Ayosa,
09:08criminal cases can still be filed
09:10against the impeached official
09:12after the litigation.
09:14If a high government official is impeached
09:17and removed from office,
09:18it does not preclude the filing of criminal charges
09:23against that public official
09:25after the impeachment.
09:27Legal experts have different opinions
09:30on whether the president can pardon
09:32the impeached official.
09:34I believe the president has the power to,
09:37the pardoning power to,
09:40even in case of impeachment.
09:43The Constitution is silent on that.
09:46No, there's no pardon.
09:48Because it's an admin case,
09:50not a criminal case.
09:51For the GMA Integrated News,
09:54Tina Panganitan Perez, your witness.
10:01Before the witness,
10:02a woman filed a complaint in Bulacan
10:04against the mother of her unborn child.
10:07The unborn child's skin is lapnose,
10:09after being bathed in hot water
10:12by the mother.
10:15Witness, Jimmy Santo.
10:18Even in the mud,
10:19May did not find her real name,
10:22her only mother.
10:24That's why her heart was almost broken
10:26when she discovered on February 1
10:29the lapnose on her child's skin.
10:31That's when I saw the whole back of my child,
10:33it was so lapnose,
10:34up to her forehead,
10:35it was really red,
10:37very red.
10:38The child was brought to the hospital
10:40for a check-up.
10:42That's when we found out
10:43that the lapnose was in the 1st and 2nd degree
10:47up to the point where she was almost crying.
10:51Of course, I was in pain,
10:52I couldn't do anything.
10:53I wasn't even in the pool,
10:55my child.
10:56May returned their CCTV footage
10:59to find out what happened.
11:01On the CCTV
11:02that was given to GMA Integrated News,
11:04at 9.39 in the morning,
11:06the mother bathed the baby inside the CR.
11:09But later,
11:11the baby's diaper was wet.
11:15The baby cried for a few minutes inside the CR
11:19before the mother took the baby out of the CR
11:21wrapped in a towel.
11:22In the living room,
11:23the baby's diaper was wet several times
11:26and she still couldn't stop crying.
11:31The mother tried to put the baby to sleep,
11:33but the baby couldn't stop crying.
11:37It was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon
11:40when May found out what happened to the baby.
11:43After several reasons,
11:46the mother took the baby out of the CR
11:49and poured hot water on the baby.
11:51My child almost died.
11:53What if we didn't have that time?
11:56What if we were both unable to go home at that time?
11:59What would happen to my child?
12:01My child endured the pain for 6 hours
12:03before she was given the first aid.
12:06She should have told us first
12:08if she was really worried about her child.
12:11After the incident,
12:13the mother left the house.
12:15The mother and her child have been together for 8 months.
12:19They found a way to take care of their child
12:21in an agency
12:23because they are looking for a life partner.
12:25We tried to call the number of the agency
12:28held by May
12:29and posted it on their social media page,
12:32but we couldn't reach them.
12:34Today,
12:35the mother of the child filed a complaint
12:37with the San Miguel, Bulacan Police.
12:39I hope you are aware of what you did to my child.
12:43If you are happy to hide now,
12:45if you are happy to escape,
12:47there's a child who suffered until now
12:49because of what you did.
12:51For Jimmy Integrated News,
12:53Jamie Santos is your witness.
12:57The containers in Barangay San Antonio
13:00in San Pedro, Laguna were burned.
13:01According to the BFP,
13:02the first alarm was raised at 3 pm.
13:05Three alarms rang
13:07after almost 20 minutes.
13:10The BFP and fire volunteers
13:11helped in extinguishing the fire.
13:14It was past 4.40 pm
13:17when the fire was declared under control,
13:19but the fire was still not declared
13:21until now.
13:2340 containers were hit
13:25and no one was injured
13:27in the ongoing incident
13:29that is still being investigated.
13:32Because of jealousy,
13:33two groups in Cebu City
13:35threw bottles and stones.
13:38Because of their love affair,
13:40some of their drinking buddies
13:43got sick.
13:45Witness,
13:46Allan Domingo
13:47of Jimmy Regional TV.
13:52The containers were just moving
13:54in Barangay San Nicolas proper,
13:56Cebu City,
13:57when suddenly someone ran
13:59and threw a stone
14:00at another group.
14:03The CCTV was not able to capture it,
14:06but the incident in Rambol
14:08was reported by 30 people
14:10according to the barangay captain.
14:12Although the containers were extinguished
14:14before the barangay captain arrived,
14:16some of them were injured
14:18because of the CCTV.
14:19In Barangay Jim,
14:20Jimmy Regional TV
14:22found four containers or chickens
14:24in Rambol,
14:25but only one of them
14:26was injured in the incident.
14:28According to the 17-year-old man,
14:30there was a commotion
14:32when he compared
14:34some of the drinking buddies
14:36of the other group.
14:38He was taken to the police station
14:40until he was hit
14:41by a stone and bottles.
14:44They were hitting the chicks.
14:47Some of the chicks
14:48were hitting the containers.
14:50The containers were moving.
14:52They were walking
14:53and hitting the containers.
14:54They were moving
14:55and hitting the containers.
14:57They were hitting the containers.
14:59No one was injured
15:00according to the barangay captain.
15:02The parents of the victims
15:04were also injured.
15:05When we were young,
15:07we were not allowed
15:08to go outside.
15:11Now that the police
15:13have arrested us,
15:15we will also back up.
15:17The barangay captain
15:18will also take care
15:20of the critical areas
15:22of the barangay
15:23with the help of the police.
15:26In Kalibu, Akland,
15:28the victim was found
15:29lying on the ground
15:30and almost unable to move.
15:32She was wearing a red T-shirt.
15:34While some women
15:35were lying on the ground
15:37in the middle of the road.
15:38One of them
15:39seemed to be having a hard time
15:40getting up
15:41even though she was being helped.
15:43However,
15:44the cause of the incident
15:45was not an accident.
15:47It was just a video
15:48uploaded by the barangay.
15:50As a result,
15:51a group of friends
15:52were injured.
15:54Some of them were injured
15:56in the head,
15:57in the arms,
15:58or in the legs
15:59because of their love affair.
16:01They were drunk
16:03and drunk
16:05according to the police.
16:06And because of the influence of alcohol,
16:08they were forced
16:10to go home
16:11in the middle of the road.
16:13No one filed a complaint
16:15and everything was fine
16:17peacefully
16:20No one gave a statement
16:21to those involved in the incident.
16:23For GMA Integrated News,
16:25I am Allan Domingo
16:27of GMA Regional TV,
16:29your witness.
16:32The Department of Transportation
16:34stated that they did not see any reason
16:36for Ed to leave the busway.
16:38Next,
16:39a complaint was made
16:40to remove the busway
16:41if the MRT capacity
16:42is increased.
16:44According to the DOTR,
16:46millions of passengers
16:47benefit from the busway
16:49which is why it is still
16:51an important part
16:53of the transportation system
16:55in Metro Manila.
16:57They also emphasized the importance
16:59of the Edsa busway
17:00for fast and proper
17:02public transportation.
17:05The enforcers
17:06brought a rider home
17:08in Cagayan de Oro City.
17:10This is Cyril Chavez
17:12of GMA Regional TV.
17:18When the enforcers
17:19stopped the motorcycle
17:20in Cagayan de Oro,
17:22the rider went down
17:24but the enforcer
17:25suddenly punched him.
17:27The rider did not stop
17:29even though he tried
17:31to stop him.
17:33Another enforcer
17:34went back
17:35until he reached
17:36the other side of the road.
17:40The fight
17:41against the police
17:42was also stopped
17:43according to the
17:44Roads and Traffic Administration
17:46or RTA.
17:47The rider was stopped
17:49due to a traffic violation.
17:51The road is one-way
17:52due to the road construction.
17:54In this case,
17:56most of the people
17:57are ready to file a case.
18:00But it depends on
18:02the traffic enforcers
18:04if they will file a case.
18:06Of course,
18:07the RTA
18:08has a lot of questions
18:10that need to be settled.
18:13This is an amicable settlement.
18:16The incident
18:17was bluttered
18:18to the police station.
18:20The RTA also reminds
18:22the enforcers
18:24to follow the police.
18:26According to the RTA,
18:28they are waiting
18:29to receive
18:30the motorcycle.
18:32The GMA Regional TV
18:34is also trying
18:36to get the rider's plate.
18:38For GMA Integrated News,
18:40I am
18:42Cyril Chavez,
18:44your witness.