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00:00Smuggled cigarettes boxes that were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs were sold by the contractor of the agency.
00:08This is what John Consulta pointed out.
00:15When the boxes were sold to the NBI undercover agent.
00:19We are the NBI. We were arrested for violating our agricultural rights abroad.
00:29The NBI-STF arrested two employees of a disposal facility in Capas, Tarlac.
00:35The reason is illegal sales of cigarette boxes instead of destroying them,
00:40according to their contract with the Bureau of Customs.
00:44The company accused the buyers of the boxes worth P250 million.
00:51We conducted surveillance.
00:53When it was positive, we prepared P17.5 million in boodle money.
01:00We went here with trucks.
01:03There was no tax, excise tax and surcharge taxes.
01:08The government lost P150 million.
01:12This is where we were arrested.
01:14According to the NBI-STF,
01:17for some of these smuggled cigarettes that should be for disposal.
01:23And the one who sold the illegal cigarettes is the environmental consultant of this disposal facility.
01:34Why are you selling them instead of destroying them?
01:37When I arrived yesterday, this is what happened.
01:42I was bribed.
01:46You accepted the payment?
01:47Yes. I gave it to *** and they will bring it to the boss.
01:54The case that the arrested will face is...
01:57RA 12022, our new anti-smuggling economic sabotage act.
02:04At the same time, we are looking at the angle of the Commerce Act.
02:09For JMA Integrity News, John Consulta, 24 hours.
02:15An arrested Mr. Serizal.
02:17The man who sold the cigarettes to his wife.
02:21Bea Pinlock was arrested.
02:26What happened?
02:27What happened?
02:28I'm just answering questions.
02:31Why are you laughing?
02:32Sir, how did that happen?
02:34He's in the hospital.
02:36Sir, how did that happen?
02:38This 26-year-old man was able to speak to the police
02:42when he was arrested outside their house in Barangay San Isidro Rodriguez Rezal on Thursday night.
02:48The man was hit by a motorcycle.
02:52According to our witness, the victim brought the husband of the suspect in front of their house on a motorcycle.
03:01Then our suspect came out and they had a fight.
03:07They were jealous.
03:10In the middle of their fight, an intelligent suspect came forward.
03:15He confronted the suspect and he didn't like the victim's answer.
03:22So our suspect hit him.
03:25The victim was hit twice and there were two hits on the chest.
03:29The victim was immediately taken to the hospital.
03:32The suspect was arrested and according to the police, he was taught by some witnesses.
03:41The authorities are still looking for the weapon used in the crime.
03:45The suspect was able to enter their house and hide.
03:51We arrested him but we were unable to catch him.
03:57We tried to catch the panic of the suspect who, according to the police, is a security guard.
04:03I can't answer that. I can't comment on that, ma'am. I'm sorry.
04:07The suspect, who is in jail in the custodial facility of Rodriguez Municipal Police,
04:11may be facing a complaint of frustrated homicide.
04:14He was continuously observed in the hospital where the victim was placed.
04:18For GMA Integrated News, I'm Bea Pinlock.
04:27In the midterm elections, the Senator is the highest ranked candidate.
04:31In the Philippines, according to the 1987 Constitution,
04:35there are 24 Senators who are of higher rank than the Congress.
04:39They have been in office for six years and may sit for up to two consecutive terms.
04:45Twelve or half of them are elected every three years,
04:49but only one of them is elected every three years.
04:53Twelve or half of them are elected every three years or midterm.
04:57Unlike the Congressmen who run every three years,
05:01half of the Senate must remain to continue the Senate policies
05:05and the freedom of the incoming Senators.
05:08According to the Constitution, the running Senators should be natural born Filipino citizens,
05:13living in the country for less than two years before the election,
05:1735 years old in the very election,
05:21knowledgeable in writing and reading,
05:23and a registered voter.
05:25In addition to the work and implementation of the laws in the mandate of the Senators,
05:29the declaration of war or state of war,
05:31the reconciliation of the Marshall Law Declaration of the President,
05:35the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus,
05:38the ratification of treaties or international agreements,
05:41the convening of the Impeachment Court,
05:44and the conviction of those appointed by the President as Commission on Appointments.
05:51It's only been 78 days since the election of 2025,
05:55and Comelec is now investigating the four possible incidents of vote-buying in the provinces.
06:01Here's Sandra Aguinaldo.
06:07Comelec is now investigating the four incidents of vote-buying,
06:11including the donation of aid to the Balingasag-Bizamis Oriental
06:15while the portraits of three local aspirants were taken.
06:19This is also the report of the first large-scale vote-buying in Apayau.
06:22In Baguio City, the Commission is verifying the donation of P100 of a party-lead organization
06:30along with the membership ID.
06:32Premature campaigning is what was claimed in Ponte Vedra Negros Oriental.
06:37If there's a complaint, it's better.
06:39If there's none, we will help to establish and if there's enough evidence,
06:46We are just a sample in 2023.
06:47There are many of us who were not allowed to sit even though we won.
06:50We have governors who were disqualified in 2022.
06:55While they're seated, we are just a sample.
06:59Comelec and some of their telcos and partners also signed a contract
07:03for a quick transmission of the results of the vote-buying.
07:07According to Comelec, it will start at 7 p.m.
07:10At 8.30 p.m., it is expected that the results will be known
07:13if no one will experience the aberration.
07:15We estimate that everything will be transmitted
07:18using the technology that our telcos have,
07:21including Starlink, until 8.30 p.m.
07:25Everything.
07:27It's just for now, but it's unofficial.
07:29Partial, but unofficial.
07:31And it means that when it's transmitted,
07:36the watchers and lawyers will know immediately
07:41what they expect to be transmitted
07:44because they already have a copy of the election returns.
07:46Joint Venture will also invest in the transmission.
07:51Coming from one machine will only take a minute to transmit.
07:56So if all of these SIMs that we engaged or we got from our providers
08:02would transmit as expected,
08:06then in a few minutes,
08:09all results will be in the servers, in the data centers,
08:13where our servers are.
08:15Comelec also agreed with several large mall companies.
08:19They will put 42 branches of voting precincts
08:22to make the precincts more open to the public.
08:27Dr. Willie Ong also formally backed the senatorial race
08:31through the introduction of his house in Comelec.
08:35He is curing cancer.
08:38Regarding the parliamentary elections in the Bansamoro Autonomous Region
08:42in Maslim, Mindanao,
08:43Garcia said that the President has already signed the law
08:46for its postponement.
08:48He also showed the signed copy of the Republic Act 12123.
08:52In your knowledge, I was informed by Malacanang earlier
08:56that the President already signed the bill
08:59postponing the Bansamoro parliamentary elections
09:02from May to October 13.
09:05We are still waiting for Palacio's reaction on this.
09:08But Garcia said that they will prepare this
09:11in the short term.
09:13For GMA Integrated News,
09:15Sandra Ginaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.
09:30For GMA Integrated News,
09:32Sandra Ginaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.