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00:00This is Philippine Government.
00:03This is a ballot that was rejected first.
00:07Live from the GMA Network Center, this is 24 Horas.
00:23Good evening Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
00:28Just a few hours ago, the former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:32was expected to appear in the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court.
00:37His son, Vice President Sara Duterte, went there earlier.
00:41And for the first time ever, the former president came from Dalihin to The Hague.
00:46Visayas spoke about her father.
00:50We're currently talking to the ICC personnel inside
00:58so that we can do a visit and then we can attend the initial appearance later this afternoon.
01:06So we'd like to request your indulgence
01:10to allow us some sort of space so that we can give you some information.
01:16We'd like to thank the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
01:21They have assisted me in my arrival here in The Hague.
01:28And then we'd like to thank as well the Philippine Embassy here in the Netherlands
01:33for their assistance as well.
01:36And we'd like to thank the support of our Tababaya
01:40here in the European Union and around the world
01:44for former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:49Yesterday, there was a conference with lawyers
01:53and we are here right now trying to access the former president.
02:02Senator Robin Padilla and Attorney Harry Roque were also there.
02:10According to Roque, only Atty. Medialdeo is Duterte's lawyer.
02:16But if he were to be given a court, there would be three lawyers.
02:21They are asking to remove the appearance of the former president.
02:25Visayas and the former president are not yet seen.
02:32We have our reasons, but we will try to remove this initial hearing.
02:40But our reason is a private matter that will be brought to the magistrates.
02:46Later at 9 p.m. in the Philippines,
02:50the former President Rodrigo Duterte will face his first trial in the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court.
02:57Before that, the ICC assured that the former president is under their custody.
03:03According to the statement of the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdeo,
03:07Duterte is not in the Hague Penitentiary.
03:10Ian Cruz was there.
03:16The ICC assured that the former President Rodrigo Duterte is under their custody.
03:23He was brought to their detention center after all medical checks.
03:27Before that, the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdeo said that
03:32Rodrigo Duterte is not in the Hague Penitentiary Institution, according to his reception staff.
03:38We are at a loss where he is right now.
03:40Medialdeo said that they asked the ICC to bring the former president to the hospital because of his condition.
03:49According to the ICC spokesman,
03:51standard practice is necessary to protect the health and well-being of the suspect in his custody.
03:58In a letter to the ICC, Duterte said that he appointed Medialdeo as one of his lawyers in the ICC's hearing.
04:07He was also appointed by the former president to assist him in his first trial in the pre-trial chamber.
04:13Duterte also asked for the help of the Office of Public Counsel for the Defense.
04:19According to his visits to the registries.
04:22Well, that's the beauty of the ICC.
04:26The due process is really an intrinsic part.
04:29The right to a fair trial and the right to an accused.
04:35With the help of the ICC, Duterte called the Embassy of the Philippines
04:39to help him be visited by a lawyer and a relative.
04:43He was brought by the Embassy to the ICC.
04:46The ICC approved Duterte's first trial in the pre-trial chamber at 9 p.m. in the Philippines.
04:55In this video from the ICC, the process will be explained.
04:59In the first appearance, the court will confirm his identity.
05:04Here, Duterte is only a suspect.
05:08He will be informed of the crime committed against him and his rights.
05:13Of course, we hope that he is there, his lawyer is there, and I think the prosecution as well.
05:22After his first trial, according to the video explainer of the ICC,
05:27it is possible that it will take a month before he faces the next step of the process.
05:32The confirmation of charges hearing normally takes place a few months after the first appearance of the suspect.
05:38This is where the prosecution's argument will be heard,
05:41and this is also where the defense's point of view on the allegations will be heard, as well as the victims' opinions.
05:53If a pre-trial chamber has been confirmed as one of the accusations,
05:58it will be brought to trial and transferred to another chamber with three other judges.
06:03And at this point,
06:08it is not the suspect but the accused.
06:11On the first day of trial, the accused can make a statement of guilt or innocence.
06:16Assistant to the Council for the ICC, Atty. Cristina Conti, said that the trials in the ICC
06:23are possible to last for 8 to 10 years.
06:27For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz reporting for 24 Hours.
06:32The CIDG's complaint of assault will not affect the common-law wife of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
06:39Honelette Avancenya.
06:41This is related to the assault of a cellphone by Avancenya
06:45on a female member of the PNP Special Action Force.
06:49This happened before Duterte boarded the plane to the Netherlands.
06:54According to CIDG Chief Nicolás Torre III, the situation of the assaulted police is fine.
07:01The assault of a medallion of a broken wound will be carried out,
07:05which includes a three-day leave from work.
07:09In the complaint of obstruction of justice to the Executive Secretary of Duterte, Salvador Medialdea,
07:15CIDG will consider if this will continue.
07:20Honelette is not innocent anymore.
07:23It's not worth it.
07:24The obstruction of justice you mentioned earlier to Secretary Medialdea, it's not there anymore?
07:30We will consider it when he returns.
07:31But as of now, I'm not really bent on filing that case.
07:38Davao Regional Police rejected the information that reached Davao City Mayor Basté Duterte
07:44that the former President Rodrigo Duterte's house in Lungsud is planned to be raided by the authorities.
07:50The mayor was allowed to enter the house of the father.
07:53Meanwhile, the supporters of the Duterte family, who were in a video call,
07:58did not mention where the information came from.
08:02According to the police in the region,
08:04they were not pulled out by the police to be deployed to the house of the former president.
08:11There is no truth that there will be a raid on the house of FPRRD or on his children.
08:18If they want to go, they can go.
08:21The problem is, I will not join this leader now.
08:32It's important now that the authorities are involved.
08:37Meanwhile, according to other reports,
08:39more than Php 300 million worth of shabu,
08:43was stolen from two women in Montinlupa.
08:47Those were hidden in a colorful packaging,
08:51some of which has the name of a country.
08:55Jonathan Anda reported.
09:00It was hidden in a colorful packaging,
09:03but the 50 kilos of shabu, worth Php 340 million, was still seen.
09:11It was found in suitcases and cartons from two women,
09:14in a house in South Green Heights, Barangay Putatan, Montinlupa City.
09:19Some of the packaging has the name of a country in West Africa,
09:25formerly known as the Ivory Coast.
09:28We will investigate now where this came from,
09:30and who is also supposed to give others under follow-up operations.
09:36The two arrested men refused to comment,
09:39but PDEA said,
09:47As of now, we cannot divulge the name.
09:51We will still be having follow-up operations regarding their cohorts.
09:55This is a big dent in the illegal drug transaction of this group.
10:01The two arrested men will be jailed
10:03for violating Sections 5 and 11 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
10:07PDEA said,
10:15In fact, according to PDEA,
10:16the number of people killed in anti-drug operations
10:20decreased by 95% in the first 18 months of the Marcos administration,
10:24compared to the same period of the Duterte administration.
10:27But there were also fewer counter-drug operations
10:30by the current administration compared to the past.
10:33This is where we can see that we respect human rights.
10:35Fewer drug suspects are currently dying.
10:39For the GMA Integrated News,
10:41Jonathan Andal reporting for 24 Hours.
10:46Expired imported meat products were burned
10:50at Kawayan, Bulacan,
10:52which was used to make shumai and hotdogs.
10:55The National Bureau of Investigation
10:57found that there was a new used product.
10:59John Consulta reporting.
11:05Five trucks of the NBI Central and Zone Regional Office
11:09carried millions of pesos worth of expired imported meat products
11:12from the men's warehouse in Kawayan
11:15directly to the meat in the incinerator
11:17at its disposal center in San Ildefonso, Bulacan.
11:20After the court granted the NBI's request
11:23to immediately destroy the imported meat
11:26in order to avoid disease,
11:27the NBI discovered that aside from hotdogs and shumai,
11:31and expensive meat,
11:32there were also expired meat products.
11:33It was reported that they were okay to eat,
11:35even if they were no longer needed.
11:36In your previous interview with us,
11:38there were only ordinary meat products,
11:40the mass-produced meat products.
11:42Subsequently, we saw,
11:44as we went deeper,
11:46they also had expensive products,
11:49such as angus beef, tenderloin,
11:53and other types of steak that were there,
11:56which were also expired.
11:59The NBI Central is continuing its backtracking and follow-up operations
12:02to find out where the imported meat products are being dropped.
12:06This is public health.
12:07Our people need to be taken care of.
12:11That's why items like this,
12:13items that should not be sent to the market,
12:16should be eradicated immediately,
12:19even if it's the last.
12:21For JMA Integrated News,
12:23John Consulta,
12:24Nakatutok, 24 hours.
12:27Let's go back to the latest situation in The Hague, in the Netherlands.
12:31The first face-to-face meeting of former President Rodrigo Duterte
12:35in the pre-trial chamber of the ICC is already underway.
12:38We will now talk to JMA Integrated News stringer,
12:42Andy Peña Fuerte III.
12:44Andy, what are we expecting to happen this morning in The Hague?
12:49Just a few hours before the first face-to-face meeting
12:52of former President Rodrigo Duterte
12:54in the ICC pre-trial chamber 1.
12:57Andy?
13:00Mel, good evening in the Philippines
13:02and good morning here in The Hague.
13:05The pre-trial chamber will convene in two and a half hours.
13:11At the moment,
13:13Vice President Sara Duterte is trying to meet
13:17former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque,
13:20Senator Robin Hood-Fatilia,
13:22and former Executive Secretary Salvador Mildaldea,
13:25the former President Rodrigo Duterte
13:27in the Hague Penitentiary Institution.
13:29That's 1.4 kilometers away from where we are standing now in the ICC.
13:35And we still don't know if they will really be able to see
13:39the former President Duterte.
13:42At the moment,
13:44there are several groups of Filipinos here, supporters,
13:49and they have been waiting here outside the ICC.
13:54We still haven't seen the rallyists,
13:58those who are not in agreement with former President Rodrigo Duterte.
14:02But to our latest information,
14:04at 12.30 p.m. here,
14:06the rallyists are expected to arrive.
14:11For now,
14:12the session is open to the public.
14:16But due to the limited space,
14:18to our knowledge,
14:19only 104 seats are allowed.
14:21Only those with accreditation can enter the gallery.
14:27Earlier, Vice President Sara Duterte said
14:31that she is also trying to gain access to the gallery.
14:36How is the security there, Andy?
14:38What will happen to the people who want to enter the pre-trial chamber?
14:46Andy?
14:49As you can see behind me,
14:51in that direction,
14:52that is the security screening area.
14:55Earlier, when we were in front of the security screening area,
14:59we were not allowed to record a video,
15:02not even a live stream.
15:03The same was said to our fellow Filipinos here.
15:08For now,
15:09we still don't know who the feds are,
15:12those who were allowed to enter.
15:14But our latest information here,
15:16we were able to gain access by the media.
15:20We are also expecting that the spokesperson, Roque,
15:27and Senator Padilla will come here.
15:32Sara Duterte is also trying to gain access.
15:37Earlier, you talked to Vice President Sara Duterte.
15:41How is she?
15:42What are her plans for the next few days while she is here?
15:47Does VP Sara have any information on when she will be able to see her father, Andy?
15:54As of now,
15:55the former spokesperson, Harry Roque,
15:59said that VP Sara needs to see her father first.
16:05So now,
16:06we don't know if they were able to enter the Hague Penitentiary Center.
16:10But in her disposition,
16:12or in her demeanor,
16:14the Vice President smiled.
16:17She accepted the questions of our fellow Filipinos here.
16:22Actually, we have fellow Filipinos from Paris,
16:25others from Germany,
16:26and others,
16:28we saw one who gave a rosary to Sara Duterte.
16:33Another one gave a cap.
16:34So she smiled.
16:36Earlier, she also asked our fellow Filipinos
16:38how they were able to come here
16:40because now,
16:42there are more supporters of former President Duterte.
16:47Our fellow Filipinos here said,
16:50some of them traveled for almost eight hours from Paris to come here.
16:54And what VP Sara said,
16:56they will not lose their jobs.
16:58So our fellow Filipinos said,
17:01this is for former President Duterte.
17:05So VP Sara Duterte is reminding our fellow Filipinos
17:10to think of themselves first before coming here.
17:15But other supporters really want to see VP Sara.
17:22Back to you Mel.
17:24We thank you very much.
17:28GMA Integrated News stringer,
17:30Andy Peña Fuerte III.
17:34A recruitment agency in Pampanga was banned
17:37because of the use of tourist visas
17:40to those being deployed in America.
17:43The agency's response to JP Soriano's statement.
17:49Jojo is problematic.
17:51He doesn't have a real name.
17:52After losing his job as an aircraft mechanic
17:55in an airline company in Qatar.
17:57That's why when he sees in a messaging app
18:01aircraft technician or aircraft mechanics in America.
18:04Where the promised salary is 3,000 US dollars
18:08or more than 170,000 pesos per month.
18:11He applied for it.
18:13Jojo immediately went to Aerostrategies Incorporated
18:16which has an office in Daumabalac and Pampanga.
18:18But instead of a work visa,
18:20they used a tourist visa or B1-B2 visa.
18:24They said they don't need an OEC
18:27or Overseas Employment Contract
18:29from the government of the Philippines.
18:31And they didn't go to any pre-departure orientation seminar.
18:35When they arrived in America,
18:36Jojo and other Filipinos already worked
18:39as aircraft technicians
18:41using a tourist visa.
18:43Which is also illegal in America.
18:45That's when they found out
18:47that their income per hour
18:49is much smaller compared to other races
18:52who also have the same job like them.
18:55The employer promised them
18:57that after 6 months validity of their US tourist visa,
19:02they will file their working visa
19:04so that they can legally extend their work in the US.
19:08I don't have any more.
19:10So I need to do something for my family.
19:13So I grabbed it,
19:15which is good because it's in the contract.
19:17We will be given an essential visa
19:20which is not fulfilled.
19:22When their tourist visa was about to expire,
19:25Jojo and other Filipinos
19:26asked the employer what is the reason behind it.
19:30Because they don't want to do PNP
19:32or hide-and-seek in America.
19:34Especially now that it's very tight in America
19:37because of the immigration policy of US President Donald Trump.
19:41They were forced to return to the Philippines
19:43using their own money.
19:45They were exploited.
19:47They were sent there on a tourist visa,
19:49underpaid.
19:50And then of course,
19:53until the point that they were promised a work visa
19:56which did not arrive.
19:57They were forced to return here.
19:58And here in the Philippines,
20:00gradually, their claims were settled.
20:03I mean, these are all badges of exploitation of our workers.
20:10Earlier, the Department of Migrant Workers
20:13went to the recruiter who was being complained about
20:15and he was locked up.
20:17We still have colleagues.
20:19There are still women in Texas, 15 of them.
20:21They don't have a job anymore.
20:23They were forced to leave.
20:25This is a badge of human trafficking
20:27because they are being exploited.
20:29They are sent there in the US
20:36and made to work as aircraft technicians,
20:39aircraft mechanics,
20:41under a tourist visa requirement
20:44or scheme or arrangement.
20:46Which makes it clearly illegal.
20:49Aerostrategies Inc.
20:51denies their charges.
20:54The accusations are baseless
20:56that they did not comply with the operation
20:59and the procedure of their company's negotiation.
21:02They are also in the process of seeking help from the DMW
21:06and other authorities
21:07to quickly resolve this matter.
21:10Their priority is to protect
21:12the rights of their employees
21:14and the integrity of their operation.
21:18For GMA Integrated News,
21:20JP Soriano,
21:22for 24 Hours.