Saksi: (Part 2) Kaso ng mpox; Tensyon sa Lebanon; Suspended classes dahil sa Taal vog
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00:00The Health Department was warned against community transmission or spread of Mpox or Monkey Pox.
00:07This is after a man from Metro Manila was diagnosed with the disease.
00:11According to the DOH, the man said he did not travel abroad.
00:15He was diagnosed with a disease followed by a disease that waters the face, back, chin and other parts of the body.
00:23This is the first case of Mpox in the country after the disease was declared
00:27as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
00:31According to the DOH, the man did not need to wear a face mask
00:34because unlike COVID-19, Mpox is transmitted by close and intimate contact.
00:41The DOH often recommends washing hands.
00:48We have Mpox, but we should not be worried
00:51because of COVID-19, many of us are uncertain and do not know.
00:59Mpox was first determined in 1957 as an illness,
01:05and then it just came back.
01:08But it's also good to be careful.
01:13More than 600 people were infected with the disease between Israel and Hezbollah since October 2023.
01:20The DFA is urging Filipinos in Lebanon to leave the country while the borders are still open.
01:26Ivan Mayrina is a witness.
01:31This is the footage of the Israeli army in the airstrikes against Hezbollah structures in southern Lebanon.
01:38In the recent incident of tension, Israeli media reported that there were many injuries in the cross-border fire.
01:45Lebanon said there were two deaths in south Lebanon due to the new Israeli strike.
01:50This weekend, 10 people were killed, including two children, in the Israeli airstrikes in the city of Nabatye.
01:56Poor Syrians who fled to Lebanon to escape the chaos in the country.
02:03There has been ten months of tension between Hezbollah and Israel,
02:06almost at the same time as the start of the war in Gaza.
02:09Tension arose at the border when Hezbollah launched a missile against Israel.
02:14As sympathy to the Palestinians.
02:20The tension intensified in July when a football pitch was hit by a rocket in Golan Heights, the occupied territory of Israel.
02:27Twelve children were injured.
02:29Israel blamed Hezbollah, but the group denied it.
02:33According to the Agence France-Presse, more than 500 people were injured in Lebanon, including more than 100 civilians.
02:40Twenty-two soldiers and twenty-six civilians were killed in Israel.
02:45In a month, there were more than 11,000 Filipinos in Lebanon,
02:48most of them in the capital Beirut, which was not affected by the chaos.
02:53But for some Filipinos working there, the tension did not rise.
02:57Mom, son, I'm okay here, don't worry because it's safe.
03:03I won't be neglected by my employer and my children.
03:07But according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, their situation in Lebanon may be safe.
03:12But they are being told to leave while the borders are still open.
03:17As of now, 356 Filipinos have returned home and more than 700 have allowed their loved ones to return home.
03:24In case the war continues, the government assured that it has plans to force the evacuation.
03:30The other way is through the port, the northern port of Tripoli.
03:35I'm not referring to Libya. The port of Lebanon has a port called Tripoli.
03:40Like we did in the Arab Spring, we're going to have to hire ships from European countries,
03:52maybe Greece or Cyprus, to go there.
03:55The IOM, of course, will be of assistance, UN and support.
03:59The other route is by land, but it will depend on the situation, meaning where the attacks are.
04:12So we'll see for that, but most likely via ship.
04:19We can also charter from the Philippines, but the problem is that the airport is closed.
04:24Admin Ignacio said that the Rapid Response Team is ready.
04:30It's a school. It's like an educational facility.
04:35It's run by the Lasal Brothers.
04:38It's in Metin. It's near Beirut, but it's up in the mountains.
04:45Usually, that's the safest area.
04:47We are really looking at that school as the main shelter for the Filipinos who would require our assistance.
04:59The OFWs returning from Lebanon will receive P75,000 from the DMW and P75,000 from the OAH.
05:08They will also help with the reintegration program so they can work or find a way to return to the Philippines.
05:16Ivan Mejrina is your eyewitness.
05:19The LGU suspended entry tomorrow due to a volcanic smog from the Taal Volcano.
05:26Kavite is part of Alfonso, Amadeo, Silang, Cawi, Rosario, Indang, Maragondon, Tanza, Mendes,
05:36General Mariano Alvarez, Naic, Navaleta, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes,
05:43and the Lonzones of Trece Martires, Kavite City, Imus, Dasmariñas, General Trias, and Bacoor.
05:55The face-to-face classes in Laguna are suspended.
05:59Those are all levels, public and private.
06:03The same goes for Candelaria, Quezon, and Binangonan, Rizal.
06:11Oscar Oida is your eyewitness.
06:15The smog from the Taal Volcano is spreading in many places in Batangas.
06:24The smog is very bad. It entered here in Lalamunan.
06:29Yesterday, there was also a smog, but now it's worse.
06:35Lalamunan is in pain because of the volcanic smog.
06:39More than 30 towns and villages are affected,
06:43according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office,
06:48as well as the towns surrounding the volcano,
06:51where face-to-face classes and distance learning are suspended.
06:57Out of the 31 municipalities that we have, there are 4 cities.
07:03We know that the weather is really bad.
07:08The smog happened because the volcanic gas from the Taal Volcano
07:12was trapped in the Himpapawit, causing the smog.
07:16The wind is slow, so the smog that we observed in Batangas
07:20is because of the slow wind speed which prevented the sulfur dioxide from dissipating quickly.
07:27According to Education Secretary Sani Angara,
07:30the authorities are giving the affected schools in Calabarzon and Metro Manila
07:35that physical classes will also be suspended if there is no notice from the LGU.
07:40Alternative learning modalities such as modular and online learning can also be shifted.
07:46But according to PHIVOLCS, not only the smog is affecting Metro Manila,
07:51but also the effect of local pollutants caused by the slow wind.
07:56This is the same as the smog in Batangas.
08:00The wind is slow, not only in Batangas but also in Metro Manila.
08:05The wind is slow, that prevented the local pollutants from dispersing vertically
08:10and causing them to stay at a lower level.
08:13DOH reminds that if there is smog or fog, avoid going out.
08:19Close the doors and windows, cover your nose and wear a N95 face mask
08:25and drink plenty of water.
08:28For GMA Integrated News, I'm Oscar Oida.
08:34In the first instance, Sandro Mulac accused the Senate
08:38of sexual harassment by Richard Cruz and Jojo Nunez.
08:43And in the middle of the hearing, Nunez was contempted.
08:46Witness, Ma'am Gonzalez.
08:52In the middle of the video conference,
08:54Sandro Mulac accused the Senate of sexual harassment by Richard Cruz and Jojo Nunez.
08:59He claimed that after their text exchange,
09:02his independent contractor, Jojo Nunez, complained,
09:07he went to his room in a hotel in Pasay on the early morning of July 21.
09:12When he arrived at the room, Sandro Nunez arrived,
09:15with another complainant, Richard Cruz.
09:18Cruz was drunk and lying in bed.
09:21Nunez gave Sandro a glass of wine.
09:23When asked what happened next, Sandro hesitated to answer.
09:28What else did he offer you?
09:30I don't know if I can say the whole details because it's really sensitive.
09:35Go ahead, say it.
09:37Your Honor, with all due respect, as I mentioned earlier to Senator Padilla,
09:43the other party has not yet accepted...
09:47Oh, you want to have it in an executive session?
09:50If we don't finish this, this will go on for a long time.
09:56You're wasting our time here.
09:58Are you going to talk or not?
10:00If not, I'm leaving.
10:02Sandro also held an executive session with the Senators.
10:07After this, he detailed what happened next.
10:11According to Sandro, Nunez was accused of drugs.
10:15I will accuse everyone using 500p.
10:18Did Jojo order you to drink?
10:23Yes, Your Honor.
10:25How many times did he tell you to drink?
10:34About three times, Your Honor.
10:36Did you drink continuously?
10:38Yes, Your Honor.
10:39Until you got drunk?
10:40Yes, Your Honor.
10:41Did you get weak?
10:42Yes, Your Honor.
10:44When these two noticed you, what did you feel?
10:49Were you high? Were you weak?
10:55I was drunk, Your Honor.
10:56You lied down in the bed. Am I correct?
10:58I did not lie down. I was pulled to the bed.
11:02Who pulled you to the bed?
11:05Jojo Nunez.
11:06Sandro refused to detail what happened.
11:08But Nunez told him something.
11:11Is it true? Based on my investigation, Jojo Nunez told you?
11:17What happened here stays here?
11:19Yes, Your Honor.
11:20Who told you that?
11:22Jojo Nunez, Your Honor.
11:24You were sexually harassed, correct?
11:30Yes, Your Honor.
11:32Nunez and Cruz denied what Sandro said.
11:36You deny?
11:39Yes, Your Honor. We deny allegations.
11:42What did you do to the child?
11:45We did nothing wrong to Sandro, Your Honor.
11:48What did you do?
11:50He was there.
11:51Nothing, Your Honor.
11:52Really?
11:53We talked.
11:54Really?
11:55We socialized, Your Honor.
11:56Your Honor, that is not true.
12:00You did not pity the child?
12:02Your Honor, with all due respect, please do not judge us.
12:05We are not yet convicted in the case.
12:08No, but you're lying.
12:10We are not lying, Your Honor.
12:12We are also just defending our side.
12:17Nunez and Cruz also denied that they have donated to a charitable institution that will be chosen by the Mulac family.
12:23Senate President Pro Tempore Jingoy Estrada,
12:28because he has denied the affidavit of the victim and the witness, GMA Senior Vice President Atty. Annette Gozon Valdez.
12:35That is why the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media condemned him.
12:40I move that he be cited in contempt.
12:42There is a motion to cite Mr. Jojo Nunez in contempt.
12:48Without any objection, the motion is approved, so ordered.
12:54Because of this, Nunez was detained by the Senate.
12:57Gerald Santos, a singer, cried when he heard the news.
13:01He was also a victim of rape in 2005.
13:04I was raped.
13:06You were raped?
13:07I was raped, Your Honor.
13:09By the musical director?
13:11Yes.
13:12I was only 15 years old at that time, Your Honors.
13:17I don't have a strong heart.
13:19When the abuse happened to me, I don't have a strong heart.
13:26I was just a contestant at that time.
13:28He has power over us, over me.
13:33That's why I couldn't say it right away.
13:37A case was filed against Gerald in the GMA Network five years after the incident.
13:42Based on the document held by Estrada,
13:44the musical director was suspended and dismissed by the GMA.
13:48But Gerald said that he felt that his career was affected.
13:52This musical director is connected to other executives inside.
14:00So, I was insulted inside.
14:05Even though he left, I also left the network.
14:11In the end, Gerald was released from the GMA Artist Center and moved to another network.
14:16The GMA Network assured that it never covered up sexual harassment in the company.
14:22The investigation of Sandro's case is still ongoing.
14:25The two accused are under preventive suspension.
14:27GMA has had a policy against sexual harassment.
14:30And we have been strict about it.
14:32Again, we have never covered up any incident of sexual harassment.
14:37If they say that the department is not acting on it,
14:40they can go directly to legal, to HR, or to the office of the president.
14:44So, there are different avenues, Mr. Chair.
14:47We do not encourage any form of cover-up.
14:51In fact, if there is someone that is covering up the matter,
14:54we also file an administrative case against them.
14:57The GMA Network is against all types of abuse.
15:01In one statement, the GMA said that it does not allow any type of abuse to artists,
15:07personalities, employees, independent contractors, and other stakeholders.
15:12The action of the network was followed.
15:15After receiving the formal complaint of Gerald Santos in 2010,
15:19the investigation was immediately carried out.
15:21After that, the network immediately implemented the punishment for the accusation.
15:26The GMA terminated the accusation contract.
15:29And it did not get him or give him a job after that.
15:33But the content of the formal complaint filed by Gerald in 2010
15:37is different from the accusation of rape that he mentioned in the Senate.
15:41It was only now that the GMA knew about this matter.
15:45The GMA also clearly stated the statement of Gerald that he was removed from the network.
15:49He was the one who asked for the early release from his management contract in 2010 that was given by the GMA.
15:55In the same year, he immediately left the other TV network.
15:58In addition, Gerald also tried to return to the GMA after his contract with TV5 in 2013.
16:05For GMA Integrated News, Mab Gonzales is your witness.
16:11The former Customs Intelligence Officer Jimmy Guban was accused by the Second Gentleman Attorney Manassas Carpio
16:17of 6.8 billion pesos of shabu shipment in 2018.
16:23Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte,
16:26is obviously baseless, malicious, and has no truth to his allegations last Friday.
16:33He is confident that he will be able to bring to justice those politicians
16:37who are the motive for Guban's accusations against him and Congressman Paolo Duterte.
16:43He also accused Guban himself of saying that he was just doing his job
16:48and that he will not allow affidavits to be submitted to the Senate Inquiry and Court Proceedings.
16:54Kapuso, let's be witnesses together.
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