00:00 Following their return, NTF-LKAC released their video and video of the two activists
00:08 who truly surrendered and did not back down.
00:11 That is the joint force that was targeted by Sandra Aguinaldo and Jun Venera Sho.
00:16 Do you really have a plan to surrender?
00:26 We just received word that the RHD is not working on us.
00:31 This is part of the video released by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-LKAC
00:38 that was recorded by the two activists, Jonila Castro and Jed Tamano.
00:43 They mentioned that the RHD is working on them
00:47 as a group of New People's Army where Jonila is a member.
00:52 How many people are there?
00:55 Almost two.
00:57 According to the military, there are also handwritten letters by Jonila Jed.
01:03 Jonila admitted that she has been in the police force for four years and she mentioned that she was in a fight.
01:08 She said that they are poor, hungry and afraid because of the daily hide and seek.
01:13 That is why she surrendered in the middle of the fierce group of enemies.
01:16 They said that the handwritten letters were a part of their oath of allegiance that was made by the Public Attorney's Office.
01:23 Did you read the handwritten letters?
01:25 Yes.
01:26 Did you read the letters that you are saying?
01:29 Yes.
01:30 So this is all true?
01:33 Yes.
01:34 If this is a lie, you can sue.
01:37 These two are not in agreement with the NTF-LKAC's media conference this Tuesday.
01:45 We were also forced to surrender because our lives were being monitored.
01:50 That is the truth. We were not forced to go to the military's custody.
01:56 The act of kidnapping was not true because it was done inside the military camp.
02:02 The NTF-LKAC said that Jed's parents were also there.
02:06 The Commission on Human Rights also said that they were there.
02:10 We were betrayed, unfortunately, through a web of deceptions.
02:16 Their parents were betrayed.
02:19 We just have to learn of course from this experience.
02:22 Despite the criticism and criticism of the Philippine Army that it only did what it was supposed to do,
02:28 the support and trust of the leaders of the soldiers who held the activists hostage is still there.
02:34 There's not a blunder. Maybe the other group had a blunder.
02:37 We will file the necessary case and we just have to use our laws.
02:43 We are still trying to get the signatures of Jonila and Jed but they refused to give their statements.
02:49 Meanwhile, the two were looking for a camera to show the budget of the Justice Department.
02:55 Gabriela Partylist particularly pointed out how it's possible that the government is not listening.
03:01 The next statement of the Justice Secretary was that the government should be given a new playbook
03:06 to make it look like the government is bad.
03:10 The sponsor of the budget, the prosecutor and the Justice Secretary always asked the victim what was the reason for the killing.
03:17 The prosecutor is really partial because he is the lawyer of the victim.
03:23 I was asking the impartiality of DOJ, Mr. Speaker.
03:27 DOJ is the prosecutor's hand because the prosecutor's job is also DOJ's job.
03:36 At first, Brosas became emotional.
03:40 At the same time, the Justice Department should be careful with the statements because there's a life at stake.
03:45 I will interpolate that, Madam Speaker. I'm here and I need to interpolate that time.
03:52 But I need to go there because when the NTFL caught the press call,
03:57 the kids were saying that we are sad and we are still under military custody.
04:06 If they cannot leave, they will return to the camp.
04:10 I move, Madam Speaker, to defer the budget.
04:14 Move to suspend, Madam Speaker. Move to suspend.
04:16 Motion suspended.
04:17 The plenary debate was suspended for a moment but the debate continued.
04:24 The proposed 2024 budget of DOJ was approved.
04:28 For GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo.
04:32 June Veneration, 24 Hours.
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