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00:00 At 5 in the morning of October 24, 2023, a shooting incident took place on 12th Avenue, Caloocan City.
00:10 The crime was recorded by a CCTV camera.
00:15 In the video, you can see a motorcycle entering the area through 4th and 5th Street,
00:23 where a man's rider was carrying a woman.
00:28 Just a moment later, the man stopped the motorcycle.
00:31 The woman was then forced to back ride.
00:35 Later, the man shot the woman in the head without a warning.
00:41 The woman then ran away from the crime scene.
00:48 The victim immediately fled the scene.
00:51 At first, the authorities were confused when they met the woman.
00:57 Was she a victim?
00:58 And was the victim's killer a victim?
01:01 In Taguig City, a man's body was found floating in a creek in Laguna Lake.
01:12 The victim was between 30 and 35 years old, according to the police.
01:19 The victim's body was wrapped in packaging tape.
01:24 What were the bodies doing that were not identified?
01:28 How were the authorities resolving this crime?
01:48 An old man, a person with disability or PWD,
01:51 couldn't stop crying while the vendors were selling books in Rizal.
01:56 I've been a buyer for 50 years.
02:00 I'm going to be a doormat.
02:03 The old man was scammed and was fooled by a buyer of books.
02:15 On the streets of Manila,
02:18 a senior citizen was constantly selling books.
02:22 He walked almost 5 kilometers every day to sell out the books.
02:34 I was a child.
02:36 I was first affected by the heat.
02:43 But aside from the dangers he faced on the streets,
02:46 there were also some cases where he was fooled by some customers.
02:50 I couldn't pay the money.
02:53 I was really in a bad state.
02:56 I was really tired.
02:58 They are just a few of the old citizens who are still looking for a job despite their age.
03:06 But some are still confused by their situation.
03:11 [music]
03:13 A rider shot a woman in Caloocan City.
03:24 At first, the authorities were trying to figure out who the victim was.
03:29 According to the police of Barangay 90,
03:36 the victim was a young man who was involved in a crime scene.
03:40 They immediately responded to the crime.
03:43 At 5.30 in the morning, the captain called us.
03:46 He said that there was a fight here and someone was shot.
03:50 We responded.
03:52 The woman was bleeding.
03:54 She was shot in the face.
03:56 She was in a condition.
03:58 The barangay in Caloocan City Police arrived to investigate the shooting.
04:04 The victim was found lying on the street.
04:07 While the police were processing the scene,
04:11 according to the Caloocan City Police,
04:13 they were first troubled by the fact that the woman's identity was not clear.
04:17 She was not a resident of Barangay 90.
04:20 The victim was 20 to 30 years old.
04:23 She had tattoos on her arms and legs.
04:26 The investigators were first troubled because
04:30 when the victim was found, she did not have any identification.
04:35 Like her wallet or any other ID.
04:39 We hope that this will be our basis for identification.
04:43 From the crime scene,
04:45 the victim was taken to a funeral home in Caloocan.
04:48 The police will also take her to the autopsy.
04:51 Aside from that, we received reports
04:55 that the victim was being taken to different city police stations in Manaba and Manila.
05:02 Meanwhile, according to resident Cynilette Patricio,
05:07 on Wednesday night,
05:09 she accidentally saw online the news about the woman who was shot.
05:14 In my scroll, I saw the news that
05:18 there was a woman who was back-riding and was shot.
05:24 I saw her and I repeated it.
05:26 At that time,
05:28 her brother, Michie Lagunzad, 26 years old, was looking for her.
05:33 When Cynilette saw some marks on the body of the victim,
05:39 she was already nervous.
05:41 I screenshot every angle that I can see
05:44 that can identify the person who was lying down.
05:48 Until I saw the tattoo before the bullet was fired,
05:53 I already knew the tattoo of the brother.
05:55 Like this one,
05:57 the tattoo of the butterfly on her arm.
06:03 On Thursday, October 26,
06:08 Cynilette went to Caloocan City Police Substation 2.
06:12 I asked around.
06:14 We were wondering if we could see the body in the video.
06:20 The police said that there was no investigator to hold the body.
06:23 They wanted us to return when the investigator arrived.
06:27 When Cynilette went to the police station in Caloocan City Police Substation,
06:31 they told her where the victim was brought to the funeral home.
06:35 We were in a hurry to go to the funeral home in Ezequiel.
06:41 I verified there.
06:43 Is she the missing Cynilette's brother?
06:46 What can they find in the funeral home?
06:49 [Music]
06:57 In Taguig City,
06:59 a man's body was found floating in a creek in Laguna Lake on October 29, 2023.
07:08 The victim is between 30 and 35 years old according to Taguig City Police.
07:15 He is a concerned citizen who was seen on a boat around 10 in the morning.
07:19 When we took the body, we didn't know that it was a human being.
07:23 When we lifted the body, we need to find out that it was a human being.
07:28 The bodies were taken to Loreto Funeral Homes.
07:31 The scene of the crime officer is investigating the alleged body
07:35 and who threw it in the creek.
07:38 He has not been identified yet.
07:42 We can see two motives here.
07:45 One is drugs.
07:47 The second is that he is a drug addict.
07:50 We are looking for the person who was with him during the carnapping in the creek.
07:56 We already have a face, but we still cannot give the identity.
08:00 This funeral home in Angeles City, Pampanga is also one of the places where unidentified corpses are brought.
08:08 According to the owner, the family business started in 1996.
08:13 We are trusted by the PNP.
08:18 The unclaimed bodies or the bodies that are sometimes killed or extrajudicial.
08:28 Sometimes, they are just thrown in the creek.
08:32 Sometimes, these bodies are already smelling if they are not seen.
08:37 Sometimes, we call on the person in authority to get them and take care of them.
08:43 He admitted that they are having a hard time with these cases.
08:46 There are cases that are not recognized.
08:49 Sometimes, the body is decomposed when we get it.
08:52 Sometimes, they pass through DNA testing.
08:54 Just like our case that I remember,
08:57 the body was just thrown away, the head was cut off.
09:05 It has been almost two months.
09:07 We have freezers and traditional embalming.
09:12 Today, we have two bodies that are not yet claimed in their morgue.
09:18 One of them died of illness and the other is still under medical legal examination.
09:23 Our help here is the Angeles City LGU.
09:27 They provide assistance to bury the bodies of the dead.
09:36 According to the Sanitation Code of the Philippines, Chapter 21,
09:40 or Disposal of Dead Persons,
09:42 the body should be buried within 60 days after it was found,
09:50 except if the case is under investigation.
09:54 In the Ponderaria of the Philippines, they are now providing assistance to the LGU
09:58 to bury all the bodies of the unclaimed bodies,
10:02 from the burial to the burial.
10:05 Meanwhile, in the morgue, Lillet was able to find her missing brother, Michie.
10:13 She was a strong woman.
10:15 The woman who was shot and the CCTV camera captured in Caloocan City
10:19 is her brother.
10:22 When the morgue was about to be opened,
10:24 she was here when the crime was confirmed.
10:27 She is her brother, Michie Lagunzad, 26 years old.
10:32 We have 12 siblings.
10:34 She is the 8th.
10:36 She is a single mother.
10:38 But her husband is helping her.
10:41 He is also a delivery man.
10:43 Until now, the suspects in the crime are still not identified.
10:51 Last night, Michie's body went under the autopsy of PNP Krame.
10:55 Her family is still waiting for the results.
10:59 Lillet's family is not sure who the possible gunman who shot Michie is.
11:06 We don't have a blank list of the person who did it.
11:12 We are just waiting for the call and information from the police.
11:19 Lillet is hoping that the suspect will be found soon and the crime will be investigated.
11:25 I hope you will just surrender.
11:29 We just want to know the reason why you killed our brother.
11:38 I hope you feel sorry for your son.
11:41 According to Memorandum Circular No. 2016-033,
11:47 there is a standard operating procedure that should be followed for unidentified human remains.
11:53 It is considered a murder case.
11:56 That is why the scene of the crime operatives, OSOCO, is called to start the processing of the crime scene.
12:02 The autopsy will also be done on the body in the crime laboratory to find out the cause of death.
12:07 The body will also be taken with fingerprints, DNA sample, dental records, and pictures.
12:15 But the question is, is the human being and the PNP's equipment enough to do this?
12:19 The PNP Forensic Group is continuously procuring equipment and recruiting experts for that.
12:29 So now, I can say that the PNP Forensic Group is capable of doing those examinations.
12:40 They will also find a way to quickly determine the cause of their death and who is behind the crime.
12:47 Of course, we have the autopsy.
12:49 That is what our medical legal officers do.
12:52 That is why they are hired, our doctors.
12:55 And if ever there is no evidence that will point out the cause of death,
13:03 there is a histopathology that is being done.
13:07 So that is how we will identify the cause of death.
13:10 Aside from providing a proper burial,
13:13 it is more important to provide a clear increment and to find a solution for the victims.
13:20 I am Jon Veneration and this is Reporters Notebook.
13:25 [Music]
13:28 [Music]
13:42 Here in Montalban, Rizal, we found an old man who went viral on social media
13:47 while crying beside his books.
13:51 [Crying]
14:04 He is 65 years old, Lolo Reynaldo.
14:07 [Music]
14:09 According to Lolo Reynaldo, a buyer ordered 150 copies of books worth P20,000 online.
14:20 Someone called us and said that they will bring it to other countries.
14:23 We were so happy.
14:25 We were shocked.
14:27 Because it is rare for them to receive this many orders,
14:32 Lolo Reynaldo even borrowed an additional P5,000 to buy the materials.
14:39 This is P50,000.
14:43 The next one is Dormat.
14:47 But when they finished the 150 copies of books,
14:50 the buyer suddenly cancelled the order and did not answer their calls and messages.
14:59 After we went there, they called and said that they will cancel.
15:02 It hurts.
15:04 You endured everything and then you will cancel.
15:08 Dormat.
15:10 To make up for the loss, they posted the books on social media
15:15 and were afraid that they might run out.
15:17 This is the order that was not received last time.
15:21 41.
15:23 While Lolo Reynaldo is showing us the books that were not bought,
15:28 an online buyer called his son and said that he wants to order 37 copies of books.
15:34 Ma'am, where are you ordering?
15:37 I have a mandalorian.
15:39 Where did you meet?
15:41 On Facebook.
15:44 That's why Lolo Reynaldo was able to prepare the received orders.
15:47 This is the order that I received.
15:50 37 pieces.
15:52 Thank you very much for ordering.
15:54 This is the value of the books.
15:56 There are 5 copies of 1.5.
15:58 I also have 5 copies of 1.5.
16:01 It's good that he has a good heart that he can see his calls on social media
16:08 and he is slowly buying his books.
16:12 But this is not the first time that Lolo Reynaldo was fooled.
16:15 Just last year, a buyer also canceled an order that is worth 10,000 pesos.
16:24 Again and again, I just left it.
16:26 I was thinking why they are doing this to me.
16:31 I said, "It's up to the family."
16:36 It's a big thing for their family to earn money because this is what they expect every day.
16:42 This is what Lolo Reynaldo is hoping for to buy his medicine for his cough
16:48 that often causes him to cough when he is doing his laundry.
16:52 The cough, ma'am, is very, very bad.
16:54 When I do my work, my chest, throat, and throat hurt.
17:02 I do this to feel better.
17:06 But there is a deeper reason why he is trying to find a job despite his age and age.
17:15 My father has a son who will graduate, which is me.
17:18 That's why he is saving money for our graduation next year.
17:22 My father is excited that we will graduate.
17:26 He went to all the trouble to get us.
17:30 That's why it hurts for them to keep on deceiving his father.
17:35 When I first got the cough last night, I felt it was painful.
17:39 The bleeding was cancelled because we opened the food but it was still bleeding.
17:46 Before we left, we also gave Lolo Reynaldo a little help.
17:59 Another senior citizen we met also kept on looking for a job.
18:04 Every day, in front of a school in Manila, Lolo Francisco Celada, 69 years old, is seen.
18:15 He carries a carton with a bottle of medicine.
18:19 He is patient in enduring the heat and danger on the road.
18:27 I used to sell in the school before I turned 60.
18:30 I really did my best to earn money to return home.
18:34 After 5 years of selling, Lolo Francisco was recognized by the students and it became a big help for him to sell regularly.
18:44 If we buy what they sell, it will be helpful for them to earn and provide for their daily expenses.
18:52 [Music]
18:56 In his free time, he travels to other streets of Manila.
19:01 I walk and walk, I never stop.
19:06 I continue to sell my products.
19:10 I earn money early.
19:12 I work as a U.A. Bureau of Procurement.
19:16 The students also come to me.
19:21 He is not afraid of the heat and fatigue.
19:24 I am tired. I don't want to do that because I want to earn money.
19:30 My grandchildren are very poor.
19:33 It's almost 2 in the afternoon, but it's not yet noon.
19:40 Lolo Francisco needs to change his job again to finish his sales.
19:46 How many pieces are left?
19:50 It's just a cow.
19:51 20 pieces.
19:53 Lolo Francisco also told us that he sometimes gets a little bit of misfortune while selling.
20:00 The driver made me a little bit of a mess.
20:07 But aside from this, there is one more thing that he is afraid of.
20:12 This is where Lolo Francisco paid a small amount of money.
20:18 He told me to hurry up.
20:21 I got the item, I didn't notice that the money was fake.
20:25 It was 1,000 pesos.
20:27 So he worked all day and went home empty-handed.
20:32 I was really worried because I wanted to find those thieves.
20:38 I was more tired.
20:40 1,000 pesos is not a joke.
20:42 But he will not give up.
20:45 His grandchildren are expecting him to have a job in a school.
20:49 As long as I can, if I can't, I will stop.
20:57 In the last quarter of 2022, the Commission on Population and Development, or POPCOM,
21:03 9.2 million Filipinos over the age of 60 are still working to make ends meet.
21:13 With the increasing number of these,
21:15 it would be better if the government has a sufficient program
21:19 to protect senior citizens who are still looking for a job.
21:24 If we compare it to other countries,
21:29 a Filipino with the lowest pension for senior citizens.
21:33 Recently, the Department of Budget and Management, or DBM,
21:38 announced that the budget for senior citizens is increasing.
21:42 From P25.30 billion, it will be P49.81 billion next year.
21:48 This could reach the level of the law,
21:52 which is the P1,000 monthly stipend.
21:55 It will double.
21:57 We hope that somehow, the maintenance,
21:59 the needs of our indigent senior citizens will be given.
22:07 Only two, Grandpa Francisco and Grandpa Reynaldo, of the million-billion senior citizens,
22:12 are still working despite their age and weak bodies.
22:16 They are already going through hardship,
22:18 so it is only right that in the coming days of their lives,
22:21 they will be given sufficient protection by our government
22:25 because they are part of the most important sectors of our society.
22:30 I am Mackie Pulido, and this is what's on the Reporter's Notebook.
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