00:00In a house in Tondo, Manila, 12 children are suffering.
00:11All of them are Marianne's children.
00:15For a couple with 15 children, how are they able to live?
00:30Sara Zimmerman Duterte, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as Vice President of the Philippines.
00:46I move to take up additional reference.
00:49On the last day of the session of the House of Representatives, February 5, 2025.
00:54Impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte filed by at least one-third of all the members of the House of Representatives.
01:06Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte was impeached.
01:10I move that the Secretary General be directed immediately to endorse the same to the Senate.
01:18The motion is approved.
01:21It is approved by 215 congressmen, the verified complaint against the second president.
01:32The impeachment of the Vice President is the first time in history.
01:39What will be the direction of the impeachment case of the second president of the country?
01:45I will not ignore what they are doing to me.
01:47The penalty for a person convicted in an impeachment trial is removal from office and absolute perpetual disqualification to hold public office, elected or appointed.
02:00What kind of country is this? Is the Vice President not a part of the government?
02:05God save the Philippines.
02:08Since December 2024, four impeachment complaints were filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:15The fourth was the base of the judges in the House of Representatives for the impeachment complaint.
02:21215 cases were filed in the impeachment complaint, exceeding 102 or one-third of all the members of the House of Representatives.
02:30In this document, verified complaint for Vice President Sara Duterte,
02:35In this document, verified complaint for impeachment, the seven grounds for impeachment are listed.
02:41These include betrayal of public trust, corruption, graft, bribery, and others.
02:48The first ground for impeachment listed in the complaint is betrayal of public trust,
02:53culpable violations of the Constitution, and plotting to murder or assassinate the incumbent president, the first lady, and speaker of the House of Representatives.
03:04This is what the Vice President said in an online live broadcast on November 23, 2024.
03:13I told her, if you kill me, kill BBM, Lisa Araneta, and Martin Romales. No joke.
03:24No joke.
03:26It is stated in the complaint that based on the statement of the Vice President,
03:30she admitted that she ordered someone to kill the President, First Lady, and Speaker of the House of Representatives,
03:38and second, that the person who was told to do her orders agreed to do so, or there is a contract to kill.
03:46I did not make an assassination threat to the President.
03:52They are the only ones who say that. They are the only ones who say that there is an assassination.
03:55They are the only ones who say that there is an assassin, a gunman.
04:00I did not say that.
04:02The second ground for impeachment, graft, corruption, and malversation of the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President
04:10and the Department of Education or DepEd.
04:13It is stated in the complaint that in the two-year administration of the Vice President,
04:18her spending was questionable when it comes to the 612.5 million pesos of confidential funds of the two offices.
04:28You are depriving a person of her liberty.
04:33In the hearings on camera, the 125 million pesos of confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President were discussed in 2022,
04:42which was spent within 11 days.
04:46How can you ask a resource person without giving him copies?
04:52In 2023, Vice President Duterte used the 375 million pesos from the 500 million pesos of confidential funds of the OVP.
05:06The use of the 112.5 million pesos of confidential funds of the Department of Education or DepEd was also questioned when it was hidden.
05:16This is the reason why we don't want to discuss confidential funds.
05:21And that is why there is a law that prohibits the discussion of confidential funds.
05:27In the sound of the quadcom on camera, the name Mary Grace Piatos became loud,
05:33one of the signatories of the so-called Documentary Evidence of Payment or DepEd.
05:38Mayroong Mary Grace Piatos.
05:42The name of the person mentioned in the hearing was questionable.
05:46I cannot explain ma'am because I am not the one who is preparing.
05:52The 1322 out of the 1,992 names received by confidential funds from the OVP will be added
06:02to the non-birth records of the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA,
06:07according to the investigation of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability.
06:14The third ground for impeachment is bribery and graft and corruption.
06:19DepEd officials who are involved in procurement are accused of this.
06:24It is stated in the complaint that this clearly violates the Republic Act 3019 or Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices.
06:32The fourth ground for impeachment is unexplained wealth and failing to disclose all her properties
06:39and interests in properties in her SAL-N.
06:42More than Php 2 billion was also discovered in transactions from 2006 to 2015
06:49in several joint accounts of Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte.
06:56Sara Duterte was the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Davao City at the time.
07:05The fifth ground for impeachment is high crimes, including the high crime of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
07:13The Vice President was convicted of extrajudicial killings or EJK by the Davao Death Squad or DDS
07:19that happened from 2011 to 2018 where Vice President Duterte was the Mayor of Davao City.
07:29In the years that I served as Vice Mayor and Mayor of Davao City,
07:33sometimes my name was not included in this issue.
07:37Suddenly, there was a witness against me by my beloved Vice President.
07:42It is clear that he was forced to include my name in this issue.
07:47The sixth ground for impeachment is political destabilization, betrayal of public trust, and high crimes of sedition and insurrection.
08:01According to the complaint, the administration of President Bongbong Marcos was attacked several times by the Vice President.
08:09I want to cut his head off.
08:17Imagine myself cutting his head.
08:21He doesn't know how to be a President.
08:24He's just sitting there.
08:26And the seventh and last ground for impeachment,
08:31the totality of respondents' conduct as Vice President, including her commission of the foregoing acts,
08:37betrayal of public trust, culpable violations of the 1987 Constitution, and graft and corruption.
08:44Was the Vice President not a part of the government?
08:47Was I not voted by the people?
08:50Was I not the Vice President of the entire Philippines?
08:56On February 5, the articles of impeachment were brought to the Senate.
09:01The Senate will set up an impeachment court and will decide on the basis of the complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
09:10There is a motion to direct the Secretary General to immediately...
09:1311 congressmen were appointed as impeachment prosecutors by the Camera,
09:17who will prosecute Vice President Duterte.
09:20In the impeachment trial, the Second President of the country will decide whether to leave or stay in his position.
09:28According to a political analyst, the impeachment case against Vice President Duterte is still a long process.
09:36VP Sara is not yet convicted.
09:39The House of Representatives impeached her.
09:42So it means that the House of Representatives imposed the ball to the Senate.
09:48The Senate will judge her.
09:51Now, if she is convicted, she will be removed from her position as Vice President and the perpetual disqualification.
09:58And as long as she is not convicted, she is still our Vice President.
10:02Ma'am, if our Vice President is convicted, what will happen to her position?
10:10The President will choose from the House of Representatives and the Senate who can be the Vice President.
10:19The House of Representatives and the Senate, voting separately, will now have to approve or disapprove the President's appointment.
10:31Since the session of the Senate was adjourned,
10:35the Senate President, Francis Escudero, faced a press briefing on February 6.
10:42Here, he explained why the Senate will not immediately start the investigation into the impeachment case of the Vice President.
10:50If there will be an action, it will happen on June 2, when the Senate will resume after the election.
11:02Public officials are accountable at all times.
11:05It should not be interrupted simply because a new Congress is coming in.
11:11The principle should be accountability.
11:15Accountability remains at all times.
11:18Once it starts, it should continue.
11:22The signatures of congressmen who signed the impeachment complaint should also be verified.
11:28In the remaining four months before the 19th Congress,
11:32it is possible that the impeachment trial will reach the 20th Congress.
11:37This means that the new 12 senators will be included in the decision of whether or not to convict the Vice President.
11:46And if the Vice President is found guilty,
11:49The penalty for a person convicted in an impeachment trial is removal from office
11:55and absolute perpetual disqualification to hold public office, elected or appointed.
12:01On February 7, Vice President Sara Duterte faced a press conference after the impeachment of her camera.
12:10Despite my statements about the impeachment plan in the past months,
12:19the only thing I can say at this point is God save the Philippines.
12:29I just want to send my heartfelt thanks to my fellow countrymen
12:35who continue to pray, support, trust, and continue to love me.
12:45You are victorious because success is in the hands of the people.
12:51The President denied that he had anything to do with the impeachment of the camera of Vice President Duterte.
12:58No, the executive cannot have a hand in the impeachment.
13:01There is no role of the executive in the impeachment.
13:04But again, what the House has done is clearly the mandate,
13:10the constitutional mandate that they have to proceed with the impeachment complaint.
13:18The impeachment case against the Vice President is still in progress.
13:22It is important to be vigilant because no matter how difficult it is,
13:26it will have a great effect on our government.
13:296 o'clock in the morning, Mariana is showing her four children by the sea.
13:52One of her children, Jonathan, is one year old.
13:58He is being fed and he is crying.
14:01And because there is no medicine to buy,
14:03he is waiting for the sun to heal his son.
14:07At home, her eight-year-old son is still sleeping.
14:21The kids are having breakfast with rice and a can of coffee.
14:37In a garapon, it is noticeable that the children still have milk.
14:52But she needs to save it.
14:55I only have two bottles.
14:58If I don't have money to buy it, that's what I do to them.
15:02I give them soy milk.
15:04Because there is no money to buy breakfast,
15:06the family of Mariana is relying on a group's feeding program.
15:24The kids are eating mung bean and rice.
15:36The eight-year-old son, Junior, is outside,
15:46he is being fed.
15:48He is sharing with his four younger siblings.
15:52Their smiles reach their ears.
15:54They often eat soy or salt.
15:58I get a pan and put it on the plate.
16:03I eat soy.
16:06It's delicious.
16:10Only three of the children of Mariana are studying, including Junior.
16:14The other children don't have a birth certificate.
16:18We are here at the baseco compound.
16:20We are going to check on Mariana.
16:22Mariana is only 44 years old,
16:24but she already has 15 children.
16:30Good afternoon.
16:32You are so small.
16:34What are their names?
16:36Call them.
16:38I'm Mack.
16:40I'm Jessica.
16:42Mariana, will they be able to follow?
16:44Yes.
16:46Will they be able to follow?
16:48Yes.
16:50There are two more outside.
16:52Let me count.
16:54Are they complete?
16:561, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
17:01How did they get so many?
17:03I was born in 2010.
17:07When I turned one, I became pregnant again.
17:10Why didn't they pass?
17:12Because of the birth certificate,
17:14they don't have birth certificates.
17:16All of my children have birth certificates.
17:18Why don't you have a birth certificate?
17:20My children don't have birth certificates.
17:22My daughters are not registered.
17:26That's why they are not registered.
17:28Yes.
17:30Because of the lack of education,
17:32Mariana gave birth to her three children.
17:34However, they were not placed in the right place
17:37due to the lack of requirements.
17:39Junior, who is only 8 years old,
17:41instead of being in Grade 3,
17:43he is only in Kindergarten.
17:45His classmate, Mary Jane,
17:47who is 12 years old,
17:49is supposed to be in Grade 7.
17:51Ella, who is 11 years old,
17:53is supposed to be in Grade 6.
17:56My teacher told me
17:58that if I didn't go to Grade 6,
18:00I should be in Grade 6.
18:03Because I'm small,
18:06they call me big.
18:08Sometimes, my friends scold me.
18:14Some of my friends are in Grade 6
18:17and they don't know how to read.
18:20Despite his young age,
18:22Ella is able to understand
18:24the situation of his family.
18:26Sometimes, I don't have rice.
18:28It's hard for me.
18:30I don't have a job.
18:32I just got a job.
18:34Do you know
18:36that the children
18:38don't have enough to eat?
18:40Even the parents
18:42don't know.
18:44At night, I cry
18:46because they don't have enough to eat.
18:48I don't have anything to do.
18:52Every day,
18:54Mary Anne receives P250
18:56from her 17-year-old son
18:58who works in Divisoria
19:00as a vendor.
19:02She uses the money
19:04to support her family.
19:06The first thing she needs
19:08is water to bathe
19:10and wash the plates.
19:13I have four of these.
19:15I have three of those.
19:17Three boxes?
19:18Four.
19:19Four?
19:20That's one.
19:35The remaining P200
19:37is used for other needs
19:39such as a kilo of rice,
19:41two sachets of coffee,
19:43a can of milk,
19:45and two diapers.
19:51Mary Anne also bought
19:53water for the whole family.
19:57They will share
19:59this with her 12 children
20:01in the next two days.
20:04She also bought
20:06biscuits and snacks for her children.
20:15It's not even half of the day yet
20:17but the remaining money
20:19of Mary Anne
20:21is only P100.
20:23I cried earlier
20:25when you interviewed me.
20:27I should have died.
20:29This is all I have left.
20:32I don't know what to do.
20:38In the coming days,
20:40Mary Anne's pocket is a bit restful
20:42because her husband,
20:44Edito, went home last night.
20:58He immediately gave Mary Anne
21:00P500 that he earned
21:02from fixing the truck
21:04for the whole day.
21:06This is tiring.
21:08If we don't help,
21:10we won't have money.
21:12We need to find a way
21:14to feed ourselves.
21:16In the five days
21:18that we followed Mary Anne's life,
21:20only 14 people mentioned
21:22her name.
21:24By the way,
21:26her fourth child, Edmond,
21:28died of illness.
21:30My son died when I was 6 years old.
21:32If he were alive now,
21:34he would be 17 years old.
21:36He had a diphtheria.
21:38He had pneumonia.
21:40We were in the hospital for two days
21:42and my son died.
21:44He was vomiting blood.
21:54Because the children can't eat
21:56every day,
21:58a pediatrician brought them
22:00a reporter's notebook.
22:06According to the doctor,
22:08some of the children are undernourished
22:10and have an infection.
22:12All of them have a low weight
22:14for their age.
22:16They are also a bit small for their age.
22:18Maybe because of what they eat,
22:20their nutrition is incomplete.
22:22They were given medicines
22:24to strengthen their resistance
22:26and to help
22:28increase their weight.
22:36After the story of Mary Anne's family
22:38was aired,
22:40many people asked for help,
22:42like groceries and financial assistance
22:44which is a big help to the family.
22:46The City Social Welfare
22:48and Development Office
22:50of Manila
22:52will continue to monitor the family
22:54of Mary Anne, especially
22:56the well-being and education of her children.
23:00Despite the trials
23:02and tribulations,
23:04Mary Anne remains strong for the family.
23:08She will do everything
23:10to keep her children alive.
23:14Until next Saturday,
23:16I am Mackie Pulido.
23:18I am Jun Veneracion and this is Reporters' Notebook.
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