00:00More than 20 members of a group of businessmen were arrested.
00:06The police did not pay them.
00:09The group was introduced as the new government
00:13and they claimed ownership of the entire Philippines.
00:17Jun Veneracion was arrested.
00:22Who is not afraid of this kind of encounter?
00:25We already got the permit.
00:27Armed with swords and samurai,
00:29members of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines, or FTGP,
00:35arrested several establishments in Surigao City on January 24.
00:44The tension escalated when the group raided several stores.
00:49Fight! Fight!
00:53They were introduced as the new government
00:56and they claimed ownership of Surigao del Norte and the entire Philippines.
01:00They had a padlock operation
01:03and they claimed that they cannot operate anymore
01:07because they did not pay the fees to their group.
01:11Almost a month after the illegal padlocking of the establishments,
01:15authorities raided the compound of the group
01:19on the visa of the Warrant of Arrest in the case of User Pressure of Authority.
01:23Twenty-one members of the group were arrested,
01:27including Dato Adlao and Bay Lourdes.
01:30In the arrest of these two leaders, Dato Adlao and Bay Lourdes,
01:36we showed that we have nothing against the government of the Philippines.
01:43The PNP is still in custody awaiting arrest.
01:46They were ordered to be transferred to Surigao City Jail.
01:49For GMA Integrated News, Jun Valera Show, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
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