00:00Instead of saying, I do, they went back to saying, I don't to a wedding in Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao.
00:12What they saw in the groom and bride was not true love, but just the effect of gayuma.
00:23The setup of this Monday's civil wedding is simple but elegant.
00:29In Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao, the reception is also all set.
00:35There's food, photo booth with matching photo and video coverage.
00:41But on the day of the wedding,
00:44there were no visitors.
00:51The only one left in the venue was the bride.
00:55But the groom suddenly backed out.
01:05The man didn't go.
01:08The girl just did gayuma.
01:10The groom just stood there after he swallowed salt.
01:15I told you sir, I won't let you go.
01:22The wedding coordinators of the controversial wedding were Arvil and Vanessa.
01:27It was only on March 8 when the bride inquired about her.
01:31She introduced herself as Ms. Shaleen Lorin Justin Laugo, a civil engineer.
01:36Her father is an NBI director.
01:39I was surprised.
01:41But the wedding was already on March 10.
01:46The wedding was so grand.
01:48She was pregnant.
01:49Since they are high profile, she didn't want to disappoint her family.
01:52So on my side as the wedding organizer,
01:54this was a big break.
01:55There was no hesitation.
01:57I said, okay ma'am, let's do that.
01:59The next day, Arvil met the bride, Shaleen, and her groom, JL.
02:06The bride said everything.
02:08The bride and groom said that they will wear gown and suit,
02:13makeup artist and ring.
02:15Arvil's team just needed to arrange the venue, food,
02:20plus photo and video services.
02:22The package that the bride and groom unveiled,
02:25good for 100 guests.
02:27It's already on the pricing.
02:29Daddy already sent P270,000.
02:31Just check your bank account.
02:33I checked, there's nothing.
02:34Sir, maybe there's a glitch.
02:35I still continued.
02:36Arvil immediately booked a hotel in Cagayan de Oro City
02:41where the civil wedding and reception will take place.
02:45You need to pay the full amount first for the decorations to enter.
02:49I made a deposit, P75,000.
02:53Until the big day arrived.
02:56At 8am, my suppliers arrived.
02:59But there's a glitch.
03:01The makeup artist was not there.
03:03Her cousin also brought the gown and wedding ring.
03:06Her cousin was not there yet.
03:08I called my secretary.
03:09She prepared the bridal gown.
03:11I contacted my in-house makeup artist.
03:14Their pre-wedding shoot went on,
03:17but they noticed something.
03:19The groom really didn't have any image.
03:21Like pale.
03:23First, he's just plain.
03:25First, I thought to the boy,
03:27he doesn't love the girl.
03:29He just wants to steal her because he's rich.
03:31I was happy that I was able to meet my friend.
03:36It's like everything was planned beforehand.
03:39The wedding ceremony did not start on time.
03:43The judge said that the bride and groom will officiate.
03:46Even the family and guests of the bride are not there yet.
03:50Almost all the guests went to the side of the groom,
03:53but none of them went to the side of the bride.
03:55They were surprised that it was already 6pm and nothing was happening.
03:58At that point, Arvil was already afraid that he might be scammed.
04:03There was really no payment.
04:05What I did was I pressured them.
04:07And Arvil was surprised by what the bride did.
04:11They pressured the friend of the groom.
04:14If they have a credit card.
04:15This is a scam.
04:16How can this be blamed on me?
04:18Until Arvil called the police.
04:22They first talked to JL.
04:25It's like you were scammed by the bride.
04:27But he was still in the denial stage.
04:29He wanted to show his friends that a wedding will happen.
04:33JL's friends were afraid that he might be scammed.
04:37Until they thought of a way to prevent this from happening.
04:45Someone threw salt at him.
04:46It's like he was hit.
04:52Sir, do you know this?
04:53Do you know his family?
04:54I don't know any of his family members.
04:58While the bride, Calaboso.
05:05The bride, Shaleen.
05:07She strongly faced our team to defend herself.
05:13But she has something to clarify.
05:16Shaleen is not the one who introduced her to our team.
05:19She is Riri Go.
05:22I'm no longer comfortable to bring my name.
05:25Riri told us that she met JL through a dating app.
05:30Last year, I was broken hearted.
05:32I downloaded a dating app.
05:36Our meeting was supposed to be casual.
05:38It was just a story.
05:40Until a simple meet-up.
05:43She was sent home.
05:45Something happened to us.
05:47The next day, Riri invited JL out again.
05:52But he didn't show up until this December.
05:56I got pregnant in January.
06:01I found out that I'm pregnant.
06:03I know that I didn't meet anyone.
06:05So I contacted him.
06:06I wanted a paternity test.
06:08But he didn't agree.
06:10He just called me.
06:11He held my chest.
06:12He said that he felt that he knew it was him.
06:15These words are from him.
06:17In a short moment, their hearts fell apart.
06:21My feelings for him just developed naturally.
06:24He told me that he loves me.
06:27Almost a month passed.
06:29From the last time they met, JL proposed right away.
06:34When he woke up in the morning, he said that we're going to get married.
06:37That Saturday, March 8, we met up with the coordinator.
06:42But they should have a happy day.
06:45The next day, Riri accused him of being a scammer.
06:52And he didn't give up.
06:53He even asked his groom to marry him.
06:57Someone threw salt at him.
07:01It's like he was hit.
07:07What is the truth in these stories?
07:11Is Riri really pregnant?
07:15Did he really set JL up?
07:19And in the middle of our discussion,
07:21our team received a message from the person who introduced Riri to his fiancée.
07:29I was shocked.
07:30I trusted him because I thought he was really rich.
07:32The revelations of our return.
07:38Marites Online celebrated their wedding in Cagayan de Oro City.
07:44But it didn't continue because the groom left after being hit by a car.
07:53Will he receive a bribe?
07:58Someone threw salt at him.
08:00It's like he was hit.
08:02Do you know him?
08:03Do you know his family?
08:04I don't even know one of his family members.
08:07I never thought that he was a scammer.
08:09She was shocked when she heard that JL's friends avoided him.
08:16I was shocked.
08:17Don't look him in the eyes.
08:18Why? What happened?
08:19His way of talking was different.
08:21Their discussion was cut short.
08:25I went to the police station.
08:26They explained that there was no payment yet, which I acknowledged.
08:29Riri was given 10 days to pay his balance of almost 100,000 pesos.
08:37There were also doubts if Riri was really a scammer.
08:42He didn't look me in the eyes.
08:44Why? What happened?
08:45His way of talking was different.
08:47Their discussion was cut short when the authorities arrived.
08:51Was Riri really a scammer?
08:53I don't think the woman is a scammer.
08:57Our team asked Riri if he can show medical records to prove that he is a scammer.
09:04But he refused to give any evidence.
09:09Groom was hoping that his dad would be proud to pay for everything.
09:13Groom thought that he had a jackpot with the woman.
09:16Meanwhile, we tried to interview JL but he didn't show up.
09:21There was no viral news that he was a scammer.
09:28There were also doubts that Riri was a scammer.
09:33There was a group chat that his victims formed.
09:37It reached 20 people.
09:40I refused to answer the issue because we are already doing the legal process.
09:45There was also a person who contacted our program and introduced himself.
09:50He said that he was almost a scammer when Riri was around.
09:54Let's hide him under the name of Peter.
09:56Someone chatted on my account.
09:58His profile picture was there.
09:59It was good. It was sexy.
10:01I was attracted to him.
10:02We were in a relationship from January to May.
10:05Something happened to us.
10:06At first, he said that he was pregnant.
10:09Until they decided to get married.
10:12It was like a child's wedding.
10:14But in the end, there was no wedding.
10:17And almost P300,000 that they spent,
10:21Peter's family paid for it.
10:23He will really pay for it because I thought that he was rich.
10:26I will also complain.
10:27There were a lot of scams like mine that happened.
10:31What I want to happen is that he will be jailed.
10:33We asked Riri for a reaction about this.
10:37But he refused to comment.
10:40There is no law that prohibits a person from going to a wedding.
10:45But if the promise to marry became a proximate cause,
10:50your partner will enter into a sexual relationship.
10:53That's why he was charged for the wedding.
10:55You can file an action for damages.
10:58He can be charged by the staff because there is an element of deceit.
11:02The damage also caused to a partner.
11:04The maximum penalty of estafa is 6 years and 1 day of imprisonment.
11:09But it will not exceed 20 years.
11:12Gayuma started pre-Hispanic time.
11:15Filipinos are fully invested with emotions.
11:19We also use mediums or beliefs in a supernatural way
11:25to get affection.
11:27It's better if we know our relationships well.
11:32In the end, we will not regret it.
11:34Marriage is not like hot rice,
11:38that if it is tried and tested, it can be broken.
11:42It is prepared and given to the one you truly love.
11:47In the end, your partnership is not in vain.
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