00:32Mariz, good morning. Mahaba ang pila kanina dahil marami sa mga nakatanda na benepisyaryo ay nandito na madaling araw pa
00:41lang.
00:42Yan yung ginagawa nilang sakripisyo para makakuha o makabili naman ng murang bigas ngayong mataas ang presyo ng mga bilihin.
00:52Inagahan ng ilang nakatanda ang pagpila dito sa Bae Compound ng DA sa Quezon City para mauna sa bilihan ng
01:00bigas.
01:00Ang ilan kasi hindi raw marunong mag-online appointment. Ang iba naman wala raw cellphone. Sakripisyo raw para lang mabili
01:08o makabili ng murang bigas.
01:10Dahil sa edad, madali raw nilang nararamdaman ang init, pagkabalisa at pagkahilo.
01:14Sa mahabang oras ng paghihintay, may ilan na inutang parawang pamasahe para lang makapunta ng Quezon City.
01:21Ibang nakatanda naman ang halos isang oras daw na naglakad para makarating lang dito sa Kadiwa Store.
01:27Kanya-kanyang diskarte pampalipas ng oras sa mga nakapila sa labas ng gate ng Bae Compound.
01:32Ang ilan ng nakapila nakasalampak na lang sa bangketa.
01:35May ilan na naglagay pa ng mga gamit para lang hindi mawala sa linya.
01:40Narito ang kanilang mga pahayag.
01:43Yung na po ako, mga mag-aalaunang pasado, nandito na po ako nakapila.
01:49Kailangan talaga maaga ka para maaga ka rin ang pila.
01:52Kami ng mga sinyon, hindi na namin kaya mag-online.
01:55Saka wala akong cellphone.
01:57Okay lang.
01:59Kahit mahirap.
02:00Kahit mahirap.
02:02Kasi mura lang.
02:03Malaking bagay po sa amin.
02:05Kasi?
02:06Kasi mura lang.
02:09Wala kami pambili ng mahal.
02:16Maris, sabi nung nakausap natin na facilitator organizers ng pagbenta dito sa Murang Bigas,
02:22walang exact na bilang yung nabibigyan nila kada araw.
02:25Pero hanggat may stocks, ay mag-aaccommodate sila.
02:28Pero dahil or in consideration dun sa mga effort naman,
02:31nang pumipila ng sobrang aga, lalo na yung mga hindi nakapag-online appointment,
02:35yung mga PWDs or yung mga matatanda,
02:37kanina nagbigay sila ng stab.
02:39Yung sa mga hindi ma-accommodate ngayong araw,
02:41binigyan sila ng stab para babalik na lang daw sila sa susunod na linggo.
02:45Ang actual na date niyan ay April 29.
02:47Para sa susunod na linggo, sila yung kumbaga bibigyan ng prioritation.
02:51Ito yung in consideration dun sa talagang walang cellphone,
02:53hindi makapag-proseso ng kanilang online appointment
02:56para lang makabili ng 20 pesos na kada kilo ng digas.
02:59At yan, ang unang balita mula po rito sa Quezon City.
03:03EJ Gomez, GMA News.
03:07Sa gitna ng ilang agam-agam, tiniyak na ating Department of Justice
03:10na hawak ng mga otoridad sa Czech Republic,
03:12si dating Akubiko Partilist Representative Saldico.
03:16I do confirm na doon sa kustodya ng Czech authorities si Congret Monsandico.
03:25May rule po kasi sila na sa European Union may data privacy po.
03:32So wala pong dokumento, wala pong picture on o na makakapag-confirm.
03:38Ginagalang po natin yung palang mga prosesong ito at mga rules na ganito.
03:42Ngayon naman po, isang detalya binahagi ni Jack Secretary Frederick Vida
03:47nang huliin si Coe, may kasama rin siyang isang Pilipino.
03:51Hindi dinetalyo ni Vida kung ano ang ugnay nito sa dating kongresista.
03:55Nakataktang bumiya ay papuntang Prague si Vida ngay linggo
03:58kasamang kinatawan ng Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes
04:02para iproseso ang pagpapauwi kay Coe.
04:05Ayon sa source ng GMA News sa Embassy ng Portugal sa Czech Republic,
04:08walang Portuguese passport si Coe, batay sa kanilang civil registry.
04:13Hindi naman masagot na embahada kung may golden visa si Coe
04:17dahil residency status daw ito.
04:20Ayos sa abogado ni Coe na si Atony Ruy Rondain,
04:23hindi pa raw niya nakakausap ang kanya, ang kliyente.
04:25Ginita man ang ombudsman na importanteng maiuwi sa Pilipinas si Coe,
04:30sinasangkot sa mga kwestyonabling flood control projects.
04:35Ang pagkahuli sa kanya ay kinakailangan ma-convert natin
04:41into our jurisdiction yung kanyang tao.
04:44Yung kanyang pagkatao makuha natin dito,
04:50yung kanyang status as a fugitive ay mapalitan na within our jurisdiction.
04:54That's the first thing that we are concerned with.
04:56That's why when we were told that the executive department
05:00is sending a delegation there,
05:01syempre natuwa naman kami.
05:11Hindi rin papayag si dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez
05:14na maging panakibutas at iturong utak
05:18sa isyo ng budget insertions at flood control skandal.
05:21Sabi niya, hindi siya,
05:23kundi si na dating son at President Jesus Scudero
05:26at dating House of Operations Committee Chairman Saldico
05:28ang gumawa ng mga desisyon sa national budget.
05:32May unang balita si Tina Pangaliban Perez.
05:38I will not allow myself to be turned into the scapegoat
05:42so that others who are actually accountable
05:44can walk away clean.
05:45I will not be the fall guy for other people's corruption.
05:48Binasag ni dating Speaker Martin Romualdez ang katahimikan
05:53kaugnay sa pagkakaugnay ng kanyang pangalan sa kontrobersiya
05:57sa budget insertions at flood control projects.
06:00Tanong niya, paano raw naging siya ang mastermind?
06:04How can I be the mastermind?
06:06I was the former Speaker of the House of Representatives
06:09but the House of Representatives is only one part
06:12of the branch of government, the legislature.
06:16The national budget is not conceived, executed, implemented,
06:21billed out, supervised, and completed by one congressman
06:24or even by Congress alone,
06:26and certainly not by the Speaker of the House.
06:29Kung siya raw ang mastermind,
06:31dapat ang distrito niya sa Tacloban ang pinaka-nakinabang.
06:35Pero wala raw ni isang ghost project sa kanyang distrito.
06:39To prove this point, I'm authorizing my staff
06:42to share and release to the public
06:43the list of all the projects in my district
06:46that the authorities may deem attributable to me.
06:49Let the public scrutinize and verify for themselves.
06:52Sa gitna ng pagtatanggol sa sarili,
06:55tinukoy niya si na dating Senate President Chief Escudero
06:58at dating House Appropriations Committee Chair Zaldingko
07:02na gumawa ng mga desisyon sa budget.
07:05With respect to how the budget was deliberated in Congress,
07:08let me say this categorically.
07:10I was not a part of the BICAM
07:13and the Small Committee budget deliberations.
07:16Yes, I was updated on the general outcomes of the deliberations,
07:20but I had no visibility with regard to the specific details
07:24of the discussions, including particular amendments
07:27or insertions approved during these closed-door deliberations.
07:32Records would show that I did not participate in those meetings
07:36and I was not privy to what exactly transpired
07:39during the deliberations.
07:41However, two people were instrumental
07:44in making those budget decisions,
07:48At kung meron man daw may command responsibility sa budget
07:53at implementasyon nito,
07:55ito raw ay ang ehekutibo.
07:57That is why command responsibility is far more logically relevant
08:01in the executive branch
08:02where there is actual supervision,
08:04operational control,
08:06and implementation on the ground
08:07than in the collegial legislative body
08:10where constitutional role is deliberation and appropriation.
08:14Sabi pa ni Romualdez,
08:16nakahanda siyang depensahan ang sarili.
08:18There are emerging indications
08:20that certain sectors are attempting to weaponize individuals,
08:23including Zaldico,
08:25to construct a narrative that serves their own interests.
08:28So when the legal processes is being used against me
08:32as a political demolition job,
08:34then I will have no choice but to defend myself.
08:37May mensahe rin si Romualdez sa Office of the Ombudsman.
08:40To the Ombudsman, I say this with full respect.
08:44If your office truly believes in justice,
08:46then follow the sworn statements.
08:48Follow the records.
08:50And follow the evidence all the way.
08:52Do not stop where it is politically convenient.
08:55Do not settle for the easiest headline.
08:57Do not confuse public pressure with prosecutorial duty.
09:01What I ask of the Office of the Ombudsman is simple.
09:04Follow the rule of law and due process.
09:07Sinusubukan pa ng GMA News na makuha ang panig ni na Escudero at Co,
09:12gayon din ang Malacanang at Ombudsman.
09:14Hiniling ng Ombudsman sa Anti-Money Laundering Council o AMLAC
09:18na ipafreeze ang kanyang mga ari-ariyan.
09:21We're waiting for the Romualdez case to start crawling.
09:25And the first case would be about money laundering.
09:29It's related to corruption and money laundering.
09:31Sinusubukan na ma-freeze order para mapangalagaan natin yung mga salapi
09:37na dapat na pag-aari ng bayan.
09:40Yun po yung ating hinahabol dito.
09:41Pero ayon sa kampo ni Romualdez,
09:44wala pa silang natatanggap na opisyal na abiso
09:47sa anumang application o freeze order.
09:50Kaya speculative ah nila ang pagsasabing may nakaumang ng ganyan.
09:55Nagpaalam naman sa Ombudsman si Romualdez
09:58na babiyahe siya pa Singapore para magpa-check up.
10:01Pero tinanggihan nito ng Ombudsman
10:03at humiling sa Sandigan Bayan
10:05na maglabas ng Precautionary Hole Departure Order
10:09laban kay Romualdez.
10:10Hindi namin siya pinaalis.
10:13Hindi namin pinayagan na ma-lift yung bulletin niya
10:15kasi nga naka-lookout order
10:17because we've been investigating him actively.
10:19Baka hindi na bumalik eh.
10:20Parang namang sobrang coincidental na nahuli si Saldico sa Europe
10:24wala siyang aalis.
10:25Pero giit ng kampo ni Romualdez,
10:28hindi ipinagbabawal ng lookout bulletin order
10:31ang pag-aabroad.
10:32Nire-require lang nito ang pakikipag-ugnayan
10:35sa mga otoridad.
10:37Kaya nga raw kumuha ito ng travel authority
10:39mula sa liderato ng Kamara
10:41na aprobado na.
10:43Mula April 20 hanggang May 4, 2026
10:47ang paalam niya para sa long overdue follow-up
10:51sa kanyang angioplasty surgery
10:53sa baytiak na babalik sa Pilipinas.
10:56Ito ang unang balita.
10:58Tina Panganiban Perez para sa GMA News.
11:06Inilabas na ng Professional Regulation Commission
11:08ang pangalan ng top-notcher
11:10sa 2026 Physician Licensure Exam.
11:13Ang bagong doktor inilahad
11:15ang masalimuot niyang pinagdaanan
11:17bago makamit ang tagumpay.
11:19Kilalani natin siya sa unang balita ni Mark Salazar.
11:26Ang top-notcher sa 2026 Physician Licensure Exam
11:30name withheld lang ang nakalagay nung una.
11:34Finally, pinangalanan na siya
11:36ng Professional Regulation Commission o PRC
11:39si Dr. Erwin Ken Parchaso.
11:42They told me the reason why my name was withheld.
11:46Sabi nila is matas lang talaga daw yung
11:51pagitan between the first and the second.
11:54So they were kind of alarmed.
11:57Kung baga parang nag-hinag...
11:58parang ang taas masyado ata.
12:00Teka mo muna.
12:00Yeah, yeah.
12:01History ba?
12:02Ikaw saan ba naka-95?
12:04I'm not sure.
12:06Ilang examination?
12:07Um, hindi ko sure kung ano.
12:10So, pero sabi nila is one of the highest naman.
12:15Nag-oath taking si Erwin
12:16kasama ang mahigit isanlibong iba pang bagong mga doktor.
12:20Pero bago ang tagumpay ni Erwin,
12:22dumaan muna siya sa lowest point
12:25sa pagduda sa sarili at pagsuko.
12:28Sa kanyang unang try daw sa licensure exam,
12:31sumabay ang balitang magiging tatay na siya
12:33habang hindi pa siya handa.
12:35During the exam,
12:37medyo ang focus ko wala na sa exam.
12:39Ang focus ko nasa girlfriend ko na
12:41na she was pregnant.
12:44And then, ayun, hindi namin planado.
12:47And then, so yun, I failed.
12:50Sa pangalawang subok,
12:52nag-back out siya
12:53sa kawalan naman ng kumpiyansa sa sarili.
12:56Hindi na ako confident mag-exam
12:58kasi parang sa mindset ko,
13:02as time goes by,
13:03parang nakakalimutan ko na yung mga inaaral ko.
13:04Sa pangatlong subok siya,
13:07naniwalang kaya niya.
13:08Pero,
13:10Nung lumabas na yung results,
13:12wala yung pangalan ko.
13:13So, ayun, umiyak ako.
13:15Hindi ko na alam yung gagawin ko.
13:17Minura ako yung top 1.
13:19Kasi, sure,
13:21baka ito yung pinaka,
13:22baka matahas yung score niya,
13:23kaya parang nawala ako sa curve.
13:25Natanggal ako.
13:27Pero, nung Sabado lang,
13:29na alaman niyang
13:30ang kinaasaran niyang
13:31nameless top 1,
13:33ay siya pala.
13:34Isang school official nila
13:36ang nagbalita sa kanya.
13:38Wala akong words
13:40kung anong sasabihin ko next sa kanya.
13:42What do you mean po?
13:44He told me na,
13:45kaya ito ganyan,
13:46pumasa ka.
13:47There was this top 1
13:48na name with health siya.
13:49And that's you,
13:51sabi niya sa akin.
13:52And I was,
13:53I was shocked,
13:55happy,
13:55confused.
13:56Rollercoaster talaga.
13:57Sa lahat ng panahon,
13:59hindi raw siya iniwan
14:00ng asawa
14:00na isa ring doktor.
14:03He worked hard for it.
14:05We saw it.
14:06We saw all those sleepless nights.
14:09I wake up at night.
14:11Wala pa siya.
14:12Nagbabasa pa.
14:14Babangon siya maaga.
14:16Pupunta sa review center.
14:18He always shows up.
14:20So,
14:21he deserves all
14:22the recognition he gets.
14:24Wala pang paliwanag
14:26ang PRC
14:26kung bakit
14:27kinailangan nilang
14:28i-withhold
14:28ang pangalan ni Irwin.
14:30Pero sabi ng
14:31Philippine Medical Association,
14:33mataas nga kasi
14:34talaga ang score ni Irwin
14:35at hindi naman first time
14:37nag-withhold
14:37ng resulta
14:38ang PRC.
14:40They exercise due diligence
14:41in checking the papers
14:43and verifying
14:45yung mga results.
14:46They went through
14:47with the investigation
14:48and turned out
14:50it was okay.
14:51Ito ang unang balita.
14:53Mark Salazar,
14:54GMA News.
14:56From the
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