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Upuan
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Digital channels
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Upuan
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The greatest disruptor of all time is actually Covid-19
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Because of limited mobility,
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people are also not being able to go to physical franches, etc.
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It further accelerated the adoption of consumers of digital channels.
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We are now being able to provide the services needed
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by our citizens, by our consumers.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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Mobility will be key to recovery
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because we have relaxed some of our quarantine methods
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and we have allowed more transportation to come out.
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That's going to prove to be better for demand.
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If we do follow the health protocols,
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the ability of people to move around will likely contribute better to growth.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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COVID-19 has taken a toll on thousands of households...
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...and lost millions of lives by annualè…³
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a couple of months ago.
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so...
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Good morning, I'm Mike Nervalio.
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And I'm Nikki D'Cuzman.
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Join us as we give you the rundown of the news you need to know today.
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In the headlines, a battled Philippine lawmaker, Arnulfo Tevez Jr.
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asked for a two-month leave of absence from the House of Representatives.
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Seven Tau Gama Phi fraternity members indicted over the hazing of the
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Seven Tau Gama Phi fraternity members indicted over the hazing of the
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A slumped in credit suite shares further fuels fears of a global banking crisis.
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A slumped in credit suite shares further fuels fears of a global banking crisis.
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...to stop what it called as hostile flights,
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following an American military drone incident.
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Thanks for joining us. Welcome to the program.
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In battle, Philippine lawmaker Arnulfo Tevez Jr. seeking a two-month leave of absence
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from the House of Representatives. In a letter to Speaker Martin Romualdez,
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Tevez cited security concerns for his request.
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But House Secretary General Reginald Velasco says it's the ethics panel that will decide
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if Tevez's request will be approved.
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The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges met on Wednesday
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in a closed-door meeting to tackle Tevez's expired travel authority.
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It has given the lawmaker five days to explain his side.
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Under the House rules, a member can be suspended or expelled
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for violating its code of conduct.
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... Hindi naman natin litigate ng mga ganitong nangyari na defiance ng order.
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Dapat mag-attend talaga. Not as that saying defiance pero alam naman natin na open naman yun sa media.
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So kung wala talagang dahilan na bakit hindi siya mapauwi, so bakit hanggang ngayon wala?
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Last week, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said he already advised Tevez to come home
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as his travel clearance expired March 9.
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Tevez is linked to the death of Negros Oriental Governor Ruel de Gama.
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Philippine police insists they acted legally in raiding the properties
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of embattled lawmaker Arnoldo Tevez Jr. last week.
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Lawyers of the Negros Oriental representative had earlier accused the raiding teams
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of planting evidence to pin him down on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
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Rafi Santos reports.
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Police shot back at allegations of supposed irregularities
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when it implemented search warrants on the properties owned by Negros Oriental 3rd District
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representative Arnolfo Tevez Jr. and his family last week.
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Police spokesperson Colonel Jean Fajardo says everything was above board
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and in accordance to the standard operating procedures of the PNP.
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Fajardo adds the warrants were issued on information that illegal firearms
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and explosives were inside the properties.
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On the part of the PNP, we stand with the statements of our operating unit
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that they followed the protocol and procedures in implementing the search warrants.
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In fact, particularly in the house of congressman Tevez,
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the person who witnessed it was their own lawyer
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and the barangay officials were present in the barangay where the search warrants were implemented.
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Fajardo also stressed police wore body cameras to document the operation.
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Doon po sa kanyang allegation po na siya po ay naharas.
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Remember po, bago po nag-implement po ng search warrant
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and even bago po nag-apply ng search warrant po ay CIDG
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ay meron po tayong isinampah na kaso relating to doon po sa 2019 murder incidents
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na nangyari po sa Negros Oriental kunsaan may isa po tayo na witness
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na nagsasabing may alam po siya sa naging pagpaplano doon po sa tatlong insidente na iyon noong 2019
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at he was also the one who provided information na si congressman Tevez
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at iba pang mga malalapit sa kanya po ay meron po sa kanilang pag-iingat na mga loose firearms.
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The PNP had earlier filed criminal complaints against congressman Tevez himself
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and six people who were inside the raided properties for illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
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Yung mga alalay niya po sir, kasama sa arrested, nasuhan, but he is implicated in both complaints filed.
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The PNP-CIDG filed additional complaints at the Department of Justice against congressman Tevez and two of his children,
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Kurth Matthew and Axel Tevez, for weapons seized in another raid on their property in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental.
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Rafi Santos, ABS-CBN News.
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Hindi na bumalik.
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A witness in the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Digamo claims she can identify one of the gunmen in the crime.
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She already submitted her sworn affidavit saying she's ready to testify against the late governor's killers.
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Po ako dumapa, nakatingin po talaga ako sa kanila dito yung target sa akin.
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Hindi ko pa po nagawa sabihin kay governor na dumapa ako kay governor.
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Isiligtas ko ni governor kundi ni kanya kanyang dapaan.
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Digamo is set to be buried Thursday.
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Malacanang has declared Thursday a special non-working holiday for Negros Oriental province.
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In other news, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency takes back its claim there's a prevailing practice of rewarding informants with confiscated drugs in successful operations.
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It was PDEA Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo who earlier brought up the matter.
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But in a Senate hearing, he clarified it's not part of PDEA's reward system.
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I acted in good faith when I brought to light the reprehensible act of hipsters seeking confiscated drugs as a reward.
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But I have never imagined that my sincere intention will be misunderstood.
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I was only relaying my personal experience about my encounter with some of the informants.
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I want to make it clear that their proposals were rejected outright.
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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency wants to correct the erroneous impression that there is a PDEA policy involving the handing out of non-monetary incentives like recycled illicit drugs.
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To the best of my knowledge, it has never been a prevailing practice in the PDEA reward system.
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Senators, meanwhile, say the PDEA chief could have done more to really ensure that there's no such practice.
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It's possible na yung sinasabi ng asset kay DG Lazo, may katotohanan.
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We have to accept our fault, our weaknesses. Lang sa gayon, doon naman natin masosolve ang isang problema.
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Maaaring may katotohanan. Imbis na babanggain niyo, we have to investigate.
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This committee is not trying to shoot the messenger.
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In this case, you are the messenger. We are not trying to shoot you down.
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We are very thankful of your information. It opened up a can of worms.
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Now, if the can being opened ay walang laman na worm, okay lang rin. Basta tawang katotohanan ang lalabas dito.
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Ito lang ang ating gusto talaga. But remember, being the messenger, you still have moral obligation na maparating yung message clearly doon sa intended recipient.
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So, with that, again, all I can say is due diligence on your part to follow up that informant.
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The Group Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court slams government's appeal to stop the ICC drug war probe.
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It believes there's no reason for the ICC investigation not to proceed.
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Ang punto dito, yung punto lang namin ay magkaroon ng investigation kung dito sa Pilipinas, yung honest to goodness investigations.
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Lahat ng mga unang, sabihin na natin, unahin na natin yung mga nanlaban cases.
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Every step of the way, kayang ma-overtake-an ng proseso natin dito sa domestic level, yung ginagawa sa ICC.
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Hindi tayo naghahabol dito ng ano ba, dapat ba ICC, dapat ba Pilipinas.
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Ang hinahabol natin dito ay kustisya para doon sa mga biktima.
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Saan natin makukuha yung pinakamagandang kustisya?
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Theoretically speaking and ideally, dapat dito sa Pilipinas.
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On March 13, the Philippines formally appealed an ICC pretrial chamber ruling which allowed the resumption of the deadly drug war probe.
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Meanwhile, human rights groups welcome a court's decision to convict a former cop of murdering two teenagers killed in the drug war.
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But for the Child Rights Network, the pursuit of justice and accountability will not end here.
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The group vows to continue fighting for all the victims of the drug war.
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Bayan Muna, meanwhile, says the conviction will not detract them from asserting that the justice system in the country is inhospitable to human rights prosecution.
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Dismissed cop Jeffrey Sumbu Perez has been sentenced to reclusión perpetua or up to 40 years imprisonment for the 2017 killing of teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo Colote de Guzman.
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To talk more about the Philippine government's ICC appeal and the conviction of a former cop in the murder of Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo Colote de Guzman,
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we have with us this morning Attorney Chrissy Conte, Secretary General of the National Union of People's Lawyers, NCR.
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She also assists families of drug war victims in the proceedings before the ICC.
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Attorney Conte, good morning. Welcome back to the program.
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Good morning, Gilbert. Good morning, Nicky.
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All right. First, your thoughts on the conviction of the cop involved in the killing of Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo Colote de Guzman after five years.
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Well, we are glad that the court, yes, the Navotas Court, which has convicted them of murder and also that the Takaloocan Court has convicted them for torture.
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So we have two convictions on rights violations of these teenagers.
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We actually always feel that any victory of any mother or family is our victory as well.
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You must imagine that some of the families are unable to go to court and whatever success the other families have, they treat it as their own.
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And Attorney Conte, is there a danger of the conviction being overturned as Bayan Muna is warning?
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If you look at the ruling, there's no question about who killed Carl Arnaiz because there is an eyewitness.
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But with respect to Colote de Guzman, there was an issue about the DNA test, that the results of the DNA test of the cadaver did not match those of the Guzman's parents.
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But the Navotas Court still found basis to convict the cop.
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So do you think there's a possibility of reasonable doubt there when this case gets to the appeal stage?
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Yes, Mike. That's a material issue that we will be looking at as the appeal obviously proceeds to the Court of Appeals and then eventually to the Supreme Court.
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So this is only the second known conviction of a murder homicide case of a cop or a policeman in a, so to speak, nalabang killing.
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So we are thinking that while the lower courts might be finding this convincing, it could be a different matter altogether in the Court of Appeals.
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In your statement with Rise Up and NUPL, you said this case shouldn't detract us from asserting that the justice system in the Philippines is inhospitable to human rights prosecution.
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Wouldn't this conviction, though, even if it came after five years, support the Philippine government's position that if the ICC just gives us a time, the Philippines will eventually hold the perpetrators accountable?
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It's not fine that we need, but really a lot of effort. In the two cases that already have convictions, you had public protests, and we can't do that for all of the cases.
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And so far from all the killings, say, if we take from the 6,252 nalabang killings, nalabang dead, how many cases have been filed?
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So it's not fine that you need, but political will, as well as effort, not only of the families, but of everybody else.
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Let me gather your thoughts now on the appeal filed by the Philippine government over the ICC pretrial chamber's ruling to resume the ICC's probe on the drug war in the Philippines.
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Now, the Philippines wants the appeal chamber to reverse the resumption and to stop the probe while the appeal is being heard.
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Is there basis to suspend the proceeding's pending appeal? The Philippine government is saying the prosecution has the burden of proof to say that the deferral request is not genuine.
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Well, they would have basis in the sense that they can ask the appeals chamber to consider the continuation or the evaluation of the investigation efforts in the Philippines.
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However, we would have to oppose that because even if it pursues the same kind of investigation as it has done or as it is doing now, then we won't have the kind of results that the ICC is looking for.
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So in particular, the Philippine government, with this kind of investigation that is pursuing now, with this line, with this effort to prosecute policemen, low-ranking policemen, the ICC, in particular, the Office of the Prosecutor, says that that's not looking at who is most responsible.
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That's just looking at the small fry.
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There was mention in that particular appeal, Attorney Conte, that the Philippine government thinks those most accountable are very well the low-ranking officers or mid-ranking officers in the drug war. What do you make of that statement in the appeal of the Philippine government?
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That was most chilling for us, that assertion that, oh, maybe it would be the most responsible, a low-ranking or a mid-ranking police officer. That's obviously not true with the way that this government, in particular, President Duterte, the previous government even, has branded about all these statistics.
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So many people killed, so many people arrested, and from the very beginning of his administration, President Duterte promised us deaths and killings and blood.
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So it is this president who may very well be pointed out to be the root cause or the root source of all these orders to kill, kill, kill. So it's hypocritical of them now to say that, oh, no, maybe it's a police chief or, say, a station chief who has ordered all these killings. Very hypocritical.
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And one of the arguments in the appeal is on the issue of jurisdiction. The Philippines argues that the ICC can only retain jurisdiction even after withdrawal from the Rome Statute if there had already been an investigation prior to the withdrawal. So here, there was only a preliminary examination on the situation in the Philippines. How would you address that argument?
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The wording in the ICC, in the Rome Statute, is that this is a matter before the court already. Their argument is that this is not a formal matter or a formal proceeding already and that the preliminary examination is precisely preliminary and that this is not a formal proceeding.
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However, of course, we would have to counter that and say that it is within the rules of the ICC that a preliminary examination is the first step. In fact, if you look at it in Philippine terms, this is a preliminary investigation, PI, and it's part of the formal process already. So they are just nitpicking, so to speak, on these matters, I think.
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Now, the Philippine government is also saying that the ICC is frustrating its efforts to engage with the ICC, that these efforts were not credited, and that its offer to maintain cooperation was unreasonably cut off because it applied a higher threshold as to what kind of investigations can be considered as complying with its requirement of investigations on drug war killings.
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What do you make of this assertion? Is that necessarily the case? Is the ICC not giving enough credit to the kind of investigations that the Philippines is doing over the drug war killings?
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You know, I don't think so. The ICC, the Office of the Prosecutor, has looked closely into the investigations in the Philippines. And even if we were to look at 302, that's the number that they are putting in this document, or say, 250 or 52, as they first announced, the investigations in the Philippines are clearly characterized by, one, looking at individual convictions.
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That's the culpability of low-ranking police officers. Second, looking at the individual cases or killings or homicides, or sometimes in the 52 reports, there were just arrests. And then thirdly, these killings are not looking at the overall perspective of the killings.
23:22.4
From what we've gathered in the 52 cases, these appear to be those that have been reported to the PNPES, those that have been reported to the police. And they can very well vet or check these cases. And I'm sure they have already taken out those that might not really be helpful to the case of the government or of the Philippines.
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So in this sense, these cases have been cherry-picked. They are not characteristic or an embodiment of what happened in the entire Philippines. If you note in the 52 cases that have been really presented well, because it's the 52 that have details. The 250 have very few details as far as I know.
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The 52 have, in particular, names of those who were accused or are being investigated, circumstances of the investigation, and most importantly, status of the investigation. In the 52 cases, none of them were committed in Bulacan, which is one of the hot spots of the drug war. Only two, I think, were in Quezon City, and a few were in Navotas. But how about Caloocan, which is also one of the hot spots?
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It's questionable how the government is proceeding with this investigation. And we think that the ICC was just fair in saying that these investigations are clearly insufficient in looking at the entirety of the war on drugs in the Philippines.
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And lastly, Atty. Conte, one of the lawyers who signed the appeal of the Philippine government is a top-notch British lawyer. Her name is Sarah Bafado, who specializes in international criminal law, public international law, and human rights law. We don't have information yet if she's giving her services for free or if she's being paid, but assuming that she was hired by the Philippine government, is the Philippine government justified in spending to hire a lawyer to defend the drug war of the previous administration?
25:24.4
Well, I would say not, because they have a Solicitor General who has appeared for the Philippines since they started cooperating with the ICC. And I don't see a reason to be spending money on an international lawyer just to defend, in particular, I would say, President Duterte.
25:49.4
I think this is suspiciously in line with the recent announcement of former President Arroyo as congressman. I think they made a resolution in the lower house saying that the Philippines should present the best defense possible for President Duterte.
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That is so sad that they're offering the best services, best legal defense to someone who is clearly a human rights violator and refusing this kind of assistance to those who really need it the most. President Duterte has money, I would say, and he has the backing of this government, so why hire somebody else and pay for that kind of service?
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So we have yet to see how much she's being paid for this engagement, but I'm pretty sure that when these things come to light, there will be a lot of people disgruntled.
26:51.4
All right, Andano, thank you so much for your time and your insights this morning. Attorney Maria Cristina Conte of NUPL-NCR.
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Thank you, Mike and Nikki.
27:00.4
Moving on to more news, the Philippine Justice Department indicted seven Taugama Phi fraternity members for the hazing death of university student John Matthew Sedley. The victim's family is now urging other persons of interest to surrender and face the cases against them. More in this report.
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Seven Taugama Phi fraternity members now face the possibility of up to 40 years behind bars after a Justice Department panel of prosecutors found probable cause to charge them with two counts of hazing for the death of Adamson engineering student John Matthew Sedley and the injuries sustained by neophyte Roy Osmond de la Cruz.
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Among those who stand to be charged with hazing are Earl Anthony Romero, Tong Cheng Teng Jr., Jerome Balot, Sandro Victorino, Michael Lambert Ricalde, Mark Pedrosa, and Daniel Perry.
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Based on the prosecutor's findings, Romero pointed to Perry, the master initiator, as the first person to hit Salilig with a paddle six times, leading the victim to lose control of his bowels.
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Salilig was then hit by Teng, the fraternity's Adamson chapter president, followed by frat member Balot.
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Victorino and Ricalde served as contacts while Pedrosa provided the venue in Binan, Laguna.
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Still, the panel considered all of them responsible for the hazing.
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Usually, it's fair because it's all contributory factors.
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The responsibility is equally given by the prosecution but the degree of guilt is determined by the courts.
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Salilig was allegedly hit with a paddle 70 times.
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The medical-legal report said he died of severe blunt force trauma to the lower extremities.
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A separate complaint is pending with the DOJ against 12 others involved in the Salilig and Dela Cruz hazing cases while another complaint was filed by two complainants against 19 members of the fraternity.
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Part of the DOJ panel's recommendation also covered the responsibility of the university.
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The panel of prosecutors also recommend that the Adamson University be called upon to investigate motu proprio and take an active role to ascertain factual events and identify witnesses in order to determine the disciplinary sanctions it may impose as well as provide assistance to police authorities.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Cuspin de Mullo said the investigation proceeded swiftly because witnesses provided information.
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The initiation rights were conducted on February 18.
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Salilig's body was retrieved in Cavite on February 28 after a frat member disclosed the location.
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After just a little over two weeks, cases for violation of the Anti-Hazing Act will be filed before the Binan-Laguna Regional Trial Court.
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The case is non-bailable.
29:39.4
Ang maganda kasi rito, people voluntarily came in to give their testimonies. Kaya tuloy-tuloy, continuous ang dating ng facts, continuous ang dating ng testimonies under oath.
29:51.4
When you have a situation like that, it's very ideal for the prosecutors and it's much easier to come up with the conclusions.
30:00.4
The Salilig family welcomed the development.
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Me and my family are so very happy. As case so far, gumibilis po yung pakunang case po. At least, little by little, we are seeking the justice we are looking for.
30:17.4
They also made an appeal to the other frat members involved.
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Sa mga suspect o yung mga members na hindi pa po sumusuko, magpakita na po kayo sa lalong madaling panahon.
30:34.4
The Bureau of Immigration again warning Filipinos over call center scams abroad that have victimized aspiring overseas workers.
30:41.4
This comes after a Filipino woman was repatriated from Thailand on March 9 after she fell prey to a trafficking scam in Myanmar.
30:49.4
The Bureau says the woman was recruited through Facebook to work in a call center in Thailand.
30:54.4
The victim was told to post as a tourist there, but was reportedly fetched by a private car and traveled 12 hours until reaching Myanmar.
31:02.4
The victim was reportedly forced to work long hours without a day off, while being required to pay for her release.
31:08.4
The woman sought help from the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok, which led to her repatriation.
31:16.4
Sectoral groups calling on the Philippine government to focus on addressing pressing concerns instead of focusing on amending the 1987 Constitution.
31:24.4
They issued that appeal in a protest Wednesday to mark World Consumer Rights Day.
31:29.4
Former lawmaker Atty. Nery Gordminares in the mall reiterated his support for a bill seeking a P750 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector.
32:00.4
Here's a look at other stories that we are tracking today.
32:04.4
A busy day for President Marcos as he will be attending various activities in Camarinas Sur.
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These include the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program and the groundbreaking ceremony of a housing project in Naga City.
32:16.4
Also at 9am, the Bureau of Internal Revenue will be filing billions of pesos worth of tax charges against ghost companies issuing fictitious receipts.
32:26.4
And we are taking a quick break.
32:28.4
Up ahead, two Philippine government agencies issue contradictory statements regarding documents of the sunken tanker that caused the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
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And another bank under threat of collapse, fueling fears of a global banking crisis.
32:44.4
These are more with Amandao Richards. Stay tuned.
32:55.4
Enjoy more features and content on your TV. Good Sky.
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Mobyility will be key to recovery because we have relaxed some of our quarantine methods and we have allowed more transportation to come out.
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That's going to prove to be better for demand.
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If we do follow the health protocols, the ability of people to move around will likely contribute better to growth.
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The greatest disruptor of all time is actually COVID-19.
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Because of limited mobility, people are also not being able to go to physical branches, etc.
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It further accelerated the adoption of consumers of digital channels.
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Welcome back to The Rundown.
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The headlines across the web.
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According to Vanner Story Online, the Philippine Tourism Department recorded over 1.15 million international tourist arrivals from January to March 15 this year.
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Philippine Star Stop Story, a councillor from the Ampatuan municipality in Maguindanao del Sur has been arrested in connection with the bombing of a polling precinct during last year's elections.
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In Manila Bulletin's headline, the Metro Manila Council is targeting the implementation of the single ticketing system by the end of April this year.
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Topping J-Main News' website, Interior Secretary Bener Abolo says the government is eyeing to disband more private armed groups in the country.
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And CNN Philippines' Vanner Story, the Supreme Court allows Nobel Prize-winning journalist and Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa to travel abroad for speaking engagements.
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Contradictory statements given by two Philippine government agencies regarding documents for the operation of the sunken tanker that caused the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
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Maritime authorities also flagged discrepancies in the ship's Certificate of Registration.
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During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the Maritime Industry Authority or Marina revealed that the sunken empty Princess Empress lacks a Certificate of Public Convenience, which should have prevented it from sailing last February 27.
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But right after the hearing, the Philippine Coast Guard released documents that showed the vessel had valid documents.
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In an interview with Teleradio, Marina argued that while the shipowner, RDC Real Marine Services, Inc., has a valid CPC, it failed to secure a temporary permit to operate empty Princess Empress.
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An application for the permit is still pending since the marine vessel was only bought in 2022.
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The Philippine Coast Guard, however, stressed that second mate of empty Princess Empress provided them with six copies of CPC before the vessel set sail on February 27.
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The CPC showed that empty Princess Empress has been officially added to the fleet of the company.
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These documents were also shown to the PCG during its trips to Manila, Cebu, Misamis Oriental, and Iloilo.
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But because of the statement of Marina, the Philippine Coast Guard says it will start an investigation.
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Kami yung naipite kasi parang lumalabas walang CPC, pero in truth merong sinasamit sa amin at yun nga yung pinangahawakan namin.
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Kung ito may later on mapatunayan yung spurious, di dapat pananaguti natin yung nagbigay ng document.
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The Philippine Coast Guard will also check if each boarding team inspected the vessel.
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They will also verify inconsistencies in the Certificate of Registration of the Motor Tanker.
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It was revealed that the empty Princess Empress was already registered in 2020 before it was even built two years later.
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While the authorities are resolving the issue on the CPC, several towns in Oriental Mindoro continue to suffer from the oil spill.
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Earlier, the disaster relief team from Japan Coast Guard showed polar residents how to use an oil snail to effectively remove oil deposits from the shore.
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Merong dalawang oil na pwedeng i-prevent para hindi madumihan yung seashore natin.
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Yung isa yung malapot na parang honey.
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Yung malapot na parang honey kapag lumulutang parating po dito at nilagay po yon, doon mape-prevent po yung ganong oil.
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A remotely operated vehicle or ROV is expected to arrive in the province on Monday.
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The ROV has the capability to reach the sunken ship from the depths of the sea.
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It can also detect if there are holes from empty Princess Empress.
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Moreover, it can seal these holes to prevent its cargo of 800,000 liters of industrial oil from leaking.
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The Pola LGU also recorded at least 164 residents who got sick due to the oil spill.
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According to NDRRMC, at least 31,000 families and 13,000 farmers and fisher folks have been affected by the oil spill in Mimaropa and western Visayas.
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Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News, Oriental, Mindoro.
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The Philippine Transportation Department is planning to give fare discounts to commuters.
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This will be done through a service contracting program.
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Under that program, government will shoulder the amount that will be deducted to the original fares implemented by public utility vehicles.
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The program's budget is pegged at P1.2 billion.
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So, ang P1.2 will come from BPM.
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Another bank under threat of collapse as the U.S. banking crisis reaches Europe.
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Shares of Credit Suisse plunged as much as 30% in Wednesday trade after its largest investor said it could not provide more financial assistance to the bank.
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The news sent banking stocks vomiting and regulators rushing to ease worries.
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Swiss financial regulator FINMA and the nation's central bank issued a joint statement to assure the public credit suisse meets capital and liquidity requirements imposed on lenders.
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But if necessary, the Swiss National Bank is ready to provide it liquidity.
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The institutions also insisted the U.S. banking turmoil does not pose a direct risk of contagion to Swiss financial institutions.
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A look now at the financial markets.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 tumbled as problems at Credit Suisse revived fears of a banking crisis.
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq managed to close slightly higher to buff the trend.
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Concerns on the banking sector also dragged down European shares.
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The pan-European stock 600 index closed 3% lower with all sectors in the red.
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And here in Asia, most markets ended in positive territory due to Wall Street's earlier gains.
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The BSE index notched over 1% to close at the 6400 level.
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And now here are some economic data releases that we are monitoring this Thursday, March 16.
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Hong Kong will report its unemployment figures for the month of February.
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Its unemployment rate edged lower to 3.4% in the first month of the year.
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Meanwhile, the Bank of Indonesia will announce its latest monetary policy decision.
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It kept the key 7-day reverse repurchase rate unchanged at over the 3-year high of 5.75% during its February meeting after delivering the sixth straight hike.
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The interest rate decision of the European Central Bank also in focus.
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Policymakers broadly agreed that policy tightening needed to continue to combat inflation.
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Now the Philippines is slowly making a mark in Jiu-Jitsu.
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And that's thanks to this remarkable woman, Maggie Ochoa, for her dominating performances.
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But aside from her brilliance in the sport, Ochoa is a child rights advocate.
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She's been actively seeking for help of abused children.
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Let's get to know Maggie, one of the remarkable women we honor this month.
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Hi, Maggie. Good morning. Happy Women's Month.
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Hi. Yes, happy Women's Month as well. Thank you for having me.
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So first off, tell us about yourself.
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First, your dominance in Jiu-Jitsu. Were you always into contact sports? How did you get into this sport?
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To be honest, I wasn't really always into contact sports.
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Although I have been into sports since high school, but sports like football, track and field.
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And then it was only after college that I got into mixed martial arts, then into Jiu-Jitsu.
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So in the past, I wasn't the way that I was. Now, I was much girlier as a kid.
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Any inspirations as to why you got into Jiu-Jitsu in particular?
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It was really just a teammate in track and field that told me about mixed martial arts.
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And I love challenges. And it sounded so challenging. And I really wanted to stay fit after college.
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So I tried MMA. And then because I didn't really have much opponents in MMA since I'm small,
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and not many small women did MMA at that time.
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I had to switch to Jiu-Jitsu because there were more women doing Jiu-Jitsu.
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And there were more competitions as well.
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And tell us about your journey so far and all the accolades you've received, medals brought home to our country.
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Well, so far, it's been quite a journey. I think I've been doing Jiu-Jitsu for 10 years already.
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Yeah, 10 years already. I don't, I cannot talk about all the medals.
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It's, I mean, you know, it's not really gonna be the main topic.
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But I think some of the highlights of my career have been the World Championships.
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So I won the World Championships in both the JJIF and the IBJJF a couple of times.
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And then also the Southeast Asian Games two times and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games,
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as well as the Asian Beach Games. In the Asian Games, I got bronze in 2018.
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But hopefully this year, hopefully it won't be bronze this year.
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Let's claim that.
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Yeah, so that's pretty much the highlights of my career.
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You know what they say about the sport, right?
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It's the art of folding clothes while people are wearing them.
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And how does it feel being a woman in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu? How does the sport empower you?
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Well, being a woman in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu, well, some think now, oh, it's a male-dominated sport, right?
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But it's hard. But honestly, I think that it's even an advantage being a woman in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu
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because I have less strength than the guys that I train with.
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So I'm forced to really use technique as much as possible.
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And the more you use technique in the sport, the more you will progress.
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Because if you keep just using your strength, then you won't really absorb the depth of the sport.
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Because you're just gonna keep using strength.
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So as a woman, given that our bodies are different from men, right?
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So I think it's really an advantage for women in this kind of a sport.
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There's a lot of thinking involved as well, no?
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Yes, exactly, exactly.
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Aside from being a champion at Jiu-Jitsu, you're also a child rights advocate.
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Since when did you start pursuing this advocacy?
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Yeah, well, this particular advocacy started in 2015
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just by asking a question of what is all this for, what this whole journey is for.
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And then coming across an article about child sexual violence and researching more about it that year.
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And moving into 2016 where I met certain people that helped direct this growing burden in me.
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And I started by teaching a shelter, the sport of Jiu-Jitsu, together with my teammates in our club.
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So we just shared the sport with survivors of child sexual violence.
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Actually, not all of them were survivors, but all of them were vulnerable children.
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And we saw how the program grew and how it really helped the children deal with their issues,
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face their fears, even face their court hearings, which were really traumatic experiences.
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So that's pretty much how it began and how it progressed.
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And it just became Fight to Protect in 2018 where it grew into a movement already.
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And there became an awareness-raising aspect to it.
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It's a very unique way of promoting the sport.
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Are you seeing progress though in the fight against child abuses at least here in the country?
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Yes, definitely. Since the time that I started getting into the advocacy,
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there has been a lot of progress.
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Like the End Child Rape Campaign cost, well, I'm not sure if that was the sole cost,
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but then the revision of the law on the anti-rape law, it was already revised, right?
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The requests of that campaign were approved.
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Of course, it's not because of my effort, it's because of their effort.
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There are a lot of other advocates who are really working hard with the legislators
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to ensure that children are protected in our laws.
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And a lot of other laws also have been revised to become more updated
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because there are a lot of things like technology that have developed,
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even modes of abuse, right?
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Like right now, one of the most common forms of abuse is online, right?
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And even the methods have changed.
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So the laws had to be updated and had to cover more bases.
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And that has happened as well in the past.
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And I've seen a lot more features, even celebrities talking about these issues.
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So yes, definitely there has been progress.
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More progress and more awareness, right?
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And what's your advice on how we should encourage more women
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to go out of their comfort zones, break stereotypes,
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and do more for the world, or at least for the country?
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Well, my advice for women is don't put yourself in a box.
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As a kid, I never would have imagined myself to become a jujitsu athlete.
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It's so different.
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I was so different before to who I am now.
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And it's always important to keep an open mind.
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And be willing to take risks.
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Because throughout my journey, the risk-taking factor
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was one of the major steps I had to take
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in order for me to move forward to a major chapter.
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So I guess that's pretty much my advice.
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Keep an open mind and be willing to take risks.
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All right.
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Mabuhay ang kababayan.
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Thank you so much for speaking to us this morning.
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Thank you.
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All the things for you.
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You stay safe.
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Thank you as well.
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Thank you.
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Russia calls on the U.S. to stop what it called hostile flights
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after an American drone was downed by a Russian fighter jet.
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Moscow insists it established limits on flights in the Black Sea
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at the start of its campaign in Ukraine,
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a fact that it says Washington ignored.
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I have heard representatives of the Pentagon
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and the Joint Chiefs of Staff say
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that the United States will continue to fly wherever it pleases
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in accordance with international law.
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But if you follow this logic,
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then the space around the United States
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has the same status as the space over the Black Sea.
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And such defiant ignorance of this objective fact suggests
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that the American side is constantly trying to look for
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some kind of provocation
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to escalate its confrontational approaches.
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The U.S., meanwhile, says the drone incident shows
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that Russia is increasingly becoming more aggressive.
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This as it claims there have been similar incidents
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that involved other nations.
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There is a pattern of behavior recently
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where there is a little bit more aggressive actions
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being conducted by the Russians.
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We think we haven't completed our analysis
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as to why that's happening.
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And it wasn't just involving us.
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There were some incidents earlier with the British
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and some other nations as well.
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The U.S. had labeled the drone incident as reckless
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while Russia blamed the crash on the drone's sharp maneuvering.
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In sports, Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo returns home
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after bagging multiple medals
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in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series.
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As Tayan Casalillo-Tel says,
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the pocket-sized Olympian is set to prepare
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for yet another competition.
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Wearing the three gold medals from the 2023 FIG World Cup
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in Doha, Qatar, and Baku, Azerbaijan,
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Filipino gymnastics superstar Carlos Yulo
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was all smiles as he arrived in Manila Tuesday evening.
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Together with his Japanese coach of 10 years,
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Munahiro Kugiyama,
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Yulo was welcomed by Gymnastics Association President
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Cynthia Carion, his parents, and nephews.
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The 23-year-old be-medaled athlete
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looked back at the tremendous work he put in
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in the last three weeks.
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I'm happy. I'm just tired.
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It's tiring.
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Yes, it's tiring.
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It's not just the preparation that's hard.
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I also encountered personal problems.
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I was also stressed.
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But, of course, competition is competition.
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I won't be the one waiting for the competition.
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I need to prepare.
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Yulo credits his support system
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for helping him constantly perform at a high level.
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Yes, it's a boost.
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Especially when the words are for God.
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God is part of our team.
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I'm so proud of you.
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I love you.
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I knew him since he was young, like that.
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Would you say that this is one of the best performances of Koloy?
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Yes, still he can more.
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But in the last of the Piva, Paralelba,
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it's a very impressive performance.
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Yulo's parents were again brimming with joy and pride
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as their son's long list of achievements keeps growing.
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Coming home to the Philippines is also a huge bonus for his parents
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before he flies back to Japan,
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where he has been based since age 16.
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Of course, as a mom, I'm proud of the achievements
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he got in the past World Cup Series.
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I expected it.
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Actually, I'm not nervous
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because I know his capacity.
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And I know he trained.
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So, he's ready to go there to compete.
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Yulo will take a few days to rest and recover in the Philippines.
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But he will also spend some time helping the grassroots training program of GAP
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that aims to develop more Filipino champions in gymnastics.
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I'm excited because I didn't expect
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that gymnastics will have a bigger impact.
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How do you like that position?
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You're the one who looks after all the kids,
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aside from your family, right?
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Other kids also.
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100 in the grassroots.
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Yeah, 100.
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Of course, I'm happy and proud.
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But at the same time, they can also be like me.
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So, I believe in them.
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His skills will be tested soon enough
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in April at the World Cup competition in Egypt.
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Facing against the best in the world
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are expected to further build his confidence and skill
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with the end goal of bringing home gold in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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We will try our best.
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I want him to try his best.
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And then me too.
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Of course, I'm still connected to the Olympics.
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I still can't forget it.
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I still watch and see the Olympics.
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He always wants to win gold,
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especially in the Olympics.
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He'll get it.
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He can do it.
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The floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars
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are pegged as the strongest events of YOLO at the Paris Games.
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Diane Castillejo, ABS-CBN News.
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Congrats, Kaloy.
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And that's the rundown today.
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I'm Mike Navaglio.
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