00:56.2
Kinayaan niyo ba kayo sa admin na ganyan na lang kabrutal na ilalala?
01:00.0
Locked yung mga tao sa loob?
01:02.8
Ito, nakikita namin yan. May picture dito.
01:05.6
Sir, pinanong kung sino magbabayad ng hospital, bigyan niya ng tumayo si Sir Larry.
01:16.1
I came to the Philippines in January of 2020.
01:20.8
I had been to the Philippines several times in the previous years
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and I was familiar with this condo called Kiner Hills.
01:28.3
I need a place to store.
01:30.0
I'm living in this condo somewhere else but I want a room to store my stuff from America.
01:35.5
When it came to the lease for the storage unit, there was a contract.
01:40.0
And I paid that until I got the second unit which I lived in.
01:46.0
We just did a handshake at that point because the honesty was established already.
01:52.0
There was no paperwork whatsoever. It was a handshake.
01:55.0
There was no receipts for any of my payments other than his ledger.
01:59.9
Showing the date and the amount.
02:03.4
May 23rd, he banged. He did not.
02:05.4
He banged on my door. I opened the door.
02:07.9
I've had enough of you. I want you out at the end of the month.
02:11.9
I said, today's May 23rd. That's eight days away.
02:14.9
Makakasama natin ngayong live si Larry Rubin. How are you?
02:17.9
I'm good, thank you.
02:18.4
Everything's okay?
02:20.9
Mula sa Florida, USA, naapiling mag-retire dito sa Pilipinas.
02:24.9
Tatlong tao na siyang umuupa sa isang condo, Upper Tell, sa Lapulapo City, Cebu.
02:29.9
Ang apartment, or Upper Tell, pagmamayari daw ng isang Chinese National, yung unit niya.
02:34.9
Wala siyang kahit anong kontrata or undertaking sa pagrarenta.
02:38.9
Ang kanyang mga transaksyong nag-uumpisa lamang sa pamamagitan ng isang handshake.
02:43.4
Nakaraang taong, bigla daw siyang pinalayas ng kanyang landlord.
02:46.9
Ang mas masahol, kinulong daw siya sa loob ng kanyang apartment at pinatayin ang kuryente.
02:54.9
Habang nasa loob ng kanyang unit si Larry, biglang dumating si Mr. Yong Ka,
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kasamang apat na admin staff ng Upper Tell.
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May mga kahoy daw itong, at screw guns, at kahoy.
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Yung kanyang, ayan, nilagyan po ng ganyan para hindi makalabas ang pintuan ng unit habang siya ay nasa loob.
03:13.9
Nakulong daw siya sa loob si Larry ng tatlong oras at inabutan lamang daw siya ng walang malay.
03:19.9
I understand you passed out. What happened?
03:21.9
I remember waking up on the floor and I was really dumbfounded.
03:25.9
It took me a full minute to realize where I was.
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There were people in the room.
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There were policemen. There were people from a hospital. There was a stretcher.
03:34.9
And the police, they didn't do anything.
03:37.9
Alright. Okay. Let me translate that.
03:39.9
Nawalan po siya ng malay sa loob ng kanyang unit.
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Nagkaroon ng commotion kaya medyo may problema siya sa kanyang blood pressure.
03:45.9
Nawalan siya ng malay. Hindi naman daw siya na-stroke.
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So, nagdatingan daw yung mga medical workers, tinawag, and admin staff.
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Nataranta po sila dahil nangyari na nakulong siya sa loob.
03:55.4
So, why did you pass out? Is it because somebody else locked you up?
03:58.4
Inside your unit?
03:59.4
I was in the room and I heard a commotion outside.
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I opened up the door and the landlord was there with a screw gun.
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There were four people from the admin department.
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I said, what's going on? And Mr. Young said, I'm sealing these rooms.
04:13.4
You've got a minute to get out.
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So, I said, okay, okay. I just got to grab a couple of things.
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And before I can get back to the door, I heard the screw gun and the door was sealed.
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So, you can't get out.
04:23.4
I could not get out. Within minutes, five maybe, the electricity was turned off.
04:27.9
So, mayroon daw nung commotion nung araw na iyon, abate the trust ng NIO.
04:30.4
At pagkatapos, ayun, sabi niya, ano bang nangyayari?
04:33.4
And then, sinabi raw nung Mr. Young, may araw ng unit, lumabas ka na.
04:36.9
At pagkatapos, sabi niya, sandali, kukunin ko lang gamit ko.
04:38.9
At pagkatapos noon, susubukan niyo lalabas. Hindi siya nakalabas kasi nakalock up na siya.
04:44.4
So, you were inside your unit when you passed out?
04:47.9
Were they aware that you were inside and you passed out? How did they know that you passed out?
04:52.9
I'm sure they didn't.
04:53.9
How many hours did you, you know, you were locked inside?
04:56.9
As best I could tell, it could have been four hours.
04:59.9
So, mga apat na oras daw po siya nakulong sa loob ng kanyang unit at the same time,
05:03.9
kaya nawalan siya ng malay, kaya nag-alala na rin yung mga kolokoy.
05:06.9
I believe that my staff called the city of Lapu-Lapu City, the City Hall,
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and they believe that the mayor is also aware of the situation.
05:17.4
What's gonna happen here is that the mayor is in the meeting in Lapu-Lapu City,
05:21.4
and they know that we're contacting them.
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And somebody else from the City Hall,
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which is the Business Permit and Licensing Office, an official,
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to check on the unit where you stayed.
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And then check your stuff.
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Ang sinabi ko rito, nagpapadala ang lokal na pamahalaan para silipin yung kanyang unit
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matapos kaming tumawag doon sa sinasabing stay ng kanyang condominium
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para silipin yung kanyang dalawang unit kung yung mga laman doon.
05:47.9
Kaya nagpapadala. Iyan po yung kanyang unit na nila.
05:50.9
Kasaluhuyo, nandoon pa rin ang mga gamit nitong si Larry, okay?
05:54.9
Do you still have your stuff?
05:56.9
Appliances and all the other stuff that you have?
05:58.9
You still have it there?
05:59.9
Well, I had heard that weeks later,
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I had heard that they moved the stuff from room 113 into 115.
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They were not authorized to do that.
06:09.9
The landlord should take full responsibility for anything broken, missing.
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Kung kanyang gamit, nilipat daw na hindi niya alam.
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So ngayon, medyo dito siya nagreklamo kasi wala daw pahintulot.
06:21.9
They decided to move your stuff.
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The stuff that you have inside your unit,
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are these appliances or important stuff or what do you have in there?
06:27.9
This is my personal property.
06:29.9
Some things I've had since 1957.
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Are these antique?
06:35.9
Well, they could be if they're old enough.
06:37.9
But I had a number of computers.
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I've saved all my computers.
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They have programs in them that only work on those computers of that generation.
06:44.9
I had a lot of stuff.
06:48.9
You were in the U.S., right?
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What particular month?
06:52.9
June 3rd through...
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Were there any negotiation or many arrangement that you'll have to leave your stuff in your unit?
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I had let the landlord know that I was going to America to see my doctors where my health insurance covered me.
07:09.9
Did you pay for the rentals?
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I was paid through May 31st and actually the conversation was,
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would you be kind enough to let me not pay the rent for June and July because when I come back in August,
07:21.9
I could pay all three months.
07:22.9
So you're saying that...
07:23.9
As soon as you come back from the U.S., you'll be paying the rent.
07:28.9
My social security would have given me the income to do that.
07:31.9
So did they allow you to do that?
07:33.9
He banged on the door and said, get out by the end of the month.
07:36.9
So how did you leave the premises?
07:39.9
Were you ejected?
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Were you kicked out of the building?
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Or did somebody else tell me about it?
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His words were, get out by the end of the month.
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How did you leave the building?
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Were you forced out, bodily carried?
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Or did you walk voluntarily outside the complex?
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Slept in my room 113 on June 1st.
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And on June 2nd, I was taking some things.
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And that's when all of the wood was put on the walls to seal me in.
08:06.9
Ang nangyari po kasi, tinaalam natin, kung nga ba'y alam ng management na aalis siya,
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kasi pakiusap niya daw, ay yung July, June-July, babalik siya at babayaran niya.
08:17.9
Salin niya ng telepono si Janine, property manager.
08:21.9
Ano po sa iyo mo?
08:22.9
Ano sa mga hita mo din sa tenant ninyo, si Larry?
08:26.9
Actually sir, hindi naman namin tinan si Sir Larry.
08:30.9
Tinan siya ng isang unit owner dito sa Aguinald.
08:34.9
Okay, yung unit owner. Okay.
08:36.9
Janine, nangyari ito sa loob ng building ninyo, sa loob ng complex ninyo, okay?
08:40.9
Yung unit na inupahan niya ay pag-aari ng isang Chinese national.
08:44.9
Hinayaan niyo ba kayo sa admin na ganyan na lang kabrutal na ilalak yung mga tao sa loob na naglagay?
08:50.9
Ito, pinakita namin sa ito, pinakita sa amin, nilagyan ng kahoy na hindi siya makalabas.
08:56.9
Ito, nakikita namin ngayon, may picture dito, may kahoy dito na parang de-reveal ito.
09:01.9
Baka wala kang picture nito. Kung nanonood ka ngayon sa TV, makikita mo.
09:04.9
Ang alam ko namin ni Sir, wala na yan siya sa loob. Parang nilalak ng may-ari.
09:10.9
Janine, wala ka roon sa panahong noon, nag-pass out siya, hinimetay siya sa loob ng unit, nagpadala ng mga medical personnel. Sabi mo wala ka.
09:17.9
Oo, pero wala ka.
09:19.9
Kung sinong magbabayad ng hospital, bigyan naman niyang tumayo si Sir Larry.
09:24.9
So, tumayo bigla nung sinabing siya yung magbabayad ng bill, sa hospital bill. So parang, ewan.
09:32.9
Janine, saan mo nakuhin informasyon na yan? Sa manager mo? Ikaw ba yung tao mo, staff? May CCTV ba kayo dyan sa complex ninyo?
09:43.9
Sa hallway nila sir, wala. Pero may mga pulis naman during that time.
09:49.9
Ang kinausap ko si ano ngayon, yung may-ari, si Sir Yung. Ang sabi ni Sir Yung, if he had a legal ground, sa korte na lang daw sila mag-usap.
09:58.9
Well, wala naman problema. Kaya lang dito, eh nangyari ito sa loob ng complex ninyo. Hindi naman pag-aaring buong complex. Ang pag-aari lamang din si Yung ay dalawang unit niya.
10:06.9
Hindi niya pag-aaring buong complex. Ang pag-aaring yung dalawang unit lang inuupahan itong si nagrareklamo si Larry. Pero parang hinahayaan ninyo yung panlalabis, pambabastos.
10:17.9
Kasi una sa lahat, nag-iimbestiga kami, bakit walang kontrata itong si Larry at doon sa unit owner na iyon? Bakit walang mga official receipt?
10:27.9
Siyempre, bago siya tumanggap ng isang renter, meron siyang papakita na anything, a contract that binds between the first party, si Larry, and the second party, yung owner.
10:37.9
Wala pa siyang pinakita sa inyo? May tumitira dyan sa unit nitong Chinese National Mayabang? Hindi ba dapat, with courtesy and respect,
10:47.9
Dapat pinaalam na meron siyang renter, right? Tama?
10:49.9
Yes, sir. Sa simula, mayroon daw silang kontrata.
10:52.9
Nasaan yung contract? Okay, sandali lang, ano? Larry, they're saying that from the beginning, because you stayed there for last three years, you had a contract? Did you have any contract at all? Or was it all handshake only?
11:03.9
Well, the first room, 115, was a contract, a lease contract, and I paid six months up front and I continued to pay. When the second apartment became available, we were familiar enough, the landlord and I,
11:16.9
There wasn't any contract at all?
11:19.9
There was no written contract.
11:20.9
So you only have a contract for the lease for six months on that unit?
11:25.9
No, it was a one year, but I had paid six months in advance and then continued monthly.
11:29.9
Alright, so you paid six months in advance and then you occupied the unit for one year. And then the second unit, you didn't have any contract at all?
11:36.9
No contract, but it was added on and then we had two units at that point.
11:39.9
That's fine. Were you given an official receipt for the payment of the contract that you...
11:43.9
No, I received pictures of a ledger.
11:45.9
You received pictures of a ledger and that was by receipt.
11:48.9
Okay, so this is just a picture of a ledger. Receive, receive, receive. So what I just want to understand is that this should also be understood by Lapu-Lapu City that this Chinese National is earning, that you're not declaring an income, that it doesn't have a contract.
12:00.9
So for me, I find it strange, Janine, that your owner there is renting a Chinese National here in the US and yet he's not paying rent to the municipality or to the City Hall that he should be declaring it, this colloquy of his.
12:14.9
It should be in their hands.
12:16.9
It should be in their hands.
12:18.9
Well, so that you can understand them that you have a security guard who is a drug dealer.
12:23.9
I have a slick guy who happens to be a unit owner who's allowing you to rent without any document, no contract and no receipts of the money that you paid for the rent.
12:34.9
That's supposed to be declared also with the local government for tax purposes. You understand what I'm saying?
12:39.9
Very bad what he did.
12:40.9
On the phone line, Leticia Agosto, BPLO chief of Lapu-Lapu City.
12:42.9
Very bad what he did.
12:43.9
On the phone line, Leticia Agosto, BPLO chief of Lapu-Lapu City.
12:45.9
Ma'am, what is the right thing to do for those renting in that complex?
12:49.9
You should rent, sir. They will really get a business permit here in Lapu-Lapu.
12:55.9
That's it. You know what she's saying?
12:58.9
Okay, what she's saying here is the business permit. If anybody who's leasing their unit in that complex, they should declare that and apply for a business permit.
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The owner, the landlord.
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And he didn't do it.
13:12.9
Mistake number one. So, ano pang nakikita niyong kasalanan dito ng unit owner nandiyon sa sinasabing complex na yan?
13:18.9
Hindi niya dineklara. Tinatago niya, pinagkakaitan niya ng kita ang siyudad ng Lapu-Lapu.
13:24.9
Ma'am, hindi ba ma'am?
13:25.9
Yes, sir. Tama. Tama, sir.
13:27.9
So now, para makaiskap po siya na magbayad ng tax, what I'm saying here, this guy is so slick and he doesn't want to declare that he is earning from the unit and he's declared that for tax purposes, he's now cheating the local government.
13:40.9
He's now cheating.
13:42.9
You cheat the local government for the taxes. Now, you're stealing from the government's cover. You hear what I'm saying?
13:47.9
Okay. Ang sinasabi ko sa kanya, ma, pinapaliwanag ko, eh pag ang isang taong nandaraya tulad nitong siyong at ayaw magbayad ng buwis nandaraya, eh pagnanakaw na rin iyon dahil pinagkaitan mo ng kita ang siyudad.
13:59.9
So, ma'am, anong nakikita niyo rito? Baka pwede niyo pong silipin yung unit para naman medyo itong nagrareklamo kung hindi pa namin po malaman, three years kumikita itong nagmamay-ari ng unit.
14:10.9
Ano pong inyong hakbang?
14:11.9
Pwede po ba masilip ang unit nitong si Larry?
14:14.9
Yes, sir. Pwede kong papuntahan namin sa GIT namin, sa Joint Inspection Team namin composed of City Treasurer's Office, City Planning, City Engineering, and City Health.
14:24.9
Alright. You know what they're gonna do? The Division Chief of Business Permit and Licensing Office will send their inspection team, okay, to have an ocular inspection of what your unit is.
14:35.9
Ang gusto niya malaman, ma'am, eh yung kanya mga gamit kasi parang inilipat lang, walang pahintulot.
14:41.9
Pagkatapos, eh, what do you really want out of this stuff of yours? You want it sent to you or what do you want?
14:47.9
The landlord interrupted my movers while they were packing and I had given them $3,000 USD. I want that $3,000.
14:55.9
Okay. Nagbayad daw siya ng kanyang mover that time, pinatigil daw nung siya ay nagpaghahakot. Nagbayad daw siya ng $3,000 USD, paghahakot ng mga gamit, in-stop. Kaya that time, nagmamadali rin siya pupunta ng Amerika pero sinabi niya raw sa landlord na babalik siya by August.
15:10.9
So umalis siya ng June-July kaya nakausapan niya. Iniwan niya muna mga gamit niya. Eh ngayon, ma'am, bumalik na po siya rito at parang...
15:19.9
Ano pong magagawa natin, ma'am, dito para sa kay Larry? Itatranslate ko na lang.
15:24.9
Pwede namin papuntahan siya next week sa JIT namin at saka hinga namin ng permit kasi yan naman ang kailangan.
15:35.9
So wala pang permit. Ipa-assess namin. Bigyan sila ng assessment kung kailan sila nag-start ng operasyon.
15:39.9
Okay. So ano pong magpapangako niya po aliban doon pagpapadala ng investigator? What can we do to help this guy?
15:47.9
Pwede kami mag-assess namin sila yung magkano'ng babayaran nila at saka i-assess namin yung assessment kung pwede dyan sa hotel mismo if ever wala siya ng owners. So sila na mag-forward ng assessment para sa taong yan.
16:01.9
Alright. Sige, ma'am. You know what she's saying?
16:05.9
And they will do the investigation. Send a team there. As a matter of fact, they will assess...
16:11.9
The City Hall, they are now going to be investigating the unit owner as well as the complex where they're saying that you should be there so that you'll have to be eyeball to eyeball with the unit owner or whatever, you know, agreement that you have based on the settlement. You should be paid for.
16:26.9
Nag-aalala siya, ma'am. Baka pinarentahan daw ang kanyang unit pero nandun yung mga gamit niya kaya ang gusto niya raw ata ay may balik lang sa kanyang pera niya. Baka matulungan na lang po natin, ma'am.
16:34.9
Saan pa, sir? Next week pa namin magagawa yan kasi Friday ngayon.
16:37.9
Next week, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
16:39.9
The landlord, they're going to call the landlord. They're going to summon him to report.
16:42.9
Is he in this country?
16:43.9
I don't think so. I don't know whoever's their representative. Now, what they're going to do is to investigate the landlord. They want him to pay the taxes, go back from the time that you rented the place. And the city's entitled to whatever taxes because they earned something from you.
17:00.9
And they will be assisting you also in your problem. So maybe you can talk to the City Hall.
17:04.9
We're going to look forward to action.
17:06.9
Oh, definitely. We have to go. You have to go.
17:12.9
Will you people accompany me with your cameras?
17:13.9
Depends. I may need a vacation. But, yeah, I think I need a vacation.
17:16.9
They have some nice rooms there.
17:17.9
No, no, no. Not in the room. I have to go to Plantation Bay.
17:21.9
Okay? Thank you so much. Okay?
17:23.9
Thank you very much.
17:24.9
We're having fun.
17:25.9
This was very well done.
17:27.9
Higit sa sumbungan, e-beastigahan. At ang mga reklamo, bibigyan ng solusyon na taksyon. Ito po nag-iisang pambansang sumbungan. Tulong, servisyo, may tatak, tatak, bitag. Ako po si Ben Tulfo. Hashtag Ipabitag.
