00:00The Senate heard the news of a sexual harassment incident on a TV network.
00:06The complaints were not easy to hear.
00:10This is what Daniel Manalastag reported.
00:14The controversy reached the Senate.
00:16It went viral on social media.
00:18This is the news of a sexual harassment incident on a GMA artist.
00:23Instead of the victim, it was his father, a former child actor,
00:27Nino Mulac, who was involved in the hearing.
00:29He cried and told a story.
00:59I respect him so much.
01:03I can't accept what he did to my son.
01:07I don't know him.
01:12I only met him when the incident happened.
01:15But I have a bad feeling about Jojo Noles.
01:19I just want him to see my son, how he did this to me.
01:34Nino turned his back on those who are turning their back on the situation.
01:38He said his son went to counseling.
01:40I don't have a bad feeling about anyone who has a bad intention.
01:43That's why I'm turning my back on the story.
01:49I don't have a bad feeling about anyone, father or parents.
01:56No one is complaining about the hearing.
01:58It's something that the senators didn't like.
02:01I just read the letter coming from Mr. Richard Cruz and Mr. Jojo Noles.
02:13I believe that the statements that have been stated here in this letter are unacceptable.
02:24I just would like to give a piece of advice to these two gentlemen.
02:29If you are invited to the Senate, don't preempt our questions.
02:35They move that we subpoena them at the testificandum on the next hearing.
02:44In the letter sent by the two complainants, they denied the accusations.
02:48According to the GMA Network, they admitted the incident and clarified that these are not regular employees,
02:55but so-called independent contractors.
02:58So what we did was we immediately issued a preventive suspension order to the two being accused by Mr. Sandro Mulac.
03:08Now we are waiting for their reply because of course we follow the procedures of due process which is under the Constitution.
03:16So we are waiting for that but rest assured that we will conduct a fair and thorough investigation.
03:24It's in their contract that they are bound by the policies of GMA.
03:30According to Dole, even though the complainants are not regular employees, they still need to answer based on the policies of GMA.
03:38In our department, our mandate is to ensure that every establishment performs a Committee on Decorum and Investigation
03:48and all of them must have an anti-sexual harassment policy.
03:53Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
