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Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong August 26, 2026

- Presyo ng ilang gulay sa Marikina Public Market, tumaas dahil sa epekto ng mga nagdaang bagyo at habagat

- 53 hospital beds ng St. Luke's Medical Center Global City, inilaan para sa Zero Balance Billing Program ng PhilHealth | Ilang pribadong ospital, may kasunduan sa PhilHealth para sa Zero Balance Billing

- Mga lubak sa MacArthur Highway, inaayos; mabigat ang trapiko ngayong umaga

- Hiniling na confidential funds ng OVP noong August 2022, nagkaroon lang ng physical at financial plan noong Sept. 2022 | OVP Asst. Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, kinumpirmang sinamahan niya si Gina Acosta sa pag-encash ng confidential funds sa bangko | OVP Asst. Chief of Staff Ortonio, kinumpirmang ginastos ang P125M confidential funds sa loob ng 11 araw | Pagbili ng gamot, pagkain, mesa, at computer gamit ang confidential funds, inusisa ng Prosekusyon | OVP Asst. Chief of Staff Ortonio, hindi raw alam kung nasaan ang mga gamit na binili gamit ang confidential funds | Ortonio, nagbigay raw ng P150,000 na personal na pera kasunod ng hiling mula kay Gina Acosta; hindi pa na-reimburse | Pabago-bagong paliwanag ng OVP sa COA kaugnay sa pinaggamitan ng confidential funds, pinuna ng Prosekusyon | Paggamit ng Prosekusyon ng mga salitang "scam," "mastermind," at "arkitekto," pinalagan ng VP Duterte Defense team


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00:06Mula Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao,
00:09laging una ka sa mga issue at informasyon
00:11sa mas pinalakas na unang balita.
00:37Mula Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao,
01:00saan, good morning,
01:01nagtaasan nga ang presyo ng ilang gulay dito sa Marikina Public Market.
01:05May iba pa nga na doble ang itinaas
01:08ayon sa mga nagtitinda dahil daw yan
01:11sa tumal ng biyahe ng mga gulay,
01:13dulot na mga nagdaang bagyo at habaga.
01:19Pasado alas 4 ng madaling araw kanina,
01:21nadatnan naming namamalengke dito sa Marikina Public Market
01:24si Tatay Ernesto.
01:26Ang kanya raw budget, 150 pesos.
01:29Pambili raw sana niya ito ng mga sangkap ng tsapsoy
01:32pero hindi sapat.
01:34Kaya humahanap siya ng alternatibong ulam.
01:37Ayon sa mga nagtitinda,
01:385 pesos hanggang 100 pesos o higit pa
01:41ang itinaas sa presyo ng ilang gulay
01:44nitong mga nagdaang araw.
01:46Nahirapan daw kasing ibiyahe
01:47ang mga gulay mula sa ilang probinsya
01:49gaya na lang sa Baguio
01:51na nakaranas ng malakas na ulan
01:53noong nakaraang linggo.
01:55Ang talong, doble ang itinaas ng presyo.
01:58Iminibenta na ito ngayon sa 250 pesos kada kilo
02:02mula sa dating 140 pesos hanggang 160 pesos.
02:06Ang ampalaya at bell pepper, 250 pesos din.
02:11Ang carrots at patatas,
02:13nagmahal ng hanggang 50 pesos na mabibili
02:16sa 200 pesos kada kilo.
02:18Tumaas din ang sibuyas at bawag
02:20na nasa 200 pesos ngayon
02:22mula sa dating 160 pesos hanggang 180 pesos noon.
02:28Ang repolyo na 150 pesos kada kilo
02:31tumaas ng 50 pesos.
02:34Habang ang Petsay, Baguio na 120 pesos
02:38abot sa 30 pesos ang idinagdag sa presyo.
02:42Ang mga dahong gulay nga
02:43ng Talbos, ng Kamote at Kangkong
02:46na dating 10 pesos lang
02:48eh hanggang 15 pesos noon no?
02:51Nasa 20 pesos na ngayon.
02:53Wala namang gaanong pagbabago
02:55sa presyo ng Kamatis na 100 pesos kada kilo.
02:58Gayun din sa Kalabasa na 80 pesos
03:01at Sayote na 60 pesos.
03:04Narito ang pahayag ng ilang mamimili at tindera.
03:09Maggagatahan na lang ako ng baboy
03:12kasi napakamahal ng gulay eh.
03:15Ang pinakamurang gulay ngayon eh upo eh.
03:19Ay pag yung bibili ka ng ganyan,
03:20pasawag mahal pa rin.
03:22Mga talong po, ganun, sibuyas, repolyo,
03:25Petsay Baguio, yan po.
03:26Mga dahon-dahon po.
03:28Kasi po dahil nga sa bagu,
03:29mabilis malusaw.
03:31Tsaka po hirap sa biyahe
03:33yung mga nagbabagsak sa amin.
03:41Susan, ayon pa sa nakausap natin
03:43ilang nagtitinda,
03:44may mga panahon na nasisiraan na lang daw sila
03:47ng gulay.
03:48Kaya para kumita pa rin sila kahit papano
03:52na napipilitan sila na magbaba ng presyo
03:55para yun nga ng mga panindaraw nila
03:57eh maging pera.
03:58At yan ang unang balita.
04:00Mula po rito sa Marikinas City.
04:02EJ Gomez, GMA News.
04:07May binubuo ng kasunduan ng gobyerno
04:09sa iba pang primadong ospital sa Metro Manila
04:11para palawigin ang Zero Balance Billing Program.
04:14Kahapon, nadandagan ang ospital
04:16na pwedeng puntahan ng mga PhilHealth member
04:18na kwalifikado sa libring servisyo medikal.
04:20Narito nga aki unang balita.
04:26Itinuloy na po natin
04:27ang Zero Balance Billing.
04:30Ang servisyo sa basic accommodation
04:33sa ating mga DOH na ospital
04:35wala nang babayaran ang pasyente.
04:39Sa kanyang State of the Nation Address o Sona
04:42noong 2025,
04:43inanunsyo ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos
04:45ang Zero Balance Billing
04:46sa 87 DOH hospitals sa bansa.
04:49Sagot ng PhilHealth ang pagpapakonfine
04:51at pagpapagamot ng pasyente sa ward.
04:54Yun nga lang,
04:55hindi naman sapat ang mga pasilidad
04:57para ipatupad ang layunin
04:58ng universal health care
04:59na bigyan ng akses
05:01ang lahat ng Pilipino
05:02sa dekalidad at abot kayang servisyo medikal
05:04na walang dapat ipakamba
05:06sa gastusin.
05:07Dahil dito,
05:09nakikipagkasundo ang pamahalaan
05:10sa mga pribadong ospital
05:12para mapalawak ang libring servisyo medikal.
05:15Lumagda ang PhilHealth at St. Luke's Medical Center Global City
05:18ng kasunduan
05:19para sa no-balance billing.
05:22Malinaw ang ating hangari.
05:24Hindi dapat maging hadlang
05:26ang kakulangan sa pera
05:27para makakuha
05:29ng kinakailangan atensyong medikal.
05:32Sa ilalim ng kasunduan,
05:33maglalaan ang St. Luke's
05:34ng 53 beds
05:35para sa mga PhilHealth member
05:37na kwalipikado
05:38sa servisyo medikal.
05:39Nitulungan po tayo ng St. Luke's
05:41na makapagserve
05:43ng mas maraming patient
05:44na hindi po sila
05:45kailangan magdagdag bayad.
05:46Halimbawa,
05:47bago pa itong permahang ito,
05:49umabot na raw sa 55 ina
05:51ang nanganak ng libre
05:52sa kanilang ospital
05:53sa ilalim ng no-balance billing system
05:55ng PhilHealth
05:55pero hindi lang sa panganak,
05:57kundi lahat ng benefit package
05:59ng PhilHealth
06:00ibibigay din dito sa St. Luke's.
06:02Dahil limitado lang
06:03ang mga nakalaang hospital beds,
06:05sasalain muna
06:06kung sino mabibigyan prioridad dito.
06:08Gusto ko natin ma-focus
06:10yung efforts natin
06:12saka finances natin
06:13dun sa talagang nangangailangan
06:15yung poorest of the poor.
06:16Eventually siguro
06:17gagawa ng paraan
06:18ng PhilHealth
06:19na lahat tayo
06:20na PhilHealth member
06:21libre na lang.
06:22Nauna rito
06:23ay nagkaroon na rin
06:23ang kasunduan ng PhilHealth
06:25sa Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
06:27May pag-uusap na rin daw
06:28para sa kahaling tulad
06:29na kasunduan
06:30sa The Medical City
06:31at Asian Hospital.
06:32Hindi natin madideliver
06:34itong universal healthcare
06:36kung walang partisipasyon
06:37ang private sector.
06:39Paparamihin pa natin yan
06:40para lahat na talaga
06:42ng ating mga facilities,
06:43healthcare facilities
06:44ay kasama na
06:45sa mga programa natin
06:46para kahit na hindi,
06:49kahit na hindi lang
06:51yung mga may kaya
06:52ang makakapunta
06:53sa ating mga private hospital.
06:55Ito ang unang balita.
06:57Ivan Merina, GMA News.
07:07Sa impeachment trial ngayong araw,
07:09nakatakdang i-cross-examine
07:10ng defense team
07:11ni Vice President Sara Duterte,
07:13si OVP Assistant Chief of Staff
07:15Lemuel Ortonio
07:16na isa ring hostile witness.
07:18Ibig sabihin,
07:19hindi tugma
07:20ang interes ni Ortonio
07:21bilang opisyal ng OVP
07:23sa posisyon ng prosecution
07:24sa kaso.
07:25Isa sa mga kinumpirma
07:26ni Ortonio kahapon
07:27ay ginastos nga
07:28sa loob ng labing isang araw
07:31ang P125 million pesos
07:32na confidential funds
07:34na para dapat
07:35sa buong fourth quarter
07:36ng 2022.
07:38May unang balita
07:39si Joseph Morong.
07:43Ito ang nabanggit mong
07:45letter request
07:46for confidential funds
07:47in 2022.
07:48Tama ba,
07:49Mr. Ortonio?
07:51Yes.
07:53Correct.
07:54Sa huling pahina
07:55nitong sulat na ito,
07:57there appears
07:58a signature
07:58above the printed name
08:00Sara Z.
08:01Duterte.
08:02You will confirm
08:03that this is the signature
08:04of the Vice President.
08:07Yes, I can confirm.
08:09Kanyang binuksan
08:10ang prosekusyon
08:11ng pagsalang
08:11ni OVP Assistant
08:12Chief of Staff
08:13Assistant Secretary
08:14Lemuel Ortonio
08:15bilang testigo
08:16sa impeachment trial
08:17ni Vice President
08:18Sara Duterte.
08:20Unang sinilip
08:20ng prosekusyon
08:21ang letter request
08:22ng August 2022
08:24para sa 250 million
08:25pesos
08:26na confidential funds
08:27na pirmado
08:28ng vice.
08:29Ipinunto rin
08:30ang prosekusyon
08:30kung paano
08:31walang anumang dokumentong
08:32sumusuporta
08:33sa kanilang request.
08:35For the OVP's request
08:37for confidential funds
08:38in this letter
08:40walang computation
08:41na binigay.
08:42Tama ba?
08:43That's correct.
08:43No computation.
08:44So no projection
08:45provided in the same letter
08:46and also there was
08:48no physical
08:49and financial plan
08:50attached to the letter.
08:52In fact,
08:52there was no attachment
08:54supporting
08:54the OVP's request
08:56for confidential funds.
08:59Correct?
09:00There were no attachments, ma'am.
09:02Meron daw mga paliwanag
09:04sa isinimitang letter request
09:05sa kung bakit
09:06nang hihingi
09:07ang Vice President
09:08ng confidential funds.
09:10Pero wala pa rin
09:11anumang programa,
09:12proyekto,
09:12aktibidad na may kaugnayan
09:14sa National Security
09:15at Peace and Order
09:16na nakasal sa sulat.
09:18In the context
09:19of the plans
09:19and programs
09:20of the office,
09:21there has already been
09:22plans already
09:23at the beginning
09:24of the term
09:25of the Vice President
09:26in July of 2022.
09:29At kahit August 2022,
09:31nag-request
09:31ang visa
09:32ng confidential funds.
09:33September 2022
09:34pa naaprubahan
09:35ng visa
09:36at naisumite sa DBM
09:38ang Physical
09:39and Financial Plan.
09:40Diyan sa box
09:41na may nakasulat
09:42na-approved by
09:43may pirma ulit
09:45above the printed name
09:47Sarah Duterte.
09:49Yan ay pirma
09:51ng Vice President.
09:52Siya mismo
09:52ang pumirma niyan.
09:53Tama ba?
09:54Yes, that's her signature man.
09:56Pero napunan
09:57ang mga Sen. Jal,
09:58siya tila na iba
09:59ang pirma
10:00ng visa
10:00sa dokumento.
10:01The court noticed
10:02that the signature
10:03of the Vice President
10:05in this document
10:05appears to be different
10:07from the signature
10:07in the August 22 document.
10:10So the Vice President
10:11has at least
10:13two signatures so far.
10:14Can you confirm
10:15that both are signatures?
10:16Yes, I can confirm,
10:17Sir, Your Honor,
10:18that both are the signatures
10:20of the Vice President.
10:21You can confirm likewise
10:22that they appear
10:23to be different though?
10:24Yes, that's correct, Your Honor.
10:25Ipinunto ng prosedusyon
10:27na base sa sinamating
10:28Physical and Financial Plan
10:30kabilang sa mga programang
10:31pupondohan
10:32ang Good Governance Program
10:34ng OVP
10:35na pinupondohan na
10:36ng General Appropriations Act
10:38ng 2022.
10:39Sa katunayan,
10:40sa 2022 gaa
10:42may line item
10:44na 621.6 million
10:46na mismo para
10:48sa Good Governance
10:49Engagement
10:50and Social Service Projects.
10:53Tama ba?
10:54Ipinakita din
10:55sa pagdinig
10:56ang apat na
10:56disbursement vouchers
10:57at mga cheque
10:58para sa apat na beses
11:00na pag-withdraw
11:00ng confidential funds.
11:02Kinumpirman ni Ortonio
11:04na kasama siya
11:04ni dating OVP
11:05Special Disbursing Officer
11:07Gina Acosta
11:08ng i-encash
11:09ang mga cheque
11:09sa bangko.
11:10Ikaw lang ang kasama
11:12ni Ms. Gina Acosta
11:14ng i-encash
11:16mismo ito
11:17sa land bank
11:18Shaw Boulevard Branch.
11:20Tama ba?
11:20Yes, when she requested
11:21me to accompany her.
11:23Kinumpirma rin
11:24ortonio
11:25ng 125 million
11:26peso
11:27na OVP
11:27confidential funds
11:28ay nagamit
11:29sa loob lamang
11:30ng labing isang araw.
11:31Mr. Ortonio
11:32yung PAP po ninyo
11:34at yung request nyo
11:35sa confidential funds
11:36sa huling quarter
11:36ng 2022
11:37ang plano nyo sana
11:39para sa buong
11:41huling quarter
11:42ng 2022?
11:43Based on the PFP's
11:45your honor
11:45it's as indicated here
11:47it's for October
11:48to December.
11:49The SARO
11:50was released
11:50December 30
11:51and then the withdrawal
11:53was made
11:53December 20
11:55December 20
11:56tapos in-implement nyo
11:58hanggang December 31
11:59Ba't ba kailangan
12:00madaliin yan?
12:01Hindi ba ang budget
12:02good for two years?
12:04Because your honor
12:05the request
12:06was made
12:07for the
12:07specific year
12:08which is
12:092022
12:10Isa rin sa mga
12:11tinanong
12:12kay Ortonio
12:12ay kung bakit
12:13ginamit
12:13ng confidential fund
12:14para bumili
12:15ng gamot
12:16at pagkain
12:17lalo na
12:17ipondong
12:18OVP
12:18para sa gano'ng
12:19programa
12:20Hindi mo na tinanong
12:21si Ms. Acosta
12:23at ang security officer
12:24na iyong nabanggit
12:26kung nasaan
12:27ang supposed
12:29official receipts
12:30bilang patunay
12:31na ito nga
12:32ay nabili
12:33The explanation
12:34that was provided
12:35to me ma'am
12:36was that
12:36binigay po
12:37ang pera
12:39directly doon
12:40sa mga informants
12:41and agents
12:41and the informants
12:43and agents
12:44na po yung bumili
12:45ng mga
12:48medical
12:48and food
12:49supplies
12:49So
12:51it's the
12:52acknowledgement
12:53receipt
12:53which is
12:54the proof
12:54of the
12:55release
12:56of the
12:57funds
12:58to the
13:00informants
13:00or the
13:01agent
13:01Nasaan naman daw
13:03kaya ang mga
13:03non-consumables
13:04gaya ng
13:05computer at
13:06lamesa
13:06na binili
13:07gamit
13:07ang confidential
13:08fund
13:08Ang ariang
13:09binili
13:10ng pondo
13:11ng bayan
13:12o pera
13:12ng bayan
13:13ay pag-aari
13:14ng gobyerno
13:15tama ba
13:15Yes
13:16I would
13:17say so
13:18Hanggang ngayon
13:20ikaw personally
13:21Mr. Ortonio
13:22hindi mo rin
13:22maituturo
13:23kung nasaan
13:24na itong mga
13:24mesa
13:25upuan
13:25supplies
13:27computers
13:29nagkakahalagang
13:303.5 million
13:32hindi mo naman
13:33ituro kung
13:33nasaan sila
13:34Considering that
13:35these are
13:36procurements
13:38for
13:39confidential
13:39activities
13:40no ma'am
13:41I would
13:42have no
13:43personal knowledge
13:44on where
13:44these items
13:45are
13:45Inilahad din
13:47ni Ortonio
13:47na nagbigay
13:48siya ng
13:48150,000 pesos
13:50mula sa
13:51kanyang
13:51personal na
13:52pera
13:52kasunod
13:53ng request
13:53mula kay
13:54Acosta
13:54na base
13:55naman sa
13:55request
13:56ni
13:56Colonel
13:57Raymond
13:57La Chica
13:58at hanggang
13:58ngayong
13:59araw
13:59di pa
13:59rin
14:00daw
14:00siya
14:00na
14:00re-reimbursed
14:01Nilapit po
14:02ito sa akin
14:02ni
14:03Ms.
14:04Gina Acosta
14:04our
14:05SVO
14:06and then
14:07she
14:07mentioned
14:07that
14:08there
14:08was
14:08a request
14:08from
14:09Colonel
14:09La Chica
14:10for
14:10I provided
14:11her
14:12with
14:12the
14:12request
14:13And
14:13were you
14:14able
14:14to
14:14recover
14:15the
14:15150,000
14:16Mr.
14:16Ortonio
14:17Unfortunately
14:17ma'am
14:18I was
14:19not
14:19reimbursed
14:20anymore
14:20Bago pa
14:21man
14:22magtapos
14:22ang
14:22paglinig
14:23pinunan
14:23ang
14:23prosecution
14:24ng
14:24tila
14:25pabago-bagong
14:25paliwanag
14:26ng
14:26OVP
14:27sa
14:27commission
14:27ng
14:27audit
14:28kung
14:28naisip
14:29ang
14:29nagkagasto
14:29sa nila
14:30There
14:30were
14:30different
14:32justifications
14:33You
14:34will
14:34also
14:34agree
14:35with
14:35me
14:35na
14:36kapag
14:36paiba-iba
14:37ang
14:38rason
14:38maaring
14:43nagsisinungaling
14:43lang
14:44or talaga
14:45namang
14:45ito
14:46ay isa
14:47lamang
14:47scam
14:48Move
14:48to
14:48strike
14:49the
14:49scam
14:50and
14:50nagsisinungaling
14:51So
14:52strike
14:52off
14:52the
14:53record
14:53Sa isa
14:54pang
14:54punto
14:54muling
14:55na
14:55strike
14:55off
14:56the
14:56record
14:56ang
14:56ilang
14:57salitang
14:57ginamit
14:57ng
14:58prosekusyon
14:58Mr.
14:59Tonyo
15:00kanina
15:01sinabi
15:01mo
15:01na
15:02si
15:02Vice
15:03President
15:03mismo
15:04ang
15:05humingi
15:05ng
15:06confidential
15:07fund
15:07Siya
15:08rin
15:08ang
15:08nag
15:08decide
15:09kung
15:09anong
15:09amount
15:10ang
15:11inerequest
15:12At
15:12pinirmahan
15:13niya
15:13rin
15:13ang
15:14approval
15:14para
15:15sa
15:16pagrelease
15:16ng
15:16pondo
15:17Pinirmahan
15:18niya
15:18rin
15:18ang mga
15:19liquidation
15:20reports
15:20at
15:20certification
15:22supporting
15:22the
15:23liquidation
15:23reports
15:23Tama ba?
15:24Yes
15:25In short
15:26you will agree
15:27with me
15:27this whole
15:29confidential
15:30funds
15:30matter
15:31ang
15:32arkitekto
15:32at
15:33mastermind
15:33nito
15:33ay si
15:34Vice
15:34President
15:35Sarah
15:40Nagreklamang
15:41depensa
15:41sa mga
15:42panalitan
15:42ginagamit
15:43ng
15:43prosecution
15:44Remind
15:45the
15:45prosecution
15:46not to
15:47use
15:47inappropriate
15:48words
15:49like
15:49scam
15:50mastermind
15:51nagsisinungaling
15:52We are
15:53not
15:53supposed
15:53to
15:54make
15:54insinuations
15:55accusations
15:55or conclusions
15:56Your
15:57Honor
16:24Ito ang unang balita
16:26Joseph Morong
16:26GMA News
16:33Yes

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