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Narito ang mga nangungunang balita ngayong September 3, 2026

- Mga pasahero at motorista, pahirapan ang pagbiyahe ngayong maulan

- 2 linya ng Marcos Highway westbound at u-turn slot malapit sa Balanti Creek, isinara para sa drainage improvement at rehabilitation project ng DPWH | Mabagal na daloy ng trapiko, naranasan sa bahagi ng Marcos Highway

- Defense lawyer at dating DepEd Chief of Staff Michael Poa, iginiit na wala siyang alam tungkol sa DepEd confidential funds | Prosekusyon at depensa, ilang beses nagkasagutan sa impeachment trial kahapon | Pagbansag ng prosekusyon kay Poa bilang "abogadong walang alam," ipinatanggal sa record ng impeachment court | Partisipasyon ni Poa kaugnay sa DepEd confidential funds, nagsimula lang aniya nang makatanggap ng COA Audit Observation Memo ang DepEd | Impeachment court Presiding Officer Escudero, ilang beses umawat sa debate ng prosekusyon at depensa | Testimonya ng 2 colonels na wala silang natanggap na DepEd confidential funds para sa mga aktibidad ng AFP, kinumpirma ni Poa | Paggamit ng DepEd sa certifications ng ilang AFP Officers sa liquidation ng confidential funds, inusisa ng prosekusyon at ilang senator-judge

- Rochelle Pangilinan at Will Ashley, nominated sa 49th Gawad Urian


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01:00Mag-alas sa East na umaga na maranasan na mahina hangga sa ang tamtamang pagulan sa EDSA.
01:05Ang ilang motorcycle riders sumilong sa MRT Kamuning Station para magsot ng kapote.
01:10Bumaga naman ang daloy ng mga sasakyan sa Quezon Avenue hanggang Elliptical Road.
01:14Sa Commonwealth Avenue, maagang traffic build-up sa Westbound Lane mula sa U-turn slot sa Tandang Sora hanggang makarating
01:20sa Techno Hub.
01:21Sa Filcoa, maraming pasahero ang pahirapan ng pagsakay.
01:24Puloan ng ilang modern na tradisyonal na jeep.
01:26May mga ordinary bus din na tayuan ng mga pasahero.
01:29So, lalo mo ngayong pakulan.
01:33May hirap talaga sa mga kairin.
01:35Agawan sa pasayero.
01:37Mga jeep.
01:38Paano, discarding ginagawa nyo?
01:40Eh, sabit na lang kung pwede.
01:42Maraming pasayero, sir.
01:44Kaya, ginagawa ko, sir.
01:45Sabit lang ako, sir.
01:46Sabit.
01:47Para makabot sa trabaho.
01:52Samantala, Igan, bago tayo umairin ngayon,
01:54ay nakaranas ng may kalakasang pagulan dito sa area ng Filcoa.
01:58Kaya naman talaga naipon yung mga pasahero dito.
02:00Maraming pasahero yung naghihintay ng mga sasakyan ngayon na pahirapan
02:04dahil marami rin ng mga pampublikong sasakyan na punuan na ngayong umaga.
02:08Salipin naman po natin yung lagay ng traffic code dito sa Westbound Lane ng Commonwealth Avenue.
02:12Nagsisimula po yung traffic build-up doon sa area ng Tandang Sora
02:16hanggang makarating ka na dito sa Filcoa.
02:18Pero moving naman po yan.
02:19Doon sa Eastbound Lane na patungo naman sa area ng Fairview
02:23ay maluwag yung traffic situation ngayong umaga.
02:26Yaman ay litas mula po rito sa Quezon City.
02:28James Agustin, GMA News.
02:33Pasado alas 7 na ng umaga, rush hour.
02:35Silipin natin ang dalawin ng trafico sa bahagi ng Marcos Highway sa Marikina
02:38kung saan may mga isinarang lanes para sa gagawing proyekto kontra baha.
02:44Live mula sa Marikina, may unang pamita sa Gabriel Gonzalez.
02:48Gabriel.
02:53Igan, sinara na ang dalawang linya ng Marcos Highway Westbound at yung U-turn slot
02:58malapit sa Balanti Creek para po yan sa gagawing drainage improvement
03:02and rehabilitation project ng MMDA
03:04para maipsan ang mga pagbaha sa mga lugar na dinaraanan ng creek.
03:11Pasado alas 3 pa lang na madaling araw kanina,
03:15abala na ang mga tauhan ng MMDA sa paglalagay ng concrete barriers
03:18sa dalawang lanes ng Marcos Highway Westbound malapit sa Balanti Creek.
03:23Ngayon sa MMDA, dito sa sentro ang drainage improvement and rehabilitation project
03:27ng ahensya para maipsan ang pagbaha sa mga lugar na dinaraanan ng Balanti Creek.
03:33Sarado rin ang U-turn slot sa tapat ng isang fast food chain
03:36na karaniwang dinaraanan ng mga sasakyan na papuntang Cubaw.
03:40Kaya naman mahaba ang pila ng mga sasakyan sa kasunod na U-turn slot sa town and country.
03:46Mabagal na rin ang dalawang trapiko malapit sa mga saradong bahagi na Marcos Highway.
03:50Ayon sa MMDA, para mabawasan ang trapiko,
03:54bubuksan pansamantalang Felix Avenue, Marcos Highway,
03:57Hill Fernando Avenue intersection at magbubukas din ang zipper lane.
04:01Para hindi raw maipit sa trapiko,
04:03ang mga motoristang galing sa Rizal na papuntang Cubaw
04:06ay maaaring dumaan sa Sumulong Highway
04:09at kumaliwa sa Hill Fernando Avenue hanggang sa Marcos Highway.
04:12O kaya naman ay dumiretso na sa A. Bonifacio Avenue
04:15at tumungo sa Marcos Highway papuntang Cubaw.
04:22Igaan sa nakikita ninyo ngayon,
04:24itong eastbound lane ng Marcos Highway ay talagang napakabigat na ng trapiko,
04:28particularly yung leftmost lanes na itong eastbound lane na ito.
04:32Ito kasi yung mga pila ng mga sasakyan na papunta doon sa U-turn slot sa may town and country
04:39na magmo-merge naman doon sa traffic na nagkukos o nagiging sanli
04:46na itong saradong dalawang linya ng Marcos Highway westbound.
04:51So sa ngayon, yung mga motorista ay talaga namang naiipit sa trapiko doon sa likod
04:57o doon sa starting point na itong mga saradong lanes na ito ng Marcos Highway westbound.
05:03Sa ngayon, Igaan, magpaangga ngayon,
05:06hindi pa rin binubuksan yung intersection ng Hill Fernando Avenue,
05:11Felix Avenue at ng Marcos Highway.
05:13Wala pa raw abiso sa mga traffic enforcer ng MMTA na tanggalin na yung concrete barriers.
05:19Maging yung sinasabi nilang zipper lane na makakatulong sana sa mga motorista.
05:24Kanina ay pumatak yung ulan pero nananatiling makulimlim yung lagay ng panahon dito sa ating kinatatayuan.
05:32Yan muna ang latest mula rin ito sa Marcos Highway.
05:35Gabriel Gonzalez, GMA News.
05:47Sa impeachment trial kahapon, iginiit ng abogado ni Vice President Sara Duterte
05:52at dating Department of Education Chief of Staff, Michael Poa,
05:55na hindi niya alam kung paano ginasto sa confidential funds ang kagawaran noong 2023.
06:01Nagkaroon lang daw ng partisipasyon si Poa kahugnay sa confidential funds
06:04sa magpadala ang komisyon ng audit ng Audit Observation Memorandum sa DepEd.
06:09May unang balita si Sandra Aguinaldo.
06:15Sa ikadalawampu't isang araw ng impeachment trial,
06:18di Vice President Sara Duterte iniharap ng prosekusyon
06:22ang isa sa mga pinakakatiwalaan ng bisi
06:25at ang ikatlong hostile witness sa paglilitis,
06:28si Attorney Michael Poa.
06:36Dating takapagsalita, Chief of Staff at Undersecretary ng DepEd
06:41noong kalihim nito si Vice President Sara Duterte
06:44at ngayon, abogado ng defense team ng bisi sa impeachment trial.
06:49Isa sa mga unang sinilip ng prosekusyon ang Audit Observation Memorandum
06:55kaugnay sa confidential funds ng DepEd noong first at second quarter noong 2023.
07:01May kabuang halaga ito na P75 million pesos.
07:04Ito pong provision na ito, dapat ho, yung pong binayaran na reward
07:10ng gumamit ho ng pondo ng confidential fund,
07:14binayad ho yung reward na yon sa informer para ho dun sa information na binigay niya.
07:19Tama ho?
07:20That's my interpretation.
07:22Dito sa information na ito,
07:24nagkaroon ho ng success dun sa information gathering and or surveillance activities.
07:30Yung success na yan, dahil yan mismo sa information na kinuha sa informant.
07:36Generally, and I say generally,
07:39I'm not saying na hindi kailangan may correlation yung success
07:44doon sa, isusumiti mo na evidence of success,
07:48hindi kailangan may correlation.
07:50You're not saying that.
07:51I'm not saying that.
07:52What I'm saying is na hindi lahat ng informasyon na binibili,
07:57sa aking pagkakaintindi,
07:58hindi naman lahat ng binibili mong information
08:01ay necessarily magkakaroon ka kaagad ng success.
08:04Sa isang punto,
08:05nagkaroon ng tensyon sa pagkita ng prosecution at depensa.
08:09Ang interpretation mo,
08:11kahit wala pang success,
08:13ang interpretation nyo,
08:14pwede mo nang bayaran ang informant ng reward.
08:18Now that's misleading your honor.
08:20Your honor, it's not misleading.
08:21No, it's misleading your honor
08:22because the question was raised up,
08:24kahit wala pang success,
08:26that was not the answer of the witness,
08:29your honor.
08:30I could ask for a review that you're your honor.
08:31Councils, I cannot understand anymore the points you're raising.
08:35Binalikan ang prosecution ng mga nagdaang pagdinig
08:38ng House Committee on Good Government
08:40and Public Accountability,
08:42kung saan sinabi ni Powa na wala o mano siyang
08:44personal knowledge
08:46ukol sa mga confidential fund ng DepEd.
08:49Kaya binansagan siya ng prosecution na
08:51abogadong walang alam.
08:54He answered for 112.5 million pesos
08:57he knew absolutely nothing about.
09:00Siya ang inatasan ng vice presidenteng sumagot sa COA.
09:03Hindi ang SDO,
09:05hindi ang nag-disburse ng pera,
09:08hindi ang tumanggap ng pera,
09:10ang abogadong walang alam.
09:11Tinutulan nito ng depensa
09:13dahil may ibang pakahulugan daw ito.
09:15To strike off the statement that
09:18abogadong walang alam,
09:19he also has,
09:21under the rules,
09:23Rule 132,
09:25certain rights.
09:26And one of those rights is to be protected
09:28from irrelevant, improper,
09:31and insulting questions.
09:32And not only that,
09:33also to be protected
09:35from harsh or insulting demeanor.
09:39Chair hereby orders that the phrase
09:41abogadong walang alam be stricken off the record.
09:44Chair finds it discourages us to say the least.
09:48Attorney po,
09:48I hope you understand.
09:50There was never any intention on my part
09:52to insult you in any way.
09:54We have to take this in context.
09:56When I said,
09:57abogadong walang alam,
09:58what I meant was,
09:59in Congress,
10:00he repeatedly said,
10:01he knew totally nothing
10:04about the use
10:06and liquidation of the confidential funds.
10:08Context is very important.
10:10But nonetheless,
10:11if I offended you in any way, sir,
10:12I'm very sorry for that.
10:13Jeet ni Powa,
10:15nagsimula lang
10:16ang kanyang partisipasyon
10:17sa confidential funds
10:18nang matanggap niya
10:20ang AOM ng COA.
10:22Sumagot ho kayo dito,
10:24dito sa Audit Observation Memorandum.
10:28Sumagot kayo.
10:30Kayo ho ang nag-file ng reply sa COA.
10:33Tama, sir?
10:34Tama po.
10:34April 17.
10:35Basically,
10:36you became involved
10:37in confidential funds
10:39of the DepEd
10:41only when you received
10:42the AOM
10:43dahil inaaral nyo na
10:44tapos sa iyo
10:45yung sumagot ng reply.
10:46Tama po ba yun?
10:47Tama po.
10:47Base rin sa kanyang testimonya,
10:50sinabi ni Powa
10:50na ang mga nakakaalam lang
10:52sa paggamit ng
10:53P15.5 million pesos
10:55na confidential funds
10:56ay ang
10:57Vice Presidente
10:58at Lloyd Special Disbursing Officer
11:00Edward Fajarda.
11:02Tsaka na lang daw niya
11:03nalaman
11:04na may alam din
11:05sa confidential fund
11:06si Col. Dennis Nolasco
11:08ng Vice Presidential Security
11:10and Protection Group.
11:12Maturne po,
11:13lahat po nang ginawaan nyo
11:14kaugnay sa pagsagot
11:16sa AOM
11:17ay nalalaman
11:18ng Vice Presidente?
11:21Nalaman po niya, yes.
11:22When we got the AOM,
11:24syempre po,
11:24ininform ko po siya
11:25that we got the AOM.
11:27And I informed her
11:28and asked for permission
11:30if I can coordinate
11:31with the SDO.
11:32And she said, okay.
11:33I came back to her
11:34and I briefed her
11:35on all of my answers
11:37to the AOM.
11:39And she just said, okay.
11:40Tila bantay sarado rin
11:41ang depensa
11:42ang bawat punto
11:43ng prosekisyon.
11:44Kaya nagiging madalas
11:45ang debate
11:46ng dalawang abogado.
11:48Ilang beses umawat
11:49si Presiding Officer
11:50Cheese Escudero.
11:51Kahit natutunan mo
11:53during that meeting,
11:54paano gamitin
11:55ang JC 2015-01
11:57hindi mo ginamit
11:58yung kalaman na yan
11:59noong nagsubmit na kayo
12:00noong third quarter.
12:00It was not my responsibility,
12:02Your Honor,
12:02to handle the liquidation report.
12:04Yan, yun lang ang question ko.
12:05Counsel is badgering
12:06the witness already.
12:07That is not badgering.
12:09Counsel,
12:09all of you are lawyers.
12:11Kindly don't speak
12:11at the same time.
12:13Nang maging mainit
12:14na ang pagtatalo,
12:15nagpaalala si Escudero
12:16sa mga counsel
12:17at nanghingi rin
12:19ng pasensya
12:20sa mga Senator Judge.
12:21Counsel,
12:22counsels, please.
12:23We're nearly about
12:24to break for lunch.
12:25Lower it down a notch.
12:27Mahirap na nga po
12:28na may dalawang abogado
12:30ang nagda...
12:32kakaroon ng tagisan
12:33ng talino.
12:34Gawin po nating tatlo.
12:35Kaya pagunawa lang po
12:36at pasensya
12:37ang hinihiling namin,
12:38ang party po ito
12:39ng proseso.
12:40Sinabi ng dalawang opisyal
12:41ng AFP
12:42na wala silang nakuha
12:43na confidential fund
12:45mula sa DepEd
12:46para sa kanilang mga aktibidad
12:48gaya ng
12:48Youth Leadership Summit.
12:50I'm sure you agree
12:51na wala hong binigay
12:52kahit piso
12:53ang Department of Education
12:56sa AFP
12:57para maisagawa
12:59itong mga
13:00Youth Leadership Summit nila.
13:04Yes, sir.
13:05I confirm that.
13:05Sa testimonya
13:06ng dalawang sundalok,
13:08sinabi nila
13:08na nagbigay sila
13:09ng certification
13:10bilang patunay
13:11ng pakikilahok
13:12ng DepEd
13:13sa mga aktibidad
13:14pero ginamit ito
13:16ng DepEd
13:16para sa kanilang
13:17liquidation
13:18para sa confidential fund.
13:21The reason why
13:22you use this
13:24YSL certification
13:25ang words nyo ho,
13:26it was
13:27on the premise
13:28that
13:29whatever activity
13:31was conducted
13:32on the ground
13:32by the military
13:33was targeted
13:34because of information
13:36received from DepEd
13:37due to those rewards
13:38given out
13:39on the premise.
13:40Tama ho, sir?
13:40Yes, sir.
13:41As stated in the documents.
13:42Yan din ang sinilip
13:44dagilang
13:45Senator Judge.
13:46Yung DepEd
13:48certification
13:48for youth summits
13:49ginamit po
13:50to justify
13:52daw
13:53ang OVP
13:54confidential fund
13:54usage.
13:55Sino
13:56o kaninong
13:56idea
13:57itong
13:57cross-agency
13:58justification po?
14:00Sa totoo lang
14:01and I'll be
14:01very honest
14:03with you,
14:04noong humingi
14:05ako ng
14:05certifications,
14:07mas gusto ko
14:07talaga
14:08kung third party
14:09kasi kung
14:10mismong
14:11DepEd
14:11ang mag-certify
14:12para sa akin,
14:14hindi ko alam
14:14kung totoo
14:15o hindi.
14:16So,
14:16I wanted
14:17a third party.
14:18So,
14:18nung nakita ko
14:19yung AFP
14:19certifications
14:20na binigay
14:21sa akin
14:22ni Yusek
14:22Mempin,
14:23I relied
14:24on the
14:24certifications.
14:26But the
14:26Vice President
14:27never asked
14:27me to ask
14:28for the
14:28certifications
14:29or approve
14:30them.
14:30So,
14:30ang tanong ko po,
14:31ano po yung
14:32factual basis
14:32nyo for using
14:33those certifications
14:34to make that
14:35specific
14:36representation
14:36to COA?
14:37Apa.
14:37Yung naging
14:38basihan ko po
14:39doon,
14:39kasi when I
14:40received the
14:41certifications,
14:42obviously,
14:43sir,
14:43I did not
14:45consider them
14:46in isolation.
14:47Binasa ko
14:47lahat
14:47ng natanggap
14:48ko.
14:48Kasi,
14:49syempre,
14:50kahit yung
14:50YLS,
14:51sa totoo lang,
14:51hindi ko
14:52naman alam
14:52yung YLS
14:53program
14:53na yun.
14:54So,
14:54nung binasa ko,
14:55kaya ko po
14:56na sabing,
14:58sige,
14:58isumitin natin
14:59to,
14:59dahil po
15:00dun sa mga
15:01linya that
15:01says that
15:02due to a
15:03synergistic
15:04exchange of
15:05intelligence and
15:06information,
15:06they were able
15:07to target
15:09areas where
15:10it will be
15:11held.
15:11So,
15:12yun po ang
15:13naging basihan ko
15:13bakit nasabi ko
15:15na,
15:16sige,
15:16ito ang
15:16pwedeng ilakip to.
15:18But just to
15:19clarify,
15:19Your Honor,
15:20hindi lang po kasi
15:22AFP ang hiningan.
15:23In fact,
15:24I approach
15:25other USECs.
15:26Ito ang unang balita,
15:28Sandra Aguinaldo,
15:29GMA News.
15:39Nominated ang Ilang Kapuso Star
15:41sa prestigyosong
15:4249th Gawad Uriyan.
15:44Para sa Best Supporting Actress,
15:46nominated si
15:46Sparkle Star
15:47Rochelle Pangilina
15:48para sa pagganap niya
15:49sa pelikulang
15:50Child No. 82,
15:51Anak ni Boy Kana.
15:52Sa kanyang Instagram,
15:53nagpasalamat si Rochelle
15:54sa nomination
15:55na itinuturing niyang
15:57magandang karangalan.
15:59Manalo o matalo man daw,
16:01isa ng treasure
16:01ang nomination.
16:03Isa naman sa
16:04contender for
16:05Best Supporting Actor
16:06si Sparkle Star
16:07Will Ashley
16:07para sa pelikulang
16:08Bar Boys After School.
16:10Sa kanyang story
16:11sa Instagram,
16:12tiriay si Will
16:13sa natanggap
16:14na nomination.
16:15Congratulations!
16:16Magat!
16:18Look at Rochelle
16:19miriam.
16:19Ang
16:20ang
16:21ang
16:21ang
16:22ang
16:22ang
16:22ang
16:23ang
16:23ang
16:23ang
16:24ang
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