00:00I've attended the press conference last time, but I think a few of you were not able to attend that.
00:07So, yung last time po, we promised that whenever there is a significant development in the case,
00:13we shall request that we shall coordinate with you to keep you updated.
00:17And so, we can also help each other.
00:20Bring back Mike and Brian because they are responsible members of our society,
00:24citizens of the Philippines, very helpful.
00:26Sayang naman po o hindi natin sila matulugan makabalik ng kanilang batsang sinilangan
00:32when they in fact have so much special hearing in Cebu.
00:37Now, please allow me to direct your attention po doon sa website ng USDOJ.
00:45Kasi dito po talaga yung pinagsimulan ng maraming bagay.
00:50It says there, three indicted and internet domain seized in 44 million nationwide book publishing scam
01:02targeting elderly authors.
01:04Ito po yung website ng USDOJ.
01:07So, yung key terms doon, yung 44 million dollars and the elderly authors.
01:14Yung elderly authors, na-explain ko na po yung last time that no, there's no such thing as targeting elderly authors.
01:21It just so happens na yung target market in the publishing industry, most of the time,
01:26are also elderly because sila po yung may mga stories, may mga experiences.
01:31And most of the time, they are the target market na mayroon na silang experience
01:35that are worthy to share and emulating and they have those romantic stories that are worthy to publish
01:41or stories from bravery, katapahan, and incredible stories.
01:45But, if you are someone na young, but then you still have that stories and you have a romantic story,
01:53then you can still be published.
01:55And we have, we show, we shared to you last time, yung mga young authors na na-publish them
02:01through the help of Innocentics.
02:03So, again po, there's really no such thing as targeting elderly authors.
02:08There's no company policy to target them.
02:09But, in fact, basta, if you have a very inspiring story, then you can, Innocentics can help publish you.
02:17Now, yung, for today po, yung gusto ko namin sanang matulungan nyo po kami,
02:23is to clarify that other term, yung $44 million.
02:27We intentionally did not touch on the topic last time.
02:31Why?
02:31Because we wanted, we wanted to wait and give chance to the prosecution
02:35to show, to give evidence, or to give a basis.
02:39Ano ba yung $44 million?
02:41So, yung first press conference po natin,
02:44na, happened almost a month ago, before the whole debate.
02:48But, unfortunately, wala pa rin pong nabibigay na basis, yung $44 million,
02:53even after a month.
02:54And, instead, na-move po yung trial dates deadlines.
02:59So, last time, I think po, may nag-mention that the next trial date hearing date was on May.
03:04It was moved to August, so mas na-delay.
03:06I mean, and then, a couple minutes of delay is the fact that there's no basis yet for the $44 million.
03:13And we've been waiting for that.
03:15At saka, important mo, kasi ito yung $44 million, ito yung na-publish na USDOJ.
03:20And this $44 million was also published in various news outlets.
03:25Pag nakita nyo yung various news outlets, ito yung nakakagat talagang ng attention ng public.
03:29Ah, $44 million scam niyan, big-time scam.
03:34We requested us the basis for the $44 million, there's no basis.
03:38We conducted our own investigation,
03:41and it turns out that the transaction value involved is just a little over $2 million.
03:47So, $2 million na po.
03:49Doon sa $2 million,
03:50$1.6 million competed,
03:53what they call fulfilled.
03:55Kung baga yung service,
03:56natapos.
03:57If we have a contract to do this book,
03:59to do this editing,
04:02$1.6 million done,
04:04no dispute,
04:06natapos.
04:07With us,
04:27thank you.
04:32moving forward.
04:33You
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