00:00The former warden of the Bureau of Corrections, Chief Senior Superintendent Gerardo Padilla has joined the House Quad Committee hearing today.
00:11He is still involved in the case of Omanoy, which was passed by three Chinese drug lords in 2016.
00:18Noel Talacay was at the center of the news live.
00:22Angelique, today the House Quad Committee hearing is being held here in the House of Representatives.
00:31This is their fourth hearing.
00:35It started at 10 a.m. and they first discussed the issue of extrajudicial killings.
00:42Extrajudicial killings are related to war on illegal drugs.
00:49In the last administration, the House Quad Committee first discussed the issue of extrajudicial killings.
00:56Chief Senior Superintendent Gerardo Padilla, former warden of Davao Penal Pharma, was the first to join as a resource speaker.
01:06Three Chinese drug lords were killed in 2016.
01:12Angelique also attended the first hearing of the former president.
01:18She is now the second district representative, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
01:23She reminded the members of the committee that
01:27we should not give the same importance to personal knowledge or personal evidence.
01:37Before the session began, Representative Dan Fernandez,
01:44Chairperson of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety,
01:48and Representative Robert Ace Barbers,
01:51Chairperson of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs,
01:54are members of the House Quad Committee.
01:57Here are some of their remarks.
02:01We cannot ignore the events that took place in the last administration.
02:06We continue to feel them in the present time.
02:10Let us promise that everything we do in this committee,
02:16from then until now,
02:18and to investigate the various personalities whose evidence and events have a negative political connotation.
02:49We are committed to fulfilling our duty to the Filipino people
02:53by seeking justice and preserving the integrity of our government institutions.
03:18Thank you, Noel Talacay.
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