00:00So to me, first of all, I'm not against the law.
00:05What you're saying is wrong, the barbers that I'm against.
00:08No. The contempt of Congress, you were imprisoned by the Congress.
00:15But I don't have a law that I defied.
00:18They already filed a case against Cassie and other people involved in Lockheed South 99.
00:23I'm not involved in any case.
00:26They filed a case against Alice Guo in Banban.
00:31I'm not involved in that.
00:33So I'm not facing any case in the prosecution or in the court.
00:38My case is because I don't want to give documents that have nothing to do with the investigation of POGO.
00:46And there is the decision of Vexol as an authority
00:50that will not force to give documents that have nothing to do with the investigation.
00:55He can't ask for documents that have nothing to do with the investigation.
01:02So if they want to charge me with unexplained wealth, excuse me.
01:06I studied in the Philippines, my family is in America, in London, and in UP.
01:11Maybe that's not unexplained wealth.
01:15Ask my classmates. I live in a gated community.
01:19I'm not bragging about that.
01:20Because as a Christian, what my grandmother taught me
01:24is that possessions have nothing to do with God.
01:28What's important is, seek ye first the kingdom of God.
01:30That's what we believe.
01:32But God has been good to the family.
01:35Because he gave us land in Paranaque.
01:39Before, it was a rice field.
01:42It suddenly became a subdivision and even a commercial.
01:45That's the luck of my family.
01:47But as a lawyer, I can't ignore my rights.
01:53Especially that I taught my students in UP Law
01:57what should be included in a legislative investigation.
02:02I repeat, I'm not bragging because I broke the law.
02:07I'm only bragging in Congress.
02:10I have nothing to do with it.
02:12Because I think, if I was cited in contempt of Congress,
02:16Congress is cited in contempt of the people of the Philippines.
02:22What they're doing is wrong.
02:24They're shouting.
02:25If they don't want to answer, they're in contempt.
02:27They're power-tripping.
02:29Even though they don't have a law,
02:31they continue to destroy the family of Duterte.
02:34In extra-legal killing, drugs, and of course, POGO.
02:38That's not right.
02:39I'm the one who's in charge.
02:41I'm giving importance to the institution.
02:44But what law will they create?
02:46Is there a new law that needs to be created?
02:48The IHL Code, we passed it and it's a law.
02:52So not only murder can be used
02:54when there's widespread and systematic killings.
02:57Crimes against humanity can also be used.
02:59So what law will you create for drug killings?
03:02The same goes for POGO.
03:03The only law that should be created,
03:05is it a total ban or not?
03:07Even though in the SONA of PBBM,
03:11they said POGO is a total ban.
03:13Oh no.
03:14Their name is different, IGL.
03:16And now, there's a spread, there's a flood.
03:19There are 12, like 12 disciples of Christ
03:22who are exempt from the ban.
03:24So if you say it's a ban,
03:26everything should be prohibited.
03:28No exceptions.
03:30Right?
03:31Oh no.
03:33So, the question is,
03:35will I be arrested or not?
03:38Well, I believe that
03:40when the Congress
03:42lost its power,
03:45and became guilty of abuse of power
03:48and grave abuse of discretion
03:50amounting to lack of jurisdiction,
03:52their order is illegal.
03:54I acknowledge that
03:56the Supreme Court needs to make a decision.
03:58That's why I will wait for the Supreme Court's decision.
04:02While I'm waiting,
04:04my freedom is important.
04:06I will not surrender my freedom again
04:09like what happened in the past
04:11where I surrendered it one day
04:13when I was jailed
04:15because the Congress disrespected me.
04:18If you remember,
04:20there was no disrespect there.
04:22There was no abuse.
04:23I was still polite.
04:25Even though they said I should be content again
04:27because I said more painful words
04:29after I was released.
04:32You know,
04:33unlike the law that protects
04:35against public abuse,
04:37the Congress
04:39does not give such protection.
04:41There is no indirect contempt.
04:42Why?
04:43Because they are all politicians.
04:45They can answer
04:47while the West is protected
04:49against abuse
04:51because they cannot answer.
04:53Their answer is only based on their decisions.
04:56So, my friends,
04:58I am not arrogant.
05:00I am an ordinary citizen
05:02who fights for his rights.
05:05I know that Congressmen have power.
05:08I know that they have a lot of power.
05:10But I, as an ordinary citizen,
05:13have protection.
05:14That is called the Bill of Rights
05:17of the Constitution.
05:18And I will defend it.
05:20Because if ordinary citizens do not defend
05:23their rights,
05:24they will continue to be
05:27power trippers.
05:29I will wait for the Supreme Court's decision.
05:32When the Supreme Court says
05:33to release the document,
05:34I will release it.
05:36But for now,
05:37let us wait for the Supreme Court's decision.
05:40And if I am in contempt of Congress,
05:43I will accept it.
05:45Because I,
05:46my fellow Filipinos,
05:48will contempt of the people
05:50the Quad Committee
05:52and this Congress.
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