00:00I give your statements your honor it was requested that she would be giving her
00:04oath as well your honor your honor if I may respectfully
00:11please have me insert the oath first please raise your right hand do you
00:17swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth in this
00:20inquiry your honor I do the oath has been administered for the resource
00:27pursuance mr. Babo mr. tenido attorney Sanchez and miss Villadere however
00:33attorney Emily Torrentina refuses to take her oath your honors
00:46mr. chairman I'm just wondering why attorney what's the name of that that
00:52person attorney Emily her hand for the oath-taking can we ask her why she
01:03refuses to to take her oath
01:13okay but the don't lie anyone take no no your honor I am NOT refusing to take
01:18the oath prior to being asked to take the oath I was trying to explain your
01:24honor that I am NOT an invited resource person second that I've only been asked
01:30now to explain why there was no receipt for subpoena for the persons who are not
01:37present here that is what I am trying to say your honors respectfully I just
01:42wanted to explain that as part of the legal affairs division of the office I
01:49wanted to explain why we did not receive in accordance with the rules governing
01:56inquiries in aid of legislation where in the rules of court suppletorily applies
02:01rule 14 in relation to rule 21 of the rules of court your honors personal
02:08service must be made to our resource persons who are being issued subpoena
02:15with that your honor they being not present in the office at that time no
02:21person can receive on their behalf and that her hence there will be no proper
02:28service respectfully your honors
02:32well we we know that we know we accept that that guidelines know that you
02:42mentioned a while ago but you all know that this isn't an aid in aid of
02:47legislation and the reason why we are trying to course this invitation to the
02:55office of the president we discussed this lengthy already and the testimony
03:02of attorney Lopez is so important to us and also see behind and I think mr.
03:17chairman with this kind of explanation that being manifested by attorney
03:23Valentino Valentino as much as we accept that the premise of her but
03:32somehow we are all guided with moral decency know that some old son of my mom
03:41what did the pusses in a deep okay that's a people not then that it was in
03:50a subpoena in your mom in your mom mention a while ago but I think some
03:58outside and personally that that is not accepted and I'm just another attorney
04:05have somebody told you not to accept all those invitations no your honor it
04:11was a so it's it's in accordance with the rules your signature on Ernie
04:16abolition we will recognize you later because the people clean up take them
04:22out all in a bullet and you've already said your piece on this one may I ask a
04:30good attorney what is your role in this you are not invited but you are present
04:34and you never take a role why what is your presence mr. chair your honor I am
04:43the chief of legal affairs of the office of the vice president oh I am here to
04:48represent the institution your honor also you are here to represent the
04:52institution you should before talking you should take your oath because that
04:58is on record you're a lawyer you know that you cannot speak unless until you
05:06take your oath that's the rule in terms of these house and these committee you
05:15cannot speak unless you take your own or else I will move to excuse you it is
05:23your honor if I am a mr. chair point of order mr. chair what is your point of
05:34order yeah I take the position of congressman but one oh I really don't
05:40know why she's here has she forwarded any explanation written as to her
05:48attendance she was trying to tell us that she's the representative of the
05:56office of the price vice president and if you are the representative of the
06:00vice president you have this reason to take your oath as well but other than
06:07that mr. chair before we can even proceed to asking her to take her oath
06:15does she has she communicated officially to the committee that she is
06:20indeed representing the office of the vice president is there any letter that
06:25whereby attorney to the penal is given authority to represent the office of the
06:31vice president come check none your honor did you submit your authority if I
06:37may honor the speculation mr. chair can we just call for a five minute suspension
06:43of the vice president of the office of the vice president of the office of the
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