00:00I wish to believe that you have seen this during the previous hearings.
00:05Again, hypothetical question again.
00:09If you will release money to a name, Mary Grace Piatos,
00:18will you allow it?
00:22I will allow it, Ma'am. I have the name Piatos.
00:29Do you know Mary Grace Piatos?
00:32Do you know Mary Grace Piatos?
00:34I don't know her, Ma'am.
00:38But you said you will allow it because you have the name Piatos.
00:41Where did you see the name Piatos?
00:45We have it in Davao, Ma'am.
00:47You have the name Piatos.
00:49I will be interested to know, Ms. Acosta, who are the people in Davao who have the name Piatos.
00:58But do you honestly believe that there is a Mary Grace Piatos?
01:02Yes, Ma'am. There is one in Davao.
01:05There is one. Why doesn't she show up?
01:09I am reminded by the pledge of, I believe, the young guns
01:17who contributed money to raise one million
01:21asking Mary Grace Piatos to come out to the open.
01:28Why doesn't she show up?
01:31If indeed, there is a Mary Grace Piatos in Davao.
01:39Because I am just based on what Sir LaChica gave me.
01:45Ms. Acosta, kindly answer the question.
01:50You said earlier that there is a Mary Grace Piatos.
01:57Nonetheless, do you believe that there is a Mary Grace Piatos?
02:04In the first place, you should be in front of this
02:08because you are the special disbursing officer.
02:11But you kept on claiming that you handed the entire amount to Colonel LaChica.
02:17That is why you don't know what happened to the money.
02:22This is the consequence.
02:25You entrusted the disbursement to an unaccountable officer.
02:31How will you answer now to that acknowledgement receipt?
02:36How will you explain that?
02:39You are the accountable officer and you are bound to explain
02:44who is Mary Grace Piatos.
02:47I cannot explain that, ma'am,
02:50because I am not the one who is preparing and executing that acknowledgement, ma'am.
02:58It was Sir LaChica.
03:00This is a hypothetical question again.
03:04Having stated that there is a Mary Grace Piatos in Davao
03:08and considering that the Young Guns pledged 1 million,
03:13will Mary Grace Piatos accept it?
03:17The only condition is that she will introduce herself as Mary Grace Piatos.
03:22Is it right to say that there is no Mary Grace Piatos in Davao
03:27because the truth is that there is no Mary Grace Piatos in Davao?
03:33Is it right or wrong?
03:36That is my answer, ma'am.
03:38Is it right or wrong, Ms. Acosta?
03:40Maybe that is right, ma'am.
03:42Okay.
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