00:00Due to the lack of evidence, the Sandigan Bayan Special 5th Division
00:07investigated the cases filed by the Ombudsman
00:10against the former Vice President Jejomar Binay,
00:13the son of the former Makati Mayor Junjun,
00:15and other accused.
00:17This is related to the unlawful design and construction
00:21of the Makati Science High School.
00:23Tina Pangliban Perez was with us.
00:27The former Vice President Jejomar Binay,
00:30the son of the former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay,
00:33and other accused,
00:35was released from prison
00:37on seven counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
00:41and three counts of falsification of public documents.
00:44In the 86th page of the decision of the Sandigan Bayan Special 5th Division,
00:49the cases were investigated
00:51due to the lack of evidence.
00:53The cases filed by the Ombudsman in 2018
00:56are related to the unlawful design and construction
01:00of the 10-story Makati Science High School
01:03worth more than P1 billion.
01:06The design contract was awarded to Infinity Architectural Works
01:11while the construction contract was awarded to Hillmarks Construction Corporation.
01:17According to the Sandigan Bayan Special 5th Division,
01:21According to the Sandigan Bayan Special 5th Division,
01:38The former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV,
01:42based on the testimony of the resource persons
01:45in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,
01:47investigated the unlawful transactions of the Makati City LGU.
01:53According to the former Makati City Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado,
01:57the former Vice President Binay was accepting kickbacks
02:01from projects in Makati,
02:03but admitted that he had no participation
02:06in delivering money to the Binay.
02:09The court did not give heavy testimonies
02:12because they did not have personal knowledge
02:15and called their testimony as speculation.
02:19It violates the right of the accused
02:22to cross-examine the witnesses.
02:25For GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez,
02:29Nakatuto 24 Hours.
