00:00Mr. Chair, if I may, what is the valid reason?
00:18Mr. President, Mr. Chairman, mayroon bang medical certificate to prove and establish
00:43that his ailment is valid because maybe it will only be a valid reason.
00:53For the record and for the information of everybody, Ms. Disgaia, the Honorable Chairperson,
01:04subject, inability to attend the Committee on Accountability of Public Officers.
01:10Relative to the letter invitation dated September 15, issued by your Good Office,
01:16which I received via electronic mail today, September 17, at 5.41 p.m.,
01:21I deeply regret to inform you that I will be unable to attend the Committee on Accountability of Public Officers
01:27and Investigations' fourth public hearing scheduled for September 18, at 9 a.m. or 9 in the morning.
01:35Regrettably, I have an important meeting with my employees on the day of the hearing
01:41to explain the problem that the company is facing now and the effects this has on them.
01:48This meeting was already scheduled before I received the Honorable Committee's invitation this late afternoon,
01:55and some of my employees will be coming from various places. Thus, I can no longer cancel the meeting set for tomorrow.
02:03As such, I am sincerely sorry that I will be unable to attend the Committee hearing.
02:08I fully understand the importance of the Committee's work and the seriousness of the matter at hand.
02:14I hope that my absence shall in no way be construed as a reflection of my respect for the Committee and its mission.
02:22I humbly request the Committee's understanding and patience in this matter. Thank you very much for your consideration.
02:28Very truly, you are signed.
02:30Sara Rowena C. Disgaea
02:34Mr. Chairman, with that letter, Mr. Disgaea is going to ask Mr. Disgaea that his husband has a feeling.
02:41Mr. Chair, to tell the truth,
02:47He says to me,
02:52he says,
02:55He says he says,
03:03When there's a medical condition,
03:05if he has a medical condition,
03:06he is not addicted.
03:08He says he is a Mrs. Disgaea
03:10Mrs. Mo, eh.
03:11Di ba kayo nag-usap?
03:13Sana nag-usap muna kayong dalawa.
03:15Ano bang palusot ang gagawin natin,
03:18sweetheart or darling?
03:20You lied.
03:22You lied.
03:23Paano pa kami maniniwala
03:24sa mga pinagsasabi mo?
03:26Senator Raditz recognized.
03:27Thank you, Mr. Chair.
03:28The letter excuse of Mrs. Diskaya
03:31is totally unacceptable.
03:33Ang sabi niya,
03:34meron siyang meeting,
03:35this hearing is of national interest.
03:38Huwag niyang lulukohin itong hearing na ito.
03:41Huwag niyang bababuhin itong hearing na ito.
03:43Dahil the Filipino people are watching.
03:46We are here to ferret out the truth,
03:49the whole truth,
03:51and nothing but the truth.
03:53Yung sinasabi ni Mrs. Diskaya
03:55na meron siyang meeting,
03:56for me and for,
03:58I think for all of us,
03:59that is totally unacceptable.
04:02Kung meron siya sakit, okay lang.
04:03But provide us with a medical certificate.
04:06Yeah, what is the pleasure of the members
04:08of the committee?
04:09Mr. Chairman, may I?
04:11Well, why will we ask
04:13for a medical certificate
04:15when clearly he is lying
04:18because the wife has already said?
04:20Again, the chair asks,
04:21what is the pleasure of the members?
04:23I contempt, Mr. Chair.
04:26Is that a motion?
04:27I seconded, Mr. Chair.
04:29Kindly raise a motion.
04:31I contempt, Mr. Chair.
04:32I want to move, Mr. Chair.
04:35I want to follow him in contempt.
04:38For lying.
04:39Mr. Chair, quickly.
04:41Just to adhere to due process,
04:50the chair will advise the members
04:53to just issue a shocker's order.
04:56And if not satisfactorily given
05:00or explained,
05:01then we will just cite her in contempt.
05:03Mr. Chair, if I may.
05:05Mr. Chair, if I may.
05:07Maybe we can ask Mr. Diskaya
05:09why he should not be cited in contempt.
05:14Your Honor.
05:14No, but the subject of this motion
05:19is Mrs. Diskaya.
05:21So, and she's not here.
05:23Mr. Chairman.
05:25Who are we citing in contempt of the committee?
05:28The one who is lying, Mr. Chairman.
05:30Ah, Mr. Diskaya.
05:31Yes.
05:32So, please explain.
05:33Ah, Your Honor.
05:35Humihingi po ako ng pasesya po sa inyo.
05:38Ah, wala po akong intention talaga
05:39magsinungaling.
05:40Pero yung Mrs. ko po kasi talaga
05:41ay madalas po siya.
05:42May sakit po talaga siyang diabetes
05:44at saka meron po talaga siyang
05:45ah, hypertension.
05:48At katunayan nga po,
05:48marami po siyang mga maintenance po
05:51na gamot na ginagamit.
05:53Opo.
05:53Mr. Chairman.
05:54Mr. Chairman.
05:55Mr. Chairman.
06:00Yes, Ah, Senator Anteberos.
06:02Lalo akong nalilito
06:03sa show cause
06:04ni Mr. Diskaya
06:06kung bakit hindi niyo po siya dapat
06:07i-cite in contempt for lying.
06:10Iba po ang heart condition
06:11sa diabetes.
06:13Iba rin po yun sa hypertension.
06:15At lalong iba sa
06:17mag-aabsent sa hearing natin
06:19dahil lamang may meeting siya.
06:21So, lalo siya pong
06:22nalulunod sa baha
06:24anong mga malibang
06:25sagot ko niya, Mr. Chairman.
06:27Mr. Chairman, may we go back
06:28to the original motion
06:29na Mr. Chairman.
06:30Yeah, Mr. Chairman,
06:31ito lang sa akin eh.
06:32Ano, simple lang.
06:33Very inconsistent
06:34yung mga pinagsasabihin
06:35itong si Mr. Diskaya.
06:37And then pangalawa,
06:38mag-asawa sila,
06:39imposible hindi niya alam,
06:40hindi siya nag-uusap
06:41tungkol doon sa health conditions
06:43ng kanilang,
06:44silang dalawang magkasama.
06:47Eh, very clear for me
06:49na tulang nga sinabi
06:50ni Senator Irwin,
06:52pinagluloko tayo nito,
06:53ginagawa tayong
06:54parang
06:55mga bata rito.
06:57There's a motion
06:58to citing contempt
06:59of the committee,
07:01Mr. Diskaya.
07:02Any objection?
07:04Mr. Chair?
07:05Yes, Senator Mercoleta.
07:06Na-override na po ba
07:08yung proposal niyo na
07:09siyokos muna?
07:12No, he has already
07:14explained.
07:17Because he's the subject
07:18of the contempt
07:19citation,
07:20or the motion
07:21at least, no?
07:22So we can rule on that.
07:23To be consistent,
07:24Mr. Chair,
07:25I-cite na rin natin
07:27na for contempt
07:28si Yusek Cabral
07:29at saka si Secretary
07:30Rimulya,
07:31wala rin sila rin.
07:32They're not here,
07:33so they will be issued
07:34siyokos orders.
07:35But in the case of
07:36Mr. Diskaya,
07:37he's already here,
07:38he's already explained,
07:39and it's up to the members
07:40of the committee
07:41to decide
07:42whether or not
07:44satisfactory
07:44yung kanyang explanation.
07:46But yes,
07:47we will issue
07:47siyokos orders
07:49to the persons
07:50mentioned by
07:51the Honorable Mercoleta.
07:52Pero mga maya,
07:53Mr. Chair,
07:54meron akong mga katanungan sa kanya
07:55na makukontem talaga to.
07:56Kahit ano mga ngayari
07:57before the end of this.
07:57Hindi na,
07:58meron ng pending motion.
07:59He will be cited.
07:59We'll rule on that.
08:01Sinisiguro kung makukontem
08:03ito mga maya,
08:03Mr. Chair.
08:05Well,
08:05thank you.
08:05Kung hindi tayong makukontem
08:06dito sa pagsinungaling niya
08:07dahil doon sa kanya misis,
08:09dito may akong mga dokumento
08:10na makukontem to ang taon to
08:14mga katanung.
08:15Yes,
08:15okay.
08:16I think your pending motion
08:17is not to cite him in contempt.
08:19It doesn't necessarily mean
08:20that we will be
08:21deciding on what to do
08:23with him after that.
08:24It's just merely
08:25citing in contempt
08:26for lying.
08:26So we'll take it
08:28at this point
08:29and perhaps
08:29discuss
08:31and discuss
08:32later
08:33on
08:33what the decision
08:35of the committee is.
08:36But in the meantime,
08:37I'm giving up
08:38my three minutes
08:39to Senator
08:40President.
08:40Point of inquiry,
08:41Senator,
08:42Senator,
08:42President.
08:43Point of inquiry,
08:43Mr. Chair.
08:44I would like
08:44to clarify
08:45with Senator
08:46Mercoleta
08:47if he raised
08:49an objection
08:49because I didn't
08:50quite get it.
08:52No,
08:52I'm not raising
08:53any objection.
08:55Point of inquiry.
08:56So let's rule
08:57first on the motion,
08:58pending motion
08:59before anybody
09:00else talks.
09:02So there's
09:04no objection?
09:06So Mr. Deskaya,
09:07you are cited
09:07in contempt
09:08of this committee.
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