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Right at the start of the hearing, Sen. Rodante Marcoleta questioned the "objectivity" of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairperson Sen. Ping Lacson's statement in an interview, where Lacson said that former Bulacan 1st District Engineer Brice Hernandez could be a state witness over the Discayas. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00Mr. Chair, I wish I can make a few clarificatory questions before we start, but these are prejudicial questions, Mr. Chair.
00:07Later. Let's hear first from the principal witness this morning.
00:12No, but these are prejudicial questions, Mr. Chair.
00:14Okay, go ahead, go ahead.
00:16Foremost to my mind, Mr. Chair, is the integrity, the impartiality, and the objectivity of the proceedings of this committee.
00:24Mr. Chair, you were interviewed on Billionaryo Channel by Ms. Pinky Webb.
00:31Basayan ko po, sabi niya, Senator Pink, para sa inyo, sino ba ang sabihin natin worth it or dapat na ikonsidera na state witness, na ipasok man lang dito sa Witness Protection Program?
00:44And you responded, at this point between Diskaya and Bryce Hernandez, Bryce Hernandez,
00:54Mr. Chair, question is, does the chairman has the prerogative or the right to make judgment?
01:05No, that's my perspective, no?
01:08That's my personal opinion outside of the hearing or outside of this hall.
01:12So don't question my opinion.
01:15I am not questioning your opinion, Mr. Chair, but you are the chairman of this committee.
01:19Anyway, let's proceed with the...
01:21You are not interested in the prejudice question that I am going to raise, Mr. Chair?
01:26Go ahead, you raise your prejudice question, Mr. Chair.
01:28Kaya nga, sinasabi ko sa inyo, eh.
01:30An investigator, we are investigating...
01:32Away kaga tayo, read.
01:34Mr. Chair, we are still investigating.
01:35Hearing is suspended.
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