00:00Di umuno mag-ahain ang Ombudsman ng mahihinang kaso,
00:04kaya dadaan sa masusing investigasyon ang mga inirekomendang kasong plunder
00:08at iba pa laban kina dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez at Zaldico.
00:14Sabi ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulia,
00:16posibleng sa loob ng ilang araw o buwan yan maihahain.
00:20At nakatutok si Maris Umali.
00:22Matapos humarap sa pagdinig na Senado para sa 2026 budget ng Office of the Ombudsman,
00:32siniguro ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulia na hindi magiging bara-bara
00:36ang paghahain ng mga kasong plunder, graft at bribery
00:39laban kina later Representative at dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez
00:44at resigned ako Bicol Partialist Representative Zaldico.
00:47Sabi ni Remulia, posibleng itong mangyari sa loob ng ilang araw o buwan.
00:51Pag meron silang allegations doon na hindi suportado ng ebidensya,
00:55ikakalap muna namin yan para maging basis ng filing.
00:59We don't want to file weak cases.
01:00The cases have to be properly vetted and prepared.
01:05Paliwanag ni Ombudsman Remulia dadaan muna
01:07ang mga isinumiting ebidensya ng ICI sa evaluation, fact finding
01:11at kung kinakailangan preliminary investigation
01:14bago magpasya kung itutuloy ang plunder, graft at bribery cases.
01:19Gayun man tiniyak niyang marami pang kasong isasampa
01:22kaugnay sa maanumaliang flood control projects bago matapos ang taon.
01:26Marami na under preliminary investigation.
01:28There are at least, siguro 15 cases right now under PI.
01:3314 or 15 cases.
01:35Hindi raw magagamit ng Ombudsman ang Senate testimony
01:37ni dating Marine Technical Sergeant Orly Guteza
01:40dahil hindi pa itumuling nanunumpa sa harap ng Ombudsman.
01:43Hindi rin anya sasapat bilang ebidensya ang mga isinawalat ni Coe
01:47sa mga video na inupload niya sa kanyang social media
01:50dahil hindi rin ito pinanumpaan.
01:52Well, it gives us a few clues on what transpired from his point of view
01:58or in accordance with his state of mind.
02:02Sa pagdinig ng budget ng Ombudsman,
02:04inungkat ni Sen. Rodante Marcoleta
02:06ang sagutan ni Naremulia at Sen. Erwin Tulfo
02:09sa Blue Ribbon Committee hearing noong Setiembre.
02:11Sometimes, you have to bend the law.
02:15Mas mataas po ang taong bayan sa mataas.
02:18Am I right, Secretary Remulia?
02:20Yes, sir.
02:23Kanina, pinagsosori ni Marcoleta si Remulia.
02:26Our people might be confused by that statement.
02:31That's why I am asking whether he can make a clarification
02:33or he can make public apology for saying that, Mr. President.
02:38And this will be good for the country.
02:41And this is actually the clarification that he is expressing to this August body
02:46that he will abide by the rule of law
02:48and he will not bend the law.
02:52Mr. President, even for this issue alone,
02:55can I respectfully move that maybe we can suspend our rules?
03:00I want to hear personally the Ombudsman to say it for himself.
03:05Pero hindi pinagbigyan ng Senado ang hiling ni Marcoleta na suspendihin ang rules.
03:10Paglilinaw ng sponsor ng budget ng Ombudsman na si Sen. Erwin Gatchalian,
03:14Wala hong intention to bend the law.
03:16That's very clear.
03:18In fact, ang prinsipyo po ng ating bagong Ombudsman is to follow the law and uphold the law
03:23dahil naniniwala siya na ang rule of law is supreme, Mr. President.
03:29So, para lang, klaro na itong nasabi niya ay isang figure of speech,
03:36pero wala hong intensyon na baliin po ang batas.
03:41Kalaunan tinanggap ang proposed budget ng Ombudsman at Isinumite
03:44para sa approval sa second reading.
03:47Para sa GMA Integrated News, Mariz Umali na Katutok, 24 Horas.
