00:00The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing yesterday had quite heated discussions regarding witnesses for flood control projects.
00:09One of these is regarding the admission of Henry Alcantara and Roberto Bernardo under the Witness Protection Program.
00:16Senate President Protepore Panfilolakson politely asked if there is still a chance to also admit Bryce Hernandez, J.P. Mendoza, and Curly Diskaya, the Department of Justice or DOJ, that there is still a chance.
00:30But Senator Rodante Marcoleta thinks otherwise, which started the heated answers between him and the DOJ.
00:37Until now, he believes that the DOJ asks for restitution for witnesses to be admitted.
00:46Restitution, kaya tayo nagkakaroon ng problema. Will you still insist on that?
00:50But the DOJ answered cooperation is what's important.
00:54Paulit-ulit po namin sinasabi yun, Mr. Chair, na hindi po siya kondisyon para ang isang tao ay matanggap o makonsidera bilang isang witness under the Witness Protection Program.
01:03Tapos na tayo dyan. Tapos na tayo dyan.
01:05Kaya nga po, sinasunod po po kayo na hindi ko po namin sinasabi. Wala po kami sinasabi na restitution is a condition. So I'm not insisting on it, sir.
01:13But Marcoleta still can't accept the answer. So he asked Curly Diskaya himself if he restituted.
01:20But the answer of Curly was unexpected.
01:23Eh paano yung kay Diskaya? Pinipilit ninyo na mag-restitute.
01:27Sabi niya, ewan ko kung pinag-usapan ninyo. What did they tell you, Mr. Diskaya?
01:32Hindi ko po masabi kung magkano po. Kasi para sa akin po, parang kami po ang nanakawan. Parang ibig sabihin, parang modern day na pag nanakaw, ibig sabihin yung nakaw ba, siya pa ang magbibigay ng pera dun sa nanakawan niya. Parang ganun po.
01:43Senator Laxon also asked Curly if it was true that he was trying to demand payment from former lawmakers after they claimed their supposed commission in advance from projects that were allegedly allocated.
01:56But even Laxon did not expect his answer.
02:00Eh kaya nga may balita, si Curly Diskaya naniningil sa mga congressmen eh kasi nag-advance eh.
02:05At wala eh, at naipit.
02:08Ah kasi pumutok tong flag control eh nakapag-advance.
02:12Nag-tetek siya sa mga congressmen, naniningil.
02:16Tama ba yan, Curly?
02:17Ah humihingi lang din po ako noong tulong sa kanila.
02:21At saka siyempre po, ah talagang may mga utang po talaga sila.
02:24Pero...
02:25Aside from Diskaya, another supposed witness was grilled during yesterday's hearing.
02:32This was former DPWH Regional Director Gerald Pakanan.
02:36He wore a face mask and a hoodie to cover his face for the hearing.
02:40Government employee.
02:43Bakit siya nagtatago?
02:44And a resource person, not a witness.
02:49Bakit na nakatakip yung mukha ni din oong pakanan?
02:53He was later on demanded to have his face revealed.
02:57Ah, I do not see it as valid.
02:59How can he...
03:01Maybe he's protecting himself from shame.
03:03Baka lahat ng witnesses namin, resource person, nakatalugbong.
03:07At hindi namin papayagan.
03:10Eh, unfair yun.
03:14Your Honor, I will comply naman po kung ano po ang sasabihin.
03:19Yeah, I think, yeah, that's the ruling of the chair.
03:21Kindly expose your face.
03:24Meanwhile, Orly Goteza and former Representative Zaldico were subpoenaed but did not appear.
03:31A show-class order was released for the two of them, including four other supposed resource persons.
03:36Luisa Erispe from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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