00:00...updates sa flood control scam cases at ang inihain na...
00:05...pina ng DOJ kay na Sen. Jingo Estrada, dating Sen. Bong Revilla at kay dating DPWA.
00:10...Sekretary Manuel Bonoan. Ating pag-uusapan kasama si Atty. Paulo Martinez.
00:15...atagapagsalita ng Department of Justice. Atty. Martinez, magandang tangali po.
00:20Magandang tangali po sa ating lahat.
00:21Sa mga gurus, please, sir.
00:25Ipaliwanag po kung ano ang nilalaman ng mga sabpina na inihain natin ng DOJ.
00:30Kay Sen. Jingo Estrada, dating Sen. Bong Revilla Jr. at dating DPWH.
00:35...Sekretary Manuel Bonoan, kaugnay sa mga flood control plunder complaints.
00:40So, alam po natin na may tatlong plunder complaints.
00:44Yung sabpina po,
00:45nakasulit na dyan,
00:46ay may direktiba
00:46na humarap ang respondent
00:49at...
00:50...and to submit their counter affidavits.
00:52Kung saan po ilalagay nila
00:53ang kanilang mga...
00:55...defenses, no?
00:57Yung affidavit po na yun,
00:58tinatawag natin
00:59control salace.
01:00So, yun po ngayon
01:01ang proseso ng preliminary investigation.
01:05...sa DOJ.
01:07Attorney, ano po yung naging batayan...
01:10...saya ng DOJ
01:10sa pag-issue po
01:11ng mga sabpina.
01:15So, yung origin po nito
01:17ay nanggaling po yun sa NBI DOJ.
01:20Task Force
01:20na binuo ng DOJ
01:22on public works
01:23and anti-bid rigging.
01:25At nakita po ng NBI
01:26na may sapat na ebedensya
01:28para po i-file
01:28yung caso with the DOJ.
01:30Nung nasampan naman po sa DOJ,
01:32nakita po namin na
01:33the evidence...
01:35warrants
01:35a preliminary investigation.
01:37Dito po sa preliminary investigation
01:38tutuyukin mo na...
01:40...tutukuhin po namin
01:42kung merong
01:43prima facie evidence.
01:45with reasonable certainty
01:46of conviction
01:46para isang patong mga kaso na to
01:48sa tamang korte.
01:50Okay.
01:51At orally,
01:51sa kasalukuyang pong investigasyon,
01:53ano ang pinakabagong ebedensya?
01:55O testimonyo mula sa mga state witness
01:57kagaya po nina Henry Alcantara?
02:00At Roberto Bernardo
02:01na nakatulong po
02:02sa pagbuo ng flood control cases.
02:05So for this puno,
02:07sir,
02:07you're gonna have to
02:08forgive me for a bit
02:09because
02:10sakop na po
02:10ng confidentiality provision
02:12yung mga testimonya
02:13o yung mga ebedensya
02:15na ilahad
02:16ng mga state witness.
02:17Alam po natin
02:18na admitted state witnesses
02:19na...
02:20si na
02:20Yusek Robert Bernardo,
02:23engineer o pilensya.
02:25contractor Sally Santos
02:26ng SIMS
02:26and si Henry Alcantara.
02:29So,
02:30yung laman po mismo,
02:31hindi ko po pwede
02:31ilabas,
02:33ilahad dito sa...
02:35sa publiko.
02:36Ang mga sabi lang po natin
02:37ay
02:37yung
02:38testimonies
02:40sa...
02:40lists nila
02:40ay naging
02:41sapat
02:42and it's satisfied
02:44the criteria
02:44under the WPSB law
02:47na may absolute necessity po
02:49para sa...
02:49sa mga testimony na to.
02:53Attorney,
02:53bukod po sa Plunder...
02:54Complain sa...
02:55meron pa po bang
02:56ibang mga kasong
02:57administratibo
02:58o kriminal
02:58ang kasaluku...
02:59yan po ang kinakaharap
03:00ng mga nabanggit po kanina.
03:05Okay,
03:06so,
03:06alam po natin
03:07alam po natin
03:08na currently
03:09may 14...
03:09cases po kasing
03:10pending with the DOJ.
03:12Yung sinahen ni Alcantara po,
03:14yung mga state...
03:14witnesses,
03:15lahat po sila
03:16may kanya-kanyang kaso
03:17na hinaharap
03:18with respect to...
03:19certain projects
03:20related to certain contractors.
03:22At lahat po ito
03:23matatagpuan.
03:24sa first district
03:27of Bulacan,
03:28first engineering district
03:29of Bulacan.
03:29So,
03:32ano po yan?
03:32Yung mga kaso na yan,
03:33marami.
03:34Okay?
03:35Yung common po
03:36sa mga kaso na ito
03:38ay malversation.
03:39Calcification of Public Document.
03:42Maliban po doon,
03:43meron po tayong
03:43graft or...
03:44violation of
03:46Republic Act 3019,
03:48which is the
03:48anti-graft and corrupt...
03:49Practices Act.
03:51Tapos,
03:52marami po pong iba.
03:53No?
03:54Like bribery.
03:54indirect bribery.
03:57Okay.
03:58At only,
03:58may tanong po
03:58ang ating kasamahan
03:59sa...
03:59sa media na si Sandra
04:00Aguinando
04:01ng GMA News.
04:02Nakapagsampan na ba
04:04ng mga ka...
04:04So,
04:05sa regional trial courts
04:06kaugnay sa flood control projects.
04:08If yes,
04:08maaari po bang bigyan...
04:09magigyan nyo kami ng detalye.
04:12Opo.
04:13So,
04:13currently po no?
04:14Non...
04:14Non...
04:14No new cases
04:15have been filed yet.
04:17What we know is
04:18out of the five cases po...
04:19na related sa SIMS
04:21construction and trading.
04:23Yan po yung initial
04:23first batch of cases.
04:25Dalawa po dyan.
04:26Naka-file nga.
04:27Dati sa Saniging Bayan.
04:29And tatlo po out of the five
04:31are still currently pending
04:33resolusyon.
04:34The resolutions po
04:37were said to be issued
04:39last week.
04:41Within this week po pala,
04:42no?
04:43So,
04:43we're still currently working on...
04:44on that.
04:45For finalization na lang po yan.
04:47At talabas na po sila
04:48soon enough.
04:49Attorney,
04:50sunod na tanong ni Sandra Aguinaldo
04:52nabanggit po ni
04:53Prosecutor General...
04:54Richard Fadulion last week
04:56na may ilalabas na resolutions
04:58ang DOJ kaugnay sa...
04:59May mga bagong resolutions na po ba
05:02ang DOJ at para sa anong...
05:04plates po ito.
05:07Opo.
05:07So,
05:07gaya po naman sabi ko,
05:08wala pa po ngayon.
05:09Butter for finalization.
05:11Palabas na po yan.
05:12Siyempre may proseso lang po
05:13kailangan sundin.
05:14May review na nangyayari
05:16para pa masigurado namin
05:17na yung ebedensya
05:19na...
05:19sinuri ng ating mga prosecutor
05:21ay sapat
05:23para maka...
05:24as to proceed to trial
05:26at masampas sa proper courts.
05:28Kasi may ano po dyan e,
05:29may pamay...
05:29samantayan ng ebedensya
05:30na kailangan natin sundin.
05:32Hindi po...
05:32hindi po basta
05:33may nilalabas na ebedensya
05:35ay po pwede na
05:36i-file sa korte.
05:37So, yun po yung
05:38ano,
05:38pagsusuri.
05:39na meticulous
05:40na kailangan po gawin
05:41ng ating mga prosecutors.
05:43Okay.
05:43Tanong pa rin po
05:44mula kay...
05:44Andra Guinaldo
05:45ng GMA News.
05:46In your last briefing,
05:47you mentioned
05:48the state witnesses
05:48have returned a total...
05:49of 316 million pesos
05:51to the government.
05:52May additional amount po ba
05:54na naibalik?
05:54Since then?
05:55At kung meron man po,
05:56magkano po?
05:58Apo.
05:59So, as far as...
05:59As I know, sir,
06:00no new amount
06:01has been returned yet
06:02as part of that institution.
06:04What we do...
06:04understand this,
06:06the amount of 316
06:07is not the final amount.
06:09So, we clarify...
06:09as to when the amounts
06:12will be returned
06:13by the corresponding...
06:14state witnesses
06:15who have been admitted
06:16into the program,
06:17hindi ka pa puso
06:18mapapmasasagot yan ngayon.
06:19That will depend
06:21with the WPP,
06:23yung Witness Protection Program
06:24and its...
06:24directors.
06:25Okay, attorney,
06:27ay, paabod ko lang
06:27kasi may mga nagsasabi,
06:29even...
06:29sa online ating mga kababayan
06:31na itong si Sir Henry Alcantara.
06:34naging state witness.
06:36In case po na mapatunayin
06:37yung mga allegations sa kanya,
06:38yung mga issues sa kanya.
06:39Pwede ba siya matanggal
06:40sa pagiging state witness?
06:43Okay, ah...
06:44ganito po yun, no?
06:46The admission as state witness
06:48is already...
06:49an admission
06:51or, ah, ano,
06:52it's, ah,
06:52alam na po natin na
06:53may culpabilis
06:54pwede po
06:55ang mga na-admit
06:55as state witnesses.
06:57Okay, so...
06:58kaya po ang isang...
06:59criteria yun,
07:00isa sa mga,
07:01ano,
07:02criteria under the WPSB law
07:04that's the witness
07:04protection securities benefits law
07:06ay hindi sila
07:07ang most guilty.
07:09And with the...
07:09respect to the cases
07:10kung saan po sila
07:11nagbigay ng testimonya
07:12to be admitted,
07:14hindi po sila...
07:14nakikita most guilty
07:16ng members of the WPP.
07:18But,
07:19hindi po ito...
07:19ibig sabihin niya
07:20na hindi pa po sila
07:21pwede makasuhan
07:22in the future.
07:23If they...
07:24will be found
07:25to be the most guilty
07:27with respect to certain cases.
07:30So,
07:31ang...
07:31ang sagot po
07:32sa tanong na yun,
07:33the short answer is...
07:34with respect is yes.
07:36They still can be held liable.
07:38They can still be tried.
07:39investigated and tried
07:41for cases
07:42where they are found
07:43to be the most guilty.
07:44Attorney,
07:47ano po ang inaasahang timeline
07:49ng DOJ?
07:49matapos ang preliminary investigation.
07:52Kailan po posibleng magdesisyon
07:53kung may probable...
07:54at kung kailan maaari pong
07:56maisampas sa korte.
08:00Okay,
08:00so,
08:00ayun po sa ating...
08:01review...
08:02revised manual
08:03for prosecutors.
08:04Prosecutors have 60 days
08:06from the time the case is filed
08:08to resolve the case.
08:09extendable pa po yan
08:11ang 30
08:11kapag,
08:12ano,
08:13kapag complex
08:14or masalim
08:14huwot po yung kaso.
08:15Like in this case,
08:16for example.
08:17Pero naiintindihan po natin
08:18kailangan ng konting urgent
08:19agency.
08:21Sapatkat,
08:21ano po eh,
08:22syempre,
08:22this is very important.
08:24Peace out.
08:24of evidence may get lost
08:26that are crucial
08:27to the case.
08:29So,
08:29may naiintindihan
08:29madali na po namin
08:30may urgency pong
08:31na instilled
08:33in our resolution
08:34of this case.
08:34Pero sa under the rules po talaga,
08:37it's 60 days
08:37extendable by 30.
08:39yun po yung,
08:40ano,
08:41the timeline
08:41that we're working with.
08:43Okay.
08:44Attorney Minister,
08:44Okay, go ahead.
08:46Sorry.
08:47Okay, sir.
08:47Opo.
08:48Kuluhin ko lang po,
08:49no?
08:49Ano po kasi probable cause
08:51ang pamantayan
08:52ng ebedensya?
08:53Ano na po yan?
08:54Prima fact.
08:54Ebedensya
08:55with reasonable certainty
08:56of conviction.
08:57Mas mataas na po siya
08:58than the problem.
08:59probable cause
09:00quantum of proof
09:02before.
09:02Binago na po yan.
09:04Okay.
09:04Director,
09:05maraming naghihintay
09:05dito sa Justicia
09:06sa Flag Control Project.
09:08So,
09:08Attorney,
09:08mensahe nyo na lang po
09:09sa...
09:09sa publiko,
09:10lalo na sa mga
09:11apektadong komunidad
09:12na naghihintay nga
09:13nitong katarungan
09:14dahil...
09:14even the flood control
09:16projects or the ghost
09:17projects are still
09:18awaiting para sa...
09:19construction.
09:20So,
09:20perhaps an assurance
09:21from the Department
09:22of Justice.
09:24Yes,
09:24sure though.
09:25Thank you for that question.
09:26We understand po
09:27na maraming naiinip.
09:29Maraming nga.
09:29naiinis.
09:30Maraming nababagod
09:31sa nangyayari.
09:32And the pace
09:33by which the resolution
09:34are being processed
09:35but again,
09:37it's all part
09:38of a bigger process
09:39that just...
09:39justice system
09:40makes sure
09:42is available,
09:43accessible,
09:44and fair.
09:44to everyone.
09:46So,
09:46in the same way po
09:47na nirespeto
09:48ng institusyon natin
09:49na mga...
09:49karapatan
09:50ng mga nag-complain.
09:52Kailangan na rin po
09:52respetuhin
09:53ng mga karapatan
09:53ng mga akusado.
09:54Which means
09:55that they will have
09:56to undergo
09:57proper processes.
09:59in the criminal justice system.
10:01So,
10:02alam po natin
10:02dalawa ang steps
10:03bago po masam...
10:04sa panin court
10:05or bago po ma-conclude
10:07ang criminal justice process.
10:09Una-una,
10:11may filing po
10:11ng case
10:12with the prosecutors.
10:14Titignan po natin
10:14kung may sapat na ebidensya
10:16para po i-file in court.
10:17Pag ating po ng court,
10:19magkakatayal pa po
10:19doon.
10:20And all of this
10:21has to be done
10:22in a meticulous fashion
10:24and...
10:24in a method...
10:27very methodical way.
10:29Dahil...
10:29it will be
10:31an insult
10:32to our institutions
10:33if we just railroad
10:34it for the sake of
10:35because importante
10:37or para marami ni Ines.
10:39We cannot...
10:39we cannot...
10:40I don't know...
10:41we cannot...
10:42be subservient
10:44to...
10:44motions.
10:45Kailangan po natin
10:46sundan ang proseso
10:47ayon sa batas.
10:49Alright.
10:49Maraming maraming salamat po
10:50sa inyong oras.
10:51Atty.
10:52Paulo Martinez
10:53ang tagapagsalita.
10:54and Department of Justice.
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