00:00The House Committee on Justice will proceed to receive the testimony of witness Ramil Madriaga on the impeachment proceedings against
00:07Vice President Sara Duterte despite having a perjury charge filed against him.
00:12Justice Panel Chairperson Batanga 2nd District Representative Jervil Jinkibitrix Luistro made this assurance when asked whether the perjury case filed
00:21by Duterte against the alleged bagman could affect the impeachment proceedings.
00:26She said that the committee will receive the testimony of Madriaga once he is presented by the complainant and explained
00:33that the impeachment is in a different forum from Madriaga's perjury case.
00:38A perjury is an offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
00:46Madriaga's affidavit has been cited in the impeachment complaints filed this year against Duterte which have then been declared as
00:53sufficient in form and in substance on Wednesday.
00:56This triggers the next stage where the Vice President must answer the allegations in the impeachment wraps.
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