00:00The House Committee on Justice panel seeks to have two lawyers from the vice president's impeachment defense team recused in
00:07the impeachment hearings for their active association and participation as underlings of the vice president while she was concurrent dep
00:14-ed chief.
00:15House Representative Terry Redon raised the problematic issue on a scenario of an aforementioned attorney's invoking attorney-client privilege.
00:23As we hear more from our J.S. Staban.
00:28Just days before the 10-day deadline given to Vice President Sara Duterte to respond to the notice of the
00:34House Committee on Justice regarding the impeachment complaints filed against her, the vice president's camp has yet to submit an
00:41answer.
00:41Mag-aantay po ang komite hanggang lunes para po maisumite po niya ang kanya po nga sagot. So after which,
00:48I think kailangan po mag-desisyon ng komite kung ano yung next steps pagka po walang sagot by Monday ang
00:55ating po nga vice president.
00:56If the camp of VP Sara does respond, the complainants will have three days to submit the reply.
01:03The vice president's camp will then have another three days to file a rejoinder or response, after which the committee
01:09will determine whether there is sufficiency in grounds for the impeachment complaints.
01:14But if the vice president's camp fails to file any pleadings, the process may proceed directly to the determination of
01:21sufficiency in grounds and hearings.
01:24Meanwhile, the Justice Committee is also studying the possibility of removing attorneys Michael Powa and Raynald Monsayak from the vice
01:32president's defense team.
01:34Kasi ang problema natin, pagka-alimbawa tinanong sila doon sa mga bagay patungkol sa trabaho nila dati para sa vice
01:42president, pwede ho nilang erase yung tinatawag na lawyer-client privilege.
01:47At hindi ho natin yung dapat payagan.
01:50I think may pagka-blunder yan on the side of the vice president kasi yung dalawang ito ay mga susing,
02:00maaring gawing susing testigo rin laban sa vice presidente mismo.
02:06Kasi for example, of course si Monsayak, isa siya sa mga susing personalidad na binanggit ni Madriaga na pinagbigyan ng
02:16pondo.
02:18Diba? Ito namang si dating USEC Powa ng DepEd ay kasama yan sa mga ginisa dito sa kongreso noon at
02:30napaamin siya na walang kinalaman yung sinabmit nila ng DepEd na accomplishment reports doon sa aktual na paggamit ng confidential
02:43funds ng Department of Education.
02:45According to Ridon, removing the two lawyers from the defense team will not significantly affect the vice president's case, especially
02:53since there are about 10 lawyers listed to defend her.
02:57Meanwhile, ACT Teachers Party List Representative Antonio Tinio urged the Justice Committee to immediately act on the letter sent by
03:04AKBAYAN Party List Representative Chell Jokno on Thursday.
03:08J7 for the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
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