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05:53I'm going to ask for asking you.
05:59is the role of counsel is only to assist our client.
06:03So, sa pananong namin, papano yun?
06:05Pag may mga witnesses na pinesent,
06:08we cannot even test the credibility of all these witnesses.
06:12Kumbaga, medyo one-sided yung dating na
06:15they can say whatever they need to say against the vice president
06:18or they want to say whether true or fabricated,
06:21hindi natin alam, and we won't be able to test the credibility.
06:25So, sa atin, also, ang tingin talaga natin,
06:28kung ito ay sa tingin nila, ay akma na yung mga reklamo
06:32dahil meron ng sufficiency in form,
06:34sufficiency in substance, sufficiency in grounds.
06:39Kung sa tingin nila, ay pwede nilang iakyat.
06:42Kami naman, we have no problems kung iakyat na nila.
06:45In fact, may mga haka-haka na or may mga statements na
06:48na merong numero na, ika nga, kung iakyat.
06:52Yes, there's a statement to that effect by Kumbusu Manzumura.
06:55At para dun naman, we can have the full-blown trial
06:58and the vice president can finally have her day in court
07:01and we can present her defenses there.
07:02So, tama ba yung intindi ko, attorney,
07:04na ang risk kasi nito, sabi ni Cong. Juan Luis Tro,
07:07na pag hindi sinagot ni VP Sarah to,
07:10this will be resolved based only on the complaint.
07:13Hindi na niya mare-refute yung mga accusations against.
07:15That is within the position and prerogative of the Committee on Justice.
07:20Kung mangyari man yun, well, sa atin naman,
07:23sabi nga natin, wisdom na nila yun.
07:25So, kung yun naman mangyari,
07:28they will resolve in favor of transmitting these complaints
07:32as articles of impeachment to the Senate.
07:34Tayo naman, doon na lang siguro tayo sasagot,
07:36handa naman tayo sumagot doon.
07:38Attorney, nakonsulta ba kayo o maging si VP Sarah Kaugday dito sa inihahing TRO
07:43sa Korte Suprema ni na attorney Torrion
07:46at ipa mga abogado na kumukwestiyon sa legalidad ng impeachment case?
07:50Ako personally, hindi ako nakonsulta.
07:53Wala kaming naging pag-uusap ukol dito.
07:56Sa vice president, I heard one of her interviews in Dabao recently,
08:01hindi rin daw siya nakonsulta.
08:02Ngayon sa amin, even ako, sa totoo lang,
08:04hindi ko pa binabasa yung petition kasi kami yung defense team,
08:09ayaw din namin maswaye kung ano yung mga arguments sa ibang tao.
08:13We're just focusing on our own defenses.
08:16Kung sakali, sabi nga, parati akong tinatanong
08:18kung kami ba magpa-file ng SE petition, hindi ba?
08:21And I always say that's a real possibility.
08:23That possibility is always there.
08:25Tinitingnan lang natin kasi nag-evolve yung situation.
08:28From one committee hearing to another,
08:31simula pa nung nagsimula itong second round of impeachments against her.
08:34So tayo, tinitingnan lang natin.
08:37Kasi kung gusto naman natin pag umakyat tayo,
08:39strong talaga yung position natin.
08:41So that's a real possibility.
08:43Kaya sa ngayon, hindi namin binabasa kahit yung petition.
08:46So dumidistansya kayo dito sa petition ito, attorney?
08:49You do not have anything to do with it,
08:51even if it benefits your defense?
08:54Oo, di naman sa dumidistansya.
08:55It's just that the fact of the matter is,
08:58hindi naman kami nakausap ukol dito.
09:00But again, we have nothing against this group.
09:03This group of lawyers probably felt that there were some constitutional infirmities
09:07and they felt it right to bring it up.
09:09Pero kami as a defense team, may sarili din kasi kaming strategy.
09:14So we'll just leave it at that.
09:16Ito na nga, nabangit mo na kanina,
09:18kumpiyan sa si House Committee on Justice Vice Chair,
09:22Isabel Zamora, na may sapat daw silang bilang
09:24para ma-impeach si Vice President Duterte.
09:27Napag-usapan niyo na ba ng vice ito?
09:29Anong masasabi niyo rito?
09:30Hindi pa namin napag-usapan ng vice-presidente.
09:32But of course, we cannot discount the fact that this is sui generis,
09:36talagang political and legal.
09:37So kami naman, kung may numero na,
09:41so ano pa ba yung bakit pa tayo magsasagawaan itong mga hearings,
09:47kung talagang may numero na,
09:49kung gusto naman nilang iakyat na,
09:51we will not object kasi that's within their power.
09:54Talaga namang botohan yan.
09:55At kung magkaroon ng botohan at may numero na at mayakyat sa Senado,
09:59ready tayo.
09:59Just like we were ready last year.
10:01Panghuli siguro, attorney,
10:02may mga nagsasabi kasi na
10:03ang dami namang delaying tactics,
10:06ang dami namang questions ng depensa.
10:08Why don't we just proceed with this hearing
10:12para mapatunayan na once and for all
10:15kung guilty ba o hindi
10:16para may presenta yung ebidensya ni VP Sarah sa kanyang depensa?
10:20Well, one, itong hearing naman ito,
10:22hindi naman dapat guilty yung verdict.
10:25They're just determining probable cause talaga.
10:27Second, ang position namin sa mga hearings,
10:30talaga namang nasa rules ng House.
10:32And we have to admit,
10:33meron doon that they can conduct a hearing.
10:37So that means kung ihahalin tulad nga natin,
10:39sabi nila sa preliminary investigation,
10:41clarificatory by nature.
10:43So kung ibig sabihin ng clarificatory,
10:45is dapat kung may nakataas na ebidensya,
10:47may mga tanong ka doon sa mga nakataas na ebidensya,
10:50ika-clarify mo.
10:51Pero hindi yung you will go way beyond,
10:54wala doon sa attachments,
10:56maghahanap ka ng dokumento,
10:57tapos magkakaroon ka ng parang full-blown hearing,
10:59investigative hearing on these things.
11:01So meron bang iniingatan,
11:03ayaw mailabas ni VP Sara,
11:05kaya ayaw magpatuloy itong mga hearing nito,
11:09baka kinakabahan siya,
11:11baka lumabas itong mga ganito,
11:12ganyang mga dokumento, testimony.
11:14Wala po.
11:15Kasi sa totoo lang,
11:16kung ito'y maakyat sa Senado,
11:18lalabas din naman yung mga yan.
11:19So there's no,
11:20I think it's counterintuitive for us
11:22na ihinto natin ngayon,
11:24tapos pag inaakyat sa Senado,
11:25lalabas din naman.
11:26And ayaw din natin na magmukha
11:28that we're trying to suppress anything here.
11:31Ang punto lang talaga namin,
11:33siyempre, bilang abogado,
11:34we have the duty to protect the rights of our client.
11:38At pagdating dito,
11:40since nakikita natin na medyo parang
11:42hindi na ito trabaho dapat
11:44ng Committee on Justice,
11:45with all the respect, of course,
11:46I'm sure they will have a differing opinion,
11:48and I will respect that.
11:50We will respect that.
11:51Pero ito yung posisyon namin eh.
11:53So sa atin,
11:54we're not trying to suppress anything here.
11:56We're saying there's a proper time
11:58for everything,
11:59proper forum for everything.
12:01So kung sa kanila,
12:03sabi nga nila,
12:04may boto na,
12:04iakyat na natin,
12:05dun naman,
12:06malalabas naman din mga bagay na ito,
12:08hindi naman natin may iwasan yun.
12:09And that's why it's not,
12:11we're not delaying anything.
12:12In fact,
12:13we are just pointing out
12:15what we feel are infringements
12:17against the rights of our client.
12:18Now,
12:19if they want to fast track
12:21and magbotohan na sa plenary,
12:23I mean,
12:24mag-recommend na ang Committee
12:25at magbotohan na sa plenary,
12:26by all means,
12:27we will not oppose that.
12:29Patuloy po natin babantayan
12:30ang mga magiging development
12:31sa impeachment complaint
12:33laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte.
12:35Attorney Michael Powa,
12:36thank you, sir.
12:36Maraming salamat po
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