00:0053 lawmakers of the House Justice Committee vote there is probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:07The unanimous decision, Wednesday, April 29, moves her case a step closer to the plenary.
00:12From the misuse and abuse of confidential funds, bribery of DepEd officials,
00:18to the alarming pattern of amassing unexplained wealth,
00:22to the gravity of threats and seditious incitement that strike at the very heart of our constitutional order,
00:29ito po ay klaro, there exists probable cause to impeach the Vice President.
00:36This comes after four days of public hearings focusing on evidence against Duterte,
00:41from bank transaction records to a star witness who claims he was the bagman of Duterte.
00:46The fourth hearing zeroed in on Duterte's death threats against the first family
00:49with video playbacks of her public statements.
01:02The Vice President and her legal team skipped all four hearings and instead issued public statements
01:08and conducted press conferences to deny the allegations.
01:11Meantime, the House Justice Committee votes against examining Duterte and husbandman Scarpio's box of tax records.
01:17Most of the legislators are wary of the legal implications of opening the box,
01:22which may violate the National Internal Revenue Code.
01:24May kapangyarihan ng Committee on Justice na buksan yung kahunayan.
01:31But to me, the crucial question is, kailangan ba natin buksan?
01:36The question is in relation to the determination of probable cause.
01:41And if we are talking about probable cause, para sa akin, ay nandiyan na ang ebidensya.
01:46Sapat na yan para makapag-determina na tayo kahit hindi natin bubuksan yung kahunayan.
01:53Meron pong kasabihan sa batasa, ex-abundante cautela with extreme caution.
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