00:00At this juncture, please allow me to acknowledge the present. May I now request the Blue Ribbon Committee, Secretary, to
00:08acknowledge our resource persons for today. Committee Secretary.
00:14The following resource persons are present. From the Department of Public Works and Highways, Undersecretary Ricardo Bernabe III, Undersecretary Arthur
00:25Bisnar, from the Department of Justice, Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadulion, Undersecretary Nicholas T., Assistant Secretary Joey Bernardes,
00:38from the Department of Budget and Management, Assistant Secretary Andrea Selin Magtalas, from the Office of the Ombudsman, Attorney Karen
00:48Batu, Attorney Jeffrey Ravello, from the National Bureau of Investigation, Director Melvin Matibag. That's all your honor.
01:02Come sec, may we know, did we invite other guests? Can you mention those who did not show up today,
01:09despite the fact that we sent notices to them last Wednesday afternoon?
01:16We invited Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Representative Sia Alonto Adiong, Representative Jose Alvarez, Representative Julian Jamb Aronda, Representative Laila Delima,
01:31through Speaker D.
01:34The reason for their absence,
01:42Attorney Celoy Velicaria Garafil said that the House of Recep...
01:52Wait, sorry, sir.
01:54They sent a letter respectfully declining the invitation
01:57on the grounds of parliamentary courtesy.
02:02Okay, what about the 18 bodyguards, Comset?
02:10Did we invite them?
02:11Yes, we invited them, but we have not received any reply.
02:15What about Attorney Baligot?
02:20Did we invite them?
02:21Yes, Your Honor, we invited, but we have not received any reply.
02:25What about former Congressman Mike Defensor?
02:29Did we invite him?
02:30We did not invite former Congressman Mike Defensor.
02:36Okay, Comset.
02:37So, with that, we now allow our fellow senators
02:43to deliver their opening statements, if they have any.
02:46See ya.
02:47.
02:48.
02:49.
03:16I'll see you next time.
03:20I'll see you next time.
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