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00:00:00In a few hours, the Senate Impeachment Court will begin a process that our Constitution clearly provides for.
00:00:07As we have consistently said, this is not about personalities or politics.
00:00:13This is about allowing our institutions to do their work.
00:00:18Our simple appeal is this.
00:00:21Let the trial begin.
00:00:23Let the evidence be presented and let both sides be heard.
00:00:30The Filipino people deserve nothing less than a fair, orderly, and transparent process.
00:00:37No one should fear the truth.
00:00:40The proper venue to test the facts is the Impeachment Court, not the Court of Public Opinion.
00:00:48Today is not about declarations or conclusions.
00:00:52Today is about taking the first constitutional step toward establishing the truth.
00:00:58Maraming salamat po and we are ready to answer your questions after my co-spokes will also give you their
00:01:05opening statements.
00:01:12Magandang araw sa ating lahat sa mga miyembro ng media na nanonood, sa mga mamayang Pilipino, kabataan, at lahat ng
00:01:23sumusubay-ibay sa araw na ito.
00:01:25In just a few hours, the Senate Impeachment Court will begin hearing a case that is significant not only for
00:01:34our institutions but also for the future of our democracy.
00:01:39To our fellow young Filipinos, this is our history.
00:01:44This is our moment to pay attention, to ask questions, verify facts, witness how the Constitution works, and participate in
00:01:55the processes.
00:01:57Democracy is strongest when citizens are informed and engaged.
00:02:02The impeachment trial is a constitutional process.
00:02:06It is not a spectacle to cheer for or against.
00:02:11It is an opportunity to see accountability, due process, and the rule of law in action.
00:02:19Sa mga kababayan natin, tinik sa lalamunan natin ang halos dalawang taon na pagpaproseso sa kaso ng impeachment ni VP
00:02:29Sara.
00:02:29Gutom na tayo sa pananagutan.
00:02:33Hilom sa kumakalam na sikmura natin ang sama-samang pag-alam natin ng katotohanan.
00:02:40Kaya dapat nating baybayin ang ebidensya para masagot ang mga matagal na nating tanong ng taong bayan.
00:02:49The public deserves to hear the evidence.
00:02:53Karapatan ng taong bayan na marinig ang ebidensya at maintindihan ang mangyayari.
00:03:00We encourage, therefore, the Filipino people and the youth to follow the proceedings with an open mind,
00:03:08listen to the evidence, reject disinformation, and participate in conversations grounded on facts.
00:03:16The decisions we make today will help shape the country that our generation, your generation, will inherit.
00:03:25Your voice, your vigilance, and your commitment to the truth matter.
00:03:30Maraming salamat po.
00:03:31And we will now proceed with the statement of our legal spokesperson, Attorney Jay Tolosa.
00:03:46Good morning, everyone.
00:03:49Today, the Senate Impeachment Court formally begins the trial of Vice President Sarah Zimmerman Duterte.
00:03:56As prosecutors, we will approach these proceedings with respect for the Constitution,
00:04:02the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, and the rule of law.
00:04:08Our duty is clear to present evidence in support of the articles of impeachment.
00:04:16We will do so professionally, fairly, and with fidelity to the constitutional process.
00:04:23The trial is not about rhetoric or public opinion.
00:04:28It is about evidence, due process, and accountability under the Constitution.
00:04:36We trust the impeachment court to hear the case with fairness and impartiality.
00:04:42And we ask the public to allow the process to unfold.
00:04:47At the appropriate time, the evidence will speak for itself.
00:04:52So, thank you to the members of the media.
00:04:54Thank you for your time this morning.
00:04:56I think we're ready to take your questions now.
00:05:03Good morning, I'm Soberano.
00:05:07Sir, just a reaction lang sa prosecution sa naging mahali po ni President Marcos
00:05:13na mas maidang kong personal na nakakarap si Vice President Sarah Duterte's Enpachment Court.
00:05:19Sabi kasi ng Pangulo noong interview sa Canada, sabi niya, kung siya ang nasa sitwasyon, mas pipili niyang kumarap at
00:05:27sumagot sa mga paratang dahil tutulang mga abulat.
00:05:30Reaction pa niya sa sige.
00:05:37Of course, naririnig ho natin yung opinion at sentimento ng mga kababayan natin na ito ho yung sinasabi nila.
00:05:44Considering ho the seriousness of delegations in these impeachment proceedings, narapat lang ho na harapin ho ito ng personal ng
00:05:52Vice President.
00:05:53But having said that, we will still respect the rules of impeachment and the order issued by the impeachment court
00:06:01wherein the Vice President was given an option to appear either in person or through counsel.
00:06:09So at the end of the day, that's a decision for them to make.
00:06:13But still, we understand that sentiment.
00:06:16That sentiment is the sentiment of the entire country or most of our countrymen.
00:06:21that everyone's demanding that the Vice President will face this in person.
00:06:29Well, actually, that's a sentiment not only by the President but actually shared by all of us.
00:06:37Kasi it will also speak about the character of the respondent.
00:06:43It will only show that she's really seriously taking these allegations, facing these allegations,
00:06:50with a clear position that she is not guilty of any of these accusations.
00:06:57And the clearest message that she can send is to appear before the court.
00:07:03Claro po yan, matagal na po natin yung sinasabi.
00:07:05And that would also reinforce her previous statements that she will answer in the proper forum
00:07:12that she's actually welcoming the allegation and at the proper forum.
00:07:16And this is now the proper forum.
00:07:18Kung tatandaan po natin, siya mismo po ang dinescribe niya sa itong proseso na to.
00:07:23Pag dumating sa impeachment court or sa Senado,
00:07:28ay ang sabi niya, ready na po sila for bloodbath.
00:07:31So I guess that would also reinforce this again, her earlier position that she's ready.
00:07:37And the only, for me, and to all, many ordinary people,
00:07:43a clear message that we'll send to the public and to this at the impeachment court
00:07:49is the presence of the respondent, the Vice President, Saladine Dept.
00:07:53But again, reiterating also the position of Tany J that is entirely within the discretion of the option
00:08:02that she can actually discuss with her defense panel.
00:08:15Matagal na rin hinihintay ng mamamayan yung proseso na ito.
00:08:19So matagal na rin hinihintay ng mamamayan ang sagot ni Biti Sara
00:08:24sa mga tanong tungkol sa Articles of Impeachment.
00:08:29So we are expecting Biti Sara to provide her defense
00:08:35and it is the preference of this representation na makita personally yung defense na iyo.
00:08:44Of course, again, we are respecting their preferences
00:08:47and the options provided by the court.
00:08:51Pero sa bahagi ng mamamayan na naghihintay,
00:08:55they deserve an answer from the Biti President herself.
00:09:08Just so that there's no confusion about this matter,
00:09:13again, while we respect that the decision ultimately belongs to her,
00:09:17but we fully understand where that sentiment is coming from
00:09:21because it would show respect for the Constitution,
00:09:26respect to the impeachment court,
00:09:29and ultimately respect to the Filipino people
00:09:31who are demanding answers, demanding clarity,
00:09:35considering the seriousness and gravity of delegations here.
00:09:38Again, let's remember, we're talking about billions of pesos in transactions,
00:09:43hundreds of millions in confidential funds.
00:09:46Sir, a follow-up.
00:09:48Sir, follow-up.
00:09:49Sa inyong pananaw, may epekto po ba ang ganitong pahayag ng Pangulong
00:09:53sa integridad o independence ng impeachment president?
00:09:58Well, I think the President is very clear on respecting the mandate
00:10:07and the separation of each of the three branches of government.
00:10:10He was actually making this statement as a means of being a Filipino,
00:10:19not so much on being the President,
00:10:22which I believe all of us shared.
00:10:24Matagal na natin itong pinag-usapan,
00:10:27at matagal na rin pong sinasabi ng Depensa
00:10:30na handa na pong sila sagutin itong mga adikasyon na ito,
00:10:34at ito na po yung nararapat na platforma,
00:10:40o ito po yung sa kanila ay yung proper forum.
00:10:44Inaasahan po natin, again,
00:10:47inaasahan po natin na yung kanilang naging statement
00:10:50nung mga nakaraang buwan
00:10:52ay mapapatunayan po nila
00:10:54sa pamamagitan ng ang respondent ay dadalong
00:10:57sa kanyang trial.
00:10:59Hindi, trial niya po ito eh.
00:11:00This is for trial.
00:11:01So, the Filipino people expect that she would actually,
00:11:06again, appear before the court
00:11:09to, you know, to send the message that she is ready
00:11:13and she is not hiding
00:11:14and she is actually facing, you know,
00:11:18the seriousness of all these charges
00:11:19and she will, you know, ultimately prove her innocence
00:11:24before, not just the impeachment court,
00:11:26but before the Filipino people.
00:11:28So, yung po yung, ano,
00:11:31yung po yung panawagan,
00:11:32yung bilang po ang Presidente,
00:11:33as pang Presidente po,
00:11:35ay, pagsabi niya,
00:11:36ay bilang isang Pilipino
00:11:37at naniniwala po sa proseso
00:11:39at sa integridad ng instituto.
00:11:42Asama rin po ito
00:11:43ang impeachment trial na ito.
00:11:50Ganun na po kalawak yung sentiment
00:11:52ng taong bayan,
00:11:54ng mga mayang Pilipino
00:11:55para po sa proseso na ito.
00:11:57So, once again,
00:12:00the accountability mechanism here
00:12:02is so that the prosecution
00:12:05can present evidence,
00:12:08the defense,
00:12:08can present their defense,
00:12:10counter evidence,
00:12:11counter narrative.
00:12:12Kaya,
00:12:13hinihintay din natin si VP Sarah Duterte herself
00:12:16to present that side personally
00:12:19para din maklear na yung disinformation,
00:12:22yung confusion,
00:12:23na bumabagabag
00:12:24at tinik nga
00:12:25sa lalamunan ng taong bayan
00:12:27for the past two years.
00:12:29Kung hindi natin naririnig
00:12:30from VP Sarah herself
00:12:32yung answer na ito
00:12:33or yung sentiment na ito,
00:12:34these confusions will prevail.
00:12:37So, I hope that today
00:12:39is the day,
00:12:40it's the start of the process
00:12:42where we begin to see the truth,
00:12:44to see the accountability processes
00:12:46at work.
00:12:50Is this the short term
00:12:51about that?
00:12:53So, of course,
00:12:54to be clear,
00:12:55we do not speak for the president,
00:12:57but since you asked
00:12:58your opinion about it,
00:13:00I think it was clear
00:13:02that he did not try to say
00:13:04how the Senate,
00:13:05sitting in his impeachment court,
00:13:07should rule on the matter.
00:13:08The only thing that the president did
00:13:10was echo the sentiment
00:13:11of the entire country.
00:13:13Again, which is that
00:13:14the people deserve answers,
00:13:16the people deserve clarity
00:13:19on this matter,
00:13:20the people deserve accountability.
00:13:22That's it.
00:13:28The vice president
00:13:30has already said
00:13:31that she will not appear
00:13:32before the Senate
00:13:33impeachment court to leave.
00:13:34I want to say about that.
00:13:36And does her refusal
00:13:37to attend
00:13:38weak and weak defense?
00:13:51to comment on the
00:13:53open, shared sentiment
00:13:57from Diti Sara Duterte,
00:14:00that would be unfortunate
00:14:03and a disappointment
00:14:04to the Filipino people.
00:14:06We're expecting her today,
00:14:09her answers today,
00:14:11and for the process
00:14:12to continue with finality
00:14:15until the end.
00:14:16If you don't see it,
00:14:18If you don't see it on day one,
00:14:19you don't see it on day one.
00:14:21You don't see it on day one.
00:14:46process that we want
00:14:47that we want the people
00:14:47to participate in.
00:14:50And we'll see
00:14:50the greatest participation
00:14:52of the people,
00:14:53if even the public officials
00:14:54who are in the office
00:14:55are fully participating.
00:15:02Well, I think we've already
00:15:03shared their opinion
00:15:04on this on why
00:15:05we understand
00:15:06that the people
00:15:07are expecting
00:15:09that she will face this
00:15:10in person.
00:15:11But as we've stated,
00:15:12this is a decision
00:15:13that ultimately falls on her
00:15:14and it's a decision
00:15:16that she will have to explain
00:15:18to the Filipino people as well.
00:15:19But for the prosecution
00:15:21in so far as we are concerned,
00:15:23our singular focus here
00:15:25will not change
00:15:26regardless of her appearance.
00:15:28We will make sure
00:15:30that we will be able
00:15:30to establish solid evidence
00:15:33to back serious allegations
00:15:34against her
00:15:35regardless of she will be there or not.
00:15:39In this case,
00:15:40the Vice President
00:15:41is consistent
00:15:42from the marriage starts,
00:15:44not attending
00:15:45or skipping the process.
00:15:47From the budget hearing
00:15:48up to the confirmation hearings
00:15:50up to the point
00:15:50where she said
00:15:51na ready na sila,
00:15:53ready na siya,
00:15:54nasagutin ng maaligasyon.
00:15:55I think the Vice President
00:15:56is consistent
00:15:57on this
00:15:58not attending
00:16:01and hindi siya
00:16:04tungma doon
00:16:05sa mga nasasabi niya.
00:16:06Again,
00:16:08ito ay option naman
00:16:09para sa kanya
00:16:09pero ito ay
00:16:11will send
00:16:11a clear message
00:16:12to the Filipino people
00:16:14na matagal na nilang gustong
00:16:17makita ang Vice President
00:16:18that taking this head on,
00:16:20you know,
00:16:22putting seriousness
00:16:23into the allegation
00:16:24by he or she herself
00:16:26being part of the,
00:16:28at least,
00:16:28at the very least,
00:16:29the first stage
00:16:30of the entire process
00:16:31of the impeachment trial.
00:16:32So yung hindi po niya
00:16:35pagpuntaan,
00:16:35that's a personal decision
00:16:36but the people
00:16:38will have
00:16:38a different observation
00:16:40altogether.
00:16:41Como you said,
00:16:42her absence
00:16:44is sending a message
00:16:45to the Filipino people,
00:16:47what message is that?
00:16:48That she is not,
00:16:49she does not,
00:16:50from the very start,
00:16:52when she does not feel
00:16:53the process,
00:16:54she would simply
00:16:56brush it off
00:16:57and evade
00:16:58and not
00:16:59attend.
00:17:02To me,
00:17:03personally,
00:17:04this is actually
00:17:06signals
00:17:07the kind of respect
00:17:08that she has
00:17:09for the process.
00:17:13Okay,
00:17:13follow up.
00:17:16Addition lang po doon
00:17:17sa follow up question.
00:17:20To me,
00:17:21that signals
00:17:23evasion
00:17:24that
00:17:25has haunted
00:17:27her term
00:17:28from
00:17:282020
00:17:30to up until now.
00:17:31She evaded
00:17:32answering
00:17:33nasa na yung
00:17:34confidential
00:17:34and intelligence
00:17:35funds.
00:17:36She evaded
00:17:37providing
00:17:39the
00:17:39required
00:17:41documentation
00:17:42and now,
00:17:44noong
00:17:44lumaki na
00:17:45ang
00:17:47yung issue
00:17:48hanggat
00:17:49nandito na
00:17:50sa impeachment
00:17:50court,
00:17:51may evasion
00:17:52pa rin.
00:17:53I hope
00:17:54that
00:17:55there will
00:17:56be chances
00:17:57still
00:17:57for VP
00:17:58Sara
00:17:58to show up
00:18:00not only
00:18:01today,
00:18:01but on the
00:18:02different days
00:18:02of the impeachment
00:18:04hearing dates.
00:18:05So,
00:18:06inaasahan pa rin
00:18:06naman ng
00:18:07mamamayan
00:18:07na
00:18:08at one time
00:18:10ay
00:18:12iparamdam
00:18:12yung sagot
00:18:13tungkol sa
00:18:14mga matagad
00:18:15nang tanong
00:18:15natin.
00:18:21How are you
00:18:22going to
00:18:22lead
00:18:23the
00:18:23point
00:18:24of the
00:18:24Senate
00:18:24President
00:18:25to
00:18:26shorten
00:18:27the trial
00:18:27days?
00:18:28maari
00:18:29ego
00:18:29as
00:18:29huy
00:18:30as
00:18:30as
00:18:30huy
00:18:30as
00:18:30huy
00:18:31huy
00:18:32as
00:18:33as
00:18:33as
00:18:33as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34as
00:18:34we
00:18:36heard
00:18:39the
00:18:40statement
00:18:40of the
00:18:41Senate
00:18:41President
00:18:41about this
00:18:42yesterday.
00:18:43And of
00:18:43course,
00:18:44we will
00:18:44try to
00:18:45conclude the
00:18:46presentation
00:18:47of evidence
00:18:47in an expeditious
00:18:48manner
00:18:49without,
00:18:50of course,
00:18:50sacrificing
00:18:51our ability
00:18:52to do it
00:18:52in a
00:18:53proper
00:18:53and an
00:18:54effective
00:18:54way as
00:18:55well.
00:18:55Siyempre,
00:18:56pinaka-importante
00:18:57dito,
00:18:57malatag
00:18:58natin
00:18:58ng
00:18:59mabuti
00:18:59ang lahat
00:19:00ng
00:19:00ebidensya
00:19:01para
00:19:02mapatunayan
00:19:02lahat ng
00:19:03charges
00:19:03under the
00:19:04Articles
00:19:04of
00:19:04Impeachment.
00:19:05But of
00:19:05course,
00:19:06obviously
00:19:06we
00:19:06want
00:19:07to
00:19:07finish
00:19:10it
00:19:10earlier
00:19:11than
00:19:12scheduled
00:19:12and that
00:19:13will
00:19:13be
00:19:13better.
00:19:13And we
00:19:13will
00:19:14try
00:19:14to
00:19:14do
00:19:14that.
00:19:14For
00:19:15example,
00:19:16pag
00:19:16papayagan
00:19:17tayo
00:19:17magpresenta
00:19:18ng
00:19:18mahigit
00:19:18sa
00:19:19isang
00:19:19testigo
00:19:20pada
00:19:20araw,
00:19:21susubuman
00:19:21mo
00:19:21natin
00:19:22gawin
00:19:22na
00:19:22in
00:19:22the
00:19:23time
00:19:23permits.
00:19:23For
00:19:24example,
00:19:25meron din
00:19:25mga
00:19:26testigo
00:19:26na
00:19:26tinatawag
00:19:27na
00:19:27authenticating
00:19:28witnesses.
00:19:29Maliging
00:19:30purpose
00:19:30nila
00:19:31is to
00:19:31authenticate
00:19:32some
00:19:32documents,
00:19:33footage.
00:19:34We
00:19:35will
00:19:35try
00:19:35to
00:19:36ask
00:19:36the
00:19:36other
00:19:37party
00:19:37to
00:19:37just
00:19:38stipulate
00:19:38on
00:19:38these
00:19:38matters
00:19:39so
00:19:39that
00:19:39we
00:19:40could
00:19:40abbreviate
00:19:40the
00:19:40proceedings.
00:19:41After
00:19:41all,
00:19:42marami
00:19:42ho
00:19:42sa
00:19:42mga
00:19:43exhibits
00:19:43na
00:19:43na
00:19:43ay
00:19:43common
00:19:44naman.
00:19:44So
00:19:45up
00:19:46to
00:19:46the
00:19:46extent
00:19:47possible,
00:19:52nags
00:19:53nagpadala
00:19:54na po
00:19:54kayo
00:19:54na
00:19:54manifestation
00:19:55staling
00:19:55three
00:19:56witnesses
00:19:56here
00:19:56na
00:19:57present
00:19:57nila.
00:19:58Pero
00:19:58di po
00:19:59ba
00:19:59preliminize
00:20:00na
00:20:00mga
00:20:00na
00:20:00mga
00:20:01mangyayari
00:20:01yung
00:20:02araw
00:20:02na to?
00:20:03And
00:20:03kaya
00:20:04po
00:20:04i-present
00:20:05yun
00:20:05within
00:20:05two
00:20:06days?
00:20:07Yung
00:20:07tatlo
00:20:07po
00:20:07na
00:20:09binanifesting?
00:20:10Yes.
00:20:11That's
00:20:11correct.
00:20:11I
00:20:11think
00:20:11in his
00:20:12interview
00:20:12yesterday,
00:20:13the
00:20:13Senate
00:20:14President
00:20:16stated
00:20:17that
00:20:17today
00:20:18we
00:20:18will
00:20:19not
00:20:19be
00:20:20given
00:20:20an
00:20:20opportunity
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00:21:10Well, it's hard for us because the first thing is, it's never going to be a hard effort.
00:21:27It's clear that this process is the accountability mechanism for us.
00:21:33So, ito pong mga pangyayari ngayon, if ever, no, sana hindi naman mong pangyayari,
00:21:40and if ever that would happen, but we'll reach that stage.
00:21:43Sa palagay ko po, the trial will continue, the trial must continue,
00:21:48because the resignation does not automatically condone the acts committed,
00:21:57as indicated in the articles of impeachment.
00:21:59Kailangan pakinggan ng ebidensya, kailangan marinig ng taong bahay ng ebidensya.
00:22:06It will not altogether just, you know, water down, for example,
00:22:14or weaken the evidence that we are going to present before the impeachment court.
00:22:22And remember po, na-impeach na po siya, as far as the House of Representatives is concerned, na-impeach na
00:22:30po siya.
00:22:31So, the procedural conclusion from that stage, according to the Constitution, is for the Senate to try and decide.
00:22:39So, kailangan pong tunguloy, kasi kailangan pong may pananaputong dito.
00:22:45Ang pagre-resign ay hindi po yung nagkukondon.
00:22:48Kasi ang pinag-usapan naman po natin is not yung opisina, but, you know, yung mga charges by which nagawa
00:22:57niya
00:22:57na hindi na ayon sa ating saligang batas.
00:23:02Nung naupo siya bilang Secretary of Education, at the same time ay halal na si Presidente.
00:23:20I would second what Kong Ziya said.
00:23:24Wala pong sayang sa proseso ng pananaputan.
00:23:27If ever it comes to that, resignation only evades accountability.
00:23:32And it only answers the question of occupation of office.
00:23:37Yes, pero hindi pa nito sinasagot yung four articles of impeachment.
00:23:41Hindi nito sinasagot yung other constitutional ipinapataw na permanent or perpetual disqualification from office.
00:23:55So, the trial is promised to the Filipino people today.
00:24:00We will continue regardless kung ano pong maging development.
00:24:04But, nonetheless, handa naman po ang House prosecution panel to present the articles of impeachment
00:24:11and proceed with this process of accountability.
00:24:16You know, resignation, just a follow-up.
00:24:18You know, resignation is an optional given to all public officers, either appointed or elected.
00:24:25Accountability should not be made as an optional issue.
00:24:31Just to add to that, because the question shrooms, dahil sinasabi, hindi ba masasayang,
00:24:38it shrooms that if she resigns, then the impeachment proceedings will be terminated.
00:24:43But, without preempting the action that the impeachment court may take on such a scenario,
00:24:51her position here is clear as aptly pointed out by Kong Zi and Kong Renee.
00:24:57Dalawa ho ang penalty under the Constitution sa impeachment.
00:25:02Removal and perpetual disqualification from holding public office.
00:25:07At, tier ho ito, merong Supreme Court decision concerning administrative cases.
00:25:14Kung saan ho, ang nangyari dito, sa kalagit na ano ho,
00:25:20nung administrative proceedings for the removal of an erring public official, she resigned.
00:25:26Ang sinabi ho ng Supreme Court sa kaso na yun,
00:25:29hindi pwedeng takasan ang pananagutan dahil lang nakasuhan na ang public official.
00:25:36At, yun na ang gagawin niya dahil nakasaad doon madami pang ibang kaparusahan na dapat matanggap sa ganong klaseng pagkakamali.
00:25:47And in that case, the Supreme Court said that the resignation does not render the entire proceedings smooth.
00:25:53Dahil, again, meron pang other penalties.
00:25:58At, tandaan natin, sa case na yun, the case just involved 4 million pesos.
00:26:02Again, here, we're talking about billions of financial transactions, hundreds of millions of confidential funds.
00:26:11Yan ho, ganan ho kabigat ang issue dito.
00:26:13So, kung sa usapin ho na 4 million pesos, ang naging ruling ho ng Supreme Court dyan ay maliwanag,
00:26:20hindi makakatakas sa pananagutan ng public official sa pamamagitan ng pag-resign,
00:26:26malina ho posisyon natin dyan, all the more for this case.
00:26:29Ah, isa lang po kay Coggesman Adyok.
00:26:34Noon, sinasabi na malakas ang mga Duterte sa Mindanao.
00:26:38Ngayon magsisimula ang impeachment.
00:26:40Sa palagay niyo po ba hawag pa rin ng mga Duterte ang Mindanao?
00:26:45Bilang isang Mindanao, deserve din po nila malaman ang katotohanan.
00:26:49Ako po, taga Mindanao ako.
00:26:50Pero gusto ko rin po malaman ang katotohanan.
00:26:53So, I think it's not Mindanao alone or Luzon or Visayas.
00:26:57The whole country deserves to know the truth.
00:27:00Ito na rin ang paraan para may latag natin ang kaso at malaman ang ating taong bayan kung anong katotohanan.
00:27:06We cannot let Mindanao be, you know, remain blindfolded from these accusations and the truth
00:27:14na meron talagang pananagutan ang vice-presidente.
00:27:19Sir, kahit mga supporter ni BP, yun ba yung ibig niyo sabihin?
00:27:23Kahit mga supporter ni BP, kailangan naman naman?
00:27:25Ayan nga, sabi ko nga, walang kinikilala dito, walang dito personalidad.
00:27:30Ito po ay proseso ayon sa ating saligang batas.
00:27:32Ito po ay proseso na sinasabi po na meron talagang kung merong pananagutan dapat ihain sa tamang proseso o tamang
00:27:43forum.
00:27:43Ito po yung tamang forum na sinasabi, itong impeachment court.
00:27:47Wala pong kinikilala dito dahil lahat po deserve na malaman ang katotohanan.
00:27:52Sir, good morning.
00:27:57I understand you intend to present for your first argument yung threat against the president.
00:28:07Is that still the case?
00:28:10Yes po.
00:28:10And why that specific allegation? Why should it go first?
00:28:17Well, una-una, sa tinuho natin, iyan ang articles of charges, articles of impeachment na pinakamadaling masundan, no?
00:28:26Hindi lang ng impeachment court at ng mga kababayan natin.
00:28:29Dahil napakalinaw ho nito, una-una, hindi na ho kailangan mag-presenta pa ng napakaraming testigo para magpatunayan na ito
00:28:38'y nangyari.
00:28:38Napanood ho natin pare-pareho yung video kung saan ho pinagbantaan ang buhay ng presidente, ng first lady at ng
00:28:46dating speaker of the house.
00:28:48Maliwanag din ho doon na sinabi na, bukot sa pinagbantaan, sinabi na may kasunduan na sa isang assassin para gawin
00:28:56ho ito.
00:28:56So, sa tingin namin, dahil ang mga factual issues dito may konti, as less complicated compared to the other financially
00:29:06related articles of impeachment, no?
00:29:09Mas madali ito. So, minabuti namin na dito ho tayo magsimula.
00:29:27Inuuna natin in order of kung paano makita ng taong bayan yung iba't ibang nakitang questions na bumabagabag sa ating
00:29:39lahat.
00:29:39So, the press conference about the threats, natunghayan po ito lahat ng mga bayan.
00:29:47We will go through as they go para po makamit natin sa punodulo yung proseso ng pananagitan.
00:29:55Para po sa akin, very short lang, no? I think sa Filipino, mas madali kang mag-relate na hindi basta
00:30:02magbanta.
00:30:03I mean, culturally, we all understand that. Ang Filipino ay decenting tao.
00:30:08Tayo lang po ata yung tao sa buong mundo na pag nagsasalita, very evident yung ating respect, no?
00:30:21May po at may ho tayo, no?
00:30:25I mean, culturally, it would be more...
00:30:27It's safe to say that we are, no?
00:30:30We value decency in whatever we do, no?
00:30:35So, how much more for someone who enjoys certain following, who enjoys a certain authority and mandate?
00:30:42So, mas klaro po yun, ma-identify ng ating Filipino.
00:30:46Ang pinag-usapan po natin is she speaking to continue on as Vice President.
00:30:50Now, based on behavior and her propensity to say things that undermines the rule of law,
00:31:01the principle that no one should take justice into their own hands,
00:31:04ay klaro po yun sa ating mga Filipino.
00:31:07Kung ang Article 4, ang ating unang-unang pag-usapan and the Filipino people can identify easily
00:31:13kung ano yung hindi pwede at ano ang pwede
00:31:18at ano yung in-expect natin sa mga halal na kandidat, mga halal na leader
00:31:22at ano yung mga in-expect natin na hindi nila din sinasabi o ginagawa.
00:31:27Sir, Factor po ba kasi dun sa threat na yun, siya po kasi yung magiging beneficiary as the Vice President?
00:31:35I think very klaro po yun, no?
00:31:38It does not take one to be a rocket scientist to know that if the sitting President is out of
00:31:43the picture,
00:31:44automatically the sitting Vice President shall assume the office.
00:31:47Which in this case, the one making all these threats is the direct,
00:31:52she would stand to benefit if ever the President will be out of the picture.
00:31:59A follow-up to me.
00:32:04Para po sa akin, kahit sino man yung kinontrata na mag-assassinate or whoever,
00:32:15at sino man yung subject neto, ayaw natin ng ganun.
00:32:18Ayaw natin marinig sa isang public official na binabalak niya yun,
00:32:24at may kinausap para mangyari yun.
00:32:27This is about going against the culture of impunity na nandito sa Pilipinas.
00:32:36At sa punod-dulo nito, gusto natin to make an example to the people
00:32:41that hindi po okay na makontrata at sino man yung subject ng kontrata na yan.
00:32:50Hi, Sirs.
00:32:51Raffi, I'm probably the teacher.
00:32:54Sa paglapas ng IRS warrants, Senator Rodolfo Marcos,
00:32:58how do you see the rules move forward?
00:33:01Kasi apparently parang nabuhasan na naman sa supporters,
00:33:06Vice President sa doon.
00:33:09Well, una-una, tandaan po natin the case actually happened even before the impeachment,
00:33:18the official transmission of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate from the House of Representatives.
00:33:24Basta na una po ito, it predated actually this process, the entire process.
00:33:28Sa amin po, that's an entire different legal proceedings that involves one sitting senator.
00:33:36So, kung wala akong makita na anything that would further delay the impeachment process
00:33:44because, again, ang sinasabi po natin dito ay ang basihan ay yung directa, directive ng ating Constitution
00:33:54na magpatuloy itong impeachment trial na ito.
00:33:59So, again, these are two separate legal processes na hindi siya connected whatsoever.
00:34:07Yan po yung, sa amin pong panig, ang amin pong pinofocus is yung paano ipapresenta ang kaso ng House Prosecution
00:34:19Team.
00:34:19At ilalapag yun ni...
00:34:25Ama ho, as correctly stated, yung acts which are the subject of this Plunder case,
00:34:33all happened way before this issue of impeachment came about.
00:34:40So, hindi ko namin nakikita yung connection nito dun sa impeachment.
00:34:44And hindi na namin nakikita kung paano ko ito maging dahilan para makaantala ako dun sa proceedings.
00:34:51Again, no, respect itong position, whether or not they could appear or not.
00:34:56So, this is something that's out of our hands.
00:34:58This is a matter that falls under the exclusive discretion, no, of the Senate sitting as an impeachment court.
00:35:05So, kami ho, hindi magbabago kung regardless of the composition of the Senate sitting as an impeachment court,
00:35:12our mandate remains the same, which is to present evidence in accordance with the rules in the Constitution
00:35:19to support the Articles of Impeachment.
00:35:26And suffice to say, because the processes relating to the arrest is separate from the trial that we're facing now,
00:35:37that shouldn't delay or derail the trial that is happening today and is starting today.
00:35:44So, para sa atin, ang mahalaga ngayong araw, masimulan, at syempre, maipresenta ang ebidensya,
00:35:53mga witnesses, as the trial and the process goes on.
00:36:00I'm next, nabok Eden Santos.
00:36:03Sabihin ko walang direct ng efekto yung pag-arresto o pag-suko ni Sen. Mercolietta,
00:36:11na po, since isa siya sa magiging judge, Sen. Judge dito po sa impeachment trial.
00:36:16Doon po sa aspetong threshold ng kundik, or to, ano po si baby Sara,
00:36:28pwede pong doon tumang taro ng efek, yung kanyang pag-suko.
00:36:36Let me address that for a second.
00:36:38Since that is an issue that will probably arise in the impeachment proceedings,
00:36:42it will affect the merits of the case, as you understand, we cannot discuss our position now.
00:36:48But when the impeachment court finds it appropriate to tackle it,
00:36:52we're ready to advance our legal argument on it.
00:36:55But at this time, what we could tell you is that we're not engaging in vote counting.
00:37:01Again, what we're focused on is to establish an airtight case, supported by solid evidence,
00:37:11so that regardless of how this two-thirds threshold will be interpreted, we'll be able to secure it.
00:37:19So, I'm going to ask you,
00:37:21there is no mandate of House Prosecution Panel
00:37:24to determine how many votes should be able to make it
00:37:28to make the respondent, in this case, Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:37:34In the event that controversy may arise,
00:37:37again, we relate and we defer to the wisdom of the courts.
00:37:41Either the impeachment court can actually settle this,
00:37:44or if it's about constitutional question, it's the Supreme Court.
00:37:48But then again,
00:37:50ang ninanais po at at saka ang position po ng House Prosecution Team
00:37:56ay panatag po sa kasong ipipresenta.
00:37:58Yun lang po yung focus natin.
00:38:00Pagdating po doon sa determination ng kaso,
00:38:03determination ng mga huwis,
00:38:06kung ano yung magiging judgment nila,
00:38:09kaya nga po namin minamarapat na maipresenta ng maayos
00:38:14itong case na ito ng prosecution
00:38:17para mabigyang paliwanag sa ating mga huwis
00:38:21at sa taong bayan,
00:38:22kung ano yung dapat na makita nila
00:38:26at kung ano yung dapat yung maging basehan nila
00:38:28to arrive into its sound and impartial judgment.
00:38:32Yung pagbibigay din po namin ng mga ebedensya,
00:38:36magpapresenta ng mga ebedensya,
00:38:38ay respeto din po ito sa kapangyarihan ng impeachment court.
00:38:44Sir, mga susugod ko lang po yung tanong.
00:38:47Ang sabi po pa, Sen. R.I.J.,
00:38:49regardless of the two-thirty threshold,
00:38:51we're not engaging in vote counting
00:38:53pero yung pinatak na pabaliyan
00:38:55is establishing an airtight case.
00:38:57So is it safe to say that right now
00:38:59you're preparing to get 60 votes pa rin,
00:39:02regardless?
00:39:0460 or more?
00:39:06Yes, of course.
00:39:08So that there will be no issue in the matter anymore.
00:39:11Diba?
00:39:11In fact, ideally,
00:39:14again, the purpose is to present the evidence
00:39:17so that at the end of the day
00:39:18when this trial concludes,
00:39:21together with the Filipino people,
00:39:23the Senate impeachment court
00:39:25would reach a verdict based on that evidence.
00:39:28So, sa amin, hindi namin tinitignan
00:39:3116 dapat ba bumaba.
00:39:33Ang goal namin, definitely,
00:39:36makuha ang sapat na voto
00:39:38para masuportahan ang hinihingi natin dito,
00:39:44which is, of course, in the end,
00:39:45diba?
00:39:46Makita na sinusuportahan
00:39:49ng malakas na ebidensya
00:39:50ang articles of impeachment.
00:39:56No matter what happens,
00:39:57the House prosecution panel is ready to present
00:40:01the articles of impeachment
00:40:02na kung maaalala natin galing po ito
00:40:05sa citizens' complaints
00:40:07na kilarify at the House Committee on Justice
00:40:11nakita yung ligat
00:40:13at ngayon po ay hinain,
00:40:16transmitted to the Senate
00:40:17and the Senate,
00:40:18in line with the Constitution,
00:40:21tinanggap at sinimulan
00:40:23ang proseso na ito.
00:40:25Sa punot-dulo po nito,
00:40:27gusto natin na marinig ng taong bayan
00:40:29ang ebidensya
00:40:31at the House prosecution panel
00:40:33is able and ready and prepared
00:40:36to ensure that all the required evidences,
00:40:42testimonies, witnesses
00:40:43to present fully the people's arguments
00:40:46dito po natin makikita
00:40:50in the coming days.
00:40:52So, ang samin, ang focus namin
00:40:54is to ask
00:40:55Attorney J. Tolosa said,
00:40:58present an ear-tied case.
00:40:59At syempre, marinig ito,
00:41:01maipaliwanag ito
00:41:03sa mamamayang pilihan.
00:41:10Sir, good afternoon.
00:41:11Sir, good afternoon.
00:41:11Sir, good morning.
00:41:12Katrina Domingo from ABS-CBN News.
00:41:13How concerning is it
00:41:14for the prosecution panel
00:41:16that there are three senator judges
00:41:17who are already automatically
00:41:19absent from the proceedings?
00:41:21Will that be considered
00:41:22as an acquittal?
00:41:24Do you have a slimmer leeway
00:41:26for you to get more conviction votes
00:41:29from a slimmer chamber?
00:41:33Well, again, we don't actually, again,
00:41:36as what Attorney J. earlier explained,
00:41:41we don't bother ourselves
00:41:44with the number of the senators,
00:41:47the sitting judges, who will be present,
00:41:50who will not be present during the course
00:41:52of the impeachment trial.
00:41:53What is important to us
00:41:54is we can perform
00:41:57under the constitutional mandate
00:41:58of the House of Representatives,
00:42:00and that is to support
00:42:01the articles of impeachment
00:42:03by way of presenting
00:42:05corroborative testimonies
00:42:06and documentary evidence.
00:42:07As far as the House Prosecutionist Panel,
00:42:11what is important is the impeachment,
00:42:12the Senate has already assumed jurisdiction
00:42:15over the articles of impeachment,
00:42:17and we are starting to look at the start,
00:42:20we are starting now to feel
00:42:23the start of this process,
00:42:25which is later nga,
00:42:27mag-umpisa na po yung unang araw
00:42:30ng impeachment trial.
00:42:32Sir, and your reaction to political observations
00:42:36that the prosecution allegedly
00:42:37is no longer gunning for an acquittal,
00:42:39but instead just wants to lay out
00:42:42the evidence, the pieces of evidence
00:42:44against Vice President Sara Dutente?
00:42:46Because some political pundits are saying
00:42:48that it is quite impossible for the Senate
00:42:50to get a conviction at this point.
00:42:53Well, let's see how things will develop
00:42:57in the process, in the trial.
00:43:00I think that going to that kind of conclusion
00:43:04is to premature at this point in time.
00:43:06We haven't actually seen the evidence
00:43:09by the prosecution,
00:43:10and we have yet also to see and hear
00:43:12the answers and rebuttals of the defense.
00:43:16What is important is the House Prosecution Panel
00:43:21from the very start is ready
00:43:23to present the evidence,
00:43:26including the list of potential witnesses,
00:43:28and we would allow the verdict
00:43:29that is exclusively within the right of the Senate
00:43:32acting as impeachment court
00:43:33to render that resolution
00:43:36by way of either conviction or acquittal.
00:43:40So, again, our focus here
00:43:46is to allow the process to move forward.
00:43:54So, I think it would be unfair for the members of the Senate, no,
00:43:58for us to presume how they would vote at this point, no,
00:44:02kakasimula pa lang ho ng proseso,
00:44:04kakasimula pa lang ng paglilitis.
00:44:05At, tandaan ho natin,
00:44:07under the impeachment rules,
00:44:09all senator judges are required to observe political neutrality.
00:44:14This means, no,
00:44:15that they should participate in these proceedings, no,
00:44:18and rule on it based on the evidence
00:44:20regardless of their political affiliations and preferences.
00:44:24No?
00:44:24And gusto, ang paniniwala namin,
00:44:26they will abide by this obligation.
00:44:29but they will comply with this obligation.
00:44:38Good morning, Bob.
00:44:40Sir, to remove the legal barrier,
00:44:43are you going to ask for the written consent of BP SARA
00:44:48to open the BIR bus?
00:44:52Sige.
00:44:55Well, first of all,
00:44:56in one of his interviews yesterday,
00:44:59Senate President Gachalian stated that
00:45:03there are lots of opinions among them, no,
00:45:06about this matter.
00:45:07And he himself decided it's better not to give a comment about it, no,
00:45:12and just wait for the impeachment court's official action on this matter.
00:45:17So we will take his leap, no,
00:45:19and at this time, I think,
00:45:20I also think it's not appropriate to discuss it.
00:45:23So we will wait, no,
00:45:24for the impeachment court's, um,
00:45:26formal resolution, no,
00:45:29regarding our requests, no,
00:45:31concerning the BIR box.
00:45:32But what's clear is,
00:45:33we believe the importance of its contents.
00:45:36We understand, no,
00:45:37the sentiment of the people that we all want to see it.
00:45:40So one way or another, no,
00:45:42um, we will, um, achieve that goal.
00:45:45But as to, uh, how the impeachment court will, um, act on it,
00:45:49we don't want to preempt it, no.
00:45:51So kung ano man ho ang maging decision about that,
00:45:53we will respect it and act accordingly.
00:45:56Uh, but Senator Laxon said,
00:45:59they will return the BIR box to the prosecution panel.
00:46:03Of course, they're balancing their statutory confidentiality
00:46:07and the rights of due to the process of the responding.
00:46:11Exactly, ma'am, no.
00:46:11Tudod ho nung sinabi ng Senate President Ketchal,
00:46:14no, no,
00:46:15um, hintayin ho natin yung official na action
00:46:18ng Senate impeachment court dito sa bagay na to.
00:46:21At kapag nandyan na ho, no,
00:46:23kung ano yung official na pagpapasya nila sa bagay na yan,
00:46:27then we will act accordingly.
00:46:28Sir, because of this impeachment process,
00:46:32may possibility po na yung defense team maitahip tong mga evidence sa juristate.
00:46:39So how are you prepared for that?
00:46:41Can you please repeat the question?
00:46:44Sir, because of the complexities na itong impeachment po,
00:46:50um, there are possibilities na tong defense panel
00:46:52maitahip po tong mga evidence nyo to juristate.
00:46:58Okay.
00:47:01Overturned.
00:47:02Overturned?
00:47:03Overturned.
00:47:07Pwede ko natin medyo pangiliwanakin ng tanong.
00:47:10Ma-overturned.
00:47:12Oh, yes sir, yes sir.
00:47:12Para sa kanilang advantage na ho?
00:47:20Pwede lang tanong kita.
00:47:21Ulit pangiliwan ako yung tanong.
00:47:24Because it's a legal strategy, so that's what the plan is to do with the other evidences.
00:47:34It's like the kill threat, and they say that they're free.
00:47:39And then the PR box, they want to protect them.
00:47:43Well, all of the strategies, they want to protect them.
00:47:48The important thing for the House Prosecution Team is that it's clear.
00:47:55There are also the court that said,
00:47:59because we believe that the impeachment court is impartial.
00:48:04We believe that if they want to present our evidences,
00:48:14that's the structure of the trial.
00:48:17That's the usual process.
00:48:22Ang wisdom naman po kung bakit gusto natin lahat ng evidensya ay masalang sa impeachment process
00:48:31ay una, deserve ng mamamayan na malaman kung bakit ganito kabigat yung kaso na hinaharap ni Bibi Sara.
00:48:39Number two, to leave no stone untered.
00:48:42So, we leave the wisdom to the impeachment court kung ano po yung appreciation niya sa articles of impeachment
00:48:51and yung mga arguments na ilalatag natin and the witnesses and testimonies and evidence
00:48:56that will support these arguments.
00:48:58But at the end of the day, the House Prosecution Panel is ready to convey these arguments,
00:49:07to defend it for the sake that may nakalagi sa Constitution at batas
00:49:14na pamantayan kung paano dapat panghawakan ng isang public official yung kanyang oath
00:49:20and yung mga batas na dapat sinusundan natin lahat.
00:49:25So, for now, the defense can produce the strategy that it wants to
00:49:33pero sa atin ang pinanghawakan natin, nasa proseso ng pananagutan,
00:49:39let the evidence speak for itself.
00:49:42Let the witnesses see their day in court.
00:49:46Let these questions be finally answered.
00:49:56One of the suggestions ng mga supporters at Batas General Saratante ay
00:50:02huwag siya kumaro sa impeachment trial,
00:50:05magpunta niya sa mga, magpunta siya directly sa taong bayan,
00:50:09lumaki siya sa taong bayan, gawin niya yung trabaho niya.
00:50:12What's your take po doon sa parang, mas gusto ni Dibis parang na,
00:50:17iserve niya yung taong bayan niya do her job as vice president
00:50:21instead of facing the Senate's impeachment court?
00:50:24Pwede naman gawin niya yun eh, without evading the process of accountability.
00:50:30Wala naman kong pumipigil sa kanya na tumunta sa kanya mga supporters.
00:50:37Pero, hindi ko natin pwedeng gawin na option ito
00:50:40o mamili ka kung alin ang importante.
00:50:44Hindi ko natin po pwedeng sabihin na ipang sa tabi na lang
00:50:48at huwag lang pansinin.
00:50:49Kasi, ang nagsasalita po dito ang ating Constitution,
00:50:52ito po'y proseso na binigay ng Constitution na kinakailangan
00:50:58na ma-reach niya yung point na mga makuha natin
00:51:03ang tramang judgment ng impeachment court.
00:51:07Ito po'y pananagutan ayon sa ating Constitution.
00:51:13Just a short addition.
00:51:16Facing this impeachment process is serving the people.
00:51:20Kung ito ang panawagan ng mamamayan
00:51:22and it is supported by surveys na hinahanap ng taong bayan
00:51:26ng trial na ito,
00:51:27at kung nakalagay sa Constitution
00:51:29na ito dapat yung agaana ng isang
00:51:34highest sitting public officials natin
00:51:37para po masagot yung mga proseso ng pananagutan
00:51:42na nakabimbin sa kanya,
00:51:44bakit po hindi niya kaharapin yun?
00:51:47Kaya pong pagsilbihan ng taong bayan
00:51:49and at the same time harapin itong mga proseso ng pananagutan.
00:51:53And in fact,
00:51:54yung pagharap ng proseso ng pananagutan
00:51:55ay pagsisilbi sa mga mayan.
00:51:59Kasi, over the past few days,
00:52:01the vice president has been going around the funding
00:52:06to serve.
00:52:07Of course, yung mga nasalanta ng mga
00:52:10mga bigdol, bagyo.
00:52:13And whenever she goes,
00:52:15the crowd always sees her.
00:52:18Parang lagi siyang binamout doon.
00:52:21Yung public support na yun
00:52:22for the vice president
00:52:23na nakita natin sa mga videos na nakita natin.
00:52:28Do you think po ba natatakot ko ba kayo na
00:52:30itong public na ito,
00:52:31e,
00:52:32siya rin sila din ang gagalit sa ninyo?
00:52:35Kasi, if ever man na,
00:52:37or if ever man,
00:52:38hypothetical,
00:52:39na makonvixin ba yun sa'yo
00:52:40sa'yo,
00:52:40magagalit sa sa'yo,
00:52:41hindi kayo po.
00:52:42So,
00:52:43everyone will benefit from this trial
00:52:45dahil lahat tayo deserve na malaman
00:52:48yung mga sagot sa tanong na matagal lang nakabindi.
00:52:51So,
00:52:52whether it is PB Sara,
00:52:53her supporters,
00:52:55everyone that wants to answer these burning questions,
00:53:00dapat pong umantabay tayo sa paglilitis na ito,
00:53:03let the evidence speak,
00:53:06let them have their day in court,
00:53:08let these questions be answered.
00:53:12Ah,
00:53:13alam mo,
00:53:13pag ako ay nag-give in sa ganyang pressure,
00:53:16parang ako narang ni-reinforce yung culture of impunity,
00:53:20ah,
00:53:21hindi ako po pwedeng mag-give in sa ganong klaseng
00:53:25influensya.
00:53:26Sinasabi natin dito ang ating konstitusyon tina-Taiwan natin.
00:53:30So,
00:53:31regardless of the political pressure,
00:53:33or yung fear of risking political capital,
00:53:38hindi ko tayo dapat matinag sa ganon.
00:53:42Ang ating pinapanindigan dito
00:53:44ay yung,
00:53:46ang konstitusyon ay kayang tumayok
00:53:49sa anumang,
00:53:51sa anumang oras.
00:53:53Ito na yung oras
00:53:54para ipakita natin sa taong bayan
00:53:57na ang konstitusyon ay pinagsisirvisyohan nila
00:54:00yung interest ng ating taong bayan.
00:54:02So,
00:54:02we should not be cold
00:54:04or we should not fear the possible effects politically.
00:54:10That should not be the primary consideration of the House prosecution team.
00:54:15Our primary consideration should be in line with our primordial constitutional duty as far as the impeachment is concerned
00:54:23to initiate and then to present the case before the impeachment court.
00:55:17I'm trying to remember all of them.
00:55:18But let me try to address all of it.
00:55:20So, first about the pending issues that will probably be tackled during the proceedings later.
00:55:27So, there are two pending requests that were not yet resolved in the pretrial order issued with the court.
00:55:34So, as you mentioned, the first one concerns the BIR box and the second one is our request to allow
00:55:41a private prosecutor and a public prosecutor to ask witnesses about specific areas of examination concerning the same witness.
00:55:55So, to clarify, yung inihingo namin dyan, we're not talking about two prosecutors talking at the same time.
00:56:02Of course not.
00:56:03That will be disordered.
00:56:04Yung inihingi lang namin, when the situation calls for it, when the testimony and the evidence calls for it,
00:56:10hayaang makapagtanong either a public prosecutor or a private prosecutor na mas may tamang expertise, experience, kakayahan sa mga technical
00:56:19na bagay na pag-uusapan.
00:56:22At the end of the day, makakabuti ko ito para sa lahat.
00:56:25Dahil hayaan natin na lumabas yung katotohanan in the most efficient and effective way possible.
00:56:31Again, it will benefit all of us.
00:56:34Okay.
00:56:35Are there other questions about the two-thirds threshold?
00:56:38I think we've answered this already a while ago.
00:56:42Parang we will not preempt the action that the impeachment court may take on this.
00:57:07We will definitely oppose any attempt to try to delay the proceedings.
00:57:13The constitution is clear.
00:57:16Trial should be held.
00:57:17So, before a verdict could be done, dapat pakinggan muna ang ebidensya tsaka magpasya.
00:57:26And about the two-thirds vote, again, we will leave it to the discretion of the impeachment court when they
00:57:31find it appropriate to do so.
00:57:32But what I could say is, we also have to examine if it will be appropriate to discuss it at
00:57:39this time.
00:57:40Baka premature pa ho yan.
00:57:42Wala pa tayo sa punto na magbubutokan na.
00:57:44Again, dapat maglatag muna ng ebidensya.
00:57:48Pagkatapos, doon ho, magpapa siya ang impeachment court tungkol sa bagay na ito.
00:57:55Chill yung ano, hindi dapat ang positioning is that bago pa marinig yung ebidensya ay papatayin na.
00:58:03I think, hindi dapat yun ang klaseng mindset na meron tayo.
00:58:07Kasi unang-una, ang taong bayan gusto na nila na tumuloy ito at gusto na nila may closure.
00:58:14Ang closure na gusto nila ay partid doon sa paglalago or continuously that the process would continue on.
00:58:26Yun ang gusto nilang closure, yung may kasabutan sila sa mga ibibigay na ipapresenta na kaso.
00:58:35So, I think we owe that to the people, at the very least, to continue with the trial.
00:58:40Kasi unang-una, hindi nga po pwede ang impeachment, sabi nga ni Attorney Jay,
00:58:47hindi po pwedeng, ang ebidensya ang gagawin ay papatayin bago pa man lang ito mapag-usapan.
00:58:55Dapat ang ating attitude dyan is, dapat allow na natin na marinig ng impeachment court
00:59:01dahil ang respeto na ibibigay ng House Prosecution Panel sa impeachment court
00:59:06ay base doon sa mga ebidensya nilalatag nito.
00:59:10Dahil this would definitely guide the impeachment court in not only appreciating,
00:59:17but have a basis for them to arrive into fair and impartial judgment.
00:59:29Well, at the end of the day, hindi natin gusto mamatay ang kaso for any technicality.
00:59:35Gusto natin, pagsimula ito, mabaybay yung ebidensya at makita ng tao ang ebidensya
00:59:42bago may desisyon na gawin ang Senate impeachment court.
00:59:47Sa pagbaybay po ng ebidensya, hindi pa po papasok dito yung number of senators.
00:59:53So, sa atin, we will let the impeachment court decide, but at least for this representation,
01:00:01in my personal opinion, kailangan na pong magtuloy-tuloy yung preliminaries
01:00:07para po sa mga succeeding days, makita na ng taong bahay, makita na natin lahat yung ebidensya.
01:00:15Yung ibang-ibang mga tanong ay sagot sa mga tanong na matagal na nating tinatanong.
01:00:22Parang ang ayaw talaga kasi natin e, kung yung isang bagay pa na hindi natin masagot,
01:00:27ang una-una lang natin gagawin is papatayin natin.
01:00:30I have a clarificatory question.
01:00:33Sorry, Angie.
01:00:35Kasi maraming thoughts.
01:00:38Is the persecution going to ask permission?
01:00:41Although this is a Senate arrangement jurisdiction, sabi na.
01:00:47Is persecution going to ask permission from the President to open the BIR box?
01:01:02Again, wag ko nating pangunahan yung isyo sa BIR box.
01:01:07And all of these matters is being speculative at this point.
01:01:10We respect and take the lead of Senate President Gatchalian.
01:01:16Kung siya na ho mismo, ang sinabi niya nung tinatanong siya sa issue na to,
01:01:20ay hindi pa tamang pag-usapan.
01:01:22Ang sabi ho niya, hintayin ang magiging official na action ng impeachment court sa bagay na ito.
01:01:29So yan ho ang gagawin namin.
01:01:30And kapag nandiyan ho ang official na action nila, then we will respect it and respond accordingly.
01:01:43Can you give us a final statement?
01:01:46Okay.
01:01:47That's a final statement.
01:01:48Isa lang ho namin linawan na sa oras na ito, hindi pa ho namin hinihingi na supportan o panigan ng
01:01:56ating mga kababayan ang prosecution.
01:01:58Ang inihingi ho namin, ang pinapakiusap namin sa mga kababayan natin.
01:02:03Siguraduhin ho natin pare-pareho na patuloy na gumulong ang prosesong ito.
01:02:08At pinihingi ho namin, pare-pareho ho nating pakinggan at suriin ng mabuti ang ebidensya na ilalapag ng magkabilang panig.
01:02:19So, pinapakiusap namin, isang tabi ho muna natin ang mga personal na opinion natin.
01:02:26At ibigay ho natin ang opinion at ang decision natin sa bagay na ito pag natapos na ang paglalatag ng
01:02:33ebidensya.
01:02:34At kapag tapos na ho yun, dun ho tayo, bumuko ng ating pagpapasya, nakabase sa ebidensya, at sundan ang Constitution.
01:02:45At mayigit sa lahat, paglaban natin pare-pareho yung katotohanan.
01:02:53A final word din as well, to reiterate yung minention natin kanina, everyone will benefit from this process of accountability.
01:03:03Lahat po tayo may ganansya at beneficyo sa pagsimula at pagtapos ng proseso ng pananagutan na impeachment hinaharap natin ngayon.
01:03:16Whether it be VP Sara, as her means to share her defense, to clear her name.
01:03:23Whether it is the people, kung gusto natin malaman at paano natin malalaman kung saan napunta yung pera na tinatanong
01:03:31natin na pass through the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
01:03:38Lahat po tayo gusto natin umambag sa proseso ng pananagutan.
01:03:42So, sana po sa ating mga estudyante, sa mga manggagawa, sa mga pamilya, mamayang 2pm ay antabayalan natin yung trial,
01:03:53whether it is through your streaming parties, through your phone, through your television screen.
01:04:01At syempre, magsalita tayo tungkol sa proseso.
01:04:08May eksilang po yung dadagdag ko sa mga nasabi po ng aking kapwa spokesperson, kakayaan po natin ang taong bayan
01:04:15na madinig, makita ang kaso o ang mga ebidensya na ilalatag po ng House Prosecution Deal.
01:04:23Ang aming panata sa inyo, ito pong impeachment trial ay isang ilalatag po natin dito, ang katotohanan at buong katotohanan
01:04:33lamang dahil naniniwala po kami na ang Constitution natin ay ginawa, sinulan para pagsirbisyohan ang sambayan ng Pilipino.
01:04:41So again, hinihikayat po namin ang ating mga kababayad na makilakok at magiging magsusuriin din itong magiging paglilites sa pangalawang
01:04:54Pangulo, Sarah Zimmerman Duterte.
01:04:56Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat at marami pong salamat sa inyong pagdalo itong press conference ito.
01:05:02Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
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