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Atty. Shiela Sison, defense lead counsel of Vice President Sara Duterte, took the documents from NBI-BARMM regional director Atty. Jeremy Lotoc, as the defense team points out Lotoc that he reads from his notes and not from the document directly he identified, during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 13.

House Private Prosecution Atty. Armando Ligutan said that there are no rules needed that the witness should be based on the documents.

Senator-judge Panfilo Lacson later asked Atty. Lotoc if he is using an investigator's notes or simply his own notes. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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Transcript
00:08For the record, we're borrowing.
00:23For orderly proceeding, I think it's proper for a decision to ask to be recognized first.
00:28Yes, Your Honor, we will do that. If I may be recognized, Your Honor.
00:32Depends. What is the pleasure of Counsel for Respondent and Attorney's season?
00:38Would you state an observation on the note?
00:41Your Honor, I think...
00:42Counsel, we agreed that only one Counsel shall speak in so far as the presentation of a witness is concerned.
00:52This was objected to by the Counsel for Respondents, even if it was asked for by the Counsel for the
00:57Prosecutors.
00:57We will do that, Your Honor.
00:58For the record, we are not objecting. But, you know, for a properly proceeding, Attorney's season...
01:03Counsel, it's okay. The Chair will make a ruling.
01:04Attorney Bin Luan, can you handle that with your permission, Attorney's season?
01:09Your Honor, I'd just like to share the observation that the witness is reading from his notes
01:16and not directly from the document that he identified.
01:22And if I may reply to that, Your Honor, to that non-issue, Your Honor, if I may?
01:26Um, yes.
01:27Your Honor, there's nothing...
01:28Yes, Counsel for the Prosecutors.
01:29Your Honor, wala po sa rules na kailangan na yung tugon ng isang witness sinabi niyang notes.
01:35Dapat based isang dokumento.
01:37In fact, Your Honor, please, yung iniisip ng ating rules, yung mga notes na ginawa mismo ng witness.
01:44For the public, if you're interested, you may look at rule 130, section 16 ng rules of court.
01:50Andun yun, pupwedeng tingnan ng isang testigo yung notes na ginawa niya.
01:56Rule 130, section 16, Your Honor, please.
01:58Before I recognize counsel for respondent, Senator Judge Laxon, what is your pleasure, sir?
02:04Thank you, Mr. President.
02:06This is relevant to the discussion.
02:09The gentleman may proceed and he has two minutes.
02:11Yes, you requested to refer to your notes a number of times during your direct examination.
02:18Ang tanong ko, are you referring to an investigator's notes or notebook or simply notes?
02:27No, Your Honor, during the investigation, I have copies of the affidavit of investigations that we have.
02:33Yeah, I ask that question because my understanding of an investigator's notes or notebook to be credible
02:40and may even be used as part of the examination or evidence-in-chief, you know,
02:46depending on its authenticity and purpose and the rule of evidence is that the contents therein were written on the
02:52exact dates
02:52when the subjects of those notes actually happened.
02:56Ito yung ginawa niya mismo?
02:58Yes, Your Honor, during the investigation.
02:59Thank you. Thank you for the clarification.
03:01Thank you, Senator Judge Laxon.
03:03Noted and entered in the records.
03:04Counsel for Respondent, what is your pleasure?
03:06Your Honor, that was mere manifestation, Your Honor.
03:09We just want to put it for the record.
03:11There being no objections, some witness may proceed and answer or counsel may proceed...
03:16...
03:16of course save.
03:18...
03:25You
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