00:00Yes, what is the pleasure of Senator Judge Pia Cayetano?
00:03Mr. President, President of the United States,
00:07I assume most of my colleagues, like me,
00:12were busy studying the lengthy memorandum filed by each of the parties.
00:20For the record, 30-plus pages, more or less double space yung sa prosecution.
00:27Kaya by the time I got to the defense, para na akong maduduling.
00:30Kasi mahaba na nga yung 30 pages na double space, napunta pa ako sa single space.
00:36Okay lang yun, kasama sa trabaho yun.
00:37Pero that's how lengthy the documents were.
00:41And I slept at 2 a.m.
00:44Kasama to sa explanation ko, hindi ako nagyayabang or anything.
00:46It's our job.
00:47And I'm a night person, so normal sa akin yun.
00:51And then in the morning, tuloy ulit.
00:52I sent my staff questions, asked for more details,
00:57and then we worked together throughout the morning until it was time to come here.
01:01So I don't know anything about this statement of Director Matipag.
01:07But it bothers me to hear this.
01:11I now remember that I saw a message pop up in my phone,
01:16which hindi ko nga pinansin, kasi nga ito yung important issue ko,
01:20na pag-aralan ko tong memorandum ng mga parties,
01:24na inabala nga naman nilang very lengthily and exhaustively
01:28na nila dini-discuss in a written document.
01:31But I recall now na may nag-pop up na message from a coach telling me na
01:37gustong pa-imbestigahan yung SEA Games.
01:40And di ko talaga pinansin.
01:41And now Alan brings it up.
01:43And I am bothered.
01:45There is no jurisdiction in the world
01:47that allows a judge to be pressured and intimidated.
01:52And I ask each one of you, my dear colleagues,
01:55payag ba tayo sa ganito?
01:57Ganito na ba tayo dito ngayon?
02:04Don't we want a better country for our children?
02:11Why would you allow a director who was just called to be a witness next week
02:17brag that he's going to investigate?
02:21And again, I don't know.
02:21So I respectfully request that it be played.
02:25Because I want to understand.
02:26If I don't have reason to be upset, then thank you.
02:28I can focus.
02:29I can go back to the business on hand.
02:32But right now, I am upset to hear this.
02:34And I will stand up for each one of you.
02:36I don't care what side you're on.
02:38I will stand up for you
02:40if somebody tries to intimidate you.
02:44So with all due respect,
02:46Mr. Besiding Officer,
02:47I ask that we play it.
02:48I want to see what this witness
02:50is doing.
02:53I want to see what this is doing.
03:09You
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