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"HE IS DISTRACTING US FROM OUR JOB,"

The impeachment court played a portion of an interview of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag on the investigation of alleged anomalies during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, at the request of fellow Senator-judge Pia Cayetano, on Wednesday, July 15.

The 2019 SEA Games was spearheaded by the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Committee, which was chaired by Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano.

Pia called Matibag's statement a 'distraction' from the ongoing impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte, to which she called it a supposed act of pressure and intimidation towards her senator brother. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:10We were given 70 hectares for the NDI Academy. So, we were given the relationship with the NDI Academy.
00:29They had a place where the NDI Academy and National Committee occurred in 2019.
00:35But they were given the same interest to some of our local government and the NDI Academy,
00:35and that we had the NDI Academy and NDI Academy and this is where the NDI Academy will be.
00:40We were given the NDI Academy and the NDI Academy and the NDI Academy.
00:56We asked about the NDI Academy.
01:01It's a Malaysian company that they built in this area.
01:09Walang bidig.
01:11Tapos nabayaran ng mabilisan na 10 billion yung halaga congressional insertion.
01:19So, sisilipin namin ito.
01:21Sa tunayan, meron kaming mga kaso na pumasok na bago na dapat namin tingnan.
01:28Kung maalala nyo, pumunta kami ng target because we were given 70 hectares for the NBI Academy.
01:40So, magkaroon kami na rin.
01:41Senator Judge Pia Cayetano is recognized.
01:44Rest assured, Mr. Presiding Officer and dear colleagues and parties, I will not belabor this point. I will not stay
01:49long.
01:49But clearly, from the statements of Director Matibag,
01:57malaki daw kaso to.
01:59Naimbestigahan na niya?
02:01Alam niya ng malaking kaso?
02:03Paano nyo nalaman?
02:07So, sa akin lang, Mr. Presiding Officer, simple lang eh.
02:11What was the intention here?
02:13To distract the minority floor leader who is one of only two lawyers right now.
02:21Because our other lawyer was already carted off somewhere.
02:27So, dalawa lang kami eh.
02:28So, you wanna distract him.
02:29So, ako na lang ang tatayo dito.
02:31Hindi na siya makakapag-aaral.
02:32Yung ba intention?
02:33Because it is clearly the intention.
02:36The fact that he has to stand up.
02:38The fact that I have to stand up.
02:40The fact that Senator Robin has to stand up.
02:42He is distracting us from our job.
02:44As Senator Alan said, he could do it quietly.
02:48Go ahead.
02:49Anong purpose niya?
02:50Nag-ayabang siya?
02:52What's the purpose?
02:56Is he trying to intimidate us?
02:58Not to ask him tough questions when he is our resource person next week?
03:03I do not know.
03:05But those statements, those actions are not acceptable.
03:09Possibly contemptible.
03:11So, I ask the presiding officer and you, my dear colleagues.
03:16Let's think about this clearly.
03:18I will stop now.
03:20As Senator Pangilinan said, we can take this up on Monday.
03:23Thank you for giving me my attention.
03:26And let's think about that.
03:29If we are called in the witness stand.
03:32Let's wait for us to press what I will say to us.
03:37I didn't have enough time to research.
03:39But clearly, I know that there is jurisprudence that does not allow a judge to be intimidated.
03:48And if that's not yet, then I don't know what is.
03:52If that's not yet, then I don't know what is.
03:56We are not sensitive.
03:58We are where we are.
03:58We are here.
03:59But we also know that if we are in trouble.
04:02Right?
04:02We know that.
04:03We are not sensitive.
04:06We are not sensitive.
04:06So, how do I say to her?
04:07Oh, you are coming to me right now.
04:09When you come to me.
04:09Is that right?
04:10I am just going to do it.
04:11I am not like that.
04:12Do you know me?
04:13For how many years I have been here?
04:15I am not going to do it.
04:17I am not going to do it.
04:19But I am asking you, dear colleagues.
04:21Don't let us die.
04:23The Filipino people deserve better.
04:25We deserve better.
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