00:01Private prosecution lawyer Lorna Capunan says Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged misuse of confidential funds was a scam.
00:09On Tuesday, August 4, day 12 of Duterte's impeachment trial, Capunan asks prosecution witness, state auditor Roderick Wamil,
00:16whether Duterte's failure to liquidate a bulk of her office's confidential funds was face value evidence that she had used
00:22it for personal benefit.
00:23Your Honor, please, ang tawag ko ng doon, hindi prima facie evidence kung ako'ng tatanungin, scam ito.
00:32Move to strike, Your Honor. Move to strike. That is out of order, Your Honor.
00:36No further questions, Your Honor. Move to strike. So stricken from the record.
00:40The exchange is one of the highlights of Capunan's direct examination of Wamil on the article of impeachment on alleged
00:46misuse of confidential funds.
00:48Capunan is a seasoned lawyer. A decade ago, she briefly represented pork barrel scam conspirator Janet Lim Napoles.
00:55Her chops are on full display in Tuesday's hearing. She injects levity as she leads her witness to drive home
01:00her points,
01:01playing to both the legal and public audiences.
01:04Although stricken off the official record, her scam statement has made the headlines.
01:08Anong binubudal tayo? Ang dami mga pangalan. Piatos. Merry Grace Piatos. Si Ang Dilim. Si Pikit. At marami pang magkakaroon
01:21na other names.
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