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Senate Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero cautioned private prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan, telling her, "Don't give in to the temptation," after she sought to make a counter-manifestation in response to the defense's manifestation during the testimony of COA-ICFAO state auditor Xylene del Campo.

Kapunan argued that the defense had unfairly claimed Del Campo was merely flipping through accomplishment reports without comparing them with those previously identified by former COA auditor Roderick Wamil.

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00:00Your Honor, just a quick manifestation, Your Honor.
00:02Yes, counsel for respondent.
00:04Yes, Your Honor.
00:04We noted that the list of accounts, which was supposed to be prepared by Mr. Wamiel,
00:10with the caption, OVP, open parenthesis, December 21 to 31, 2022, close parenthesis, was unsigned and it was undated.
00:21Second, the witness is merely flipping the pages without comparing the ARs with the list, Your Honor,
00:27to check whether the ARs are the same with what was listed by Mr. Wamiel, Your Honor.
00:34And the third one is that we note that the folders containing the ARs were not marked as exhibits of
00:41the prosecution, Your Honor.
00:42For the record, Your Honor.
00:43Julie noted, however, the witness may testify as to the summary and or table if she's aware of it
00:51and if indeed it was part of the documents turned over to her by Mr. Wamiel.
00:55Counsel for the panel of prosecutors?
00:58Your Honor, we are tempted to make a counter-manifestation, Your Honor.
01:06Because, Your Honor, these manifestations, Your Honor, are because of their own doing, Your Honor.
01:13But in any event…
01:14I hope you won't give in to the temptation, Counsel.
01:17I will not…
01:18I will not, Your Honor.
01:21It's the wisdom of age.
01:23I will…
01:24I will not…
01:27Let's get something out of Ms. Helene.
01:29In fact, Your Honor, may I continue, may we continue to aid this Honorable presiding officer
01:38that during the interregnum from today's proceedings until Monday,
01:44there will be other tabulations, Your Honor, and there will be other acknowledgment receipts.
01:50And we propose, Your Honor, and regret that this is not unusual, but it is necessary, Your Honor,
02:03that all of these documents, because counsel says that this witness was just flipping over them.
02:08They can do this in front of the defense counsels and us, Your Honor, for the next succeeding days,
02:15because we will be going over 4,492 documents and six summaries, Your Honor.
02:24Hopefully, that we will be doing that in the next days, out of court,
02:30so that by Monday, it will be a speedier presentation of testimonial evidence, Your Honor.
02:36If you're converting that in…
02:38Are you making a motion, Counsel?
02:40Yes, Your Honor.
02:41May we so move that we be allowed to do this,
02:45not only as respect to the last quarter of December 2022,
02:53which is a suggestion of the presiding officer,
02:56but to all the quarters, quarter 1, 2, and 3 for the OVP,
03:01and quarter 1, 2, and 3 for the DepEd.
03:05Only with respect to the acknowledgment receipts.
03:15Thank you very much.
03:16Thank you very much.
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