00:00And you will confirm that based on this document, ang buong 125 million na confidential funds ay lubusang naubos pagsapit
00:11ng December 31, 2022. Tama ba?
00:21Yes, based on the document, based on the liquidation report.
00:25And since in-encash nyo ang mga cheque, or ang cheque pertaining to this fund, confidential fund, noon lamang December
00:3720, 2022, tama bang sabihin na yung pondo ay na-disberse sa loob lamang ng 11 days? Tama ba?
00:49That, ma'am, I cannot...
00:52Based on this document.
00:53If you base on the document, there's a liquidation of the cash advance for the period of December 21 to
01:0231.
01:03And that would be 10 days?
01:07If you base it here, ma'am, that's December 21 to 31.
01:10Yes.
01:11Okay.
01:12So a good 10 days.
01:15Your Honor, please.
01:16The document speaks for itself.
01:18Your Honor, I believe counsel is referring to the original documents rule.
01:23Unfortunately for her, Your Honor, that's an improper invocation of the original documents rule.
01:28The original documents rule does not bar questions relating to the document.
01:34What it simply prohibits is the substitution of the testimony of the witness for the document without producing the original
01:44of said document.
01:45Your Honor, the original of this document was presented to this Honorable Court as early as the pre-trial conference
01:53of this case, Your Honor.
01:55We will allow it subject to the parameters that they cannot change what's contained in the document, but he may
02:00be questioned with respect to his understanding and appreciation of the document.
02:05Yes, Attorney Rishim?
02:05Your Honor, quick reply.
02:06Because the witness was asked to interpret the document, Your Honor, and the contents of the document.
02:11I wasn't asking, Your Honor.
02:12It's by simple arithmetic.
02:14No, Your Honor.
02:15She was referring to the contents of the document.
02:17With all due respect, Your Honor, if I can just make a brief reply to the manifestation, Your Honor.
02:22Yes, counsel, briefly.
02:24Yes, I wasn't asking, Your Honor, this witness to interpret the document.
02:28By simple arithmetic, Your Honor, this witness can easily come up with a number of days within which,
02:33and just by looking at the document, this witness can easily come up
02:40and say the number of days within which the 125 million was spent and dispersed, Your Honor.
02:50As long as the document is not going to be changed, I will allow it.
02:54Witness, if you know, if you know, again, you are well-educated to be able to answer the simple question.
03:02If you know, again, Mr. Ortonio, you will confirm that the funds referred to in that liquidation document
03:11was fully disbursed within a good 10 days.
03:16Because you said the disbursement covers the period December 21 to December 31, 2022.
03:23Tama ba?
03:25Based on computation, ma'am, it's actually 11 days.
03:29Sorry, 11 days.
03:29Based on the computation and based on the document, ma'am, it will reflect 11 days.
03:35Sorry.
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