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"SO, THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME PERSON?"

Senator-judge Erwin Tulfo during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 22, questioned SEC Company Registration and Monitoring Department Director Gerardo Del Rosario, regarding Jaime T. Cruz's identity and status.

Del Rosario, asked whether Jaime T. Cruz is an incorporator or member of the directors of Metro City Food Chow Corporation, confirmed that Cruz's name appears in several corporations.

Tulfo later asked private prosecutor Erwin Matib whether Cruz is the same person that former president Rodrigo Duterte appointed as special to envoy to China for special trade and investment and was once offered the chairman position for PhilHealth, to which the prosecutor answered in the affirmative. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00Ito po sa ating testigo, Mr. Witness, itong JTC group of companies, ito po ba yung ibig sabihin po ng
00:08JTC's high methane crews?
00:13O wala pong disclosure sa articles of incorporation under the corporate name na JTC stands for high methane crews?
00:20Okay. May mga nakikita po ba kayo dyan sa inyong dokumento po sa SEC na either incorporator or board of
00:30director si Jaime Tan Cruz sa City Hall King Chow Foods Corporation?
00:37Silipin ko lang po sandali yung aking notes. Sige po.
01:06Meron po.
01:07Alright.
01:08Sa Metro City Chow Foods Corporation, lumalabas di ba ang pangalan ng Jaime Tan Cruz?
01:16Lumalabas po yung pangalan ni Jaime Tan Cruz sa Metro City Chow Food Corporation based po sa Articles of Incorporation.
01:22Sa Great Jolly Times Food Corporation, nandyan di ba ang pangalan ni Jaime Tan Cruz?
01:29Nandyan din po.
01:30Sa Dabao New Royal Taipan Foods Corporation, nandyan di ba ang pangalan ni Jaime Tan Cruz?
01:36Nandyan po.
01:38Sa Dabao Emerging Taipans Corporation, nandyan di ba ang pangalan niya?
01:43Nandun din po.
01:45Sa Dabao Bounty Times Food Corporation, nandyan di ba ang pangalan niya diyan?
01:52Nandun din po ang pangalan niya.
01:54Okay.
01:54Dito sa JCT Group of Companies, lumalabas ba na Jaime Tan Cruz ang chairman po nito?
02:09Asisting Counsel, kindly assist Attorney Del Rosario.
02:16JTC.
02:25Just to remind Senator Judge Irwin, the reason why the witness is having a difficult time is because both JTC
02:37and Pikimon corporations were not subpoenaed by the court because the name of the vice president does not appear.
02:46Yes, sir.
02:47As one of the shareholders in the GIS of that corporation.
02:51And as you correctly pointed out, JTC might mean that person that you're mentioning.
02:55Okay, well, anyway, I'll move on, Mr. Presiding Officer.
02:59Then let me ask our prosecutor.
03:07Maybe he can answer this or any of the members of the prosecution team.
03:16Mr.
03:17Prosecutor, ito po bang si Jaime Tan Cruz, is this the same person?
03:25Base po sa inyong pag-iimbestiga po dito po sa House Prosecution.
03:30Ito po ba ang Jaime Tan Cruz na ito as the same person na na-appoint mo po ng dating
03:36Pangulong Duterte as a special envoy to China for trade and investment?
03:43Yes, Your Honor.
03:44The same name, Your Honor.
03:45Same person.
03:46Is he the same person na ino-offeran po ng dating Pangulong Duterte na maging chairman po ng PhilHealth pero
03:54tinanggihan niya po?
03:56Yes, Your Honor.
03:56If I'm not mistaken, tama po ba, October 2019 po, nung siya po ay na-appoint bilang special envoy to
04:06China for trade and investment?
04:08I'm not sure about the date but he was appointed, Your Honor.
04:12And then after that, tinanggihan niya na po after his stint as an envoy, inoperan po siya bilang chairman po
04:21ng PhilHealth pero he denied or he did not accept?
04:25I believe so, Your Honor.
04:26So this is one and the same person, is that correct?
04:30Yes, Your Honor.
04:31I have no further questions, Mr. Presiding Officer.
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