00:00We just noticed that this document consists, or the summaries, including the cover letter submitted by the Executive Director of
00:10the Secretariat of the Anti-Money Laundering Council,
00:14Attorney Ronel Buenaventura, consisting of 11 pages, actually has on each and every page of this document a strictly confidential
00:27mark.
00:28And this repeats in the entire submission, including the accompanying summaries identified as Annex A, and so on and so
00:43forth.
00:43There is also a portion in the cover letter dated October 1, 2026, of the Executive Director of AMLC addressed
00:52to the lead of the panel, the prosecutors, explicitly saying that the AMLC is not waiving the confidentiality of AMLC
01:04records.
01:04Now, in view of that, and Section 8-A of AMLA, as amended by Republic Act No. 11.521,
01:19as well as the fact that we just received copies of these summaries today, which now will involve an undertaking
01:31of a review of at least 23 to 24 boxes of documents on the part of the defense.
01:38And without a review of that, we cannot imagine how we would be able to intelligently respond to the questioning
01:48of the prosecution to their intended witness,
01:52should it come to that and raise the proper grounds, therefore, without examination of the documents that we need to
02:03do to appreciate the so-called summaries here.
02:06In addition, of course, to our objection that we may raise on the confidentiality, absolute confidentiality of these records.
02:20And we note, Your Honor, that when this court ruled to grant the request for subpoena of the prosecution in
02:28July, July 2026,
02:33I think that the limitation of that ruling was only on the issuance of the subpoena.
02:41And the court had made clear that that ruling is without prejudice to the eventual objection at the proper time
02:51that will come from the respondent.
02:54Also, in the journal that we had reviewed on that ruling, it cited the case of Republic v. Sandigan Bayan
03:04to justify the grant of the request for subpoena.
03:09But we would note that that case was decided at the time when the amendatory law, Republic Act No. 11
03:17.521, was not yet in effect.
03:20And the facts of the case obtaining were under the old law, before the passage of the old law, providing
03:28for the absolute confidentiality of the EMLC records.
03:32Just those for now, Your Honor.
03:36The court, out of an abundance of caution, as used by Attorney Sheila also last week,
03:44ex-abundante cautela furnished the senator judges with a copy of the provisions of the law raised by the council
03:54for respondents,
03:55again, for their perusal and for them to study before we make an intelligent judgment on the matter when we
04:03resume.
04:05Kaugnayan ng isa po niyong sinabi, Attorney Sheila, sa madali salita,
04:09kailangan niyo na pa ng panahon para maghandaan at maghanda para sa cross-examination.
04:14At kung sakasakali, kahandaan din na mag-object sa direct examination kung may mga punto mang dapat objectan.
04:23Tama po ba?
04:24That is correct, Your Honor, but not only to time to prepare for the cross-examination and to object to
04:32the direct examination,
04:33but as well as to offer a proper comment to the offer of the testimonial evidence.
04:41And during the recess, during the sidebar, Attorney Sheila, do you also confirm that you requested for Monday to do
04:50this?
04:51Not exactly a request, Your Honor, but I think that schedule was considered earlier.
04:59Yes, given that we were supposed to, the subpoenas to be issued were only given now.
05:07We will be issuing the subpoenas for the respective banks and insurance companies today.
05:12Hence, it would be too late to serve them for any witness to be presented tomorrow
05:18because originally we were planning to spend this afternoon and tomorrow for AMLC for both parties
05:27as well as the senator judges.
05:30Hence, there will be no available witness tomorrow through no fault of the prosecution.
05:37And given that, we will be expecting the other witnesses to appear on Monday.
05:42Monday it shall be for us to continue with this trial.
05:45Monday it shall be for you to leave.
05:50Monday it shall be for us to continue with today.
05:51Monday it shall be for us.
05:51At your recommendation the annual�� espace due to the
05:51Monday the massacre, we will expect him to make a difference right now.
05:57And supposedly it shall be the only date when we return to the backup up by election.
05:57We shall go to theigtual waters for the Эmal by the number of 1220 members today.
05:57You
