00:00Senator Judge Soto, what is your pleasure, sir? Good morning.
00:02Mr. President, just as a reminder, and perhaps to refresh my memory,
00:12is it not we have penalties and sanctions against those who lie before the impeachment court?
00:22Will you please refresh my memory on this matter so that the witnesses and the prosecution
00:28and the defense will be reminded as well?
00:32They may be subject to contempt by the court, Your Honor.
00:38And in addition to that, may be subjected to cases of perjury should one be filed against him
00:46before the proper prosecutor's office and or courts of law.
00:51Because the statements given by any witness is under oath
00:56and is therefore covered by our laws on perjury as well.
01:00What is the pleasure of Senator Judge Luxon?
01:02Thank you, sir.
01:05Just to supplement, sir, I was about to make the same manifestation,
01:10but since the former Senate President already made the same manifestation,
01:14I would just like to supplement by way of mentioning under Resolution No. 39.
01:24This was adopted by the Senate Impeachment Court in March of 2011.
01:29And it expressly grants the Impeachment Court the power to cite for contempt of the court,
01:37or anybody for that matter.
01:41And yesterday was not a good day for the impeachment court, Mr. President, Mr. President,
01:45Mr. President, simply because we had a witness who smirked, who laughed,
01:51almost made a mockery of the impeachment trial.
01:56And we don't want to have a repeat of that kind of testimony.
02:02So just a reminder to everyone that this is not an implied power of the impeachment court,
02:10Mr. President, but an express power granted by such resolution.
02:16Julie noted and well taken.
02:19Thank you, Senator Judge Luxon.
02:22What is the pleasure of the Senate President?
02:24Just to correct the number of senators earlier, we have 13 senator judges present.
02:30Before calling on the next witness,
02:33Chair would like to state something also in relation to Engineer Jimmy yesterday.
02:39Yesterday, a request was made by Senator Judge Aquino,
02:46as well as Senator Judge Ontiveros for the list of properties owned and or in the name of,
02:56singularly or jointly, of Attorney Carpio and the Vice President.
03:01For the record, for the information of the senator judges,
03:04we have not received such a report from Engineer Adeline.
03:09Neither have we received a copy or name of the travel agency requested by Senator Judge Rafi Tulfo.
03:20The chair therefore directs the clerk of court to kindly communicate with Engineer Adeline and follow up on the same.
03:31If by tomorrow, the same is not yet complied with unless sufficient cause or reason is given,
03:38the court will be forced to issue compulsory process on the same.
03:43Yes, what is the pleasure of Senator Judge Risa?
03:48Thank you very much, Mr. Presiding Officer.
03:51Unless the presiding officer will indeed give Engineer Adeline until tomorrow
03:56to submit the court's requested documents,
03:59may I just remind all of us that I actually requested him
04:02and he committed to furnishing us those documents within yesterday, Mr. Presiding Officer.
04:13Julie noted, Senator Judge Risa.
04:16Again, chair reiterates his directive to the clerk of court to kindly communicate with him
04:20and to kindly explain, to kindly comply and or explain why he has not yet been able to comply
04:27and if at all, when he can comply.
04:42Hey, take a look at another one round of the court.
04:47See you next time.
