00:00Bahagi po ba kayo ng isang accounting firm na nirehistro noong 2003?
00:08Ang pagkaalala ko po, your owner, yung first job ko po dito sa siyudadano accounting firm po.
00:17First job mo?
00:18After graduation po.
00:20So empleyado ka, pero dito nakalagay may capital ka.
00:25Parte ka ng accounting firm?
00:29Empreyado ka o parte ka ng accounting firm?
00:31Is this a corporation, attorney me?
00:33It's a partnership, a general professional partnership.
00:39Iba po ang may-ari sa empleyado, ha?
00:41Alam niyo naman, as an accountant, you should know that.
00:44So were you part of this accounting firm?
00:50May seven.
00:57Your Honor, may we request the witness not to look at the defense council, Your Honor?
01:03Um, yes, kindly respond, attorney Ms. Evan.
01:14Your Honor, we're reiterating a request for a copy of the-
01:19We profusely apologize, Your Honor.
01:21Upon checking, Your Honor, we were only able to reproduce one copy.
01:25Do we-
01:26Because we learned of this information.
01:29We would have to insist on a request, Your Honor,
01:32so that we may be able to examine the document
01:36and to meet it intelligently if need be, Your Honor.
01:39We are already having it photocopied, Your Honor.
01:43Going back to you, Ms. Evan, please answer.
01:48Yes, Your Honor.
01:50Okay.
01:50You're part of that firm, that accounting firm,
01:54registered in 2003.
01:56You're a witness, attorney me.
01:58So madaling sabi, Ms. Bahan,
02:02habang ikaw ay humahawak ng job order position sa city of Davao,
02:08ikaw rin ay nag-participate na,
02:11nagpa-participate din sa isang general professional partnership bilang partner.
02:16Tama po ba?
02:17Ang job order po is to employer-employee relationship.
02:20Hindi po yan ang tanong ko, Ms. Bahan.
02:22Ang tanong ko lang po,
02:23habang job order po kayo sa city of Davao,
02:26kayo rin po ay registered bilang partner
02:29ng Ampil,
02:32Elises, Ciudadano, and Co. CPAs.
02:34Tama po ba?
02:35Your Honor, the witness already answered, Your Honor.
02:37That is the answer of the witness, Your Honor.
02:40It was not responsive.
02:41She was trying to justify that there's nothing illegal.
02:44So the answer is yes.
02:45Only that there's nothing illegal.
02:47Right, Ms. Bahan?
02:49Yes po, Your Honor.
02:51At papatotohanan nyo rin po
02:52na itong accounting firm na to,
02:55noong 2015 lamang ay nag-amend
02:58ng Articles of Partnership.
03:00Tama po ba?
03:01Just to refresh your memory also,
03:03we will be confronting you
03:04with a copy
03:06of the said amendment
03:08of Articles of Partnership.
03:10May we ask for a copy, Your Honor?
03:15So ordered.
03:17So ordered.
03:35Your Honor, may we request, Your Honor,
03:38again,
03:39that the witness be reminded
03:41not to be looking
03:42at the defense counsels, Your Honor.
03:45Witness is so instructed.
03:46No one has to look at the documents.
03:48The witness is so instructed.
03:50The chair also noticed that.
03:53Kindly avoid that, Ms. Bahan.
03:55Just look at the documents
03:58being shown to you.
