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00:34My patience is wearing thin. Forgive me.
00:36Ms. Ivan, please answer. Otherwise, the court will be constrained to issue the necessary orders to compel you to answer.
00:46Isang witness, tatawa-tawa. Ngayon, ito very evasive. Nagmahang-mahangad.
00:53Nag-isa ng presiding officer at ilang senator judge ng testigo ng depensa na si Vingeline Bahan,
00:59si de-accountant ng Davao, dahil saan nila'y pagiging mailap nito sa pagsagot sa mga tanong.
01:04Inusisa ng prosekusyon si Bahan Kaugnay sa accounting firm na Ampil Elisa Ciudadano & Company na external auditor umano.
01:13Mina Vice President Sara Duterte, Mister na si Atty. Man Scarpio at mga iniuugnay sa kanilang kumpanya kabilang ang Gencorp
01:21at Metro City Chao.
01:22Base sa inilabas ng prosekusyon na Articles of Partnership na nasabing accounting firm,
01:28nakalagay na partner doon si Bahan mula 2003 hanggang 2015, mga taong nagtatrabaho siya sa Davao City Hall.
01:36Pero pati pagkumpirma sa pirma niya sa dokumento, hindi direct ang masagot ni Bahan.
01:42Look at the signature above the name. Is it your signature or not?
01:45Pirma niyo po ba yan o hindi?
01:46Hindi ko talaga ma-remember po itong lahat ng mga documents po.
01:51Hindi niyo rin po ba ma-remember kung ang pirma niya na yan ay inyo?
01:55Yan po ba'y pirma niyo o hindi?
02:20Sa binibahan, kahit nakalista siya bilang partner, non-functioning member daw siya ng kumpanya.
02:25Baka pumunta ka rito, nagagamit ka lang dahil kayo ang city accountant ng Davao na parang wala kayong alam.
02:39Sana kung magsalita kayo ng totoo, ang hinahanap lang naman ng mga kasama ko rito, yung totoo lang.
02:45Nagagamit ba kayo?
02:46Hindi po.
02:47Isa sa mga aligasyon laban kay Vice President Duterte sa ilalim ng ikalawang article of impeachment ay kumita siya mula
02:55sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Davao noong 2023.
02:58Paglabag sa konstitusyon ang pagpapraktis ng ibang profesyon ng isang vicepresidente.
03:04Si Bahan na nag-release ang lampas 64,000 pesos labayad kay Duterte noong January 2023.
03:10Pero paliwanag niya para ito sa salary increase, bunsod ang salary standardization law na hindi na ibigay sa vice para
03:18sa taon 2020 at 2021 para sa trabaho niya bilang mayor ng lungsod.
03:24Tanong ng prosekusyon, bakit inabot ng dalawang taon bago maibigay ang increase?
03:28Hindi po ako ano ng buong storya pero kung titignan natin ang records po parang na-overlook po ang adjustments.
03:36Na-overlook?
03:38Okay.
03:39Bago ito natalakay, ang isang property na sinasabi ng prosekusyon ay hindi umuno idineklara sa Statement of Assets, Liabilities and
03:47Net Worth o SAL-NVP Duterte.
03:49Iniharap ng depensa ang City Assessor ng Island Garden City of Samal o Igacos, Davao del Norte, para patunayang idineklara
03:58ng visa ang natural property.
04:00Ito po ba yung ari-arian na tinutukoy ng mga binanggit niyong dokumento? Ito pong nakikita niyo sa SAL-N
04:07ng ikalawang Pangulo.
04:09Based on the market value and assist value, you honor? Yes, you honor. Magkatugma po sila, you honor.
04:15Pero sa cross-examination ng prosekusyon, inamin ng witness na hindi siya nakatitiyak dito.
04:22But you're not claiming that the same property indicated in that TCT is the very same property contained in that
04:30SAL-N, correct?
04:31I'm not certain, sir.
04:33Magkatugma yung assessed value at saka yung fair market value?
04:37Yes, you honor.
04:38Maliban po doon, may iba pa po ba kayong basihan para sabihin yan din yun?
04:42Wala po yun honor kasi hindi po nakalagay yung title number at saka yung ERP number po.
04:48Sa SAL-N ng visa, nakadeklara ang ilang property na matatagpuan sa Samal o Igacos, islang na kilala sa White
04:54Sand Beach nito.
04:55Punto ng depensa, ang kinikwestiyong property na may lawak na 751 square meters nakalista sa SAL-N na may address
05:03na Barangay Matanos, Kaputian District.
05:05Pero ayon na rin sa witness, walang Barangay Matanos sa Samal Island.
05:09Pati ako ho, nalilito na.
05:11Paano po makakaroon ng titulo sa inyong syudad na nakalagay ay Barangay Matanos kung wala naman barangay na ganyan sa
05:20inyo?
05:20Sa tax mapping po, ang nakarehistro po is San Isidro.
05:24Kasi yung San, yung Matanos, ito po yung nakalagay sa title.
05:29Kino-confirman niyo ba na sityo yan ang Barangay San Remigio?
05:33I have knowledge.
05:34Hindi niyo po alam.
05:35So, yung Matanos at sa San Isidro, magkaiba po yun.
05:39Wala po yung Matanos at sa San Isidro, nasa ibang barangay.
05:43May alok na paliwanag ang abogado ng B.C.
05:46What the Register of Deeds of Samal City mentioned is that yung pong location ng TCT,
05:53na nakalagay sa TCT, hindi na po napapalitan yun kasi kailangan po ng court order.
05:57So, kahit magbago yung location ng actual property involved doon,
06:03hindi na po napapalitan talaga yun nasa TCT kasi unlike tax declaration which is within the control of the city
06:11assessor's office.
06:12Bukod sa lokasyon, sabi ng prosekusyon, may hindi rin pagkakatugma sa halaga ng property at date of acquisition nito.
06:19Tanong ni Sen. Joel Villanueva, nasaan na kaya ang property na sinasabing hindi iniklara?
06:24It is for the Vice President to know where this property is indicated,
06:30but what we're certain is that this property indicated in the TCT, she did not declare it,
06:38which is a clear violation of the law of the Constitution which is an impeachable offense.
06:44Sa puntong ito, tumayo ang lead defense counsel na si Atty. Sheila Cison.
06:48Sabi niya, para umunong maipakita na magkaiba ang dalawang property,
06:52dapat ay nagsumiti ang prosekusyon ng mga dokumento kaugnay sa barangay Matanos property na nakadeklara sa Salen.
06:59Now, they're saying that it's the respondent's burden to prove that this real property declared in her Salen
07:12is not the same property registered with the city.
07:17That is not what we stated, Your Honor.
07:19It's hair-splitting. We all know that this is the same property.
07:23Whatever documents, I know he will object.
07:26If the prosecution is confident enough that there is another property existing,
07:33not covered by the documents presented by the two defense witnesses,
07:38they did not present it. Now, why?
07:41Because they know it's the same property.
07:43It's clear that good counsel missed the point by a mile.
07:47We never stated that it is the defense.
07:50She should prove that the existence of her properties.
07:58That was not our statement.
07:59Our statement is that the property covered by the subject transfer certificate of titles,
08:07insofar as we're concerned, we're already able to prove that that was not declared in the Salen.
08:13As I've mentioned a while ago, their witness even confirmed.
08:18Kapwa naman, nakitaan ng depensa at prosekusyon ang isa't isa ng paglabag sa subjudice rule
08:23o yung pagbabawal na talakayin sa labas ng korte ang merito ng argumento sa impeachment trial.
08:30Ang depensa ay giniit na sakop pa rin ng subjudice rule ang iniatras ng prosekusyon
08:34na tatlong articles of impeachment.
08:36Partikular nilang pinalaga ng pagtalakay umuno sa mga nangyari sa paglilitis.
08:40We're pertaining to the press conference held by the prosecution and the statements made by attorney J. Tolosa.
08:46They go into the probative value of their supposed cross-examination and of the weight of the evidence presented by
08:57the defense
08:58and of the testimonial weight given by the witnesses.
09:03We're looking at two actually right now.
09:05Kindly furnish us, attorney Sheila.
09:07We'll issue the corresponding orders as may be needed.
09:12Sabi naman ni attorney Benjamin Tolosa, counsel for the prosecutors.
09:16Also reserve the right to file corresponding motions for declaration of violation of subjudice rule as well.
09:27I think it does not escape everyone, no?
09:31The incessant attacks against the integrity of the impeachment court itself and the senator judges by no less than the
09:38vice president.
09:39As is within your rights.
09:40Joseph Morong, nagbabalita para sa GMA News.
09:48There we go.
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