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Dino De Leon

Dino De Leon

Filipino lawyer, Partner at Dargon Law, human rights advocate and public interest litigator based in Metro Manila

Jul 8, 2026

4:12
Okay, go ahead.
4:13
Well, ahm, [tunog ng labi] alam mo, con-confusing na nga sa'king abogado na mahigit isang dekada na, na nagpa-practice, eh, I'm sure, ahm, ah, it's also equally confusing doon sa ating, ah, mga ibang mga manonood, 'no? Bakit? Alam mo, u-una, sige, sige, let's take a look at the process of authenticating.
4:34
It is really grueling 'no, at rigorous kung mapapansin mo, 'di ba? Ang paano i-authenticate 'yan, sino talaga nag-download, ano yung chain of custody, ahm, ano yung skill level mo para i-store 'yan, paano mo exactly kinukumpara 'yan at paano mo ma-authenticate, saan nanggaling 'yan nung dinaownload mo, original ba 'yan galing sa Facebook o hindi.
4:53
Grabe yung proseso kung makikita mo yung line of questioning.
4:56
And, and kung maa-appreciate yun ng mga supporters ni Sara Duterte because that is being questioned by the line of questioning, 'di ba, ahm, ng mga senator judges na, ah, medyo alam naman nating aligned kay Sara Duterte at the same time the defense.
5:12
Kung a-appreciate nila yung ganiyang proseso, well and good.
5:15
Ang gusto ko lang sabihin, 'yan yung due process, 'no? 'Yan yung due process na pinagkait dun sa mga, ahm, libu-libong namatay sa war on drugs, 'di ba? Yung sana maka-question nila yung ebi-de-evidencia, sana makakapagpaliwanag sila, sana assisted sila ng napakaraming abogado bago sila patayin, 'di ba? At bago na lang sila, ahm, ah, bansagan na drug lord or drug peddler kaagad without any semblance of due process.

9 MINS LATER

14:26
Yeah.
1:14
Pero bro, since non-partisan, impartial tayo, what-- first of all, what is your general overview dito? Did it pan out as you expected before we go into the granularities?
1:26
Well, ah, hindi ko alam kung totoo o tama yung sinasabi mo na pang Senado itong si Chel Diokno kasi yung Senado ngayon, pag sinabi mong pang Senado, ang baba noon, 'no? Baka pangkongreso na lang siya kasi mas, mas, mas magaling yung House ngayon, 'di ba? Ah, having, having said that, talagang magaling si Chel Diokno, eh.
1:42
Sabi-- ang biro ko nga dito kay Dean Chel, eh, pasensya ka na, Dean, ha, pero kung mago-object ka sa kahit employer niyo, touch wood ka na.
1:49
Ako'y isa sa unang mong produkto, 'no? So, [laughs] ganun talaga.
1:54
So sana may, may, may pinagbarahan kami and I can attest to the fact na napakagalit niyan.
1:57
I've seen him argue before the Supreme Court.
1:59
I was part of his, ah, amicus curae-- curae team when I was still a law student, 'no? And, and I've seen him firsthand on how he fights for human rights and rule of law.

8 MINS LATER

10:12
Is that because of the inherently, let's just say, um, difficult situation [laughs] of defending the Vice President or you think talaga may mali sila in terms of strategy if not picking the right people to execute that strategy, legal strategy?
11:21
Check.
11:21
Oh, check.
11:22
Accusations involved ill-gotten wealth.
11:24
Ang ill-gotten wealth reque- refers to assets acquired through illegal or unethical means often involving corruption.
11:32
Check 'di ba? Ill-gotten wealth is amassed through a series of combination of overt acts.
11:37
Ang overt acts nito, series ha, nag-receive siya twenty-five, twenty-five, twenty-five.
11:42
Siguro nag-solicit muna pero nag-receive 'no? Total value of the ill-gotten wealth is at least fifty million pesos.
15:56
Eh dito, let's talk about the, the process, 'no? Oh, kunwari makasuhan na ng plunder ito si Dan-- Rodante Marcoleta, ah, what comes next?
3:20
Mga kwentista.
3:21
Ang tawag ko sa kanila, ah, eighteen sinungaling sih.
3:24
[tawa] Oh, ah, oo.
3:25
Ito talaga napaka-sinungaling na napaka-obvious na.
3:29
Una, gusto ko munang balikan yung konteksto nitong kaguluhan sa Senado at all of a sudden, nilabas ito na namang eighteen na sinungaling.
3:38
Tandaan natin ha, nagkaroon ng baril-barilan, pumasok itong si Bato dela Rosa, nagkan-arapa doon sa Senado at the precise moment when yung, ah, kamara eh nagbo-botohan para i-transmit yung impeachment, 'no? So 'wag ta-- let's not be naive, um, na para bang hindi ito konektado lahat doon sa impeachment ni Sara Duterte.
4:02
Lahat ng ito palabas sa Senado na sabi ko nga hindi pa tayo napagod, nagpa-special session pa 'no para mapanood ang, ah, season 3 siguro nitong telenovela na 'to.

13 MINS LATER

17:00
Gamitin niyo yun, 'di ba? Hindi ba kayo mahihiya sa mga sarili ninyo na kayo mga abogado, magistrado at gagawin niyo yun? Eh bakit yung mga Duterte, anong pinagkaiba nila? Yung apelyido o yung kapangyarihan? Yan lang.
4:29
Yeah, I can hear you.
4:30
So, buhay pa yung mga kaso.
4:31
Yung, ah, buhay pa yung kaso na 'yan.
4:34
Ah, pero dahil doon sa kanyang depensa doon sa motu proprio investigation ng Comelec, eh nakakatawa yung nangyari.
4:42
Ang depensa niya, "Eh, na-receive ko yung pera bago, eh, 'di ba? Bago [tumatawa] yung filing ko ng candidacy.
4:49
So, hindi pa ako kandidato doon." In which case, congressman siya.
4:52
In which case, nakuha niya yung mga donasyon by reason of his office, 'di ba? Eh, dahil nga doon, sabi ko noong una, eh, br-bribery 'yan, 'no? Pero mas malakas ang kinasuhan ng Ombudsman, plunder, 'no? And, ah, plunder kasi malinaw doon sa, ah, sa Plunder Law 'no, dito sa RA 7080.

12 MINS LATER

16:53
Wala na siyang tago.

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