Ep. 94: Sara Duterte aide grilled over questionable disbursements

Simulan po natin dun sa ano, sa ruling ni Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero pagdating po rin sa application ng sub judice rule, in particular yung Rule 18.

Hindi po ba kasama dun yung, ah, political neutrality, etc., etc.? Ang haba no'ng kanyang paliwanag kanina, pero basically clean slate, tabula rasa.

Lahat ng mga nangyari before this ruling, wala na muna yun.

Pero he was, ah, very adamant and, ah, he said he would be strict in implementing the rules from here on.

Ano po tingin niyo rin sa kanyang ruling?

Well, it makes sense naman kasi nga, um, para lang maging ano fair sa lahat ano.

To be honest, siyempre kung ikaw ang nasa isang side, prosecution ka man or defense, you wanna make sure na maintindihan ng publiko yung ano mo eh, yung position mo.

Kasama yun eh, kasama sa trabaho mo yun eh 'no.

Ah, ang ayaw lang siguro mangyari ni Senator Chiz, yung mga lawyers mismo na dumadalo doon at nag- nag-a-appear, sila rin yung nag-a-analyze sa mga nangyayari.

So parang okay naman kung, ah, yung magiging spokesperson free, ah, kung anong pwede niya sabihin.

'Wag lang siyang lawyer during the proceedings.

Hindi siyang, [clear throat] kilalang lawyer o recognized na lawyer ng isang side.

So malinaw naman yun.

Okay naman yun.

Ang nakakatawa lang nang konti, yung isinusumbong ng, ah, prosecution while he was reading it, Vice VP Sara mismo kung naglalabas ng- [laughs]

Statement

... ng mga statement of violation nakaagad noon.

Kaya nakalusot din si Senator Chiz doon, ah, prospective daw 'no kasi hindi pa full ruling nung ginagawa yun.

So after the full ruling, kumbaga may tuldok na, ah, yun violation na.

Pero nakalusot pa rin sila 'no.

So hirap na hirap din si Chiz Escudero anuhin si [laughs] VP Sara ano, para pagbigyan and all that and, ah, yun winner na yung in defense.

Pero to me it was a funny situation.

Even during the ruling na ginagawa niya, meron na pala nagva-violate and he has to very quick to find as, a way para mapalusot yung nangyari na yun.

So-

Pero, pero, pero attorney 'no, pag-usapan natin yung reality rito because this is of course sui generis as you, as we all know and, ah, very public yung hearing.