00:00Thank you very much.
00:42Ito ang nabanggit mong letter request for confidential funds in 2022. Tama ba, Mr. Antonio?
00:51Yes, correct.
00:53Sa huling pahina nitong sulat na ito, there appears a signature above the printed name.
01:00Sarah Z. Duterte, you will confirm that this is the signature of the Vice President.
01:07Yes, I can confirm.
01:08Kanyang binuksan ang prosekusyon ng pagsalang ni OVP Assistant Chief of Staff Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio bilang testigo sa impeachment
01:16trial ni Vice President Sarah Duterte.
01:18Unang sinilip ng prosekusyon ang letter request noong August 2022 para sa 250 million pesos na confidential funds na pirmado
01:27ng Vice.
01:28Ipinunto rin ang prosekusyon kung paano walang anumang dokumentong sumusuporta sa kanilang request.
01:34For the OVP's request for confidential funds, in this letter, walang computation na binigay. Tama ba?
01:42That's correct. No computation.
01:43There was also no projection provided in the same letter.
01:46And also, there was no physical and financial plan attached to the letter.
01:51In fact, there was no attachment supporting the OVP's request for confidential funds. Correct?
01:59There were no attachments, ma'am.
02:01Meron daw mga paliwanag sa isinimitang letter request sa kung bakit nang hihingi ang Vice Presidente ng confidential funds.
02:08Pero wala pa rin anumang programa, proyekto, aktividad na may kaugnayan sa National Security at Peace and Order na nakasaad
02:16sa sulat.
02:17In the context of the plans and programs of the office, there has already been plans already at the beginning
02:23of the term of the Vice President in July of 2022.
02:28At kahit August 2022, nag-request ang BC ng confidential funds. September 2022 pa na-aprubahan ng BC at na
02:36-isumite sa DBM ang physical and financial plan.
02:39Diyan sa box na may nakasulat na approved by, may pirma ulit. Above the printed name, Sarah Duterte. Yan ay
02:49pirma ng Vice President. Siya mismo ang pumirma niyan. Tama ba?
02:53Yes, that's her signature, ma'am.
02:55Pero napunan ang mga Senators, siya tila na iba ang pirma ng bis sa dokumento.
03:23Yes, that's correct, Your Honor.
03:25Ipinunto ng prosedusyon na basis ay sinamating physical and financial plan kabilang sa mga programang pupondohan ang Good Governance Program
03:33ng OVP na pinupondohan na ng General Appropriations Act ng 2022.
03:38Sa katunayan, sa 2022 gaa, may line item na 621.6 million na mismong para sa Good Governance Engagement and
03:50Social Service Projects. Tama ba?
03:53Ipinakita din sa pagdinig ang apat na disbursement vouchers at mga cheque para sa apat na bes na pag-withdraw
04:00ng confidential funds.
04:02Kinumpirman ni Ortonio na kasama siya ni dating OVP Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta ng i-encash ang mga cheque
04:09sa bangko.
04:09Ikaw lang ang kasama ni Ms. Gina Acosta ng i-encash mismo ito sa land bank, Shaw Boulevard Branch. Tama
04:19ba?
04:19Yes, when she requested me to accompany her.
04:22Kinumpirman rin Ortonio ng 125 million peso na OVP Confidential Funds ay nagamit sa loob lamang ng labing isang araw.
04:31Mr. Ortonio, yung PAP po ninyo at yung request nyo sa Confidential Funds sa huling quarter ng 2022, ang plano
04:38nyo yung sana para sa buong huling quarter ng 2022?
04:42Based on the PFPs, Your Honor, it's as indicated here, it's for October to December. The SARO was released December
04:5030 and then the withdrawal was made December 20.
04:55December 20. Tapos in-implement nyo hanggang December 31. Ba't ba kailangan madaliin yan? Hindi ba ang budget good for
05:02two years?
05:03Because, Your Honor, the request was made for the specific year which is 2022.
05:09Isa rin sa mga tinanong kay Ortonio ay kung bakit ginamit ng Confidential Fund para bumili ng gamot at pagkain
05:16lalo na't ni Pondong OVP para sa ganung programa.
05:19Hindi mo na tinanong si Ms. Acosta at ng security officer na iyong nabanggit kung nasaan ang supposed official receipts
05:29bilang patunay na ito nga ay nabili.
05:32The explanation that was provided to me, ma'am, was that binigay po ang pera directly doon sa mga informants
05:40and agents and the informants and agents na po yung bumili ng mga medical and food supplies.
05:49So, it's the acknowledgement receipt which is the proof of the release of the funds to the informants or the
06:00agent.
06:01Nasaan naman daw kaya ang mga non-consumables gaya ng computer at la mesa na binili gamit ang Confidential Fund?
06:08Ang ariang binili ng pondo ng bayan or pera ng bayan ay pag-aari ng gobyerno. Tama ba?
06:15Yes, I would say so.
06:17Hanggang ngayon, ikaw personally, Mr. Ortonio, hindi mo rin maituturo kung nasaan na itong mga mesa, upuan, supplies, computers.
06:29Nagkakahalagang 3.5 million. Hindi mo naman ituro kung nasaan sila.
06:33I'm considering that these are procurements for confidential activities. No, ma'am, I would have no personal knowledge on where
06:43these items are.
06:45Inilahad din ni Ortonio na nagbigay siya ng 150,000 pesos mula sa kanyang personal na pera.
06:51Kasunod ng request mula kay Acosta na base naman sa request ni Colonel Raymond Dachica.
06:57At hanggang ngayong araw, di pa rin daw siya na re-reimbursed.
07:00Nilapit po ito sa akin ni Ms. Gina Acosta, our SDO.
07:05And then she mentioned that there was a request from Colonel Dachica for admission.
07:10I provided her with the request.
07:12And were you able to recover the 150,000, Mr. Ortonio?
07:16Unfortunately, ma'am, I was not reimbursed anymore.
07:19Bago pa man magtapos ang paglinig, pinunan ang prosecution ng tila pa bago-bagong paliwanag ng OVP sa Commission on
07:27Audit kung naisip ang nagkagasta sa nila.
07:29There were different justifications.
07:32You will also agree with me na kapag paiba-iba ang rason, maaring nagsisinungaling lang or talaga namang ito ay
07:46isa lamang scam.
07:47Move to strike the scam and nagsisinungaling.
07:51So, strike it off the record.
07:52Sa isa pang punto, muling na strike off the record, ang ilang salitang ginamit ng prosecution.
07:58Mr. Ortonio, kanina sinabi mo na si Vice President mismo ang humingi ng confidential fund.
08:07Siya rin ang nag-decide kung anong amount, kung magkaanong amount ang i-request.
08:11At pinirmahan niya rin ang approval para sa pag-release ng pondo.
08:16Pinirmahan niya rin ang mga liquidation reports at certification supporting the liquidation reports.
08:23Tama ba?
08:23Yes.
08:24Okay.
08:25In short, you will agree with me.
08:27This whole confidential funds matter, ang arkitekto at mastermind nito ay si Vice President Sarah Detectives.
08:36Your Honor, please. Objection.
08:38Sustain.
08:39Nagreklamo ang depensa sa mga pananalitang ginagamit ng prosecution.
08:43Remind the prosecution, Your Honor, not to use inappropriate words, Your Honor, like scam, mastermind, nagsisinungaling.
08:51We are not supposed to make insinuations, accusations, or conclusions, Your Honor.
08:56But it does seem that it's becoming a, I would rather use the word habit than pattern, for the panel
09:07of prosecutors to close their direct with such strong statements.
09:12We apologize if, sometimes we get carried away by our zeal and our passion, Your Honor, but we at the
09:19prosecution, we just want to call a spade a spade.
09:23Ito ang unang balita, Joseph Morong, GMA News.
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