00:00To be continued...
00:52Ito yung mga pagliligay ng pahayag habang nililitis ang kaso na makakaapekto sa resulta ng paglilitis.
00:59Ito yung mga kapagpahina sa patas na proseso at makasisira sa kumpiyansa ng publiko sa Korte.
01:05Before imposing or enforcing standards of restraint upon the parties and their own counsel, the court must first look inward
01:13and put its own house in order.
01:15Para maprotektahan ng impartiality, decorum at integrity ng impeachment court, una siyang nagpaalala sa mga kapwa niya senator judges at
01:24ang ginamit niyang kataga, cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
01:29The searching question is not partial merely because the answer may aid one side or weaken the other.
01:36The inquiry must remain relevant, material, fair, and directed toward clarification of truth.
01:42It must not devolve into a speech, harassment, partisan advocacy, or an announcement of a conclusion already reached.
01:52The line is clear.
01:54Senator judges may test the evidence here under oath and on the record, exercising the cold neutrality of an impartial
02:01judge.
02:02Ayon kay Escudero, kung meron man daw makitang hindi akmang kilos o salita ang isang senator judge, maaari itong idulog
02:09sa Senate Committee on Ethics.
02:11I hope senator judges shall refrain from unparliamentary remarks, personal attacks, imputations of improper motive, and other language incompatible with
02:20the dignity of these proceedings and of parliamentary courtesy to other people.
02:25The chair will not hesitate to enforce the rules of this impeachment court.
02:28Bukod sa senator judges, sakop rin ang subjudice rule ang mga miyembro ng prosecution at defense panels, pati na ang
02:36respondent na si Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:39Inutosan sila ng korte na huwag gumawa ng public statements, kaugnay ng merito ng kaso, at huwag magsagawa ng trial
02:47by publicity.
02:48As they directly threaten the independence of the court, degrade the dignity of the tribunal, and risk turning it into
02:54a circus,
02:54and weaponize the media to substitute public outrage for actual evidence.
02:59Ang sabi ni Escudero, ipatutupad ang mas mahigpit na pagwabantay sa subjudice rule mula ngayong araw at palalagpasin na ang
03:08mga nakaraang paglabag.
03:09Ang parusa ngayon, sa unang paglabag, severe reprimand sa harap ng korte.
03:14At sa pangalawa, at sa mga susunod na paglabag, kung meron pa, papatawan ng hanggang 30,000 piso ng multa.
03:22Maaring umabot sa puntong pagbabawalan siyang magtanong sa testigo.
03:26At kung siya ay isang abogado, maaring i-refer ang kaso sa Supreme Court para sa naakmang disiplinary action.
03:33Kaya inulit din Escudero ang pakiusap sa magkabilang partido na magtalaga ng spokesperson na hindi membro ng kanilang legal team
03:42para hindi ito sakop ng subjudice rule.
03:44Clearly, up to today, the spokesperson of both parties are still part of the council for the parties, some with
03:55more violations than others.
03:58So without enumerating the councils where this rule applies, I think you know who you are given the entries of
04:04appearance you've already made.
04:06Ang ruling ni Escudero nagugat sa reklamo ng defense panel sa social media post ni Private Prosecutor Armando Vergir Ligutan
04:14ukol sa misleading questions.
04:16Walang pinangalanan sa post pero sa tingin ng depensa tungkol ito sa isa nilang abogado at tinawag nilang bad fate
04:23ang ginawa ni Ligutan.
04:25Iginit nilang hindi raw nito sinabing pinapayagan ang mga misleading questions sa paglilitis.
04:31Kanina, binigyan din ang pagkakataon si Ligutan na sagutin ang aligasyon ng depensa.
04:35Sabi niya, bilang isang guro ng batas, nais niyang itama ang isang mali.
04:41That's why I made that post.
04:43I was concerned that the statement made in open courts that misleading questions are allowed will go unchecked.
04:53My teacher's instinct kicked in.
04:57I wanted the students to know that a teacher had heard that wrong statement in open courts
05:03and he is correcting that mistake.
05:06Under the rules of the Senate, unfortunately, you have to unbundle it.
05:10If you are counsel for the parties, you cannot comment on the merits outside of a fair and true report
05:20of what happened.
05:21In this case, based on the TSN, I am not sure of the accuracy given that the statements made
05:29or pertain to both leading and misleading questions.
05:32Nang mag-lunch break ang impeachment court, sinikap ng media na makapagtanong sa defense team
05:37pero hindi sila tumugon sa mga tanong.
05:39Ian Cruz, Nakatutok, 24 Horas.
