VP Sara Duterte Trial Day 28: Gencorp ties under scrutiny, new witness testifies

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IMPEACHMENT COURT PROBES VP SARA'S GENCORP TIES AS NEW PHILGEPS WITNESS TESTIFIES  #VPSaraOnTrial Day 28 RECAP: The Senate impeachment court continued tackling Article II, focusing on Vice President Sara Duterte’s reported business ties and government contracts involving Gencorp Industries Inc.  PhilGEPS Division Chief Rendell Sopeña testified on at least 49 government contracts awarded to Gencorp, including 15 contracts from the Davao City government. The prosecution also presented procurement documents and questioned the company’s ties to Duterte, who declared Gencorp in her SALN despite not appearing as an officer or stockholder in the company’s submitted SEC records.  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #VPSaraOnTrial #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00We want to know what role of Vice President Sara Duterte is in GenCorp.

00:08You really know what our witness is. You don't know what it is.

00:12That's right.

00:13We know that Vice President Sara mismo is the role of GenCorp in her salon.

00:22So you confirm sir that your testimony relating to trust agreements in general or that hypothetical scenario

00:28is only based on possibility and speculation.

00:32Tama po ba?

00:32Hindi ko naman po pinapatungkol na meron itong kumpanya na ito.

00:36Kunti umiisip lang po, tinatanong ko kung meron bang posibilidad na nangyayari ito.

00:42Yung lang po, kuro-kuro ko. Ito po ang posibleng yung isang...

00:46So you confirm possibility or kuro-kuro lang po?

00:49Tama.

00:49Maraming salamat, Atty. Delosario.

00:51Nabanggit po na hindi malinaw kung anong interest ni VP Sara sa kumpanyang ito.

00:57Ito po ba dahil confidential yung information?

01:02Objection, Your Honor, Ms. Leaning.

01:04Sino po nag-violate? Yung shareholder on record o ang ikalawang Pangulo?

01:07Yung shareholder on record?

01:09Hindi siya.

01:11Apo.

01:13Kung may nag-violate man yung shareholder on record?

01:16Apo.

01:16Hindi ang ikalawang Pangulo.

01:18Kine-claim po kasi nga na siya ang shareholder.

01:21Although wala siyang hawak na dokumento.

01:24But she is claiming...

01:25So sino po nag-violate sa punto revista ng SEC?

01:27E wala naman nga po siyang nireport dun eh.

01:29Nirecord dun eh.

01:30Wala naman siyang sinabit sa inyo tungkol sa kumpanyang yun eh.

01:32Yung pamunan po ng korporasyon na nag-report.

01:35So sila po ang may liability kung sakasakali?

01:38Tama po.

01:39Hindi po ang ikalawang Pangulo?

01:42Tama po.

01:43Yung dineklara niya sa kanyang salen, kung may liability man siya ron, siya yun sa salen.

01:48Pero hindi dun sa kumpanya na hindi lumalabas yung kanyang pangalan.

01:51Apo.

01:52Dahil hindi naman po siya ang gumawa ng report.

01:54You, Randall Sopena.

01:56Do swear.

01:58I, Randall Sopena.

01:59Do swear.

02:01Do swear.

02:01That the evidence you shall give.

02:03That the evidence shall I give.

02:05In the case now pending.

02:06In the case now pending.

02:08Between the Philippines and Vice President Sarah Zimmerman Duterte.

02:11Between the Philippines and Vice President Sarah Zimmerman Duterte.

02:15Shall be the truth.

02:16Shall be the truth.

02:17Shall be the truth.

02:17The whole truth.

02:18The whole truth.

02:19And nothing but the truth.

02:20And nothing but the truth.

02:20So help me God.

02:21So help me God.

02:23We processed po yung research the repository of procurement database based on the requested merchant name,

02:31which is Gencorp Industry Inc.

02:34And upon search po na ginawa namin sa procurement database,

02:41it resulted to 49 awarded contracts to Gen corporations.

02:49The witness has notes.

02:52May we just find out what those notes are, Your Honor?

02:57Um, Mr. Sopena, are you referring to notes?

03:00No, sir.

03:01Ah, no, Your Honor.

03:02Ganong dokumento po yung tinitingnan ninyo?

03:05Ah, not, ah, not in relation to what I just replied from, Your Honor.

03:09Ah, in that case, um, before you refer to a document, kindly ask the permission of the court.

03:13Apologies.

03:13Magkano po ang kabuang halaga ng lahat ng kontrata na nai-award sa Gencorp Industries Inc.

03:25Ah, total of 35,878,188 pesos.

03:33At sa nabanggit pong halaga, magkano po dyan ang inaward ng City of Davao?

03:38For the city of Davao, a total of P34,216,900 pesos.

03:45Magkano po.

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