00:00If there is anything else, sir, rejoinder, Attorney Justin.
00:03None, Your Honor. We trust in the discretion of the court.
00:06Court takes judicial notice of relevant laws, specifically 6713 and 3019, both Republic acts,
00:16wherein should the allegations of the prosecution be proven,
00:20it might expose the mayor from liability together with the respondent after the fact.
00:28Also, the court takes notice, not judicial notice, but notice of the statement made and presented by Attorney Ted.
00:36To clarify, before I proceed, Rule 18 does not apply to enrich the records as well and to inform the
00:44other parties.
00:45Rule 18 did not apply or does not apply to Mayor Duterte when he made his statement,
00:51although the subpoena was already issued,
00:54because at that time he was not yet a witness of this court.
00:59It is only now, after he took his oath, that he became a witness of the court
01:03and therefore Rule 18 applies to him as to the statements he will be making before this court this morning
01:09and this afternoon.
01:12Having set that aside,
01:14court therefore declares that the adverse interest of the witness has been established
01:17and declares him a hostile witness.
01:20Attorney Ted may ask leading questions, but to clarify again, not misleading questions,
01:25and to respect the rights of the accused as contained in Rule 132, Section 3,
01:31in the course of his direct examination,
01:33because that does not give counsel, as you know,
01:36the right to violate the provisions of the rules and the Constitution with respect to a hostile witness.
01:43Understood, Your Honor. Thank you.
01:44So ordered, you may proceed, counsel.
01:58You
