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'SA TAGALOG, SA UNANG TINGIN MAY PANLOLOKO, PANLILINLANG'

Defense counsel Atty. Kristine Ferrer objected to prosecution lawyer Atty. Erwin Matib’s Tagalog translation of the term “prima facie fraud” during Day 37 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

“Prima facie fraud, sa Tagalog: sa unang tingin may panloloko o may panlilinlang?” said Matib

Ferrer asked the prosecution to use the exact wording of the law to avoid potentially misleading the public. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00Regular ho, naman ho, na nag-issue ng LOA ang BIR.
00:04Yes po. Ngayon po we have this single assistance audit framework wherein meron po kaming system na may mga parameters
00:14po kami na sinet.
00:16So kapag nag-fall doon yung isang taxpayer, then may-issuean po siya ng letter of authority.
00:22Okay. Sabi kanina ni Atty. Ferrer, ang cross niya is dapat one LOA per taxable year. Tama ba? Naalala mo
00:33yan?
00:33Tama po.
00:34Yun yung usual.
00:36Tama po.
00:36Possible ba na multiple years in one LOA?
00:41The general rule is one year per LOA. But pag nag-fall po siya sa mga National Investigation Division or
00:53Regional Investigation Division, pag may prima facie fraud, it can cover more than one year po.
01:01Prima facie fraud sa Tagalog, sa unang tingin may panluloko? O may panlilin lang?
01:09Objection, Your Honor.
01:12I'm just translating it, Your Honor.
01:13What's the objection, Attorney Christine?
01:15We would like to propose, Your Honor, that the exact wording of the law be adopted, not translated into Tagalog.
01:22It might mislead the public, Your Honor.
01:24It's not misleading. In fact, I want the public to understand what it means.
01:27Kasi prima facie fraud, it may be technical for other people to understand, Your Honor.
01:31Attorney Christine, sorry, Attorney Anne, may Tagalog po bang katumbas yung prima facie fraud na nakalagay sa NIRC?
01:44Ginagamit po kasi namin prima facie fraud.
01:47Yung kapag po kasi sa rules po nung, thank you so much, pagka meron pong based sa audit or nakita
01:56po is 30%, at least 30% na under declared sales or over declared purchases, meron pong prima facie fraud.
02:05Ibig sabihin, parang may indication na may fraud. So you have to audit or to check yung isang task.
02:14So pag humigit, 30% parang may fraud na.
02:18Opo.
02:18I think fraud is understood, Attorney Irwin, by the general public.
02:22Please proceed.
02:23Please proceed.
02:34Please proceed.

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