00:00Ang mistrial kasi pag sinabi natin, the other party was not given any chance to present herself.
00:10I was not given the chance to present evidence.
00:19But in this case, since nagkaroon ng cross-examination,
00:27generally, personally, on my part, hindi siya matatawag na mistrial.
00:32Kung hindi nagkaroon ng cross-examination, the other party was not given the chance to cross-examine,
00:37the witness is presented, then that's the time that we can say that there's a mistrial.
00:42Pero sa sitwasyon na to, walang masasabing mistrial because they were given ample time and opportunities
00:52to cross-examine the witnesses presented by the prosecution.
00:56And again, the defense team did not make any objection regarding the motion to withdraw the three articles of impeachment.
01:12Okay?
01:13Ulitin ko, ang defense team, ang mga lawyers ng vicepresidente,
01:19hindi sila nagbigay ng anumang objection.
01:26Manifestation lang ang kanilang sinabi.
01:30So, kung wala natanggap na objection from the defense team,
01:37ibig sabihin, impliedly, ay sumang-ayon sila sa withdrawal.
01:43Otherwise, kung ayaw nila at masasabi nila may mistrial,
01:48they should have objected to the motion to withdraw the three articles of impeachment
01:55and they should have insisted that they would present evidence to refute the allegations
02:04on the three articles of impeachment.
02:07Pero wala po kasing objection.
02:09So, maliwanag yan.
02:11Dahil tinanong siya ni Senator Judge Chase Escudero
02:15na yung kanya bang manifestation should be considered as objection.
02:21And she said, no.
02:22It's just a mere manifestation.
02:25So, walang objection.
02:39So, walang objection.
