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'NAPAKASIMPLE, HUWAG NA MAGPAIKOT-IKOT'

House private prosecutor Jay Tolosa urged Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin to answer directly during the cross-examination on Monday, Nov. 9, amid questions about tax declarations attached to Vice President Sara Duterte's Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN).

Tolosa questioned the witness on why the tax declarations were not attached to Duterte's SALN, as these documents could help identify the actual locations of the properties she declared.

Defense lawyer Lindon Bacquel interjected, saying the question had already been asked and answered. However, Senate President and impeachment court presiding officer Chiz Escudero said it had not yet been answered. (Video courtesy of the Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00Sir, simply lang ho ang tanong dito.
00:03Ang tinatanong ko lang ho dito, tulad ng sinabi nyo,
00:06ang nilalaman lamang na location indicated in the Salen is Barangay 74A.
00:14As you've confirmed, hindi nakalagay dyan yung mga technical description indicated in the TCT.
00:21Hindi man lang nakalagay dyan ang street, hindi din nakalagay ang block number, lot number.
00:27Considering, wala yung information na yan dito sa Salen at ang nakalagay lang ang barangay,
00:33hindi mo pwedeng sabihin dito sa property identification map mo
00:38na yung property indicated in that Salen as located in Barangay 74A,
00:45ay ito yung 910 na minarkahan in red.
00:48Tama ho ba?
00:49Section, Your Honor. Question is big, Your Honor.
00:51There are numerous factual premises upon which the question is based.
00:55That does not make it big.
00:57I think the witness counsels, please, it's our first day.
01:01I think the witness is intelligent enough to be able to answer the question.
01:05Engineer Jimmy, yes, Senator Judge Lacson, you might be able to help abbreviate, please.
01:11Just to help abbreviate, yes, Mr. President, Officer.
01:14Engineer Jimmy, pakikonvince nyo lang yung court na yung pinag-uusapan property na naka-declare sa Salen
01:23ay yung design property na pinag-uusapan kanina pa.
01:27Yun lang pong gusto namin.
01:29Okay.
01:30Salamat po.
01:30So, if the tax declaration is being attached to the Salen, that could be very easy to identify, no?
01:38Kasi yung date of sale as presented, naka-reflect doon yung title, a former title.
01:47Yes, yes.
01:47So, again, itong Salen kasi is a document na hindi kami naman na nag-produce, no?
01:57Yes, tama ho.
01:58So, tulad nga nang sabi nyo, kung sanang naka-attach ang tax declaration sa Salen,
02:04mapipinpoint mo sana yung location.
02:05Pero hindi ho naka-attach sa Salen, ano ho?
02:10Tama ho?
02:11Again, um...
02:12Sir, napakasimply, huwag po tayong magpaikot-ikot.
02:14Napakasimply ho ng tanong ko.
02:17Sinabi nyo, kung sanang naka-attach ang tax declaration sa Salen,
02:22mapipinpoint mo sana yung actual location.
02:25Yan ho ang sagot nyo.
02:26Ngayon, pinapakonfirm ko lang ho sa inyo, no?
02:30Yang Salen na yan, hindi ho naka-attach ang tax declaration.
02:33Tama ho ba?
02:34Asking answered, Your Honor.
02:35Not yet answered, Your Honor.
02:37Not yet, Attorney Landon.
02:40Allow the chair.
02:42Engineer Jimmy.
02:43Yes, Your Honor.
02:46Posible po na yung titulo ending in 0775 ay ito po yung binabanggit ng Vice President sa kanyang Salen.
02:55Posible po yun.
02:56Yes, posible po.
02:58Posible rin hindi.
03:01I'm not quite sure of that, sir.
03:03Yeah, posible, hindi ka, meaning in the realm of possibilities, ang sinasabi kasi ng prosecution, hindi ito yan.
03:11Ang sinasabi ng depensa, ng respondent, ito yan.
03:14So, at the very least, can you say, posibling ito yan.
03:18Okay, ganito po siguro.
03:19Dahil tumutugma yung assessed value at yung market value.
03:23At yung sama pang binabanggit nyo nung titulo ending in 0775.
03:29Tama po?
03:30Yes, Your Honor.
03:31Ngayon, isa pa pong tanong.
03:33Ito pong 82,046 na assessed value.
03:37Ito po ba'y specific sa lupang ito na 379 square meters?
03:43O meron po bang ibang ari-arian doon na may ganto rin pong assessed value?
03:49Subdivision po ba ito na iisa lang ang sukat?
03:52Dati po siyang subdivision.
03:54Iisa lang po ba ang sukat at meron po bang iba pang properties sa inyong talaan na may assessed value
04:01ng 82,046 kasi napaka-specific po naman ng 82,046 pesos?
04:08Not that I'm aware, Your Honor.
04:10Iba-iba po ba yung assessed value? Specific po ba yun sa kada lupa, kada lote?
04:15You're correct, Your Honor.
04:16Hindi po siya magkakatugma?
04:18Possibly po kung magkakaiba po ang area at yung mga adjustment po.
04:23Ganun din po sa fair market value. Iba-iba din po yun at specific din po yun sa lupa?
04:28You're correct, Your Honor.
04:29Can you say with certainty na unique po kakaiba at walang kahalintulad itong 82,046 na assessed value at saka
04:382,051,150 pesos na fair market value?
04:44Most probably, Your Honor.
04:46Okay.
04:47Your witness attorney to Los Angeles.
04:57You

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