00:00The defense formally starts its presentation of evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial as it resumes Monday, November
00:089.
00:09Davao City Assessor Engineer Jaime Adalin takes the stand as its first witness.
00:13His testimony appears to negate the prosecution's claim that Duterte failed to declare certain properties in her statement of assets,
00:20liabilities, and net worth, or SALEN.
00:22Adalin claims that a property in Matina crossing Davao City, which was identified in a tax declaration filed with the
00:28city assessor's office, is the same property declared in Duterte's 2024 SALEN.
00:33However, Adalin hesitated when he was shown photos of the properties which Senator Judge Francis Pangilinan flagged as an inconsistency.
00:39The prosecution previously alleged that Duterte failed to declare two properties in her SALEN.
00:44One is a lot in Matina, Davao City, which was sold to her husband, lawyer Manasse Scarpio, for 6 million
00:50pesos in July 2024.
00:52The other is a property in the island garden city of Samal, acquired for 3 million pesos in 2018.
00:59Senator Judge Erwin Tulfo warns Adalin of the consequences of lying under oath.
01:04This after Adalin drew laughter for deflecting a question on whether he joined a trip to China in 2025 sponsored
01:10by the Chinese consulate.
01:12Instead of confirming, Adalin says,
01:14I think that's irrelevant.
01:15Adalin eventually admits to the 2025 China trip, but he denies taking a similar trip in 2018.
01:22Senator Judge Rafi Tulfo then calls him out.
01:25Gusto mo pati CCTV footage kaya ko ibigay sa'yo eh.
01:29November 12, 2018, PR-356, China.
01:33At two days ka lang sa China.
01:36At ang dami mong biyahe, engineer.
01:39Meron kang Hong Kong, meron kang Thailand, Australia.
01:41Tulfo then asks Adalin how much he makes as a local government employee to be able to travel so frequently.
01:47Adalin answers, he earns 120,000 pesos monthly.
