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In-House Counsel of GenCorp Industries, Inc. and Metro City Chow Foods Corporation Suzette Balucanag-Punay takes her oath as witness during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Defense counsel Justin Nicol Gular made the offer of testimony to Punay, in order to prove that Duterte is "neither a stockholder, officer, or director of GenCorp Industries", and has no participation in the functions of Metro City Chow Food Corporation Compensation Committee.

The trial continues its hearing on the Article II of the Articles of Impeachment, pertaining to the Vice President's supposed unexplained wealth. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:01Ma'am, please raise your right hand.
00:04You, Susette Balocanag-Punay, do swear that the evidence you shall give in the case now pending between the Philippines
00:10and Vice President Cyrus Jim Ramando Torte shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
00:15So help you, God.
00:16I do.
00:19Kindly sit down, Attorney Susette.
00:22Attorney Susette, naunawaan niyo po ay inyong pinanumpaan kaugnay sa pagbibigay niyo ng inyong testimonya sa hukumang ito?
00:29Yes, Your Honor.
00:30Thank you, Ma'am, and good morning, Ma'am.
00:33Yes, Attorney Justin, what is it?
00:34May I proceed?
00:35I was actually going to ask for the flashing of the purposes.
00:38Yes, kindly make your offer, Attorney Justin.
00:42Thank you, Your Honor.
00:43We'll proceed, Your Honor.
00:45Good morning, Your Honor.
00:46We are offering the testimony of our next witness, Attorney Susette Balocanag-Punay, for the following purposes.
00:54Number one, to prove that she is the in-house counsel of both GenCorp Industries, Inc. and MetroCity Child Foods
01:05Corporation.
01:05Number two, to prove that GenCorp Industries, Inc. and MetroCity Child Foods Corporation are duly organized and existing domestic corporations
01:19under Philippine law
01:20and that they are legally engaged in the operation of fast food restaurant chains pursuant to their respective franchise agreements
01:31with Jollibee and Chao King, respectively.
01:35Number three, may we request the tech to flash the next slide.
01:43To prove that the Vice President is neither a stockholder, officer, director of GenCorp Industries, Inc.
01:53and that she made no capital contribution to the corporation or its Jollibee franchise operations
02:00and that, contrary to the findings of Attorney Alexander B. Cabrera in his purported forensic report,
02:10she, and I'm referring to the Vice President, has no ownership or equity interest in said corporation.
02:17Number four, to prove the factual inaccuracies and errors specifically in respect to Table 39 of the purported forensic report
02:29supposedly prepared by Attorney Alexander B. Cabrera, particularly his computation of the Vice President's purported total undeclared income
02:40from GenCorp Industries, Inc. and that the same is unsupported by the corporate records
02:48and does not accurately reflect the actual income attributable to the Vice President from GenCorp Industries, Inc.
02:57Number five, to prove that the Vice President exercises no control over, no participation in,
03:07or supervisory role over the management and business operations of GenCorp Industries, Inc.
03:15or in any of its contracts with the government.
03:20Number six, to prove the true nature of the Vice President's interest in GenCorp Industries, Inc.
03:28Number seven, to prove that although the Vice President is a stockholder of record
03:37and is listed as a director and a member of the Compensation Committee of Metro City Chow Foods Corporation,
03:44she has neither participated in nor exercised the functions, duties, and responsibilities pertaining to these positions
03:54and that she exercises no control over, nor does she participate in, or supervise, the management and operations of the
04:05corporation.
04:06And number eight, finally, to disprove and controvert the material allegations under Article 2 of the Articles of Impeachment
04:16and the Forensic Report, Inc. and the Forensic Report, Supposed, of Attorney Alexander B. Cabrera
04:21to identify documents and other matters related to the foregoing, Your Honor.
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