Atty. Abad na nasa signature form para sa P.I., humarap sa Senado; 'di raw siya miyembro ng "PIRMA" | 24 Oras

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Humarap na sa Senado ang abugadong nakapangalan sa mga signature form para sa People's Intiative. Pero nilinaw na hindi siya miyembro ng grupong PIRMA na ayon sa SEC ay 20 taon nang di rehistrado sa komisyon.

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00:00 The Senate has now met the lawyer who is named in the signature form for the People's Initiative.

00:08 But it was clarified that he is not a member of the group of signatures,

00:11 which according to the SEC is 20 years unregistered in the commission.

00:17 Ian Cruz is on the case.

00:19 After being subpoenaed, Attorney Anthony Abad met the Senate earlier.

00:25 He is in the signature form for the People's Initiative to change the Constitution.

00:30 His name is in the form because the petitioners wrote it alphabetically.

00:35 But he is not a member of the People's Initiative for Modernization and Reform Action

00:41 and he is just assisting in matters related to the constitutional and legal aspects.

00:46 It's just problematic to me because I actually have the transcript of Mr. Oñate's testimony during the last hearing

00:54 during which he said, "Anthony Abad is one of the volunteers in our professional sector."

01:00 In November, he was the first to assist in the People's Initiative.

01:05 In December, they met Nina Oñate and several congressmen, Speaker Martin Romualdez.

01:11 Oñate is the lead convener of the group of signatures, who also met Ed Sapuera,

01:17 who is behind the petition, to help in the Charter Change.

01:20 The group of signatures is 20 years unregistered in the Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC.

01:25 In fact, PIRMA no longer exists as of February 10, 2004. Is that correct?

01:32 Yes, Madam Chair. Their certificate of registration has been revoked since February 10, 2004.

01:38 Since the time of their incorporation, they have not submitted any reportorial requirements with the SEC.

01:45 According to the SEC, Oñate and Abad were not part of the group of signatures when they submitted their incorporation.

01:51 Oñate's lawyer also insisted that the corporate registration of the SEC was being fixed, but they submitted a document online.

01:59 February, just this February, Madam Chair.

02:02 So, just after the hearing?

02:04 Yes, Madam Chair.

02:06 The process is?

02:08 The process is, Madam Chair,

02:10 PIRMA no longer exists. It's been 20 years.

02:12 I'm just confused, Atty. Abisada, about your timeline.

02:16 You initiated the People's Initiative, but your PIRMA documentation is not yet fixed.

02:24 Before that, the discussion was heated when Senators Oñate asked for the list of donors for the P55 million TV ad placement of Ed Sapuera.

02:35 For additional information of the committee, our contributors were also invoking their right to privacy.

02:43 He returned the more than P27 million of donations he had collected from his three bank accounts.

02:50 The DSWD also insisted on the more than P26 million in the ACAP program, which was a donation to the PIRMAs in the People's Initiative.

03:01 But the DSWD cannot explain this.

03:04 Madam Chair, ACAP is just as foreign to us, technically, as Senator Batol.

03:11 As it is provided in line item.

03:14 Yes, you said in Mapuro, I understand.

03:16 For the GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz, in Catutok, 24 hours.

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Atty. Abad na nasa signature form para sa P.I., humarap sa Senado; 'di raw siya miyembro ng "PIRMA" | 24 Oras

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